Roskilde '13

Summer is getting closer, the weather is getting better and the holidays are almost here now! All this meaning that the annual huge Danish festival is getting closer – Roskilde Festival! If you haven’t heard of it, it is a festival to be held every summer since 1971 in the Danish town Roskilde, and has its characteristics such as the big orange festival tent, the volunteers and charity.

The orange tent has become a symbol of the festival, and so has the orange color also become a feature of the festival. I really like the concept of the festival, because it is very enthusiastic people who volunteer to work at the festival, plus the volunteers get a free ticket to the festival, so it is kind of win-win. Plus the fact, that all the leftover money the festival make is given to charity. Not the worst thing people make by drinking beer and listening to music, huh?  Other than that, they always have big artist names side by side with very new, up-coming (or just unknown) names. There is always something to listen to, and you can always get inspired by all the different bands and genres.

I am very excited about this year’s festival, and can’t wait to hear all the lovely music and walk in all the dirt you don’t want to know, what is. Nevertheless I would like to present some of the bands I absolutely have to hear at this year’s Roskilde. 

And first of is Sigur Rós: An Icelandic band with enchanting sounds. They sing their own language, which is totally incomprehensible for me and yet it makes totally sense with the other sounds they make it is like the singing and the sounds melt together. 

The Danish band When Saints Go Machine is definitely also a band I want to hear this year. They play electronic instruments, makes breezy beats and the lead singer has a beautiful and delicate voice. They also sing in English, so it should be understandable for everyone!

One of my favorite artists is also visiting this year's Roskilde - James Blake that is! Poetic, beautiful, deep and depressive are some of the key words, but still to say that everything coming from that man is amazing! Hopefully I am able to see this beautiful creature (haha) since I also am a working volunteer.

Vinnie Who has become very popular in Denmark by now, and they are this year opening the Orange stage July 4^th! I am a very happy longtime member fan and I look very much forward to see the disco/electro inspired band. 

Another band, I might have mentioned before, that also participates at Roskilde this year is Of Monsters and Men! They make awesome indie/folk tunes, and are actually from Iceland just as Sigur Rós! I bet those Icelanders get something from their beautiful surroundings..

Since I can't write that much about ALL the bands I want to hear, here is a little list of other bands I would like to hear: C2C, Efterklang, Volbeat, Crystal Castles, Queens of the Stone Age, The National, Disclosure, MØ, Chinese Man, Quadron, Animal Collective, Dead Can Dance, Indians and maybe I will check out Rihanna.

You can visit Roskilde Festival's webpage here, or you can even listen to a list with all of the names this year on youtube here!
Roskilde '13 is going to be great!

xoxo, 

Freja