By Thea Emilie Høj-Poulsen, volunteer at Roskilde Festival’s Media House. Photo: Christian Hjorth.
It took forever to get the car onto the stage for last year’s First Days concert.
There it stood, wrecked in the middle of Wicky’s Roskilde Festival debut, making one thing clear: this project was not here to be brushed aside.
One year later, the debut album has landed to critical praise, and on Thursday at 18:45 he is back – this time in the main programme on Eos. For Nicklas Laumann Jensen, aka Wicky, the speed of that move into Final Days feels like something close to a dream coming true.
“Last year, I hoped I might be standing here in 2026 – but I didn’t expect it. So it’s just insanely affirming to get to be here two years in a row.”
And it means something special that it is Roskilde Festival calling him back. Last year’s concert stayed with him as more than just a good night.
“It was wilder than some of the shows I had played before,” he says. “It was a different crowd – not just the usual target group. I think it was probably the first time I played to an audience where there were especially a lot of new listeners,” says Wicky, and continues:
“It did a lot for my live experience and my confidence on stage. It is the biggest festival there is – not just in Denmark, but in all of Northern Europe. So it is a huge boost to know that they trust you enough to book you.”
Wicky cannot promise that the car from last year’s concert will make a return on Thursday evening, but the ambitions have been pushed all the way up.
“By my own standards, it is wilder this year. It will not be the same as last year – not in terms of the stage and not in terms of the sound. People can expect the ambitions for this project to keep getting higher. And there will be other people on stage besides me.”
Thursday’s concert will not only be bigger. It will also be longer. And Wicky hopes that, just like last year’s First Days concert, it will create a connection with new fans.
“I want people to get sucked in. To think: ‘What is this? It looks cool, it sounds interesting – I need to check this out.’”
And what does he hope you are left with when it is all over?
“That you want to experience it again, and again, and again. That is probably the best feeling you can have after a concert. That feeling of: ‘Okay, that was really good. But I want to see it one more time.’”
Wicky plays Eos on Thursday 2 July at 18:45.
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Thursday 2 July at 14:00 on Lagune.
Tonser played First Days in 2025 and now returns with his maximalist pop show. Here, EDM, hyperpop, K-pop, heavy breakbeats and massive drops collide with a universe that also draws lines to black metal, Game of Thrones and Celtic music.
Friday night 3 July at 02:15 on Lagune.
Snuggle played First Days in 2024 with a concert that received top marks from Bands of Tomorrow. Since then, the duo have released their debut album Goodbyehouse and made their mark with dreamy shoegaze, noisy guitars and vulnerable melodies.
Saturday 4 July at 12:00 on Lagune.
