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Festival News: Banco To Make Grand Return At NEARFest X

Posted on Sunday, October 14 @ 00:09:29 UTC by nightowl

Without a doubt one of the most beloved performances in the history of NEARfest was the 2001 appearance of veteran Italian symphonic prog maestros Banco del Mutuo Soccorso. Led by the keyboard wizardry of Vittorio Nocenzi and the majestic vocals of the inimitable Francesco DiGiacomo, Banco held court for over two hours, earning three encores for their deeply emotionally stirring performance of songs from masterpiece albums such as Darwin, Banco Del Mutuo Soccorso, and Io Sono Natio Libero. The intervening years have done nothing but increase the legend of Banco's first NEARfest appearance, with a strong sentiment within the prog scene that the band should return to help celebrate the tenth anniversary of NEARfest. We are delighted to report that the ink is now dry on their contract, and that Banco will be making their third ever US appearance as Sunday night headliner at NEARfest 2008!!

More info at http://www.nearfest.com

[Source: Chad/NEARfest]

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