Quotes
"Put aside prejudices and check it out. Turns out there is more to Danish music than Barbie Girl..."

- Neil McCormick, The Daily Telegraph v. SPOT 2009
"SPOT is one of the greatest festivals I’ve ever been to!"

- Fruzsina Szép, Sziget Festival (HU)
 
WEDNESDAY 06-10-2010
Four Full Houses for SPOT On Denmark in Hamburg
A total of 8-900 people inside the venue during the night and absolutely full houses (approximately 350 people) for EACH of the four Danish ...
WEDNESDAY 06-10-2010
SPOT, MXD and Danish Music to Millions of Viewers in Europe
Last night Franco-German TV channel ARTE showed a seven-minute feature on Danish music with a special focus on Danish music export. Thus the ...
WEDNESDAY 06-10-2010
Reeperbahn Festival: SPOT-bands on The Beatles’ Old Stage in Hamburg
With no less than nine bands  Denmark is – once again – one of the most well represented nations at the Reeperbahn Festival in ...
WEDNESDAY 06-10-2010
Danish Night at Montreux: 1000 fans inside and a long line of people outside
Saturday Night at one of the most famous festivals in Europe: more than 1000 fans in the venue the whole night for a line up with new Danish ...
MONDAY 31-05-2010
Three Danish acts to play at Montreux Jazz Festival – international praise for SPOT
Cody Kiss Kiss Kiss and Ginger Ninja – these three Danish SPOT acts have been chosen to play at the internationally renowned Montreux Jazz ...
THURSDAY 27-05-2010
The end of SPOT 2010
This year’s SPOT festival saw an increase in both music-loving audience and international delegates.More than 330 representatives from ...
SATURDAY 22-05-2010
Freaks and geeks at the FM Belfast concert
FM Belfast filled the Voxhall venue with their own quirky tunes and a cool nerdy take on popular 90s songs.
SATURDAY 22-05-2010
Taking a dive into Danish music
Next to the small pool outside Musikhuset SPOT Live met Robert Meijerink from the Eurosonic Noorderslag festival to hear his impressions of ...
SATURDAY 22-05-2010
Talking about SPOT with people from the industry
People from the music industry met on the balcony in Musikhuset for an intense yet friendly "speed meeting" networking session. SPOT Live ...
SATURDAY 22-05-2010
18th century poetry at SPOT 2010
The newly formed trio Song for Wendy played musical interpretations of Romantic poetry
SATURDAY 22-05-2010
When Saints Go Machine – one of the hottest tickets of the day
Band greeted with cheers from a massive audience at VoxHall
SATURDAY 22-05-2010
Massive queues for Efterklang
Large crowds were unable to get in to Efterklangs concert friday night
SATURDAY 22-05-2010
The rumour is spreading
Massive succes for The Rumour Said Fire - disappointment for those who did not get in to the folk-groups concert.
FRIDAY 21-05-2010
“I was surprised grime could exist in Denmark”
Two German journalists and two Finnish representatives share their impressions of SPOT.Journalist Klaus Fiehe from the German 1Live Radio ...
FRIDAY 21-05-2010
On the sunny side of the SPOT Festival
The first band up at Pickup Scenen was King’s Light Infantry
FRIDAY 21-05-2010
SPOT Live: Happy to travel outside Norway
John Olav Nilsen: “It’s amazing. It’s our first trip outside our country.”
FRIDAY 21-05-2010
Gentle indie, groovy voices and banjo-based garage rock
- This is the first time we’re playing in Denmark… And we like it said Ella Blixt from her place behind the keyboard. Together with ...
FRIDAY 21-05-2010
SPOT Live: Full house at SPOT Opening Night
The Opening Night of this year’s SPOT festival began with a reminder of what it’s all about: Experiencing the potential of young ...
THURSDAY 20-05-2010
SPOT Live: Both performers and the audience enjoyed a cosy night
The venerable theatre café Café Hack  was a more than suitable place for three of the more “cosy” additions to the InterSPOT ...
THURSDAY 20-05-2010
Stubnitz closed – InterSPOT concerts moved
The local fire authorities have decided to close down the ship Stubnitz. This means that all SPOT-related activities scheduled to take place ...
WEDNESDAY 19-05-2010
Savage Rose-daughters both playing at SPOT
Formed in 1968 the Savage Rose is one of the most unique Danish musical phenomenons. From the beginning they received international ...
TUESDAY 18-05-2010
A finger on the pulse during SPOT
As soon as the audience enters the festival ground the SPOT Live editorial team goes looking for stories. During the festival the team will ...
TUESDAY 18-05-2010
The audience waves at France during InterSPOT
Thursday’s InterSPOT concerts at Train with Sophie Hunger (CH) Gablé (FR) and Montgomery (FR) will be a somewhat extraordinary ...
MONDAY 17-05-2010
FilmSPOT: Free rock’n’roll movie screening
This September the rock’n’roll movie ”The Runaways” is released in Denmark by SF Film. Since it comes out directly on DVD and will ...
FRIDAY 14-05-2010
Once again, SPOT experiences an increase in international attention
Last year's record number of international accredited guests attending SPOT Festival will be surpassed this year.
MONDAY 10-05-2010
Efterklang - showing new sides of Denmark
Efterklang is easily the Danish band that tours most extensively abroad. Since their first gig abroad in 2005 they have completed three ...
TUESDAY 04-05-2010
The Blue Van – Greasing the Wheels With Advertisement Revenue
The SPOT-current band’s music is used in Apple-commercials TV shows games and more. As much as 70 percent of the quartet’s revenue comes ...
TUESDAY 04-05-2010
Video: Get The SPOT Feel
Want to know what SPOT is all about ? Get a dogme view of what's going to happen May 20-22
MONDAY 03-05-2010
Full InterSPOT programme revealed
InterSPOT puts the puzzle together and proudly presents the two final pieces:Awkward I (NL) is a band of four members playing seven ...
THURSDAY 29-04-2010
Favourite moments at SPOT
Nina ChristianiI saw Trolle/Siebenhaar on the biggest stage in Musikhuset. The cool thing was that they got people to rise from their seats. ...
THURSDAY 29-04-2010
SPOT runs all year long
When the last band has left the stage SPOT Festival doesn’t just close down and wait for next year. Instead the SPOT On Denmark initiative ...
TUESDAY 27-04-2010
SPOT attracts Greek media attention
With more than twenty international acts the brand new mini festival InterSPOT is a unique event embedded in the predominantly Nordic SPOT ...
TUESDAY 27-04-2010
Last acts revealed for SPOT 2010
The very last bands for this year’s line-up have now been revealed: One fairly experienced one well on their way.Electro-pop trio ...
TUESDAY 20-04-2010
Efterklang announced for SPOT
Seven new Scandinavian acts have been announced for this year’s SPOT Festival.One of these is Efterklang whose latest album “Magic ...
MONDAY 19-04-2010
SPOT Opens with a Celebration of Creativity
SPOT is proud to reveal the programme for the official Opening Night – a night with a focus on creativity and a night which also makes up ...
MONDAY 19-04-2010
16 acts ready for InterSPOT
SPOT is happy to announce 13 new acts and five additional venues for the international mini festival InterSPOT. The venues are ...
TUESDAY 13-04-2010
Massive Additions to the SPOT Line Up
Once again it is time for a massive announcement of bands who will be playing at SPOT 2010. This time we have Danish indie for you as well ...
TUESDAY 13-04-2010
Metal Acts Will Be Masters in Their Own House
Metal SPOT – The Nordic Explosion: Massive line-up on Friday 21st May with no less than six metal bands. After last year’s successful ...
MONDAY 22-03-2010
Five Wide-Ranging Rock Acts Added to the SPOT Line-Up
Once again the SPOT Festival can reveal new acts and this time it is five acts in the rock department.Dúné who play highly charged and ...
MONDAY 22-03-2010
The Songwriter Stage – an Oasis at SPOT
  Singer/songwriters and acts who blend music and literature gather around this year’s SPOT banner
MONDAY 15-03-2010
More International Music at SPOT than Ever Before
When the SPOT Festival kicks off on Thursday May 20th it will also herald the advent of the festival’s brand new initiative InterSPOT: an ...
MONDAY 15-03-2010
14 New SPOT Acts – and a Multitude of Directions
The SPOT Festival can now unveil more bands for the upcoming festival in Aarhus on May 21st and 22nd: Fourteen Danish acts in as diverse ...
THURSDAY 18-02-2010
39 bands confirmed for SPOT 2010 - so far
SPOT has revealed the first pile of talented Danish and Nordic acts for this year’s festival on 21st – 22nd May.The first heap of acts ...
MONDAY 08-02-2010
Sold Out: Vienna Put a SPOT on Denmark
The doors had to be closed 15 minutes into the first ever SPOT On Denmark on Austrian soil – the Austrians were enthusiastic about the ...
WEDNESDAY 03-02-2010
Razor Sharp Austrian Focus on Danish Music
The attention that When Saints Go Machine Ginger Ninja and Kiss Kiss Kiss are enjoying before the SPOT On Denmark night in Vienna is simply ...
MONDAY 21-12-2009
The Politics are hot in France
The Politics really capitalized on their visit at the Trans Musicales de Rennes-festival last weekend. After the entire festival two out of ...
MONDAY 21-12-2009
We are listening…
The ROSA / SPOT Festival office resounds with music these days. A staggering total of 925 acts have applied to play at SPOT in May next ...
THURSDAY 26-11-2009
Sold Out in Brussels – It’s becoming a nice habit
Thursday night in Brussels. It’s just past eight and SPOT On Denmark’s Christian Buhl makes no effort to hide his big smile as he puts ...
FRIDAY 13-11-2009
Danish music big in Belgium
The 26th of November Fagget Fairys Lucy Love I Got You On Tape and Prins Nitram are playing the ”SPOT On Denmark” –showcase in ...
WEDNESDAY 21-10-2009
Music for SPOT Festival 2010 - open for applications
We are currently planning the SPOT 2010 festival and it is now that orchestras and artists for who it would have national and international ...
WEDNESDAY 21-10-2009
SPOT invited to participate in cutting edge international festival collaboration
SPOT has been invited into the international festival-collaboration De Concert! Who amongst many count members such as the French Les ...
TUESDAY 06-10-2009
Oh No Ono to be released worldwide
Oh No Ono are getting their second album “Eggs” released worldwide and have started a collaboration with Stefan Juhlin from Pitch & ...