Nevermore will headline ProgStorm Festival 2027, playing Club Soda on Saturday 21 August 2027. It is the band’s first Canadian show since October 2010, and the first headliner announced for the festival’s third edition, which runs 20 to 22 August 2027.
Nevermore last played Montreal on 20 October 2010 at Foufounes Électriques, on the North American tour behind The Obsidian Conspiracy. Founding guitarist Jeff Loomis and drummer Van Williams left the band the following spring, and activity stopped. Vocalist Warrel Dane died in December 2017.
Loomis and Williams brought the name back in 2026 with a new lineup: vocalist Berzan Önen, guitarist Jack Cattoi and bassist Semir Özerkan. The first show, in Istanbul, sold out. Festival appearances at Wacken and Bloodstock followed, along with seven European dates supporting Judas Priest. A new album is in the works, and the band’s live return continues into 2027. The ProgStorm set will run 90 minutes.
Nevermore is the second act confirmed for 2027. Native Construct were announced earlier, returning to perform their 2015 album Quiet World in full. Sixteen more bands remain to be announced, with names revealed gradually starting next week. The 2027 edition will feature 18 international and local bands.
ProgStorm is a festival dedicated entirely to progressive metal. Its first edition ran over three days at Le Ministère in August 2025. The second moved to Club Soda in August 2026 with an 18-band bill headlined by Cynic, Car Bomb and Pure Reason Revolution. Organizers say fans travel from well beyond Quebec and Canada to attend.
Festival information, tickets and further lineup announcements are at progstorm.com.
Band Photo – Cüneyt Özer
Concert Photo – Josh Kirschner
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