The Rites of Spring festival or RoSfest is a US annual progressive rock

Progressive rock

Progressive rock is a subgenre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s as part of a "mostly British attempt to elevate rock music to new levels of artistic credibility." John Covach, in Contemporary Music Review, says that many thought it would not just "succeed the pop of...

 festival - established in 2004 - which takes place on the end of April or early in May. The festival was held at the Colonial Theatre

Colonial Theatre (Phoenixville)

The Colonial Theatre is located in Phoenixville, Pennsylvania at 227 Bridge Street. Built in 1903 as a vaudeville house, the "Colonial Opera House" brought professional shows and live entertainment to Phoenixville for the first time....

 in Phoenixville, Pennsylvania until 2007, and then moved to the Keswick Theatre in Glenside, Pennsylvania

Glenside, Pennsylvania

Glenside is a census-designated place in Abington, Cheltenham, and Springfield townships, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 8,384 at the 2010 census...

 as of 2008. The festival moved to the Majestic Theater in historic Gettysburg, Pennsylvania

Gettysburg, Pennsylvania

Gettysburg is a borough that is the county seat, part of the Gettysburg Battlefield, and the eponym for the 1863 Battle of Gettysburg. The town hosts visitors to the Gettysburg National Military Park and has 3 institutions of higher learning: Lutheran Theological Seminary, Gettysburg College, and...

 for 2010 and 2011.

History

RoSfest was started in 2004 by George Roldan and Tom Smith. The intent of the promoters was to establish a new international progressive rock festival in the United States. The inaugural 3-day festival was held April 24, 25 & 26, 2004 at the famous Colonial Theatre

Colonial Theatre (Phoenixville)

The Colonial Theatre is located in Phoenixville, Pennsylvania at 227 Bridge Street. Built in 1903 as a vaudeville house, the "Colonial Opera House" brought professional shows and live entertainment to Phoenixville for the first time....

 located in Phoenixville, Pennsylvania. The RoSfest artwork since 2007 has been done by Ed Unitsky. Through the 2011 festival, 80 different bands will have performed at the Rites Of Spring Festival.

Lineups

Date	Location	Headliners												Supporting Bands
May 4-6, 2012	Majestic Theatre, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania Gettysburg, Pennsylvania Gettysburg is a borough that is the county seat, part of the Gettysburg Battlefield, and the eponym for the 1863 Battle of Gettysburg. The town hosts visitors to the Gettysburg National Military Park and has 3 institutions of higher learning: Lutheran Theological Seminary, Gettysburg College, and...	TBA												TBA
May 20-22, 2011	Majestic Theatre, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania	Moon Safari Moon Safari (band) Moon Safari is a progressive rock band from Skellefteå, Sweden. Formed in 2003, the band quickly recorded a demo that caught the attention of Tomas Bodin of The Flower Kings. They have since released three albums on their own label Blomljud....  (Sweden), Daemonia (Italy), Quidam (Poland)												Epiicycle (US), Tinyfish (UK), Osada Vida (Poland), Phideaux (US), Gallactic Collective (US), Mars Hollow (US), District 97 (US), The Reasoning (UK)
April 30-May 2, 2010	Majestic Theatre, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania	Pendragon Pendragon (band) Pendragon are an English neo-progressive rock band established in 1978 in Stroud, Gloucestershire as Zeus Pendragon by guitarist and vocalist Nick Barrett. The Zeus was dropped before the band started recording as the members decided it was too long to look good on a t-shirt...  (UK), Magic Pie (Norway), Renaissance Renaissance (band) Renaissance are an English progressive rock band, most notable for their 1978 UK top 10 hit "Northern Lights" and progressive rock classics like "Carpet of the Sun", "Mother Russia" and "Ashes Are Burning".-Original incarnation :...  (UK/US)												Mystery (Canada), Gazpacho (Norway), Manning (UK), Ajalon (US), Von Hertzen Brothers (Finland), Oblivion Sun (US), Deexpus (UK)
May 1-3, 2009	Keswick Theatre, Glenside, Pennsylvania Glenside, Pennsylvania Glenside is a census-designated place in Abington, Cheltenham, and Springfield townships, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 8,384 at the 2010 census...	Nektar Nektar Nektar is a 1970s English progressive rock band originally based in Germany.- History :The band formed in Hamburg, Germany in 1969, members included Englishmen Roye Albrighton on guitars and vocals, Allan "Taff" Freeman on keyboards, Derek "Mo" Moore on bass, Ron Howden on drums, and Mick Brockett...  (UK/Germany), Lazuli Lazuli Lazuli is a French progressive rock band consisting of 6 musicians.- History :Lazuli begun in 1998. In 1999 they released their first album, which had difficulties to touch the public and achieved low popularity...  (France), John Lees' Barclay James Harvest Barclay James Harvest Barclay James Harvest are an English progressive rock band. They were founded in Saddleworth, Lancashire, in September 1966 by John Lees, Les Holroyd, Stuart "Woolly" Wolstenholme , and Mel Pritchard .-History:...  (UK)												The Syn The Syn The Syn are an English band that were active from 1965 to 1967, and then reunited as a progressive rock band in 2004. Chris Welch, in his book, Close to the Edge: The Story of Yes wrote, "The Syn were very similar to Yes in fact...  (UK/US), Iluvatar (US), Silver Pipe (US), Frost* (UK), Abigail's Ghost (US), Moth Vellum (US), Mangala Vallis (Italy), Moon Safari (Sweden), Touchstone Touchstone (band) Touchstone is a rock band from the UK. The original band was formed by Rob Cottingham in 2001, after the release of his solo album 'Behind the Orchard Tree' - recorded at Linford Manor Studios in Milton Keynes . Adam Hodgson joined in 2003. Other more recent band members include bassist Paul...  (UK)
May 2-4, 2008	Keswick Theatre, Glenside, Pennsylvania	Ambrosia Ambrosia (band) Ambrosia is an American rock band formed in southern California in 1970. Ambrosia had five Top Forty hit singles between 1975 and 1980.-Formation and inspiration:...  (US), Circa (UK), Crack The Sky Crack the Sky Crack the Sky is an American progressive rock band formed in Weirton, West Virginia in the early 1970s. In 1975, Rolling Stone Magazine declared their first album "debut album of the year", and in 1978, Rolling Stone Record Guide compared them to Steely Dan; their first three albums charted on the...  (US), Wishbone Ash Wishbone Ash Wishbone Ash are a British rock band who achieved success in the early and mid-1970s. Their popular records included Wishbone Ash , Argus , There's the Rub , and New England...  (UK)												GPS GPS (band) GPS is a progressive rock group formed in 2006 by John Payne , Guthrie Govan and Jay Schellen...  (US), RPWL RPWL RPWL is a German progressive rock band. Their music is distributed by Inside Out Music.The band was formed in 1997 in Freising, Germany as a Pink Floyd cover band...  (Germany), Ritual (Sweden), Blind Ego (Germany/UK), Black Bonzo (Sweden), Credo (UK)
April 27-29, 2007	Colonial Theatre Colonial Theatre (Phoenixville) The Colonial Theatre is located in Phoenixville, Pennsylvania at 227 Bridge Street. Built in 1903 as a vaudeville house, the "Colonial Opera House" brought professional shows and live entertainment to Phoenixville for the first time.... , Phoenixville, Pennsylvania Phoenixville, Pennsylvania Phoenixville is a borough in Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States, northwest of Philadelphia, at the junction of French Creek with the Schuylkill River. The population is 16,440 as of the 2010 Census.- History :...	Starcastle Starcastle Starcastle was a progressive rock band formed in St. Louis, Missouri in 1969.-Formation:Starcastle began life in 1969 as "St. James". Heavily influenced by the British progressive rock movement of the time, the band began writing material that would eventually appear on the first album...  (US), Pendragon (UK), Spock's Beard Spock's Beard Spock's Beard is a progressive rock band formed in 1992 in Los Angeles by brothers Neal and Alan Morse. Neal played keyboards and was the lead vocalist, as well as being the primary songwriter before leaving the band in 2002 to pursue a solo career. Alan plays electric guitar...  (US)												Puppet Show (US), Tempustry (US), Carptree (Sweden), Galahad (UK), Rocket Scientists Rocket Scientists Rocket Scientists is a progressive rock band formed in the late 1980s by keyboardist Erik Norlander and vocalist / guitarist Mark McCrite. The band released their first CD, Earthbound, in 1993 joined by session bassist Don Schiff...  (US), Magic Pie (Norway), Retroheads (Norway), Darwin's Radio (UK)
April 28-30, 2006	Colonial Theatre, Phoenixville, Pennsylvania	NEO (UK), Satellite (Poland), The Watch (Italy)												Pallas Pallas (band) Pallas are a progressive rock band based in the UK. They were one of the bands at the vanguard of what was termed neo-progressive during progressive rock's second-wave revival in the early 1980s...  (UK), The Pineapple Thief The Pineapple Thief The Pineapple Thief is a progressive/indie rock band, started by Bruce Soord in 1999 in Somerset, England.-Early years:Founder Bruce Soord started "The Pineapple Thief" as an outlet for his music back in 1999. Bruce released the debut Abducting the Unicorn on Cyclops records, which created enough...  (UK), Magic Pie (Norway), John Young John Young (musician) John Young is a British progressive rock keyboardist and singer from Liverpool.-Biography:Young spent his early years at the Liverpool Cathedral where he was classically trained on the keyboard and voice. His first bands were mainly semi-pro jazz rock bands, and he played in these into the mid 1980s...  (UK), Ephemeral Sun (US), Karmakanic Jonas Reingold Jonas Reingold is a bass guitar player from Malmö, Sweden. He started to play bass in 1986 when he subbed for a friend in the local famous act WIRE. The band was happy with his performance and offered him the spot...  (Sweden), Hamadryad (Canada), Mirthrandir (US)
April 27-29, 2005	Colonial Theatre, Phoenixville, Pennsylvania	Arena Arena (band) Arena are a British neo-progressive rock band founded in 1995 by Clive Nolan and Mick Pointer. Most of the band's lyrics are written by Nolan, though Pointer contributed lyrics to Sirens and other tracks on the first two albums....  (UK), Magenta Magenta (Welsh band) Magenta are a Welsh progressive rock band formed in 1999 by ex-Cyan member Rob Reed. Reed takes his influences from bands like Genesis, Mike Oldfield, Yes, Eurythmics and Björk.-Current Lineup:*Christina Booth: lead vocals....  (UK), The Tangent The Tangent -Formation:Originally formed by keyboardists Andy Tillison and Sam Baine of Parallel or 90 Degrees and The Flower Kings guitarist Roine Stolt, bassist Jonas Reingold, and drummer Zoltan Csörsz. The septet was completed by renowned saxophonist David Jackson of Van der Graaf Generator and...  (UK)												Myriad (US), Dennis Haley (US), Tiles Tiles (band) Tiles is a progressive rock band from Detroit, Michigan, USA.- Biography :TILES was formed in February 1993, featuring Mark Evans , Chris Herin , Paul Rarick , and Jeff Whittle . It is signed to Inside Out Music in North America and Europe...  (US), Kino Kino (UK rock band) Kino was a British neo-progressive rock band made up of members from other progressive rock acts .The band released their debut album Picture in February 2005.-Line up:*John Mitchell: lead...  (UK), Eyestrings (US), Sylvan (Germany), Man on Fire (US), Cryptic Vision (US)
April 24-26, 2004	Colonial Theatre, Phoenixville, Pennsylvania	Jadis Jadis Jadis is a U.K. neo-progressive rock group. They play guitar-driven rock with the use of synthesizers to add depth and atmosphere, and an emphasis on melody. They are currently signed to InsideOut Music....  (UK), RPWL (Germany), Man on Fire (US)												ALIAS EYE (Germany), IZZ IZZ IZZ is a New York based progressive rock band. Its music is inspired by such classic progressive groups as Genesis, Yes, King Crimson, Emerson, Lake & Palmer, and Renaissance and is often infused with pop hooks à la The Beatles...  (US), Orphan Project (US), Salem Hill Salem Hill Salem Hill is an American progressive rock band based in the Nashville, Tennessee area.-Members:* Michael Dearing: vocals, guitars, keys* Carl Groves: vocals, guitars, keys* Patrick Henry: vocals, bass* Kevin Thomas: vocals, drums-Discography:... (US), Little Atlas (US), Sonus Umbra (US), Frogg Cafe (US)