https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Denmark in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed The Aarhus band Baest is poised for an international breakthrough thanks to a recent documentary and an injection of taxpayer money. https://www.thelocal.dk/20190819/the-danish-death-metal-band-that-became-reality-tv-stars Mon, 19 Aug 2019 11:39:23 +0200 the-danish-death-metal-band-that-became-reality-tv-stars "Ten years in Hell” was the running theme of this year’s Copenhell and the three-day music festival at Refshaleøen had an unmistakable self-congratulatory feel. https://www.thelocal.dk/20190624/copenhell-2019-wrap-ten-years-in-hell-copenhagen Mon, 24 Jun 2019 13:07:43 +0200 copenhell-2019-wrap-ten-years-in-hell-copenhagen The Tønder Festival says it will ensure 50 percent of its performers in future are female. https://www.thelocal.dk/20181212/danish-music-festival-to-guarantee-50-percent-female-lineup Wed, 12 Dec 2018 19:01:40 +0100 danish-music-festival-to-guarantee-50-percent-female-lineup Denmark and its lovely capital city have inspired numerous songs over the years and now a new and rather strange one can be added to the list. https://www.thelocal.dk/20181102/listen-is-this-the-strangest-song-ever-written-about-copenhagen Fri, 02 Nov 2018 17:51:30 +0100 listen-is-this-the-strangest-song-ever-written-about-copenhagen Singer Kim Larsen, a true Danish icon, died on Sunday after a long battle with cancer. He was 72 years old. https://www.thelocal.dk/20180930/danish-rock-legend-kim-larsen-dead-at-72 Sun, 30 Sep 2018 16:30:55 +0200 danish-rock-legend-kim-larsen-dead-at-72 American heavy metal band Metallica, whose drummer is Dane Lars Ulrich, will be awarded Sweden's Polar Music Prize this year, often called Music's Nobel Prize. https://www.thelocal.dk/20180215/metallica-and-afghan-institute-share-musics-nobel-prize Thu, 15 Feb 2018 12:43:28 +0100 metallica-and-afghan-institute-share-musics-nobel-prize Former Oasis frontman Liam Gallagher will perform at the Northside festival in Aarhus this summer. https://www.thelocal.dk/20180202/liam-gallagher-heading-to-aarhus-as-danish-festival-makes-major-announcements Fri, 02 Feb 2018 18:03:55 +0100 liam-gallagher-heading-to-aarhus-as-danish-festival-makes-major-announcements When Copenhagen's popular Vinterjazz (Winter Jazz) festival kicks off next month, one new Danish musical concept hopes to make it big by going small. https://www.thelocal.dk/20180125/danish-hygge-front-room-jazz-concept-makes-space-on-the-sofa-for-festival-goers Thu, 25 Jan 2018 18:40:26 +0100 danish-hygge-front-room-jazz-concept-makes-space-on-the-sofa-for-festival-goers Icelandic icon Björk will appear at the 2018 Northside festival in Aarhus. https://www.thelocal.dk/20171102/denmark-bjork-to-headline-denmarks-northside-festival-25-years-after-aarhus-debut Thu, 02 Nov 2017 16:42:54 +0100 denmark-bjork-to-headline-denmarks-northside-festival-25-years-after-aarhus-debut Denmark will join over 60 countries in a global music event in support of the international refugee crisis. https://www.thelocal.dk/20170817/danish-cities-to-host-global-charity-concerts-in-aid-of-refugees Thu, 17 Aug 2017 14:31:30 +0200 danish-cities-to-host-global-charity-concerts-in-aid-of-refugees Roskilde Festival, the largest music festival in northern Europe, opened its camping area Saturday to eager festivalgoears aiming to find a prime camping spot before concerts begin on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.dk/20170626/parents-ridiculed-for-complaining-to-roskilde-festival-over-camping-areas Mon, 26 Jun 2017 22:00:38 +0200 parents-ridiculed-for-complaining-to-roskilde-festival-over-camping-areas Talk about fluid tunes: A group of innovative Danish musicians submerged like fish in an aquarium have created an underwater concerto with instruments specially adapted to resonate in a silent world. https://www.thelocal.dk/20170424/danish-musicians-in-aquariums-make-sounds-in-a-silent-world Mon, 24 Apr 2017 11:22:59 +0200 danish-musicians-in-aquariums-make-sounds-in-a-silent-world Danish jazz violinist Svend Asmussen, whose long career included collaborations with Stephane Grappelli, Josephine Baker and Duke Ellington, died on Tuesday at the age of 100, his family said. https://www.thelocal.dk/20170208/danish-jazz-violonist-svend-asmussen-dies-aged-100 Wed, 08 Feb 2017 09:52:42 +0100 danish-jazz-violonist-svend-asmussen-dies-aged-100 English singer Rick Astley is best known for his 1987 hit song ‘Never Gonna Give You Up’ but maybe someday he’ll be remembered for his beer. https://www.thelocal.dk/20170103/not-a-rickroll-we-swear-pop-star-astley-to-make-danish-beer Tue, 03 Jan 2017 09:43:13 +0100 not-a-rickroll-we-swear-pop-star-astley-to-make-danish-beer Want to build an end-of-year playlist Danish style? Here are 2016's most streamed tracks in Denmark. https://www.thelocal.dk/20161208/these-are-the-spotify-hits-danes-listened-to-in-2016 Thu, 08 Dec 2016 10:55:40 +0100 these-are-the-spotify-hits-danes-listened-to-in-2016 As Danes prepare to turn their calendars to December and hunker down for winter, the summer music festival season is just starting to heat up. https://www.thelocal.dk/20161130/danish-music-festivals-turn-up-the-competition-with-headline-reveals Wed, 30 Nov 2016 14:13:23 +0100 danish-music-festivals-turn-up-the-competition-with-headline-reveals The 2017 music festival season is already heating up thanks to Tuesday’s announcement that Radiohead will headline the NorthSide festival in Aarhus. https://www.thelocal.dk/20161025/northside-lands-radiohead-for-first-danish-show-in-eight-years Tue, 25 Oct 2016 12:37:46 +0200 northside-lands-radiohead-for-first-danish-show-in-eight-years In January 1979, with no warning and to the great surprise of his band, Thad Jones, jazz trumpeter and composer, abandoned his residency at the Village Vanguard, New York, and moved straight to Denmark. https://www.thelocal.dk/20160701/when-the-village-vanguard-came-to-denmark Fri, 01 Jul 2016 14:12:29 +0200 when-the-village-vanguard-came-to-denmark A young music fan has died after sustaining injuries at a concert by the punk band NOFX at the Christiania venue Den Grå Hal. https://www.thelocal.dk/20160621/danish-music-fan-dies-after-concert-fall Tue, 21 Jun 2016 11:28:23 +0200 danish-music-fan-dies-after-concert-fall Bolstered by the legendary Black Sabbath's final appearance in Denmark, the metal festival Copenhell gears up for its biggest year yet. https://www.thelocal.dk/20160621/copenhell-festival-preview-heavy-metal-copenhagen Tue, 21 Jun 2016 13:07:56 +0200 copenhell-festival-preview-heavy-metal-copenhagen