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Folk Spot Denmark Returns to Tønder Festival in 2025 // Folk Spot Denmark vender tilbage til Tønder Festival i 2025

After a strong finale in 2024 – which many believed would be the last – the Folk Spot Denmark project is fortunately returning as part …

PATINA: When Well-being and Community Become Part of the Music // Når trivsel og fællesskab bliver en del af musikken

“They draw the future we live in. And that’s exactly what PATINA does: They draw the future we live in. And they do it well …

A Chapter Closes – and New Ones Begin: SPOT and Promus End Collaboration on SPOT+ // Et kapitel afsluttes – og nye begynder: SPOT og Promus afslutter samarbejdet om SPOT+

After ten years of strong collaboration on SPOT+, the time has come to bring the existing setup to a close in order to make room …

Curiosity as the Key: A Look Inside the Bookers’ Inner Workings // Nysgerrighed som nøgle: Et kig ind i bookernes maskinrum

Text: Alberte Hyldgaard Prinds Big ideas and concrete experiences were in play as the panel behind Saturday’s SPOT+ talk “Genre Diversity and Music Program Curation” …

Joint Tours and Common Goals: Block Booking Can Change the Industry // Fælles turnéer og fælles mål: Block booking kan forandre branchen

Text: Alberte Hyldgaard Prinds Sustainability – environmental, economic, and social – was at the forefront during the final SPOT+ seminar on Saturday afternoon. The host …

SPOT+ 2025: Does the platform have an obligation? // Har platformen en forpligtelse?

Text: Alberte Hyldgaard Prinds There was a line to get into Saturday’s first Artist Talk in the SPOT+ calendar. And rightly so, because big topics …

“I came to hear a couple of artists, but ended up discovering 10 new favorites” // “Jeg kom for at høre et par artister, men endte med at opdage 10 nye favoritter”

Even though SPOT is a festival, it’s far from the weather that sets the mood. It’s the music and the wide range of genres that …

New Stages, New Chances – Northern Germany Awaits the Danish Sound // Nye scener, nye chancer – Nordtyskland venter på dansk lyd

By Bertil Laursen The room at SPOT+ buzzed with ambition. Agents, artists, and managers filled the rows of chairs, all with one goal: to find …

Behind the Scenes of the British Music Press – Publicity in a New Era // Bag kulissen i britisk musikpresse – publicitet i en ny tid

By Bertil Laursen, journalist It’s a small, almost intimate gathering that has assembled this morning for SPOT+’s panel debate “The Sound of UK Publicity”. No …

The Music Industry Under the Microscope – Who Holds the Power, and Who Is Forgotten? // Musikbranchen under lup – hvem har magten, og hvem bliver glemt?

By Bertil Laursen An intimate and tension-filled room sets the scene as a panel of voices from the Danish music industry takes their seats for …

SPOT+ 2025: Music Deserves to Reach the Whole Country // Musikken fortjener at komme ud i landet

Not only do you get a better experience in terms of sound, intimacy, and travel time when attending a local concert—it’s also far better for …

SPOT+ 2025 Sync: Trigger warnings and crunching bones

With a view of ARoS, discussions centered on music supervision, Discogs, challenging markets in Japan and Argentina, storytelling—and the rising cost of Spice Girls music. …

SPOT CITY 2025: Intimate Concerts at Classic Aarhus “Spots” // Intime koncerter på klassiske aarhusianske “spots”

This year, a brand-new initiative called SPOT CITY gave everyone a chance to enjoy a taste of SPOT the day before the official festival kicked …

Across Sectors and Borders // På tværs af brancher og grænser – Reportage fra SPOT PÅ MUSIKLIVET

This year, SPOT hosted the Thursday conference SPOT PÅ MUSIKLIVET for the first time. Here, different layers of the music industry met at the Aarhus …

The winners of the Ethel Award are… // Vinderne af Ethel-Prisen er…

The Ethel Award was established by pianist, composer, and associate professor Pia Rasmussen. Pia was a central figure in the women’s music movement that emerged …

SPOT 2025 is sold out // SPOT 2025 er udsolgt

We’ve been blown away by your interest in being af part of SPOT 2025 which means that we’re all sold out!

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