Flatøy Rock is a
music festival
A music festival is a community event with performances of singing and instrument playing that is often presented with a theme such as musical genre (e.g., rock, blues, folk, jazz, classical music), nationality, locality of musicians, or h ...
held on the island of
Flatøy, in western
Norway. It was started in a garden by Vegard Flatøy and his friends in the summer of 2008, while Flatøy's parents were on vacation in
Lanzarote
Lanzarote (, , ) is a Spanish island, the easternmost of the Canary Islands in the Atlantic Ocean. It is located approximately off the north coast of Africa and from the Iberian Peninsula. Covering , Lanzarote is the fourth-largest of the i ...
. In the beginning, the stages were self-roofed by a garden tent.
In 2011, the festival had grown too big for the garden, so it moved to the islands closed elementary schools yard, where it could hold a bigger crowd. It expanded into a two-day festival in 2012.
Flatøy Rock is based on the volunteer work of the inhabitants of Flatøy, although many of its guests come from the nearby
municipalities of
Lindås,
Meland and
Bergen. Its philosophy has been to promote up-and-coming artists and acts
which normally do not get big stage attention. Flatøy Rock also has a sub-festival for people under 18 years of age.
In 2013 Flatøy Rock introduced the 18th century rebel and warlord
Jochum de Lange Jochum de Lange was the leader of '' Strilekrigen'', an 18th-century farmer's rebellion, in Bergen, Norway. He led several thousand men to protest against the high taxes which were imposed on the poor farmers and fishermen of Norway.
Biography
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as the mascot and theme for the festival. This was done in an effort to raise awareness to the history and heritage of the people in
Nordhordland. The line up featured acts like Krakow, The Scumbugs and Marky Ramones Blitzkrieg.
References
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Culture in Hordaland
Rock festivals in Norway