Festival season kicks off in Norway
June 28, 2011
Summer is here, which means that in the coming months music lovers will be able to partake in the slew of outdoor festivals arranged across Norway. While all may enjoy the tunes, some are roughing it in crowded campgrounds, and others are relishing in a little more luxury than usual. The controversial electronica festival Outdoor [...]
Last stop for music festival
June 28, 2011
The weekend’s Outdoor Extrema Norway music festival on Kalvøya outside of Oslo, may very well be the last hurrah for Norwegian electronica lovers. Odd Reinsfelt, mayor of Bærum municipality, announced on Sunday that the event should not be held next year, and police stated Monday afternoon that they would like to see an end to [...]
Black metal fans descend on Oslo
March 30, 2010
While thousands of Norwegians left town this week for traditional Easter ski trips or other holiday pursuits, fans of black metal music from all over the world were pouring into Oslo, for five days of concerts and some unusual sightseeing in an area known for making black metal history. The black metal fans are in [...]
Rave reviews for music festival ‘by:Larm’
February 20, 2010
Thousands of music lovers and media folks descended on Oslo during the past few days for the annual by:Larm music festival, which features new and promising Norwegian bands on a wide variety of stages. All told, around 600 musicians played on 30 stages around the capital, with recording company agents and reviewers in the audience [...]
Thousands descend on Bergen
May 20, 2009
The annual cultural event known as Festspillene is royally underway in Bergen, with an estimated 40,000 expected to fill local concert halls and theaters. King Harald and Queen Sonja followed tradition in opening this year’s Bergen International Festival, which runs through June 3. It’s the largest music and arts festival in the Nordic countries, attracting [...]
