SPOT Festival in Aarhus is one of the most important annual meeting points for Danish music export and a key focus area for Music Export Denmark (MXD). The festival serves as a unique platform where emerging Danish artists can be introduced to international partners and media.
Over the years, MXD has invited international music companies and journalists to SPOT to create connections between Danish and international players. Since 2023, the organization has worked with an even more targeted strategy, placing greater responsibility in the hands of the artists themselves.
This new approach allows performing SPOT artists and their Danish partners to personally select and invite the international industry professionals and journalists most relevant to their careers. In this way, networking and relationships can be built more precisely and strategically – directly through showcases and networking activities during the festival.
Apply to the invitation fund for SPOT 2026
From Monday, January 12, 2026, artists performing at SPOT can apply for MXD’s invitation fund. The fund provides financial support to cover transportation and accommodation costs for the international guests you wish to invite, so they can experience your music live.
Applications are accepted until the fund is depleted – however, no later than five days before the festival begins on May 1, 2026. You can expect to receive a response no later than two weeks after submitting your application.
SPOT Festival i Aarhus er hvert år et af de vigtigste samlingspunkter for dansk musikeksport – og et centralt fokusområde for Music Export Denmark (MXD). Festivalen fungerer som en unik platform, hvor nye danske artister kan blive præsenteret for internationale samarbejdspartnere og medier.
Gennem årene har MXD inviteret udenlandske musikselskaber og journalister til SPOT for at skabe forbindelser mellem danske og internationale aktører. Siden 2023 har organisationen dog arbejdet med en mere målrettet strategi, hvor ansvaret i højere grad ligger hos kunstnerne selv.
Den nye tilgang giver optrædende SPOT-kunstnere og deres danske samarbejdspartnere mulighed for selv at udvælge og invitere de internationale branchefolk og journalister, der er mest relevante for deres karriere. På den måde kan netværk og relationer skabes mere præcist og strategisk – direkte i forbindelse med showcases og netværksaktiviteter under festivalen.
Søg invitationspuljen til SPOT 2026
Fra mandag den 12. januar 2026 kan kunstnere, der spiller på SPOT, søge MXD’s invitationspulje. Puljen giver mulighed for økonomisk støtte til transport og ophold for de internationale gæster, du ønsker at invitere, så de kan opleve din musik live.
Der kan søges, indtil puljen er opbrugt – dog senest fem dage før festivalens start den 1. maj 2026. Du kan forvente svar senest to uger efter, at din ansøgning er indsendt.
