Spornesfestivalen 2026 - Arendal, Tromøy
Studio Spornes Kulturscene, Spornesveien 14, 4818 Arendal Directions
Fri 10.07.2026 00:00
Performers
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Thom HellThom Hell is a Norwegian singer/ songwriter/ musician/ producer. He cites influences that include Paul McCartney, The Beach Boys, Pink Floyd, Genesis and Neil Young. He made his commercial recording debut in 2003 with the Tremendous Sinner EP on Chewin' Pine Records. A second EP, While You're Waiting (2004), followed on the label prior to Hell's full-length album debut, I Love You (2004). Every Little Piece (2006), signaled a growing fan base. Hell's third album, God If I Saw Her Now (2008), reached the Top Five of the albums chart and earned him two Norwegian Grammy awards (Best Male Artist, Best Pop Composer). Moreover, his single «My Heart Is Longing for a Soul» garnered a nomination for Best Music Video. With All Good Things (2010) he received a new Norwegian Grammy award for Best Male Artist. In 2012, he recorded his fifth studio album, Suddenly Past, with Jason Falkner in LA. Together they played all the instruments on the album. His two next albums, SIX (2014) and Until This Blows Over (2015) cultivated Hell´s love for the 70s progressive music. The 2017 album, Happy Rabbit, was praised in the UK by Mojo (4/5), The Guardian (4/5), The Independent (4/5) and Uncut (7/10), to name a few. In 2019 Hell released the album Straight to VHS. «See the Sun» (March 2021) is a single from his tenth album, scheduled to be released in 2021. In addition to being one of the most productive songwriters in Norway, Thom Hell is also among the most active touring artists, with 30 concerts in the fall of 2020 and more than 80 concerts scheduled for the coming year.
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Minor MajorityNorwegian rock band started by Pål Angelskår and Andreas Berczelly in 2001.
They released 'Walking home from Nicole's'. In 2002 Jon Arild Stieng joined the group. "Dancing in the backyard" was one of the best selling singles in Norway that year. A bassplayer, drummer and a keyboardplayer came in 2003. The album "Up for you and I" became a gold record. January 2006, they released "Reasons to hang Around".
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Jonas AlaskaJonas Alaska is the performance alias of Norway's Jonas Aslaksen, an indie pop singer and songwriter inspired by the singer/songwriter era of the '60s and '70s. Born in Åmli in 1988, the multi-instrumentalist studied music in England at the Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts. His eponymous debut album of spirited folk-rock arrived in 2011 and not only reached number five on Norway's album chart, but earned the artist three Spellemann nominations -- that country's equivalent of the Grammys -- in the categories Best Songwriter, Best Male Artist, and Newcomer of the Year; he won the latter. Released by Sony, 2013's If Only as a Ghost outdid his debut by one spot on the charts and brought the singer continued comparisons to Paul Simon, with whom he shares a similar vocal tone. Offering more electronics and grittier guitar work, 2015's Younger was Alaska's first to be written on electric instead of acoustic guitar. It reached Norway's Top 20. His fourth long-player, Fear Is a Demon, followed on Braveheart Records in 2017. ~ Marcy Donelson, Rovi
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Garness
Norwegian music duo and identical twins. We make organic indie pop music and love to play live! Latest album release: "Restart". Listen to us on your favorite streaming platform and follow us here for the latest updates and reports from our work.
