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Below you find news stories written by Roskilde Festival.

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13.4.21
Ny undersøgelse: Tillid til, at vi kan skabe en tryg festival sammen

Vi har spurgt jer, om I stadig er klar til at tage på festival, og om der er noget, der bekymrer jer. I har bestemt ikke afskrevet muligheden for at tage del i de store fællesskaber til sommer, og I vil gerne bidrage til, at vi sammen kan skabe en sikker festival. Det viser de foreløbige resultater af undersøgelsen.

9.4.21
Essay: 2020 var året, hvor et halvt århundredes festivalhistorie skulle kulminere med Roskilde Festival nr. 50

2020 blev ikke et fejringsår. Det blev et svært og anderledes år. Men det blev også et år, hvor det blev tydeligt for os, hvad Roskilde Festival er, og hvad der skal bringe festivalen og fællesskabet omkring den videre, skriver Signe Lopdrup, administrerende direktør for Roskilde Festival, i dette essay.

26.3.21
Generalforsamlingen sagde nej til obligatorisk medlemskab

Den stod på masser af debat om, hvordan Foreningen Roskilde Festival bør styrkes, valg til bestyrelsen, status på hårdt corona-år og farvel til formand Lars Frelle-Petersen på mandagens maraton-generalforsamling.

23.3.21
Roskilde Festival takes stock after a year of COVID-19

On Monday evening, we had our annual general meeting at Roskilde Festival Charity Society. The financial result was a profit of DKK 8.1 million (approx. EUR 1,087,248).

18.3.21
We want to know how you are thinking about us

Together with psychologists from the University of Copenhagen, we want to examine how you think and feel about the upcoming Roskilde Festival. This is essential in relation to the possibility of conducting a festival during a pandemic.

12.3.21
Eulogy for Jesper Switzer Møller, co-founder of Roskilde Festival

"Thank you for living out the dream"

4.3.21
Roskilde Festival supports “The State of Artistic Freedom”

Freemuse’s annual report looks into violations of artistic freedom all over the world. Roskilde Festival has donated money to make such a report possible.

4.3.21
Foreningens formand: Opbakning er afgørende for festivalens fremtid

Foreningen Roskilde Festivals formand, Lars Frelle-Petersen, deler bestyrelsens planer for at opnå den støtte, der er nødvendig for at bringe festivalfællesskabet ind i fremtiden. Ligesom med alt andet på Roskilde Festival starter det med engagement fra festivalens frivillige.

26.2.21
Thom Yorke Tomorrow's Modern Boxes won’t play at Roskilde Festival after all

The band has cancelled its full tour and will therefore not come to Denmark.

26.2.21
The festival is carried into the future by a diverse society

Bestyrelsesmedlemmer Olav Hesseldahl og Mie Levi Fenger deler deres visioner for, hvordan foreningen – og dermed begivenheden Roskilde Festival – forbliver relevant i en ny virkelighed.

22.2.21
Annual report 2020: from cancellation to hope and action

Relive an unforgettable year in our annual report for the year 2020

4.2.21
Fold your own Orange Stage and win

In our competition you have to create a stage for the concerts in our ’Sounds Like Roskilde’ app. Here is a folding guide for making the Orange Stage.

4.2.21
You will be a part of our new sustainable laboratory

We have teamed up with the Tuborg Foundation to push for a greener development and influence the pro-climate behaviour in us all. Soon, 200 entrepreneurs will have the opportunity to test and develop green solutions among the festival-goers.

26.1.21
Experience Roskilde concerts on your self-made stage and win a hotel stay and a unique concert experience

8 upcoming acts from the cancelled 2020 festival play mini concerts with AR technology. You're invited to set the stage. All stage creators are part of a competition for a hotel stay at Hotel Arthur in Copenhagen including a very special concert experience.

13.1.21
Buy new vinyl box set with music from the 2020 talent pool

"Sounds Like Roskilde" comprises of music by 38 artists, put on four orange-coloured vinyl records. The profits go directly to the artists.

30.12.20
Kendrick Lamar is a new headliner at Roskilde Festival

The 33-year-old rapper straight out of Compton takes his place among the headliners in the lineup for Roskilde Festival number 50 in 2021.

20.12.20
Roskilde Festival raises huge art installation in the December darkness

From 20 December, the 8-metre tall and 15-metre long artwork 'Understanding' will light up the winter darkness in central Copenhagen. The artwork is put up by Roskilde Festival and calls for hope and understanding in a time that is difficult for many.

4.12.20
Danish festivals join forces for a responsible way to reopen

We have spent the autumn looking into responsible ways to reopen cultural events in 2021. In order to move forward, the Danish organisers now need close cooperation with the Danish health authorities.

3.12.20
Lots of new names for the 2021 programme

29 music acts and 12 artists from the art and activism programme have been added to the poster for Roskilde Festival in 2021.

30.11.20
Roskilde Festival is part of a new human rights alliance

A new project strives to engage young people in human rights. Knowledge is key. The partners are Amnesty International, The Danish Institute for Human Rights, Mino Danmark, The Danish Youth Council, Ungdomsbureauet and Roskilde Festival.

30.10.20
The Last Dreamers: New book tells the story of Roskilde Festival over five decades

While we’re waiting for the next Roskilde Festival to happen, the festival's five-decades-old history is told in a brand-new book, "The Last Dreamers".

26.10.20
New e-book: The Middle Eastern culture of entrepreneurship is a valuable resource

A successful educational programme for young refugees has become an e-book for everyone with interest in preparing the ground for entrepreneurship.

9.10.20
Roskilde Festival presents a financial status and looks towards 2021

Because of COVID-19, Roskilde Festival Charity Society had to postpone its annual general assembly from April to October. On Thursday 8 October, the financial result of the 2019 festival was finally presented. The festival generated a profit of EUR 2.44 million (DKK 18.2 million) which has been donated to charitable initiatives benefiting children and young people. Traders and service associations made a profit of EUR 4.23 million (DKK 31.5 million).

11.9.20
Q&A: Will We Meet Again in 2021?

We are now looking towards 2021. But what kind of future can we expect when it comes to meeting up at Roskilde Festival?

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