The Enid

A Sunday in September 2023

The Bedford, Balham, London Sunday, 10th September 2023 A warm early mid-September day kindly greeted both audience and performers as they arrived at this lovely venue buried deep in a more salubrious ’burb of South London. The audience had arrived…

Prog For Peart 2

Abingdon United Football Club, Oxfordshire 1st & 2nd July, 2022 A year ago, the first outing of this wonderful little festival, in aid of Glioblastoma Multiforme Research (for the particular form of brain cancer that ultimately took the life of…

HRH PROG X – London

O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire, London 4th & 5th September 2021 After a couple of date postponements due to the COVID 19 pandemic, and a few line-up changes, HRH Prog 10 finally happened, simultaneously in London and Sheffield; my report comes…

HRH PROG X – Sheffield

O2 Academy, Sheffield 4th & 5th September 2021 After many changes to both the date and the line-up due to the COVID 19 pandemic, HRH PROG X finally kicked off at the O2 Academy in Sheffield (and the O2 Shepherd’s…

The Enid – U

Anyone who has followed The Enid in recent years will know that they have endured a particularly turbulent time, even for a band with their chequered history. They were completely transformed by the arrival of Joe Payne and enjoyed great…

The Enid at HRH Prog 5, photo by Leo Trimming

H.R.H. PROG V – Day One

Hafan Y Mor, Nr. Pwllheli, North Wales 16th – 18th March 2017 Part One (We do this so you don’t have to…) There is a mysterious enclosed community hidden away somewhere on the North Wales coast where all sorts of…

The Enid – Dust

Many bands claim to be Symphonic Rock, the blending of classical style with modern instruments to create an orchestral experience. Of all these, only The Enid create something that is unique and powerful, although that is not to deny the…

Summer’s End Festival 2015

[With photos by Tony Colvill, Nigel John, Leo Trimming and Dave Glaves] The Drill Hall, Chepstow – 2nd to 4th October 2015 As a warmer than average September ebbs away and the temperatures start to dip it’s time once again…

Night of the Prog X, Loreley, Germany – “As it Happens” Photo Blog

So here were are, beautiful Loreley and Night of the Prog Festival… Day One Lesoir have just played and will post a photo later. Very good they were too with some nice mellow spacey sounds mixed with more bombastic prog.…

The Wharf, Tavistock 30th January 2015 What to expect on an auspicious night for singer Joe Payne, named best vocalist of 2014 in the Prog Magazine awards on that very day. My knowledge of The Enid was and for now…