Performances of Van der Graaf Generator at BBC Proms

Sat 18 Jul 2026

• 19:30

  Prog Rock: A Fanfare for the Common Man

  Royal Albert Hall

  The Proms celebrates prog rock with BBC Radio 6 Music host Stuart Maconie, presenting brand-new orchestral arrangements of songs by Emerson, Lake & Palmer, Genesis, Jethro Tull, Mike Oldfield, Renaissance and others

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  The Proms celebrates prog rock with BBC Radio 6 Music host Stuart Maconie, presenting brand-new orchestral arrangements of songs by Emerson, Lake & Palmer, Genesis, Jethro Tull, Mike Oldfield, Renaissance and others

  Programme

  • • • Various Artists
      • Fanfare for the Common Man(8 mins)ELP/Copland, arr. Robert Ames
    • • Jethro Tull
      • Living in the Pastarr. Sam Gale
    • • Soft Machine
      • Out Bloody Rageous Pt 1(5 mins)
    • • Genesis
      • A Trick of the Tailarr. Adam Dennis
      • I Know What I Like (In Your Wardrobe)arr. Sam Gale
    • • Renaissance
      • Northern Lights(5 mins)arr. Christian Balvig
    • • The Moody Blues
      • Nights in White Satin(5 mins)arr. Fiona Brice
    • • Van der Graaf Generator
      • Refugees(6 mins)arr. Adam Dennis
    • • Yes
      • And You and I – Close to the Edge – Siberian Khatru(11 mins)
    • • Mike Oldfield
      • Tubular Bells Part 1(8 mins)excerpts
    • • interval
    • • Emerson, Lake & Palmer
      • Evil 9 First Impression Part 2(5 mins)arr. Robert Ames
    • • Osibisa
      • Komfo(5 mins)arr. Christian Balvig
    • • Frank Zappa
      • Peaches En Regalia(4 mins)arr. Christian Balvig
    • • Focus
      • Sylvia(4 mins)arr. Christian Balvig
    • • King Crimson
      • 21st Century Schizoid Man - I Talk to the Wind - Court of the Crimson King(10 mins)arr. Fiona Brice
    • • Jethro Tull
      • Reasons for Waiting(5 mins)
    • • Genesis
      • Entangled(7 mins)arr. Fiona Brice
    • • Gentle Giant
      • On Reflection(6 mins)arr. Sam Gale
    • • The Incredible String Band
      • Maker of Islands(7 mins)arr. Christian Balvig
    • • Pink Floyd
      • Great Gig in the Sky(5 mins)arr. Fiona Brice
    • • Supertramp
      • Crime of the Century(6 mins)arr. Christian Balvig
    • • Various Artists
      • The Great Gate of Kiev(7 mins)Emerson, Lake & Palmer/Mussorgsky, arr. Robert Ames

  Performers

  • Guy Garvey
  • Jane Weaver
  • Gruff Rhys
  • Carl Palmer

    drums
    drums
  • Peter Hammill
  • Stuart Maconie

    presenter
    presenter
  • BBC Concert Orchestra
  • Robert Ames

    conductor
    conductor

  Composers

  • Various Artists
  • Jethro Tull
  • Soft Machine
  • Genesis
  • Renaissance
  • The Moody Blues
  • Van der Graaf Generator
  • Yes
  • Mike Oldfield
  • Emerson, Lake & Palmer
  • Osibisa
  • Frank Zappa
  • Focus
  • King Crimson
  • Gentle Giant
  • The Incredible String Band
  • Pink Floyd
  • Supertramp

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