Albert og Elise 2b, Audiogarde, Bjørn Torske, Datarock, Sgt. Petter, Professor Pez, Unknown Joe @ Sommerfestivalen, Landmark
Bergen, 26th June 2009
Like we told you, there was an all-free festivity to be participated in, or sadly missed, at Landmark. And a success it was, here’s the photographic evidence. (This week’s tip is Oslo Live; Norway’s only low-fares [...]

Name, Studio Live + Joddski @ Ekstremsportveko.
Voss, Norway 21st - 24th June 2009
Translating to “extreme sports week”, Ekstremsportveko in Voss combines, well, extreme sports with a decent line up of, well, not necessarily that extreme bands every year. We caught a glimpse of two Norwegian acts playing this year.

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Studio Live + Joddski

Ekstremsportveko is probably also [...]

Bergen downtempo giants Röyksopp have been confirmed as the headline act for Ekko, the hip electronic music festival that will grace their hometown this September. Last years festival saw proceedings switch to the larger USF Verftet venue, and featured The Whitest Boy Alive, Annie and Booka Shade amongst the bigger names. The expansion continues this [...]

We heard rumours the New Wine had set up camp at the festival camping site, so we felt obliged to invite ourselves over for a chat. Nice blokes as they are they accepted us into their temporary homes with open arms, gave us a guided tour of their mates’ tent and almost completely managed not [...]

Maribel, I Was A King @ Hove Festival.
Tromøya, Norway 24th June 2009
The last day, also the warmest of the festival, was a day spent in the shadows of the final headliners. All around the festival area there was a latent buzz of anticipation for 90s heroes Faith No More and The Prodigy, and with the [...]

The festival summer has just started, and if you can not afford to join the fun, you can read all about it here at Nö Music. If that doesn’t get you anywhere, you can always go to Bergen this summer. Might cost you depending on where you reside, but hey, getting in to this festival [...]

Fjorden Baby!, Enslaved @ Hove Festival.
Tromøya, Norway 24nd June 2009
Whilst bands and beers are plentiful, the weather is impeccable and the vibe is perfect, this reporter has managed to keep his shades on for just a little to long, and has spent most of the day trying to get rid of a facial tanline from [...]