Roskilde Festival has always been about discovery.
You come for what you know and leave with something you didn’t realise you were missing. A sound, a voice, a new perspective that changes the way you see the world.
For half a century, Roskilde Festival has pushed the boundaries of what music, art, and culture can be. We've witnessed movements emerge, young artists bloom, and ripples turn into waves.
We make Roskilde Festival available to new perspectives and voices, introducing them to a curious audience of world-class calibre. In fact, we do this year-round. We do it because if not us, then who?
Now, for the first time, we are connecting and highlighting our ongoing, long-term commitment under one name:
RISING
Rising is our enhanced effort to make space for those who challenge the status quo, push culture forward, and shape the future.
Rising is not a stage. Rising is the thing that happens, when we provide a platform to those who deserve to be seen and heard in front of a new audience. Like when a music artist in the First Days programme debuts at Roskilde Festival, or when a visual artist is given a platform in unconventional settings. Or when we present unique experiences and formats around the year, celebrating the new, the unexpected or the rapidly growing.
Speaking of something new and rapidly growing:
Tomorrow, we're announcing the First Days music programme for Roskilde Festival – which is one of the ways we've always supported artists on the rise. Stay tuned!
