13 new and promising artists are ready to enter the Arena the first weekend of March! Maybe you'll find your new favorite here. :Psst! If you're under 25, you'll get an extra fee for a delegate pass. As a delegate, you get access to the delegate program, a lot of good academic input and opportunities to make new contacts in the industry.
Sigrid Moldestad has last year worked a lot solo with acoustic concerts, and is therefore particularly looking forward to going on tour with the musicians she has worked with for many years. Moldestad is known for its joy of storytelling and communication with the public. Musically, it ranges from the wild to the beautiful. The musicians in the band characterize the music with [...]
Welcome to a lecture a little out of the ordinary. Here you will hear stories about how the women, especially the mothers, inspired the four boys from Liverpool to create many of their most famous songs. Laughter will hang loose and tears will squeeze when Bård Ose tells about the background of songs like "I [...]
Maidenheads offers all the classics from the toughest period to the world's best band - Iron Maiden. The group consists of familiar faces from the metal scene in western Norway: Olav Iversen – vocals (Sahg), Frode Kilvik – Bass (Gahls Wyrd, Aeternus), Torbjørn Ringstad – Guitar, Gjermund Fredheim – Guitar (Taake, ORKAN) and Rune Nesse – Drums (ORKAN, Taake)
April 10th we want to gather friends, neighbors, colleagues and song lovers in Arena, for an evening of music, laughter and polyphonic sing-along. What is PUBKOR? The concept is simple; We learn a song in one evening, and you don't have to have any knowledge of choral singing beforehand. No commitments, no auditions - just lovely [...]
Bergen hard rockers Audrey Horne is widely known as one of the most hard-hitting live bands Norway has to offer. With success records such as "Le Fol", "Youngblood", "Blackout", and most recently - "Devil's Bell", the quintet has set fire to concert stages both in Europe and in Norway. It's about classic hard rock riffs, big choruses and an energy that [...]
In the spring of 2026, Maria Haukaas Mittet is back with new music, and ready to fill Norwegian concert scenes with warmth, humor and seriousness. The music is made in collaboration with the Tromsø brothers Espen Lind and Geir Hvidtsten, who, like Maria, had the first part of their lives in the north before heading south. With roots in [...]
Sunnhordland Storband is incredibly proud to invite you to a tremendous show in collaboration with Heine Totland, Karianne Kjærnes and Hans Mathisen! We all know the bully Heine Totland as one of the country's busiest entertainers who has starred in major musicals such as Mamma Mia!, Buddy Holly The Musical, Chess, Jesus Christ Superstar and Les [...]
The first two Country Music Fests in Arena have been sold out, and now Robert and Richard Alsaker have once again collaborated with us to lure brilliant American country artists to the island. On the poster this time we have Daniel Borge w / full band and Kayley Bishop (US), Both of these are well known to the big audience, and [...]
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