Summarfestivalurin (the Summer Festival) is a musical festival in

Klaksvík Klaksvík is the second largest town of the Faroe Islands behind Tórshavn. The town is located on Borðoy, which is one of the northernmost islands (the Norðoyar). It is the administrative centre of Klaksvík municipality. History The first s ...

in the

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, established in 2004.

History

2004

Summarfestivalurin - The Summer Festival - was held for the first time in August 2004 in

in the

. Only 3000 tickets were printed this year and all tickets were sold. The main attraction were

Ken Hensley Kenneth William David Hensley (24 August 1945 – 4 November 2020) was an English singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and producer, best known for his work with Uriah Heep during the 1970s. He wrote or co-wrote the majority of Uriah ...

known from the British group Uriah Heep (UK),

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(DE) and the two very popular local bands Frændur (FO) and Hjarnar (FO).

2005

In 2005 the main attractions was former Westlife

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(EI),

Anne Linnet Anne Linnet (born 30 July 1953 in Århus, Denmark) is a Danish singer, musician composer، and writer. She has released a number of solo albums and has also been a member of several bands, such as Shit & Chanel, Anne Linnet Band, and Marquis d ...

(DK),

Shakin' Stevens Michael Barratt (born 4 March 1948), known professionally as Shakin' Stevens, is a Welsh singer and songwriter. He was the UK's biggest-selling singles artist of the 1980s. His recording and performing career began in the late 1960s, althoug ...

(UK) and the local band Dynamit. More than 6000 tickets were sold this year.

2006

In 2006 the main attractions were

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(UK),

F. R. David Elli Robert Fitoussi (born 1 January 1947), better known as F. R. David, is a French musician. He is best known for his 1982 hit single "Words". Career F. R. David was born Elli Robert Fitoussi in Menzel Bourguiba, then in the French protector ...

(FR), The Rasmus (FN),

Johnny Deluxe Johnny Deluxe is a Danish music band. Formed in London by the lead singer Noam Halby, bassist Jakob S. Glæsner and guitarist Søren Itenov in 2000, the group was later joined by Morten Lynggaard in 2002. The band took part in ''KarriereK ...

(DK) and former

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(CN). Over 8000 people bought tickets to the festival in 2006.

2007

The 2007 the festival was bigger than ever. It was almost sold out - the authorities allow a maximum of 10.000 people. The main attraction Friday night was the German band the Scorpions. Other main attractions were

Kim Wilde Kim Wilde (born Kim Smith, 18 November 1960) is an English pop singer, DJ and television presenter. She first saw success in 1981 with her debut single " Kids in America", which peaked at No. 2 in the UK. In 1983, she received the Brit Awar ...

(UK),

Bryan Rice Brian Risberg Clausen, better known as Bryan Rice (born 29 May 1978 in Dåstrup, near Viby, Roskilde, Denmark), is a Danish pop singer and songwriter. He is best known for his debut single " No Promises" and for competing in the Dansk Melodi Gr ...

(DK),

Banaroo Banaroo was a German pop group active from 2005-2008 and then 2013 with a new line up. They had several successful singles in countries including Germany, Austria and Switzerland. The first line-up consisted of Robbert "Bobby" Dessauvagie, Vitt ...

(DE),

Amy Diamond Amy Linnéa Deasismont (born 15 April 1992), previously known under the stage name Amy Diamond, is a Swedish singer. She is known for her single " What's in It for Me". The song was a 2005 hit in Sweden, Denmark, Norway, and Finland. It was the ...

(SE) and local cult band Húskallar. On Saturday the weather became so bad that the authorities closed the festival due to security reasons. It meant that the Kim Wilde and Húskallar concerts were cancelled.

2008

The lineup for the 2008 festival includes:

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(UK),

Alphabeat Alphabeat were a Danish pop band from Silkeborg, fronted by singers Stine Bramsen and Anders Stig Gehrt Nielsen. Their single " Fascination" was a major hit in Denmark during the summer of 2007, as well as the United Kingdom in 2008. Follow-up ...

(DK), Smokie (UK), the Ghost (FO),

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(FO) and Páll Finnur Páll (FO).

2009

The lineup for the 2009 festival includes:

Robin Gibb Robin Hugh Gibb (22 December 1949 – 20 May 2012) was a British singer and songwriter. He gained worldwide fame as a member of the Bee Gees pop group with elder brother Barry and fraternal twin brother Maurice. Robin Gibb also had his o ...

(UK), Nik & Jay (DK), Abba The Show, Frændur (FO),

(FO),

Boys In A Band Boys in a Band are an indie rock band from the Faroe Islands. Formed in 2006 in Gøta, the group comprises vocalist/guitarist Pætur Zachariasson, guitarist Heini, bassist Símun Sakaris, drummer The Rógvi, and Heri Schwartz on hammond organ. ...

(FO), Høgni Lisberg (FO), Dynamitt (FO), Hanus G. Johansen (FO), Hallur Joensen (FO), Moby The Pink Pilot (FO), Anfinn & Co. (FO), Páll Finnur Páll (FO),

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(FO), FAROE5 (FO),

Guðrið Hansdóttir Guðrið Hansdóttir (born 6 October 1980) is a Faroese singer, songwriter, composer, and musician. She has released six full studio albums and has released an EP called "Taking Ship" on 24 January 2014 in the United States, in February in Europe ...

(FO),

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(UK), Anna Háberg (FO), Grandma´s Basement (FO), DJ Cool & DJ Tech, Sámal Ravnsfjall (FO), Niels Midjord & Lív Næs (FO),

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(FO), Terji Rasmussen (FO), Rógvi Jakobsen (FO),

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(NO).

2010

The 2010 Summer Festival in Klaksvík was even bigger than the years before, 12.000 tickets were sold. The main attraction of the 2010 Summer Festival was

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. Also the Danish group

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, a well known name in the

. Other well known Faroese groups and singers who performed at the Summarfestivalurin were: Páll Finnur Páll,

Brandur Enni Brandur Helgason Enni (born 15 April 1989), is a Faroese singer, songwriter, composer, and musician. He plays guitar, trumpet, piano and flugelhorn. In August 2006, he moved to Sweden, where he studied music for two years at the Music Production ...

and his brother Tróndur Enni together with Lív Næss,

, Tinganest, Oniontree, Hanus G. Johansen, Eyðun Nolsøe and Terji Rasmussen from Frændur, Dynamitt from

performed together with Steintór Rasmussen from the group Frændur, he was one of the founders of Summarfestivalurin. They had luck with the weather this year, the weather was dry most of the time. In 2009 some parts of the festival had to be canceled because of strong winds and too much rain. In 2010 the Summer Festival was held in the first weekend of August starting on 5 August, ending on Saturday 7 August 2010. Two events were different at the Summarfestivalurin 2010. The final in the

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, which in Faroese is called Løgmanssteypið, was played in

at the same time as the Summarfestivalurin was being held. They had a break with the concerts while the match was being played. The final was between ÍF Fuglafjørður and

EB/Streymur EB/Streymur is a Faroese semi-professional football club based in Streymnes and Eiði. The club was founded in 1993, as result of the merger between EB and Streymur. They have won the Faroe Islands Premier League twice and the Faroe Islands ...

. The winner was EB/Streymur and they were honored on the large stage in the festival area. The other event was the celebration of the Faroese rower from the little village Hvannasund, north of

Livar Nysted Livar Nysted (born 27 September 1970) is an ocean rower and an artist, a painter. He grew up in the small village of Hvannasund in the Faroe Islands. Nysted has achieved five world records in ocean rowing. In 2010 he – together with three othe ...

. He just finished rowing cross the North Atlantic Ocean from

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in the

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in 44 days, which was a new world record, the old record was 114 years old.

was rowing together with 3 other men:

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from

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, Ray Carroll from

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and Don Lennox from

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2011

The lineup for the 2011 festival includes

Rasmus Seebach Rasmus Seebach (; born 28 March 1980) is a Danish singer-songwriter and record producer who had his solo-debut with the Danish-language single "Engel" ( en, "Angel") in April 2009. Seebach has written and produced songs for Danish and internat ...

(DA),

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(USA),

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(DA), Basim (DA), Babou (DA), Frændur (FO), Grandma´s Basement (FO), 4 (FO), Evi Tausen (FO), Hjarnar (FO), Anna Faroe (FO), Páll Finnur Páll (FO), Jens Marni Hansen (FO), Hanus G. Johansen (FO), Divaz (FO), Eyðun & Terji (FO), Rógvi Jakobsen (FO), Kim Hansen (FO), Robert McBirnie (FO), T.O.S. (Faroese band) (FO),Aktuelt.fo
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(FO), Martin Joensen (FO), ORKA (FO), Dickie Lee Erwin (USA), G. Thomas, Stanley Samuelsen (FO), Deiggj (FO), Debess Blues Station ( Edvard Nyholm Debess and Uni Debess) (FO), Kular Røtur (FO), Dánial og Bjarki (FO), Herborg og vinir (FO), Leadberry (FO), Xperiment (FO), Lív & The Zoo (FO), Lisa í Dali (FO), Elin Brimheim Heinesen (FO) and Jens Eli Ellefsen (FO).

2012

The artists and bands which performed at the Summarfestival 2012 were these:

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(EI), Fate (DK), Sveinur (FO), Ólavur Presley & His Dirty Rag Rags (FO), Kim Hansen (FO), Divaz (FO), Kristina Bærendsen (FO), Glóð (FO), Grandma´s Basement (FO),

(FO), Bárður Johannesen (FO), Tinganest (FO), TV-2 (DK),

Russ Taff Russell Taff (born November 11, 1953) is an American gospel singer and songwriter who grew up in Farmersville, California. He has sung a variety of musical styles throughout his career including: pop rock, traditional Southern gospel, contemp ...

, Terji & Føstufressar (FO), Frændur (FO), Dynamit (FO), Swangah Dangah (FO), Páll Finnur Páll (FO), Evi Tausen (FO), Hanus G. Johansen (FO), Jákup Eli Joensen (FO), and Hans Andrias (FO).

References

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External links

Official site
Music festivals in the Faroe Islands Rock festivals in the Faroe Islands Recurring events established in 2004 Klaksvík Summer events in the Faroe Islands