Bergen heavyweight champions in heavy metal, Sahg, once again come storming from the city to Arena in Leirvik with newly loaded weapons! The new EP «More of Nothing» was released on 29 November, with four lead-heavy new songs ranging from sylkvass heavy to pitch-dark ballad. As usual with a foot planted in classic seventies heavy and the [...]
Inspired by the conversation series "When rock came to Sunnhordland", Per Øystein Kannelønning, Odd Tollaksvik, Endre Olsen and Roald Kaldestad found out that this was so nice that they had to play more, and now for the second time they are ready to fill the Arena with good dance music from the 50-70s. This time [...]
The doors open: At 7:00 p.m.: 20.00 GAPMINDER will hold its first concert at the Arena, Saturday 25 January, 2025! The band has members from Stord and Haugesund, and recently released their second album "Elements" on Spotify and vinyl. Gapminder has been around since 2008, and their debut album "Haematoma" was released in 2021. The band got very good feedback after a [...]
It is a great pleasure to welcome the Valentourettes back to the Arena! The members of the group have backgrounds from both Jokke & Valentinerne and Jokke Med Tourettes, and as the band name indicates, this is a merger of these two. With Petter Pogo on bass, Runar "Kula" Johannessen on drums and [...]
Open Arena presents three promising youth bands based in Haugesund, at Stord and Os! Frio is a rock band from Haugesund/Karmøy. The band has been playing together since 2021, and has written a number of original songs. They have ambitions to go far, and want to create good vibes with their music. The band played at the national final in the UKM [...]
A concert with Sigvart Dagsland is a unique experience, and a meeting with an artist who masters the audience space to the fullest. With his total presence, and his unrivalled voice, he takes the listener with him from the vulnerable human, to powerful moods and vocal performances. Always with a slanted, and sometimes gaping, look at life's many facets. It is always [...]
Improtheatre with Småsceneri In the blue hour. Humor, that's it. The theater. The music. Laughter. Welcome! Show starts at 21:00. Contact Bakeriet Frugård if you want to eat before the performance (TLF 53410534 / email: frugaard@frugaard.no)
The doors open 17.30 Game start 18.30 Fiddler Odd Nordstoga is back! After two years "Far from home" with Ingebjørg Bratland and with the fairly recent book Fiddler in the rearview mirror, Odd Nordstoga is back on stage for a solo tour in spring 2025. The book Fiddler, which came out to brilliant reviews this fall, dealt with what has [...]
The doors open 20.0o Game start 21.00 Fiddler Odd Nordstoga is back! After two years "Far from home" with Ingebjørg Bratland and with the fairly recent book Fiddler in the rearview mirror, Odd Nordstoga is back on stage for a solo tour in spring 2025. The book Fiddler, which came out to brilliant reviews this fall, dealt with what has [...]
Tobias Sten from Stord has been breathing country music since he was a child, and started his own country band at the age of 12. Tobias leans toward the singer-songwriter side of country music, drawing inspiration from Zach Bryan, Jason Isbell, and Watchhouse. With her personal lyrics about growing up in the village, and strong communication skills, Tobias is a breath of fresh air in Norwegian music.
7. March 8th you will experience the best new music from southern and western Norway in addition to interesting seminars for the festival and organizer industry. 100 Days is Norway's smallest and most pleasant music industry festival and is in 2025 in its 17th edition. As usual at Arena and Den Blå Time in the Bakery Frugård at Stord.
Writer, comedian and poet Jon Hjørnevik, plus Dagfinn Iversen and his guitar, are finally in place in the Arena! Jon Hjørnevik is unfortunately from Voss. After some hectic morning hours on 14.04.70, midwife Magnhild Undeland and his mother wished Hjørnevik - henceforth called the author - welcome to Voss County Hospital. My father [...]
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