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:

- Motorpsycho (NO)
- Mats Erlandsson + Yair Elazar Glotman (SE/DE)
- Elori Saxl (US)
- Maria W Horn & Sara Parkman: Funeral Folk (SE)
- Danalogue (UK)
- Hedvig Mollestad Trio (NO)
- Caspar Brötzmann Massaker (DE)
- Den Der Hale (SE)
- Jim Ghedi (UK)
- Snapped Ankles (UK)
- Joshua Murphy (AUS)

𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝘀𝘁𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗱.