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PROGRAMME 2009

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Welcome 5 Leave a green footstep 6 What is new at Roskilde Festival 8 Green Footsteps 10 Festival media 12 Visit Roskilde city 15 Keep your festival clean 16 Get beer for your garbage 16 More than music 19 Agoras 20 Climate Community 23 YourSpace 25 Art & events 26 Roskilde Cinema 30 Roskilde Skate 38 Where to eat 42 The vegetarian menu 45 Practical information 47 Humanitarian refund collection 63 Safety and security 64 Protect your ears 66 Social workers 66 Donate camping equipment 67 Stage descriptions 70 Pavilion Junior 72 Band presentations A-Ă… 75 Lounge 120 Map of Roskilde Festival 2009 124 Festival site map 126 Map of Roskilde city 128 Input for your festival 130

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Editor Anders Hjortkær Christensen

Thanks to collaborators Roskilde Festival thanks its many great collaborators who support the festival in development and marketing.

Band presentations Henrik Simonsen City map Roskilde Lejre Tourist Information

Tuborg is Roskilde Festival’s main partner. Tuborg and Roskilde Festival are very close collaborators – both parties wish to support music all year round and

Design Anders Cold

will consequently look into initiatives and ideas that aim at improving the conditions for the music scene

Sale of advertisements Jungersted Media

in Denmark.

Print Datagraf

Media DR (Danish Broadcasting Corporation) is responsible for concert recordings at Roskilde Festival. Concerts are transmitted to large parts of Europe. Roskilde Festival collaborates closely with MTV that produces much footage and gives the audience great service and experiences. Roskilde Festival collaborates with metroXpress in the production of the

Print run DK: 75,000, UK: 35,000 – in total 110,000 Address

Roskilde Festival Havsteensvej 11, DK-4000 Roskilde Tel: (+45) 46 36 66 13 Fax: (+45) 46 32 14 99 E-mail: info@roskilde-festival.dk roskilde-festival.dk

Roskilde Festival cannot be held responsible for misprints and alterations or cancellations affecting the events described in this programme.

festival newspaper Orange Press. Roskilde Festival has a number of media partners, e.g. Bandbase.dk, Close-Up (S), Delta Radio (DE), Denimzine (S), Don’t Panic (UK), Gaffa, Go-Card, iBYEN.dk, Kingsize (S & N), Live XS (NL), MTV, NATT&DAG (N), Norsk Rockforbund (N), Nöjesguiden (S), Oor (NL), Piraja (S), Piranha (DE), POP Media (FIN), RockPhoto, Sonic (S), Soundvenue, STV, Transition (S), Uncle Sally’s (DE) and Vice Magazine (S, N & DK). Other primary collaborators and sponsors are Diesel, Converse, Lay’s, Polar Is, Oticon, Spejder Sport, BEC, Sony Ericsson, Frellsen, Naturmælk, Brynje, Ben & Jerry’s and Tetra Pak. Transport collaborators include Swebus Express (S), Kruse Busser, Livescenen, Momondo.com, DSB, Gomore.dk and Argon Events (UK). Climate collaborators DSB, Vækstforum Sjælland, European Environment’s Agency, Vattenfall, Danish Electricity Saving Trust, Dantherm, Pihl, Exide, DCF, Eurail and Brøchner Hotels. Read more about the festival’s partners on roskilde-festival.dk


Dear Roskilde-goer We are very happy to once again open the gates to Roskilde Festival. The past year has seen a world in economic recession – something that has also had an impact on Roskilde Festival. It has affected prices and currencies, not least in Iceland and Sweden. We sincerely appreciate your participation – because if there is one thing essential and indispensable to this festival... it is our audience. We have worked hard to present a festival which again this year can live up to previous years’ big sucesses, and which does not let itself be weighed down by the global economy. As always, we serve up a wide music programme with something for everyone. We have something for those who want to experience the big roars from the Orange Stage as well as for those who dig the niche genres. We have 180 acts on the programme so there is loads to delve into by our seven music stages. Camping site under pressure Over the years, the gravel pit has spread out and created a huge hole in the middle of the camping area. Festival veterans will quickly no-

WELCOME

WELCOME TO ROSKILDE FESTIVAL 2009 tice that gates and areas from previous years have now been eaten up, and Roskilde rookies will experience a camping site where it may not be the easiest place to find one’s way around. For this reason, we have now named the largest passageways. On the map in this programme book and on road signs at the festival area all road names are clearly marked. They will help you find your way around the festival area. Remember that you can also look after the service towers which are clearly marked by the letter of the camping area that you are in. We leave Green Footsteps In 2009 Roskilde Festival focuses on global climate changes. We call the campaign Green Footsteps. By leaving small, green footsteps at Roskilde Festival, we will make a difference and take part in sending a signal to the rest of the world. We have looked both at our own initiatives and asked all of you to contribute to do your part to spare the environment. All of camping area E is created in the name of the climate. In this programme book, you can read about all what the festival has to offer you this year.

SUSTAINABLE PROGRAMME This programme is produced with care for the environment. This implies that we have used recycled paper as well as print colours and glue that will not cause problems in the recycling process. Furthermore, the printing house satisfies all requirements of minimising waste volumes and emission-intensive substances.

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LEAVE A GREEN FOOTSTEP AT THE FESTIVAL

PHOTO: JACOB DALL

LEAVE A GREEN FOOTSTEP AT THE FESTIVAL In the end of 2009, all countries of the world meet up at UN’s climate conference COP15 in Copenhagen. The goal is to make an ambitious global deal for reduction of CO 2 . And we must act fast. Already today, climate changes are a reality in many parts of the world – and according to the scientists there is no prospect that things will get better. On the contrary. Therefore, the Danish attitude is clear – we must create a sustainable development for our planet. In this respect, the world’s politicians play a great part and carry an ever greater responsibility. But the transition to a green and sustainable development, which the world needs, is not only made by politicians. Everybody can make an effort – and we, who are lucky to live in the rich and most consuming part of the world, have a special responsibility. Each and everyone of us.

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Therefore, it pleases me to see that Roskilde Festival has given the festival-goers the opportunity to take up the climate challenge themselves. Of couse, the amplifiers should be hot and the drinks cold. But Green Footsteps gives every festival-goer the opportunity – both prior to, during and after Roskilde Festival – to take steps towards a better environment and a better climate. Green Footsteps helps to emphasise that each step counts. Have a great festival!

Connie Hedegaard Danish Minister for Climate and Energy

Green Footstep Fact: 4 out of 10 Danes do not believe that climate changes are man-induced. Among the festivalgoers, only 4 out of 100 share this position.


Green Footstep Fact: All of the festival’s posters, flyers as well as this programme book are printed on eco-labelled/Swan-labelled recycled paper. Toilet paper is also eco-labelled.

NEWS AND GENERAL INFORMATION WHAT IS NEW AT ROSKILDE ’09 GREEN FOOTSTEPS FESTIVAL MEDIA VISIT ROSKILDE CITY KEEP YOUR FESTIVAL CLEAN TUBORG FOR TRASH

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WHAT IS NEW AT ROSKILDE ’09 PHOTO: JENS DIGE/ROCKPHOTO

WHAT IS NEW AT ROSKILDE ’09 Here is a selection of new things and initiatives at Roskilde Festival.

Exchange of tickets to wristbands The audience can exchange tickets to wristbands in Copenhagen and Roskilde before the entrances open. Again this year, we have established a waiting area by the entrances where we welcome the numerous impatient festival-goers who arrive even before the festival opens. Programme book and band schedule – separate prints Because of the possibility to exchange tickets to wristbands earlier, the programme book and the band schedule are now parted in two different publications in order for the band schedule to include all the latest additions.

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New areas We have to adjust our area planning on a running basis in accordance with the development of the gravel pit. This year’s festival map shows that some areas are closed down while others are new – and our use of the areas will vary from

last year. Generally, we have aimed at keeping the parking areas farthest away from and the camping areas as close to the festival site as possible. Closure of gates Festival-goers who have been at Roskilde before will notice that the gravel pit in the middle of camping East has expanded to the north. This implies that gates 8 and 9 between the camping site and the festival site are closed. From camping East you can only use gates 7 and 10. Paid parking The parking area between Køgevej and Vor Frue Hovedgade (just by entrance East) is converted into a paid parking area. It costs DKK 300-350 per car to use the area during the entire festival period. All other parking areas are free of charge.


WHAT IS NEW AT ROSKILDE ’09 PHOTO: THOMAS KJÆR

Service centres become CITY centres The two service centres at camping East and West have now been fused with an agora so that more service offers and functions are located in one place. Therefore, the centres have changed names to CITY centre East and CITY centre West. The locations are the same as last year. Pharmacy open all eight days It is now possible to use the pharmacy during all eight festival days. In the warm-up period, the pharmacy is located at CITY centre East, and during the four music days the pharmacy is located next to the first aid in the area east of the Astoria stage. Way around the Oval We have opened a new passageway east of the Orange Stage, that leads you around the relaxation oasis the Oval and makes it easier to get to the Lounge stage.

Lounge has moved The stage for chill-out music has moved into a new building. Lounge can be found in the stabling just east of the Oval. Get A Tent moves a step We have moved out the parking areas in favour of the camping areas – and Get A Tent has therefore moved a step closer to camping East. Road names 6th Street and Back Alley are just some of the place indications which mark the main roads at the festival area. See all the names on the map in the back. Cinema upgraded Roskilde Cinema has in recent years become increasingly popular, and we have therefore expanded to 900 seats. Measured in seats, Roskilde Cinema thereby becomes the second largest cinema in Denmark.

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HUMANITARIAN FOCUS / GREEN FOOTSTEPS TEKST

FOR A FAIR CLIMATE DEAL DEAL Leave Green Footsteps and strike a blow for the climate With the climate campaign Green Footsteps, Roskilde Festival has taken an earnest look at climate-friendly initiatives in 2009. During the spring, the audience has had the opportunity to leave Green Footsteps and show that environment and climatefriendly initiatives can be made in easy and fun ways. Naturally, we will also act in a climate-friendly manner during the festival – and we have planned lots of opportunities to strike a blow for the climate. Be climate-friendly at Roskilde Festival and win! Everywhere at the festival you can leave climate-friendly Green Footsteps. Be climate-friendly and participate in the competition for cool prizes. The more Green Footsteps you leave, the greater chance you have of winning. You find information about the competition at all places where you can leave GreenFootsteps. Look after the Green Footsteps logo! Green Footsteps - Act for a Fair Climate Deal Climate changes is a tough reality today in many ofthe world’s poorest countries. Roskilde Festival and DanChurchAid encourage you to show the politicians ofthe world that we are ready to help the world’s poorest tackle the climate changes. Leave Green Footsteps and sign for a fair climate deal on a Go-Card postcard. Read more on p. 63.

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All Green Footsteps and signatures will be handed over to the politicians at COP15 as a clear statement that Roskilde Festival and the audience can and will make a difference.


Take a shower with wind and sun By the lake you can take a shower that is running on wind and solar cell power. The technology is the same as the one employed in Malawi, thanks to festival-goers’ extra donation when they purchased their ticket. Here the water is used for irrigating fields so that poor farmers can harvest regardless of rainfall. Green food benefits the environment This year we have many more food stalls with 100 % organic food, and the range of vegetarian dishes is much larger. Both are alternatives that have the least possible impact on the environment. If you get hungry, then go for the dishes with a small green foot on the sign. Thereby, you will always choose the climate-friendly alternative and leave a Green Footstep. Sort waste in Climate Community Waste sorting is important for the reutilization of our resources. In Climate Community you can sort your waste in various fractions which will afterwards be reutilized. However, nothing is waste before it has been used out. You can hand in your usable camping equipment which will be sent to Belarus where it will help deprived children. Read more on p. 67.

Join in on the climate beat What do you say to a sustainable concert with environment-friendly LED lighting and screens while you are eating an organic sausage with everything and enjoying a cup of fresh Fairtrade coffee or an organic cocktail? Or how about hanging out in the large sitting installation with rainwater reception and solar cell lighting? Drop by Odeon which this year has been made into a Sustainable Stage and which for the third year in a row is a truly sustainable area. Have you talked to your refund collector today? Donate your refund to the 1000 refund collectors wearing turquoise vests, and support DanChurchAid’s climate-related projects in the Bengal where the everyday life of millions of people is affected by the climate changes. The refund collectors are happy to give your camp a turquoise bag so you can support a worthy cause. Every bag with cans, bottles etc. you hand over at one of the turquoise stalls in the CITY centres counts as a Green Footstep. Remember that there is refund on all containers you drink from. Roskilde Festival’s own Green Footsteps Naturally, Roskilde Festival also focuses on how the festival can act in a climate-friendly manner. Therefore, we have started some initiatives that will decrease the festival’s CO2 emission. Roskilde Festival works persistently on lowering power consumption – and the festival’s consumption is covered by green power as we are getting windmill power from Vattenfall. We have also put several of our volunteers on bikes and thereby cut down on the number of rental cars by 10 %. After the festival, we are doing a CO2 calculation where we – besides power and transportation – look at how we succeeded in minimising the usage of water bottles and increasing the consumption of vegetarian dishes.

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Recharge your mobile – work the pedals Climate Community at camping area E is Roskilde Festival’s climate-friendly agora in 2009, which flex the green muscles down to the last detail. At the Climate University, the arena is taken by freegans, social critics and specialists who contribute to the climate debate. If you work the pedals on our exercise bikes, you can recharge your mobile, blow up your air mattress or cool your six-pack. Boycott spring water, eat organic and participate in urban gardening with degradable balloons, trade in your sleeping bag for a bottle of booze or do the climate limbo.

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FESTIVAL MEDIA

PHOTO: JENS DIGE/ROCKPHOTO

FESTIVAL MEDIA During a week of festival, lots of fantastic things are happening, which you should not miss out on. Roskilde Festival therefore has its very own media. Read the newspaper Orange Press, listen to Roskilde Festival Radio and stay entertained and informed with our mobile services. Roskilde Festival Radio – 92.3 MHz Roskilde Festival Radio is produced by the Danish student radios and broadcasts around the clock from Sunday 28 June to Monday 6 July at frequency 92.3 MHz. From early morning to late night, we offer radio from our open studio at Agora G at camping East. Listen to lots of music, interviews and news from the festival and the outside world. Festival on your mobile phone Download the official Mobile Festival Guide to your mobile phone. It contains news, band schedule with reviews and concert photos, the brand-new social network Festival Friends, the possibility of writing messages and sending images to the big screens at the festival, up-todate weather forecast and much more. Receive a download link on your mobile phone by sending an SMS to +45 42423024 with the text orange.

You can also subscribe to our free SMS news service. Here you will receive festival news and direct notifications of any changes in the band schedule.

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If you have a Danish phone subscription, you can subscribe by sending an SMS to 1204 containing the text rf news. Festival-goers with a non-Danish phone subscription can sign up via roskilde-festival.dk.

SMS hotline – get direct answers to your questions Where is Faith No More playing? What time does the beer stalls close? If you are in doubt about anything, you can send your questions to Roskilde Festival’s SMS hotline and get a direct answer. The SMS hotline is open every day between Sunday 28 June and Sunday 5 July at 09.00 - 24.00. We guarantee an answer to your question within an hour. Questions sent outside of our opening hours are answered the following day. Send an SMS to +45 51 58 68 59 with your question.

The festival newspaper Orange Press Orange Press is Roskilde Festival’s Danish-language, daily newspaper that brings you news, concert reviews, portraits and lots of cool and current stories and photos. The paper is published daily from Monday 29 June to Sunday 5 July. The paper can be bought every day from our sellers all over the festival area. The price is DKK 10. On Sunday 5 July you can also buy a collector’s set with papers from all the days and bring home all the great memories. Unfortunately, no English-language version is available in 2009.


GET ROSKILDE FESTIVAL ON YOUR MOBILE PHONE:

SEND ‘ORANGE’ TO +45 42423024 BAND SCHEDULE FESTIVAL FRIENDS NETWORK CONCERT PHOTOS REVIEWS NEWS AND MUCH MORE


OFFICIAL FESTIVAL NEWSPAPER (IN DANISH ONLY) – EVERY DAY!


YOUR WRISTBAND GRANTS YOU ACCESS TO MORE THAN ROSKILDE FESTIVAL Are you a culture vulture? Do you need a change of air between all the festival experiences? Go explore Roskilde. By showing your festival wristband, entrance is free of charge to the following sights in the Roskilde area.

ROSKILDE CATHEDRAL * DOMKIRKESTRÆDE 10, 4000 ROSKILDE MON-FRI 9-17, SAT 9-14, SUN 12.30-17

MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART STÆNDERTORVET 3D, 4000 ROSKILDE TUES-FRI 11-17, SAT-SUN 12-16

FJORD MUSEUM BYGADEN 28, 4040 JYLLINGE MON-THURS 11-15, SUN 11-15

ZEALAND’S POTTERY MUSEUM – ROSKILDE ART MUSEUM STÆNDERTORVET 3C, 4000 ROSKILDE TUES-SUN 12-16

LEJRE MUSEUM OREHØJVEJ 4B, 4320 LEJRE EVERY DAY 11-16 ROSKILDE MUSEUM SANKT OLS GADE 15, 4000 ROSKILDE EVERY DAY 11-16 LÜTZHØFT’S MERCHANT’S HOUSE RINGSTEDGADE 6-8, 4000 ROSKILDE MON-FRI 11-17, SAT 10-14 ROSKILDE GALLERY HEDEGADE 1, 4000 ROSKILDE TUES-FRI 11-17.30, SAT-SUN 11-16

VISIT ROSKILDE CITY

VISIT ROSKILDE CITY

TADRE MILL TADRE MØLLEVEJ 23, 4330 HVALSØ EVERY DAY 11-16 GL. KONGSGAARD (COPYHOLD FARMHOUSE) OREHØJVEJ 12, 4320 LEJRE THURS & SUN 13-16 HANDICRAFT MUSEUM RINGSTEDGADE 6, 4000 ROSKILDE MON-FRI 11-17, SAT 10-14

* The church is closed during services and ceremonies. * Unfortunately, the festival wristband does not grant you access to the Viking Ship Museum. ROSKILDE CATHEDRAL

About Roskilde More than 1000 years ago, the Vikings established a trading post that developed into a major town, Roskilde, which was one of the most important places in northern Europe in the medieval period. Today, Roskilde is rich in historical and cultural sights and attractions. In the beautiful Cathedral, the kings and queens of Denmark lie buried. Roskilde Fjord can be experienced on board a Viking ship or one of the modern vessels.

The harbour hums with activity, and here, too, lies the former gasworks which is now an art gallery and a workshop for art craftworkers. In the city centre, you find a pedestrian precinct as well as market squares with plenty of commercial life. Text and photo is taken from visitroskilde.com

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KEEP YOUR FESTIVAL CLEAN / BEER FOR GARBAGE

KEEP YOUR FESTIVAL CLEAN Each year we spend huge sums of money on cleanup after the festival. We would much rather spend the money on music and donations for charity. Therefore, we ask all festival-goers to lend a hand. Keep your camp clean If everyone makes sure to keep their camp clean, we are already well on the way. Use the red garbage bags which are handed out by the service guards, and which you can pick up free of charge at all service towers. Put filled garbage bags in the garbage containers which are found at all service towers.

Throw out instead of abandoning When you leave the festival, we ask you to take all your things with you. If there are things that you do not want to take home and which cannot be recycled, then please put them in the nearest garbage container. It is always better to throw out instead of just abandoning at the camping area. You can also donate useful camping equipment. Read more on p. 67.

GET BEER FOR YOUR GARBAGE In collaboration with our main sponsor, we hand out cold Tuborg beer in return for each full garbage bag we receive in our garbage collection competition. From Thursday 2 July to Saturday 4 July at 12.00 - 15.00, we run competitions to find the camps that can collect the most garbage. Great prizes are up for grabs, and we announce a winner every day. Compete for access to Orange Stage The camp that hands in most full garbage bags from Thursday to Saturday wins backstage access for the entire camp (max 6 persons) to Orange Stage.

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If you want to make an extra effort for the environment, you can hand in sorted garbage in the Climate Community. We ask you to take larger batteries home with you or leave them at the entrances or in the Climate Community – it is an expensive garbage fraction to clean up.

Each garbage bag is a lot It is not only about collecting and handing in most garbage bags. Each garbage bag counts – even if you are only handing in three. For each bag you hand in you get a lot, and after each daily competition we draw lots for tickets to Roskilde Festival 2010. How to join the competition The competitions take place at different agoras from day to day. Look for more info in the festival newspaper Orange Press and via our SMS service. So tell your friends and compete for the environment.

Green Footstep Fact: In 2008 the audience collected 27 tons of garbage in the ‘Tuborg for trash’ campaign – where a filled garbage bag could be exchanged to a cold beer.


Green Footstep Fact: The total standby energy consumption of Roskilde Festival’s guests in their homes during the festival week corresponds to all the energy that Roskilde Festival itself consumes during the festival week. Remember to switch off standby electricity!

MORE THAN MUSIC AGORAS YOURSPACE ART & EVENTS ROSKILDE CINEMA ROSKILDE SKATE

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MORE THAN MUSIC PHOTO: THOMAS KJÆR

MORE THAN MUSIC Unisex sauna, Tetris belly, recording studio, bead work, Ferris wheel, blood donation, rock museum, Flux gallery, art pavilion, music quiz, barber shop, photo tower, hammocks, activism, space invaders, mega cities, kick flips, wall pieces, fence confetti, record labels, new circus, air time, sex, ibyen.dk, school yard, flash mob, Dogville, mirror cabinet, hand tag, stand up, hulahoop rings, rope skipping, pole dancing, review jobs and live interviews.

Roskilde Festival 2009 is much more than music. Explore our programme on the following pages and plan your very own festival when the music is set on standby. We have packed a bag of goodies with extra crispy treats for you – whether you are into rimbaudelairian novelries, you are a lazy alley cat with a hankering for urban pirating, you enjoy a green one from the crate every sunny day or you are a genuine TTYN-XOXO girl with a hankering for reality TV and gossip slang.

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MORE THAN MUSIC / AGORAS PHOTO: SANNE VINTER

MORE THAN MUSIC AGORAS The camping area is divided into neighbourhoods with the agora at their centres. An agora not only offers communal barbecue, bonfire, mobile phone charging and free luggage storage. A number of agoras also invite you to take part in nutty, bubbling and odd activities during the four warm-up days before the music starts. Find your favourite agora and read about the exciting events on the following pages. You can see all agora locations on the map at the back.

Agora B – Skate Roskilde Skate offers a fantastic mix of street art, BMX, skate and hip hop, so you are guaranteed an experience that draws on all senses. At Agora B you can also participate in graffiti workshops. Read more about Roskilde Skate on p. 38.

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Agora C – Movement Be sent back to school when Roskilde Festival rings out for the long break. In the school yard at Movement, you will not only find a gi-

ant ping-pong table with room for more than 30 people but also bicycle tube football, rope skipping and hulahoop rings. There are daily competitions – with prizes for the cleverest at the agora. Sex, sand and sauna

No school yard is complete without a sand box – neither is ours. Come join the competition in creating the craziest sandcastle of the year while your friends are practicing slack line or pole dancing, receiving Cuban dancing lessons


under expert guidance or sex education with a twist. And meet them afterwards in the agora’s flagship: a genuine unisex sauna. It should be interesting. Agora E – Climate Community Live greenly, eat greenly, drink greenly and act greenly in Climate Community. We offer entertaining and informative activities that make your festival – and your everyday life, not least – more climate-friendly. Read more on p. 23.

PHOTO: THOMAS ARNBO

Open stage

On the open stage, the stage is yours and the limit is only an invention by your imagination – whether you want to engage the world in your sharp-edged opinions and verbal speech gifts, your unique stand-up talents, your gifts in making exclusive haute couture or something entirely different. If you have not signed up for open stage on the website prior to the festival, you can still do it at the festival.

MORE THAN MUSIC / AGORAS

PHOTO: DITTE VALENTE/ROCKPHOTO

Contemporary circus

Agora G – Radio Come hang out by the Festival Radio’s open studio at Agora G. The radio waves are high, and we have many activities. On Saturday noon you can look forward to the annual event The Naked Race. Read more about the Festival Radio on p. 12. Agora K – Swim 5 Did you remember to bring your swim ring? If you take to water like a duck, then go for a swim in our own swimming lake at Agora K. You can also sunbathe a little by the water’s edge – and in case you get thirsty, we have a bar that covers most needs. See you in the deep blue... Agora M – Expression Roskilde has always been the stronghold of opinions. At Agora M – Expression it is all about you and your expressions. During the warmup days, you can return fire at anything with words as well as actions.

You can learn new body techniques and old circus tricks in Innercirq’s workshop. Learn the fundamental techniques of air and floor acrobatics with everything from trapez to Chinese pole and line dancing. Or how about a good round of couple acrobatics for you and your special someone? At night, the new circus performers take over the stage to show off. It’s all about love 5 Roskilde Festival is also about love, and with our own Chapel of Love we will turn Expression upside-down in order to give you the chance of declaring your love to everything under the sun.

Agora N – Cinema Well-equipped with cola and popcorn you can lean back in the soft seats in the dark of Roskilde Cinema and watch cool films. Read much more about Roskilde Cinema on p. 30.

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MORE THAN MUSIC CLIMATE COMMUNITY Roskilde Festival’s climate-friendly oasis.

For the first time in the festival’s history, it has been possible to reserve a spot at the camping area – but only if you have acted in an environmental-friendly way in your everyday-life – and proved it, that is. The area is called Climate Community and is located at CITYcentre West. The vision is to challenge you on the climate issue and show you how you can help make a difference. Green power, food and drinks and activities In Climate Community, the key words are recycling, sustainable energy, local produce and ecology. We therefore use LED lighting and recycled materials – and our technical equipment is powered by CO 2 neutral electricity delivered by Climate Community’s own generator. Now you can also take part in being environmental-friendly at Roskilde Festival. So if your stomach is rumbling or if there is a drought in your throat, satisfy your hunger or quench your thirst at Soupanatural where all produces are organic and have not been transported from Farawayistan. You can also explore the Green Market. This is a rallying point for a number of green NGOs

that will each present you with alternative approaches to the climate challenge. Here you can participate in activities and walk away both greener and wiser. Green teaching at the Climate University In order to provide answers as to what climate changes really are and what we can do to stop them, Climate Community has created its own Climate University. Here experts and activists will come with their takes on a CO 2 -neutral everyday life. Among other, you can meet the freegan who collects food in waste containers, the journalist who fills the columns with environment-related material, and the professor from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), which – together with Al Gore – won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2007.

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PHOTO: THOMAS KJÆR

Climate Community encourages everyone to take Green Footsteps before, during and after the festival!

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YOURSPACE The growth layer is in focus in the YourSpace tent at the Pavilion area. Are you on the beat, part of the music industry or just curious to see what is boiling and sizzling in the underground, then the YourSpace tent is the place to hang out. Rock museum’s fan centre The Danish Museum of Rock Music has created a fan centre where music fans can meet up crosswise of idols. Meet other fans in the rock museum’s chill-out, admit your wildest fan experiences in the confession box, see mini exhibition about fans at Roskilde, read youth magazines from the 60s and listen to Roskilde concerts through the years with Roskilde Rewind. Come and tell us what you think should be part of Denmark’s coming rock museum. Try the wildest gear or record your own music My First Record Label brings specially designed guitars for you to play, and the local association Råstof Roskilde and 4sound continue last year’s spectacular success with a mobile recording studio with state-of-the-art gear. You will of course also get a CD with your song – with professional print on the disc. Shoot at spacecrafts with sci-fi guitar At the Technical University of Denmark they have been engaged in obscure experiments

over winter, and the result is a special version of the cult retro game Space Invaders where the joystick has been substituted by a guitar! The audience can follow on screen while you gun down spacecrafts in true rock’n’roll style. There will naturally be prizes for the winners – among others, Fender has donated four guitars.

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Labels Have a chat with a number of the most interesting labels on the market. Buy merchandise, participate in release parties or get a great deal on vinyl records with your favourite band. iBYEN.dk Visit Danish newspaper Politiken’s section iBYEN and take part in reviewing Roskilde Festival’s many concerts. Here you can also participate in daily photo competitions. Platform activities – quiz and talks There are daily activities on the YourSpace platform. Win merchandise in our music quiz, have a chat with your favourite band or hear the experts’ anecdotes about stars and starfuckers. You can find the full programme in the YourSpace tent.

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MORE THAN MUSIC / ART & EVENTS

MORE THAN MUSIC ART & EVENTS When you move around the festival area you are met by event groups and decorations which all contribute to the experience at Roskilde Festival. Read here about some of the artworks and events you can run into.

Cosmopol Big city atmosphere in green surroundings. The Cosmopol stage is Roskilde festival’s urban centre where you can create your own festival in raw and colourful surroundings. The area around the tent is constructed as an open gallery – dedicated to the moment and all the ideas that arise in the latest hours. It will not be the same without you!

Send your mobile photos with the text orange by MMS to 1204 (only phones with Danish service providers) and get them blown up on the central photo tower for everyone to watch. Here you can share your best Kodak moments with the rest of the world and see snapshots from all corners of the festival.

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Street art moves out into the ploughlands when some of Denmark’s most original young artists demonstrate what they can do in the disciplines bead work, paste ups, stencils and much more. Do not let your fantasy go to waste between concerts but come by and take part in the fun. Information on the works will be available via smart codes. Photo tower 4

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The Cosmopol area is also the place where everyone has the opportunity to document their Roskilde Festival in moods and pictures.

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Children aged 0-99 are hereby invited to shape and reshape the festival area. The sculpture


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park is a playground for people with an inner Tetris architect and for everyone who just want to build and be creative. Cities on Speed

More than half of the earth’s population lives in big cities. And the number is rising. The urban age is upon us. Have a foretaste of the future which is already a reality for citizens in the world’s biggest mega cities. Cities on Speed hits Denmark in the autumn of 2009 with films and sharp-edged angles. Footbag and flash mobs

There is nothing but winners in footbag, also known as football without goalkeepers. Come try it – and do not let yourself be distracted if people are flash mobbing and everyone around you suddenly freeze.

roots of the trees. At night time, the trees are in bloom and the crowns will become crystals full of light. Written words combine the invisible root net which in all conceivable ways challenge your fantasy. Take a walk in the park’s Dogvilleinspired confusion and experience an artificial nature even crazier than von Trier’s phobias. Deep Storage Art provocateur Kristian von Hornsleth encourages everyone to give a drop of blood. All drops are encapsulated and lowered into an 11 kilometres deep oceanic trench so that future beings can find them and – based on the DNA of the drops – re-create Roskilde ‘09. The art project Deep Storage takes shape as a large asymmetrical, star-shaped coffin. Find it by the Astoria stage.

Activism

Art or crime? The creative fight over the common city space is a reminder that the space, which belongs to us all, is in reality shaped by a normality monopoly. Activists from Copenhagen’s underground are on the spot and challenge with colours and stripes – you are allowed to touch the art works.

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Astoria Park 5 The great plains outside the Astoria tent is planted with 10 crystallic trees uniting Astoria’s intimacy with the rest of the site. At day, the trees cast comfortable shades where you can unwind, flourish, wither and bicker at the

The Danish Refugee Council installation at Odeon 5 The Danish Refugee Council focuses on the consequences of climate change for the world’s refugees with an in all ways sustainable installation outside the Odeon stage. From hammocks with a view of the stage to giant pillows in several levels, up to 150 people can relax, shake a leg or get a portion of sun-heated relief aid porridge and a glass of pure rain water. Follow the light from the six-metre-tall water tower at the centre and experience for yourself how the combination of recycled materials and top-modern technology can help some of the most exposed people in the world.


PHOTO: MARIE JOENSEN

Hammocks at Pavilion 5 Lay back in one of our hammocks and take a nap! Or just rest your tied stumps in the sunshine. The Pavilion area is arranged with lovely hammocks – for lazy cats with sore paws. Displacement Pavilion AVPD is behind the installation Displacement Pavilion which this year fills the area behind the grandstand at Orange Stage. The work takes its starting point in the constant movement of people – and through perception distortion, the installation takes the audience out of seemingly new exits. At night, the work appears as a luminous object where dancing shadows create a striking centre for the area. A postmodern mirror cabinet for the sight-disturbed festival-goer. The green Ferris wheel Get a romantic overview in our green Ferris wheel. It runs 100 % on renewable energy – and to get your turn you have to help generate power for the wheel. After you have pedaled on custom-made bicycles, you get access to the gondolas and a lounge area with bar. You find the Ferris wheel behind the grandstand – and from the top you can enjoy the concerts playing on the Orange Stage and get an overview of the entire festival from 30 metres up in the air. Flux-photography Denmark’s craziest photo group in 2009 is called Flux-photography. Find their mobile workshop at the camp site or check out their style in their outdoor gallery at the festival site.

PHOTO: MARIE JOENSEN

Executive producers 5 The beloved and notorious barbershop fourpiece will be touring the festival site, spreading the message about More Than Music. Last year, the audience rewarded the singing voices with lots of drinks – so open a beer if you see these candy boys in straw hats near your camp. Their singing only gets better when they are drunk.

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Come and ‘tag’ your friends or check out your latest flirt on our life-size Facebook wall.

PHOTO: ALEXANDER FLEMMING

Social Gaming 5 Seek out your inner gamer and join Roskilde eSport’s 300 m 2 big interactive social gaming tent behind the grandstand at the festival site. In the social gaming tent you can compete with and against festival-goers on PC and consol in everything from action, sports and music games – and it all takes place in futuristic surroundings inspired by some of the world’s greatest gaming tournaments.

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PHOTO: PER LANGE

MORE THAN MUSIC ROSKILDE CINEMA Roskilde Cinema is the festival’s oasis where you can fall back in the soft seats or get right out on the edge to some of the year’s best and wildest films. This year, spiced up with sneak premiers and a handful of ‘only at Roskilde’ experiences. The entrance is of course free of charge.

69 In 2007, the squatter house Ungdomshuset on Jagtvej 69 in Copenhagen was cleared by the police. Subsequently, violent riots broke out in the streets of Copenhagen. This documentary film follows the young people’s fight from the inside during the last six months. 69 is a film about youth, rebellion and radicalization. Age of Stupid Nordic premiere Engaging, thought-provoking and entertaining. Age of Stupid is the best film so far on the climate issue. The responsibility is unmistakably assigned. Come and find out if you are part of the problem or part of the solution to the climate problems.

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Bronson Meet Britain’s most violent man – better known as Charles Bronson – in Nicolas Winding Refn’s

newest film. It is a personal portrait of a violence-powered psychopath – a laboured and stylistically consistent violence cabaret with a great soundtrack.

BURN AFTER READING

Burn After Reading The Coen brothers’ absurdly funny spy comedy in which Brad Pitt and Frances McDormand shine as the foolhardy fitness centre employees who try to blackmail a former CIA agent and get into quite a mess. The Children Two families celebrate the Christmas holidays in the country with their blended children. Yet, slowly the children start behaving in a strange and ruthless manner, and the holiday develops into an extraordinary nightmare of the worst kind. The Children is by far the creepiest scary movie for years.


FATSO

Fatso Humour of the worst kind. There is plenty of pizza-eating, masturbating and day-dreaming on the way to a place in Guinness World Records. It is not funny – it is hysterical!

DEAD SNOW

Dead Snow Norwegians fighting Nazi zombies is always worth a trip to the cinema. Get ready for some blood-red snow.

Gone with the Woman The screen adaptation of Erlend Loe’s debut novel is a wonderfully funny, Norwegian comedy which ironically portrays a young man’s troubles in love. It is about, a.o., the therapeutic thing about a blue pool, about having sex wearing a diver’s mask and about a much needed Parisian affair.

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The Dark Knight Watch last year’s absolute action roar! It was fully deserved that Heath Ledger won an Oscar for the role of the cruelly evil and anarchistic Joker in this adrenaline rush and intense nightmare vision.

DE VILDE HJERTER

De vilde hjerter (the wild hearts) A group of young lads go off on their mopeds. And you are going with them. On the way, they explore manhood, brotherhood and freedom – where men want to be men and dreams are to be realised. D.I.Y. Film Club D.I.Y. Filmklub has moved from Copenhagen to Roskilde Cinema ’09. They show homemade films – from the documentary genre to crackedup B-screen films with slime-dripping zombies or perhaps raw chicken speared with baseball bats. If you want to watch the film world get smacked around, then come and curl your toes to our show. Do It Yourself.

HUSH LITTLE BABY

Hush Little Baby Four girls on rehab run away from an outing with their treatment home. During their escape, they are forced to take responsibility for their own lives. What starts as a leap of fun ends as a revenge rampage and unravelling of the girls’ dark pasts. The Inglorious Bastards Here is the original that Quentin Tarantino has just remade, and which competed in Cannes Film Festival this year. The film is absolute worth watching before Tarantino’s remake is on the screens.

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JCVD Jean-Claude Van Damme is back! The star returns to Brussels but ends up a hostage in a failed post office robbery. JCVD is not the traditional kickboxing film but full of suspense and self-irony in true hostage style. Van Damme Camp hosts a smack-punching party after the film.

years. Let the Right One in is horribly original and entertaining. Man on Wire Now that is how to cut a documentary film! The story about Philippe Petit’s incredible and illegal tightrope walking between the twin towers in New York is told in a way that makes you alternately bite your nails and laugh out loud.

JOURNEY TO SATURN

Journey to Saturn Go to Saturn with Per, Arne and Jamil – aka Danish comedians Casper Christensen, Frank Hvam and Ali Kazim – on a space journey to the satirical universe. The team behind the Danish animated film Terkel in Trouble is back – and now joined by Johnny Margrethe, Anders Fogh and Jesus! The Last Joint Venture Hippie commune, free love and Afghan furs. The two Norwegian lads Carl and Robert lead the sweet stoner life when they get an irresistible offer of 45 kilos of Nepalese hash. This kicks off an action-filled trip through Oslo’s underworld in this hysterically funny hippie film!

MAN OOMAN

Man Ooman It is not only with violence that they battle for territory in Jamaica. It can also be done in a cocktail of sexually very explicit and aggressive dancehall culture. The sexes fight for the power in this juicy documentary which can teach you a dance step or two. After the showing, DJ Rosforth will play up to a dance. Pusher The first Pusher film has been remade in London with Indian actors. Come find out what Franke is called in hindu.

PUSSY SOUP

LET THE RIGHT ONE IN

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Let the Right One in One of the best vampire films ever – and absolutely the best Scandinavian film in many

Pussy Soup This epic masterpiece sets new standards for how crazy Japanese films can get. The entertainment value is at least as great as the financial crisis. Come laugh yourself half to death.


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Sauna A historical horror film, which in the most subtle and scary way shows the Finnish sauna culture. The film is set in the year of 1595 when the disputes about the delineation of borders between Finland and Russia spread into the otherwise so cosy saunas.

also pops up. And what follows is a true spanish drama! Ironic, warm and lovable Woody Allen flick at its best.

WALL-E

TERRIBLY HAPPY

Terribly Happy The young police officer from Copenhagen Robert is transferred to a job as substitute village constable in a small town in the southern part of Denmark. Yet, the unwritten rules which govern the town face him with bigger challenges than he had imagined. Country idyll and taking the law into one’s own hands at full speed.

Wall-E Pixar’s poetic judgment day story about the charming robot Wall-E who in entertaining ways draws the frightening consequences of man’s destructive ways of life. Animation film at its best!

WALTZ WITH BASHIR

TOKYO GORE POLICE

Tokyo Gore Police Perhaps the bloodiest film since Peter Jackson’s Braindead. The blood drips down the screen while mad Japanese people demonstrate that there is a grotesquely frightening insanity hidden behind their polite exterior.

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Vicky Cristina Barcelona Scarlett Johansson and Rebecca Hall are on vacation in Barcelona. They are both seduced by and fall in love with Javier Bardem who still loves his suicidal ex-wife Penelope Cruz who

Waltz with Bashir You sit mesmerised all the way through this animated documentary film which investigatively aims at covering the traumas that war undeniably causes. With a tremendous soundtrack and breathtakingly beautiful visuals, we are taken back to the brutal massacre that took place in Lebanon in ’82. Young & upcoming See new Danish film talents from Super16 and The National Film School of Denmark in action and be seduced, surprised and absorbed!


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MORE THAN MUSIC ROSKILDE CINEMA – SCHEDULE TIME

Sunday 28 June

Monday 29 June

Tuesday 30 June

Wednesday 1 July

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Journey to Saturn

The Last Joint Venture

Dead Snow

12.00

Vicky Cristina Barcelona

The Dark Knight

Terribly Happy

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Man Ooman

D.I.Y. Film Club

Young & upcoming

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69 (warm-up: dvoted.net)

Gone with the Woman

Waltz with Bashir

Man on Wire

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Pusher

Hush Little Baby

De vilde hjerter (the wild hearts)

Fatso

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Pussy Soup

The Inglorious Bastards

JCVD

Bronson

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Let the Right One in

The Children

Sauna

Tokyo Gore Police


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Sunday 5 July

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Gone with the Woman

Burn After Reading

The Children

10.00

Age of Stupid

Journey to Saturn

Vicky Cristina Barcelona

The Dark Knight

12.00

Burn After Reading

De vilde hjerter (the wild hearts)

Man Ooman

Waltz with Bashir

The Inglorious Bastards

The Last Joint Venture

Terribly Happy

Pussy Soup

19.30

69

Let the Right One in

Dead Snow

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Age of Stupid (introduced by Connie Hedegaard, Danish Minister for Climate and Energy)

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Green Footstep Fact: Roskilde Cinema introduces new equipment in 2009, which can save approximately 30 % in electricity consumption.

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MORE THAN MUSIC / SKATE

PHOTO: OLE NEIS NIELSEN

MORE THAN MUSIC SKATE Roskilde Skate’s impressive 2500 m 2 big area will again this year be the site for acrobatic air manoeuvres when some of the world’s best skateboard and BMX riders throw their bodies – and gear – around above a hip hop booming skate stage. You also have the opportunity of challenging gravity – if you dare! Otherwise, enthusiastic MCs and DJs always stand ready to challenge your hand signs and homeboys when they fill up the place with heavy rhythms from the universe of hip hop. Roskilde Graffiti 2009: 10 years of big city fence confetti When the festival site opens Thursday 2 July, it is not only musical experiences that awaits the audience. This year marks the 10 year anniversary of graffiti at Roskilde Festival. This is celebrated with an international line-up of

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world-class artists who have decorated more than 1000 metres of fence. Workshop

Graffiti is not only for the few. If you have a hankering for expressing yourself and are game for taking on spray cans, hand ‘tags’ and painting masks, you will in 2009 daily get the opportunity in Roskilde Festival’s graffiti workshop at Agora B around the skate ramp. From Sunday 28 June to Wednesday 1 July from noon till night, you can be guided and misguided by Roskilde Festival’s graffiti girls. Roskilde Festival’s graffiti project is carried out in cooperation with Molotow (www.molotow.com). Remember to play nice at Roskilde Festival and keep the painting to the workshop.


DJ session DJ session Skating film

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Skateboard bowl – best trick

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Inline show

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DJ session

Inline show

18.00

Skateboard bowl contest

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DJ session

Skateboard bowl contest

Inline show

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Local skaters

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Skateboard street contest

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DJ wake-up session Opening of graffiti workshop

DJ wake-up session

Monday 29 June

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DJ wake-up session Skate show Opening of graffiti workshop

Sunday 28 June

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Skateboard street – best trick

Skateboard street final

DJ session

Skateboard street semifinal

Skateboard street semifinal

BMX show

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DJ wake-up session

Tuesday 30 June

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DJ session

Skateboard pro vert show

Local vert contest

Skateboard pro vert show

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Skateboard pro vert show

Opening of graffiti workshop

DJ wake-up session

Wednesday 1 July

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60 students 30 nationalities - Challenge yourself!

Live and study together with students and staff from around the world at a Danish folkehøjskole – a nonformal learning space with an international, crosscultural focus. Courses in English from 8 to 24 weeks.


Green Footstep Fact: Approx. 10 million litres of water are used during a festival week. Per festival-goer it corresponds to one seventh of what the average Dane uses at home in the same period.

SAFETY AND PRACTICAL INFORMATION WHERE TO EAT PRACTICAL INFORMATION A-Z GREEN FOOTSTEPS: HUMANITARIAN REFUND COLLECTION SAFETY AND SECURITY PROTECT YOUR EARS SOCIAL WORKERS DONATE YOUR CAMPING EQUIPMENT AGAINST DRUGS

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WHERE TO EAT

WHERE TO EAT No matter which kind of food you hunger for, Roskilde Festival has a stall that suits your cravings and needs. Below is a guide to the food selection at the various festival areas. When you have found the kind of food you feel like, then look for the colour on the map in the back. All stalls serve a number of different dishes. Vegetarians, have a look at p. 45. Bon appetit! GLEGÅRDSVEJ

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Cosmopol

ORGANIC PIZZA PITA & DURUM

CHRISTIANIA FALAFEL BUS-BUS: luxurious French hotdog

Agora C

Nordic Deli

BREAKFAST, LASAGNE

SVIN OG VIN: breakfast, roast pork, mashed potatoes with bacon SNAPPAS

Arena KRISTINEDAL: roast beef in whole-wheat bun BAGELS

Astoria FLAMING CACTUS: Mexican food PIBEN: durum, falafel SUSHI, RICE DISHES BALDER: Swedish specialties THE RANCH: tart, sandwich, salads

Odeon – ecology and sustainable trade DEN GYLDNE BØNNE: falafel, veggie balls, tapas NATURMÆLK: organic sandwich, organic sausages ORGANIC PIZZA

Ovalen – with knife and fork

SPAGHETTI BOLOGNESE BADEKLUBBEN: breakfast, sandwich, pasta SKI-BURGER TEXAS CHILI

HOMEMADE BURGERS THAILANNA: brunch, Thai food BUS-BUS: hot dishes, sandwich, brunch FLAMING CACTUS: Mexican food STIGS OLIVEN: olives w. accompaniment YUTAKA SUSHI BAR: sushi, Japanese dishes

CITY centre East

Pavilion

MOUSSAKA, GARLIC BREAD, PASTA SALAD FASTFOOD: burger, hotdog, falafel GRINGO: nachos BUGGI BURGER DET GYLDNE BRØD: bakery, sandwich BOTTEGA: pizza CHILI RICE: breakfast, Asian rice dishes MUMMBAI: breakfast, Indian dishes

BAGELS HJALTES: chili dishes TIME-OUT: burger, fish’n’chips, China box, organic sausages

Behind the grandstand

CITY centre West DUI: fruit EAT BEER: chili con carne, chicken dish, soup MEXI FOOD ROSKILDE GYMNASTIK: breakfast, African food (chicken dish, tricolore salad) FASTFOOD: burger, hotdog, falafel SOUP & SANDWICH SOUPANATURAL: breakfast, soup BAKERY

WHERE TO EAT

Agora B

Pavilion Junior MAMA MOMBASA: brunch, pancakes w. meat, sandwich BRAZIL: Brazilian food GRINGO: nachos

At the sails DELLEBODEN: brunch, dishes w. meatballs FRIED PORK WITH PARSLEY SAUCE, MASHED POTATOES WITH BACON PIZZA, PASTA MOR TOVE: homemade desserts GÅDEGÅRDENS BOLLEBOD: sandwich ONE NIGHT IN BANGKOK: Thai food

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OPENING HOURS

Sore throat?

Camping East Sunday, June 28th 2:00 pm - 8:00 pm Monday, June 29th 2:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Sunburn?

Tuesday, June 30th 2:00 pm - 8:00 pm Wednesday, July 1st 2:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Headache?

Thursday, July 2nd 2:00 pm - 8:00 pm

The festival area Thursday, July 2nd 5:00 pm - 12:00 pm

Sneezing?

Friday, July 3rd 12:00 am- 12.00 pm Saturday, July 4th 12:00 am - 12.00 pm

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Cravings? STIVAL

Sunday, July 5th 01:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Medicine, suntan lotion, nicotine products, earplugs, contraception etc. are available at the Festival Pharmacy at Camping East or the Festival Area (check the map in the programme for direction). You can also hand in prescriptions.

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Roskilde Festival recommends everyone to eat green dishes. Below you can see our wide selection of exciting vegetarian dishes that you can buy all over the festival area. Bon appetite! Camp site and Pavilion Junior:

Festival site:

SOUPANATURAL AT CITY CENTRE WEST: Potato-leek soup, Indian lentil soup, carrot-ginger soup EAT BEER AT CITY CENTRE WEST: Chili sin carne ROSKILDE GYMNASTIK AT CITY CENTRE WEST: Tricolore salad w. celeriac steak and bread SOUP AND SANDWICH AT CITY CENTRE WEST: Kenyan tomato soup w. peanuts and bread, farmer sandwich MOUSSAKA PASTITSIO AT CITY CENTRE EAST: Tzatziki w. bread, vegetarian pasta salad with/ without bread BUGGI BURGER AT CITY CENTRE EAST: Organic falafel in pita bread or durum BOTTEGA AT CITY CENTRE EAST: Pizza margherita and pizza patate MUMMBAI AT CITY CENTRE EAST: Vegetarian curry dish w. raita, mango chutney and naan bread, Veggie samosa CHILI RICE AT CITY CENTRE EAST: Chili rice, veggie AT GET A TENT AND AGORA M: Sandwich w. tomato salad and hummus MUSKELSVINDFONDEN AT AGORA B: Organic pizza w. artichoke/olives or spinach/pepper ALADDINS KEBAB AT AGORA B: Falafel in pita bread or durum BRAZIL AT PAVILION JUNIOR: Brazilian veggie rice dish MAMA MOMBASA AT PAVILION JUNIOR: Veggie pancakes w. broccoli, feta, tabbouleh and raita

TIME-OUT AT PAVILION: Veggie China box HJALTE AT PAVILION: Baked potato w. feta, chickpeas, lentils and beans BAGELS AT PAVILION AND ARENA: Bagel, regular – quorn – veggie BADEKLUBBEN BEHIND THE GRANDSTAND: Pasta w. pesto, hummus dish TEXAS CHILI BEHIND THE GRANDSTAND: Organic potato-leek soup w. spelt bread CHRISTIANIA FALAFEL AT COSMOPOL: Falafel in pita bread or durum PIBEN AT ASTORIA: Hummus and falafel with/without chili THE RANCH AT ASTORIA: Sandwich w. mozzarella, 3 salads: coleslaw, hummus and tzatziki w. bread BALDER AT ASTORIA: Veggie hash w. lettuce, egg and beetroot DEN GYLDNE BØNNE AT ODEON: Falafel, veggie balls, tapas MUSKELSVINDFONDEN AT ODEON: Organic pizza w. artichoke/olives or spinach/pepper BUSBUS IN THE OVAL: Veggie tart w. grilled vegetables and feta/tomato salad THAILANNA IN THE OVAL: Kaeng ka ri pak and Keeng pet pak YUTAKA SUSHI BAR IN THE OVAL: Veggie sushi GADEGÅRDENS BOLLEBOD AT THE SAILS: Ciabatta bun w. veggie filling NAM-NAM AT THE SAILS: Pizza slices, pasta salad and minestrone soup ONE NIGHT IN BANGKOK AT THE SAILS: Panaeng tofu w. rice, Coconut soup w. tofu

Green Footstep Fact: If everyone at the festival exchanges one dish containing 250 grams of meat for one vegetarian dish, the atmosphere is spared from the same amount of CO2 as all of the festival’s own cars emit during the festival week.

WHERE TO EAT / THE VEGETARIAN MENU

THE VEGETARIAN MENU

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PRACTICAL INFORMATION

PHOTO: BERND LINNEMANN

PRACTICAL INFORMATION Access Your ticket – and thereby your festival wristband – grants you access to the entire festival area. You can exchange your ticket to a wristband at the main entrances East, West and at the festival’s train station. The festival site, where you find the seven stages, opens on Thursday 2 July at 17.00. Age When you are 15 years old, you can go to Roskilde Festival on your own. If you are under the age of 15, you must be accompanied by an adult (over 18 years) whom you know. Please notice, in Denmark it is illegal to serve alcohol to people under the age of 18. Agora Agoras are small squares located around the camping area. At each agora you find free luggage storage, toilets and a cooking area. Four of the agoras – Skate, Cinema, Expression and Movement – have different identities, marked through decoration, activities and events. Activities at the agoras take place from Sunday 28 June to Wednesday 1 July. The activities at several agoras continue throughout the last four festival days at ”a reduced pace.” Read more about the agoras on p. 20.

Band schedule See Programme on p. 57. Battery charging At the agora luggage storages you can get your mobile phone, digital camera and other electrical equipment recharged if you bring your own recharger. The price is DKK 15 per recharging. Mobile phones that have been handed in for recharging and which have not been collected before Monday 6 July at 12.00 will be handed over to Roskilde Police’s lost property office. See Lost property on p. 55. Car batteries

If you bring car batteries, you must pay a deposit of DKK 100 at the entrance. When you leave the festival again, you can either bring your battery back home again or hand it over to us. Either way gets you your DKK 100 back. Car batteries can be recharged at CITY centre East and West. Beverages and prices At the camping area you can buy beer, soft drinks, juice and wine in bottles, cans, cartons and crates. At the festival site, beverage stalls serve drinks in plastic cups with a refund charge.

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Beer sale

Beer and soft drinks are sold at CITY centre East and West and at Get A Tent. At the festival site you can buy beer and soft drinks at all Tuborg stalls and at some food stalls. At the festival site, you can buy beer in the pits in front of Arena and Orange Stage. At the camping area you can buy cold Tuborg beer in cans at a special price if you buy whole frames of 24 cans. The price is DKK 165 per frame incl. refund.

Prices at the camping area Tuborg beer in frame with 24 cans DKK 165 Tuborg beer in 33 cl can DKK 22 Sodas and ice tea in 50 cl plastic bottle DKK 22 Cocio chocolate milk in 40 cl glass bottle DKK 22 Mineral water in 50 cl plastic bottle DKK 14 Burn in 25 cl can DKK 25 Red and white wine, carton DKK 70 Juice, organic 50 cl DKK 16 Smirnoff Ice Red 25 cl can DKK 35 Spirits in bottle with soda, ice and cups from DKK 208 All prices include refund (if any).

Beverage sale opening hours Camping East/West Sunday 28 June 08.00 - 01.00 Monday 29 June 10.00 - 01.00 Tuesday 30 June 10.00 - 01.00 Wednesday 1 July 10.00 - 01.00 Thursday 2 July 10.00 - 02.00 Friday 3 July 10.00 - 04.00 Saturday 4 July 10.00 - 04.00 Sunday 5 July 10.00 - 06.00

Festival site 12.00 - 24.00 *) 12.00 - 24.00 *) 12.00 - 24.00 *) 12.00 - 24.00 *) 17.00 - 03.00 **) 10.00 - 04.00 **) 10.00 - 04.00 **) 10.00 - 21.00 ***)

The beverage sale is located in the Pavilion area. **) The stalls by the stages are open until approx. 15 minutes after the last performance. ***) Beverage sale by the Orange Stage is open until 24.00 and by Arena until 04.00.

Prices at the festival site Tuborg beer in 30 cl cup Tuborg Classic beer in 30 cl cup Sodas and ice tea in 50 cl cup Cocio chocolate milk in 40 cl cup Mineral water in 50 cl cup Juice, organic 50 cl Burn in 25 cl can Imported beer in 30 cl cup/bottle Red and white wine, carton Smirnoff Ice Red in 25 cl cup

DKK 22 DKK 22 DKK 22 DKK 22 DKK 14 DKK 16 DKK 25 DKK 30 DKK 70 DKK 35

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All prices include refund (if any).

Bicycles Take the bicycle (with you) to Roskilde Festival. You are allowed to bike at the camping area (the festival site, however, is closed for bicycles), and we offer attended bicycle parking by entrance East and West and just north of the festival site. Here we also offer a patching service if you should get a flat tyre or if your chain needs oiling. Bottles Bottles and cans are not allowed at the festival site. At the sales stalls all beverages are served in cups or sold in carton packaging. By the entrances to the festival site we check for glass and plastic bottles and metal cans.

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PHOTO: CASPER CHRISTOFFERSEN


You can also donate your refund to the humanitarian project Green Footsteps. Read more on p. 63. Bus See Transport on p. 60. Camping You can camp at camping East and West. Furthermore, certain areas are reserved for Get A Tent, MCs and caravans. The camping areas are divided into numbered squares you can use for guidance. Service guards can help you get settled and will remove tents or caravans if they are placed outside of the designated areas.

The camping areas open Sunday 28 June at 08.00 and close Monday 6 July at 14.00.

Bonfire and other kinds of open flames

Open flames are not allowed at the camping area – including bonfires, torches, candles, lanterns, cooking apparatus and grills. All food preparation with heating equipment must take place at the agora bonfires and cooking areas where you find communal grills. Cooking areas

You can cook your food at the cooking areas at the agoras. Here you can use primus cookers, disposable grills, the communal grill and bonfire. Service guards at the area can help you use the cooking areas.

PRACTICAL INFORMATION

All beverages brought into the festival site must be contained in cups, cartons or similar open packaging. You are allowed to bring glass and plastic bottles and the like into the camping area. Refund stalls are located all over the festival area – see Refund on p. 57.

Furniture

For fire safety reasons, you are not allowed to bring living room furniture or similar inflammable components to the camping area. This rule does not apply to common, lightweight camping equipment, fixed built-in installations in caravans and equipment normally used for tent camping. Allowed s COMMON LIGHTWEIGHT CAMPING FURNITURE s FOLDING AND LEAF TABLES s SMALL DECK AND FOLDING CHAIRS s SLEEPING MATS s PAVILIONS s FOAM RUBBER MATTRESSESR

Road names

6th Street and Back Alley are just a couple of the place indications which mark the main roads at the festival area. They make it easier for you to find your way around and arrange with your friends where to meet. See all the road names on the map.

Not allowed s LIVING ROOM FURNITURE E G ARMCHAIRS SOFAS coffee and dining tables s CONSTRUCTION MATERIAL OF ANY KIND s GENERATORS AND HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCES Quiet area

Fire access roads

At the camping area you find fixed fire access roads which – for safety reasons – must be kept clear of tents, wires and other equipment. Service guards in the area will help keep the roads clear.

At Agora J at camping East, you find a special camping area for festival guests who do not want constant noisy parties and loud music. The area is not controlled – but we encourage everyone to help one another to make it a comfortable place to stay.

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Cinema Roskilde Cinema shows films throughout the entire festival week (28 June to 5 July). Admission is free of charge. You find Roskilde Cinema by Agora N. See the programme and read film presentations on p. 30. PHOTO: NINA BREINHOLT SØRENSEN

High-voltage power lines

Several high-voltage power lines cross the camping area. They are dangerous if you touch them or merely stay near them. Therefore, please respect the barriers. Camping East/West

The designations ‘East’ and ‘West’ are used on busses from Roskilde Station, a.o. West is the part of the camping and parking areas located west of the railroad. East is the camping and parking areas located east of the railroad. Climate Community

The entire camping area E at camping West is a designated Climate Community at this year’s Roskilde Festival. Until Sunday 28 June at 16.00, the area is reserved for festival-goers who have participated in the Green Footsteps campaign (read more on p. 10) and therefore have prior claim to camp here. After 16.00, the area will be open for everyone. Cash Dispenser There are four cash dispensers at each of the information offices at CITY centre East and West. Further 8 cash dispensers are located at the Pavilion area in the southwestern corner of the festival site (please notice, from Sunday 28 June to Wednesday 1 July, you only have access to these cash dispensers in the period 12.00 24.00). All cash dispensers are closed between 2.00 and 6.00.

CITY centres East and West CITY centres are located at camping East and camping West. Here you find agora, information office, cash dispensers, merchandise sale, first aid, beverage stall, refund stall, internet café and food stalls. The CITY centres are open around the clock from Sunday 28 June at 08.00 to Monday 6 July at 12.00.

PRACTICAL INFORMATION

In addition, it is possible to withdraw cash when buying something at several stalls. We strongly recommend that you use this service to shorten the lines by the cash dispensers. See Currency.

Condoms You can buy condoms at the pharmacy and the kiosks. Currency At all stalls you can pay with DKK, NOK, SEK, EUR, GBP and USD – and many stalls accept payment via credit cards. In these stalls you can withdraw cash when buying something. You can withdraw up to DKK 500 and only in notes. Change is only given in Danish kroner. At the supermarket you can only pay with a credit card. See Supermarket on p. 58. Earplugs Earplugs are for sale at the festival pharmacy and at all kiosks, beverage and merchandise stalls. Use of earplugs is recommended for all participants who stay in frequent high-decibel noise areas for extended periods of time.

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Emergency medical service Emergency medical service is available during the entire festival from 10.00 to 14.00. The service is located with the first aid. From Sunday 28 June to Wednesday 1 July it is located at CITY centre East, and from Thursday 2 July to Sunday 5 July it is located at the festival site. The emergency medical service offers consultation in case of acute illness. Its location in immediate vicinity to the pharmacy makes it possible to hand in prescriptions right away. See First aid. First aid Two first aid stations are located at the camping area – one at CITY centre East and another at CITY centre West. Both first aids are open around the clock from Sunday 28 June at 08.00 to Monday 6 July at 12.00.

Fishing lake At camping East by Agora J you can fish in the artificial lake. You are welcome to bring your own gear but you can also rent it. Food and beverages The festival’s many food stalls serve both untraditional and traditional dishes – and all types of beverages are on offer, from beer and soda to milkshakes. The selection of food and beverages is characterised by quality, and there is something for every taste and from many corners of the world. We make heavy demands on the quality of raw materials and hygiene in the stalls and strive to use organic products produced in Denmark. The food stalls are selected on their ability to live up to this food policy. For allergics

In the service tower by Roskilde Skate there is a first aid station in the same period. Furthermore, there are first aid stations in a number of service towers at the camping area. Service towers with first aid stations are clearly marked with first aid signs. In addition, there is a first aid station at the festival site east of Astoria. It is open around the clock from Thursday 2 July at 17.00 to Monday 6 July at 08.00. The first aid stations can store insulin.

If you suffer from allergies, or if you are generally interested, you can always ask about the ingredients in the dishes at the food stalls. Food stalls opening hours Camping East/West Sunday 28 June 10.00 - 03.00 Monday 29 June 09.00 - 03.00 Tuesday 30 June 09.00 - 03.00 Wednesday 1 July 09.00 - 03.00 Thursday 2 July 09.00 - 03.00 Friday 3 July 09.00 - 03.00 Saturday 4 July 09.00 - 03.00 Sunday 5 July 09.00 - 23.00

Festival site *)

17.00 - 01.00 10.00 - 03.00 10.00 - 03.00 10.00 - 23.00 **)

*) Food stalls in the Pavilion area are open from Sunday 28 June to Wednesday 1 July at 12.00 - 24.00. **) On the night after Sunday 5 July, a few stalls are open for a longer period of time.

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PHOTO: SANNE VINTER


At Ryttergården, located at Hal 1, you can get help for minor reparations on mechanical aids, use handicap toilets, rest after many hours in a wheelchair and lie down when urinating. Furthermore, wheelchairs can be recharged. Volunteers at Ryttergården are helpful with further information about facilities for disabled festival guests.

PHOTO: PER LANGE

Ryttergården opening hours Around the clock from Thursday 2 July at 12.00 to Monday 6 July at 6.00.

Bars

The festival has several bars where you can buy tasty drinks in all the colours of the rainbow. Visit Soupanatural in Climate Community, Baren at Lounge, Skylinebar at Roskilde Skate, Gringo Bar at Pavilion, Astoria Bar at Astoria, Elmer’s Pub in The Oval, Boutique Lize at Odeon and Arena, Rom & Cigarbar behind the grandstand and Beach Bar – Uxo Bar at Agora K.

You can recharge your wheelchair at the agoras’ luggage storages, at the disabled camping area and at Ryttergården. Disabled camping area opening hours Around the clock from Sunday 28 June at 08.00 to Monday 6 July at 10.00.

Gate numbers The many entrances to the camping area and the festival site are shown with gate numbers. You can see them on the map.

Information office You can receive general festival information at CITY centre East and West where the information offices are open around the clock. At the festival site, the information office is located east of the Orange Stage by the entrance to The Oval. The office also offers storage of smaller items. It is open around the clock from Thursday 2 July at 17.00 to Monday 6 July at 12.00. The Information office can answer all practical questions about the festival such as train and bus schedules, where certain stalls are located etc. It is not possible to report missing persons through the stages’ loudspeaker systems.

Handicapped Roskilde Festival creates conditions for the physically disabled audience to approximate the same level of service for all guests. Besides toilets and platforms by the stages, the arrangement includes the possibility of bringing helpers to the festival. Disabled guests must buy their own festival ticket. A special camping and parking area for disabled guests can be used if applied for.

Internet Internet cafés are located at CITY centre East and West where you are welcome to use the available computers – free of charge. The cafés are open from Sunday 28 June to Sunday 5 July at 08.00 - 02.00 and Monday 5 July at 08.00 - 12.00. There is also an internet café at the Pavilion area. During the warm-up period it is open Sunday 28 June to Wednesday 1 July at 12.00 - 22.00.

Garbage Help keep your festival clean. The service guards at the camping area hand out garbage bags for all camps. We ask you to put filled garbage bags in the waste containers at the agoras. You can get extra garbage bags at the service tower at your nearest agora. Read about our ‘Tuborg for trash’ competition on p. 16.

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items, from overcoats to rucksacks and tents as well as valuables. The luggage storages do not store money and cannot be held responsible for money hidden in items handed in for storage. At the information office east of the Orange Stage at the festival site, you find a free storage for smaller items (equivalent to a small rucksack – approx. 50x35x20 cm). Larger items can be handed in at the luggage storages at the camping area. The storage at the festival site is open around the clock from Thursday 2 July at 17.00 to Monday 6 July at 12.00.

PRACTICAL INFORMATION

Kiosk Kiosks are located at CITY centre East and West. At the festival site you find kiosks behind the grandstand by the Orange Stage. All kiosks sell various goods for daily use, such as tobacco, newspapers and earplugs. Cigarettes are sold in small cigarette stands at the CITY centres and at the sales area south of Astoria, by Pavilion, Arena and at the entrance to the Oval.

The luggage storages also offer recharging of mobile phones – see Battery charging on p. 47. Freezer packs

PHOTO: BOYE KOCH

At the luggage storage at Agora E and L you can buy or exchange freezer packs. A (frozen) freezer pack costs 20 DKK, and exchange is free of charge.

Laundromat At the laundromat at Agora C you can get your clothes washed and dried. A wash costs DKK 35, and drying costs DKK 25.

Map You can see maps of the entire festival area and the city of Roskilde in the back of this programme.

Lost property You can hand in lost property at the information office at CITY centre East and West and at the information office at the festival site. Items that have not been reclaimed at the information offices before Monday 6 July at 12.00, are handed over to Roskilde Police’s lost property office. Here the items can be reclaimed from Tuesday 7 July at 10.00. If the lost item displays contact information, the police will contact the owner – regardless of nationality. Roskilde Police’s lost property office is located at Skovbogade 3, 4000 Roskilde, tel.: (+45) 46 35 14 48.

Merchandise Our merchandise stalls sell official festival merchandise such as T-shirts with short and long sleeves for men and women, sweatshirts, key hangers, mobile phone chargers, earplugs, etc. In addition, all merchandise stalls sell festival programmes incl. band schedule for DKK 20 and earplugs for DKK 10.

Luggage storage You find free luggage storages at each agora at the camping area. They are open around the clock from Sunday 28 June at 10.00 to Monday 6 July at 12.00. Here you can store common

Merchandise stalls opening hours Thursday 2 July 17.00 - 02.00 Friday 3 July 10.00 - 02.00 Saturday 4 July 10.00 - 02.00 Sunday 5 July 10.00 - 22.00

The stalls are located by the stages – east of the Orange Stage by the entrance to the Oval, at the Pavilion area, by Arena, by Astoria and at CITY centre East and West.

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The stall at the Pavilion area is also open from Sunday 28 June to Wednesday 1 July at 12.00 - 24.00. The stalls at the CITY centres are open around the clock throughout the festival period. You can also buy your merchandise via roskilde-festival.dk.

The parking areas have for the most part been moved farther out in favour of the camping areas. The exception is the strip between Køgevej and Vor Frue Hovedgade by entrance East, which cannot be used as a camping area. If you wish to park this close to the festival, you must pay DKK 300-350 for the entire festival period. All other parking areas can be used free of charge. Pavilion Junior From Sunday 28 June to Wednesday 1 July, Scandinavian, upcoming music acts play on the Pavilion Junior stage. There is access to the stage through gate 10. Read about YourSpace at the Pavilion area on p. 25. Read about the Pavilion Junior acts on p. 72-73.

Band merchandise

Certain stalls by the stages sell band merchandise. If you want to buy a T-shirt with your favourite band, you can do so in the stall by the stage where the band is playing. But only on the day that they are playing – and often only in connection with the concert. Mobile phone You can have your mobile phone recharged. See under Battery charging on p. 47. Newspaper We produce a daily Danish-language (no English-language version is available in 2009) newspaper called Orange Press from Monday 29 June to Sunday 5 July. The newspaper costs DKK 10. On Sunday 5 July you can buy all newspapers in one set which costs DKK 40. The paper can be bought daily from sellers all over the festival area.

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Paid parking

Parking There is a number of parking areas at the festival. Parking is limited to these officially designated parking areas. Overnight stays in cars is under no circumstances permitted.

Pharmacy During the warm-up days (28 June - 1 July), the pharmacy is located at CITY centre East, and during the music days (2 - 5 July) you find the pharmacy by the first aid station east of Astoria. Here you can buy the most common over-thecounter drugs such as headache tablets, asthma and allergy medicine as well as other products such as sunscreen and ear plugs. You can also hand in prescriptions and store insulin. Opening hours at the camping area (CITY centre East) Sunday 28 June to Thursday 2 July 14.00 - 20.00 Opening hours at the festival site Thursday 2 July 17.00 - 24.00 Friday 3 July 12.00 - 24.00 Saturday 4 July 12.00 - 24.00 Sunday 5 July 13.00 - 19.00

Photo and video You are allowed to take pictures with ‘still photo’ cameras and mobile phones (without flash in front of the stages). Permission to record sound/motion pictures at the festival area is not granted to the audience. This year, RockPhoto sells concert photos to the right of the Orange Stage.


PHOTO: RASMUS HOLSTED

Police During Roskilde Festival the police have established a station at Magleg책rdsvej 8, from Monday 29 June at 07.00 to Monday 6 July at 15.00. Guests are kindly asked to refer all police matters to this address. Post Post can be dropped off at the information offices at CITY centre East and West and at the festival site. See Information office on p. 53. Programme You are now looking at your festival programme. If you should lose it or if you simply want a new copy, you can buy it in our merchandise stalls. The price is DKK 20. See Merchandise on p. 55. Band schedule

In 2009 the band schedule is produced separately and handed out together with the programme when you are exchanging your ticket for a wristband. Extra band schedules can be bought for DKK 10. When buying a festival programme for DKK 20 a band schedule is included. See Merchandise on p. 55. Radio Roskilde Festival operates its own radio station before, during and after the festival on the frequency 92.3 MHz. The studio is located at Agora G. Read more on p. 12.

Containers with a Roskilde Refund label DKK 1 Containers with Refund Label A DKK 1 Containers with Refund Label B DKK 1.50 Containers with Refund Label C DKK 3 Other beer and soda cans (5 pieces) DKK 1 Other glass bottles and cups DKK 1 Broken glass, equivalent of one bottle DKK 1 Lids from beer cups (5 pieces) DKK 1 Empty beer and soda crates (Danish) DKK 5 Cardboard carriers DKK 5

PRACTICAL INFORMATION

Refund Refund charges are levied on all cups and cans sold from the beverage stalls.

Refund stalls opening hours Camping Festival East/West site Sunday 28 June 12.00 - 01.00 12.00 - 24.00 *) Monday 29 June 12.00 - 01.00 12.00 - 24.00 *) Tuesday 30 June 10.00 - 01.00 12.00 - 24.00 *) Wednesday 1 July 10.00 - 01.00 12.00 - 24.00 *) Thursday 2 July 10.00 - 02.00 17.00 - 24.00 Friday 3 July 10.00 - 04.00 10.00 - 04.00 Saturday 4 July 10.00 - 04.00 10.00 - 04.00 Sunday 5 July 10.00 - 21.00 **) 10.00 - 22.00 ***) *) **)

The refund stall is located in the Pavilion area. Stalls at CITY centre East and West are open until Monday 6 July at 14.00. ***) Stalls at the entrance to the Oval and by the sails are open Sunday 5 July until 24.00. The stall at Arena is open until approx. 04.00.

To ensure smooth service at the refund stalls at the camping area, special facilities are available at CITY centre East and West to guests with large quantities of refund. You can also donate your refund to a humanitarian cause, the project Green Footsteps. Read more about the humanitarian refund collection on p. 63.

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Shower Cold showers are free of charge. You can buy hot showers south of Agora B, east of Agora H and by Agora N. A hot shower costs DKK 35. Opening hours for hot showers Monday 29 June to Sunday 5 July

lake is free for all festival guests as long as you are not intoxicated. The swimming lake is supervised by life guards. Taxi See Transport on p. 60.

07.30 - 22.00

Smoking Policy According to Danish law, you are not permitted to smoke inside the stage tents at Astoria and Lounge nor in Roskilde Cinema as these tents are considered indoor rooms. SMS Sign up for our SMS service by creating a profile on roskilde-festival.dk and tick the box stating that you would like to receive news via SMS. You will then receive news about the festival, any programme changes and more. The service is free of charge. Read more on p. 12. Stages Roskilde Festival has seven stages: Orange Stage, Arena, Odeon, Cosmopol, Astoria, Pavilion (also called Pavilion Junior in the period 28 June - 1 July) and Lounge. Read more about the stages on p. 70-71. Supermarket At CITY centre East you can buy your groceries at the supermarket. The supermarket does not accept cash, but you can pay with a credit card. Daily opening hours are at 08.00 - 03.00.

Theft See Police on p. 57. Tickets If the festival is not sold out, tickets can also be bought at the entrance at the price of DKK 2100 for an adult ticket (15 years and up). Children’s tickets (10 - 14 years) cost DKK 825 and are sold regardless if the festival is sold out. Please notice: One-day tickets are only sold on Sunday 5 July and can only be bought at the entrance to Roskilde Festival from Sunday morning at 08.00. A Sunday ticket costs DKK 825 for adults and DKK 330 for children. Tourist information Roskilde Lejre Tourist Office can assist you with general information about the city of Roskilde. The address is Stændertorvet 1, located centrally in Roskilde. Tel: (+45) 46 31 65 65. visitroskilde.dk. Train See Transport on p. 60.

Swimming bath If you feel like a swim, our shuttle buses take you directly to two swimming baths. There is access to Roskilde Swimming Bath with bus from entrance East and to Maglegård’s Swimming Bath with bus from camping West. See more under Transport on p. 60. Alternatively, you can take a dip in our own swimming lake.

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Swimming lake Take a refreshing dip in our own swimming lake located at Agora J. Admission to the swimming

PHOTO: KLAVS BO CHRISTENSEN /ROCKPHOTO


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Transport

Bus to Roskilde Swimming Bath and shopping centre

Bus

From Monday 29 June to Saturday 4 July, a shuttle bus operates between entrance East, Roskilde Swimming Bath and the shopping centre RO’s Torv. First departure is at 10.00 and last departure is at 14.00.

Shuttle busses operate between Roskilde Train Station, Østergade and the camping area. The bus service begins on Sunday 28 June at 07.00 and hereafter with first and final daily departures as listed below:

Ticket price DKK 20, one-way. From Roskilde Station First departure Sunday 28 June 07.00 Monday 29 June 07.00 Tuesday 30 June 07.00 Wednesday 1 July 07.00 Thursday 2 July 07.00 Friday 3 July 07.00 Saturday 4 July 07.00 Sunday 5 July 07.00 Monday 6 July 06.00

Final departure 00.30 00.30 00.30 00.30 01.30 01.30 01.30 01.30 14.30

From camping East/West First departure Final departure Sunday 28 June 07.30 01.00 Monday 29 June 07.30 01.00 Tuesday 30 June 07.30 01.00 Wednesday 1 July 07.30 01.00 Thursday 2 July 07.30 02.00 Friday 3 July 07.30 02.00 Saturday 4 July 07.30 02.00 Sunday 5 July 07.30 02.00 Monday 6 July 07.30 15.00 From camping East Friday 3 July Saturday 4 July

Night bus

Night bus services run non-stop from camping East to Copenhagen Town Square after the schedule below: Sunday 28 June to Wednesday 1 July 24.00, 00.30, 01.00, 01.30 and 02.00 Thursday 2 July to Sunday 5 July 24.00, 00.30, 01.00, 01.30, 02.00, 02.30, 03.00, 03.30 and 04.00

Ticket price DKK 65, one-way. Please notice: timetables are available at all departure sites. Taxi

A taxi stop is located by the bus stops at entrances East and West. We encourage everyone not to use pirate taxis.

Extra departures 03.10 and 04.10 03.10 and 04.10

Ticket price DKK 20, one-way. Bus to Maglegård’s Swimming Bath

From Sunday 28 June to Wednesday 1 July, the bus between Roskilde Station and camping West will stop at Maglegårdsvej for passengers to the swimming bath at the Maglegård school.

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Ticket price DKK 20, one-way. PHOTO: JENS DIGE/ROCKPHOTO


There are two departures directly from Copenhagen Central Station to the festival station on Sunday 28 June at 06.35 and 07.07. From here, there is access to the camping area. The price is a regular ticket or travel card plus an extra fare of DKK 20 from Roskilde Station to the festival station. Trains run in both directions between Roskilde Station and the festival station (camping West) after the following timetable: From Roskilde Station First departure Sunday 28 June 07.55 Monday 29 June 10.00 Tuesday 30 June 10.00 Wednesday 1 July 10.00 Thursday 2 July 10.00 Friday 3 July 10.00 Saturday 4 July 10.00 From the festival station First departure Sunday 28 June 10.10 Monday 29 June 10.10 Tuesday 30 June 10.10 Wednesday 1 July 10.10 Thursday 2 July 10.10 Friday 3 July 10.10 Saturday 4 July 10.10

Final departure 20.55 20.55 20.55 20.55 18.55 18.55 16.55

Final departure 21.06 21.06 21.06 21.06 19.06 19.06 17.06

Ticket price DKK 20, one-way. Home journey: Trains run from the festival station to Copenhagen Central Station without change of trains – with a stop at Roskilde Station. Times of departure are 06 and 46 after the following timetable:

Sunday 5 July Monday 6 July

First departure 10.10 08.51

Final departure 01.46 *) 15.21

*) This departure continues from Roskilde Station to Ă…rhus.

Ticket price DKK 20, one-way from the festival station. If you are going further, you have to buy a regular ticket or use travel cards. Train timetables are posted at Roskilde Station, the festival station, the information offices and on the info screens by the larger stages at the festival site.

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Train

Ticket sale

At the festival train station you can buy train tickets, multitrip tickets, make seat reservations and get info on train departure times, prices etc. Ticket sale opening hours Monday 29 June to Saturday 1 July Sunday 5 July Monday 6 July

10.00 - 17.00 09.30 - 02.00 07.30 - 15.30

Transit tent

Guests from Sweden and Norway can buy their bus tickets home in the transit tent outside of entrance East. The transit tent has the following opening hours: Tuesday 30 June Wednesday 1 July Thursday 2 July Friday 3 July Saturday 4 July Sunday 5 July Monday 6 July

12.00 - 18.00 12.00 - 18.00 12.00 - 20.00 12.00 - 20.00 10.00 - 20.00 10.00 - 22.00 08.00 - 14.00

Guides at Roskilde Station

From Sunday 28 June, guides at Roskilde Station can help you get on the right bus or train to the festival area.

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Video See Photo and video on p. 56. Water You can draw water free of charge from taps located by most toilets at the camping area and at the festival site. During concerts, water is also handed out in front of the stages. Wristband Watch out for your wristband. It gives you access to all audience areas at the festival. If your wristband is partly or entirely broken, you have to go to one of the ticket stalls by entrance East, West or the festival’s train station. Here the personnel will look into the situation. If your wristband has been stolen, you have to report it immediately to the police (see Police on p. 57) and afterwards bring the police report to one of the ticket stalls by entrance East, West or the festival’s train station where the personnel will look into the situation.

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Facts about Roskilde Festival Year 1971 1991 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008

Number of participants 10,000 60,500 92,000 (64,000 sold tickets) 100,000 (72,000 sold tickets) 107,000 (77,000 sold tickets) 106,000 (76,000 sold tickets) 97,000 (65,000 sold tickets) 110,000 (80,000 sold tickets) 110,000 (77,000 sold tickets) 108,000 (68,000 sold tickets)

Dates for coming festivals 2010 1 - 4 July (warm-up 27 - 30 June) 2011 30 June - 3 July (warm-up 26 - 29 June)

Green Footstep Fact: 55 % of Roskilde Festival’s guests arrive with public transportation.

PHOTO: NANNA KREUTZMANN /ROCKPHOTO


Our lifestyle is instrumental in the climate changes which the poorest people of the world feel the consequences of today. We face new challenges and must act now. It is therefore important that you – besides leaving Green Footsteps – give your signature for political initiative and action when the politicians of the world meet at the climate conference in Copenhagen this December. We, in the rich part of the world, must take responsibility for the climate changes we have created ourselves. We therefore demand that: s $ENMARK AND OTHER RICH COUNTRIES SHOULD ENSURE substantial and additional financial means to the world’s poorest countries to help them tackle the climate changes s THE MONEY MUST NOT BE TAKEN FROM THE EXISTING development aid

FOR A FAIR CLIMATE DEAL Grab a Go-Card postcard, sign it and hand it over to a signature collector at the windmill bath by the lake, at Sustainable Stage or in Climate Community at camping area E. Smile, say cheers and give your signature for a fair climate deal. Each Green Footstep and each signature counts.

HUMANITARIAN REFUND COLLECTION

SIGN UP FOR A FAIR CLIMATE DEAL

DONATE YOUR REFUND TO A WORTHY CAUSE

LOOK FOR THE TURQUOISE COLOUR 1000 humanitarian refund collectors are ready to receive your refund for the benefit of climate-related projects in the Bengal – an area in Bangladesh and India seriously threatened by the climate changes. You can donate your refund by giving it to the teams of refund collectors in the turquoise vests. The refund collectors will be happy to give your camp a turquoise bag for your refund, so you can support a worthy cause. Bags filled with cans, bottles etc. can be handed over at the turquoise stalls in the CITY centres or directly to the refund collectors. Turquoise refund boxes are placed all over the festival site, and there are turquoise refund hatches at the beer stalls as well. At the CITY centres there are turquoise stalls where you can hand in your refund and learn more about the humanitarian project you support. Remember: there is refund on everything you drink from! “Green Footsteps – Act for a Fair Climat e Deal” and the humanitarian refund collection form a cooperation between Roskilde Festival and relief agency DanChurchAid.

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SAFETY AND SECURITY

At the Orange Stage, there are two entrances to the four sections in front. If you want to go to sections B or D, you have to use the entrance east of the stage. The entrance to sections A and C is west of the stage.

SAFETY AND SECURITY FOR YOU AND THE FESTIVAL Roskilde Festival’s goal is to give everyone the best possible festival experience. We create space for you to enjoy yourself, but it is important that everyone – staff and guests alike – do their part to keep the festival safe. Follow all safety instructions and take an active part in ensuring that you – and everyone around you – have a positive concert experience.

The security guidelines for Roskilde ‘09 have been reviewed and evaluated in order to eliminate and minimise risks. We address safety, not only on and in front of the festival stages. We carefully review all elements of the festival and follow national and international developments and expertise very closely. Three areas where you can help: s 0AY ATTENTION TO THE SECURITY COMMUNICATION s 0AY ATTENTION TO YOUR FRIENDS AND THOSE CLOSE BY s )F NEEDED SEEK HELP WITH STAFF MEMBERS wearing vests (crowd safety personnel)

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Information on your safety Screens are used by all stages to provide special information during concerts. It is important that you are aware of this information and follow any instructions given to you and your friends. The information is managed by the Security Manager of the stage, who follows the situation on and in front of the stage. A significant source of safety information during concerts is video surveillance which is used to cover several of the festival areas, including many of the stages. Safety at the stages Pit systems are installed in front of the two largest stages, the Orange Stage and Arena. The pit systems are safety-devised constructions that use specially developed modules to establish a safe concert experience right in front of the stage. Arrive in good time prior to the concert at the entrances located at both sides of the stage. We open the pits as soon as we have cleaned them following the previous concert. You are not allowed to remain in the area to wait for the next concert.


Light signals are also used at the entrance to the Astoria tent. Green light signals that you can enter the tent. Red light signals that the tent is full and that you cannot get in at the moment. Follow the instructions of our crowd safety personnel in the orange vests, and work actively to insure that you and everyone around you enjoy a positive concert experience. Please avoid: s #ROWD SURFING PROHIBITED AT ALL STAGES AND results in immediate expulsion from the festival) s (UMAN CHAINS YOU CAN ENDANGER THE SAFETY OF others by creating unrest in the crowd) s 2USHING OR MOSHING TOWARDS THE STAGE THIS CAN create waves among the audience and pose a risk of someone falling down) s 3ITTING ON SHOULDERS THIS RUINS THE CONCERT FOR those behind you)

Remember that cups with water are handed out at all stages. Safety at camping It is important to follow the directions of the service personnel at the camping area. Their job is to make the camping areas comfortable and safe for everyone, and it is very important that you cooperate. The service towers located at the camping area are staffed with service personnel whose job is to help festival guests and service guards in the area and keep an eye out for possible fires or theft. The towers are designated by single initials at the top, which correspond to the agora they are placed at. For example, service tower C is located at Agora C. Use the service towers as guideposts and points of orientation as you navigate around the festival area.

Bonfires and camp fires Due to fire hazard, the use of grill and primus is limited to the cooking areas at the agoras. It is permitted here – and only here – to build campfires at the specially designated campfire areas. Many guests are eager to sit around a fire on the last night of the festival. Use the campfire areas at the agoras if you want a little warmth on this night – but do not start a fire yourself. Theft Unfortunately, many thieves visit Roskilde Festival. Look after your belongings and lock up your tent with a padlock, so your neighbours can see if your tent is being visited by its rightful owner. Always use the luggage storage facilities for storing your valuables. They are available free of charge (read more about luggage storage on p. 55). All thefts should be reported to the police at Maglegårdsvej 8.

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Light signals are located at both entrances, which indicate when the area is open. Green light signals that admission is open. Red light signals that the pit is full, which means that you have to experience the concert from outside the pit.

Blue vests Medically trained personnel are located all around the festival area. They are readily identifiable by their blue vests and are on hand to provide aid to those who may be dehydrated or under the influence of drugs. Remember: general rules of society about alcohol and other intoxicants also apply at Roskilde Festival.

Take care of yourself and those around you Remember to sleep, eat and drink enough to provide your body with the rest and energy it needs. Contact the festival staff if you feel unwell or if you notice others who may be in need of help. More information on festival safety can be found in the pamphlet Be Safe at the Festival which is available at the entrances and at the information office at the festival site.

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PROTECT YOUR EARS / SOCIAL WORKERS

PROTECT YOUR EARS We wish to provide you with the best possible concert experience – also in terms of sound. We rent the very best audio equipment, hire the best sound techs, hang the loudspeakers high and use many delay systems for maximum coverage. We are in regular dialogue with authorities and sound professionals to produce an optimal sound quality at an acceptable decibel level. Use earplugs If you hear a ringing tone in your ears following a concert, this is a warning sign that your hearing could soon be exhausted. Remember, the amount of sound that ears can tolerate vary from person to person. So pay attention to your ears and register how they feel when you are at a concert. And use earplugs.

In collaboration with the Oticon Foundation, we have obtained some high quality earplugs. They are shaped like spruces and lower the sound level while they give you a great live sound. You can buy earplugs in all kiosks, beverage stalls and merchandise stalls. Use earplugs for your ears’ sake. Did you know: s OF THE TIME THE AUDIENCE MOVE ABOUT IN sound levels under 85 dB, which is the Danish Working Environment Authority’s limit for noise exposure s !T 2OSKILDE &ESTIVAL CONCERTS PROTECT their ears

ROSKILDE FESTIVAL’S SOCIAL WORKERS Roskilde Festival brings special attention to children and young people, and a team of Social Workers – outreaching personnel – are visible around the festival area during the entire festival.

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The Social Workers are easily recognisable in their white vests, and they will turn to families who come to Roskilde Festival with the primary goal to collect refund. Refund collection is certainly allowed but it must happen under reasonable conditions – and children who roam the festival site late at night will be escorted back to the camping area. Naturally, everyone is welcome at Roskilde Festival – but the rules are that children should not be on their own when it is dark.

Besides watching the children, the Social Workers keep an open eye on the very young festival-goers who consume large amounts of alcohol and/or drugs. If you see or hear about children or very young people who look like they need help, please contact a Social Worker. you can recognise them on their white vests with ‘Social Worker’ printed on them.


DONATE YOUR CAMPING EQUIPMENT

DONATE YOUR CAMPING EQUIPMENT

PHOTO: KASPER HEMME

From scrap to something good – your shit counts!

Don’t you want to take your camping gear back home with you? Then we know someone who would like to have it. But we need your help collecting it. Each year, great amounts of useful camping equipment are thrown out after Roskilde Festival – even though people in other parts of the world need such items. Therefore, Selva Global collects everything that can help improve everyday life for deprived children in Belarus. This includes tents, clothes, shoes, sleeping bags, mattresses, blankets, tables and chairs. Selva Global focuses on recycling and wants to be a counterweight to unrestrained overconsumption and massive exploitation of the world’s resources. The purpose is to turn the “trash” and overconsumption into global resources through recycling for sustainable, humanitarian solutions. The mission’s statement is that nothing is waste before it has been used out.

In the light of the resource waste and the environmental impact by throwing out used but useful items and producing new instead, it is obvious to see these problems as each other’s solutions. Therefore, dear festival-goer, pack up the useful things that you do not want to take home with you and put them in the collection containers that are set up on Sunday 5 July and Monday 6 July by the service towers at the camp site as well as by all the exits. Thereby you will help us help others. Thanks in advance! The collection is a cooperation between Roskilde Festival, Selva Global and Dienesmindes Venner.

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THINK

Roskilde Festival Against Drugs Taking drugs is dangerous, anti-social and illegal. Drugs cause unpredictable behaviour which may ruin the festival experience for others. Drugs are illegal at Roskilde Festival – as they are in the rest of Denmark. As a result, police officers will be present and will handle drug-related offences in accordance with Danish law. If you see someone who is ill, depressed or afraid – and perhaps under the influence of drugs – please contact a festival employee who will do everything to help the person in question. For information on the harmful effects of drugs a folder is available at the Festival Site or at the luggage storages at the camp site.

Express your opinion What is your attitude to drugs? Against Drugs badges are available at the information booths around the festival grounds and camping areas. Our Against Drug film is available on our website for sending to friends. You can also download music from the Against Drugs film for your mobile phone. For more information, see www.roskilde-festival.dk under ‘About the festival’.

We hope you enjoy the festival! Roskilde Festival


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Green Footstep Fact: This year, Odeon – aka Sustainable Stage – will only be equipped with LED lighting, which saves 40 % in power consumption compared to normal stage lighting.

MUSIC

STAGE DESCRIPTIONS BAND PRESENTATIONS: PAVILION JUNIOR BAND PRESENTATIONS: OTHER STAGES BAND PRESENTATIONS: LOUNGE

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STAGE DESCRIPTIONS

STAGE DESCRIPTIONS Roskilde Festival has seven stages on which the many-sided music programme plays out. Read a description of each stage below.

PHOTO: PER LANGE

PHOTO: THOMAS KJÆR

Pavilion / Pavilion Junior The small rock stage at Roskilde Festival. Pavilion covers everything from frail guitarists to Norwegian heavy metal. The size of the stage makes it an ideal spot to present exciting and relatively unknown bands. Under the name Pavilion Junior, the same stage presents upcoming Scandinavian performers in the course of the festival’s first four warm-up days.

Cosmopol Roskilde’s metropolis. At Cosmopol you can experience the raw and fragmented atmosphere of a modern city. The music at Cosmopol spans hip hop, dancehall, baile funk, grime, R&B and city-oriented world music. In order to create an ’urban’ atmosphere, Cosmopol seeks to integrate the stage, decorations and the area in front of the stage tent.

Capacity: 2,000 people

Capacity: 6,000 people

PHOTO: JASON LAW

PHOTO: THOMAS KJÆR

Astoria Club stage with intimacy and atmosphere. Astoria is an attempt to create an intimate stage. Genre is therefore not decisive – but rather to produce a sense of intimacy and closeness between performers and audience. At night time Astoria transforms into an energetic party club stage.

Odeon Genuine rock club and showcase for talents. Of all the various stages at the festival, Odeon mostly resembles a genuine music venue or rock club. The stage makes room for exciting and less known bands as well as new talents. At Odeon you get great concert experiences centred around the rock sound – but there are loads of diversions to other genres.

Capacity: 3,400 people Capacity: 5,000 people

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X-X Bandpræsentationer STAGE DESCRIPTIONS

PHOTO: NANNA KREUTZMANN /ROCKPHOTO

Orange Stage More than 30 years under the canopy. Orange Stage is the symbol of Roskilde Festival and has been so since 1978. Orange Stage has the capacity for the major acts. Over the years, artists such as Bob Marley, U2, Bob Dylan, Metallica, Radiohead and Red Hot Chili Peppers have played on the stage. Two big screens (50

sq. m) provide a great view of the stage for everyone, and a specially-designed pit system ensures a good and safe concert experience. Capacity: 60,000 people

PHOTO: THORBJØRN RUNDTHAUG

PHOTO: LONE KRÖNING MOGENSEN

Arena Arena-sized concert hall. Arena provides the frame for the big ‘indoor’ concert experiences where the music best fills out a covered space. Roskilde Festival’s big stage houses all music genres under its great canvas. Names as diverse as the Danish National Symphony Orchestra and Aqua have performed on Arena where many have been pleasantly surprised by the intensity of the atmosphere.

Lounge Relaxation and musical breathing space. Lounge is the place where you can relax to the sounds of chill-out music. The stage is the smallest amongst the festival’s regular stages and it is placed in a big stable building. The floor is covered with sand for you to sprawl in and enjoy the regular DJs or one of the many acts on the alternative stage. Capacity: 2,000 people

Capacity: 17,000 people

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PAVILION JUNIOR 28 JUNE – 1 JULY

PAVILION JUNIOR The Pavilion Junior stage presents Scandinavian upcoming acts. You can experience the bands below during the warm-up days from 28 June to 1 July.

THE 20BELOWS (DK) The 20Belows’ punk rock demonstrates a personal take on the sources of inspiration that include Social Distortion and Ramones.

GIANA FACTORY (DK) The three girls behind Giana Factory started out playing naïve and sweet 60s’ girl pop in the band Cookies. In their new band, the music globe turns more in the direction of the British new wave scene. GINGER NINJA (DK) The young lads in Ginger Ninja are an obvious acquaintance for everyone who do not see any division between great rock music and a trip to the dance floor.

BABIAN

BABIAN (S) Babian is an extremely unaffected band whose simple Swedish-language garage rock does not stop them from taking a stronghold on the state of the Swedish welfare state.

HARRYS GYM · PHOTO: KJETIL HASSELGAARD

BODEBRIXEN · PHOTO:MADS STIGBORG

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HARRYS GYM (N) If you are into semi-electronic music, then do not cheat yourself out of a trip to Harrys Gym – a band that with Anne Lise Frøkedal in front owns one of Scandinavia’s great new female voices.

BODEBRIXEN (DK) They play semi-electronic pop music with a sweet pain in the side and lots of handclaps, lalala harmonies and jazz piano.

JOOKS (DK) Jooks has built up a solid and well-tested live show with his well-told everyday hip hop.

CODY (DK) Painful harrowing country music is often best made by people from God’s own country. Yet, Cody prove that Danes are very well capable of the American art.

KELLERMENSCH (DK) The inspiration comes from progressive metal bands such as Neurosis, as Kellermensch works with the same shifts between roars and more melodic vocals.


RUBBERHEAD BANDITZ (DK) These three charming charlatans’ funky punk rock is full of adrenaline, dance appeal and a small touch of camp. SCAMP (DK) Scamp is ready to continue the terrific metal style of Danish bands such as Hatesphere and Mercenary.

KVELERTAK

KVELERTAK (N) One of Norway’s craziest live experiences right now is called Kvelertak. They combine nihilistic black metal with a fresh flair for rock’n’roll. TAKO LAKO

THE MEGAPHONIC THRIFT (N) Many already hail them as the best Norwegian live act. The Megaphonic Thrift sound inspired by American indie icons such as Sonic Youth and Built to Spill.

TAKO LAKO (DK) Tako Lako weds electronica and hip hop with Balkan sounds so that the outcome with sputtering winds and minor chords become Tako Lako’s own humourous and charming freak of nature.

X-X Bandpræsentationer PAVILION JUNIOR 28 JUNE – 1 JULY

KIRA KIRA (ISL) She sculptures musical snow castles, often with help from a little glockenspiel, sparse electronics and Icelandic black magic.

THE TELSTAR SOUND DRONE (DK) They play acid rock in continuation of the genre’s gems from the vinyl era. The Telstar Sound Drone will also appeal to fans of Baby Woodrose and The Brian Jonestown Massacre. MEN AMONG ANIMALS

MEN AMONG ANIMALS (DK) The Danes play highly US-inspired indie pop – but they also add their own devil-may-care energy and Scandinavian charm to the guitardriven songs. MFMB (S) Their dark-edged electronic rock is perfect for everyone whose inner discoteque is always playing New Order and Depeche Mode. OPGANG F (DK) Opgang F uses the Danish capital Copenhagen as a main theme in their dark rock songs.

TWINS TWINS (DK) They play indie rock that places itself in the wake of renowned bands such as The Rolling Stones and The Strokes. VINNIE WHO (DK) Danes are very well capable of playing cool disco. Vinnie Who prove this with their androgynous and sexy pop music. VON DÜ (DK) The members of Von Dü come from a number of acts on the Danish ska and reggae scene. Experienced musicians strike up a dance party in back-beat – and with utterly Danish toilet poetry.

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NINE INCH NAILS · PHOTO: TAMAR LEVINE

BAND PRESENTATIONS 2MANYDJS (BEL) David and Stephen Dewaele play guitar-oriented rock as Soulwax – but they are soon just as famous for their groundbreaking work under the moniker 2manydjs. Here the duo puts together a wonderful musical multiple wedding of bold mash-ups. As Heard on Radio Soulwax Pt. 2 is already a landmark in the genre. 2manydjs is a couple of versatile and creative Belgians who want to celebrate the infinite possibilities of music with you. Few other acts in the electronic genre have the same ability to please a festival crowd when it comes to creating a party full of schizophrenic and explosive bastard pop. THE 20BELOWS (DK) See Pavilion Junior presentations on pp. 72-73. 2562 (NL) London has been the primary home address of the dark sounds of dub step. This is now changing as new variations and mutations of the bass-heavy music genre pop up here and there. 2562 – named after the artist’s postcode in The Hague – is a good example of this. The Dutchman’s music contains many elements

that will touch a chord with fans of British bigwigs such as Burial and Benga. Yet, 2562 also goes his own ways. He mixes dub step’s minor chords, cut-up rim shots and dizzying deep bass tones with minimal techno and house so that the end result evokes memories not just of London, but also of Berlin and Detroit. TECTONIC / IMPORT

ADAM TENSTA (S) He has not only been supporting act for Akon, Busta Rhymes and Jay-Z – Adam Tensta’s first album It’s a Tensta Thing is soon to be released internationally after having won several Swedish Grammies and intense airplay in his home country. If one should mention a soul mate to Tensta, Chicago rapper Lupe Fiasco would be a qualified guess. Tensta combines his rhymes and electro beats with the same serious message when he talks about everyday life in the ethnically mixed Stockholm concrete suburb from where he has taken his last name. However, the substantial lyrics never weigh down the music. The great lurid 80s production makes Tensta a hip hop act that you can also shake your booty to on the dance floor. RHM ENTERTAINMENT / IMPORT

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ALAMAAILMAN VASARAT (FIN) How would it sound if Frank Zappa and Mike Patton booked a plane to Serbia and recorded an album? One suggestion could be Alamaailman Vasarat. Well-versed people in the Finnish language will know that the band name means ‘hammers of the underworld’. It sure sounds heavy and dense – and so does the music. Quite impressive considering the fact that the playful Finns play most of it on trombone, saxophone, clarinet, tuba, cello and organ. Alamaailman Vasarat’s music takes place at a locality called Hammer Asia (Vasaraasia in Finnish). This fictitious kingdom is in all seeming full of heavily armed clowns who are chasing their innocent victims to a mix of polka, klezmer, jazz, punk and metal. NORDIC NOTES / IMPORT

personal universe. Her sensitive and intelligent songs sound human and truthful from the middle of fame’s dizzying mirror world. REGAL / EMI

TONY ALLEN (NGA) He is, according to Brian Eno, perhaps the greatest drummer who has ever lived. Tony Allen’s accurate and funky drumming in Fela Kuti’s court has secured him a chapter in the history books – but Allen is also to be found on today’s music charts, most recently with Damon Albarn’s The Good, The Bad & The Queen. The almost 70-year-old Nigerian is one of the chief cooks in Afro-beat’s aromatic kitchen. He visits Roskilde Festival, placed behind a nine men strong band – so the barometer points to a smoking hot concert experience from a living piece of African music history. WORLD CIRCUIT / PLAYGROUND

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LILY ALLEN (UK) Forget all about about camera flashes and drinking binges for a moment. Lily Allen deserves attention for her music – songs such as ”Smile” and ”The Fear” will last much longer than the blinking tabloid headlines. Lily Allen conquered cyberspace in 2005. Since then, she has more or less controlled the gossip columns and the charts with her outspoken attitude and inescapable pop songs. It’s Not Me, It’s You is the only 24-year-old Cockney’s second album – and yet she sounds as if the wisdom from a much longer career has appeared right next to the girly charm. With inspiration from R&B, synth pop and ska, Lily Allen creates her own

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AMADOU & MARIAM (MALI) So-called world music has long since left its reservation. Amadou & Mariam are a prime example of this. They are among the few who have paved the way for this development. The couple’s latest album – recorded in Mali, Senegal, France and Great Britain – is made in cooperation with Blur’s Damon Albarn, and this summer the two will support Coldplay on their US tour. Africa has rarely sounded as accessible as it does with Amadou & Mariam. Funk, rock, tribal singing and 80s-ish catchy pop are united. This is done with a hit rate that ought


of winds, accordion, surf and Dixieland jazz is made for festive concerts where the high pressure almost threatens to pop the cham pagne corks. JENKA / VME

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AMON AMARTH (S) Thor, have mercy on us. Amon Amarth is coming. The Swedes play tremendous viking metal created from violent songs about the salty taste of the North Sea, the smell of burned monastery and – of course – the mighty Valhalla where dead warriors meet and have their horns filled with mead. Amon Amarth is one of the most stable and respected names from the Scandinavian metal genre. Their powerful music never falls into sheer kitsch and tomfoolery. The attack from the four Swedes is solid and reliable, also proven on recently released album Twilight of the Thunder Gods. Amon Amarth has growl and heaviness from the blackest death metal, but the Northeners plough the sea with melody, great guitar licks and lots of wind in their sails. METAL BLADE / TARGET

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to make regulars on Western charts blush. The love of Western, straightforward pop music need not be at the expense of African music’s characteristic high spirits and calorie-burning booty shakes.

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…AND YOU WILL KNOW US BY THE TRAIL OF DEAD (US) Imagine Sonic Youth if they had taken a lesson in long, epic sequences with symphonic oriented Brits such as Yes or Queen. Somewhere in the middle of this impossible scenario are …And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead, turning up their amplifiers. The band made one of the true landmarks of indie rock with the guitar roar Source Tags and Codes. Since then, they have acted out as an American counterpart to Muse with grandiose arrangements and countless rocking attacks. The latest album Century of Self has been hailed as a return to the band’s original top form – a reconquest of the golden throne of epic noise rock. SUPERBALL / TARGET

ANALOGIK

ANALOGIK (DK) The debut album Søens Folk (seafarers) won Analogik’s unique pirate-ish mash-up music a lot of attention. Now the Danes have a followup out, Klunserbeats live (scavenger beats live) – and the album’s deliberal live character points to something very central about the band. Analogik’s mad but good-natured mix

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ing poverty enjoys lots of attention from the surrounding world. And this success seems to continue. Issa Bagayogo’s music is a successful meeting between West Africa and Europe. Chanting and improvised sequences are crossed with electronic elements – always with the ngoni and an energetic beat at the centre. No wonder that his fellow countrymen call him ‘Techno Issa’. Ali Farka Touré can rest at ease in his grave. Mali is full of talented musicians ready to pass the baton. BADDIES

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BADDIES (UK) Band of the year in 2009? Baddies could be a qualified guess. At the time of writing they are still a relatively well-kept secret that is whispered about in the corners. Great things are in store for the English band. So an enthusiastic press agrees. The devil-may-care Essex boys lean against the driven and cool beat as found with Queens of the Stone Age, while at the same time they have that unmistakable British attitude known from Arctic Monkeys or Kaiser Chiefs. Plenty of hype is going around in this greedy and forgetful music business. Baddies is one of the names that will stick.

ISSA BAGAYOGO (MALI) Few people on the global music scene can make music so danceable using the ngoni (African group of instruments reminiscent of both the guitar and the harp) as Issa Bagayogo. He is from Mali, a country that despite devastat-

BALSTYRKO

BALSTYRKO (DK) This year’s most exciting new Danish trio could very well be Balstyrko. All three band members have brilliant CVs from hip hop renewers Malk De Koijn, girl popsters JaConfetti and dub duo Melk, respectively. And you can sense their varied backgrounds. The first album from the trinity is a kaleidoscopic magic mirror in which we move from Ane Trolle’s addictive honey voice to Blaes Bukki’s deep semi-talking vocals. At the same time, the groove is often heavy and laid-back as if Tom Waits were swinging the baton somewhere in the shadows. Balstyrko is an exciting mix of very different types of Danish talent. FAKE DIAMOND / ARTPEOPLE

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BLACK DICE (US) Whatever the future has in store for us, it is hard not to be a little excited. Black Dice cannot stand the wait any longer. In the course of soon five albums, they have looked into the crystal ball and constantly developed their own twisted rave music – which will probably not sound quite normal until year 2090 when the streets are filled with moving pavements. The New Yorker trio’s music is something like a noisy, colour-saturated techno carnival where you first burn the textbook and then dance naked on the ashes. A sonic total attack full of electronic trance rhythms, free-flowing synthesizers and African percussion. DFA / IMPORT

BODEBRIXEN (DK) See Pavilion Junior presentations on pp. 72-73. BOMBA ESTÉREO (COL) Today, Bogota’s music sees a new wave of young musicians who mix their Colombian roots – cumbia and champeta – with sounds from big cities all over the world. Bomba Estéreo leads this development. This trio’s hot tribal music contains traces of Jamaican dub, Angolan kuduro and American hip hop, which meet in a cross field of samples, programmings and handplayed percussion. Bomba Estéreo has a charismatic front figure in Liliana Saumet. She is a competent vocalist who unites the many music genres under the same sunny, Colombian flag.

hardcore scene has been much written about. But the Bronx has turned up the melodies on The Bronx III, as they in the beginning made a name for themselves as the heaviest act out of the sunny state. Today, they actually more often sound like a full-blooded rock band – of the kind that also appeals to fans of Queens of the Stone Age. WICHITA / BONNIER AMIGO

CANCER BATS (CAN) Canada is the USA’s more moderate and peaceful neighbour. Tell that to Cancer Bats. They play aggressively towards a point on the genre chart where Southern metal, punk rock and hardcore meet. Expect no soothing melodies here. Front man Liam Cormier’s shouting expresses first and foremost anger and frustration – often based on his own personal issues. However, he is kept on his feet by a tight and forceful band that shows no signs of surrender. Cancer Bats take after Henry Rollins and Pantera’s Phil Anselmo when it comes to monstrous rage outlets. Calm Canada is hitting back. HASSLE / VME

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THE BRONX (US) Blood in the eyes and sweat soaking up the clothes – the train has just left. The Bronx is for everyone who at any time during a working year has felt the need to let off steam with their fists raised towards the sky. And what is better for that purpose than a round of hardcore-inspired rock’n’roll? Despite the name, the band is from Los Angeles – a city whose

NICK CAVE & THE BAD SEEDS

NICK CAVE & THE BAD SEEDS (AUS) For more than 30 years, Nick Cave has endowed the world with his deep voice and dramatic lyrics. It all started with The Birthday Party – ugly, nihilistic post-punk from the genre’s prime time. However, it is in front of his faithful backing band The Bad Seeds that


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TIM CHRISTENSEN (DK) Few Danish musicians or composers have conquered the map of Denmark as effectively as Tim Christensen. He broke through with the band Dizzy Mizz Lizzy, and as a solo artist, he has made quite a name for himself. The broad public recognition was achieved with the Beatles-inspired ballad “Right Next to the Right One” that was spread throughout Denmark via the Danish television show Nikolaj og Julie and later recorded by none other than Celine Dion. Tim Christensen is today firmly placed in the driver’s seat among Danish rock’s best singer-songwriters. MERMAID

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the black-haired rock preacher has become the name that everyone today mentions in the same breath as Johnny Cash, Leonard Cohen and Lou Reed. Cave sounds fresher and younger than ever before on the basic rock album Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!! from 2008. It is as if the side project with the garage band Grinderman has made the Australian-born musician rocking fit – something particularly evident when on a live stage.

CODY (DK) See Pavilion Junior presentations on pp. 72-73.

THE CHAP

THE CHAP (UK) British The Chap puts together disco, funk, electronica and disturbing experimental rock in a changeable mix – so that the outcome almost sounds like a meeting between concept rockers The Residents and electro popsters Hot Chip. The four-piece has released four albums with sophisticated and blinking music collages in which they explore the limits of what is possible without cutting the cable to good tunes and the basic foot tap. An enriching experience for everyone who can take a little skewness and adventurism in and out of the often clear-cut pop song. LO / IMPORT

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COLA FREAKS (DK) How to be punk in 2009? Take a look at Cola Freaks. The Danish lads have named themselves after a song by Danish punk pioneers Lost Kids, they have already toured extensively in the US, made friends with punk icon Jay Reatard – and they sing all their songs in their own dialect. Cola Freaks keep the spirit of ’77 alive with raw and catchy songs about boredom and their disgust of work. The story of Danish punk continues thanks to these lads that look like anything but every mother’s dream. HJERNESPIND

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London but on two small grass-grown islands in the Pacific. FRENCHKISS / IMPORT

COLDPLAY

COLDPLAY (UK) ‘The stars, how they shine for you.’ Coldplay struck home with this plain message from the gorgeous breakthrough single ”Yellow”. A simple and winning mixture – Chris Martin’s angelic vocals surrounded by grandiose guitar rock – has turned them into superstars in the same league as U2 and Radiohead. The four Brits draw inspiration from these bands – and they have won over an equally big fan base. The audience has repaid them by buying over 30 million albums by the band during the past 10 years. Coldplay’s melodic stadium rock has practically conquered the world. Nevertheless, the band still reaches for the stars every time they play live. PARLOPHONE / EMI

COURS LAPIN (DK) See Lounge presentations on pp. 120-121.

DARKANE

DARKANE (S) Metal with brushes of melody is practically a Swedish specialty in line with red wooden houses and Wasa crispbread. Darkane have their starting point in this tradition that has given us At the Gates and In Flames. However, the Swedish lads aim their artillery more and more at thrash metal. Prepare yourself for highspeed brutality and brilliant handling of their stringed instruments. Demonic Art is the fifth album by the band who has toured intensively both in the US and Europe. The album demonstrates why Darkane are making a name for themselves among the most red-hot devil’s spawn on the metal scene. MASSACRE / TARGET

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CUT OFF YOUR HANDS (NZ) Weightless guitar riffs, high pace and easily remembered lyrics are a mixture that just keeps on working. Just listen to Cut Off Your Hands. They continue in the same track that The Smiths, The Cure and Orange Juice left in the 80s. With a careful sense of means and inspirations, Cut Off Your Hands play both controlled and energetic indie rock which puts a shake in the hips and the romantic world-weariness all at once. The New Zealandic band has an intuitively secure grip on the British musical virtues. Actually, it is hard to believe that they have not grown up in Manchester, Glasgow or

DAWN OF DEMISE (DK) It is difficult to find death metal as great as it was in the 90s when bands such as Death and Suffocation defined the genre. And then again. Denmark has a band that does not hide the inspiration from the heavyweights. Dawn of Demise’s metal attack is brutal, loud, well played and does not leave any space for weak souls. They have proven this on the debut album Hate Takes Its Form on which the band tears and growls through 10 songs that will make the blood of the unprepared freeze. Dawn of Demise are ready to show the world why we


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THE DEADLY GENTLEMEN (US) Considering the name, they are actually four quite peaceful men – who have decided on finding the missing link between Eminem and protest singer Woody Guthrie. The latter was Bob Dylan’s great role model who got through the crises and wars of the early 20th century by means of mandolin, guitar and mouth organ. Now we find ourselves in a new economical crisis even though the world looks different. The Deadly Gentlemen play a modern kind of roots music in which they rap to the folk dance and the hot violins so that the entire barn is rocking. DEADLY GENTLE MUSIC / IMPORT

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DEERHOOF (US/JPN) Only few bands manage, like Deerhoof, to be alternately reminiscent of Picasso and Pokémon. The American band fronted by the Japanese singer has existed since the mid-90s. In the course of countless albums, they have made a name for themselves as one of indie rock’s most uncomformable and challenging bands. Satomi Matsuzaki’s girly vocals add a certain naïve touch to the music. However, do not rely on that. Deerhoof constantly balances on a razor’s edge between sugary pop and discordant, seasick harmonies.

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more than ever need the pitch-black acid bath that death metal is capable of giving us.

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DEADMAU5

DEADMAU5 (CAN) The popular producer and DJ Joel Zimmerman puts on a mouse head that grins from ear to ear when he plays concerts under the moniker Deadmau5. His already enormous catalogue reaches far in electronic music. Techno, house, trance and electro are the starting points when Deadmau5 delivers his shows to packed audiences all over the world. The Canadian can also make music better suited for your headphones at home – which he proves on his debut album Random Album Title. These days, Deadmau5 outdistances practically every living thing in electronic music. MINISTRY OF SOUND / EMI

DEICHKIND (DE) Hamburg has had its own gang of fun and entertaining hip hoppers for 10 years. Deichkind even competed in Germany’s regional version of the Eurovision Song Contest – but did not climb high on the ranking list. Fortunately, Deichkind did not throw in the towel for that reason. Today – going on their fourth album – they have refined their own twisted and unpretentious mix of North-German hip hop, techno and kitsch electro pop. It has given Deichkind a big fan following who love to go crazy to the band’s wild concerts. These shows are for everyone bent towards extravaganzas full of confetti, inflatable figures and strange outfits. VERTIGO / UNIVERSAL

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PETER DOHERTY (UK) In spite of scandals and British media smear campaigns, Peter Doherty is still one of Britain’s finest songwriters. The many stormy years in the media hurricane have not spoiled the Brit’s talent for catchy guitar rock. Now 30-year-old Doherty demonstrates this fully on the solo album Grace/Wastelands. The more toned-down release proves that the former front man in The Libertines and Babyshambles is fully capable of delivering on his own. Today, he can serve up songs from his entire highly-praised catalogue in one piece – safely on the other side of 27, a dangerous age for charismatic rock icons.

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DEN SORTE SKOLE (DK) The schizophrenic turntablism genre now has a Danish act who can match the best international counterparts. Den Sorte Skole mixes all sounds that have ever been recorded and cut into vinyl. Turkish traditional songs and Indian hymns are mixed with dark hip hop beats and explosive thunderclaps from dubstep and drum’n’bass. This is musical storytelling on six turntables where all four corners of the world are united in a headlong dance of death. Den Sorte Skole’s latest album Lektion #2 was one of the most critically acclaimed Danish albums in 2008 – since then, the band has only fanned the flames with sold-out concerts all over the country.

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THE DODOS (US) Intense, primitive – but often melodic as well. With a minimum of instruments, The Dodos manage to make harmonic sounds and insisting rhythmics meet. The duo takes its starting point in percussion-based tribal music, which Animal Collective have also explored on their early albums. The result is naked and psychedelic. Hypnotic drums hammer away under acoustic guitars as if The Dodos had grown up in an Indian reservation instead of on the hilly streets of San Francisco. But The Dodos also know how to write ear-catchers. They prove so several times on the breakthrough album Visiter. They descend from equal parts blues, tribal music and the best American folk singers. WICHITA / BONNIER AMIGO

DOWN (US) Phil Anselmo from now-defunct Pantera is lead singer in this all-star metal band that also has people from Corrosion of Conformity, EyeHateGod and Crowbar. It started as a side project for the experienced gentlemen – but with their third album album, Over the Under, out they have seriously stepped into the scene in their own right. Down plays Southern metal, making the Dixieland flag sway in the wind. Especially the Katrina catastrophe has been a source of inspiration for a new batch of angry songs. Down’s heavy groove is for everyone with a penchant towards Black Sabbath and Johnny Walker served in rusty mugs. ROADRUNNER / BONNIER AMIGO

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DRAGONTEARS (DK) Most Danish rock fans know Lorenzo Woodrose from his songwriting in Baby Woodrose. But the productive Dane has a couple of other exciting projects that go farther into the purple haze than what is possible in his popular main outlet. Dragontears is such a sideline. The trio has already put out two albums with psychedelic rock, which sound as if they came into existence in a bubbly tub of euphoriant herbs and heavy smoke. The role models are from the heyday of the vinyl records and the loose clothes around 1970. The songs are often characterised by long jam sessions that seem to look more for a cosmic vision than a marketable chorus. BAD AFRO / VME

DUB COLOSSUS (UK/ETH) Nick Page is quite the pioneer when it comes to world music transplanted in digital acid baths. He is the founder of Transglobal Underground who – already in the early 90s – specialised in the meeting between house and foreign musical scents. With Dub Colossus, the Brit has turned to the music clubs in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa. Together with a group of young musicians from the megapolis, he has recorded Dub Colossus in a Town Called Addis. Here the country’s traditional jazz-tinted R&B, saxophones and single-stringed violins are mixed with Nick Page’s characteristic love of dub, reggae and house. REAL WORLD / PLAYGROUND

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DUNGEN (S) The Swedish skerries, a summer day in 1969. That is just about the sound of Dungen. The Swedes took the American music press by storm before most people had discovered them here in Scandinavia. Despite Dungen’s use of the Swedish mother tongue, their albums speak to people all over the world. The sound of 60s and 70s acid rock saturates every note played by this band. Long jam passages, tambourines, handclaps and flutes – with lots of effects and reverb, simply making the blue sky bigger and bigger. SUBLIMINAL SOUNDS / IMPORT

EAGLES OF DEATH METAL (US) Put on that wife beater and get it on. Eagles of Death Metal will soon land in our territory – and as always, what follows is the smell of aftershave, loose hormones and ice-cold vodka shots. The latest package of gunpowder in the eagles’ canon, Heart On, sticks to the sleazy style from the first two albums. Jesse Hughes perseveringly continues the sweaty and naughty 70s boogie rock where The Rolling Stones, AC/DC and ZZ Top are household gods. Furthermore, he is the proud owner of one of rock history’s most handsome handlebar mous taches. A great guitar riff, Ray-Ban sunglasses – and we are off. Eagles of Death Metal guarantee the finest kind of badass party rock. DOWNTOWN / BONNIER AMIGO

EL HIJO DE LA CUMBIA & ANASOL MC (ARG) Cumbia has always been the Latin American underclass’ percussion-loaded dance music. It has practically been so since the African slaves arrived hundreds of years ago. In the 00s, the music has still more often been fused with hip hop, reggaeton and electronica – which is the case with El Hijo de la Cumbia, one of Buenos Aires’ sharpest acts. He has forged beats for other cumbia bands until he in 2008 released the psychedelic and varied solo album Freestyle de Ritmos. The promising, young


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ELBOW (UK) In Britain, Elbow has long since created a special niche in the hearts of fans of grandiose and progressive stadium rock. The five college friends’ symphonic and ambitious albums have the same weight and bravura normally associated with Radiohead or Muse. For some strange reason, the big breakthrough has not happened in these parts – until this summer. With this rare visit on Danish soil from a unique British band, we hope that Elbow will soon join the British major league – also under Scandinavian skies.

perfected the combination of rap metal and symphonic splendour. Faith No More decided to call it quits in 1998. At that time, their central spot in the blue book of rock was clear to everyone – and the numerous side projects was in higher favour with several of the band members. More than 10 years later, the comrades report ready again, and they promise enthusiasm and enough itch in their fingers to perhaps outdo the accomplishments of the past. After 11 years’ wait, old and new fans finally get the chance to experience Faith No More’s at once bizarre and shamelessly popish synth metal.

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DJ and producer is joined by Anasol MC who normally sings and beats on percussion in another renowned band from Argentina’s underground, the fusion collective La Candela Rumbasampler.

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FAITH NO MORE (US) Epic. Few other words describe Faith No More better. With the smash hit “Epic”, the Californian underground band won as many followers as colleagues such as Metallica and Red Hot Chili Peppers. The success continued with the album Angel Dust on which the band

FEVER RAY (S) You know her as one half of The Knife, the sibling duo with ”Heartbeats” and the scary, long-nosed masks. Karin Dreijer Andersson went on maternity leave in 2007 – but the songs would not stop entering her head. Fever Ray became the result. Even though the project came into being under happy circumstances, it is difficult to hear. You will recognise the same haunted and blackened electronica that characterised The Knife’s Silent Shout. Fever Ray is an uncompromising artist’s walk deeply into the dark centre of music. This is for fans of electro who are not afraid of the dark nor suffer from musical obstinacy. RABID / BONNIER AMIGO

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FLEET FOXES (US) Truth, beauty, love. Fleet Foxes sound as if they have easy access to all these classic virtues – and their acoustic folk pop ought to give even the most hard-hearted audience reason to believe that these notions actually exist. Fleet Foxes are full of reverb-drenched, Beach Boys-like vocal harmonies which the band combines with rustic folk from long before the world was out of joint. A love of nature rolls like a gentle wave though the band’s songs which would not have been completely out of place on a 1969 Woodstock stage. It is possible to sing and accompany one another so beautifully, purely and uncorruptedly, even in 2009. SUB POP / BONNIER AMIGO

FRIENDLY FIRES (UK) The future belongs to the dance floor. This thought has recurred time and time again

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FIRST AID KIT (S) Help is on the way. First Aid Kit is two teenage sisters who play acoustic music on guitar and piano. Their music is simple, moving and organic as if the girls were sent from the Scandinavian woods to soothe broken hearts for a while. They broke through with a version of Fleet Foxes’ ”Tiger Mountain Peasant Song” – but the Söderberg sisters are also skilled songwriters themselves. They prove this on the EP Drunken Trees whose naïve, drawn cover is contradicted by the deep wisdom you feel in the girls’ enchanting vocals.

when listening to Klaxons, The Rapture or LCD Soundsystem. Friendly Fires prove that there is still truth to this statement. The Brits keep the virtues of the new rave wave alive. Disco, rave, 80s synths and African-inspired rhythms are component parts in the young band’s Talking Heads-inspired universe. It is hip, sure, but charming and playful. It is never enough for this already experienced band just to pose for the photographers. Friendly Fires are the sound of London’s tireless nightlife that just keeps on going – across the city’s pavements and further into the new millennium.

FRIGHTENED RABBIT (UK) Scotland has some kind of special status when it comes to producing sullen, unsweetened music with its point of reference in the imperfect everyday and love life. Arab Strap and The Twilight Sad are just two examples. Frightened Rabbit joins this arrangement of semi-bitter everyday heroes – and with a twinkle adds fuel to the burning fire of love. Lead singer Scott Hutchison’s candid stories, which are like outcasts of fortune, form the focus with Frightened Rabbit. They are accompanied by a band whose melodic folk rock often gets an extra shot of aggression and distortion when played live. FATCAT / VME

FUCKED UP (CAN) With a band name like this you have a head start. But Fucked Up is more than just a gang of attention-seeking silly beans. The Canadian band plays aggressive punk rock with uncompromising focus on uncovering the modern, medicated existence. And their huge, often semi-naked lead singer Pink Eyes sounds as if the padded cell is still fresh in his memory. Black Flag’s raw energy and Hüsker Dü’s musical curiosity are retrieved with Fucked Up – but their life-affirming shows throw the band’s visionary anger into even sharper relief. MATADOR / PLAYGROUND

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GANG GANG DANCE (US) The genre barriers are continuously challenged in modern music. A great example is Gang Gang Dance. They mix electronic sounds of the city – house, grime hip hop, you name it… – with minimalistic avant-garde and all sorts of distant aromas from the third world. And they also know how to write great melodies. The songs are often tossed into a hurricane of strange effects and syncopated percussion. Yet, here and there in the smoky world music laboratory, you can glimpse a pop band ready for the charts. WARP / VME

GANGBÉ BRASS BAND (BEN) When you think of West-African music, you rarely see brass wind instruments shine in the sunlight. But Gangbé Brass Band is actually a true steel brass band from Benin, who crosses New Orleans jazz and bebop with West-African traditions such as juju and Afro beat. Many of the members from the eight-piece have learned their skills on the brass wind instruments in military parades – but they are now using them in a renewing union of the city jazz club and West Africa’s dusty desert world.

GET WELL SOON (DE) Konstatin Gropper has single-handedly written, produced and recorded most of his critically acclaimed debut album Rest Now Weary Head! You Will Get Well Soon! – but when playing live a small Balkan orchestra backs him. Gropper writes heartrending songs with motley instrumentation and numerous minor chords that sound like a sunset meeting between Beirut, Radiohead and Tom Waits. Gropper is a 26-year-old philosophy student. But his music rings with a seriousness and wisdom as if he had already experienced a long life of shipwrecks and sudden death. CITY SLANG / BONNIER AMIGO

GIANA FACTORY (DK) See Pavilion Junior presentations on pp. 72-73. GINGER NINJA (DK) See Pavilion Junior presentations on pp. 72-73.

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THE GASLIGHT ANTHEM (US) The musical mayor of New Jersey is without a doubt Bruce Springsteen. It is, however, imaginable that he will one day have to hand over the keys to the city to The Gaslight Anthem. Their songs sound as if they were written on the back of a pick-up truck with the yellow stripes on the country roads passing by. At the same time, they get an extra load of coal from today’s punk rock scene so that older fans of The Boss as well as their sons can dance along at the same time. The four blue-collar lads’ music is for everyone with a hankering for hook-based rock music – unafraid to admit that a big beating heart is hidden behind the oil-stained denim shirt. The Gaslight Anthem is someone to be. SIDEONEDUMMY / SONY MUSIC

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GLASVEGAS (UK) Imagine floating high above the clouds looking down on Glasgow. The unemployed, the broken-down, the faithless husbands. Take Phil Spector, The Jesus and Mary Chain and U2 along on the ride and suddenly you have the sound of Glasvegas. The Scottish band practically sets new records for hype in Britain – which is not a small achievement considering the country’s buzz-stirring music press. According to their verdict, not since Oasis’ Definitely Maybe has the world heard so powerful song-


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sations surface now and again – but the extremely well-playing musicians never let go of the fundamental, comfortable groove for that reason. Warm, elevating and spiritual roots reggae is not a question of skin colour nor origin but of musical heart, joy of playing and soul. Groundation is proof of this. YOUNG TREE / IMPORT

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writing on a British debut album. It did not take long before the rest of the music press had surrendered. Glasvegas give you goosebumps on your arms with their 60s-inspired, reverb-laden stadium noise rock. A new great orchestra has been added to the British royal line.

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GOJIRA (FR) Godzilla’s real, Japanese name is Gojira. The earth rumbles as much under your feet when this band is playing as when the legendary film monster conquers the city. The Frenchmen’s heroes are technical bigwigs such as Meshuggah, Opeth and Mastodon. This monster has now grown to be as big and powerful as the role models. Gojira’s recurring themes such as life, ecology and mother earth’s declining sustainability do not blunt as much as a single edge in their music. On the contrary, it seems as if the band here finds its inspiration to their uncompromising but also beautiful death metal. LISTENABLE / TARGET

PETE GOODING (UK) See Lounge presentations on pp. 120-121.

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HANGGAI (CHN) A group of Chinese with Mongolian origin have set out to examine the original sounds from their hinterland before globalisation sucks out the last piece of cultural heritage. That is how Hanggai got started. Mongolia’s old sounds and rhythms transplanted and recultivated in the 21st century. The young musicians have carefully carved into the true historical expression – guttural singing, two-stringed lute and the traditional violin made of horsehair are central ingredients in the music. Lead singer Ilchi used to front the Chinese punk band T9. In this way you also sense western song structures that form an exciting symbiosis with the unfamiliar expression from the nomad kingdom to the east. WORLD MUSIC NETWORK / BONNIER AMIGO

GROUNDATION (US) There are the roots you are born with. And there are those which you cultivate through the love of music. Groundation is a group of white musicians from California. The band is conscious of the call of reggae all the while they dare go into new directions. Playful improvi-

WILL HAROLD (UK) See Lounge presentations on pp. 120-121. HARRYS GYM (N) See Pavilion Junior presentations on pp. 72-73.

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HÅKAN HELLSTRÖM (S) Gothenburg – and the rest of Sweden, for that matter – has never known anyone like Håkan. His catchy music draws on English-language icons such as The Smiths, Bruce Springsteen and The Beach Boys. The heartfelt songs are, however, delivered in Swedish, which places the lad with the shrill voice in excellent continuation of the tradition of Swedish ballads. Känn ingen sorg för mig Göteborg (Don’t grieve for me Gothenburg) was the title of his breakthrough album. Soon every sensitive romantic in Scandinavia owned a copy of this trembling and unquenchable party bomb. Since then, Hellström has become a Scandinavian institution. His concerts are reputed for causing high pulses and broad smiles – with the performers as well as the audience.

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HAUSCHKA (DE) Prepared piano is a concept especially connected with American avant-garde composer John Cage. You place an object over or between the strings, thereby making the sound either slightly or radically different. The German soloist Hauschka practises this technique and unites his piano playing with some electronic rhythms, loops and strings – making romantic, alluring tone circles with only few means. Hauscha’s closest musical relatives are minimalistic composers such as Steve Reich and Max Richter. Like them, he inhabits a place in the genre spectrum where classical music meets avant-garde, electronica and pop. FATCAT / VME

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JON HASSELL & MAARIFA STREET (US) The outer space has attracted many musicians – from avant-garde jazz legend Sun Ra to Brian Eno, father of modern, atmospheric ambient music. Jon Hassell is somewhere in the same distant stellar nebula as these musicians. With his effect-laden trumpet at the centre, he gently and carefully explores the far corners of the universe with marvellous and rich atmospheric jazz that draws on both Asian, African and minimalistic composition music. Jon Hassell has influenced an entire generation of artists. The British music magazine Wire even compares his effect on modern music to icons such as The Velvet Underground, Miles Davis and Jimi Hendrix.

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HJALTALÍN (ISL) Pop should sound effortless – as if it had come accidently to its maker on a stroll. Hjaltalín’s songs possess this quality. They play natural folk pop that does not show signs of difficulties in the process of creation. At the same time, the Icelandics’ songs are arranged with a bravura and inventiveness that keep making the audience prick their ears even when they know the songs. Hjaltalín sounds like Sigur Rós if they had left the ice landscapes and joined a gypsy band. The seven-piece uses the fagot, the accordion and the piano to add an idyllic and complex feeling to their songs. KIMI / IMPORT

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HOT 8 BRASS BAND (US) The past years have been rough on New Orleans. The hurricane Katrina made life even worse in a society already suffering from poverty and crime. Fortunately, the city has orchestras such as Hot 8 Brass Band. A 10 men strong horn ensemble that has attracted wide attention for their insistence on letting music heal the wounds after the disaster – even if three band members have suffered a cruel death in the streets. The music must go on. And it certainly does. Hot 8 Brass Band instil hope and a desire to dance to their funky second line Mardi Gras sounds that draw on every thing from Louisiana’s old music traditions to big city hip hop.

IDA MARIA (N) She has not just made a name for herself through her turbulent live shows where she tumbles around as she surrenders to the music. Ida Maria can write true hit songs. “Oh My God” and “Better When You’re Naked” have already become well-known signature songs, while “Stella” proves the raw sensitivity that also characterises Ida Maria’s harsh girl’s voice. Scandinavia has got a new songwriter who sends sisterly high fives to Debbie Harry and Courtney Love – while at the same time fighting acts such as Avril Lavigne all the way to the charts. ISLAND / SONY MUSIC

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HUNTSVILLE (N) Norway has its very own scene in experimental jazz, based around the versatile record label Rune Grammofon. Huntsville is one of the most talked about acts from this scene. The trio has a past together in another improvisation ensemble, No Spaghetti Edition, that is much talked about (in the underground). Huntsville brings about a stronger element of composition. The Norwegians still roam in a cross field between jazz, electronica and floating ambient. They are unique – even on the Norwegian experimental scene – by virtue of their usage of rustic American instruments such as the banjo and pedal steel guitar. RUNE GRAMMOFON / SUNDANCE

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I GOT YOU ON TAPE (DK) Without Jacob Bellens’ smokey, sonorous vocals, I Got You On Tape would be a significantly different band. The four-piece from Copenhagen has one of Denmark’s most distinct and expressive vocalists in front. A voice that provides the proper melancholic frame for the other band members’ melodic pop music. I Got You On Tape navigates perfectly between accessibility and introversion without losing the compass. Soulful, advanced pop music from the long winters’ Scandinavia. TIGERSPRING / A:LARM

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I’M FROM BARCELONA (S) Emanuel Lundgren – front man and artistic driving force in I’m From Barcelona – is not a man who believes in small scales. His giant orchestra plays indie pop with a number of winds, synthesizers, accordion and choir singers. In spite of a crew that could fill one and a half football team, the sound is often light and carefree in that special way that you have to come from red wooden houses and green woods in order to master. Lundgren’s songwriting has that certain charm and melodic matter of course often associated with Swedish artists – from ABBA to Jens Lekman. DOLORES / EMI

IMAM BAILDI (GR) Imagine sitting under the evening sun by the Mediterranean, listening to a group of sun-


woman with the square-shaped hair and high cheekbones has turned 60. Her first album in almost 20 years is called Hurricane, and it is filled with the same confidence and vigour that sputtered out of the classic albums from the 80s. The production has been updated in cooperation with people from Massive Attack. Still, the style is unmistakable Grace Jones. A certain chic sound – pieced together with soul, funk, reggae and rock – has always characterised the releases from the Jamaican beauty. WALL OF SOUND / VME

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ISIS (US) Metal has long since become more than headbanging scalps and grinning skulls. Particularly a band such as Isis shows new paths. They specialise in what some media have called ‘thinking man’s metal’. They combine metal and roaring vocals with atmospheric and lengthy instrumental passages. Frequently, the expression lies closest to that of symphonically minded postrock bands such as Mogwai and Explosions in the Sky. In this way, Isis shows how the metal genre can combine brutality and beauty in new surprising ways.

JOOKS (DK) See Pavilion Junior presentations on pp. 72-73.

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tanned old men playing mournful folk music. Then imagine that a hipster from Athens sneaks in from the right and adds discrete electronic touches to the music. Now we are closing in on the sound of Imam Baildi. Imam Baildi was formed in 2005 by the Falireas brothers – and live the duo becomes a sextet. The starting point for the project was to take old Greek rebetika LPs and mix them up with latin, Turkish aromas and trip hop-ish beats. In this way, the brothers have created a sound that lovingly and wistfully embraces their ancestors’ music all the while the orientation towards the European clubs is evident.

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GRACE JONES (JAM) Fashion icon, Bond villain, widely respected musician. Grace Jones has come far in her more than 30-year-long career. The impressive

KASAI ALLSTARS (CD) Congo has been put on many music lovers’ world map with Konono N°1. Kasai Allstars are next in the congotronics line from this enormous country located right in solar plexus of Africa. All band members come from different ethnic groups. Their shows are dramatic, not only on the strength of the music. Despite them using Western electric guitars, they are dressed and painted for the occasion according to their tribes’ old rituals. Kasai Allstars offer repetitive and hypnotic proto rock music which may require a little getting used to for Western ears. But the insisting music and the band members’ physical dancing quickly win over the audience and drag them into an energetic slipstream. CRAMMED DISC / IMPORT

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KB18 presents WAQAR & KOBBE (DK) See Lounge presentations on pp. 120-121. KELLERMENSCH (DK) See Pavilion Junior presentations on pp. 72-73. KIRA KIRA (ISL) See Pavilion Junior presentations on pp. 72-73.

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KASSAV’ (FR ANT) When you party at Guadeloupe and Martinique, you call it ’zouk’. The French-domiciled musicians in Kassav’ had started with the carnival music from the Caribbean when they joined forces in the late 70s. In that way, a brand-new genre was created which rapidly put dance floors on fire everywhere with the band’s incomparable live shows. Zouk is an explosive, rhythmical mix of salsa, funk, merengue and calypso – all fit into a discotheque-friendly format as if made for the Western audience. What they sing in the Afro-French creole dialect is not easy to understand. But it does not matter at all when the music lights up the loins as is the case with Kassav’. WARNER BROS. / IMPORT

KATZENJAMMER (N) First Norway had Kaizers Orchestra. Now it is their countrywomen’s turn to make merry. Katzenjammer consists of four red-cheeked Oslo girls who merrily mix folk, country, Balkan and blues in their very own supercharged pirate circus. They show their uncut claws at hectic concerts where they pull out a large arsenal of various instruments, making audiences swing and armpits steam. So look forward to a fantastic Norwegian band that may sound a bit like Dolly Parton if she were abducted on a Viking ship by Gogol Bordello and a gang of Balkan punk rockers. PROPELLER / PLAYGROUND

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KLOVNER I KAMP (N) They have done for Norwegian hip hop what Malk De Kojn has done for hip hop in Denmark. Klovner i Kamp have challenged obstinacy and the frozen-up opinions as to what hip hop can do. In the mother tongue, that is. With a flourishing language and stories they have invaded the musical map – and for many people Norway has not been the same ever since. In 2006, the four-piece split up, causing flags to fly at halfmast in hip hop communities all over Norway. However, Dansken, Dr. S, Alis and Fingern are now going to make up for this – for a while. Expect lots of gags, clown tales and popular hip hop. For the first time in years they are taking up arms – and this will be your only chance of seeing them in 2009. CITY CONNECTIONS / KICK

DJ KOSTA KOSTOV (BG) BalkanXpress is the name of one of the most popular parties in the Cologne club Gebäude 9. Here DJ Kosta Kostov is the resident DJ and the éminence grise behind the whole event. He delights the German audience who dance all night long to Balkan, rebetika, bhangra and numerous other ethnic sounds that the Bulgarian-born DJ mixes with funk, electronica and trip hop. KREDE (DK) See Lounge presentations on pp. 120-121. KVELERTAK (N) See Pavilion Junior presentations on pp. 72-73.


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LA-33 (COL) Salsa is alive and kicking in Colombia. Trombones, congas and funky Latin vibes sweep the streets of Bogota. One of the most important bands of later salsa is La-33. The 12 men strong orchestra appeals to nostalgists who remember the sounds of the 60s and 70s – but also to a younger audience who have grown up with the sprinkled palette of the globalised music scene. Salsa fans will recognise La-33’s version of ”La Pantera Mambo” which has become a sure floor-filler for numerous salsa DJs. WALBOOMERS / IMPORT

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LA COKA NOSTRA (US) Do you miss the days when hip hop was more evil, bloodthirsty and dirty? If so, La Coka Nostra might be this year’s big new thing for you. This hip hop super group draws on members from House of Pain and Non Phixion. Everything suggests that these hooded sultans are not quite satisfied with the turn current hip hop is taking. La Coka Nostra signifies a return to the virtues of hardcore rap: angry, tattooed rebel music from the slums where police sirens and gunshots naturally form part of the background noise. A raw and uncompromising break with the rosy and well-groomed hip hop on the charts. SUBURBAN NOIZE / IMPORT

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LABRASSBANDA (DE) The five musicians in Labrassbanda are from Southern Germany but the band clearly has a

taste for much else than sauerkraut, sausage and weissbeer. Their music is a wild Gobelin tapestry of musical impressions from all corners of the world. Labrassbanda play all out on trumpet, tuba and trombone so that even the Tyrolese hats on the back row fly off. It is difficult to find a more effective mix of wedding music, Mexican mariachi, ska and Tyrolese polka either north or south of the Alps. TRIKONT / IMPORT

LIL WAYNE (US) Hip hop’s most talked about wonder boy in recent years is called Lil Wayne. He is from New Orleans and is still only in his mid-20s. After countless of delays, Lil Wayne released the both eccentric and pop Tha Carter III – one of last year’s most critically acclaimed albums, both in hip hop and in the wider music world. The hip hop crowd really had to realise that this was a new, edgy flow and a fresh lyrical style. Lil Wayne has not only the courage to stand shoulder to shoulder with hip hop’s list of kings and to call himself the best living rapper. This year the rapper with the Rasta dreads releases a new album – Rebirth – on which he boldly risks his mega status by mixing rock and rap. CASH MONEY / UNIVERSAL

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LITTLE BOOTS (UK) Disco-delighted pop girls and boys have got their next Kylie or Annie. She is called Victoria Hesketh but delivers her 80s-ish synth pop


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ULF LUNDELL (S) Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen and Neil Young have a kindred spirit in the far North. His name is Ulf Lundell. To Swedish music, he is the great paternal but also controversial national bard. Few others have done so much for the Swedish-language rock song as him. Lundell is capable of alternating between extrovert rock and thoughtful ballads. And to many, his deft handling of the Swedish language is still the standard that all younger songsmiths are measured against. However, the acknowledged composer, songwriter, painter and author chooses not to rest on his laurels after a long career. As recently as in 2008, the album Omaha showed that the old romantic still has a caustic and bloody pen.

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under the name Little Boots. The British natural talent won the sought-after BBC Sound of 2009. The charts and dance floors all over Europe will also soon get to know this young maiden bursting with health as she has the songs and a wardrobe with enough glitter to go all the way. Little Boots places her stilettos on the shoulders of The Human League, Saint Etienne and all others who enjoy being up in the air on an electric pink cloud.

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LUCY LOVE · PHOTO: KETTIL MYRSTRAND

LUCY LOVE (DK) The grime genre with its machine gun volleys of arch-British rap might seem difficult to adapt to Copenhagen. Yet, this is exactly what Lucy Love has done – and with great success. The Zambia-born art student’s language is like that of a regular Brit, and it is smashed right in the face of the listener on the debut album Superbillion. She has been helped on the way by Yo Akim’s synthetic soundtrack which by simple means delivers an affective pop backdrop to Lucy Love’s confident rap. SUPERBILLION / PLAYGROUND

LULU ROUGE (DK) See Lounge presentations on pp. 120-121.

DJ LASSE LYNGBO (DK) He has toured the world as guitarist in Diefenbach. But Lasse Lyngbo also has a busy career on the side where he produces, remixes and DJs at the hottest nightclubs in Copenhagen. Lasse Lyngbo’s DJ set does not stick to one genre but rounds both electronic club music, hip hop, dance rock and world music. M. WARD (US) Classic folk musicians and troubadours continue to shoot out of the American soil. M. Ward is one of the most artistically successful examples of how traditional genres can be used in new, colourful ways. Last year he released his first album with Zooey Deschanel under the name She & Him – a tribute to 60s and 70s girl pop. Not long after, the busy singer-songwriter has now released his sixth solo album – characteristically called Hold Time – on which he continues the search for American history’s most patinated music genres such as country, blues and folk. In this way, his warm and slightly drawling vocals give new life to the old song traditions in a wrapping that appeals to fans brought up on alternative rock. 4AD / PLAYGROUND

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MADNESS

MADNESS (UK) The starting point for this legendary band is the Jamaican genre ska which broke widely through in England in the late 70s. Suddenly, boys were dancing around everywhere to reggae-like pop music, wearing braces, sunglasses and chequered socks. Madness popularized the genre – making it as British as fish‘n’chips. The working class embraced immortal hits such as ”Our House” and ”House of Fun” like some kind of alternative, silly national anthems. Madness is up for all kinds of fun. However, the band has also delivered blue moods – of which ”My Girl” is one of the most beautiful of its kind. Madness is in the same league as The Kinks, The Jam and Blur, who have also united British everyday life with striking lyrics and unforgettable tunes.

MAJOR LAZER (US) “Digital reggae and dancehall from Mars in the future.” These words are Diplo’s own and describe his newest project with Switch, called Major Lazer. With the coming album Guns Don’t Kill People… Lazers Do, the musical backpacker has reached Jamaica. With his British partner, he has taken the genres of the island and added his own personal layer of shiny robot chrome and auto tune. Diplo is a sort of musical Indiana Jones who risks life and limbs in the quest for new treasures. He arrives at Roskilde Festival in a brand-new constellation and with Caribbean MCs as additional guarantees of futuristic Jamaica atmosphere. MAD DECENT / BONNIER AMIGO

MALK DE KOIJN (DK) Tue Track, Geolo G and Blaes Bukki cross vocal swords for the first time in five years. Malk De Koijn combined steady beats and an, as yet, unheard ability to write humourous and clever lyrics with unruly rhymes, which turned them into a national treasure in Denmark. The popular hip hop band has never officially broken up – which has lead to many rumours and a steady request from many fans of hearing Malk De Koijn live again. A wish that they finally grant with a concert at Roskilde Festival. LANGESTRANDS FLADHJUL

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MAGNIFICO (SVN) The figurehead on the Slovenian music scene is called Magnifico. He is a true desperado to look at. With his brown sunglasses and golden necklaces, he would fit perfectly any prejudice against a typical small-time criminal fop from Tito’s fallen kingdom. It seems more than just a coincidence. Still, you might as well make breathtaking music while you are at it. Magnifico is developing into an international star who lays down western venues with his charmingly fractured mix of surf, Balkan and pop. TURBOLENZA / IMPORT

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THE MARS VOLTA (US) Get ready for a shot of dark purple acid right in the bloodstream. The Mars Volta consists of some of the members from now-defunct post-hardcore band At the Drive-In. But the jagged guitar riffs and tumbling rhythms are mixed up with pieces of wreckage from Led Zeppelin, early Pink Floyd and Santana. And amidst the long and at times jazzy rock symphonies, The Mars Volta finds space for terrific melodies. The Mars Volta builds on the 70s’ tendency towards complex song titles and brilliant instrumental demonstrations. When playing live, the often semi-improvised sequences change into some kind of total attack on the senses so that the audience is almost


TOM MIDDLETON (UK) See Lounge presentations on pp. 120-121.

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THE MEGAPHONIC THRIFT (N) See Pavilion Junior presentations on pp. 72-73. MEN AMONG ANIMALS (DK) See Pavilion Junior presentations on pp. 72-73. MEW (DK) Music geeks and pop girls alike love the band. The Danes’ international breakthrough came with And the Glass Handed Kites from 2005. This grandiose concept album really flew Mew outside of Denmark. Here they were received as fresh Danish shoots high up the family tree where Sigur Rós, My Bloody Valentine and The Mars Volta otherwise live in unapproachable majesty. However, Mew’s music is not palmed off with cross-references to other bands. They play their very own fairytale-like melodic dream pop that sounds as if written for divine elf maids and sad Icelandic princes. EVIL OFFICE / A:LARM

MFMB (S) See Pavilion Junior presentations on pp. 72-73. MICACHU & THE SHAPES (UK) These days, anyone can make their own band. If you find this idea frightening, seek comfort in a charming band such as Micachu & The Shapes. The trio are musicians from a generation raised with MySpace and computer music applications. They set themselves apart by sounding absolutely homemade – but also wonderfully confident about their musical mission. Together they play a sort of frail, scratching and genreleaping pop music which, however, does not take its commitment to the audience lightly. Here are lots of surprising details and melodic hooklines for anyone willing to put out their ears a while and listen.

MIKE SALTA (DK) See Lounge presentations on pp. 120-121. MIKKEL METAL (DK) See Lounge presentations on pp. 120-121.

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lowered into a world of Mexican acid and disturbing visions.

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MONO (JPN) Mono is often referred to as post-rock. You could also call it a sort of chamber music played by an ensemble with two electric guitars, drums and bass. In the same way as for example Mogwai and Pelican, this Japanese band creates abandoned but strangely beautiful symphonies on their stringed instruments – as if they could picture a future desolated world where howling snowstorms fly aimlessly around earth. It is Mono’s 10th anniversary, and they have toured intensely across the world for the past five years. This has given them the craft of playing earthquake-like shows in which the Japanese throw everything into their musical catapult in order to give the audience an elevated, majestic and goosebumps-provoking concert experience. CONSPIRACY / TARGET

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MUNGOLIAN JET SET (N) Pål Nyhus and Knut Sævik use their turntables for producing what must be some of Norway’s most peculiar jazz – or that is what some people label it. Do not expect trumpets, piled up minor chords and whiskers like on daddy’s Blue Note vinyl records. Mungolian Jet Set is not palmed off with something as petty as traditional genres. There are traces of electronica, disco, techno, Frank Zappa as well as Miles Davis. Mungolian Jet Set covers a wide spectre of inspirations and impulses, which the two Norwegians unite in their own avantgarde DJ set.

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MARISSA NADLER (US) Few people today write songs like Marissa Nadler. Her simply arranged acoustic guitar ballads sound as if they come from a Victorian dream world full of black ravens, blood-red roses and doomed romances. The Gothic tales are served by a voice of such beauty and sadness that you imagine the angels crying when it reaches their ears. On Little Hells, Nadler experiments carefully with some electronic effects and a drum machine. It is, however, only a small flirt with the modern world from an artist who spellbinds the audience with her endlessly distant expression so untypical of her time. KEMADO / VME

N.A.S.A. (US) Squeak E. Clean and DJ Zegon have set out to break down the borders between countries as well as music genres with the inter-American project N.A.S.A. Their star-filled extravaganza of a debut album The Spirit of Apollo has 40 celebrated guest performers on board, and the duo miraculously manages to recreate this pop-musical who’s who when playing live. Their schizophrenic music is a spluttering horn of plenty of all styles that rhyme with dance or hip hop – and the melted down genre fun is accompanied by an imaginative, trippy dance show. ANTI / BONNIER AMIGO

NEGASH ALI (DK) He made people raise their eyebrows when he as a young teenager became part of the Danish hip hop super group Majors in which he impressed with a steady flow and his fledged stage performance. With his solo album Asmarino, Negash Ali now shows that he is also capable of delivering moving hip hop single-handedly – music that puts his turbulent upbringing on various continents into a reflective perspective. Negash Ali may perform as a solo artist this year. However, this does not keep the new Danish hip hop hope from bringing a small soul orchestra to back him up. CITY HALL MUSIC / PLAYGROUND

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followed his own black vision without compromises for 20 years. This demands your respect and attention – whether the concert at Roskilde Festival will be a jubilee or a farewell party. THE NULL CORPORATION

NEUROSIS (US) They have had an all-important influence on the development of more experimental and progressive metal as practised today by bands such as Isis, Tool and Mastodon. In the course of 20 years, Neurosis have developed their own lengthy style in simmering and contrastminded metallic wide screen – which makes the marrow tremble and the hairs stand up. The sound is brutal and incredibly beautiful – like a black sun rising on the sky and sucking in all light. A legendary, sorrowful orchestra with an undiminished metallic primordial force hidden in the amplifiers.

NOVALIMA (PER) From the thin air of the Andes to the heavy traffic of New York and London. Many South American bands have gone far by uniting their own old music traditions with today’s electronic beat. Novalima is such a band from Peru. The members reside in big cities all over the world from where they draw a wide range of inspirations. Still, the keynote in their expression is taken from the slaves who were transported from Africa to Peru by the Spanish conquerors. Percussion-oriented music of this kind has for long existed only in Lima’s underground where it has lived, cut off from the surrounding world. Thanks to Novalima, this music style threatened with extinction has finally been rehabilitated. The collective mixes the Afro-Peruvian sound with reggae, electronica, house and Afro beat so you sense a centuries-old culture settle in on the global music scene.

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NINE INCH NAILS (US) Despite numerous changes in band members, the vision in Nine Inch Nails remains unaffected. The predominant figurehead has always been Trent Reznor – right back from 1989 when Nine Inch Nails first caught the attention of lots of listeners with Pretty Hate Machine. Reznor has taken the cold and mechanic stylistic features from industrial and passed them on to more wide-ranging rock. The American has added choruses, pop riffs and emotional lyrics to a traditionally clinical music genre – so you feel a bloody heart beating hard and insistently behind the electronic music’s armour. The Slip from 2008 may be – according to Reznor himself – the final album from Nine Inch Nails. So, a long career with millions of sold records, wide critical acclaim and cult status may be coming to a close. With Nine Inch Nails, Reznor has

OASIS (UK) Manchester is like Muslims’ Mecca or wineappreciators’ Bourgogne when it comes to British rock music. The Smiths, New Order, The Stone Roses – the list is very long. Oasis is perhaps the city’s most popular band. They have sold over 50 million albums worldwide. The band’s two frontline figures, Liam and Noel Gallagher, have become almost as big icons as their two idols, Lennon and McCartney. The Beatles’ music is the main inspiration in Oasis’ guitar-driven Brit pop – and with ”Wonderwall”, ”Live Forever” and ”Cigarettes & Alcohol”, the band has delivered contributions to rock history, which will stand side by side with the bigwigs for many years into the future. For the past couple of years, Oasis has experienced a heavy renewal in their popularity. This has been cemented by convincing, filled stadium

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Christmas 2005. If this industrial approach – despite the familiar element – makes music experts think of Einstürzende Neubauten, then they are not entirely wrong. Orka’s music has some of the same raw and untamed primordial force as the German legends. The Faroese band let loose their peculiar instrumentation on simple and basic songs that often have some of the same brutality and openness as later Tom Waits material. TUTL / DANACORD

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OH NO ONO (DK) They are already about to become regulars on the Danish music scene. Oh No Ono’s latest single “Internet Warrior” has shown that there is enough creative fuel and inventiveness for a long career – even if the talk about the Danes’ spectacular haircuts should die away. Their new album Eggs finds Oh No Ono in a (even) more experimental mood than earlier. They have spent a year and a half on creating a dark-coloured album which is very different from their earlier helium-weight and restless funk rock. Their new album is more inspired by early Pink Floyd and Sergeant Pepper’s Lonely Heart Club Band. MORNINGSIDE / PLAYGROUND

OLIVER JONES (DK) See Lounge presentations on pp. 120-121. OPGANG F (DK) See Pavilion Junior presentations on pp. 72-73. ORKA (FO) What do you need authorised music instruments for when you can just use whatever is lying around in the garage? Orka’s debut album Livandi Oyða was recorded exclusively by means of thingamabobs and tools found by bandleader Jens L. Thomsen’s friends and family during

PAAVOHARJU (FIN) This magical music collective’s creative centre is made up of two brothers who lead a very ascetic life in the Finnish province. When they perform live – which they do only rarely – it is with a crew that can match the fascinating expression as found on their albums. Paavoharju’s latest album Laulu Laakson Kukista (a song about the flowers of the valley) is a kind of flickering mix of impressionistic pop, romantic piano lines, mournful siren song and electronic effects. Paavoharju’s spiritual and fragmented music has an infinite Finnish feeling and sound – but it will also strike a chord with people who have been moved to distant skies by Icelandic bands such as Sigur Rós or Múm.

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concerts where new powers in the rhythm section have secured a strong foundation for the brothers’ rocking, tuneful evergreens.

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PABLO MOSES & U-ROY (JAM) Roskilde Festival is, once again, the scene for reggae legends. Pablo Moses belongs among the most important with his wise-man-voice and charisma. Particularly the masterpiece from the 70s Revolutionary Dream has made the man one of the central promoters of the Rastafarian culture’s peace-loving revolt against inequality, racism and greed. Pablo Moses is accompanied by an equally awe-inspiring act. U-Roy is one of the first toasters in music history – he has taken other people’s reggae hits and remelted them into dub versions and since added his own rap. An effective trick that has since become the standard custom in hip hop. U-Roy’s influence on all later rap and dancehall can hardly be overrated. RAS/SANCTUARY / IMPORT – HOUSE OF MOSES / IMPORT

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2007. But Pede B does not need the ring. He has already made two full lengths, Et barn af tiderne (a child of the times) and latest Stadig beskidt (still dirty) on which he declares himself ”back for the first time”. The album offers a both thoughtful and funny rapper which is vocally visited by Danish acts such as L.O.C. and Per Vers. Pede B’s productions are dirty and edgy. But his sympathetic appearance and melodic ear augur well for a future way beyond Copenhagen’s hip hop underground. Do not miss experiencing this Danish heavyweight backed by a full live band. RUN FOR COVER

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JOSÉ PADILLA (E) See Lounge presentations on pp. 120-121.

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THE PAINS OF BEING PURE AT HEART (US) Much indicates that this band’s first kiss has taken place to the soundtrack of either The Smiths or My Bloody Valentine. The band members are well into their 20s. Yet, their universe dwells in the teenage years’ switchback rides of unforgettable and unhappy love – which they excel in carrying out in gently noisy indie pop songs. The sweet pain of youth can last far into your life – The Pains of Being Pure at Heart are proof of this. Look forward to a brand-new band that gives the inspirations of yesterday a rejuvenating kiss on the cheek. SLUMBERLAND / IMPORT

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PEDE B (DK) He has proven his worth at MC’s Fight Night in Copenhagen, which he has won in 2005 and

PET SHOP BOYS

PET SHOP BOYS (UK) One of music history’s most durable duos is made up of Chris Lowe and Neil Tennant – two well-groomed middle-aged Brits who have sold more than 50 million albums under the uncharacteristically silly name Pet Shop Boys. Few others can create as accessible – but at the same time serious – pop music from the baffling big city life and the hardships of love. Pet Shop Boys’ melancholic electro pop takes its starting point in the beats and synths of the 80s. Whereas many bands from those days sound more and more kitsch with every passing day, Pet Shop Boys keep making sense. Their continued relevance has been sealed at this year’s Brit Awards by the honorary award for Outstanding Contribution to Music. In addition, they have just released their eleventh album – Yes – full of bone-dry lyrics and catchy tunes. PARLOPHONE / EMI

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PETTER (S) Only few are as established in Scandinavian hip hop as Petter. He started the Swedish wave of blue and yellow rap in the late 90s. Today he has become an institution with a ‘best of’ album in his portfolio, X – Greatest Hits, that looks back on 10 years and 6 albums with party bangers, brilliant rhymes and melancholic ballads. Petter goes all the way from hardcore rap to more wide-reaching catchy tunes. He never gets tired of challenging the limits of his rhyming skills just as he always manages to find exciting producers and guest musicians. In that way, the Swedish rap king has been capable of keeping up with the times. Petter is crème de la crème in Swedish, Scandinavian and European hip hop.

three albums full of melodic and bubbling electronica. Opus three from Rumpistol is called Dynamo. Here the Dane has turned his ears towards London and added a little dubstep to his humming sound universe. And his eclectic mix of glitch, ambient and minimalism does not deny him also putting accessible melodies in the mix. RUMP / VME

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PHARFAR presents A RUB A DUB NIGHT feat. special guests (INT) Rub a Dub Sundays has for many years been an institution in Copenhagen’s nightlife. Here you can continue the weekend’s party all the way to Monday morning to the sound of hot roots reggae, dancehall and dub. Through the years, the club has had a number of international stars prolong the weekend. It is with such an international cast that Pharfar – coarranger of the popular club and member of the Danish band Bikstok Røgsystem – has now pulled up the stakes in Copenhagen and gone west to Roskilde. The award-winning DJ and producer promises lots of swaying chill-beats, soundsystem battles and much more for the stick-arounds who have not yet worn off the soles of their dancing shoes Sunday night. FOOD PALACE MUSIC / PLAYGROUND

RUBBERHEAD BANDITZ (DK) See Pavilion Junior presentations on pp. 72-73.

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RUMPISTOL (DK) Jens Berents Christiansen is a very enthusiastic soul. He releases exciting underground acts on his own label Rump Recordings. Moreover, under the moniker Rumpistol he has released

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RÖYKSOPP (N) Crystal perfect electronica is quite the speciality with Röyksopp. The two Norwegians have adopted the frostbitten winter soundscapes from Boards of Canada and added a shot of Euro dance, making the music travel from the north polar circle and straight onto the charts. Torbjørn Brundtland and Svein Berge broke the sound barrier with the million-selling Melody A.M. in 2001. The third album, Junior, has now seen the light of day – a beautiful winter child that will soon knock about on the radio, on dance floors and in trendy TV commercials. The Norwegian partners are outstanding when it comes to making electronic sounds with a temperature so low that you can see your own breath right in the middle of the dance floor. WALL OF SOUND / EMI

SATYRICON (N) Norwegian black metal has developed in many directions over time. Satyricon has become one of the biggest and most well-reputed bands of the genre. The 15-year-old duo stays


take the best from their national music traditions and pass it on to the 21st century. Thousands of years of history flow through Shastriya Syndicate when they play and improvise in floating tonalities on their ancient instruments. Chatterjee himself is convinced that classic Indian music is ready for the globalised world scene. By means of the music, he helps spread the understanding of the great country with its many people and abysmal contrasts.

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DJ SCHACK (DK) He is a specialist in global big city sounds with a sun-ripe aftertaste, and this year he has won a Danish DeeJay Award. The experienced Copenhagener with the broad outlook webs everything from hip hop to house from his decks. Since 1989, Rasmus Schack has served the black discs under the moniker DJ Schack, and today he is anchorman at the popular club Mid Week Brakes.

MIKE SHERIDAN (DK) Much has been said and written about Mike Sheridan’s young age. Now his first album has finally been released so we can seriously start talking about the music. The album – I syv sind (in two minds) – shows a promising artist who is in full swing developing his sound. Fans of Trentemøller will recognise the ultraScandinavian, minimalistic electronica from the Copenhagener. In other places, Frida and Maya Albana show up and lend their vocals to the quiet night euphony. Mike Sheridan has come a long way at a time when others have just started. We can only guess what the future holds for this talent.

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SCAMP (DK) See Pavilion Junior presentations on pp. 72-73.

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SHASTRIYA SYNDICATE (IND) Purbayan Chatterjee is one of the world’s greatest virtuosos on sitar. He has formed Shastriya Syndicate along with six other Indian instrument controllers. Together the raga ensemble

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MIKAEL SIMPSON & SØLVSTORM (DK) Since the early days with the Danish indie band Luksus, Mikael Simpson has drawn a number of precise sketches of the introverted soul – often accompanied only by acoustic guitar and sparse electronica. The bedroom was then the Dane’s favourite room – both as a studio and as a mental hideout. In the past couple of years, Simpson has had many experiences that have drawn him out under the blue sky – from fatherhood to international touring with Trentemøller. The otherwise shy musician has also moved into his own studio. The keynote is, however, still the same – even if the electronic sound has a less prominent role than before. Mikael Simpson manages to move a big and loyal audience that find in his lyrics their own lapping reflection. A:LARM

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constantly in flux and navigates safely around those clichés which many people have built up around the extreme, Norwegian music genre. With Satyricon, one feels brisk winds blowing in the dark woods. Black metal is surprisingly combined with characteristics from more traditional, muscular rock. There are loads of power and rushing blood behind the white face paint. The Age of Nero from 2008 proves that international recognition has not stirred up Satyricon’s pitch-black outlook on life and crushing weight.

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DJ ALLAN SKOV (DK) A massive love of soul, jazz, Afro and old-school hip hop forms the foundation in Allan Skov’s genre-blending DJ sets – without neglecting the new genres and beats of today for that matter. He delivers organic beats for a night with lots of surprises.

knot’s starting point is 90s nu-metal, but today the band primarily plays versatile thrash with smoking riffs and galloping double pedals. The melodies, however, have not been turned away from Slipknot’s dark universe. A power ballad such as ”Snuff” proves why the band is likely to end up as Metallica’s successors. All music lovers should experience Slipknot as they let loose their hellhounds. ROADRUNNER / BONNIER AMIGO

SOCALLED (CAN) Basement Jaxx at a bar mitzvah. That just about describes the potpourri which JewishCanadian Josh Dolgin delivers under the moniker Socalled. The starting point is klezmer – the Jewish at once sorrowful and lively accordion and brass music. But this is just the lowest foundation for Socalled. He is also armed with the almost infinite arsenal of beats of the hip hop producer. The result will make cap-wearing homeboys and long-bearded students of the Torah nod their heads in respect and recognition.

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SKAMBANKT (N) The Norwegians know how to rock and roll. Skambankt is the final proof of that. Front man Ted Winters also plays the guitar with the Balkan thieves in Kaizers Orchestra. But in Skambankt he gives vent to his love of The Stooges, Motörhead and other rock icons. Punk and hard rock are mixed with socialist messages in heavy granite worthy of a monument of the old USSR. And of course, everything is delivered in the Norwegian mother tongue. As part of the audience there is nothing else to do but to stomp along. So kick those spike boots against the ground and sing until the North Sea spills over its shores.

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SLIPKNOT (US) The masked avengers are back. Slipknot’s latest album, All Hope Is Gone, shows the ninemen strong band in a form so violent that the cornfields in the home state of Iowa must have been left scorched after the recording sessions. The inspiration, the passion of playing and the all-devouring anger thrive like never before behind the grotesque Halloween masks. Slip-

SOCIAL DISTORTION (US) Without this group of Southern Californian rock’n’rollers, numerous of current punk bands would probably not sound the way they do. Since the early 80s, Social Distortion has released album after album with melodic midtempo punk rock. The songs from bandleader Mike Ness draw as much on the heritage from The Rolling Stones and Johnny Cash as they do on fast punk music with safety pins through the ears and green mohawk hairdos. A lot has happened since Social Distortion first turned on the amplifiers. But even with 30 years of experience, the American band is essential for anyone who wants to understand the development of US punk rock – both the one on the charts and the one from the underground. TIME BOMB / BONNIER AMIGO

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THE SOFT PACK

THE SOFT PACK (US) Until recently they called themselves The Muslims, but they hated the band name. Fortunately, they are still playing under a new banner. The Soft Pack plays tightly controlled post-punk with a skewness, monotony and coolness that would make both Lou Reed, Iggy Pop and Mark E. Smith nod in approval. Simple, unpolished songs delivered with the same devilish energy and shrug of the shoulders. At the time of writing, we are still waiting for the first album. Massive publicity on blogs, websites and successful concerts in the band’s home country is, however, already happening on the basis of a couple of 12” vinyl records. 4AD / BONNIER AMIGO

SOIL & ”PIMP” SESSIONS (JPN) They broke through at Fuji Rock. Soil & ”Pimp” Sessions was the first unsigned band ever to have played the Japanese festival. At that time, the smoky air from Tokyo’s jazz clubs still stuck to their clothes. This year, it is Roskilde Festival’s turn. The Japanese themselves call their intense music ‘death jazz’. Here are traces of genre legends such as Coltrane and Davis – but you can also sense a more punk and bloodthirsty wildness of the kind that you would also find with the American daredevil John Zorn. Look forward to a round of virtuose and tireless music samurais who have spiced up jazz so that it will again have a young audience dancing and screaming for more.

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PETER SOMMER (DK) Sharp-edged, Danish rock lyrics do not get much better than with Peter Sommer. The single ”Valby Bakke” made a star out of the pleasant Dane who continues in the same Danishsounding groove as old national heroes such as C.V. Jørgensen, Niels Skousen and Povl Dissing. However, Sommer is far from an old-fashioned bard who sings songs of his native soil. The latest album Til rotterne, til kragerne, til hundene adds an electronic touch to Sommer’s downto-earth and intelligent songwriting. Peter Sommer nourishes the Danish songwriting tradition all the while registering the digital, bluegrey pulse in the new millennium. GENLYD / SONY MUSIC

ST. VINCENT (US) She is only in her mid-20s, and yet Annie Clark has already played with both The Polyphonic Spree and Sufjan Stevens. Under the moniker St. Vincent the young talent plays gaudy cabaret pop – and her musical efforts is full on par with her former employers. St. Vincent’s songs are seemingly just as gentle and attractive as the singer’s photogenic looks. But if you listen closer, it is suddenly like lifting a rock in the woods – underneath it swarms with life and previously unseen details. St. Vincent’s wellarranged, richly instrumented songs are for everyone who likes pop music with an enigmatic Mona Lisa smile. 4AD / PLAYGROUND

STEINSKI (US) The past, the present and the future play tag when Steinski cuts up genres and puts them together again. Since the early 80s, he has broken ground for today’s pirate artists such as DJ Shadow, Girl Talk and The Avalanches. Old, dusty LPs are crossed with cartoon themes, film dialogues, hip hop beats and numerous other kinds of sound. Imaginative, surprising – and totally illegal. Much of Steinski’s influential music has been banned because of copyright issues, and it was not until recently that the backward glance What Does It All Mean? 1983-


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STELLA POLARIS SOUND SYSTEM (DK) See Lounge presentations on pp. 120-121.

transfer these virtues when making pop music. Shugo Tokumaru is a singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist who singlehandedly plays more than 50 instruments on his latest album Exit, which in certain places brings about an almost gypsy or circus-like feeling. Had he been born in the US, he had probably been placed in company with people such as Sufjan Stevens and Grizzly Bear. However, his music has a particular Japanese feel to it, which separates him from his colleagues on the other side of the Pacific – and the foreign language adds an extra dimension of weightlessness to the refined arrangements. P-VINE / IMPORT

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MARNIE STERN

MARNIE STERN (US) All male rock guitarists should pay attention to this one. Marnie Stern masters her electric guitar like a female version of Yngwie Malmsteen. But instead of playing epic heavy metal, she uses her skills to play edged, hyperactive and much charming indie rock full of finger tapping and skewed time signatures. Marnie Stern is a bit like a pink Duracell bunny dipped in cryptonite. A kind of futurist punk rock full of restlessness and peculiar standing jumps. Real, non-commercial girl power has never before sounded as explosive nor offered so much awe-inspiring guitar technique. Ever. KILL ROCK STARS / VME

TAKO LAKO (DK) See Pavilion Junior presentations on pp. 72-73. THE TELSTAR SOUND DRONE (DK) See Pavilion Junior presentations on pp. 72-73. SHUGO TOKUMARU (JPN) Many people associate the Japanese with their minimalistic designs, beautifully sweeping written language and delicate origami. And much indicates that they understand how to

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ROKIA TRAORÉ (MALI) Mali goes from strength to strength in the West. Damon Albarn has long since fallen in love with the West African country – and since then countless others have fallen into the trap. Rokia Traoré is one of the best examples of this development. She could very well take on global music’s hall of fame together with figures such as Ali Farka Touré and Angelique Kidjo. The slender singer-songwriter with the resounding voice combines the small ngoni guitars and percussions of the Griot culture with electronic instruments. Here you have funky and rocking Afro beats with swinging hips and high African sun – as well as gorgeous ballads where Traoré is convincing as Mali’s very own Billie Holiday or Laurie Anderson. NONESUCH / IMPORT

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beats shake booty together. The duo met Malawian singer Esau Mwamwaya in dark Eastern London, and the friendship resulted in the mix tape The Very Best. Here the trio combines the sound of heavy, clubby electronica with tropical rhythms and Mwamwaya’s versatile vocals. The result is a fascinating and dance-friendly hotchpotch – like a Benetton advertisement made into funky and fiery nightclub sounds. GHETTOPOP / IMPORT

VINNIE WHO (DK) See Pavilion Junior presentations on pp. 72-73.

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TRENTEMØLLER – DJ Set with Live Guests (DK) Lately, he has turned down many offers to do live shows. Fortunately, Trentemøller could not resist the temptation when he was offered to do something special on Thursday night at Roskilde Festival. The Danish electronica marvel has promised a heady two-hour long DJ set with his own edits and bootlegs. Furthermore, he is joined on stage by several guest musicians who have also played on Last Resort and the still secret coming album. Look forward to a concert experience that will transform Orange Stage into a nightclub party and which will be added to the great moments that this stage has already given us through the years. A unique show from an internationally hailed artist. POKER FLAT / A:LARM

TRIO CAMPANELLA (DK) See Lounge presentations on pp. 120-121. TWINS TWINS (DK) See Pavilion Junior presentations on pp. 72-73. VEKTORMUSIK (DK) See Lounge presentations on pp. 120-121.

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THE VERY BEST feat. ESAU MWAMWAYA & RADIOCLIT (INT) The French-Swedish duo Radioclit is another addition to the family consising of M.I.A., Diplo and everyone else who is interested in making white indie rock, house and ethnic

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VOLBEAT (DK) Rock’n’roll and metal rumble vigorously ahead with this band whose popularity just keeps on growing. With Guitar Gangsters and Cadillac Blood Volbeat tightens the firm grip on a unique sound that is best described as an oiled cocktail mix of Metallica, Danzig and Elvis Presley. Volbeat has enjoyed wide popularity in all of Denmark – with headbanging approval from the metal inner circle. Now, world dominance may very well follow as the Danes this year cross the Atlantic to God’s own country to make competition even hotter over there. In the course of just three albums, Volbeat has developed into one of the most popular and dependable hard rock acts on theEuropean scene. MASCOT / TARGET

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stars dare sound as vulnerable as West – and few have the same courage to reinvent themselves as Kanye West has shown in his reorientation from hip hop towards futuristic R&B. Kanye West is a trendsetting music and style icon who manages to combine MTV appeal and artistic drive – even in spite of personal hard times. ROC-A-FELLA / UNIVERSAL

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WAVVES (US) Californian Nathan Williams has become one of the hottest acts on the web with his oneman project Wavves. The young skater lad has a firm understanding for good tunes, which he, however, tortures thoroughly with his distorted arrangements and a bottomless Pacific Ocean full of guitar distortion. Many have proclaimed Williams a kind of new Kurt Cobain from the East Coast. His noisy songs are confident and convincing in a way only found with young great talents. FAT POSSUM / IMPORT

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WHITE LIES (UK) The dark rock scene of the 80s has turned out fertile soil for young British bands. White Lies is one of the most popular of this kind right now, and they are already becoming a considerably skilled live band that tours extensively. Like all melancholic romantics, the young trio is concerned with death. Joy Division, Echo & The Bunnymen and Interpol are clear inspirations and fellow sufferers. This is, however, only a half-truth. Although the debut album To Lose My Life is filled with darkness and rain, the majestic hooks and catchy melodies suit the charts as much as the black nights of the soul. POLYDOR / UNIVERSAL

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KANYE WEST (US) He is no longer just one of the superstars of hip hop. With 808s & Heartbreak, Kanye West seriously conquers the pop scene which he has always flirted heavily with on his earlier, melodic hip hop landmarks. Vocoder, 80s-ish synths, heartbroken songs about dead parents and broken-up relationships. Few hip hop

THE WHITEST BOY ALIVE (N/DE) Spectacled chalk-white Erland Øye’s latest album with his playmates from Berlin is called Rules. The Whitest Boy Alive continue their unique combination of Øye’s characteristically melancholic vocal, white funk, German electronics and catchy pop. A musical tactic that enthuses at concerts as well as on record. Øye


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LUCINDA WILLIAMS (US) She has been called a female counterpart to both Hank Williams and Townes Van Zandt by infatuated critics who have bewailed the often long intervals between her albums. Like her male colleagues, Lucinda Williams’ hoarse voice circles about loss, love and loneliness. And even when the atmosphere is most despairing, she finds poetry, humour and beauty in the heart of her simple, countrified songs. Blues, country, rock and folk. Lucinda Williams employs all these genres and has an understanding of them all – something that only true masters have. Lift your cowboy hat when a first lady of American country rock visits Roskilde.

band that in spirit and production lies in continuation of the nihilistic music genre’s biggest icons from Norway in the 90s. They are, however, neither Satanists nor suicidal. On the contrary, the starting point in their music is a deep faith in the healing and magic powers of nature. Wolves in the Throne Room makes the earth shake with an almost impenetrable bombardment of growls and unbelievably quick drums. At the same time, the band is not afraid to incorporate elements of post rock and beautiful ritualistically lingering passages where it fits their musical agenda. SOUTHERN LORD / TARGET

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and co played at Roskilde last in 2007 – since then they have played several sold-out concerts and been high on many people’s lists of dream concerts at this year’s festival.

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JENNY WILSON (S) She has gone her own ways. Jenny Wilson started out playing indie rock in the band First Floor Power. As a solo artist, she has found a more autobiographical track for her charismatically skewed voice and enormous talent for songwriting. She calls her latest album Hardships. Here she seeks out the fortunes of life – including her newfound motherhood – with the same kind of Scandinavian R&B as she practically invented herself on her first album. A bit of tinkling piano, hesitant rhythms and delicate bells are often enough to create music that is different, fresh and catchy. Jenny Wilson is not just a pop diva with her own tale to tell. She also has her very own musical language to accompany her. GOLD MEDAL / PLAYGROUND

WOLVES IN THE THRONE ROOM (US) Most people associate black metal with burned-down churches and murders of fellow band members. Fortunately, reality is another. Wolves in the Throne Room is an American

YEAH YEAH YEAHS · PHOTO: JOSH WILDMAN

YEAH YEAH YEAHS (US) If you look up ’New Yorker cool’ in the dictionary, you should find a picture of Yeah Yeah Yeahs. Especially the iconic songstress Karen O has become a true rock fashion princess. However, the trio is much more than glittering magazine front-pages and chic sponsor wear. From the beginning, they have showed cutting edge and raw attitude with their punk art rock – and they practically stole the hearts of an entire generation with the adorable ballad ”Maps”. On their latest album It’s Blitz! you sense the inspiration from Blondie and recent years’ new rave wave. And the glow of the mirrorball looks good on Yeah Yeah Yeahs. Karen O is just as attractive and dangerous in the blinking disco lights. POLYDOR / UNIVERSAL

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ZU (I) Bass, saxophone and drums. If you think this formation sounds cosy and calm, then prepare your ears and soul for Zu. They play some of the most extreme music on the jazz and metal scene. A kind of evil, darkened mix of shrill improvisation jazz, grindcore and math rock. The Italian trio has recently been signed to Mike Patton’s Ipecac label – and their affinity with bands such as Fantómas and Mr. Bungle is indisputable. Zu is for everyone who dares walk into the absolute twilight zone of the music scene, where all common genres run for the exits as if the devil himself was on their tail.

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ÅRHUS E presents PUZZLEWEASEL, VOKS, WÄLDCHENGARTEN, VECTRAL and MORTEN RIIS (DK) See Lounge presentations on pp. 120-121.

ZIZEK CLUB (ARG) One of the world’s most happening clubs at the moment is called Zizek and is located in Buenos Aires. Here you can hear lots of hip hop, reggaeton, cumbia, crunk and mash-up in a wonderful pang-coloured hotchpotch. A group of local MCs, producers, musicians and DJs are now taking the bubbling atmosphere from their Wednesday clubs and replanting it far away from Buenos Aires’ burning sun. Look forward to setting free the South American primordial forces in a spectacular clash of hot and sexy dance music. ZZK / IMPORT

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YOGA FIRE (N) Neo-legendary Norwegian Klovner i Kamp have taken a brave step away from popular hip hop. In their new band, Yoga Fire, they play melodic and easy-on-the-ear punk rock instead. Yoga Fire’s Norwegian-language, simple songs all have tremendous hit potential – and bits of the same melancholic knot in the stomach as with Bob Hund. However, the humour and the tongues in cheek are still intact and recognisable, so old Klovner fans will not be disappointed. Yoga Fire has already played over 50 concerts in their home country for enthused crowds – and if you are to believe the band members themselves, they have already conquered numerous maidens’ hearts for the collection.

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C O C K T A I L S , S O U P, W H E A T G R A S S , C O F F E E A N D B R E A K F A S T F I N D U S A T C L I M A T E C O M M U N I T Y, C A M P I N G W E S T


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LOUNGE The Lounge stage is a musical breathing space. The sounds are delivered by DJs and other intimate acts. All performers aim at creating comfortable and soothing experiences in nice and cool surroundings.

ASS (S) Ass plays folk with the acoustic guitar at the centre and a piquant touch of electronica. AUGUST (DK) August is a DJ with dub and electronica as his specialty. Chill-appreciators should look forward to this one.

ESCHO presents THULEBASEN, ALLE MED BALLONER OG TERRASER and LAMBURG TONY (DK) This indie label is home to some of Copenhagen’s most exquisite psychiatric cases. Get an exciting update on what goes on in the minds of experimental Copenhagen.

ASLE BJØRN (DK) Asle Bjørn is a versatile DJ. He is known for his house music but is also well versed in intimate dub and chill.

PETE GOODING

PETE GOODING (UK) Label owner, radio host, producer, DJ, record store owner. Pete Gooding wears many caps, and flips records at Café Mambo – one of Ibiza’s most popular places. PETER BRODERICK

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PETER BRODERICK (US) He is a member of Danish post-rock heroes Efterklang’s live band. Yet, the American, residing in Copenhagen, also makes his own lonely and atmospheric folk music.

WILL HAROLD (UK) Will Harold works as an A&R for Fabric, and you can look forward to a varied set ranging from electronica to dub step on to indie and classic chill.

CHRIS COCO (UK) Chris Coco does cool DJ sets all over the world, in which he acts out his love for dub, electronica and old film soundtracks.

KB18 presents WAQAR & KOBBE (DK) Kødboderne 18 is located in Copenhagen’s creative centre, Vesterbro. Here Waqar & Kobbe arrange concerts and club nights. The two lads report ready for a varied round of chill-out.

COURS LAPIN (DK) Cours Lapin creates filmic euphony that evokes the moods of David Lynch and Tim Burton. Louise Alenius’ capturing vocals add extra shades of blue to the four-piece’s catchy music.

KREDE (DK) An established figure in Danish club sounds. Krede has many specialties – but he is perhaps especially a wanted DJ when it comes to lounge and chill.


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LULU ROUGE (DK) Look forward to a toned-down DJ set that – judging from Lulu Rouge’s own sound universe – can contain everything from ambient to dubstep.

JOSÉ PADILLA (E) He is the man that you associate with the Ibiza stronghold Café Del Mar. Without José Padilla, the chill-out genre would probably not be as popular as it is today.

TOM MIDDLETON (UK) Several of Tom Middleton’s chill works have a beauty-seeking character which may be traced back to the fact that Middleton is actually a classically educated pianist.

STELLA POLARIS SOUND SYSTEM (DK) Stella Polaris have experience from their park events with making relaxing electronic music.

MIKE SALTA (DK) Mike Salta draws on both bossa, chill-out and techhouse which he merges in comfortable landscapes of weightless electronic sounds.

TRIO CAMPANELLA (DK) They are one of the best guitar ensembles in Scandinavia who differ from others of their kind by transposing music written for other instruments into music for three guitars. VEKTORMUSIK (DK) Vektormusik have gone on an adventure in the buzzing underworld of electronic music. Here they are joined by acoustic instruments such as the double bass and the violin.

MIKKEL METAL · PHOTO: KRISTIAN HOLM

MIKKEL METAL (DK) In recent years, he has stood out as one of the leading figures in minimal techno and dub. NANCY ELIZABETH (UK) Nancy Elizabeth’s rustic and nature-loving folk music has a refreshingly different after-taste. OLIVER JONES (DK) Oliver Bierlich and Jonas Christiansen leave the trance and house scene as was the case on their chill debut album Picking up the Pieces.

ÅRHUS E presents PUZZLEWEASEL, VOKS, WÄLDCHENGARTEN, VECTRAL and MORTEN RIIS (DK) Århus E is an association of some of the Danish city’s most promising and artistically interesting names from the electronic underground. Lounge is not all music. You can start your festival day with a little literary amusement from PETER ADOLPHSEN, PETER DYREBORG, KRISTIAN BANG FOSS, CHRISTIAN YDE FROSTHOLM, KRISTINA NYA GLAFFEY, THOMAS KROGSBØL, DY PLAMBECK, PALLE SIGSGAARD, LARS SKINNEBACH, MORTEN SØKILDE, CHRISTEL WIINBLAD and NIKOLAJ ZEUTHEN.

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VISIT THE FAIRTRADE CAFÉ BY THE ODEON STAGE

FAIR FESTIVAL The coffee at the Roskilde Festival is Fairtrade. As a result some of the poorest coffee farmers in the world will get a fair price. When you return home from Roskilde remember to look for the Fairtrade mark every time you shop


Green Footstep Fact: The same amount of oil is used for the production and transport of a half litre plastic bottle as the bottle itself can contain. So drink tap water or reuse your bottle.

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INFLUENCE YOUR FESTIVAL / ROSKILDE’S VALUES

PHOTO: ANDERS BIRCH/ROCKPHOTO

DO YOU HAVE INPUT FOR YOUR FESTIVAL? Did the music programme meet your expectations? Did we arrange the camp site in an optimal way? Did you miss any service offers? We are happy to receive your suggestions for how Roskilde Festival should look in the future. Do tell us how your festival went. What was good and what was bad? Give us constructive suggestions for new initiatives. Write us on

info@roskilde-festival.dk. We are always amenable to great inputs. Also, fill in our questionnaire that is online on roskilde-festival.dk from Monday 6 July. Dates for coming festivals 2010 1 - 4 July (warm-up 27 - 30 June) 2011 30 June - 3 July (warm-up 26 - 29 June)

ROSKILDE FESTIVAL’S VALUES Roskilde Festival is an annual week-long international cultural event offering quality experiences based on modern music and creative kinship.

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With its attitude towards environmental issues, humanitarian causes and cultural work, Roskilde Festival reflects and challenges the surrounding society and world.

Roskilde Festival is a boundary-pushing cultural-political manifestation. Roskilde Festival is based on the efforts of an unpaid workforce who focus on all aspects of audience service, quality, creativity and safety. All profits from Roskilde Festival are donated to humanitarian and cultural work.




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