And well, there’s not much I can write about Katzenjammer: Go and see them NOW! This band is just amazing, and everybody in the (way too small…) audience was enjoying themselves. But it wasn’t too bad, so no reason to complain. Katzenjammer started about 10 minutes late, and this was actually the case throughout the festival – all bands started a bit late. But yeah, that’s the way it’s gotta be, so two thumbs up for Verket!īut back to the concerts. And I had the feeling that especially the securities knew exactly what they were doing, and this is something that is a) very important and b) not that common, especially at Norwegian festivals. I never had to wait in line anywhere, and even though the voluntary helpers couldn’t answer all questions, everybody was very friendly and helpful. Perfect! And all in all, the festival was very well organized. And the area could take that amount of people, so you didn’t feel like it was so crowded that you couldn’t move, or that you would have to stand in line forever to get a drink. Probably not sold out, but lots of people that were clearly enjoying themselves. It turned out that this really was nothing to worry about! By the evening, the area was crowded, and even more so the next day. This was really bad during the Katzenjammer concert – it looked like there was hardly anyone there! A few people scattered in front of the stage, but that was it, and I already had the feeling that this might be the first and last time the festival took place…īut then, it was pouring, and it was early the first day. And as a background, high above the stage, some factory buildings of the industry park, which gave the festival its name. Lots of space, clearly arranged, and a perfect slope down towards the stage where you could see very well. Perfect! And even though it was raining quite badly at that time and the ground was wet and muddy already, I liked the festival area.
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We arrived at the festival about ten minutes before Katzenjammer were supposed to start, and as they were a few minutes late, we had enough time to get in and look around a bit. On the drive, I got my first glimpse of Nordlandet (ok, I’ve been up north before, but still, it was impressive!), crossed the arctic circle (from north to south, duh…), and learned new words like “råkjøre”. On a very tight schedule – we wanted to catch Katzenjammer, who played way too early, namely about three and a half hours after I landed in Bodø… That didn’t leave us much time. And crazy is good, so I was on my way…Įight hours and three flights later I was in Bodø, where I met up with a friend and got into the car to drive three and a half hours south to Mo i Rana.
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OK, Mo i Rana isn’t really the most practical place to go to for me, I admit that – but then, it was plain out crazy to travel up to the arctic circle just for a festival. When I checked the line-up, it wasn’t hard to decide that this was a good festival to go to: Kaizers Orchestra, Katzenjammer, The September When, CC Cowboys, Alexander Rybak, and some more. Time for the last Kaizers Orchestra concert of the summer! It took place at Verket festival, a new festival, arranged for the first time, in Mo i Rana in Norway.