Festival Review: Tons of Rock 2024 – Day 1

This year Tons Of Rock Festival was celebrating its 10th anniversary, and I was excited to be returning to the festival for the seventh year. The festival is similar in size to Bloodstock Festival in the UK, which I think is the perfect size as you can get from one stage to the other quickly … Continue reading Festival Review: Tons of Rock 2024 – Day 1

Festival Review: Tons of Rock 2023 – Day 1

For me June means one thing - Tons of Rock festival. I have been heading to Norway for the festival since 2015, and it is always great to see all my photographer friends again, as well as experiencing some of my favourite bands and discovering new ones. Tons of Rock is a similar size to … Continue reading Festival Review: Tons of Rock 2023 – Day 1

Festival Review: Tons of Rock 2022 – Day 1

After a pandemic-induced break of 2 years it was great to get back to Oslo for Tons of Rock festival. This was my sixth year photographing the festival and it was lovely to see all my photographer friends again. Tons of Rock is an 80,000-capacity festival that has a very similar feel to Bloodstock - … Continue reading Festival Review: Tons of Rock 2022 – Day 1

Festival Review: Tons of Rock 2019 – Day One

Last week I returned to Norway’s biggest rock / metal festival Tons of Rock for the fifth year running. This year the festival was not located at the Fredriksten Fortress in Halden (as it has been in previous years), but instead took place in a large grassy space in the Ekeberg area of Oslo. The … Continue reading Festival Review: Tons of Rock 2019 – Day One

We’ll Be There: Tons of Rock (20-22 June)

With Norway's largest open-air festival Tons of Rock just over a month away, Katie has put together a list of the bands she is most looking forward to watching at this year’s festival… This will be my fourth year at Tons of Rock festival, which takes place within the walls of Fredriksten Fortress in Halden, … Continue reading We’ll Be There: Tons of Rock (20-22 June)

Festival Review: Tons of Rock 2017 – Day One

Katie's review of this year's Tons of Rock is, like the festival itself, massive - so we're splitting it into three bite-size chunks. Even then, they're still bite-size to a large, scary Viking. Here's the first serving, covering June 22nd at Fredrikstern Fortress, Halden, Norway. Day One At ridiculous-o'clock in the morning on Thursday I headed … Continue reading Festival Review: Tons of Rock 2017 – Day One