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Here is a full list of the bands that have played for NewEARS as part of the NewEARS Art Rock Series.

2025
  • Taffeta Music Hall presents: Lifesigns
    		• 03/26/25Tafetta Music Hall
    Lowell, MA
       
    2022
  • NewEARS presents: IZZ - 20 Years if 'I Move'
    		• 10/22/22Magic Room
    Norwood, MA
  • NewEARS presents: District 97 / Space Junk is Forever
    		• 10/09/22Zorba Music Hall
    Lowell, MA
  • NewEARS presents: Dig Baterre / OVRFWRD
    		• 10/07/22Magic Room
    Norwood, MA
       
    2021
  • NewEARS presents: Jane Getter Premonition / Flight
    		• 10/01/21Zorba Music Hall
    Lowell, MA
       
    2018
  • The Regent Theatre & NewEARS presents: Women of Prog 2018
    with District 97 - 10th Anniversary Tour / Schooltree / Laura Meade / Hypaspace
    		• 5/19/18The Regent Theatre
    Arlington, MA
  • NewEARS & WEMF presents: Edensong / The Ben Levin Group
    		• 4/13/18Lilypad
    Cambridge, MA
       
    2017
  • NewEARS Prog Show & WEMF presents: Advent Horizon / No More Pain / TSK
    		• 6/5/17PA's Lounge Somerville, MA
  • NewEARS Prog Show & WEMF presents: KYROS / Edge of Reality / Flight
    		• 5/8/17PA's Lounge Somerville, MA
  • The Regent Theatre presents: Eddie Jobson & Marc Bonilla - Fallen Angels Tour
    		• 5/2/17The Regent Theatre Arlington, MA
       
    2016
  • The Regent Theatre presents: Brand X - Reunion Tour
    		• 10/25/16The Regent Theatre Arlington, MA
  • The Regent Theatre presents: The Jelly Jam / Lights Out
    		• 7/29/16The Regent Theatre Arlington, MA
  • The Regent Theatre presents: Carl Palmer's ELP Legacy Tribute to Keith Emerson
    		• 6/8/16The Regent Theatre Arlington, MA
       
    2015
  • NewEARS Art Rock Showcase: Frogg Cafe, Eccentric Orbit, Mindset X, Alek Darson, Big Time Kill
    		• 1/17/15The Regent Theatre Arlington, MA
       
    2014
  • The Regent Theatre presents: Carl Palmer's ELP Legacy
    		• 11/13/14The Regent Theatre Arlington, MA
  • NewEARS / Transit Music Group / ZuZu Petals presents: Stick Men / Mindset X
    		• 10/21/14The Regent Theatre Arlington, MA
  • The Regent Theatre presents: New England Reunion Concert / Jon Butcher
    		• 8/15/14The Regent Theatre Arlington, MA
  • NewEARS Art Rock Showcase: IZZ, Resistor, Sonus Umbra, Might Could, Mavara, Baked Beans
    		• 5/31/14The Regent Theatre Arlington, MA
       
    2013
  • District 97 with John Wetton and the music of King Crimson
    		• 10/11/13The Regent Theatre Arlington, MA
  • The Waiting Room performing "The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway"
    		• 6/28/13The Regent Theatre Arlington, MA
       
    2012
  • District 97 / IZZ lite (Galgano Brothers & Cousin)
    		• 10/23/12The Magic Room Brighton, MA
  • Van Der Graaf Generator / Helmet of Gnats
    		• 6/28/12The Regent Theatre Arlington, MA
  • Beardfish / The Tea Club
    		• 5/17/12The Magic Room Brighton, MA
  • Hasse Froberg (of The Flower Kings) & Musical Companion / Resistor
    		• 5/9/12The Magic Room Brighton, MA
  • Await Rescue / Leave By Six
    		• 3/17/12The Magic Room Brighton, MA
       
    2011
  • Kinetic Element / Resistor / Eccentric Orbit
    		• 11/12/11The Magic Room Brighton, MA
  • The Watch "Green Show" - Selling England By The Pound Album / Shadow Circus
    		• 10/9/11The Magic Room Brighton, MA
  • Going For The One - A Celebration of Yes Music - The Complete Yessongs Album
    		• 6/11/11The Magic Room Brighton, MA
  • Agents of Mercy / District 97
    		• 05/20/11The Magic Room Brighton, MA
  • K2
    		• 05/07/11The Magic Room Brighton, MA
  • Helmet of Gnats
    		• 04/16/11The Magic Room Brighton, MA
  • UK Reunion Tour - Eddie Jobson & John Wetton
    		• 4/8/11The Regent Theatre Arlington, MA
  • Protean Collective / Consider The Source / Mile Marker Zero
    		• 03/05/11The Magic Room Brighton, MA
  • Sound Museum presents: Don Preston & Bunk Gardner (of Frank Zappa's Mothers of Invention)
    		• 02/19/11The Magic Room Brighton, MA
  • Guitarist Dave Kilminster (Roger Waters) & Murray Hockridge
    		• 02/04/11The Magic Room Brighton, MA
       
    2010
  • Going For The One - A Celebration of Yes Music - 40th Anniversary of The Yes Album
    		• 11/5/10The Magic Room Brighton, MA
  • NewEARS Halloween Party: The Watch "Blue Show - Foxtrot Album" / Shadow Circus
    		• 10/31/10The Magic Room Brighton, MA
  • BostonProg presents: Edensong / Kangaralien
    		• 10/16/10The Magic Room Brighton, MA
  • BostonProg presents: Fear of Flying
    		• 10/2/10The Magic Room Brighton, MA
  • BostonProg presents: Ray Weston (Echolyn) / The Tea Club
    		• 9/25/10The Magic Room Brighton, MA
  • Sound Museum presents: Captain Beefheart Symposium with Gary Lucas
    		• 9/10/10The Magic Room Brighton, MA
  • BostonProg presents: Steve Hackett / Renaissance
    		• 6/22/10The Regent Theatre Arlington, MA
  • Scott Bedia presents: IndepenDRUM / Kangaralien
    		• 5/15/10The Magic Room Brighton, MA
  • Sound Museum presents: Gary Lucas (Captain Beefheart)
    		• 4/10/10The Magic Room Brighton, MA
  • Sound Museum presents: Greg Hawkes (Cars) / Casey Desmond
    		• 4/3/10The Magic Room Brighton, MA
  • Sound Museum presents: Don Preston & Bunk Gardner (of Frank Zappa's Mothers of Invention)
    		• 3/26/10The Magic Room Brighton, MA
  • BostonProg presents: IZZ
    		• 3/20/10The Magic Room Brighton, MA
  • BostonProg presents: The Waiting Room
    		• 1/29/10The Regent Theatre Arlington, MA
       
    2009
  • BostonProg presents: Karmakanic / Agents of Mercy
    		• 10/17/09The Magic Room Brighton, MA
  • BostonProg presents: Eddie Jobson UZ Project / Dreadnaught
    		• 08/19/09The Regent Theatre Arlington, MA
  • The Regent Theater presents: Van Der Graaf Generator / Acoustic Strawbs
    		• 6/23/09The Regent Theatre Arlington, MA
  • BostonProg presents: The Waiting Room
    		• 1/17/09The Regent Theatre Arlington, MA
       
    2008
  • Holding Pattern / Brett Bottomley
    		• 10/12/08Acton Jazz Cafe Acton, MA
  • BostonProg presents: The Flower Kings / Mindwalk
    		• 08/27/08The Regent Theatre Arlington, MA
       
    2007
  • Tony Levin / IZZ
    		• 12/30/07Acton Jazz Cafe Acton, MA
  • After The Fall
    		• 04/13/07Playloft - Lowell, MA
  • The Watch / Your Move
    		• 03/30/07Playloft - Lowell, MA
  • IZZ
    		• 03/10/07Playloft - Lowell, MA
  • Murali Coryell with Tony Levin, Jerry Marotta & Magic Dick / Mindwalk
    		• 02/25/07Playloft - Lowell, MA
       
    2006
  • Fluttr Effect
    		• 11/03/06Playloft - Lowell, MA
  • 2Life
    		• 10/29/06Playloft - Lowell, MA
  • Dipthong
    		• 10/20/06Playloft - Lowell, MA
  • The Flower Kings / Fluttr Effect
    		• 10/13/06The Regent Theatre Arlington, MA
  • Spectris
    		• 09/29/06Playloft - Lowell, MA
  • Echolyn
    		• 09/23/06Playloft - Lowell, MA
  • Your Move
    		• 09/15/06Playloft - Lowell, MA
  • Screnci
    		• 09/08/06Playloft - Lowell, MA
  • Jon Finn Group
    		• 09/01/06Playloft - Lowell, MA
  • Fear Of Flying
    		• 08/11/06Playloft - Lowell, MA
  • Keith Emerson
    		• 06/26/06The Regent Theatre Arlington, MA
  • The Tony Levin Band
    		• 04/14/06Playloft - Lowell, MA
       
    2005
  • Dipthong
    		• 09/16/05Playloft - Lowell, MA
  • Nathan Mahl
    		• 09/09/05Playloft - Lowell, MA
  • Proto-Kaw
    		• 06/12/05Lowell Brewery Lowell, MA
  • Happy The Man
    		• 06/05/05Lowell Brewery Lowell, MA
  • Color and Talea
    		• 06/03/05Playloft - Lowell, MA
  • The Flower Kings / Helmet of Gnats
    		• 05/29/05Lowell Brewery Lowell, MA
  • Speciman 37
    		• 05/27/05Playloft - Lowell, MA
  • Gary Hoey
    		• 05/13/05Playloft - Lowell, MA
  • Time and Tide
    		• 04/29/05Playloft - Lowell, MA
  • IZZ
    		• 04/22/05Playloft - Lowell, MA
  • The Screen
    		• 04/15/05Playloft - Lowell, MA
  • The Waiting Room
    		• 03/20/05Playloft - Lowell, MA
  • The New England Guitar Circle
    		• 03/04/05Playloft - Lowell, MA
  • Frogg Cafe
    		• 02/25/05Playloft - Lowell, MA
  • The Sweepers
    		• 02/11/05Playloft - Lowell, MA
  • Akacia
    		• 02/04/05Playloft - Lowell, MA
  • Dreadnaught
    		• 01/14/05Playloft - Lowell, MA
       
    2004
  • The California Guitar Trio + 2 (Tony Levin & Jerry Marotta)
    		• 11/03/04Playloft - Lowell, MA
  • Ray Weston (Echolyn)
    		• 10/14/04Playloft - Lowell, MA
  • Little Atlas
    		• 09/30/04Playloft - Lowell, MA
  • Erik Norlander with Vinny Appice
    		• 08/05/04Playloft - Lowell, MA
  • IZZ
    		• 02/27/04 Playloft - Lowell, MA
  • Frogg Cafe
    		• 02/19/04Playloft - Lowell, MA
  • Dreadnaught
    		• 01/30/04Playloft - Lowell, MA
       
    2003
  • IZZ
    		• 12/12/03Playloft - Lowell, MA
  • Dysrythmia / Ob Lique
    		• 11/13/03Playloft - Lowell, MA
  • Spock's Beard
    		• 11/12/03Playloft - Lowell, MA
  • Neal Morse
    		• 10/26/03Playloft - Lowell, MA
  • Birdsong's of the Mesozoic
    		• 10/23/03Playloft - Lowell, MA
  • Devil Music / Screen
    		• 10/09/03Playloft - Lowell, MA
  • Echolyn
    		• 10/04/03Paul's House Burlington, MA
  • Your Move
    		• 09/24/03Playloft - Lowell, MA
  • Nick d'Virgilio
    		• 08/27/03Playloft - Lowell, MA
  • Dreadnaught
    		• 07/10/03Playloft - Lowell, MA
  • The Flower Kings / IZZ
    		• 07/02/03Playloft - Lowell, MA
  • Derek Sherinian
    		• 06/12/03Johny D's Somerville, MA
  • Akacia
    		• 06/12/03Playloft - Lowell, MA
  • Alex Skolnick Trio
    		• 06/05/03Playloft - Lowell, MA
  • Echolyn
    		• 05/15/03Playloft - Lowell, MA
  • Red Masque / The Boards
    		• 04/10/03Playloft - Lowell, MA
  • Spaced Out
    		• 04/03/03Playloft - Lowell, MA
  • After the Fall
    		• 03/13/03Playloft - Lowell, MA
  • Private Circus
    		• 02/06/03Playloft - Lowell, MA
  • Dreadnaught
    		• 01/10/03Playloft - Lowell, MA
       
    2002
  • IZZ
    		• 12/21/02Playloft - Lowell, MA
  • Yoke Shire
    		• 12/12/02Playloft - Lowell, MA
  • Galgano Brothers
    		• 09/28/02Playloft - Lowell, MA
  • Dreadnaught
    		• 09/05/02Playloft - Lowell, MA
  • IZZ / Persephone's Dream
    		• 05/13/02The Middle East Cambridge, MA
  • IZZ
    		• 03/29/02Paul's House Burlington, MA