Progres 2 // přidaný koncert @SONO

Progres 2 - legendary Brno rock group. In 1968 it was founded under the original name The Progress Organization Musicians Zdeněk Kluka and Pavel Váně. Their first LP album -The progress organization - Barnodaj -, according to critics of Melodie magazine, became the album of 1972. The second LP - Mowgli - has already released under the "normalization" name of the group - Barnodaj. In the times of the toughest normalization, they then interrupted activities for several years. They renewed it under the new name Progres 2 in 1978, when they first introduced an experimental audiovisual project of dialogue with space (the first Czechoslovak rock opera). Similarly challenging projects continued on other albums (the third book of jungles, brain, change). Most of the former band members also performed. There is also a book “In the Erba Progres” (Jota publishing house), written by Pavel Váně with music journalist Petr Gratias. The book was awarded the prestigious E.E.Kische Prize for Fiction Literature. In 2016, the listeners of the Beat Radio chose the Group of Progress 2 to the "Beat Hall of Fame". They were also elected to the Hall of Fame as the "Personality of the Year" - Roman Dragoun 2012 and Pavel Van 2019, who also again as the author for the song "Planet H.Bosche II" in 2020. Czech Television made an hourly documentary about the band and a record from the annual concert in Son in Brno. In the same year, they also recorded a brand new album in Cox David Koller after many years. CD and classic vinyl double album "Wandering in the Stars" is traditionally thematic, freely inspired by Jack London. The music was composed by musicians themselves, most of the lyrics were written by Martin Kudlička, three lyrics also Ivan Petlan. The cover was designed by the long -time collaborator Václav Houf. As a big debt, the band prepared a very successful clip for the hit "Planet H. Bosch II" for fans. In 2022, again with the same director, a clip for the novelty from the album The Alba on the stars - the song "Mrs. OM". For celebrations of the “fifty -fifty” of the band in 2023, the progress of 2 special tour "55", which was traditionally attended by guests, former members of the group.
one of the closest concerts. CDs and vinyls, T -shirts and sweatshirts are always available for the band fans, as well as the book in the coat of arms of progress.