𝗪𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗪𝗼𝗻’𝘁 𝗕𝗲 𝗤𝘂𝗶𝗲𝘁 – 𝗡𝗪𝗕 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 𝗛𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗻𝘀 𝟱–𝟳 𝗙𝗲𝗯𝗿𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘆

Northern Winter Beat: A gathering of curious minds and essential music in the heart of winter.

Or just a music festival in the deep freeze of the post-holiday comedown — born not from commerce, but from a stubborn urge to create warmth, light and meaning when the season offers the least of it. A celebration of chaotic beauty, joyful oddity, and global sound, shared with open ears and open minds.

We invite you to join a gently idealistic, intentionally unpolished mission: to come together, stay warm, and mark the year’s beginning with something that feels real.

Since 2013, NWB has been organized non-profit by 1000Fryd, Huset i Hasserisgade, Studenterhuset and everyone else who feels like making it happen. In the streets, in the bars, in the churches and in the rooms that shape our city — we meet where the music resonates best.

Here are the first artists announced for Northern Winter Beat 2026
We’re kicking off the year with a glowing lineup of boundary-pushing sounds and powerful live performances. From psychedelic noise and funeral folk to electric jazz, ritualistic tones, and kraut-driven energy.

𝗡𝗪𝗕 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 𝗳𝗲𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲𝘀:

THURSDAY - FEBRUAR 5
Motorpsycho (NO)
Mats Erlandsson + Yair Elazar Glotman (SE/DE)
Matching Outfits (SE/UK/US)
Gardeurs (FR/UK/TUN)

FRIDAY - FEBRUARY 6
Elori Saxl (US)
Maria W Horn & Sara Parkman present Funeral Folk (SE)
Danalogue (UK)
Caspar Brötzmann Massaker (DE)
Den Der Hale (SE)
Jim Ghedi (UK)
Das Kinn (DE)
Faust (DE)
Katarina Gryvul (UA)
Al-Qasar (FR)
Mangene (DE)

SATURDAY - FEBRUARY 7
Snapped Ankles (UK)
Hedvig Mollestad Trio (NO)
Joshua Murphy (AUS)
Yard (IE)
Honningbarna (NO)
Green Milk from the Planet Orange (JAP)
Cory Hanson (US)
Duo Ruut (EST)
Jenny Hval (NO)
Sebastian Wolff (DK)
Petra Hermanova (DE)
Maud The Moth (SCO)