3RP PRESENTS A 2010 SPECIAL EVENT

3RP Festival Tickets are still available

Two Day 3RP Festival Tickets are still available.
We now have also made a Limited number of one day tickets available. For 1 day tickets you must call directly to the Pepsi-Cola Roadhouse ph.# 724-947-1900, Monday - Friday between 9:30am - 3:30pm, ask for Ray.

3RP Merch Store Arrives!

Our new and improved Merch store hads arrived. We now have the ability to receive orders via PayPal. An account is not needed as PayPal will process standard credit cards and debit cards. We have added a few products from last years festival including the 2008 3RP DVD (featuring live performances from all bands in last year's festival), the 2008 Official 3RP Festival T-Shirt, and the 2008 3RP Official Festival Program. Visit the merch page by clicking the Merch button at the top of the page, or by clicking here.

KING'S X to headline Sunday night at 3RP 2009!

The King's will be holding their court in Pittsburgh as the Sunday Night Headliner at 3RP 2009.
The King's of the court are:
Doug (dUg) Pinnick - Bass / Lead and Backing Vocals
Ty Tabor - Lead Guitar / Lead and Backing Vocals
Jerry Gaskill - Drums, Percussion / Lead and Backing Vocals
Their magic together has created 15 Albums / CDs, many solo projects, and too many to name contributions to many other peoples music, (All since 1988). They started out playing together back in 1980 as the group The Edge, later in 1983 they became known as the Sneak Preview. In 1985 the band moved to Houston, Texas, there, they hooked up with Sam Taylor who was the vice president of ZZ Top's production company. Sam encourage them to change there bands name to King's X, and the name has been with them ever since.

The bands big breakthrough seemed to be coming when they released their 3rd album Faith, Hope, Love in 1990. The album was having relatively good success commercially, and they were able to land a great opportunity in 1991 as the opening act on many dates of the AC/DC - USA, and European Tours sold out shows. This helped the band to get more visability, and helped their album to do pretty well. But, they eventually experienced trouble with Sam Taylor, and parted ways. The next album was not as successful and was not noticed to much except for their close knit fan base. But, in 1994 they rejuvenated as Brendan O'Brien produced the 1994 release of Dogman. Brendan had just recently produced albums for Stone Temple Pilots and Pearl Jam. Dogman did pretty well on the music charts. The success of this album got King's X the opportunity to be the opening act for Pearl Jam on their tour. KING's X also gave an amazing performance at Woodstock 94' Festival

At one point KING's X was ranked #83 on the VH1's 100 GREATEST ARTISTS OF HARD ROCK.

KING's X crosses many great aspects of the music genre. From Progressive Metal, Metal Rock, Grunge, Funk, Soul, to Melodic Beatlesque Harmonies, Powerfull Riffs, and Time Signature Changes, KING's X will keep your blood pumping at 3RP.

IQ to perform at 3RP 2009

This amazingly talented band has been creating outstanding music since their formation in 1982. Their Progressive Rock style is mesmerizing, with outstanding technical abilities, musicianship, showmanship, creativity, vocals, and many other great attributes. IQ's music spans 3 decades with 9 studio albums, and the 10th album FREQUENCY soon to be released, along with 5 Live albums, 5 Compilations, and 6 Video's.

IQ has shown longevity, dedication, commitment, desire, love for the music, along with all their tremendous talents ,by continuing to bring Fans and Music Lovers incredible music. Their live performances are most memorable, and it is with great pleasure and honored feelings that 3RP welcomes IQ to perform their Magic in Pittsburgh, PA. at 3RP 2009, as the Saturday Night Headliner.

Early Bird Sale on Platinum Level Tickets

VIP Platinum Patron Ticket Pass (only) for 3RP 2009 to go on 'Early Bird' sale for two weeks. These tickets will go on sale starting Friday January 30, 2009 and will continue until Friday February 13, 2009. Then all remaining tickets (Platinum, Gold, and Silver) will go on sale to the public on February 13, 2009.

These tickets may be purchased by calling either:
The Pepsi Roadhouse at 724.947.1900 or 724.947.0742
Ticketmaster at 412.323.1919, at any Ticketmaster Outlet, or by going online to www.ticketmaster.com.

IT BITES Sails into 3RP 2009

IT BITES will be sailing into Pittsburgh on The Tall Ships for 3RP 2009. Their new album The Tall Ships has created quite a stir, and is having great success. IT BITES formed in 1982, and went on to have a great deal of success in the 1980's. In March 1986 the band released a demo song called All In Red which became their first single. Followed in June of the same year was another song Calling All The Heroes, which got a great deal of radio play. At that time they also made TV appearances on: Top Of The Pops, Wogan, and The Old Grey Whistle Test. Calling All The Heros raced up the UK top 40 Singles Charts and reached NUMBER 6. Then their single Whole New World hit the charts. Their debut album Big Lad In The Windmill was released in July 1986, and hit the charts at NUMBER 35. The band then went on to tour with such bands as: Go West, Marillion in late 1987, and with Robert Plant in early 1988. In 1988 they released their follow up album Once Around The World. IT BITES then went out on to tour across the UK, USA, and Japan, with tremendous success.

Eat Me In St. Louis was released in 1989. The band went out on tour again and were very popular with their Live performances, selling out shows across the UK, USA, and Japan, touring along with Jethro Tull. In 1990 Francis Dunnery announced he was leaving the band. This now ended the touring period for IT BITES. The musicians then went onto do other projects, including session work.
John Beck - ( Keyboards ) - hooked up to do session work with THE ALAN PARSON PROJECT and also with JOHN WETTON.
Bob Dalton - ( Drums ) - went on to do work with JOHN WETTON, CHRIS NORMAN, and RAY DAVIES.

JOHN and BOB got together with PETE TREWAVAS (Marillion) and JOHN MITCHELL (Arena) in the band KINO, and released the album PICTURE in 2005 with huge success on the Prog Rock Scene. IT BITES are now back together with John Mitchell and Lee Pomeroy joining John Beck and Bob Dalton. In my opinion their new release The Tall Ships is one of the best albums of 2008. IT BITES will be touring Europe in the first half of 2009. Your CHANCE to see IT BITES in North America will be at 3RP 2009.

Glass Hammer Confirmed For 3RP 2009

Glass Hammer will be coming into Pittsburgh to play at 3RP 2009. This will be their first live performance in over 2 years. Their last performance in the Northeast was in 2003. This will be a special event for the Patrons as well as the Band. Glass Hammer has released their most recent DVD in 5.1 Surround - Live At The Tivoli. With 12 Albums and 3 DVDs, Glass Hammer has contributed a great deal of music to the progressive scene. This will be a show you will not want to miss. You can visit their website at www.glasshammer.com.

3RP Merch Store To Be Added Soon

The official Three Rivers Progressive Rock Festival Merch Store will be added soon. We will start it off by offering the 2008 Festival T-Shirts and Festival Programs. It will be possible to pay via PayPal using a standard credit card, in other words, a PayPal account will not be required for purchases. Shipping will be offered on a flat rate / per territory calculation which is yet to be determined. Stay tuned for further details.

Special Thanks!

3RP would like to thank all the supporting patrons. I would like to thank all of the attending patrons from this years 3RP 2008 Progfest. Without your support of 3RP, dedication to the music, support of the bands, and willingness to travel to "Keep Prog Alive," this could not all be possible. The 3RP 2008 Progfest weekend was memorable in so many ways. The music, the bands, the venue, the excitement, the sound, the atmosphere, and most important, all of you. It was great to meet you, and hearing everything you had to say. To have a weekend where many people from many States, and Countries can get together with common interests in music is most memorable. This is what makes a Progfest SO SPECIAL.

Thank you for being apart of creating many great memories. 3RP 2009 will bring you many more GREAT MEMORIES.Mark your calendars NOW for 3RP 2009 - August 8 & 9, 2009! *SPREAD THE WORD* about 3RP 2009. Look forward to seeing you in August.

3RP 2009 To Be Held Weekend of August 8 & 9

Again there will be 10 bands performing during the two day festival. Two bands have signed on for 3RP 2009.

First is Phideaux - This band is from California and will be releasing their seventh album in the near future. Their technical brilliance, interesting sounds, powerful delivery, and intriguing concepts, will be a memorable experience for all in attendance. They are very much looking forward to performing at 3RP. Visit their homepage here.

The second band is Edensong. Edensong is from New York and have recently release a new album titled "The Fruit Fallen". This album has had alot of positive reviews in the USA and Overseas. This album has interesting compositions which will keep you on a constant exploration. Edensong will expand the senses in your mind, with special creativity. Visit Edensong's homepage here.

There will be more band announcements soon, keep checking in at this website for updated announcements and information.