Norwegian Wood (music festival)

Norwegian Wood is an annual music festival in Oslo, Norway held in Frognerbadet, near Frognerparken (the Vigeland Sculpture Park). The name of the festival refers to the famous Beatles song Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown). Many famous artists have appeared on the festival, including Johnny Cash, Van Morisson, Bob Dylan, Brian Wilson, The Kinks and David Bowie. The number of tickets sold for the festival numbered 8,000 in 2009.

Notable performances

• Johnny Cash - (1992)
• Jethro Tull, John Trudell - (1994)
• Van Morrison, Bo Kaspers Orkester - (1995)
• Savoy, Emmylou Harris, The Kinks, Gin Blossoms, Grant Lee Buffalo, Iggy Pop - (1996)
• Simple Minds, Loudon Wainwright III - (1997)
• Van Morrison, Lisa Loeb, Lou Reed, Bob Dylan - (1998)
• Neil Finn, Suede, Taxi, Wilco, BigBang, Bertine Zetlitz Faithless, James Taylor - (1999)
• Röyksopp, Kaizers Orchestra, Van Morrison, Morten Abel, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Bryan Ferry, BigBang, Jaga Jazzist - (2000)
• Madrugada, Ulf Lundell, Sting, Tom McRae - (2001)
• Gluecifer, Iggy Pop, Jaga Jazzist, Suzanne Vega, Faithless, Sahara Hotnights - (2002)
• Tom McRae, The Dandy Warhols, The Hellacopters, DumDum Boys, Gåte, Kaizers Orchestra, Audioslave, Counting Crows - (2003)
• The Cardigans, Wilco, Ash, David Bowie - (2004)
• The Hives, Thom Hell, deLillos, System of a Down, Tori Amos - (2005)
• Roger Waters, Kent, Mew, Maria Mena, Turbonegro, Deftones, Soulfly, Richard Hawley - (2006)
• Tori Amos, Wolfmother, Evanescence, Korn, Travis, Brian Wilson - (2007)
• Alanis Morissette, Dinosaur Jr, Queens of the Stone Age, Foo Fighters, Jimmy Eat World, Billy Talent, Paramore, Rufus Wainwright - (2008)

External links

• The festival's webpage: http://www.norwegianwood.no