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 Mid and West Zealand Police said on Thursday that investigators have been unable to determine the why a 20-year-old Copenhagen woman died at last summer’s Roskilde Festival. https://www.thelocal.dk/20170113/six-months-later-roskilde-festival-death-remains-a-mystery Fri, 13 Jan 2017 10:45:40 +0100 six-months-later-roskilde-festival-death-remains-a-mystery An English mild-mannered 24-year-old festival virgin gets thrown into one of Europe's biggest festivals – what could possibly go wrong? https://www.thelocal.dk/20160705/tales-of-a-roskilde-festival-virgins-first-time Tue, 05 Jul 2016 06:08:37 +0200 tales-of-a-roskilde-festival-virgins-first-time The hundreds of can and bottle collectors who come to Roskilde each year can take home a lot of cash, but there can often be a high price to pay. https://www.thelocal.dk/20160704/roskilde-festival-bottle-collectors-good-money-to-be-made Mon, 04 Jul 2016 14:31:20 +0200 roskilde-festival-bottle-collectors-good-money-to-be-made The number of rapes reported at this year’s Roskilde Festival was at its highest point in several years, Mid and West Zealand Police said in a press release. https://www.thelocal.dk/20160704/five-rape-reports-filed-during-roskilde-festival Mon, 04 Jul 2016 15:18:53 +0200 five-rape-reports-filed-during-roskilde-festival It was tough to pare it down, but our team has made their picks for the best concerts from this year's Roskilde Festival. https://www.thelocal.dk/20160704/the-best-concerts-of-roskilde-festival-2016 Mon, 04 Jul 2016 11:50:38 +0200 the-best-concerts-of-roskilde-festival-2016 We were on hand all week as a field in Roskilde was temporarily turned in to the fourth largest city – and unquestionably the biggest party – in Denmark. https://www.thelocal.dk/20160627/the-locals-not-quite-live-roskilde-2016-blog Mon, 27 Jun 2016 15:12:18 +0200 the-locals-not-quite-live-roskilde-2016-blog Since the 1990s, Roskilde Festival has been focused on making the event as sustainable as possible, and this year is no different. https://www.thelocal.dk/20160702/roskilde-festival-sustainability-waste-recycling Sat, 02 Jul 2016 16:32:44 +0200 roskilde-festival-sustainability-waste-recycling A 20-year-old woman from Copenhagen died early on Saturday after having problems breathing at the Roskilde Festival, Mid and West Zealand Police said in a press release. https://www.thelocal.dk/20160702/young-woman-dies-at-roskilde-festival Sat, 02 Jul 2016 12:58:50 +0200 young-woman-dies-at-roskilde-festival Whistleblower Edward Snowden addressed a large, enthusiastic crowd at the Roskilde Festival on Tuesday afternoon. https://www.thelocal.dk/20160628/from-russia-with-love-snowden-addresses-roskilde-festival Tue, 28 Jun 2016 22:08:06 +0200 from-russia-with-love-snowden-addresses-roskilde-festival The main music might not start until Wednesday, but for many guests the campground pre-parties are what Roskilde is all about. https://www.thelocal.dk/20160627/finding-the-orange-feeling-in-roskildes-campgrounds Mon, 27 Jun 2016 19:32:18 +0200 finding-the-orange-feeling-in-roskildes-campgrounds Denmark’s biggest annual party kicks off on Saturday, when the Roskilde Festival will open its gates for the 46th year in a row. https://www.thelocal.dk/20160624/8-key-questions-ahead-of-this-years-roskilde-festival Fri, 24 Jun 2016 15:28:32 +0200 8-key-questions-ahead-of-this-years-roskilde-festival Roskilde Festival organizers announced on Wednesday that American whistleblower Edward Snowden will be a featured speaker at the festival. https://www.thelocal.dk/20160615/edward-snowden-to-speak-at-roskilde-festival Wed, 15 Jun 2016 16:14:52 +0200 edward-snowden-to-speak-at-roskilde-festival The Local’s editor will be heading to Aarhus this weekend for the Northside Festival – here’s what he is looking forward to the most. https://www.thelocal.dk/20160614/ten-reasons-were-excited-for-northside-festival Tue, 14 Jun 2016 16:20:58 +0200 ten-reasons-were-excited-for-northside-festival Roskilde Festival has once again sold out, spurred in part by an uptick in international guests. https://www.thelocal.dk/20160602/international-guests-push-roskilde-festival-to-early-sell-out Thu, 02 Jun 2016 17:38:33 +0200 international-guests-push-roskilde-festival-to-early-sell-out When well over 100,000 people transform a field outside of Roskilde into northern Europe’s largest music festival this summer, watchful eyes will be on the lookout for suspicious and dangerous behaviour. https://www.thelocal.dk/20160414/roskilde-festival-volunteers-to-receive-terror-training Thu, 14 Apr 2016 13:06:14 +0200 roskilde-festival-volunteers-to-receive-terror-training Denmark's largest festival released its full roster of 179 acts on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.dk/20160406/roskilde-festival-reveals-final-2016-line-up Wed, 06 Apr 2016 10:52:25 +0200 roskilde-festival-reveals-final-2016-line-up 20 new names have been added to the Roskilde festival line-up, bringing the total number of acts to 74, with 101 more to be announced at the beginning of April. https://www.thelocal.dk/20160301/roskilde-music-festival-adds-20-new-names Tue, 01 Mar 2016 15:47:39 +0100 roskilde-music-festival-adds-20-new-names The 2016 Roskilde Festival will be kicked off with a performance by the Syrian National Orchestra for Arabic Music, fronted by Damon Albarn. https://www.thelocal.dk/20160209/syrian-national-orchestra-to-open-roskilde-festival Tue, 09 Feb 2016 14:31:17 +0100 syrian-national-orchestra-to-open-roskilde-festival A bevy of acts including a reunited LCD Soundsystem and Danish pop darling MØ were added to the 2016 Roskilde Festival line-up on Monday. https://www.thelocal.dk/20160125/roskilde-festival-adds-21-new-names-to-line-up Mon, 25 Jan 2016 16:14:56 +0100 roskilde-festival-adds-21-new-names-to-line-up The Roskilde Festival revealed another batch of names on Wednesday, led by New Order and Wiz Khalifa. https://www.thelocal.dk/20151111/roskilde-festival-adds-18-names-to-2016-line-up Wed, 11 Nov 2015 15:12:43 +0100 roskilde-festival-adds-18-names-to-2016-line-up