Vinjerock is a rock festival 1060 meters above sea level, at

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in the

Jotunheimen Jotunheimen (; "the home of the Jötunn") is a mountainous area of roughly in southern Norway and is part of the long range known as the Scandinavian Mountains. The 29 highest mountains in Norway are all located in the Jotunheimen mountains, in ...

area in southern Norway. Approximately 15 rock bands play at this festival on the first weekend in August each year. The festival was arranged for the first time on 4 and 5 August 2006, with artists as

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and The Blackbirds on stage. In 2007 artists like

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and

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played at the festival. Vinjerock got its name from the famous Norwegian poet,

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, who built the first cabin at

, and gave the surrounding mountains their name,

. There was not a festival in 2011. To allow the grounds to be expanded thus protecting the vulnerable mountain nature of the area, the organizers received funds in 2008 earmarked the establishment of a park on the banks if the river

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. A festival took place between 19 - 21 July 2012. In addition, the 2019 festival took place July 18, 2019 – July 20, 2019 and included ten bands playing a set list of 10-14 songs per band.

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