The festival season has begun, and Sommerfestivalen starts tomorrow. This is one of the biggest music festivals in Norway, at least in my part of the country. One year it got 27.000 visitors. This year they want only 10.000 people, but that is a lot for a village of 4000 people. 4000 people living in an area of 1 235 km2. But I live quite near, so I better like the music. Which is mainly norwegian. Here are some pictures from earlier years, that is 2007-2008. There are many more in my photo gallery, that is pictures from all the festivals from 2005 until now.
Dag Ingebrigtsen and Torstein Flakne, The Kids.
Kickoff Sommerfestivalen (Gimle), Sie Gubba.
Since it is mid summer, there is never dark, not even at night.
Hærmætti Tysland Band.
Bente Haarstad Photography 
Looks like a lot of fun Bente!
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What a beautiful setting! And never completely dark! Definitely party time. Looks like a lot of fun.
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And fun was had by all! Looks like a great day (and night) out for the whole village community!
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Hej! Vilka härliga bilder! Folk ser ut att verkligen trivas o ha skoj! Och vad kul med översiktsbilden när man ser at hela ön är en festival. 🙂
Jag tycker personligen oerhört mycket om Madrugada, de är från “hemtrakterna” 🙂
Jag visste inte att det är midnatssol i Trondheim, det känns “så längt söderut” (säger jag som bor i Skåne men har rötter i Balsfjord)
Tack för ett somrigt och härligt inlägg!
Allt gott till dej!
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I found you are pretty courageous too. 😀 (I know as I used be this kind of place often 😀 )
Even you had a Press-pass, the situation requires more power on elbow than the camera technique.
Still, you’ve done very well !
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Hi Bente, thanks for stopping by my blog and for the like! I love your photos of the countryside, the reindeer and cottages/cabins…everything looks so green. I’ve never been to Norway, but someday I hope to visit! Cheers, Rashelle
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Terrific pictures – I haven’t festivalled for a few years but your shots remind me I need to get on the case 🙂
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Typiskt nordiskt beteende, fast det är härligt med festivaler!!!
La fête de la musique, musikfest här i Paris ikväll…
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Looks like a lot of fun! Great photos, Bente!
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Seems that it was a great day… I loved your photographs… Thank you dear Bente, love, nia
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No dark! I wouldn’t know when to sleep. But then, it doesn’t look like anyone wants to.
Great, fun photos. 🙂
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Hi,
Great photos, looks like everyone is thoroughly enjoying themselves, a nice area it is held in as well. 🙂
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I love your photos! I’m going to visit there this summer!!
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Enjoy….
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Great photos Bente – looks like a lot of fun.
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It souds very fun. 27000 is awesome.
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In my younger days I used to go to every music festival I knew about — Live Aid, Farm Aid, Willie Nelson’s Fourth of July Music Festival……….. Now I’m kind of anti-big crowd, unless it’s the crowd on WordPress — lol
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Sun, beer and music it’s all you need ;-). Great pictures Bente!
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Nice pictures. Have a nice week. Groetjes Ineke
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Very nice pictures. 🙂
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It’s festival season over here too – accompanied by fields of mud (so I’m told). All part of the fun, if you’re young. Nice set of images, Bente.
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