Pendragon

A Brief History Formed in 1978, Stroud, Glos, UK Pendragon toured extensively with Marillion for several years in the UK whilst building their own strong and loyal following. 1983 Saw Pendragon play to 30,000 strong audience at Reading Festival, they also recorded a live session for Tommy Vance's Friday Rock Show on BBC Radio1 (re-aired on BBC 6 Music Feb 08) 1987 Pendragon set up their own label “Toff Records” During the 1990's Pendragon grew from strength to strength with Masquerade Overture selling over 60,000 copies on their own label. Following the success of 2005's Believe album, Pendragon played many festivals during 2007 including, Loreley (Gemany with Jethro Tull and Fish) Minnuendo (Spain with Pain of Salvation) Reichenbach (Germany with Fish) RoSFest (USA Headliner) During 2008 Pendragon released their 8th full studio album “PURE” through their own website which then came out on general release in March 2009. They completed a hugely successful 30 date European tour in Autumn 08 and have played even more shows and festivals throughout 2009 to promote the new DVD Concerto Maximo, including guesting for Dream Theater in Portugal, playing Loreley Festival Germany and special guests at the Fish Convention. January 2010 saw Pendragon scoop the following Classic Rock Society awards : Nick - Guitarist of The Year 2009. Scott - Drummer of The Year 2009. Clive- Keyboards Player of The Year 2009. Pendragon- Gig of The Year 2009. Pure was released on vinyl, and the band headed off to the USA to headline RoSFest in Philadelphia, and also played at Sweden Rock Festival [Guns And Roses, Aerosmith, Stonesour etc] and High Voltage Festival London [ELP ,ZZ Top, Foreigner]. 2011 April Pendragon release their new studio album Passion. The Press said….. Classic Rock Magazine Pure 8/10 “Pendragon’s finest hour so far without a doubt” Classic Rock Society Pendragon - “Pure” Best Album of the Year 2008

Swindon, UK