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The seventh annual NEARfest at Zoellner Arts Center, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA, USA, was held on the weekend of July 9–10, 2005. It was particularly significant to Giant fans for doubling as the first “GREENfest.” Which is to say that Gary Green of Gentle Giant attended the festival, mingled with NEARfesters all weekend, and received a well-deserved standing ovation from the throng when introduced by co-founder Chad Hutchinson on Saturday morning.
| IQ | Le Orme |
| Present | Kenso |
| Steve Roach | Matthew Parmenter |
| Frogg Café | The Muffins |
| Wobbler | Knight Area |
Artist Roger Dean attended his 5th consecutive ’fest as artist-in-residence and designed the manta ray logo for this year. Annie Haslam made her 2nd NEARfest appearance. Artist Paul Whitehead also attended his 2nd ’fest, and first since designing 2000's logo.
The Friday night Pre-show was held in Baker Hall again this year and featured a twin-bill of PFM and Proto-Kaw. A number of esteemed On-Reflection listmembers attended, as well as the aforementioned Mr. Green.
Gary Green & Eileen McCarthy before the trip to Bethlehem | 
Roger Dean's 2005 logo adorns the stage backdrop | 
Dan Wright, Proto-Kaw, opens Friday Pre-show | ||||||
Patrick Djivas PFM was Pre-show headliner | 
Norway's Wobbler Day One opener | 
John & Nick Lieto Frogg Café | ||||||
Present's Roger Trigaux and Matthieu Safatly | 
Peter Nicholls IQ headlines Day One | 
Mark Smit, Knight Area opens Day Two | ||||||
Dave Newhouse & nephew The Muffins | 
Kenichi Mitsuda Kenso | 
Aldo Tagliapietra, Le Orme Day Two headliner | ||||||
Kerry Livgren Proto-Kaw | 
Mike Holmes, Andy Edwards IQ | 
Franz Di Cioccio PFM | ||||||
Lars Fredrik Frøislie Wobbler | 
Nick Lieto, Andy Sussman Frogg Café | 
Andrea Bassato Le Orme | ||||||
Belgium's Present bring intensity to Day One | 
Franco Mussida PFM | 
Dark Matter IQ's multi-media slideshow | ||||||
Rinie Huigen Knight Area | 
Thomas Frasier Scott The Muffins | 
Steve Uh Frogg Café | ||||||
Shunji Saegusa Kenso | 
Michele Bon Le Orme | 
Gary signed Octopus cover lithograph for Roger Dean | ||||||
John Bolton Proto-Kaw | 
Lucio Fabbri PFM | 
Mark Vermeule Knight Area | ||||||
Wobbler's Tony Johannessen and Martin Nordrum Kneppen | 
Dave Newhouse The Muffins | 
James Guarnieri Frogg Café | ||||||
Pierre De Sassis and Dave Kerman, Present | 
Gianluca Tagliavini, PFM, stands in for Flavio Premoli | 
IQ 's Martin Orford and John Jowitt | ||||||
Mark Smit Knight Area | 
Dave Newhouse The Muffins | 
Bill Ayasse Frogg Café | ||||||
Yoshihisa Shimizu Kenso | 
Michi Dei Rossi Le Orme | 
Jerry McCarthy and artist Paul Whitehead | ||||||
Franz Di Cioccio PFM | 
John Jowitt IQ | 
Lynn Meredith Proto-Kaw | ||||||
Kristian Karl Hultgren, Morten Andreas Eriksen Wobbler | 
Keisuke Komori Kenso Day Two | 
Nick Lieto Frogg Café Day One | ||||||
Tagliapietra & Dei Rossi Le Orme | 
Roger Trigaux Present | 
Patrick Djivas PFM | ||||||
Andy Edwards’ 2nd gig with IQ | 
Kerry Livgren Proto-Kaw | 
Stephanie Lagrande Knight Area | ||||||
Paul Sears The Muffins | 
Jim Guarnieri, John Lieto Frogg Café | 
Kenichi Oguchi Kenso | ||||||
Gary Green at his first NEARfest | 
Michele Bon Le Orme | 
Dave Kerman Present | ||||||
Jake Livgren Proto-Kaw | 
Roberto Gualdi PFM | 
Gijs Koopman Knight Area | ||||||
Ketil Einarsen Wobbler | 
Andy Sussman Frogg Café | 
Michi Dei Rossi Le Orme | ||||||
Keith Macksoud Present | 
Mussida & Tagliavini PFM | 
Mike Holmes IQ | ||||||
Joop Klazinga Knight Area | 
Billy Swann, Paul Sears The Muffins | 
Kenichi Mitsuda Kenso | ||||||
Tagliapietra & Dei Rossi Le Orme | 
Lucio Fabbri PFM | 
Jerry & Gary on Day Two | ||||||
Peter Nicholls IQ 's frontman | 
Tom Scott The Muffins | 
Lars Fredrik Frøislie Wobbler | ||||||
Mike Patrum, Craig Kew Proto-Kaw | 
ex-Frogg Frank Camiola Frogg Café | 
Yoshihisa Shimizu Kenso | ||||||
Pierre Chevalier Present | 
Patrick Djivas PFM | 
Holmes & Edwards IQ | ||||||
Gerben Klazinga Knight Area | 
Tom Scott & offspring The Muffins | 
Steve Uh Frogg Café | ||||||
Shunji Saegusa Kenso | 
Some On-Reflection attendees use their watch; some don't | 
Aldo Tagliapietra Le Orme | ||||||
Réginald Trigaux Present | 
Kerry Livgren Proto-Kaw | 
John Jowitt IQ | ||||||
Lucio Fabbri PFM | 
Pieter van Hoorn Knight Area | 
Di Cioccio & Gualdi PFM | ||||||
Tony Johannessen Wobbler | 
Andrea Bassato Le Orme | 
John Lieto Frogg Café | ||||||
Knight Area, 11AM Sunday Prog Church 2005 | 
Paul Sears, Billy Swann The Muffins | 
Bill Ayasse Frogg Café | ||||||
Kenichi Oguchi Kenso | 
Aldo & Michi Le Orme | 
Gary Green displays the 2005 Grand Prize in the Raffle | ||||||
Gary Green picking the winning raffle ticket ... | 
... on stage with founders Rob LaDuca and Chad Hutchinson ... | 
... and awarding the Grand Prize to winner Debbie Sears |
NEARfest logo ©2005 by Roger Dean