By Andreas Elbke Mortensen, volunteer at Roskilde Festival’s Media House (Photos: Flemming Bo Jensen)
When Angående Mig takes the stage at Lagune at 20:30 on Wednesday evening, this will be no ordinary concert.
Instead, you step into a staged version of the concert format, where theatre, film and music spill into one another. The show was originally created as a one-off performance at Betty Nansen Teatret last year as part of Iscenesat – a collaboration between Betty Nansen Teatret and Roskilde Festival.
Back then, Angående Mig performed within the set design from the theatre’s production of Les Misérables. Now the performance is being restaged at Roskilde Festival, giving even more people the chance to experience it.
“We take the concert format apart in this production,” says Laura Lilholt Andersen, aka Angående Mig, sounding equal parts confident and excited.
“It could fall completely flat at a festival, or it could become something incredibly powerful.”
Goodbye to “what’s up, Roskilde?”
In the production, the stage is filmed live and shown on a huge screen, bringing the audience right up close to even the smallest details. At the same time, the concert follows one overarching narrative within the set design from Les Misérables.
For Angående Mig, it is also a way of pushing back against the classic festival concert, where the artist is constantly expected to address the crowd directly, raise a toast and shout, “what’s up, Roskilde?!”
Instead, she insists that what happens between the performers on stage should be the centre of gravity.
It is a story much larger than a concert. And consider yourself warned: it demands your full attention.
“I think it is fair to ask something of your audience, just as the audience is allowed to expect more from a concert experience. Even at a festival,” says Angående Mig.
Staged
In 2025, the staged concert was developed at Betty Nansen Teatret, where Angående Mig worked closely with the theatre’s then artistic director, Elisa Kragerup, to create a performance within the set design from a production of Victor Hugo’s classic Les Misérables.
The story of oppression, class society and revolutionary spirit also speaks directly to Angående Mig’s own universe, which is often driven by a furious rebellion against convention.
Three other concerts that bring something special
Want more concert experiences at RF26 where the format is stretched, pushed and rebuilt? Here are three to check out.
Soli City x Vertigo
Classical strings, electronic textures and lavish visuals merge as Soli City joins forces with the artist collective Vertigo. Expect an enveloping space of music, light art and scenography, where bodily warmth and technology become part of the same work.
Thursday 2 July at 13:00 on Gloria
Tarrak
The Greenlandic rap icon returns to Roskilde Festival with a large-scale show celebrating Greenlandic culture through Greenlandic eyes. New tracks, guests from across Tarrak’s career and visuals by Inuuteq Storch bring the concert together in one powerful narrative.
Thursday 2 July at 14:00 on Lagune
Ken Carson
Ken Carson plays his first Danish concert at Roskilde Festival – just hours before releasing his new album Xperiment. That makes his Arena show an unofficial release party, where you can experience the ultra-hyped rapper opening a new chapter live.
Thursday 2 July at 21:00 on Arena
