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[01.06.09] - And the Nordic winners are....
In the past weekend some of the best upcoming bands from Sweden, Finland, Norway and Denmark played in this year's Nordic finals in Stockholm. Two of the bands were selected by a jury to proceed to the international final at Taubertal Open Air Festival in Germany 7-9 of August this year. The two Nordic winners of the Emergenza Festival 2009 are:
KID GALAHAD (Sweden) and YEAR OF THE DOG (Finland)
Best of luck to both bands and thank you to all bands that played in the 08/09 festival.
It is now possible to enrol for the 2010-festival - just click "sign up" in the menu and follow the instructions.
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Foto av: Magnus Jensen |
[24.05.09] - Mollygogo wins Norwegian final 2009
Rockefeller was the perfect stage for this year's Norwegian final in the Emergenza Festival. After having seen concerts with some of the best upcoming bands from Norway the jury first chose the Oslo band "Custom" as the winner of the Oslo part of the festival and then after that they chose "Mollygogo" (Bergen winners) as the overall winner of this year's Emergenza Festival in Norway. Congratulations to Mollygogo - they will now take part in the Nordic finals in Stockholm.
It is now possible to enrol for the 2010-festival - just click "sign up" in the menu and follow the instructions.
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[19.05.09] - Norwegian final on Saturday
After many great concerts we are now ready for the biggest of them all - the Norwegian final at Rockefeller this Saturday the 23rd of May!
Don't miss this opportunity to see some of Norway's best upcoming bands play at Norway's best live stage.
If you have a band of your own it is now possible to enrol for the 2010-festival - just click "sign up" in the menu and follow the instructions.
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Photo by: Anna Reivilä |
[16.05.09] - Year Of The Dog wins Finland final 2009
Nosturi was the best venue for this year's Finland final in the
Emergenza Festival. After having seen concerts with Finlands finest upcoming bands the jury first chose the Helsinki band "Year Of The Dog" as the winner of the Helsinki part of the festival and then they put the Tampere winner "Hangman" beside "Year Of The Dog" to pick the Finland winner. "Year Of The Dog" is number one in Finland and will play in Stockholm, Sweden in the end of May. "Hangman" got the fine price "Best guitar player" and went home to Tampere with a brand new Hagström Guitar. Congratulations to "Year Of The Dog" - they will now take part in the
Nordic finals in Stockholm.
It is now possible to enrol for the 2010-festival - just click "sign
up" in the menu and follow the instructions.
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[12.01.09] - Enrolment is possible NOW!
Now it is possible for Norwegian bands living in or near Oslo to enrol to the festival. Just click the Norwegian flag to the right or click sign up in the menu.
Finnish bands living in or near Helsinki or Tampere can also enrol now but following the enrolment steps in the sign up section.
There are still spots open in the festival, so go and enrol your band today!
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[28.11.08] - Bergen final at Verftet this weekend
This weekend Bergen will get the opportunity to prove that is has some of the best upcoming bands Norway can offer! At Verftet (Røkeriet) we will world premier the first ever Emergenza Festival final to be held in Bergen! Don't miss it - it's going to be a blast!
The winner of this night will take the stage at Rockefeller in Oslo i May next year when it's time for the Norwegian final. From the Norwegian final the best Norwegian upcoming band of the 2008/2009 season will join winning bands from Denmark, Sweden and Finland in the Nordic finals in Stockholm. From there the world awaits the two Nordic winners!
Come out and support the local upcoming scene and vote for the bands you like! Click program in the menu to see the line-up for the final. See you in front of stage!
(if you are in a band that lives in the region around Oslo or in Denmark, Sweden or Finland you can already now sign up your band for the festival in 2009 by following the instructions by clicking your flag to the right)
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[16.10.08] - Bergen semifinals at Garage this weekend
Don't miss the semifinals this weekend at Garage in Bergen! Some of the best upcoming bands from the western part of Norway will play Friday and Saturday at one of Bergen's best clubs. Every night bands will go on to the Bergen finals where the ultimate achivement is to win and participate in the Norwegian finals at Rockfeller in Oslo next spring.
If your band is living in the Oslo area now is the time to enrol your band for the festival - becuase we are soon coming to your part of Norway!
Finnish bands from Helsinki and Tampere are also welcome to enrol now.
(Swedish or Danish bands please click the flag of your country to go to the local home page).
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[14.10.08] - Marshall is supporting upcoming bands
The one and only Terry Marshall was in Germany to head the Emergenza International Jury. If you are not familiar with the Marshall name, then you should not be into music. For the last 40 odd years Marshall Amplifiers have shaped the sound of rock. All the songs you hear on the radio, all the best rock/pop/metal and what have you style of music play Marshall Amps. Terry and his father, Jim, are single handedly responsible for the sound of today. Without Marshall there would not be The Who, Jim Hendrix, Gun'n'Roses, The Police and Hundreds of Others. Not only is Marshall the most famous name in Rock, but their amplifiers go to 11 (fill here other spinal tap references please).
Q) Marshall is the most famous name in amplifiers already so you don't need an introduction, Emergenza is working with musicians on a global scale but obviously on a "ground level", meaning, we are “nurturing the stars of tomorrow”….. Am I right in saying that the Marshall-Emergenza association is a labour of love to help new talent spring up?
Terry: Working with Emergenza to support new talent is really a natural continuation for us. When we built our first amplifier in 1962 it was for customers such as The Who, and Eric Clapton, who were then unsigned artists at the beginning of their careers, just like the musicians I saw at this year's Emergenza final.
At every Emergenza Festival concert Marshall will provide special edition guitar and bass amps on stage.
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[13.10.08] - Royal Republic (Swedish 2008 winners) in Paris
For many years the Emergenza Festival has been the world leading festival for upcoming bands. Every year we seek to offer more and more opportunities for the participating bands. From the 2009 season we will be able to offer selected Nordic bands the possibility of playing concerts in Munich, Hamburg, Berlin and London besides the concerts in the biggest and best venues in their own country/region.
To kick start our new collaboration with some of our "sister festivals" in Europe we sent last seasons Swedish winners "Royal Republic" to Paris where they played a showcase in the previous weekend.
If you also want to get the possibilities we can offer your band - enrol today to ensure your band a spot in the 2009 festival!
Just click "sign up" in the menu and follow the instructions...
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[01.09.08] - WORLD PREMIER THIS WEEKEND IN BERGEN!
Since the early 1990's the Emergenza Festival has been the world's largest festival for upcoming bands. Every year new cities join the festival, and in the coming week we are proud to welcome Bergen as a festival city. Spread the word and let's meet in front of stage at HULEN to support the upcoming music scene in Bergen.
See you Thursday, Friday and Saturday!
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[11.08.08] - THE TWO NORDIC WINNERS MADE GREAT IMPRESSIONS IN GERMANY
In the past weekend the two Nordic winners - Tako Lako (DK) and The Ran (FIN) - played some awesome shows at the Taubertal Open Air Festival in Germany as part of the international Emergenza Festival final 2008. In the end though it was the British band Gloria Cycles who won the international final.
Enrolment is now possible in all Nordic countries for the next festival season. Please click sign up in the menu and follow the instructions.
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[07.07.08] - EMERGENZA FESTIVAL IS OPENING FOR ENROLMENTS IN BERGEN (OSLO AND HELSINKI IS ALSO OPEN FOR ENROLMENTS!)
Through the years many great Norwegian bands has come out of Bergen and a lot af good musicians are living in the "Hordaland". Therefore it is a great pleasure for us to expand the festival to Bergen. Enrolment is now possible for Bergen - concerts start already in September so be quick and click the Norwegian flag to enrol your band! At this moment it is only possible for bands living in Hordaland to participate in the Bergen festival.
For Norwegian bands living close to Oslo and Finnish bands living close to Helsinki the enrolment has now started for the next festival season as well - please click the flag of your country and follow the instructions.
Enrolment has also started in Sweden and Denmark.
See you ON stage!
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[02.06.08] - THE NORDIC WINNERS ARE: "TAKO LAKO" (DK) AND "THE RAN" (FIN)
This years Nordic final took place at Debaser Medis in Stockholm this weekend. More than 500 nordic bands took part in the Emergenza Festival 2008 and now it was up to the jury to decide which two bands who are going to represent the Nordic countries in the international final at Taubertal Open Air in Germany in August 2008. Tako Lako (DK), The Ran (FIN), Faen Hell (N) and Royal Republic (S) each won their national final and the jury chose Tako Lako and The Ran.
We would like to congratulate all bands that took part in the finals this year and we would like to invite you to enrol your own band to the 2009 Emergenza Festival!
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Foto: Lars A. Lien |
[26.05.08] - THE LINE-UP FOR THE NORDIC FINAL IS READY!
This Saturday 16 of Norway's best bands played at Rockefeller in Oslo. In front of a fantastic crowd they gave their best performance ever. The jury selected the hip-hop act "Faen Hell" as this years Norwegian winner, and they will play together with the winners from Sweden, Denmark and Finland in the Nordic final in the coming weekend. From the Nordic final two Nordic bands will go on to the international final in Germany this August at "Taubertal Open Air Festival". If you are in Stockholm the coming weekend we hope to see you in front of stage at Debaser Medis - this is a night you shouldn't miss!
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[20.05.08] - NOW IT'S TIME FOR THE OSLO FINAL
During the last couple of weeks we had the finals in cities like Gothenburg, Copenhagen, Helsinki and Malmö. Now the time has come to the last final before we go to the Nordic finals in Stockholm at the end of May. On Saturday the 24th of May we will present some of Norway's best upcoming bands at the stage at Rockefeller in Oslo. Come out and support the local upcoming scene and vote for the bands you like! Click program in the menu to see the complete festival line-up. See you in front of stage!
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[22.04.08] - OSLO AND HELSINKI SEMI FINALS THIS WEEK
At this point all semi finals are done in Denmark and Sweden. This week you are invited to join the semi finals in Oslo and Helsinki. In Oslo the bands will compete for a spot in the Norwegian final at Rockefeller and the bands in Helsinki are competing for a spot in the Finnish final at Nosturi. Come out and support the local upcoming scene and vote for the bands you like! Click program in the menu to see the complete festival line-up. See you in front of stage!
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[19.02.08] - FESTIVAL KICK OFF!
In January we kicked off the festival in Sweden and Denmark. Now the time has come where we will kick off the Norwegian and Finnish part of the festival in Oslo and Helsinki. Check out the program and come out to support your favorite bands when they play LIVE AND ON STAGE!
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