Roskilde Festival 5 – 8 July 2012
Friendly Fires and tUnE-yArDs to play Roskilde Festival 2012
Two colourful summer bands join the festival programme on one of the
shortest days of the year.
Band list for Roskilde Festival 2012
BJÖRK (ISL)
Front woman of avant-garde pop.
BON IVER (US)
Folk in widescreen.
DEVILDRIVER (US)
Uncompromising death metal.
FRIENDLY FIRES (UK)
Electronic summer pop.
NASUM (S)
Bloody, misanthropic grindcore.
ROYCE DA 5’9” (US)
The unsung master of Detroit hip hop.
BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN & THE E STREET BAND (US)
One of the biggest rock icons takes Orange Stage.
TUNE-YARDS (US)
Schizo-pop with African aftertaste.
WIZ KHALIFA (US)
Laid-back and poppy hip hop.
YELAWOLF (US)
Aggressive southern hip hop.
Refused comes to Roskilde Festival 2012
Cerebral Ballzy and Warbringer are also added to the line-up.
This Wednesday's announcements tremble with fervour, power and nerve.
REFUSED (S) has announced a series of concerts followed by a near-religious
ecstasy with fans of metal, punk and (post-)hardcore. The Shape Of Punk
To Come – one of the hardcore genre's undisputed masterpieces – resulted
in Refused splitting up while this hand grenade of an album cemented their
status as one of the most important bands of hardcore. Their revolutionary
hardcore is packed with rhythmic complexity and daring experiments. The
Swedes' inflamed rebel music has given them an international reputation
and inspired an entire generation of hard-hitting bands.
CEREBRAL BALLZY (US) seems madly in love with the 80s hardcore punk
scene. Their loud songs are straightforward, brutal and without revolutionary
ambitions besides placing a nuclear crater between pop and punk. The band's
self-titled debut is 20 minutes of unpretentious, musical ultra-violence
and cements the band as one of Brooklyn's most aggressive and party-loving.
WARBRINGER (US) has a starting point in thrash metal with its gas-guzzling
tempos and wind-swept guitar solos. But the Californian band is more than
just a tribute to old records by Slayer and Metallica. Hardened by intense
touring and sweaty moshpits since 2004, the L.A. thrashers’ brutal songs
mutate in new ways – often with a destructive undercurrent of death metal
and newer, more progressive tendencies.The Roots will play Roskilde Festival
2012
The American hip hop collective is added to the line-up together with
Swedish artist Jonathan Johansson.
Roskilde Festival has good news for fans of hip hop and Swedish, elegant
pop.
THE ROOTS (US) play at Roskilde Festival as the only Scandinavian job
this summer. The American hip hop collective rarely visits Europe nowadays.
The performance at Roskilde Festival will be a welcome opportunity to see
The Roots where they are best. On stage. ?uestlove, Black Thought and co
lead the way when it comes to hip hop packed with hot neo-soul, social
indignation, humour, funk and improv-minded jazz. Many people call The
Roots the best live band of hip hop for their swing and rock band feeling.
JONATHAN JOHANSSON (S) has already conquered lots of pop hearts with
his elegant and catchy pop. With his Swedish lyrics and tasteful 80s-leaning
arrangements, Johansson has also attracted attention all the way across
the Atlantic. Jonathan Johansson continues the Swedish tradition of writing
superior, slightly melancholic pop songs with a big aim. He stylishly and
coolly distills romance and soul into black shiny pop songs, making fans
of Depeche Mode and New Order cheer.
First Danish bands are ready for Roskilde Festival
2012
I Got You On Tape, Larsen & Furious Jane and an acid rock package
from the label El Paraiso are added to the programme.
After a December full of international heavyweights, Roskilde Festival
starts the new year with a batch of Danish bands.
I GOT YOU ON TAPE retakes Roskilde Festival as a band that risen significantly
from the ranks since their last visit at the festival in 2009. The Danes
are well on their way to becoming central on the Nordic alternative scene.
I Got You On Tape’s new album is called Church Of The Real, and with a
sporadic disco inspiration, church organ and catchy choruses, the well-playing
four-piece will ensure a grandiose atmosphere with their melodic poppy
rock songs.
LARSEN & FURIOUS JANE is a well-kept secret of the lucky few. Not
for long. With a solid grasp on songwriting, Larsen & Furious Jane
have created a handful of albums that uses well-written, absolutely non-Danish
sounding indie rock to explore the rather disgruntled mood as it sounds
coming from a group of Danes.
EL PARAISO is a new Danish record label focusing on experimental, mind-expanding
music. From the label’s psychedelic menu we present acid rockers CAUSA
SUI, the band EL PARAISO ENSEMBLE put together especially for Roskilde
2012 and the kraut and post-rock trio PAPIR. Look forward to a package
full of thick, cosmic acid from some of Denmark's most respected underground
bands.
Roskilde Festival introduces new stage
Apollo is the name of the new music stage that focuses on electronic
music.
Roskilde Festival presents a new stage at this year's festival. Apollo
– named after the god of music in Greek mythology – continues the festival's
tradition of having an innovative, curious music profile as well as a dynamic
use of the land that lies underneath Scandinavia’s biggest music event.
Apollo will primarily present electronic music.
Roskilde Festival's programmer Claes Roepstorff says:
"We have promoted leading electronic artists since the early nineties;
from The Orb and Daft Punk to Tiësto whom we secured an international
breakthrough. Apollo will continue this tradition and present artists that
have a big sound but do not take up much space on a stage."
Flexible outdoor stage
Apollo will be located at the campsite. During the festival warm-up
days as a mobile stage – and during the last four days fixed situated at
the so-called Agora C near the skatepark.
With Apollo, the festival now has a flexible outdoor stage that can
handle both smaller, introvert electronic acts and a large, festive crowd.
The new stage will have a capacity between 3000 and 5000 – its closest
stage relatives, size-wise, are Odeon and Pavilion.
Apollo Countdown: mobile "ninja stage" during warm-up
Already during the warm-up days you can experience electronic music
with a Roskilde Festival quality stamp. Apollo Countdown is active the
same days as the Pavilion Junior stage and becomes what Roskilde Festival's
stage section calls some kind of mobile "ninja stage" that has a new location
every day. Following the tradition of Pavilion Junior, focus is on young
Scandinavian talents. When the rest of the festival programme begins, Apollo
becomes more stable and is fixed at the same spot.
A new member joins Roskilde Festival’s stage family. The idea for Apollo
is launched after sparring with enthusiasts from the electronic music scene,
and the outline of the stage is drawn in this network. Roskilde Festival
is very happy about this new platform for today's sharpest electronic acts.
Roskilde Festival 2011 thanks everyone
For the first time in 6 years the audience entered the campsite on
time. 30 minutes later the grounds were filled with tents, pavilions and
happy people. This year's Roskilde Festival had the best possible start
and is now closing down after 8 days of music, events and Roskilde festivities.
In total, 130,000 guests, volunteers and artists have participated in this
year's festival. A tragic shadow is also cast over the end of the festival.
Roskilde Festival 2011 offered a wealth of diverse musical experiences.
A total of 163 hand-picked acts made up this year's poster. Quantity is
one thing but Roskilde Festival has a full focus on quality. One of the
qualities is with precision to capture tomorrow's superstars and introduce
them to a large and curious audience. At this year's festival there were
compelling concerts, for instance by electronic prodigy Nicolas Jaar, the
melo-metal satan-worshipers in Swedish Ghost and the everywhere-at-once
hip hoppers in OFWGKTA. The latter was led by Tyler, The Creator from a
wheelchair. A broken foot does not stop the world's probably most talked-about
hip hop act right now.
Roskilde Festival gives priority to provide unique music experiences:
the musical union of the two Fela Kuti sons Femi and Seun on the same stage
has never been seen before. It was also at Roskilde Festival that the audience
could see the fusion of the African congotronics genre and a big setup
of Western indie rock bands. The bass was deep as Magnetic Man with guests
returned to Roskilde, whose stage setting and audience made the trio want
to continue to play live. Portishead came back to Roskilde Festival and
stated that their relevance on today’s music scene remains extremely great,
with a focus on aesthetics rather than dynamics.
The artists are also overwhelmed by the Roskilde crowd. After his concert,
Kurt Vile called the Roskilde audience the best ever. Soul man Charles
Bradley shed a tear and hugged the front rows of the audience – he was
that moved by the reception of the Roskilde people. M.I.A. sensed she was
doing something big on the orange altar. She exclaimed: "This one is really
gonna be hard to top." Deadmau5 was overwhelmed by the large turnout for
his thumping dance party on Orange Stage. "I pretty much have no words
to describe this one, if you were there, you know. ? so much Denmark!"
was the message from the mouse on his own Facebook page.
2011 was also the year that welcomed the new Gloria stage. With a new
intimate setting, Roskilde Festival had created a platform for the more
delicate expressions. The scene has been visited by such diverse expressions
as Danish band Frisk Frugt with clay sculptors, Svarte Greiner’s disturbing
one-man expression and Wang Li’s equilibristic Jew’s harp playing.
More Than Music
Apart from the music on the seven stages, Roskilde Festival has also
presented an ambitious More Than Music programme that especially focuses
on temporary architecture and design. Two large installations gave the
festival site a visual lift upwards into the height. This year’s temporary
stair-shaped landmark Why Don’t We Do It on the Stairs? and the up to 7.5
meter tall cube installation Subercubes rose as points of orientation and
invited the audience for pause, being together and rest with a great view.
In Gloria Zone and Pavillon Zone the audience could relax on the new sitting
installations Bifrost and Vintergatan [Swedish for Milky Way]. The art
at Roskilde Festival also contributed to creating thoughtfulness and involvement
among the audience. This was for instance the case with Maj Hasager’s work
Memories of Imagined Places, which brought attention to stories from The
West Bank, and the container installation Poor City that focused on the
shady side of society.
Festival-goers and tickets
Roskilde Festival is an experience over several days with a variety
of opportunities and surprises. To emphasise this the estival in the beginning
of June decided to increase the number of permanent passes from 75,000
to 78,000, while the one-day tickets were reduced from 4,000 to 1,500 for
each of the four festival days. On Monday 20 June, six days before the
opening, the festival announced that it was sold out. 82 % of the festival-goers
were from Denmark. This means that there is a slight increase in the number
of foreign guests, and some of them came from quite far away. For instance,
the festival was attended by 169 Americans, 13 Brazilians and 195 guests
all the way from Australia. Most of the foreign guests still come from
Norway, Sweden and Germany.
The number of Norwegian and German guests is on the same level as earlier
years while the number of Swedish guests has increased a little. Out of
the 3718 Swedish guests there were approx. 500 people with a ticket for
the bankrupted Arvika Festival, who had accepted the offer from Roskilde
Festival to come to Roskilde instead.
Poor City and Statement
This year’s Statement campaign has focused on poverty and inequality
with a particular interest in two social groups furthest down the social
ladder: the homeless whom we meet on the street, and the Romanies whom
we also meet at Roskilde Festival. The audience has embraced the campaign
and provided great atmosphere in Poor City where they could gain an insight
into the world of poor people by participating in activities such as limbo
under the poverty line, a homeless game or dinner with a homeless.
Weather and water
The weather always plays a crucial part for the festival's organisers
and guests, and it showed its sunny side in the first four days. When the
audience on Thursday 30 June at 17 entered the festival site it had started
raining. On Saturday evening the festival – like the rest of the country
– was stricken by a cloudburst. In total about 14 mm of rain fell. The
audience took it well, however – and the festival's rain contingency spread
out wood chips, gravel and took care of mud pumping. In total 100-200 m3
of wood chips were spread on site.
Waste, refund and a cableway
Soon the audience head back home. Usually, they leave behind a lot
of waste, but this year there will be at least 42 tonnes less. The guests
had helped collect that much waste in the campaign Your Clean Hour in the
first four days of festival.
A total of 1,350 volunteers from DanChurchAid, Danish Refugee Council
and Red Cross Youth collected refund for humanitarian purposes. Already
on Friday the collection rounded DKK 400,000 (approx. 54,000 euro).
The guests also collected refund. The refund was used as payment for
a ride on the 502 metres long and 31 metres tall aerial cableway from the
campsite, over the gravel pit to the festival site. The cableway offered
the audience a view of the gravel pit from a new angle.
Despite having a sunny Sunday, a fatal accident cast a dark shadow over
the year 2011. A young woman died after having fallen from the tower at
the festival’s aerial cableway.
Despite having a sunny Sunday, a fatal accident cast a dark shadow over
the end of this year's festival. A woman stepped onto a platform outside
the fence of the container tower by the aerial cableway and fell from the
tower. The cableway was stopped due to weather conditions at the current
time. Police investigations show that this is an unfortunate incident.
The economy and the purpose
A sold-out festival also means a profit. In 2011 we expect it to be
at least 1.4 million euro. All profits go to charitable causes. The profits
must be donated before next year's festival.
Some of the donations will expectedly be given to initiatives that are
linked with the Statement campaign, which the festival expects to continue
in 2012.
Thank you for this year. See you in 2012.
Unfortunate incident at the tower by the aerial
cableway
Roskilde Festival and Tuborg are much affected by the tragic incident
where a woman was killed after falling from the tower by the aerial cableway
at Roskilde Festival.
The police have identified the person as a 35-year-old woman from the
Berlin area. On their website the police state that nothing suggests that
this was an act of crime. Witnesses saw the woman step out on a platform
outside the fence from where she fell down. The police are of the opinion
that it was an unfortunate incident.
The woman’s relatives have not been informed of the death yet, and therefore
the police cannot give more details about the woman.
The police have examined the place carefully at the assistance of The
Danish Working Environment Service, and the investigation has not given
rise to any remarks from the service regarding the construction of the
tower.
FACTS
The tower and the aerial cableway have been cleared by the police after
a technical review by Force Technology. To go up in the tower and use the
cableway one must pass through three security checks at the entrance, by
the elevator and before using the cableway. Visibly intoxicated persons
have not been admitted.
All open audience areas are surrounded by a 124 cm security fence.
All usage of the tower and the cableway was stopped immediately after
the accident.
The festival’s team of social workers has provided counseling for witnesses
to accident.
The tower is a half-pyramid-shaped container structure consisting of
78 20-foot containers with a length of 29 metres and a height of 31 metres.
M.I.A. is giving away money at Roskilde Festival
M.I.A., playing this year’s Roskilde Festival, has chosen the Tamil
people as the recipients of a donation of 250,000 US dollars from The Roskilde
Festival Charity Society.
Last night M.I.A. stepped onto Orange Stage at Roskilde Festival. But
the revolutionary pop icon’s involvement in Roskilde Festival does not
end there. M.I.A. has agreed to hand-pick a project to which The Roskilde
Festival Charity Society will donate 250,000 US dollars.
Mathangi ”Maya” Arulpragasam, her civilian name, is the daughter of
a political activist from Sri Lanka. She has therefore chosen to give the
donation to the Tamil people who have suffered immensely during the 25-year-long
civil war in the homeland.
M.I.A. is happy that she can help the poor and tormented people from
the island kingdom.
Roskilde Festival completes music programme
in style
Portishead, My Chemical Romance and Kaizers Orchestra are the flagships
of this final announcement that, which presents six new acts.
Halfway through June Roskilde has finally closed the last deals the
performing artists. This results in three new bands at the top of the poster
and a total of 163 artists in the 2011 programme.
PORTISHEAD (UK) is a true headliner, not least because they have set
a fashion in the trip hop genre. The Bristol band took caught everyone
by surprise when they after a 10-year-long break returned with a new album,
which was a true rebirth of the band. Portishead has already announced
its fourth album. Hopefully the Roskilde audience will be treated to some
samples this summer.
KAIZERS ORCHESTRA (N) are quite taken with the audience in Denmark.
The band band has played three gigs at Roskilde Festival. The kaizer-like
favourites are ready to take on Roskilde once again. The Norwegians are
working on chapter two of the album trilogy Violeta Violeta that revisits
what made the band popular to begin with, unscrupulous gypsy rock delivered
in Norwegian.
MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE (US) returns to Roskilde Festival as a new band.
They have lost the raven robes and the thick mascara around the eyes. Instead,
the Americans engage in loud colours and metallic power pop with sci-fi
lyrics. Fortunately, My Chemical Romance have not lost the big gestures
in their theatrical concert appearances.
HOFFMAESTRO (S) are Swedish ska kings on a shopping spree in genres.
The album Skank-a-Tronic Punkadelica has already become somewhat of a neo-classic
in their home country, and in concert the 10 blue'n'yellow members are
notorious and famous for their danceable intensity
HYMNS FROM NINEVEH (DK) make the audience hold its breath with their
beautiful, acoustically based songs about faith, doubt, hope and love.
The arrangements are rich with instruments such as violin, accordion, saw
and banjo. Music that will make the angels sing.
DANIEL NORGREN (S) has a devastating insight into the blues and sounds
like Tom Waits in a bar fight with Muddy Waters. The Swede's ability to
squeeze the sound of an entire garage rock band into a simple blues riff
is nothing less than impressive.
Nine acts ready to take new Roskilde stage
Roskilde Festival's new stage, Gloria, will be visited by nine new
and very different acts, all of whom deal with more toned-down atmospheres.
Roskilde Festival offers many different musical impressions. In today's
announcement the festival focuses on the more quiet, thoughtful and soothing
impressions. Today's music package contains nine names, all of whom will
perform at Roskilde Festival's new stage, Gloria. With room for 1000 people,
the stage can deliver very intimate experiences.
ACORN FALLING (DK) is a fascinating and dark mixture of ambient and
goth. The mastermind is Lars Kivig who brings to Roskilde Nick Cave &
The Bad Seeds percussionist Thomas Wydler and Current 93 cellist John Contreras.
DESOLATE (DE) is dubstep with German roots. Desolate is ready to deliver
minimalistic electronica with clear references to chill-out and deep house.
KEMIALLISET YSTÄVÄT (FIN) has a point of departure in folk
music, which they remodel in short instrumental songs, built up by simple
repetitive riffs and noisy drone scapes.
ROLL THE DICE (S) is a Swedish duo who produce melancholic soundscapes
with their electronica. You can hear creaking and crunching sounds while
humming rhytmics move the music forward.
JOHAN SARA JR. (N) delves into the traditional Sami way of singing,
joik, to which he adds elements from both electronica and jazz. The result
is a hypnotic and organic hybrid of tradition and new ideas.
SVARTE GREINER (N) is the exploration of a dark and disturbing universe.
Lots of drones and other sonic atmospheres take the audience into a unique
and frightening world.
TU FAWNING (US) go exploring several decades of folk music. The Americans
are armed with a bass drum, string instruments and a refreshing musical
recklessness.
VALBY VOKALGRUPPE (DK) is a a female, a capella group. In concert you
will hear both sudden primal screams and improvisations.
WALLS (UK) are soft, blurry, beautiful and hypnotic electronica that
will ease your mind and soul. Look forward to glitchy beats and German
inspirations such as Tangerine Dream.
Roskilde Festival announces the final warm-up
bands
Today the festival adds Emma Acs, Battlekat, Brother Grimm, The Eclectic
Moniker, The Malpractice and Messy Shelters to the programme.
With less than a month to the start of this year's Roskilde Festival,
the staff is busy preparing. This includes the festival's music office
who now presents the final six names for Pavilion Junior, the stage for
upcoming music, playing in the festival's warm-up days from 26 to 29 June.
EMMA ACS is just 19 years old and is Denmark's new acid rock queen.
Her debut album Champagne is full of tripped-out 60s nostalgia where both
sitars, Farfisa organ and hippie rhetoric send purple rings of smoke into
the air.
BATTLEKAT has previously been hiding under the cryptic name Just A Number
05272011, and both the group's anonymity as well as its electro-pop songs
have made the trendsetting web zine Pitchfork pay attention.
BROTHER GRIMM plays danceable hipster hip hop. The musical backdrop
is made of the classic three elements of rock – guitar, bass, drums – while
front man Asbjørn Auring Grimm delivers cheeky cockney rap vocals.
THE ECLECTIC MONIKER plays calypso-inspired indie rock. No less than
nine members help produce the thick sound.
THE MALPRACTICE is a new output from the ever-productive Johannes Gammelby
who also plays in Beta Satan. With The Malpractice the audience can look
forward to heavy and tightly played indie rock.
MESSY SHELTERS is a one-man band made by Mikkel Bolding who quite effectively
juggles the genres. On his latest album Root System both rock equilibrium
and minimalist electronica are on the menu.
TV On The Radio to Roskilde Festival 2011
The American band is added to the main programme together with Alcoholic
Faith Mission and Per Vers. The festival also adds 4 Guys From The Future,
Essence and Reptile & Retard to the upcoming stage.
Today Roskilde Festival adds three acts to the festival programme and
three bands to the Pavilion Junior stage for upcoming music. Today's music
package is figureheaded by a Brooklyn band that has really left its mark
on the alternative music scene since its first release in 2003.
TV ON THE RADIO (US) manages like few others to balance rock, soul,
funk and post-punk and to mix experiments with catchy tunes, resulting
in a standing ovation from both music fans and critics. In the course of
four albums, TV On The Radio have developed and refined their expression
– and the latest album, Nine Types of Light, shows a band unafraid of using
festive and upbeat elements. In David Sitek, the band has a masterful sound
architect creating depth in the many musical layers. But when TV On The
Radio comes on stage, they come to life as a hot and hard-working rock'n'roll
band.
Today's music package also offers up a couple of Danish acts for the
festival programme, playing from 30 June to 3 July.
ALCOHOLIC FAITH MISSION (DK) sounds like an army of hopeless romantics
with drum machines and acoustic guitars as their weapons. The big world
has already started paying attention to the Danish band. Experience a band
that by all fairness should become the next big Danish indie export.
PER VERS (DK) is a Danish rap icon at the top of his game. He has just
released the album Ego on which he deals with thoughtful subjects such
as family and relationships. In concert Per Vers really radiates a special
charisma that is hard to resist, just like his music.
Music on Junior
Roskilde Festival is still looking to fill the final slots on the upcoming
stage Pavilion Junior, playing in the festival's warm-up days from 26 to
29 June. Today's package includes three Danish additions to the stage.
4 GUYS FROM THE FUTURE play intricate art-pop with nods towards both
the US and England, ESSENCE plays fast and hard thrash metal with both
complexity and depth while REPTILE & RETARD deliver tight electro pop
with an energy that can make most people gasp for breath.
Roskilde Festival announces four new acts
Roskilde Festival adds new names to the programme, delivering everything
from Roma rap to boogie funk.
The final programme for Roskilde Festival 2011 is soon in place. Today
the festival announces four acts, featuring four very different musical
expressions. Like an image of the musical diversity in the overall music
programme.
DÃM FUNK with MASTER BLAZTER (US) is a California boogie-funk
ambassador. Like a young Prince, Dãm Funk lives and breathes to
keep familiar funk genres of the 80s alive while at the same time leading
them all into a musical zeitgeist where everything is more cutting-edge.
Dãm Funk brings the singer Master Blazter to Roskilde.
NICOLAS JAAR (US) has been dubbed electronic music’s big American hope.
His music is both focused on rhythm and repetition. Jaar moves in and out
of electro pop, Afro jazz, sound collages, hip hop and many other styles
– all tied together by his melancholy vocal.
PRINCE FATTY SOUNDSYSTEM feat. LITTLE ROY and HORSEMAN (UK) have proclaimed
that they were made for dubbing your feet and stimulating your brain. Even
though Prince Fatty Soundsystem originally was created as a musical ad
for a clothing brand, it became such a great success on British airwaves
that mastermind Pelanconi decided to continue the party. Look forward to
rocking along to these sounds of dub and reggae.
SHUTKA ROMA RAP (MKD) is a true Roma rap collective. With Shutka Roma
Rap, this politically vilified people have finally gotten a strong and
uncompromising musical voice with the courage to add fuel to the political
fires and speak up for a generation of young Romany people who want to
root out racism. We are proud to present a rap act with a message – and
something at stake.
4 new Scandinavian acts are ready
Graveyard (S), Love Shop (DK), Next Life (N) and The Raveonettes (DK)
are added to the programme.
Even though the Roskilde poster is already up all over the world, the
festival continues to deliver new acts. This week's music package is a
true Scandinavian rock adventure in different colours, which is a true
treat for music lovers this summer.
GRAVEYARD (S) shuts up all critical voices who have ever claimed that
rock is dead and buried. The Swedish band finds inspiration in heavy rock
from the 70s where stoner grooves and heavy riffs roar along with vocalist
Joakim Nilsson’s excellent and powerful vocals.
LOVE SHOP (DK) is ready to play Roskilde Festival for the sixth time.
Having lost Hilmer Hassig and Henrik Hall, Jens Unmack is the only original
band member left. But anyone who has heard one of Love Shop’s concerts
during this spring has seen a singer who lively and life-affirmingly steps
out of the shadows. Love Shop’s pop magic has always been greater than
the individual members.
NEXT LIFE (N) has been called both ’gameboy metal’ and ’chip-core’.
The strangely precise descriptions make sense as the Norwegians combine
fast and scorching metal with Asian avant-garde electronica and computer
game beats. The guitar-synth-drums combo has been used several times before,
but never in the manner of Next Life.
THE RAVEONETTES (DK) are constantly on the hunt for the primal source
of rock. With this year’s critically acclaimed album Raven in the Grave,
the duo takes a step in a new direction. Here 80s-esque dark synths and
melancholic guitar crunch live side by side with the rock’n’roll that started
the whole story of Denmark's biggest rock export ever. Roskilde Festival
welcomes home The Raveonettes.
More music on the way
Roskilde Festival is still working on getting the last acts ready for
the programme. The audience can look forward to more music in several
genres and for several stage sizes.
Swedish pop comet added to the Roskilde programme
Daniel Adams-Ray is coming to Roskilde Festival 2011. The blue’n’yellow
pop sensation will also play at a special Roskilde evening along with two
other artists in Stockholm on 26 May. The event is free of charge.
In Sweden, DANIEL ADAMS-RAY is on everyone's lips as the new pop comet.
Now all Roskilde-goers can start getting to know the name as he is visiting
Roskilde Festival this summer.
Daniel Adams-Ray’s debut album is called Svart vitt och allt däremellan
and offers irresistible Motown-inspired pop music sung in a melodious Swedish
tongue. Singles such as "Dum av dig" and "Gubben i lådan" have already
topped the Swedish charts – and it is as if all of Scandinavia is now welcoming
Daniel Adams-Ray with open arms.
Roskilde takes Stockholm
Daniel Adams-Ray is also among the performers when Roskilde Festival
takes over the Stockholm venue Strand for an evening. The event takes place
on 26 May when the festival presents three hot acts, all of whom also play
at Roskilde Festival this summer.
Beside Daniel Adams-Ray, the Norrköping duo Little Marbles will
play its acoustic-based girl pop. These two Swedish acts are accompanied
by Danish newcomer Hammonds, Harrington & Destroy who play a mix of
indie rock and folk rock with a punk edge.
Initiative for new music
This live event is an initiative for new music, says Roskilde Festival’s
spokeswoman Christina Bilde.
”We want to show what Roskilde Festival also presents year after year,
the up-and-coming young bands full of hit-potential. And we want to facilitate
meetings by the live stages – we made a similar event in Norway in February,
and now it’s Sweden’s turn,” says Christina Bilde.
Roskilde Festival co-presents Arctic Monkeys
in Norway and Sweden
The festival is co-arranger when the British band goes on a mini tour
in Scandinavia in May.
Arctic Monkeys have just announced that their fourth album Suck It and
See is released on 6 June this year. In this connection the British band
goes on a short tour where they will play smaller venues than usual.
Roskilde Festival is co-arranger of the two Scandinavian concerts that
take place in the following days:
5 May – Stockholm, Circus (presented together with Luger)
6 May – Oslo, Sentrum Scene (presented together with Goldstar)
Working with music year-round
Roskilde Festival works in the name of music year round. While we are
waiting for this year's festival, this British star band delivers the entertainment.
”Normally our focus is 100 % on preparing for the festival, but when
something this good is on offer we can't help but accept. We have previously
presented Arctic Monkeys at Roskilde Festival in 2006 and 2007 – and we
want to support this mini tour that appeals to many of our audiences in
all of Scandinavia,” says music director at Roskilde Festival, Rikke Øxner.
Presale starts tomorrow
The ticket sales start already tomorrow, Friday 8 April at 09:00.
Ticket sale in Norway via Billettservice
Ticket sale in Sweden via Ticnet
First fresh bands ready for talent stage
Hammonds, Harrington & Destroy, De Høje Hæle, Trust
and Undergang are the first batch of bands announced for Roskilde Festival's
warm-up stage Pavilion Junior.
Roskilde Festival dedicates this entire week to the Pavilion Junior
stage, presenting the bands of tomorrow in Roskilde's warm-up days from
26 to 29 June. Every day – from Monday to Friday – offers new announcements.
The festival opens this week with a handful of Danish bands.
HAMMONDS, HARRINGTON & DESTROY play melodic, alternative rock with
loads of catchy choruses and sing-along potential. Look forward to a rock
show with a reckless, almost punk-rock attitude.
DE HØJE HÆLE play unpretentious, Danish-language punk rock
loaded with attitude. The band has toured extensively throughout Europe,
America and Australia. This shows that good music does not care about language.
TRUST kick in the interplanetary door to distant galaxies when they
play progressive rock in true garage style. Here you will find Ozzy-esque
vocals, stony riffs, cleverly dribbling drumming and tackling rhythm changes.
Hot, rocking and complex at the same time.
UNDERGANG present some of the heaviest and most evil music you will
hear on Pavilion Junior – or anywhere else on this planet – this summer.
On the debut album Indhentet af døden (run down by death) Undergang
show that they know their old-school death metal.
Audience requests are an exciting supplement
Throughout the month of January the audience submitted music requests
for the Pavilion Junior stage. Roskilde Festival received lots of suggestions
for acts that ought to play on the popular stage.
Booking agent Stefan Gejsing says:
”I'm impressed by the broadness in the music requests. It's an exciting
supplement to my work, and it will definitely show in the Pavilion Junior
programme this year.”
Roskilde Festival looks forward to presenting more acts from Nordic
countries for the Pavilion Junior stage throughout this week that has just
begun.
Psychedelic sounds to Roskilde Festival
Spids Nøgenhat, Yemen Blues and Zun Zun Egui add new acidy colours
to the music programme.
This week's music package has all colours of the rainbow. Roskilde Festival
presents acid rock, fusion blues and post-everything rock.
SPIDS NØGENHAT (DK) has achieved an almost cult-like status among
Danish music freaks. The rare live shows by Spids Nøgenhat are mind-expanding
sessions that will appeal to all lovers of psychedelic rock and strange
plants. Several of the band members have previously played at Roskilde
Festival with Baby Woodrose and Dragontears.
YEMEN BLUES (ISR) blends the ancient sound of the (un)happy Arabia with
brass, cross flute and percussion. Everything is brought together by Ravid
Kahalani – an Israeli with a Yemeni background – in a fragrant potpourri
full of blues and jazzy finesse. An exciting fusion project with numerous
scents from both the Middle East, Africa and New York.
ZUN ZUN EGUI (UK) is principally considered a British band – but this
is really a rainbow-coloured explosion of nationalities, genres and musical
languages. African guitar, Japanese avant-garde and jazzy post-rock from
Chicago clash in a dadaist carnival – a sound nightmare for everyone who
demands clear-cut genre borders. Fans of Frank Zappa, Mike Patton and Talking
Heads will nod appreciatively.
Alternative pop and rock to Roskilde Festival
The Danish festival announces Destroyer, Little Dragon, Tame Impala
and Veto.
Roskilde Festival has a mixed music bag ready to be announced. Today's
charming foursome offers something that fits most tastes.
DESTROYER (CAN) has since the mid-90s released some of the most delicate
and enigmatic albums full of lyrical glam pop. On the latest album Kaputt,
front man and mastermind Dan Bejar flirts with soft rock, synths and saxophone
solos. He brings his big backing band to Roskilde Festival. Roskilde Festival
is excited to finally present this shy and unique songwriter in Scandinavia.
LITTLE DRAGON (S) mixes synth pop, jazzy R&B and trip hop in its
own charming mixture. The Swedish band has collaborated with capacities
such as Damon Albarn and Dave Sitek from TV On The Radio. The Japanese
singstress Yukimi Nagano was also on Roskilde's Orange Stage along with
Gorillaz in 2010. A small Swedish band with a big wing span.
TAME IMPALA (AUS) has skillfully picked up the tricks from psychedelic
bands such as Cream and The Beatles – but also more contemporary mushroom
pickers such as The Flaming Lips. A mildly drugged vibe hangs over each
note from the Australians who take the audience to a comfortable place
off the map by means of jam sessions, dreamy vocal harmonies and evergreen
melodies.
VETO (DK) has, in the course of three rainy electro rock albums, established
itself on the Danish rock scene. Front man Troels Abrahamsen has never
let the steadily growing success block his artistic vision. The inspiration
come from British, alternative rock, but the four Danes add a more distinct
electronic touch to the music that is constantly sprawling, ticking and
hissing inside the dark soundscapes.
M.I.A. to Roskilde Festival
A clear-cut pop party with the provocative style icon.
Few artists have such a tight grip on the zeitgeist as today's new addition
to the Roskilde programme.
M.I.A. (UK) has, in the course of three albums and several mixtapes,
shown us how to transpose today's internet-based world to fierce, genre-exceeding
pop. Roskilde Festival is looking forward to preparing a stage for a global
pop fest with one of today's most hip and controversial acts.
M.I.A.'s music is dirty like a city pavement and has both Western and
Oriental blood running through its system. She skips between the continents
in the same way as others manoeuvre the internet. Dancehall, Bollywood,
Afro hip hop, Suicide. Everything is put on the catapult and fired off.
The latest release from the provocative style icon is the mixtape Vicki
Leekx – and as always M.I.A. couples music and explosive political issues.
African street party at Roskilde Festival
Congotronics vs Rockers, Jagwa Music and Shangaan Electro make everyone's
behinds vibrate so that all the calories from the wintertime disappear.
Today's common denominator is Africa. The first act below tries in true
Roskilde-style to break down the barrier between the hot Western acts and
the roaring talent mass from the global music scene.
CONGOTRONICS vs ROCKERS (INT) revive the special congotronics sound
from Konono N°1 and Kasai Allstars in new interpretations along with
Deerhoof from the US, Juana Molina from Argentina, Wildbirds & Peacedrums
from Sweden and Matt Mehlan from US act Skeletons. Together, this star-studded
bunch rediscovers the electrified, joyous trance sound that has turned
Congo into a music mecca for hipsters and music lovers.
JAGWA MUSIC (TAN) cultivates a genre called mchiriku, a percussion-based
type of music that makes your blood boil with its steady, rhythmic attack.
Due to a lack of funds, the musicians use old Casio keyboards and whatever
materials they can get a hold of as well as traditional African drums.
Mastodon to Roskilde Festival
Dååth and Parkway Drive are also added to the programme.
Today Roskilde Festival proudly presents a band whose career the festival
has followed at close range. Two smaller, just as fresh acts are also added
to the impressive offering of metal and pitch-black energy.
MASTODON (US) play their third concert at Roskilde Festival this
summer. The mix of classic heavy metal, progressive rock and great technicality
has made the band from the deep US south darlings with both metal fans,
critics and music fans that are not normally into hard rock. When they
played in 2005 and 2007, they were critically acclaimed and with a breakaway
potential from the narrow metal circles. This year they come to Roskilde
Festival as one of the strongest acts of the genre. And if you want to
be assured about Mastodon’s continued supremacy on a live stage, Live At
The Aragon – a good old-fashioned live recording from Chicago – is out
soon.
DÅÅTH (US) has, in the course of four albums, investigated
the borderland between death metal, thrash and whichever musical impressions
that have caught their interest. Dååth’s two guitarists turn
each concert into an eye-opener regarding virtuosity and dizzying solos,
while drummer Kevin Talley is a star in metal circles for his take-no-prisoners
drumming.
PARKWAY DRIVE (AUS) is becoming one of Australia's biggest successes
in metal and hardcore. Do not let Parkway Drive’s pretty band name fool
you. This is metalcore from the angriest and heaviest part of the genre
spectrum. The young band’s first albums were produced by none other than
Adam Dutkiewicz from Killswitch Engage. In the future the Australians may
just well be in the same league as these metal giants.
PJ Harvey to Roskilde Festival
The rock queen is added to the programme along with Anna Calvi, Matthew
Dear - Live Band, Kloster and Kurt Vile & The Violators.
It has been 10 years since she last visited Roskilde. And of course,
the festival is proud to welcome back one of the biggest alternative rock
personalities.
PJ HARVEY (UK) is one of the most characteristic figures of British
rock. In recent years, she has become an exclusive live experience, and
yet, she is still a huge star among the audience. A new album from PJ Harvey
is always something of an event, and 2011 brings a new one: Let England
Shake is a new, surprising chapter from one of the true chameleons of rock
– a concept album about crumbled England and the many bloody wars fought
under the British flag.
ANNA CALVI (UK) is a dark-romantic and raw new acquaintance who has
been hailed as “The biggest thing since Patti Smith” by none other than
Brian Eno. Many others have highlighted the young talent with the solid
songs as one of 2011's most distinguished debutants. Cinematic pop rock
with a true guitar master at the centre.
MATTHEW DEAR - Live Band (US) is an American DJ, producer and songwriter.
He delivers steely hard techno beats under aliases such as Jabberjaw and
Audion, and chilled experimental pop under his own name. With the latest
album Black City, minimal techno, Roxy Music and LCD Soundsystem are possible
landmarks as one of USA's most versatile electronic stars pay a visit.
KLOSTER (DK) is a mainly acoustic and quiet project, but Mikael R Andreasen's
spiritual songs are still rich on instrumental variations. On his latest
release, The Waves and Winds Still Know His Voice, he borrows lyrics and
themes from Julian of Norwich, an English seer who died around 1416.
KURT VILE & THE VIOLATORS (US) combine the scent of cactus and dusty
highways from US radio rock with a homemade skewed feeling. Backing band
The Violators are the young American’s faithful companions as the lively
alternative highway rock transcends the home studio to the rock stage.
Roskilde presents full programme at Norwegian
festival
Roskilde Festival has its own stage at the Norwegian by:Larm festival.
See the full programme with artists from both Denmark and Norway.
Roskilde Festival is part of the fun when Norwegian music festival and
expo by:Larm kicks off three days of live music in Oslo. From 17 to 19
February, Roskilde Festival transforms the Oslo venue Jaeger into an orange
party joint.
Roskilde Festival now presents the final three bands to complete the
programme on RF@by:Larm, as the stage is called: Veto, The Rumour Said
Fire and Helhorse.
Roskilde also offers outstanding DJ sessions delivered by Kasper Bjørke,
Baertur (from Datarock), Casiokids and Erlend Øye (from Kings of
Convenience/The Whitest Boy Alive).
The full programme for RF@by:Larm is as follows:
Thursday 17 February
Resident DJ: Kasper Bjørke (DK) & Baertur (N)
17:00-17:45 Datarock (N)
18:45-19:30 Lucy Love (DK)
20:15-21:00 Helhorse (DK)
Friday 18 February
Resident DJ: Casiokids (N)
17:00-17:45 Figurines (DK)
18:45-19:30 Kakkmaddafakka (N)
20:15-21:00 Veto (DK)
Saturday 19 February
Resident DJ: Erlend Øye (N)
17:00-17:45 The Rumour Said Fire (DK)
18:45-19:30 Vinnie Who (DK)
20:15-21:00 Turboweekend (DK)
Roskilde Festival moves to Oslo
The Norwegian music and expo festival by:Larm 2011 gets a Roskilde
Festival stage filled with Danish and Norwegian bands.
Roskilde Festival moves north this winter. From 17 - 19 February, the
venue Jaeger – formerly known as Garage – will burst with orange feeling
and a handful of solid names from the Danish and Norwegian music scene.
Datarock (N), Lucy Love (DK) and Vinnie Who (DK) will perform at RF@by:Larm,
the name of the stage. More bands will be announced this week.
“The stage gives us the opportunity to present the wide scope of genres,
both from Roskilde Festival and from Danish music in general. Furthermore,
we are looking forward to presenting the music and the special Roskilde
feeling to the music industry and the Norwegian audience,” says Roskilde
Festival's spokeswoman Christina Bilde.
Different and free Roskilde experience
Roskilde Festival hopes to meet some of its Scandinavian audiences
under slightly different circumstances than the (oftentimes) sunny festival
surroundings. Moreover, the festival hopes that curious music lovers, who
have not been at Roskilde Festival yet, will pop by for some warmth and
music and maybe a chat with some of Roskilde Festival’s dedicated festival-goers.
”The stage is situated in the centre of Oslo, so it is easy to get there
– and all concerts are free of charge for both Oslo music lovers and by:Larm
delegates,” says Christina Bilde.
In the daytime before the concerts, Roskilde Festival is planning a
variety of music industry and networking events.
From synths to hard rock
Roskilde Festival has prepared a Danish-Norwegian programme that meets
the quality, scope and variety that characterises Northern Europe's biggest
music event. Danish and Norwegian bands will play concerts – in the middle
of Oslo's large array of media representatives, music industry and music
lovers during by:Larm.
The Roskilde Festival stage presents nine bands in total. Below, you
can read more about the bands now announced. Keep up with more announcements
on Facebook
DATAROCK (N) plays half-mad funk-electro-rock with the tongue parked
thoroughly in one cheek. The Norwegians’ inventive dance music combined
with the kitschy, red outfits and plenty of 80s inspiration have made them
a hot name on the international dance floors. They have played at Roskilde
Festival in 2005 and 2007.
LUCY LOVE (DK) is a central figure on the Danish scene for grime, hip
hop and urban pop music. The singer with the ultra-British vocals is assisted
by Yo Akim’s synthetic soundtrack that with simple means provides an efficient
and popish backdrop to the singer’s clever stream of constant consonants.
Copenhagen provides a rapper who seems as fierce and real as if she had
grown up on English soil.
VINNIE WHO (DK) is with his 80s-inspired party tactics one of Denmark’s
electronic wonder kids. Lots of synths and loose wrists are on the menu
with this talented songwriter and falsetto voice. Mirrorball pop following
the tradition of Scissor Sisters and Hercules and Love Affair.
De Eneste To to play Roskilde Festival
The popular duo had to pull out of today’s charity event in Copenhagen.
Fortunately, they get to play at Roskilde Festival this summer.
DE ENESTE TO (DK) is a powerful constellation formed by Nephew front
man Simon Kvamm and popular singer/songwriter Peter Sommer. The two buddies
let each other's talents shine in many new ways, and the debut album from
2010 has already spawned several radio hits.
De Eneste To create their catchy sounds from traditional rock mixed
with electronic beats and quirky ideas, and the final result sounds both
familiar and refreshingly new.
Roskilde Festival is looking forward to seeing the characteristic pair
in great shape for a fabulous performance at Roskilde Festival.
L.O.C. to Roskilde Festival
L.O.C.:The king of Danish hip hop
The king of Danish hip hop returns.
He brought down the Orange Stage singlehandedly in 2008. Now, Roskilde
Festival welcomes back one of the greatest artists on the Danish music
scene.
L.O.C. (DK) is a central figure in Danish hip hop with more than 200.000
albums sold, and Roskilde Festival finds it highly appropriate that he
is the first Danish artist we announce this festival season.
His magnificent flow and twists of the Danish language inspired by
his American role models have made Liam O’Connor an icon way outside hip
hop circles. He has been a guest rapper at Roskilde Festival concerts with
Petter, Tech N9ne and Nephew.
In 2011 the impeccable dressed rapper is returning to the biggest festival
in Northern Europe with brand new material on top of his already well known
hits. Libertiner is released 14 March and according to the rumor mill it
is his most personal album yet.
Roskilde Festival is looking forward to a spectacular show with a truly
outstanding artist, who previously has demonstrated that he is capable
of making the entire festival crowd move.
The
Tallest Man On Earth to Roskilde Festival
One of the most rustic and raspy vocals out of Sweden is added to the
poster.
It is almost Christmas, and again this year Roskilde Festival has been
in the mood for giving gifts. The festival has announced stadium act Kings
of Leon, death metal legends Autopsy, African-Cuban premier league players
Afrocubism and diamonds-in-the-rough How To Dress Well and Weekend.
The final act before the Christmas holidays is an old-school songwriting
talent with terrific songs in the guitar case. With a simple starting point
and an unpolished voice, the young troubadour has won over many dedicated
fans in both the US and Europe.
THE TALLEST MAN ON EARTH (S) sounds like a protest singer who could
have jammed with Bob Dylan and Joan Baez in the early 60s. The international
press agrees regarding the album The Wild Hunt: you do not have to stand
on tiptoe to see the Swede's musical references. His talent is nonetheless
staggering. The Tallest Man On Earth gets his acoustic guitar to glow and
the old days to seem new again.
Death and noise coming to Roskilde Festival
Autopsy and Weekend deliver death metal and noise rock, respectively.
Both bands are new additions to the Roskilde 2011 programme.
Good news for fans of metal and noise. This Thursday, Roskilde Festival
has a coveted crown jewel and one of the more unpolished diamonds in the
gift bag.
AUTOPSY (US) is legendary and trendsetting in death metal. The
band plays its only Scandinavian concert next summer at Roskilde Festival
– and is generally not playing much next year. Accordingly, Autopsy's return
is backed by a much-awaited new album. With these pioneers on the programme,
brutal death metal is guaranteed, unsuitable for children and weak souls.
The uncompromising heroes' visit is an outstanding metal event.
WEEKEND (US) is a brand-new noise rock band from San Fransisco.
The band makes a virtue of brutal guitar feedback and towering decibel
levels that could force even Godzilla down on his knees. The tracks on
the debut album Sports do not use cheap tricks but respect the legacy of
bands such as Joy Division, The Jesus and Mary Chain and My Bloody Valentine.
Lo-fi, punk and noise in an uncompromising union from a group of debutants,
which will enthuse everyone with a nose for new talent.
How To Dress Well to Roskilde Festival
How To Dress Well dissolves the R&B genre.
Roskilde Festival 2011 now also presents different, abstract R&B.
Today's music act is intimate and sparse, both in spirit and equipment,
and will touch a chord with fans of experimental and alternative pop.
HOW TO DRESS WELL (US) is the name of a music project by philosophy
scholar Tom Krell. With his reverb-drenched falsetto voice as the primary
instrument, he dissolves the R&B genre and creates a personal universe
filled with childhood memories, beauty and mystery. It is like a meeting
between Bon Iver and Justin Timberlake in a David Lynch film.
How To Dress Well's debut album Love Remains is a hit on numerous blogs
and in underground music zines on the strength of its abstract and heartrending
sounds.
Afrocubism to Roskilde Festival
The star-studded music collective is ready to spread African-Cuban
magic dust over the festival site.
After having announced two stadium rock bands – Iron Maiden and Kings
of Leon – in these cold months, Roskilde Festival looks towards the tropics
today.
AFROCUBISM (INT) is a musical meeting between Cuba and West Africa.
This transatlantic supergroup was on the drawing board for the first time
in 1996. Back then the Africans did not reach Cuba.
Instead, the Cubans recorded Buena Vista Social Club, one of the biggest
sales successes of the global music scene. Now the meeting has taken place
and the original vision is finally played out. African superstars such
as Toumani Diabaté, Djelimady Tounkara and Bassekou Kouyate are
unusual partners for Buena Vista member Eliades Ochoa, often regarded as
the Cuban answer to Johnny Cash.
With Afrocubism, Roskilde Festival presents a meeting between musical
superpowers. A row of stars, which individually could take up a whole evening
slot with their own respective projects, exchange stardust. It is quite
a rendezvous, also when thinking of the many common threads linking together
the Cuban and West African music scenes through history.
Iron Maiden to Roskilde Festival 2011
The world’s biggest rock band returns to the first gig at the festival
since 2003.
With over 85 million albums sold, Iron Maiden is the heavy metal champions
of the world. Today the band has announced that they will continue The
Final Frontier World Tour into 2011, hitting Roskilde Festival next summer.
Iron Maiden has visited Roskilde Festival before. The British heroes
of heavy metal played gigs at Northern Europe’s biggest festival in 1991,
2000 and 2003, and their thunderous return is announced while they are
reaching a new peak in their already impressive career.
Iron Maiden signals rock attitude
Danish rock fans love a brutal injection of Iron Maiden, and Roskilde
Festival is happy to light up rock lovers’ expectations for next summer
at this early stage of the festival season.
“We are as proud and happy as can be. Having Iron Maiden on the festival
poster signals rock attitude, music history and tons of party energy at
the same time. It is so great to have them back,” says head of music Rikke
Øxner.
Steve Harris of Iron Maiden says:
“Roskilde Festival has always been very special for Iron Maiden. There’s
an amazing atmosphere about the place and the crowd are real party animals!
We’ve heard the festival vibe is now better than ever, and as we’ve not
been there since 2003 we’re really looking forward to finding out if that’s
true.”
The Final Frontier as No. 1
Iron Maiden has recently released The Final Frontier, the band's 15th
studio album, to great critical acclaim. The album hit number 1 on the
national charts in Denmark, Sweden, Finland and Norway.
Danish press was also thrilled about the latest release from Iron Maiden:
“Is it ok not to renew your sound in 30 years? Of course. When you have
a firm grip on the genre and the compositions are still interesting and
intelligent,” Danish music magazine Soundvenue writes.
Danish newspaper B.T. agrees:
“Damn, afraid of missing out on something during the first many listens,
I didn’t even dare go to the kitchen for a cup of coffee while the album
was spinning. A majestic and impressive achievement,” Steffen Jungersen,
one of Denmark’s most enthusiastic heavy rock critics, writes in a 5-star
review.
The Final Frontier is a huge success all over the world. In the first
week of its release, it has so far reached no. 1 in 27 countries all over
the globe: from Arabia and India in the East to Canada in the West, throughout
Europe and all through Latin America. In the Nordic countries the album
has been an amazing hit:
Denmark
#1 on the album chart, it’s their first ever top album in Denmark.
Sweden
Two weeks as #1 and 1 week as #2, and then back to #1 on the album
chart. The album has already sold Gold. This is Maiden’s 4th consecutive
#1 album in Sweden.
Finland
Three weeks as #1 on the album chart. The album already sold Platinum
and is their third album in a row to hit the top spot.
Norway
Three weeks as #1 on the album chart, already a Gold album and the
band’s first Norwegian #1.
An impressive career
30 years, 85 million album sales, 17 world tours, close to 2000 live
performances and 15 studio albums, Iron Maiden is still on top. Formed
in 1975 by bassist Steve Harris, the band’s debut album was released in
1980 and they have enjoyed continued success ever since, thanks to the
increasing family of loyal fans worldwide. The band became a six-piece
in 1999 when singer Bruce Dickinson and guitarist Adrian Smith rejoined
the group, and with this line-up of Steve Harris, Dave Murray, Bruce Dickinson,
Janick Gers, Adrian Smith and Nicko McBrain (and of course not forgetting
Eddie, the band’s mascot who adorns every album cover and tour backdrop!)
their first album together was the highly acclaimed Brave New World in
2000.
With both 2003’s diverse and ingenious Dance Of Death album and the
follow-up, 2006’s A Matter Of Life And Death, they dazzled fans and critics
alike. Years of touring followed the album releases. In 2008 Iron Maiden’s
world tour "Somewhere Back in Time" began. The band then did 89 live performances
in front of two million fans in 38 countries. They flew in their own specially
chartered Boeing 757 that was named Ed Force One and piloted by Bruce Dickinson
himself. In 2009 the award-winning Flight 666-movie was released on DVD
and the release topped the music DVD charts in 25 countries.
1 - 4 July 2010.
Roskilde Festival 2010 says goodbye
The festival guests arrived early but the party went well. This year’s
Roskilde Festival goes down in history as one of the most desired festivals
of all times. Sold out two weeks before, the festival was met by a fantastic
commitment and support from the audience and an impressive turnout for
all of the concerts. In total, 125,000 guests, volunteers and artists took
share in this year’s festival that can look forward to a profit of more
than DKK 10 million (approx. EUR 1,400,000). We have gathered some of the
highlights.
Plenty of musical experiences
The rays of sunshine were in tough competition with the dazzling musical
experiences.
The Danish media were once again full of both five and six-starred reviews.
Gorillaz lived up to the high expectations with a show that once again
showed Damon Albarn as a fantastic musical leader.
The more traditional concerts on Orange Stage also delivered the goods.
On the day of the opening, Patti Smith commemorated the accident back in
2000 with a moving speech. She returned on Saturday with a powerful concert
that should convince all sceptics about the edge and political nerve of
the undisputed majesty of punk. And “vultures dressed in black showed their
gigantic wing span” as Danish magazine Soundvenue puts it in their review
of the rock performance of ‘Them Crooked Vultures’.
The Danish DJ team Den Sorte Skole played a packed concert on the Arena
stage. A concert that ended up being ”a demonstration of the historical
superiority of Roskilde Festival,” as Danish newspaper Politiken puts it.
The teeming diversity was omnipresent at the festival where the wheelchair-equipped
Staff Benda Bilili started a party on the Cosmopol stage while concerts
starring Beach House, Valient Thorr and Meshuggah also convinced and delighted
the audience.
Prince delivered ”le grand finale” with a concert that closed Roskilde
Festival beautifully.
Besides the musical experiences, Roskilde Festival also presented the
most ambitious “More Than Music” programme ever. The guests have both witnessed
some of the Danish Royal Theater’s theatrical performances in the camping
area, they have swung in both sound fittings and lighting installations,
they have gone swimming in a swimming pool in the festival area, they have
listened to Swedish ballads, and they have wandered through pillars of
northern lights in the dark in the new Nordic area.
Cartel 2009
THE 20BELOWS (DK) Whoa Oh
2562 (NL) Import Tectonic
ADAM TENSTA (S) Import RHM Entertainment
ALAMAAILMAN VASARAT (FIN) Import Nordic Notes
LILY ALLEN (UK) EMI Regal
TONY ALLEN (NGA) Import World Circuit
AMADOU & MARIAM (MALI) Warner Because Music
AMON AMARTH (S) Target Distribution Metal Blade
ANALOGIK (DK) VME Jenka Music
...AND YOU WILL KNOW US BY THE TRAIL OF DEAD (US) Target Distribution
Justice
ASS (S) Import Headspin
BABIAN (S) Import Troglodyte
BADDIES (UK)
BADEN/PEDER/STRUCK (DK)
ISSA BAGAYOGO (MALI) Import Six Degrees
BALSTYRKO (DK) ArtPeople Fake Diamond
BLACK DICE (US) Import Dfa
PETER BRODERICK (US) Bonnier Amigo Bella Union
THE BRONX (US) Bonnier Amigo Wichita
CANCER BATS (CAN) VME Hassle
NICK CAVE & THE BAD SEEDS (AUS) EMI Mute
THE CHAP (UK) Import Lo
CHOCQUIBTOWN (COL) Import Chocquibtown
CHRIS COCO (UK) Import Dumb Angel
TIM CHRISTENSEN (DK) Mermaid
CODY (DK) VME Slow Shark
COLA FREAKS (DK) Hjernespind
COLDPLAY (UK) EMI Parlophone
CUT OFF YOUR HANDS (NZ) Import Frenchkiss
DARKANE (S) Target Distribution Massacre
DAWN OF DEMISE (DK) Target Distribution Deepsend
THE DEADLY GENTLEMEN (US) Import Deadly Gentle Music
DEADMAU5 (CAN) VME Ministry of Sound
DEICHKIND (DE) Universal Vertigo
DEN SORTE SKOLE (DK) DSS
THE DODOS (US) Bonnier Amigo Wichita
DOWN (US) Bonnier Amigo Roadrunner
DRAGONTEARS (DK) Target Distribution Bad Afro
DUB COLOSSUS (UK/ETH) Import Real World
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ÅRHUS E presents PUZZLEWEASEL, VOKS, WÄLDCHENGARTEN,
VECTRAL and MORTEN RIIS (DK)
5 al 8 de julio Dinamarca 2007
La esencia de los grandes festivales
Por Alberto Pérez González / enviado especial
de IndyRock
Bjork / Arctic Monkeys .- fotos Sara Navarro - FIB 07
Si hay un festival que destaque por su buena organización y seriedad,
ese es Roskilde. Si encima le añadimos un cártel de lujo
al alcance de muy pocos y lo aderezamos con una audiencia entendida y que
ante todo va a disfrutar de la música, obtenemos uno de los mejores
festivales que hoy en día se pueden encontrar en Europa.
Así es como se presentaba el fin de semana del 5, 6, 7 y 8 de
julio en Roskilde, pequeña ciudad danesa cercana a Copenhague, casa
del festival de música más importante del norte de Europa
y capital musical de primer orden por una semana. Tan sólo había
que echar un vistazo al cartel para darse cuenta de la calidad que atesoraba,
y es que es bastante difícil reunir en un mismo fin de semana a
Red Hot Chili Peppers, Queens of the Stone Age, Muse, Björk, The Who,
Beastie Boys, The Killers, The Flaming Lips, Arctic Monkeys, Arcade Fire,
Electrelane, My Chemical Romance, Mando Diao. y así hasta completar
el magnífico elenco de bandas que este año iban a estar presentes,
con un claro predominio de grupos locales y escandinavos para rellenar
los horarios que dejaban libres en los escenarios más pequeños
las grandes bandas.
A la fiesta se sumó una inesperada lluvia, que no dejó
de caer durante los días previos al festival y el jueves y el viernes,
y que lo convirtió todo en una gran piscina donde la gente se movía
entre música, cerveza y barro. Aún así a nadie
le importaba demasiado el agua y, aunque se batiera el record de lluvia
caída durante el festival en los últimos 33 años,
la fiesta, el buen ambiente y sobretodo la música, no se vieron
interrumpidos en ningún momento.
Video web oficial Roskilde. Más videos del festival en
http://www.roskilde-festival.dk/object.php?obj=8bf000c&code=1
Jueves 5.- Seis escenarios #The Killers
Después de conseguir la acreditación, plantar la tienda
de campaña en el camping habilitado para los medios de comunicación
y mojarme por dentro y por fuera por culpa de la lluvia, tomé rumbo
al recinto de conciertos, donde los 6 escenarios en los que hay música
a la vez estaban ya en plena ebullición.
Así me planté en el primer gran concierto de esta edición
con The Killers sobre el escenario, o al menos para mí después
de que llegara tarde a ver el concierto inaugural con Arcade Fire como
protagonistas. No se puede hacer todo.
La banda de Las Vegas sobre el Orange Stage, el escenario principal
del festival, tocó buena parte de su repertorio, que si bien no
es muy amplio, sí que es bastante conocido. Empezó el concierto
con varios de sus temas más conocidos y singles del último
álbum, Sam's Town, quizás para hacer que el público
entrara en calor y se olvidara de la intensa lluvia que en esos momentos
nos estaba empapando a todos. Con When you were young y Bones el público
empezó a saltar y cantar, pero poco a poco el concierto fue decayendo
en temas menos conocidos y el frío y el agua hacían el resto
para dejarnos una impresión bastante distante de lo que esperábamos
del cuarteto americano. No obstante se produjo la esperada explosión
musical y anímica cuando sonaron los acordes casi seguidos de Mr.
Brightside, Smile like you mean it y sobre todo Somebody told me, pero
que no sirvieron para cambiar la idea general de lejanía y frialdad
que transmitió Brandon Flowers y los demás componentes.
Justo después, y en el mismo escenario principal tocaba la islandesa
Björk,
todo un mito escandinavo y quizás sobrevalorada por estas tierras.
No obstante su concierto empezó justo cuando más agua caía
y las canciones lentas y poco bailables de la artista hicieron que muchos
de los allí presentes se trasladaran a alguna de las carpas donde
tocaban grupos menores. Ese fue mi caso, que buscando algo de calor y sobretodo
refugio ante el agua pasé el resto de la noche refugiado en conciertos
menores.
Viernes 6 Julio # Queens of the Stone Age
Después del diluvio vino la calma, una calma en la que
todo estaba encharcado y lleno de barro, pero que al menos permitió
que pudiéramos disfrutar mejor de los conciertos. Mi primer concierto
del dia fue Beastie Boys. Si bien ya no son lo que mediáticamente
llegaron a ser en su día, rompiendo el mito de que el hip hop estaba
vetado para los blancos, la banda sigue conservándose muy bien y
ofrecieron un concierto cargado en intensidad y actitud, mezclando hip
hop de la vieja escuela con toques de skate punk y todo aquello que se
les pasara por la cabeza. A pesar de su madurez musical debido a sus años
sobre los escenarios, la banda sigue siendo un referente en su género
y uno de sus representantes más destacados, como se podía
comprobar en que gran parte del público conocía la letra
de sus canciones. Después, y antes de que llegara el gran concierto
del día, decidí darme un vuelta para ver a Klaxons,
una de las bandas londinenses que más están dando que hablar
en los últimos tiempos. A pesar de ofrecer un concierto corto, no
más de 50 minutos sobre el escenario, fue muy intenso. Con un potentísimo
directo y una moderna mezcla de rock y electrónica bailable, dejaron
al público sudando en la carpa dónde se celebró el
concierto. Es una banda a tener muy en cuenta en un futuro bastante próximo.
Justo después del concierto de Klaxons, me trasladé al
escenario principal para ver a uno de los grupos más esperados de
esta edición de Roskilde. Queens of the Stone Age salieron
puntuales al escenario, y sin esperar un sólo instante empezaron
a descargar todo su torrente musical. El grupo americano liderado por Joshua
Homme y su inseparable camisa a cuadros de leñador nos deleitaron
a todos los presentes con su hard rock a veces muy melódico, otras
veces demasiado duro, pero siempre excelente. Las canciones se iban sucediendo
una tras otra, los últimos singles se mezclaban con los primeros
y todo iba perfecto. El público estaba enloquecido por la explosión
musical, casi no había pausas entre canción y canción
y así transcurrió casi todo el concierto hasta que se llegó
a la última parte de éste. Entonces cuando el tiempo ya estaba
casi cumplido (todos los grupos tenían un límite de tiempo
para tocar, como en cualquier festival) Homme sí que se dirigió
al público para preguntarnos sí queríamos más,
a lo que obviamente todos respondimos que sí ya que aún no
habíamos oído algunas de las canciones más esperadas.
De éste modo y sin interrupciones estuvo más de veinte minutos
la música sonando para concluir el concierto provocando un éxtasis
colectivo con temas como The lost art of keeping a secret, Feel good hit
of the summer y Go with the flow. Fue sin duda uno de los mejores conciertos
del festival.
Para relajarme un poco me pasé a ver a un grupo de reagge The
Congos. Estos jamaicanos tienen sobre sus espaldas más de 30
años creando buena música, y ofrecieron un concierto bastante
relajado. Era peculiar ver a tanto rastafari junto, hasta 11 llegaron a
estar a la vez en el escenario, y casi todos ellos con canas, y es que
fueron de los grupos pioneros del reagge, colaborando con Bob Marley en
que este estilo musical se expandiera internacionalmente.
Ya a última hora y antes de volver a mi tienda de campaña
inundada por la lluvia, me encontré casi por casualidad con un grupo
sueco bastante desconocido. Quit your dayjob tocaban a la hora más
tarde y en el escenario más pequeño, pero nos dejaron con
la boca abierta a todos los que estábamos allí. No es que
destacaran por una especial calidad tocando punk, sino que la clave era
su actitud. Desnudándose casi por completo sobre el escenario no
dudaban en escupir al público o hacer chistes de cualquier tipo,
todo valía. Y aunque musicalmente no eran unos prodigios (aunque
tampoco eran nada malos), hicieron que todos saltáramos al ritmo
que ellos marcaban. Fue sin duda el concierto más divertido de todos
los que vi en este festival.
The Who # fotos 17/05/07. Madrid. Javier Alonso y Marina Sanz
Sábado 7 Julio # The Flaming Lips # The Who
El sábado, ya con buen tiempo aunque aún mucho barro,
se presentaba cargado de conciertos. Empecé el día viendo
el final del concierto de The National y el principio de Aronas. El primero
es un grupo americano liderado por Matt Berninger y que aunque no sea extraordinario,
sí que dejó un buen sabor de boca, recordando a ratos a Nick
Cave con su música oscura y romántica, una especie de pop
rock dulce que se encontraba a veces con la música country. En cuanto
a los segundos, si hubiera que definirlos podríamos decir que son
un grupo de jazz anárquico. Los neozelandeses, con el jovencísimo
Aron Ottignon como líder, se caracterizan por un estilo de música
ambiguo, pasando a veces de ritmos polinesios a una especia de punk jazz.
Fue pasando el día y llegó la hora de ver a The Flaming
Lips. El trío de Oklahoma City llegó a Roskilde cargado de
confetis, globos y demás utensilios, además de estar acompañados
de más de una docena de bailarines vestidos con disfraces de toda
clase, desde Superman hasta marcianos. El resultado fue una fiesta con
mayúsculas, donde a veces el espectáculo que se creaba sobre
el escenario eclipsaba a la propia música. La mejor muestra de ello
fue el principio del concierto. Mientras sonaban los primeros acordes el
cantante se metió dentro de un balón gigante hinchable que
fue lanzado al público y que estuvo rodando entre todos hasta que
volvió al escenario, para que entonces sí, empezara realmente
el concierto. En definitiva, un concierto 100% sicodélico, y no
tan sólo por la música.
Después de experimentar el buen rollismo creado por Flaming
Lips, el ambiente ya estaba preparado para The Who. La mítica
banda inglesa que lleva sobre los escenarios desde los 60, volvió
a dar un recital y demostrar por qué son considerados como una de
las mejores bandas de la historia del rock. Pete Townshed y Roger Daltrey
no defraudaron a nadie y los himnos con los que conquistaron en los 60
la industria musical volvieron a sonar con más fuerza y energía
que nunca. « My generation », quizás una de las canciones
más conocidas en la historia del rock fue coreada por las más
de 50000 personas presentes en el gigantesco escenario Naranja. Temas como
«Who's next» y "Tommy" tampoco faltaron a la cita y sus
temas más antiguos y famosos se iban mezclando con las canciones
de «Endless Wire», nombre de su último álbum.
En definitiva, fue una lección de rock para todos los presentes.
Después de The Who, el listón estaba muy alto,
así que no esperaba mucha cosa antes de ver en acción a Red
Hot Chili Peppers que tocaban en el mismo escenario unas horas más
tarde. Sin embargo, el grupo belga Goose, casi desconocido para el público
hizo que esas horas libres que tenía fueran aprovechadas de la mejor
forma posible. Una especie de mezcla entre Kraftwerk y Daft Punk es la
mejor forma de definir su estilo.
Después de este grupo belga que me causó tan buena impresión,
todo estaba listo en Roskilde para el concierto estrella del año.
Los demás escenarios dejaron de programar música o lo hicieron
con grupos desconocidos, y casi las 70000 personas de esta edición
acudieron a ver a Red Hot Chili Peppers. El cuarteto de California llegaba
a Dinamarca pocas horas antes del concierto y después de haber dado
otro espectáculo esa misma tarde en Londres. Quizás por eso
se retrasaron 10 minutos (fue el mayor retraso que ha habido en esta edición),
pero eso no sirve de excusa para que dieran la pobre imagen que dieron
sobre el escenario. Y es que aunque Flea (el bajista), Chad Smith (el batería)
o John Frusciante (el guitarrista) se salieran, Anthony Kiedelis, el cantante
y líder del grupo no estuvo allí. Se podrían contar
con los dedos de una mano las veces en las que interactuó con el
público y se le veía totalmente ausente. Simplemente se limitó
a cantar el repertorio de canciones que tenían programadas y nada
más, sin un mínimo de interés. Aún así,
canciones como "Californication", "By the way" o "Paralell Universe" hicieron
que el público se deleitara con ellas y es que son tan buenos, que
aún ofreciendo un pobre espectáculo consiguieron que las
70000 personas cantaron al unísono algunos de los estribillos.
Muse / Arctic Monkeys # fotos Sara Navarro - FIB 07
Domingo 8 Julio # Arctic Monkeys
El último día de festival tenía reservados algunos
de los conciertos más intensos. Y aunque la música acababa
oficialmente a la media noche, en la zona de camping la fiesta se prolongó
hasta el amanecer.
Nada más empezar la música, fui a ver a Beirut,
la banda liderada por el jovencísimo Zach Condon, que con
tan sólo 21 años ya se ha hecho un hueco en el panorama musical
de primer nivel. Su música es fruto de sus experiencias a lo largo
de un viaje que realizó por toda Europa, y esto queda reflejado
en que su estilo es una especie de música folk con toques contemporáneos.
Sin duda fue uno de los conciertos más pintorescos del festival.
Después tocaban las chicas de Electrelane. La música
electrónica quedó un tanto aparcada en este concierto y se
decantaron por unos ritmos más roqueros, eso sí, sin perder
d visto lo que les ha llevado a la fama. Aún así, yo personalmente
esperaba un concierto más potente que el que ofrecieron, ya que
pocas veces fueron las que realmente hicieron al público cómplice
de sus melodías.
Después de la electrónica tocaba más guitarreo,
así que fui a ver que tal lo hacía Arctic Monkeys.
El grupo que el año pasado ya tocó en el festival en una
de las carpas, tuvo este año el privilegio de tocar en el escenario
principal y fueron los encargados de caldear el ambiente a punto hasta
que les tocara el turno a Muse. No lo hicieron nada mal, haciendo que el
público se emocionara con sus singles y dejando todo preparado para
el trío que les procedía.
Era el turno de Muse y aunque el festival ya estaba acabando la
gente aún quería más, quería justo lo que recibió
de Muse, el concierto más intenso del Roskilde 2007. Bellamy y compañía
salieron al escenario con una energía desbordada, ofreciendo tres
conciertos en uno. Empezaron de forma arrolladora, con temas como Pluging
baby o Time is running out, para pasar luego a una fase más tranquila
caracterizada por Bellamy y su piano, para volver mediante la canción
«New Born» al estilo más arrollador y cargado de energía
con el que se despidieron ellos, despidieron el festival y la buena música
hasta el año que viene.
Cartel
completo con horarios y por días
1 2 3 4 (DK) Danish indie pop hope.
120 DAYS (N)
AGAINST ME! (US) Leftist punk songs with strong melodies and messages.
AGF (D) Antye Greie-Fuchs continues to compose and arrange new ventures
into her electronic universe.
MAHMOUD AHMED (ETH) A great voice from Africa calls at Roskilde.
MORTEN ALICK (DK) Drum'n'bass from young founder of record label.
ALLAN SKOV SOULCLUB (DK) Yesterday's still danceable steps.
ANALOGIK (DK) The Balkans-Denmark - there and back.
ANNUALS (US) Youthful American folk-pop with manic ideas.
ANTHONY B (JAM) Dancehall singer with the whole world on his mind.
ARCADE FIRE (CAN) A most influential band in the past couple of
years.
ARCTIC MONKEYS (UK) The British rock heroes are back before they
even went away.
THE ARK (S) Festive and glittering pop-glam-rock.
ARONAS (NZ) Punk chamber jazz fronted by young piano virtuoso.
AS IN REBEKKAMARIA (DK) Electro-pop chanteuse.
ASLE (DK) Restrained house from a versatile
DJ. ATOI (DK) Danish indietronica with lots of melodic wealth.
BADUN (DK) Twitching electronica-jazz.
BAND ANE (DK) Childish innocence with complex grooves and loops.
BASEMENT JAXX (UK) London-based house music from the musical leftfield
with a full line-up of hits.
BEASTIE BOYS (US) The pioneers of white rap and kitschy music videos
are back at Roskilde Festival.
BEIRUT (US) Young American transmits sounds of the yesterday world and
adds a pinch of indie rock.
BIGBANG (N) Successful retro-rock band specialising in steaming live shows
BJÖRK (ISL) Björk's magical world still shines as brightly
as the Icelandic evening sun.
BLACKSMITH PRESENTS: TALIB KWELI AND JEAN GRAE (US) Double hip hop impact
force.
BLOOD SWEAT DRUM'N'BASS BIG BAND (DK) A great chance to experience an emormous
big jazz ensemble on the slackrope.
BONDE DO ROLE (BRA) These Brazilians tease with sexy and outrageous baile
funk.
BOOKA SHADE (D) Trendsetting Germans serve techno and trance.
BOOTY COLOGNE (DK) Well-playing funk-hip hop collective.
BORIS (JAP) Japanese psych-drone-thrash.
THE BRIAN JONESTOWN MASSACRE (US) Productive Californian outfit playing
powerful acid rock led by mad genius Anton Newcombe.
THE BROKEN BEATS (DK) Simple pop with lots of energy and winning hooks.
BURAKA SOM SISTEMA (PT) Portuguese sunny ghetto-tech with roots in Angola.
CAMERA OBSCURA (SCO) British indie band hooked on catchy choruses
and tragicomic lyrics.
CARION/SVIN: BLOWBEAT (DK) Classical ensemble meets curled-up electronica.
CHILLOSOPHY MUSIC PRESENTS DJ NANDA AND SOLEAD (CHL/F) Smooth down-beat
vibes from Swedish label.
CHOIR OF YOUNG BELIEVERS (DK) Beautiful laments from young monk novice.
DJ CLICK (F) Remixing the Balkans.
CLIPSE (US) Critically-acclaimed rap about two brothers' lives on the streets
and on the downside of society.
COLD WAR KIDS (US) Soul-blues-rock from a group of second-generation cold
warriors.
THE CONGOS (JAM) Legendary reggae duo with their roots intact. CSS (BR)
Explosive outfit from Brazil ready for a round of funky post-punk fun.
CULT OF LUNA (S) Metal for post-rock enthusiasts.
CULTUREBOX LOUNGE TEAM (DK) One of the best nightclubs in Copenhagen delivering
chill-beats.
DATAROCK (N) Unpretentious electro-funk-rock played by Norwegians dressed
in matching leisure suits.
DEATH BY KITE (DK) Upcoming melodic noise rock straight out of the Copenhagen
underground.
DECORATE. DECORATE. (DK) Literary and gloomy rock. DETEKTIVBYRÅN
(S) Swedish romantic instrumental music.
DIGITAL MYSTIKZ, LOEFAH & MC SGT POKES (UK) A fix of dub-step from
the South London scene.
DJ DIPLO (US) DJ, producer and insatiable musical backpacker.
DIZZEE RASCAL (UK) The grime prince of East London.
DJUMA SOUNDSYSTEM (DK) Electronic drainings of Africa.
THE DOWNWARD CANDIDATE (DK) Aggressive hardcore thrash-metal from Copenhagen.
DREAM OF AN OPIUM EATER (UK/N) First performance of cinematic metal experiment.
DUSTY (D) German label founder, DJ and producer.
THOMAS DYBDAHL (N) Sympathetic singer-songwriter with faithful Scandinavian
fan base.
DÚNÉ (DK) Sparkling Danish synth-rock hope.
EAGLES OF DEATH METAL (US) Horny garage rock with lots of humor
below the belt.
ELECTRELANE (UK) Alternative rock played by girls with an experimental
character. R
OKY ERICKSON (US) Living legend playing highly influential acid rock.
EXPLOSIONS IN THE SKY (US) Post-rock with guitar-scapes that make
your hair stand straight.
FANFARE CIOCARLIA (ROM) Gipsy music with good moods and full throttle.
THE FLOOR IS MADE OF LAVA (DK) Denmark alsos delivers urban and hot new
rave.
FOREST & CRISPIAN (S) Swedish party rock in the vein of Bob Hund.
GADENS HISTORIE (DK/S) Hip hop total theatre.
HOLLY GOLIGHTLY (UK) Singer-songwriter with a big heart, songwriting talent
and back catalogue.
GOOSE (B) Former AC/DC cover band take on cheery and energetic electro-dance
music.
GORILLA ANGREB (DK) House punk band from now torn-down Ungdomshuset still
going strong.
GRIZZLY BEAR (US) Haunting alternative folk music filled with nature's
dangers and beauty.
A HAWK AND A HACKSAW (US) Versatile American musican walks eastward.
HAYSEED DIXIE (US) Rock classics exposed to intense bluegrass.
HIGHWAY CHILD (DK) Danish top-class leather rock.
IN FLAMES (S) Swedish hyper-melodic death metal
JEANS TEAM (D) Electro detours on Atari and Commodore 64.
JOHN LEGEND (US) Pianist and singer specialising in delicate R'n'B.
CAMILLE JONES (DK) Danish-American R'n'B star.
JUNKYARD PRODUCTIONS (DK) Sensual and rippling rasta sound from Jutland.
KAL (SER) Serbian gipsy rock'n'roll.
KAMA AINA (JAP) Soothing cinematic sounds from the Pacific Ocean.
KASAI ALLSTARS (DRCON) Congotronics - buzz'n'rumble from the urban jungle.
KASPER SPEZ (DK) Lovesick hip hopper with great potential.
KATATONIA (S) Depressive and melodic metal.
NIKAIDO KAZUMI (JAP) Acoustic singer-songwriter.
THE KILLERS (US) Stadium rock in vein of U2 and Bruce Springsteen.
THE KISSAWAY TRAIL (DK) Danish lads on their way towards the starry skies.
KLAXONS (UK) One of this year's most important new bands - and surely
one of the most publicized.
KLOAK (DK) Metal found in the strangest channels of the soul.
BASSEKOU KOUYATE & NGONI BA (MALI) Desert blues from Mali performed
on special West African lute.
SEUN KUTI AND EGYPT '80 (NIG) Legend Fela Kuti's son continues the mission
where his father and brother left off.
K'NAAN (SOM) One of the great hip hop hopes of the day.
LAZEE (S) Swedish rapper with international potential.
LCD SOUNDSYSTEM (US) Bone-dry dance-rock with a hipster-appeal higher
than the Empire State Building.
THE LIONHEART BROTHERS (N) Brian Wilson and Astrid Lindgren with gentle
doses of shoegazing.
HØGNI LISBERG (FO) Fully fledged singer-songwriter from the Faroe
Islands.
LONEY, DEAR (S) Sweden's latest bedroom singer.
LUOMO (FIN) The Finnish house artist Vladislav Delay performs under
his preferred pseudonym.
DJ LYCHEE (CHN) China's first performing DJ at Roskilde.
DJ LASSE LYNGBO (DK) Member of Diefenbach behind the decks.
M.A.N.D.Y. PATRICK (D) Kinky techno beats from the German Get Physical
label.
MACHINE HEAD (US) Defining thrash from right-hand men of American
metal.
MAHER SHALAL HASH BAZ (JAP) Japanese composer uses the error as a purposely
artistic strategy.
MANDO DIAO (S) Swedish retro garage rock.
MANI SPINX (DK) Danish multi-artist and quirky singer-songwriter.
MAPEI (S) Swedish freestyle rapper with NYC roots.
MARYBELL KATASTROPHY (DK) Experimental pop with a poetic edge.
MASTODON (US) A treat for fans of fantastical and violent prog metal.
MATIAS & LØWENSTEIN (DK) The club sound of western Denmark.
MATMOS (US) Challenging and explorative glitch-electronica from two curious
Gyro Gearloose types.
MIKA (UK) English pop phenomenon with enough room in the flamboyant
arsenal to harbour the best kitsch of the past 30 years.
MIKKEL METAL (DK) Danish producer and drum'n'bass icon.
MIT NYE BAND (DK) A handful of members of respected Danish indie bands
venture into avant-garde ambient. MOI CAPRICE (DK) Dreamy pop with a heartache
from Copenhagen.
NICOLAI MOLBECH (DK) Veteran DJ from Danish radio station P3.
MURDER (DK) Lonesome, acoustic folk sounds from Danish duo.
MUSE (UK) British sci-fi rock aiming at the sky.
MUSICIANS OF THE NILE (EGY) Dance music from the Upper Nile.
MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE (US) Melodic teenage angst with elements of
punk and rock opera.
THE NATIONAL (US) Melodic melancholy rock.
NEPHEW (DK) Danish electro-pop with verbal energy and refinement.
NEW YOUNG PONY CLUB (UK) A gang of young mares and a couple of stallions
play synth-music on their guitars.
NIKA SOUP AND SAYA SOURCE (JAP) Japanese girl duo with fine and fragile
songs.
NORTEC COLLECTIVE (MEX) The Mexican desert with techno beats.
NOSTALGIA 77 OCTET (UK) Brit-jazz with lots of bodily energy.
BEN NOTT (UK) British DJ and club organiser.
OH NO ONO (DK) Helium-infused garage-funk-rock.
MIKAEL PALNER (DK) Resident DJ at Roskilde Lounge.
MUNGAL PATASAR & PANTAR (TRIN) Sitar play with Indian and Caribbean
flavours at the same time.
PELICAN (US) Solitary metal with a strong touch of post-rock.
PEOPLE PRESS PLAY (DK) New, exciting electro-pop from former Future 3.
LEE SCRATCH PERRY & ADRIAN SHERWOOD (JAM/UK) Two great reggae/dub producers
enter the spotlight.
PETER BJORN AND JOHN (S) Swedish, internationally acclaimed indie pop.
PIXEL (DK) Fine cut and challenging electronica.
THE PSYKE PROJECT (DK) Danish extreme metal nodding towards Dillinger Escape
Plan and Converge.
QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE (US) Acid trips and laughing skulls with
the States' leading desert rockers.
QUIT YOUR DAYJOB (S) Festive and mad Swedish band.
RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS (US) Red-hot funk rock and soulful ballads
by a long-lasting band.
RHONDA HARRIS (DK) Nikolaj Nørlund is back with his old band.
RONIN & MARONE (DK) Solid and dirty house music.
ALICE ROSE (DK)
MARTIN ROSTBØLL (DK)
DARKO RUNDEK & CARGO ORKESTAR (INT)
MIKE SHERIDAN (DK)
SLAYER (US)
SONIC JUNIOR (BRA)
SORT STUE MED PIRATKOR (DK)
THE SOUNDS (S)
SPEAKER BITE ME (DK)
STELLA POLARIS SOUNDSYSTEM (DK)
STONES THROW RECORDS PRESENTS PEANUT BUTTER WOLF, J. ROCC, ALOE BLACC,
PERCEE P & GUILTY SIMPSON (US) T
STRIKE ANYWHERE (US)
SUSPEKT (DK)
TAXI TAXI! (S)
TENNISCOATS (JAP)
THE THERMALS (US)
TIMBUKTU & DAMN! (S)
. TIËSTO (NL)
TRANSMISSION LOW (DK)
TRENTEMØLLER (DK)
TROST (D)
TRUE TIGER PRESENTS NY, PURPLE SIMBA, BRUZA, FAITH SFX & SCANDALOUS
UNLTD. (UK)
TUNNG (UK)
TURBOWEEKEND (DK)
UNGDOMSKULEN (N)
VOLBEAT (DK)
THE WHITEST BOY ALIVE (N/D)
THE WHO (UK)
WILCO (US)
X-ALFONSO (CUB)
ZYKLON (N)
Roskilde Festival '07 is sold out!
The last ticket has been passed over the counter. Roskilde Festival
is completely sold out.
We have the music, we have the audience - now we just need some good
weather. Roskilde Festival can proudly announce that we are completely
sold out. The ticket sale has been going fast, both in Denmark and abroad.
75,000 people from all over the world will soon come to Roskilde Festival
for this year's biggest high-quality music party.
It is not possible to buy one-day tickets, but Sunday tickets and children's
tickets can be bought at the entrances - these types of tickets will not
sell out. However, Sunday tickets are only sold on Sunday 8 July. And if
you are over the age of 60, you can get in for free on Sunday 8 July if
you bring a valid picture ID.
Watch out for counterfeit tickets
If you are looking for festival tickets, then please do not buy them from
unauthorised outlets nor private sellers. The tickets may be counterfeit,
and you will not know until after you have paid. Roskilde Festival strongly
recommends festival-goers only to buy tickets from authorised ticket sales
- or else not to buy. All tickets are thoroughly checked at the entrances
- and if you have a counterfeit ticket, you will not get in, and a refund
is not possible.
http://www.roskilde-festival.dk/
The Cure y Patti Smith Fotos: AP, Reuters - Ideal
ROSKILDE, HOMENAJE A LAS VICTIMAS La edición
2001 del Rosskilde Festival, se convirtió, el último fin
de semana de junio, en un macroconcierto homenaje a las 9 personas que
murieron durante una avalancha de espectadores en la edición del
pasado año, mientras veían la actuación de Pearl Jam.
La organización del festival había invitado a las familias
de las víctimas para hacerles ver que, este año, se habían
mejorado considerablemente las medidas de seguridad y se había convertido
el escenario Orange en el más seguro del mundo. El homenaje fue
el recuerdo de estas personas a lo largo de todo el festival, que contó
con las actuaciones de Patti Smith, que tuvo un especial recuerdo a la
efemérides, interpretando la canción "Alive" de Pearl Jam,
que fue especialmente aclamada por todos los asistentes. También
destacaba la presencia de The Cure, que el pasado año no pudo subirse
al escenario puesto que el festival se suspendió después
de la desgracia. Neil Young cerro la noche del viernes con su tema "Keep
on Rocking in a Free World", mensaje que quisieron retomar los organizadores
del festival cuando al finalizar el mismo agradecieron a los mas de 100.000
asistentes su participacion. See you next year
The Orange stage
www.roskilde-festival.dk
