Banned from Utopia + Mats/Morgan duo - Gothenburg

Schedule

Fri, 16 Oct, 2026 at 07:00 pm

UTC+02:00

Location

Musikens Hus | Gothenburg, VG

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NEW DATES FOR BANNED FROM UTOPIA!
The postponed tour has been re-scheduled, and the PC dates are:
15 oct 2026 - Copenhagen, moved to Bremen Teater
16 oct 2026 - Gothenburg, Musikens hus
18 oct 2026 - Stockholm, Kulturhuset Studion
Mats/Morgan duo will be the opening act for all three dates, and Copenhagen has moved from sold out Hotel Cecil to double sized Bremen Teater. Tickets are for unnumbered seats.
All tickets to the 2025 shows are valid for the 2026 dates, so please hold on to them. If you wish have refund, let us know and we'll fix that for you.

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Progressive Circus are super proud to present three Scandinavian concerts with some of Zappa’s best musicians:

BANNED FROM UTOPIA

After two extremely powerful and appreciated gigs in Gothenburg and Stockholm March 2024, both the band and audience soon asked for a quick return, and voilà, new shows will happen in October 2025, now including Copenhagen that also need some Zappaism! THESE DATES HAVE BEEN MOVED TO 2026

The members of this all-star band has been part of some of Zappa’s finest music, and will play a full set of selected FZ band and fan favourites, from various parts of Zappa’s eclectic career. The energy on stage from this band is amazing, and if you’ve liked anything of FZ, odds are that you will be knocked out by this show!

On stage you will see:
Chad Wackerman on drums(Frank Zappa 1981-1988)
Ray White on vocals and guitar (Frank Zappa 1976-1984)
Scott Thunes on bass (Frank Zappa 1981-1988)
Robbie Mangano on guitar and vocals (Grandmothers of invention)
Jamie Kime on guitar (Dweezil Zappa’s Zappa plays Zappa project 2006-2012)
Nick Chargin on keyboards and vocals (Stinkfoot Orchestra)

Banned from Utopia with Mats/Morgan in Stockholm 2024:

Live reviews: https://www.multimartinmusic.com/banned_from_utopia_review.htm

Six months after Frank Zappa’s death in 1993, a German Jazz festival contacted former members of Zappa’s various touring bands and asked if they would perform a tribute concert to commemorate Frank’s life and unique, profilic outpouring of creativity that had such a profound impact on the world of music. Though the loss of their friend and mentor was still fresh, the musicians were thrilled about the idea of bringing Zappa’s music live to the stage once again. That was the start of Band from Utopia, later Banned from Utopia. A highly enthusiastic response from the Zappa fans and the success of a live release led to the band becoming a touring entity every now and then, but also releasing albums of their own with Zappa written or inspired music. The current incarnation features stellar musicians including four from Zappa’s final touring band, performing some of the very best live Frank Zappa music for you!!
Ticket links to all PC events are found here: www.progressivecircus.com/tickets
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Musikens Hus, Djurgårdsgatan 13, SE-414 62 Göteborg, Sverige, Gothenburg, Sweden

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