1305 - BBC Proms 2026 - Prog Rock at the Proms

The BBC Proms 2026 concert Prog Rock: A Fanfare for the Common Man took place on 18 July 2026 at the Royal Albert Hall in London. Curated and presented by Stuart Maconie, the special concert featured the BBC Concert Orchestra conducted by Robert Ames, with guest performances by Carl Palmer, Guy Garvey, Gruff Rhys, and Jane Weaver. Part OneFanfare for the Common Man – Aaron Copland (arr. ELP, orch. Robert Ames)Living in the Past – Ian Anderson (orch. Sam Gale)Out-Bloody-Rageous – Part 1 – Mike Ratledge (orch. Sam Gale)I Know What I Like (In Your Wardrobe) – Genesis (orch. Sam Gale)Northern Lights – Michael Dunford (orch. Christian Balvig)Nights in White Satin – Justin Hayward (orch. Fiona Brice)Refugees – Peter Hammill (orch. Adam Dennis)And You and I – Yes (orch. Peter Riley)Tubular Bells, Part One (excerpt) – Mike Oldfield (orch. Adam Dennis, with the voice of Matt Berry)IntervalPart TwoKarn Evil 9: First Impression, Part 2 – Keith Emerson & Greg Lake (orch. Chester Tribley/Bronte Tucker, with original vocals by Greg Lake)Sylvia – Thijs van Leer (orch. Christian Balvig)Komfo – Osibisa (orch. Christian Balvig)Peaches en Regalia – Frank Zappa (orch. Christian Balvig)21st Century Schizoid Man – I Talk to the Wind – The Court of the Crimson King – King Crimson (orch. Fiona Brice)Entangled – Tony Banks & Steve Hackett (orch. Fiona Brice)On Reflection – Kerry Minnear, Derek Shulman & Ray Shulman (orch. Sam Gale)Maker of Islands – Mike Heron (orch. Christian Balvig)The Great Gig in the Sky – Richard Wright (orch. Fiona Brice)Crime of the Century – Rick Davies & Roger Hodgson (orch. Christian Balvig)Pictures at an Exhibition – The Great Gate of Kyiv – Modest Mussorgsky (arr. Keith Emerson, orch. Robert Ames)