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 possibility of large-scale music festivals taking place in Denmark this summer has been described as “unrealistic” following the publication of expert recommendations for coronavirus-safe events. https://www.thelocal.dk/20210423/denmarks-summer-music-festival-hopes-fade Fri, 23 Apr 2021 18:31:11 +0200 denmarks-summer-music-festival-hopes-fade The discovery of a cellar in Roskilde believed to have belonged to medieval Danish Queen Margrete I is one of this year's ten most important archaeological finds. https://www.thelocal.dk/20191219/medieval-danish-queens-cellar-is-one-of-2019-top-ten-archaeological-finds Thu, 19 Dec 2019 17:23:39 +0100 medieval-danish-queens-cellar-is-one-of-2019-top-ten-archaeological-finds In one-and-a-half weeks from opening its doors to the last guest leaving, the Roskilde Festival produces 2,200 tonnes of trash. That is more than 10 percent of the annual waste production of the city of Roskilde. https://www.thelocal.dk/20190704/denmarks-roskilde-festival-creates-a-citys-worth-of-rubbish-what-are-organizers-and-guests-doing-about-it Thu, 04 Jul 2019 15:15:09 +0200 denmarks-roskilde-festival-creates-a-citys-worth-of-rubbish-what-are-organizers-and-guests-doing-about-it Thousands of people ran onto the Roskilde Festival’s camping area on Saturday as the annual music event opened its doors. https://www.thelocal.dk/20190701/new-tech-to-play-part-in-roskilde-festival-2019 Mon, 01 Jul 2019 14:15:02 +0200 new-tech-to-play-part-in-roskilde-festival-2019 One of the all-time greats of rock ‘n’ roll will play at Denmark’s largest music festival this summer. https://www.thelocal.dk/20190228/bob-dylan-to-play-at-denmarks-roskilde-festival Thu, 28 Feb 2019 14:02:22 +0100 bob-dylan-to-play-at-denmarks-roskilde-festival The party is over and the clean-up effort is underway. Here are our favourite pictures from this year's Roskilde Festival. https://www.thelocal.dk/20170703/in-pictures-roskilde-festival-2017 Mon, 03 Jul 2017 15:10:50 +0200 in-pictures-roskilde-festival-2017 In part two of our feature on volunteers at Roskilde Festival, The Local spoke to organisers and cooks at Sisters’ Cuisine, an organic food stand staffed by women asylum seekers and refugees. https://www.thelocal.dk/20170630/ive-worked-in-kitchens-in-asylum-centres-but-have-never-tried-anything-like-this-before Sat, 01 Jul 2017 00:09:19 +0200 ive-worked-in-kitchens-in-asylum-centres-but-have-never-tried-anything-like-this-before The Local went backstage at the Roskilde music festival – the largest of its kind in Scandinavia – to speak to three veteran volunteers about their roles and the culture behind the 46-year-old event’s workforce. https://www.thelocal.dk/20170629/roskilde-is-not-just-stages-but-also-the-space-between Thu, 29 Jun 2017 20:25:50 +0200 roskilde-is-not-just-stages-but-also-the-space-between The Danish Agriculture and Food Council let it all out in front of its headquarters at the Axelborg building in Copenhagen on Tuesday as it launched a new beer produced using recycled urine. https://www.thelocal.dk/20170628/denmark-gives-back-beer-made-using-recycled-urine Wed, 28 Jun 2017 11:00:00 +0200 denmark-gives-back-beer-made-using-recycled-urine 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 A beer brewed using urine collected from festival guests? It might sound like toilet humour, but that is exactly what Danish farmers have done. https://www.thelocal.dk/20170411/danish-farmers-brew-beer-from-festival-guest-urine Tue, 11 Apr 2017 19:23:09 +0200 danish-farmers-brew-beer-from-festival-guest-urine 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 If Denmark’s largest festival was feeling some pressure after this week’s surprise announcement that the Aarhus-based NorthSide had landed Radiohead as a headliner, it didn’t show it. https://www.thelocal.dk/20161027/roskilde-festival-reveals-first-names-for-2017 Thu, 27 Oct 2016 16:38:49 +0200 roskilde-festival-reveals-first-names-for-2017 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 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