All Clear

They’ve been at the forefront of progressive music since 1969, and Focus show no signs of slowing down with latest studio album Focus 12. Prog caught up with mainman Thijs van Leer, ahead of their recent North American shows as part of The Heat of The Moment Tour line-up, to find out more about their new material and why he’s so happy to get back on the road.

Johnny Sharp

Back in the days when we naïvely imagined that musicians might do something as conventional as retire once they reached a certain age, it was comforting to think that they might all do so together. Perhaps, we pondered, they might relive their glory days together in some sort of rest home for ageing prog folk. As it has turned out, few are taking that option, and instead many are playing, recording and touring well into their 70s and beyond – with their fanbase only too happy to support them. At the time of writing, Thijs van Leer, generously sideburned founder-member of Dutch prog trailblazers Focus, is preparing to tour the US supporting Asia as part of the July ’24 Heat Of The Moment shows, alongside former Wishbone Ash man Martin…

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