Bergenfest

Bergenfest (initiated 1993 in Bergen, Norway under the name OleBlues) started out as an intimate blues and Americana festival, situated at various venues in the city center of Bergen.^[1]

Bergenfest
Status	Active
Genre	Music Festival
Date(s)	Mid June
Begins	12 June 2019 (2019-06-12)
Ends	15 June 2019 (2019-06-15)
Frequency	Annually
Location(s)	Bergen
Country	Norway
Years active	1993 – present
Website	bergenfest.no

Biography

Bergenfest has since then grown into what is now one of the leading music events in Norway, with a much more diverse music profile and a significantly bigger audience. In 2012, the festival changed to an outdoor event, and are now situated in the historically and aesthetically stimulating surroundings at Bergenhus Fortress.^[2]

Bands and artists

2011–2015

2011 (April 27 – May 1) Alela Diane Cortney Tidwell Dave Cloud & The Lounge Lizards Emmylou Harris Giant Sand Ida Jenshus Imelda May Jason Isbell Josh T. Pearson Kelly Joe Phelps & Corinne West Kurt Wagner Lloyd Cole Los Lobos Miss Tati Los Lonely Boys Otis Gibbs Phantom Limb Ron Sexsmith These United States Vidar Busk

2012 (June 21 – 24) Ane Brun Bat for Lashes Baxter Dury Bernhoft with band Billy Talent Chew Lips Doomriders Flogging Molly Ingrid Michaelson Israel Nash Gripka JD McPherson Jonathan Wilson Justin Townes Earle Monica Heldal Patti Smith & her band Phenomenal Handclap Band Treetop Flyers Trixie Whitley Turboneger

2013 (June 12 – 15) Amy Macdonald Band of Horses Biffy Clyro CC Cowboys Charles Bradley Dan Croll Dig Deeper Gerilja Hoffmaestro Imagine Dragons Mark Knopfler Mikhael Paskalev Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds Noah and the Whale Razika Real Ones Simone Felice Susanne Sundfør Tønes

2014 (June 11 – 14) Agnes Obel Anne Grete Preus Audrey Horne Billy Bragg Blondie Frank Turner Highasakite John Mayer Lana Del Rey Laura Mvula Lars Vaular Monica Heldal Robert Plant Rhye Simple Minds Sivert Høyem Skambankt Thomas Dybdahl ZZ Top

2015 (June 11 – 14) Patti Smith Jaga Jazzist Jackson Browne Ben Howard Bastille John Grant Calexico Siri Nilsen Kygo Tori Amos Aurora Alt-J Kyla La Grange Miss Tati Thea Hjelmeland First Aid Kit Natalie Prass Team Me Kyla La Grange Seinabo Sey

2016

June 15

• Biffy Clyro
• Band Of Horses
• Michael Kiwanuka
• Yeasayer
• Vintage Trouble
• Patty Griffin
• Israel Nash
• The London Souls

June 16

• Sigur Rós
• Ghost
• Wilco
• Wolf Alice
• Mercury Rev
• Banditos
• Blackfoot Gypsies
• Nothing but Thieves
• MK's Marvellous Medicine

June 17

• John Newman
• Jake Bugg
• Sivert Høyem
• Lars Vaular
• Yelawolf
• Rudimental
• Coasts
• Ezra Furman
• Model Aeroplanes
• Half Moon Run
• Ibibio Sound Machine

June 18

• Highasakite
• Låpsley
• Years & Years
• Lukas Graham
• Action Bronson
• Astrid S
• dePresno
• Great News
• Alibiet
• Lemaitre
• Milky Chance
• Cast
• Sonny Alven
• Chain Wallet
• Pompel & The Pilts
• Deborah Rose and Mari Randle
• Leftover Cuties

2017

June 14, 2017

Plenen	Bastionen	Magic Mirrors	DNB-Scenen	Håkons-Hallen
Liam Gallagher Richard Ashcroft Mikhael Paskalev	Rag'n'Bone Man Hjerteslag Whitney	Slaves Julia Jacklin Louis Berry	Shakanaka (3 shows)	Tall Heights

June 15, 2017

Plenen	Bastionen	Magic Mirrors	DNB-Scenen	Håkons-Hallen
Ellie Goulding Tom Odell Passenger	Kakkmaddafakka Dagny Sigrid	Sondre Lerche Liv Dawson Silja Sol	Mato Grytten (2 shows) 9 Grader Nord	Gordi 9 Grader Nord

June 16, 2017

Plenen	Bastionen	Magic Mirrors	DNB-Scenen	Håkons-Hallen
Karpe Diem Zara Larsson Store P Tove Lo	Gabrielle Emeli Sandé Izzy Bizu Stein Torleif Bjella	Ho99o9 Henrik The Artist Princess Nokia Cass McCombs	Boy Pablo (2 shows) Mato Grytten (2 shows)	Jake Isaac Kadhja Bonet

June 17, 2017

Plenen	Bastionen	Magic Mirrors	DNB-Scenen	Håkons-Hallen
Pet Shop Boys Aurora Bryan Ferry Benjamin Clementine Oh Wonder	Halsey Anne-Marie John Olav Nilsen & Nordsjøen Baloji Strange Hellos	Sushi X Kobe Tiggs da Author Joseph Kjartan Lauritzen Nikki Lane	Myra (2 shows) Mato Grytten (2 shows)	Miranda Lee Richards

2018

• Nick Cave & the bad Seeds
• Queens of the Stone Age
• Alex Cameron
• Anna of the North
• Anderson East
• Angus & Julia Stone
• Astrid S
• Audrey Horne
• Bendik
• Cezinando
• Cloves
• Colter Wall
• Cordovas
• Electric Eye
• Erlend Ropstad
• Father John Misty
• Fieh
• Gabrielle
• George Ezra
• Gospelbeach
• Great News
• Halie
• Hollow Hearts
• I See Rivers
• J Hus
• James Bay
• Janove
• Jarle Skavhellen
• Jason Isbell and The 400 Unit
• Jessie Reyez
• John Moreland
• Keeva
• Kelela
• Kiriyama Family
• Kjartan Lauritzen
• Krakow
• Little Simz
• Lloyd Llewellyn
• Lukas Graham
• MachoMayne
• Mahalia
• Mato Polo
• Mikaela Davis
• Myra
• Nick Mulvey
• Pale Waves
• Parcels
• Phoenix
• Real Ones
• Rival Sons
• Roy Woods
• Shikoswe
• Sigrid
• Sleaford Mods
• Sløtface
• Sondre Justad
• Sparks
• Super-G
• SYML
• Tank and the Bangas
• Thåström
• The Districts
• The Last Internationale
• The Struts
• Tom Grennan
• Tom Russell
• Whitney Rose
• Vasas Flora och Fauna
• Velázquez México

2019

• Bon Iver
• Robert Plant & the Sensational Space Shifters
• Clean Bandit
• Hjerteslag
• Madrugada
• Patti Smith
• Tove Lo
• Unge Ferrari
• Years & Years
• Alma
• Angelo Reira
• Barns Courtney
• Benjamin Francis Leftwich
• Benjamin Ingrosso
• Bishat
• Black Midi
• Cautious Clay
• Charlie Cunningham
• Daniel Romano
• Depresno
• Dean Lewis
• Emma Steinbakken
• Gavin James
• Girson & Venner
• Hester V75
• I See Rivers
• Iris
• Isah
• Isah + Angelo Reira + SAUS
• Jacob Banks
• Jarle Skavhellen
• John Grant
• Juke Ross
• Julia Holter
• Jungle
• Kristian Kristensen
• Kurt Vile & the Violators
• Lee Fields & the Expressions
• Moyka
• Novo Amor
• Phlake
• Pom Poko
• Razika
• Romskip
• Ruel
• Ryan Bingham
• SAUS
• Snail Mail
• Starcrawler
• Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks
• Sushi x Kobe
• The Charlatans
• The Tallest Man on Earth
• The Twilight Sad
• Tom Walker
• Vilnes
• Yola

2022

Tuesday, 14 July

• Grace Jones
• Michael Kiwanuka
• Bernhoft
• Charlotte Jane
• Gary Clark Jr.
• Tide Lines
• Ziggy Marley: A Live Tribute to His Father

Wednesday, 15 July

• A-ha
• Inhaler
• Passenger
• Rhys Lewis
• Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever
• S.G. Goodman
• Sondre Lerche
• The Specials

Thursday, 16 July

• Biffy Clyro
• Aurora
• Gang of Youths
• Joan As Police Woman
• Kvelertak
• Slomosa
• Sports Team
• Supergrass

Friday, 17 July

• Cezinando
• Emilie Nicolas
• Karpe
• Zara Larsson
• Billy Nomates
• Black Pumas
• Fay Wildhagen
• Hannah Storm
• Kamara
• Nelly Moar
• Two Door Cinema Club
• Victor Leksell

Saturday, 18 July

• Röyksopp
• Arif
• Astrid S
• Erlend Øye
• George Ezra
• IAMDDB
• Iris Gold
• Justin Adams & Mohamed Errebbaa
• KA2
• Michelle Ullestad
• Myra
• Sam Ryder
• Tom Grennan
• Victoria Nadine
• Zupermaria

References

• Norway portal
• Music portal

1. Espeland, Harald (2014-12-05). "Bergenfest får støtte likevel" (in Norwegian). Bergens Tidende. Retrieved 2015-04-25.
2. "Bergenfest får støtte likevel" (in Norwegian). Gaffa.com. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2015-04-25.

External links

• Official website