Bergenfest celebrates 25 years with sell-out event

It was with a five-day event and 50,000 visitors that Norway’s Bergenfest celebrated its 25th birthday last weekend. Despite challenges in recent years regarding the weakness of the Norwegian currency, the  festival, organised by local independent Bergen Live, managed to enjoy a sold-out anniversary event.

Since 1993, Bergenfest has brought people to the west-coast city of Bergen every year. Originally only a small multi-venue city centre event, the festival now takes place in the open-air Bergenhus Fortress in the Unesco world heritage site Bryggen. Thanks to the relocation, Bergenfest can welcome around 9,000 people a day.

Guests last weekend were treated to performances from artists including Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, Queens of the Stone Age and Father John Misty. Also on the lineup was a…

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