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Debate: Will the return of Rush be the biggest prog event of 2026?

Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson own the limelight all year, or can King Crimson, Jon Anderson, Rick Wakeman, Crown Lands and The Pineapple Thief grab headlines?

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The Pineapple Thief, Animals As Leaders, Protest The Hero and Ihlo all announced for next year's Radar Festival

Next year's Radar Festival takes place at Manchester's O2 Victoria Warehouse from July 31 to August 2

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The Pineapple Thief's early years on Kscope celebrated with new box set

The eight-disc The Pineapple Thief anthology Retracing Our Steps will be released in December

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The Pineapple Thief announce 20th anniversary vinyl reissue of fourth album 10 Stories Down

The Pineapple Thief's fourth studio album, 10 Stories Down, will be remastered and reissued on coloured vinyl in October

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“I felt the stage fright because the band just wasn’t good enough. I said, ‘This will be our last record.’ Then things began to take off”: Even lockdown couldn’t dampen The Pineapple Thief’s spirits when they released Versions Of The Truth

It may have been the 13th album by Bruce Soord’s band, but he regarded is as their third, after drummer Gavin Harrison’s arrival changed everything

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“I thought you really had to work to make a song great. That’s actually a load of crap – the best songs I’ve written took 10 minutes”: When The Pineapple Thief began to break through with Someone Here Is Missing

Just before their eighth album arrived, Bruce Soord reflected on remixing his back catalogue, learning to keep a distance from fans and the validity of comparisons with Porcupine Tree

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“Is this a feel-bad experience? There’s something freeing about giving voice to these emotions”: Bruce Soord’s 10th anniversary edition of his self-titled debut solo album

New vinyl version proves that songs he writes outside The Pineapple Thief’s domain still deserve to be heard

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The Pineapple Thief and TesseracT to headline this year's Be Prog! My Friend festival in Barcelona

Be Prog ! My Friend takes place on September 27 and 28 and will also feature The Dear Hunter, Threshold, Von Hertzen Brothers and more...

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The Pineapple Thief share video for new single All Because Of Me

UK prog rockers The Pineapple Thief will release new EP The Last Run in November

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The Pineapple Thief announce new European dates for Spring 2025

UK prog rockers The Pineapple Thief will release The Last Run EP in November

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The Pineapple Thief announce new EP Last To Run, featuring previously unreleased material

UK prog rockers The Pineapple Thief will release The Last Run EP in November

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“The way he uses all his drum kit; no one else really sounds like that." How Gavin Harrison's arrival inspired The Pineapple Thief's Dissolution

The Pineapple Thief are back with album number 12, one that perfectly encapsulates their style. Bruce Soord and Gavin Harrison talk dark lyrics, ‘cyber jamming’ and battling demons…

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“I’ve learned to completely let go and say, ‘That’s different… but let’s go with it!’” The Pineapple Thief are one of UK prog’s leading lights – Bruce Soord explains how they crossed the Rubicon with Porcupine Tree’s drummer

It Leads to This finds Soord and company working in weird time signatures and towards the point of mental exhaustion in search of new sounds

Guitar World

“Nobody cares if someone says ‘I don’t like that sound’ or ‘Actually play it right next time!’ That last one generally only comes my way”: The Pineapple Thief aimed to escape their comfort zone, and it worked

Latest album It Leads To This is the 15th studio album from Bruce Soord’s band – but he argues it’s really only their fourth, and that it hides a positive message

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"If you just stay in your comfort zone all the time, you keep writing the same type of songs over and over again": The Pineapple Thief are rejuvenated, regenerated and on a roll

The PineappleThief almost called it quits back in 2016, but with founder Bruce Soord bringing in creative partner Gavin Harrison it's like a whole new band

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Tangerine Dream's Phaedra at 50 is on the cover of the new issue of Prog, on sale now!

Plus Chester Thompson, Big Big Train, Stackridge, Bill Nelson, The Pineapple Thief, Damian Wilson & Adam Wakeman and loads more...

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“I felt like a zombie… I don’t think I’ve ever put myself through that kind of intense collaborative experience before”: Bruce Soord pushed himself hard to deliver The Pineapple Thief’s It Leads To This

2024 album marks the first time band leader and drummer Gavin Harrison created music together in the same room

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“Grooves that are musically optimistic, but lyrically pessimistic… touches of nuance, beauty and snarl make their turmoil worth it”: The Pineapple Thief’s It Leads To This

Modern prog mainstays return with a sombre yet impressive album that cements the advances they’ve made since Gavin Harrison joined the band

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"The results rock with dynamic, dramatic vigour": The Pineapple Thief turn to concise structures on It Leads To This

Prog-leaning art rockers The Pineapple Thief self-edit in style on punchy 15th album It Leads To This

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New prog music you have to hear from The Pineapple Thief, The Utopia Strong, The C Sides Project and more in Prog's Tracks Of The Week

Great new prog music to check out from North Sea Echoes, A Burial St Sea, 25 Yard Screamer, Sometime In February and more...

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The Pineapple Thief share impactful lyric video for Every Trace Of Us

UK proggers The Pineapple Thief will release brand new album It Leads To This in February

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10,000 volt lead licks and the bluesier side of Peaky Blinders: This week's essential guitar tracks

Killer new cuts from Ace Frehley, Judas Priest, The Jesus and Mary Chain, Anna Calvi, Bonnie "Prince" Billy, Alkaline Trio, and many more

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The Pineapple Thief announce brand new album It Leads To This

UK proggers The Pineapple Thief will release brand new album It Leads To This in February

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The Pineapple Thief's Bruce Soord chooses his favourite acoustic albums and talks guitar and field recording for his own new solo record: "Don’t feel guilty integrating it into a song – it creates a great atmosphere to the listener"

"I tried a blind test with some really expensive ‘industry standard’ mic alternatives but the Rode NT-5 came out top"

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Bruce Soord announces solo tour of EU and UK

The Pineapple Thief frontman Bruce Soord will release his third solo album later this year

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