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 Denmark's largest festival gives fans a little teaser with the first ten names added to next year's line-up. https://www.thelocal.dk/20151008/roskilde-festival-reveals-first-names-for-2016 Thu, 08 Oct 2015 14:35:18 +0200 roskilde-festival-reveals-first-names-for-2016 In our final dispatch from northern Europe's biggest music festival, our photographer Bobby Anwar shares a hand-picked selection of his week's greatest shots. https://www.thelocal.dk/20150706/the-best-photos-of-the-2015-roskilde-festival Mon, 06 Jul 2015 14:10:52 +0200 the-best-photos-of-the-2015-roskilde-festival After the year’s hottest day on Sunday, cooler and wetter conditions are returning to Denmark. https://www.thelocal.dk/20150706/denmarks-hottest-day-ends-with-downpours Mon, 06 Jul 2015 11:09:41 +0200 denmarks-hottest-day-ends-with-downpours There was so much going on at the Roskilde Festival that it was hard to stay on top of it all. We were at Denmark's wildest party and periodically posted some of the most interesting articles, great photos and much more from this year's event. https://www.thelocal.dk/20150702/the-locals-not-quite-live-roskilde-blog Thu, 02 Jul 2015 15:30:21 +0200 the-locals-not-quite-live-roskilde-blog The Local sent two writers with distinctively different musical tastes to cover this year's Roskilde Festival and tasked them both with selecting their five favourite concerts. https://www.thelocal.dk/20150705/best-concerts-roskilde-festival-2015 Sun, 05 Jul 2015 23:34:08 +0200 best-concerts-roskilde-festival-2015 The Roskilde Festival food experience used to be best defined by eating canned tuna in a hot tent but a strong focus on food and sustainability in recent years has led to numerous high-quality, value-for-money organic food options around the festival. https://www.thelocal.dk/20150704/roskilde-festival-much-more-than-music Sat, 04 Jul 2015 11:37:39 +0200 roskilde-festival-much-more-than-music Some 30,000 people volunteer at the Roskilde Festival through their voluntary efforts, it is little wonder that it has grown to the proportions it spans today. https://www.thelocal.dk/20150702/rf15-volunteers-at-the-heart-of-an-epic-festival Thu, 02 Jul 2015 14:26:48 +0200 rf15-volunteers-at-the-heart-of-an-epic-festival Roskilde 2015 is nearing top gear as the grand stages prepare to open on Wednesday. The Local was out and about at the camping areas to find out what it is that attracts people from far and wide to the annual event. https://www.thelocal.dk/20150701/roskilde-festival-camping-rf15-diversity-art Wed, 01 Jul 2015 13:11:03 +0200 roskilde-festival-camping-rf15-diversity-art It's Denmark's biggest party and northern Europe's biggest music festival – but how much do you really know about the Roskilde Festival and its patented Orange Feeling? https://www.thelocal.dk/20150630/ten-things-you-might-not-know-about-roskilde-festival Tue, 30 Jun 2015 16:26:55 +0200 ten-things-you-might-not-know-about-roskilde-festival The Local's culture team will be at the Roskilde Festival – Denmark's biggest annual party – catching a glimpse of the action over the next few days. Here are some of the many acts we're most excited to see. https://www.thelocal.dk/20150629/the-locals-ten-must-see-roskilde-concerts Mon, 29 Jun 2015 10:03:50 +0200 the-locals-ten-must-see-roskilde-concerts If you were on the fence about whether or not to attend this year’s two major music festivals, you’ve now ran out of time. https://www.thelocal.dk/20150610/roskilde-and-northside-festivals-announce-sell-outs Wed, 10 Jun 2015 11:20:07 +0200 roskilde-and-northside-festivals-announce-sell-outs Denmark's largest music festival plans to take its focus on sustainability to the next level by 'beercycling' its guests' urine. https://www.thelocal.dk/20150604/roskilde-festival-fans-to-drink-their-own-pee Thu, 04 Jun 2015 19:15:58 +0200 roskilde-festival-fans-to-drink-their-own-pee With several major festivals getting under way and a strong line-up at Copenhagen venues, June is a month filled with musical options for every taste. https://www.thelocal.dk/20150530/denmarks-ten-must-see-experiences-in-june Sat, 30 May 2015 08:44:22 +0200 denmarks-ten-must-see-experiences-in-june Both Odense’s Tinderbox and Aarhus’s NorthSide have released their final efforts to knock the Roskilde Festival off its throne. https://www.thelocal.dk/20150415/danish-musical-festivals-reveal-final-line-ups Wed, 15 Apr 2015 13:31:40 +0200 danish-musical-festivals-reveal-final-line-ups With clocks being set ahead an hour on Sunday, spring is finally ready to hit full bloom. Here are our picks for the best concerts to help you ring in the new season. https://www.thelocal.dk/20150328/denmarks-ten-must-see-concerts-in-april Sat, 28 Mar 2015 10:08:55 +0100 denmarks-ten-must-see-concerts-in-april All 166 acts for the 2015 Roskilde Festival were announced Thursday morning, completing a line-up that should particularly please fans of American hip-hop. https://www.thelocal.dk/20150326/hip-hop-stars-highlight-roskilde-lineup-release Thu, 26 Mar 2015 10:05:25 +0100 hip-hop-stars-highlight-roskilde-lineup-release For the third year running, webzine Rockfreaks.net is hosting a mammoth St Patrick's day celebration at Copenhagen's legendary Stengade venue, featuring free beer and a lineup of hand-picked bands. https://www.thelocal.dk/20150312/rockfreaks-st-patricks-day-copenhagen-stengade Thu, 12 Mar 2015 11:01:35 +0100 rockfreaks-st-patricks-day-copenhagen-stengade If anyone doubted the selling power of Paul McCartney anno 2015, the ex-Beatle has quickly proven the haters wrong. https://www.thelocal.dk/20150312/mccartney-gig-leads-to-saturday-sell-out-at-roskilde Thu, 12 Mar 2015 09:34:40 +0100 mccartney-gig-leads-to-saturday-sell-out-at-roskilde UPDATED: The British icon will hit Roskilde as his only European festival appearance this summer for a show that promises to include a collection of classic Beatles songs. https://www.thelocal.dk/20150306/paul-mccartney-to-headline-roskilde-festival Fri, 06 Mar 2015 08:24:00 +0100 paul-mccartney-to-headline-roskilde-festival A total of 30 new musical acts were rolled out in duelling announcements from Roskilde Festival and Tinderbox on Thursday, with the NorthSide Festival making additions of its own earlier this week. https://www.thelocal.dk/20150226/denmarks-summer-music-festival-race-heats-up Thu, 26 Feb 2015 14:18:00 +0100 denmarks-summer-music-festival-race-heats-up