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Concert Reviews: TONS OF ROCK 2023

July 11, 2023 RISE!

TONS OF ROCK 2023 – Ekebergsletta (Oslo, Norway) June 21-24, 2023 by Jorge Patacas Tons of Rock festival continues to grow year after year and 2023 was no exception. Once again held at Ekebergsletta in the capital city of Oslo, the organization decided to add one more day, so it became a 4-day event instead of 3 as it used to be. This way, they managed to break last year’s record in terms of public attendance, gathering a total of more than 100.000 people of 72 different nationalities. Three stages…

Concert Reviews: BEYOND THE GATES 2022 (Bergen, Norway)

December 4, 2022December 4, 2022 RISE!

BEYOND THE GATES 2022 (Bergen, Norway) August 2-6, 2022 by Jorge Patacas Every August, both locals and people from all over the world gather in the city of Bergen in Western Norway to attend Beyond the Gates, one of the best metal festivals in the Scandinavian country. At this point the fans know there’s going to be a good lineup every year, but this time the organizers went a step further when they announced that Grieghallen was going to be one of the venues, besides the usual former sardine…