On November 30 at Archa Theatre in Prague, the audience will witness unique concert marathon called The Crimson Marathon. The unique project was created with the consent of King Crimson founder Robert Fripp exclusively for Prague Music Performance. The individual members of King Crimson will start performing, both in the music of this legendary group and in their own projects. The 2023 marathon will feature the tu:NER. (Trey Gunn, Pat Mastelotto, Markus Reuter), Stick Men (Tony Levin, Pat Mastelotto, Markus Reuter) and the David Cross Band. The year 2023 marks the anniversary of two major albums. While Larks’ Tongues in the Aspic was released fifty years ago, the band’s last studio album, Power To Believe, was released twenty years ago. The marathon will feature the David Cross Band’s complete performance of Larks’Tongues in Aspic.
VIP tickets will include a screening of Tobi Amias' new documentary In the Court of the Crimson King: King Crimson at 50 in its Czech premiere, and Czech edition of Sid Smith’s In The Court Of King Crimson: An Observation Over 50 Years. The book traces King Crimson’s career from the 1960s underground scene to the present day, featuring interviews with all the principal musicians and people associated with the band, a track by track analysis of studio output and an extensive annotated gigography.