Official Prog Award Winners Revealed

The 2013 Progressive Music Awards took place in London’s Kew Gardens on Monday night, with the biggest names in prog in attendance.

The big winner of the evening was Jethro Tull frontman Ian Anderson, who won the esteemed Prog God award. Hawkwind co-founder Dave Brock won the Lifetime Achievement award, and Porcupine Tree mainman Steven Wilson won the Best Album award for his solo record “The Raven That Refused to Sing (and Other Stories).”

The audience were treated to a live unplugged performance from Steve Hackett, who later won an award for Best Event.

Limelight – Sound of Contact

Breakthrough – Big Big Train

Anthem – Von Hertzen Brothers, Flowers and Rust

Event – Steve Hackett, Genesis Revisited at Hammersmith Apollo

Band of the Year – Marillion

Album – Steven Wilson “The Raven That Refused to Sing (and Other Stories)”

Grand Design – Family Box Set

Virtuoso – Mike Portnoy

Visionary – Steve Hillage

Guiding Light – Thomas Waber, founder of InsideOut

Lifetime Achievement – Dave Brock

Prog God – Ian Anderson