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Since SIGRID shot into the pop sky in 2017, she has delivered hit after hit and collected more honors than a young artist from the Norwegian coast could ever dream of. Everything from the BBC’s “Sound of 2018”, performing at...

The Scottish superstar LEWIS CAPALDI headlines Bergenfest on Wednesday, June 10 – his only concert in Norway in 2026. The Scottish crowd favorite broke through with “Someone You Loved,” and has since topped charts, smashed charts, and made us all...

Øya festival is off to a great start with the programming and ticket sales, and already have headliners THE CURE and NICK CAVE & THE BAD SEEDS in place. Now organisers are releasing five strong Saturday artists. It looks set...

Today we’re kicking off day one of a massive artist announcement for Tons of Rock festival featuring global phenomenon YUNGBLUD, punk rock legends THE OFFSPRING, the uncompromising A PERFECT CIRCLE, Rage Against the Machine founder TOM MORELLO, and Japan’s groundbreaking BABYMETAL....

A few days ago organisers released THE CURE and AMYL AND THE SNIFFERS for next year’s Øya Festival Wednesday, and now it is time to reveal that NICK CAVE & THE BAD SEEDS will close the Thursday evening. Their previous...

THE CURE will close the first Øya day in Tøyenparken in the Amphitheatre, Wednesday, August 12. Live favorites AMYL AND THE SNIFFERS will play on the same day. This summer, THE CURE will once again show why they are one...

Tons of Rock are proud and humble to be able to share their greatest artist release ever. The festival will in 2026 gather legends we have all grown up with, the biggest stars of our time – and the new,...

Few bands have left their mark on the 90s alternative rock scene like THE SMASHING PUMPKINS. With their epic soundscape and frontman Billy Corgan’s distinct vocals, they have taken a unique place in music history. When they visit Pstereo Festival...

The happy pre-Christmas news has arrived at the Øya office! Superstar CHARLI XCX and the exciting R&B explorer MONTELL FISH are both ready for Tøyenparken on Thursday 7th August. CHARLI XCX will close the day on the biggest stage! We...

Øya Festival 2025 starts with a package that we know many will enjoy, with pop sensation CHAPPELL ROAN’S first concert in Norway and Øya favorites KHRUANGBIN on Wednesday. CHAPPELL ROAN has been nominated for six Grammy awards, and is among...

Bergenfest 2025 can already boast a star-studded lineup with six international artists ready to take the stage in Bergen! From Turkey via Amsterdam comes ALTIN GÜN, known for their unique blend of Turkish folk and psychedelic rock, who have won...

In 2016, ROXETTE held what we thought would be their very last concerts. Therefore, it is a pleasure to share the news that the duo’s frontman, songwriter and founder Per Gessle is taking ROXETTE’s timeless hits on an international tour....

ALANIS MORISSETTE is one of the great heroines of the 90s and her significant imprint continues to inspire fans and artists worldwide. It is therefore with great pleasure that we can announce that the renowned Canadian artist will headline Bergenfest...

KAIZERS ORCHESTRA’S return wrote itself in block letters into Norwegian music history. One of the biggest Norwegian rock bands of all time was bigger than ever and sold out an impressive 82,000 tickets in an incredible 14 minutes! Now they...

FIRST ARTIST RELEASE FOR TONS OF ROCK – GREEN DAY! Festival organisers are insanely proud to present GREEN DAY as the first headliner for Tons of Rock 2025 where the band will play on Thursday 26 June! One of the...

IRON MAIDEN IS COMING TO NORWAY IN 2025 WITH THEIR “RUN FOR YOUR LIVES” WORLD TOUR AND HEADLINE TRONDHEIM ROCKS! Featuring a setlist from their defining earliest decade, this tour promises the band’s best ever show as they mark 50...

After it became clear that QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE had to cancel some of this summer’s concerts. They had hoped all along that they could be back on the road in early August, but now unfortunately it turns out...

In recent years, Bergenfest has ended the festival with a Bergen-based artist as the main attraction and in 2025 it will be AURORA who will take the stage as the final headliner on Saturday 14th June! AURORA has distinguished herself...

Now two of organisers favorite artists are ready for Oya Festival on August 8th. Both delivered very strong albums last year, and both are concert attractions that everyone should catch at least once. Neither JESSIE WARE nor JANELLE MONÁE have...

Bergenfest organisers are pleased to be able to announce that STORMZY, one of the UK’s most influential and pioneering artists, will headline Bergenfest on Friday 14th June 2024! In 2016, when STORMZY was still a relatively unknown underground rapper, the...

Festival organisers have added 25 new artists for Tons of Rock! ZZ TOP, HEART, EUROPE, TURNSTILE KREATOR, GLUECIFER, URIAH HEEP, SAXON, EXTREME, ASINHELL and many more are ready for Tons of Rock 2024! ZZ TOP will be bringing some of...

In 2024 and 2017 fans had the pleasure of experiencing TOM ODELL at Bergenfest. When he returns to Bergenfest in 2024, it will be as one of the world’s most streamed artists. He has been compared to Elton John, Coldplay...

Festival organisers are proud to be able to present the world’s biggest metal band of all time to Tons of Rock on Wednesday 26th of June 2024. The San Francisco band, METALLICA released their 12th studio album earlier this year;...

A short time ago organisers announced the first two names for Øya Festival’s Wednesday 7th August, PULP and PJ HARVEY. Now they follow this up with a strong release for Friday 9th August! Friday will be closed by the power...

The Wednesday program is starting to take shape at Bergenfest in Norway, with three new artists, plus a spandex-clad rock band for Thursday! Festival organisers have announced that the Irish post-punk band FONTAINES D.C., the Norwegian psychonauts in MOTORPSYCHO and...

Get ready for Øya 2024! Organiser start the programming of the anniversary year 2024 with two big favorites who will play one after the other on the biggest stage on Wednesday 7th August. It will be the opening day of...

Over the course of an impressive career now stretching into its fourth decade, PJ HARVEY has established herself as one of the music world’s most influential artists. From the raw, grunge-inspired days of the 90s, to the iconic releases of...

Festival organisers welcome the legendary JUDAS PRIEST to Tons of Rock as the first headliner of the year. JUDAS PRIEST has for a number of years been one of the most requested bands for Tons of Rock among the audience...

When KAIZERS ORCHESTRA announced that they would be playing concerts again in 2023, they sold 82,000 tickets in an incredible 14 minutes. “A legendary piece of Norwegian music history” wrote Musikknyheter in the concert review from the tour’s first show...

The Phoenix has risen, finally the raven’s godfathers in THE PRODIGY are coming to Pstereo Festival! In addition, organisers offer Norway’s harshest national visionaries BLACK DEBBATH, Nature-punk icon HURRAY FOR THE RIFF RAFF, ISÁK, who have revitalized Sami music and...