« If I was an agent I’d be falling over myself to get my acts on at this wonderful festival.» - A London based national promoter
Building on the success of last year’s event, Slottsfjell 2009 again saw a record breaking year for the festival, which took place over the weekend 16-18 July in Tønsberg, Norway’s oldest city. The festival site itself, is steeped in history, recorded in many a viking saga, encompasses the old town castle, one tower of which was rebuilt in the 1800s and still stands proud above the fjord today. In a period of continued instability in the festival market, we are very proud to report a seventh year of continued growth, selling more tickets than ever before. In real terms this now puts us only third in the country in terms of tickets sold per day. We’ve continued to deliver an event where both artists and punters feel well looked after with high production values, beer cheaper than any local pub, a wide variety of food outlets, no litter, and of paramount importance, an event where every band gets a decent audience.
Some of the talent enjoying one of the now traditional band boat trips at Slottsfjell. From top: Yo Majesty, Lethal Bizzle, Stereolab, The Streets, Lethal Bizzle, The Streets, Timbuktu
ÂŤ Nestled on a hill by a fjord amongst the ruins
of a Viking castle, the three-day event now in its seventh year not only has some of the most breath taking scenery, but the friendliest patrons too. Âť - The Telegraph
Routing to Slottsfjell is easy!
Flight connections: Torp: Amsterdam, Glasgow, London Stanstead, Barcelona, Frankfurt, Katowice / Krakow, Bodø Oslo Gardermoen: Istanbul, London Heathrow, Helsinki, Brussels, Berlin, Barcelona, New York, Budapest, Stockholm Rygge: Berlin, London Stanstead, Brussels, Budapest, Prague, Valencia
ferry connections: Larvik: Hirtshals Sandefjord: Strömstad Oslo: Kiel / Fredrikshavn With plenty of international direct flights to other key locations around Europe, transportation to Slottsfjell over this busy weekend could hardly be easier. Direct routes connect Slottsfjell easily with Latitude, Dour, Melt, Benicassim, Rock’n’Coke and events in Slovakia and Finland. Arvika in Sweden, is also less than three hours away by road.
Something we did for the first time in 2008, was to put all our night time activity together under one roof. Well almost. All our club events are now housed at a disused industrial complex, two minuted walk from Tønsberg city centre. This is especially converted into 3000 capacity club venue each year, filled with huge projections and unique artworks and looks not to dissimilar from a rave in 1992, just with a little more organisation and some improved production values.
A FESTIVAL APPEARANCE ISN’T JUST ABOUT PICKING UP A FEE, AND WITH THAT IN MIND, SLOTTSFJELL OFFERS A VARIETY OF CHANNELS EXPOSING ACTS TO THE WIDEST AUDIENCE POSSIBLE. The festival newspaper:
A tabloid format 46 page paper, distributed extensively throughout the south western part of Norway two months before the festival is packed with articles , interviews and previews of acts appearing at the event.
The festival CD:
Given away free in advance at selected locations, showcasing artists that the festival audience are perhaps unfamiliar with, focusing on foreign and local acts.
The festival programme:
We strongly believe that the audience are already paying a pretty penny for their ticket and as such should not be charged further for items like running orders, programmes etc. At Slottsfjell our programme is freely available not just on site, but in the run up to the event from selected outlets and again features artist previews as well as all important running orders and practical information about the festival.
For information on further marketing opportunities with Slottfjell, please get in touch with our marketing director Behnam Farazollahi - behnam@slottsfjell.no
A spot of market research:
83% of ticket holders are regular concert goers
7 2 % % 8 9 have higher of ticket holders want to come back in 2010
education qualifications
average age
ance Attend: 100 0 2003 2004: 3000 2005: 4000 2006: 6000 2007: 7000 2008: 10000 2009: 10000
4 3 % came from Oslo 3 5 % are from Tønsbe
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26-30 THE FESTIVAL IN BRIEF: • 3 day event • 10k capacity open air site with a panoramic view of the city of Tønsberg and the Oslo fjord • 3.5k capacity bespoke club venue for night time shows • 1 hour from Oslo • 3 international airports within easy striking distance • National radio and TV broadcasting from site THE STAGES:
• Kongescenen 10k capacity natural amphitheatre
• Baglerscenen 3.5k capacity
stage adjacent to main stage • Kastellscenen 5k capacity stage on top of the hill overlooking fjord • Tårnlunden 1500 capacity stage on top of hill by the castle tower
PREVIOUSLY AT SLOTTSFJELL
ASH • KAISER CHIEfS • KENT
CASIOKiDS • AMaDoU Et MARIam
GogOL BORDElLO • DIZzEe RASCaL
THE StReETS • tURBONEGRo THE WOMBATS • KINGS OF CoNVEnIeNCE
SATYRICoN • GoJIRA • CALeXICo
STeREOLAB • aNnIE • SOULFlY
MARK kOZeLEK • FeMI KUTi
MOToRPSYCHO • RoOTS MANUVa YO MAJESTY • 65DAYSOFsTAtIC
LINDSTRØM • SUNKIsSED FUCK BuTtONS • THE GoSsIP “Great music, atmosphere and people in one place…” – A Stockholm based booking agent
Booking
Henning Krane // +47 915 15889 henning@slottfjellfestival.no Vegard Waske // +47 913 26295 vegard@slottsfjellfestival.no
International Booking
P-C Rae // +44 (0) 7801 702 894 pc@slottsfjellfestival.no