The doors open: 9 p.m. start of play: The legendary rock band Nothing was started at Austrått in Sandnes already in 1989. The band keeps boiling, and there's a lot of exciting things going on around them. There are clear signs that a new "Nothing Wave" is building up among younger generations, as well as the faithful [...]
Welcome to the concert with Hallaisiken and Stord Soul Children! Hallaisiken consists of Elin Hestenes and Kristine Bjånes. Last year they released the children's album 1000 screens and this was nominated for the Spellemannsprisen in the category children's music . Now they are looking forward to singing along with Stord Soul Children and everyone in the audience! The event is [...]
8. – 9 March, it is ready for the 16th edition of 100 Days, at Bakeriet Frugård in Stord. Get the best new music from the west. We celebrate Women's Day on March 8th together with the March 8th initiative with women on stage and debate about women in music.
For over 40 years, Knut Reiersrud has thrilled audiences literally around the world. He is one of Norway's best instrumentalists, a virtuoso on guitar, and a magician on stage. Three big claims, which are actually true, all three. With his vast experience, seventeen solo albums, complicity on over three hundred albums, and tours on all continents, he is, [...]
Latin American rhythms, dance, singing and drumming. Meet spotted cows, dancing polar bears, mermaids, brown crabs, donkeys, sheep cabbage, hot chocolate, Caribbean crocodiles and reindeer. This is fun for the whole family. Percussionist Hades Hernandez comes from a traditional music family in Cuba. Multi-instrumentalist Ole Andre Farstad has studied music on most continents, and has been a flamencogitarist in [...]
Thom Hell has for many years been one of Norway's most popular and productive artists. As a singer, producer and songwriter, he has released twelve studio albums, received three Spellemannprisen and charmed the whole of Norway in "Every time we meet". He draws a lot of inspiration from the 60s and 70s, and based on this foundation he has worked out a [...]
The EuropaVox Campus is the first musical springboard of its kind for student bands, a project developed by festival producer EuropaVox and French Université Clermont Auvergne. From October 2023, student bands have entered the local competition on their campus in Germany, Romania, Norway and France. At each venue, a jury of subject teachers, representatives of organizers and [...]
The doors open: At 6 p.m., the concert starts. At 19:00 Corona is finally ready for the Arena! The women's choir, which is known for its beautiful sound, was the best in its class in NM for choirs earlier this year, and now they offer an evening with a varied and entertaining program. It will be well-known and dear audience favorites, and guaranteed something [...]
Maidenheads drive all the classics from the toughest period to the world's best band - Iron Maiden. The band consists of established musicians from the metal scene in western Norway. Olav Iversen – Vocals (Sahg) Frode Kilvik – Bass (Gahls Wyrd, Aeternus) Torbjørn Ringstad – Guitar Gjermund Fredheim – Guitar (Taake, Hurricane) Rune Nesse – Drums (Hurricane, Taake)
Ever since the premiere of the debut single Horses at NRK Stjernepose (who named the song one of the best in 2019), the desert rock beast Slomosa from Bergen has created waves at home and abroad. The debut album from 2020 was dice 6 by Bergens Tidende and 8/10 by Metal Hammer UK, and has over seven million plays on Spotify. In 2022, the [...]
Finally! After several years away from the limelight, we have finally got Rein Entertainment back at the Arena. With nine musicians on stage, a full string of winds, and a repertoire overflowing with well-known hit songs, we can promise complete punch from the first note. If you don't get it earlier in the day, you're sure to [...]
Ivar Medaas was the farm boy from Alversund who took Oslo by storm and became a national revue star. Juggler and fiddler, composer and storyteller. In this show you get to experience Endre Olsen and the Horse Traders' beautiful interpretations of Medaas' music. In conversation with writer and journalist Halvor Folgerø, Medaas connoisseur and actor Claus Sellevoll offers good stories [...]
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