The astonishing audience

Roskilde Festival’s audience is a unique gathering. They come is all colours and shapes. They are big, small, ugly, beautiful, happy and dirty people. Women, girls, boys and men sharing a sense of companionship as well as the music, and each of them have their own story to tell.

Below you can read about some of the festival guests who made Roskilde Festival 2008 unique.

Senior Citizens at festival

Ulla and Berend Sehestedt have come all the way from Soenderborg to join the festival for the first time, when according to tradition, free entrance on the last day of the festival is offered to participants over the age of 60.

Trash de luxe

When it comes to fashion and lifestyle, the festival-goers have altogether gone to the next level, expresses trend-spotter. At the same time, the festival moves towards a standardisation by implementing the hip areas of Copenhagen at the festival site. We want rock’n’roll – but the hair style and the clothes have to be spot on.

The final night

For many years, tradition has had it, that Roskilde Festival ends with the ritual banging-on-containers. The remaining fuel must be burned in a mighty clash – perhaps a bit too mighty for some.

Roskilde versus Glastonbury

The two biggest music festivals in England and Denmark are both about music, partying, and being together with new and old friends. Nonetheless, the two are very different festivals with each their qualities.

Fair and sustainable festival

The area around Odeon focuses on environment and fair trade. One of the initiatives is an ice cream stand, where you can buy the Max Havelaar-trademark ice cream frozen by means of solar energy.

They say ”We would like some Rizla – the long ones”

The shopping street in Roskilde, Algade, has changed. On one single day there are more piercings, bag packs and beer cans than the locals get to see on all the other days of the year put together. This year’s festival has certainly started – everything is as it should be. We went behind the counter to see the festival from the shopkeepers’ perspective.

Roma at Roskilde

The Roma and their huge bags with container deposit are a visible part of the Festival. But who are they? And what do they do with all that deposit?

Pout and run

”I pout and run. This is why I never get caught”, laughs Anna who is an activist from the part of Copenhagen called Nørrebro. She is waiting at gate 7 at the opening day. Her well trained legs are to bring her first to the Duffy-concert.

From London to Roskilde on two wheels

You live in England, you want to go on festival, and you want to hear Radiohead. But it is raining at Glastonbury, and apart from this Radiohead is not coming because of the festival’s environmental policy. What do you do?

The Icelandic Mr. Roskilde

Tomas carries the title of PR-coordinator for Iceland – a country where he actively spreads the idea and story about Roskilde Festival.

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Audience

The astonishing audience