This past weekend saw the first ever Sound City festival take place in Tromsø. Sound City is a festival concept from Liverpool, UK which has gone on to establish festivals not only in its hometown, but also in Dubai and showcasing at the South By Southwest festival in Texas, USA. The idea to bring this renowned festival to the far north of Norway is both bold and inspiring. The festival featured interesting seminars from a wide variety of British speakers and saw thirty bands perform live shows on three stages over two days.
The festival was a great success and will be repeated next year, hopefully become an institution, and establish long lasting working relationships between Tromsø and the international music and art scene.
Here is a selection of various media coverage which give you an idea about the festival.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-merseyside-13019859
http://ballade.no/nmi.nsf/doc/art2011041113520424204165
http://www.nordlys.no/kronikk/article5399609.ece
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