Garage (rock club)
Garage was a bar initiated 1990 in Bergen, Norway, with a branch established 2004 in Oslo. Both of the bars also have their own concert departments. The Bergen branch of Garage was created by Frode Svanevik together with veterans at the rock scene of Bergen, and quickly became one of the city's most popular venues, especially among students. Because of municipal rules on opening hours the bar was divided into two separate departments with different opening hours for several years. Garage is one of the most renowned rock clubs in Northern Europe.[1]
As one of the most popular night clubs in Bergen, Garage was a vibrant melting pot and meeting place for music interested people. The Oslo Department premises that previously belonged to rock club "So What". This is owned and operated by Garage, by Henning Christensen who took over as manager in 2001, in collaboration with the Oslo club "Café Mono. This department, in addition to a bar and concert venue, also outdoor seating. Both departments are adorned with statuettes that has been provided by various Spellemannpris Winners from their respective cities.[2][3]
The bar went out of business in 2018.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Garage - Bransjeregister". MIC.no. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2015-06-13.
- ^ Olsen, Ragnhild Osnes; Berget, Eva Cathrine (2010-09-10). "Legendarisk rockeklubb feirer 20 år - Distrikt" (in Norwegian). NRK. Retrieved 2015-06-13.
- ^ Gonsholt, Simen V. (2003-11-28). "garasjeinstituttet" (in Norwegian). Dagbladet. Retrieved 2015-06-13.
- ^ https://www.ba.no/pulsen/bergen/garage/garage-apnet-dorene-for-siste-gang/s/5-8-891427?session=46d2e0b7-8d56-4824-b736-f9ade32af2c2 Dennis Fossen (2018-09-29). "Garage åpnet dørene for siste gang". BA. Retrieved 2018-09-30.
External links
[edit]- Garage Bergen
- Garage Oslo Archived 2006-02-02 at the Wayback Machine
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