Rockefeller is a concert venue with audience entrance at Mariboes gate 5B, downtown
Oslo
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,
Norway
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. The building, known as "Torggata Bad" ("Market Street Bath"), used to house a
public bathing
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facility. To this day the surrounding floors of the building consists of
Tilt Oslo,
Oslo Streetfood and
Oslo Bar & Bowling.
Rockefeller Oslo was established in
1986
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, and has a capacity of 1,300. Rockefeller is owned by Auditorium AS, of which also runs John Dee (pax 500), which is a smaller venue located in the lower floors of the same building complex. The company also owns a slightly bigger venue, Sentrum Scene (pax 1,750), located across the street at Arbeidersamfunnets Plass 1. Both Rockefeller, John Dee and Sentrum Scene are known for its high volume of concert events,
Concerts at Rockefeller, Oslo very often involving pop music, pop and rock music
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, as well as cultural events with Norwegian and international artists such as the annual Inferno Festival
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, by:Larm and Musikkfest Oslo.
The venue consists of a main hall, a large gallery, a smaller upper gallery, a rooftop with bar, and several lounge bars across the sides of the main music hall.
Several popular podcast
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s are regularly recorded at Rockefeller, as well as public radio shows
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Radio netw ...
hosted by NRK
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The NRK broadcasts three national TV channels and thirteen nat ...
, among others.
The Coldplay
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EP ''Trouble - Norwegian Live EP'' was recorded at the venue.
References
External links
Rockefeller - John Dee - Sentrum Scene - homepageAvailable events at RockefellerTilt OsloOslo BowlingOslo Streetfood
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1986 establishments in Norway
Music venues completed in 1986
Concert halls in Norway
Music venues in Oslo