A Colossal Weekend is Denmark’s primary festival within the realm of somber and Experimental Rock music, taking place in Copenhagen’s Vesterbro area with the venue VEGA as its natural center, over four days between 11th and 14th May 2023. Prior, the festival announced acts such as Boris, Lingua Ignota, Liturgy and Eyes for the 2023 edition. The festival can finally reveal the full festival lineup with twenty new artists plus the day program, while one day-tickets will be on sale tomorrow Thursday 16th.
The new artists are:
Norna (CH/SE), Tears of Fire (DE/IR), Svin (DK), Codices (UK), Astrosaur (NO), Late Night Venture (DK), Weal (DK), Oxx (DK), Vægtløs (DK), Soldat Hans (CH), Svarta Havet (FI), InTechnicolour (UK), Where Mermaids Drown (FR), Solkyri (AU), Pupil Slicer (UK), Wyatt E (BE), Sum of R (CH), SYL (DK), Dirt Forge (DK) and Poly-Math (UK).
The final line-up for A Colossal Weekend 2023 and day program are:
THURSDAY May 11th:
DIRT FORGE (DK), WEAL (DK), SOLKYRI (AU), SVARTA HAVET (FI), VÆGTLØS (DK), SYL (DK), LITURGY performing ‘Origin of The Alimonies’ (US), WE LOST THE SEA (AU) + AND SO I WATCH YOU FROM AFAR (IE)
FRIDAY May 12th:
MOE (NO), SHY, LOW (US), OXX (DK), NORNA (CH/SE), SVIN (DK), LATE NIGHT VENTURE (DK), SOLDAT HANS (CH), MESSA (IT), LITURGY (US), INTER ARMA (US)
SATURDAY May 13th:
INTECHNICOLOR (UK), HUNTER RAVENENA HUNT-HENDRIX (Liturgy) (US), CODICES (UK), POLY-MATH (UK), WHERE MERMAIDS DROWN (FR), SUM OF R (CH), WYATT E (BE), PUPIL SLICER (UK), ASTROSAUR (NO), BORIS (JP), EYES (DK)
SUNDAY May 14th
MIDWIFE (US), LINGUA IGNOTA (US)
Read more about the artists and events on ACW’s website HERE.
One day tickets will be on sale tomorrow Thursday February 16th, 10 AM CET.
One day tickets for Thursday, Friday and Saturday will be 380 DKK + fees.
One day tickets for Sunday will be 320 DKK + fees.
Weekend tickets are still on sale for 885 DKK + fees.
Tickets can be purchased here: https://www.acolossalweekend.dk/
In addition, as a ACW ticket buyer, one has the opportunity to attend a series of shows at the festival main venue VEGA in Copenhagen prior to the festival, either for free or with a 50% discount. There is a limited amount of free and discount tickets for the fast ones. Furthermore, the free and discount tickets are personal and cannot be sold or given away, and at the shows, it is mandatory to show the ticket along with the ACW ticket. The shows are:
28.2: Erra m.fl – Lille VEGA – FREE ENTRANCE
6.3: Brutus – Lille VEGA – FREE ENTRANCE
17.3 – Cult of Luna + Russian Circles – Store VEGA – 50% DISCOUNT (normal price 320 DKK + fee)
9.4: Igorrr + Amenra m.fl – Store VEGA – 50% DISCOUNT (normal price 265 DKK + fee)
21.4: Godspeed You! Black Emperor – Store VEGA – 50% DISCOUNT (normal price 250 DKK + fee)
About A Colossal Weekend:
A Colossal Weekend is Denmark’s prime purveyor of somber and Experimental Rock music whether it’s Post-Rock, Noise, Sludge or Black Metal. The festival has existed since 2016 and has since then presented acts such as Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Anna Von Hausswolff, Cult of Luna and Russian Circles. A Colossal Weekend 2023 will be the 7th edition of the festival presenting none less than 30 bands and artists on three different stages with VEGA in the city area Vesterbro as the core venue over four days from 11th to 14th May 2023 – plus exhibitions, performances, talks, food, vinyl market and much more.
A Colossal Weekend is a collaboration between well renowned venue VEGA in Copenhagen and the booking agency Colossal as they both discovered a common goal and ambition in presenting visionary acts of high quality within genres that many might not be too familiar with. Genres such as Post-Rock, Post-Metal, Math, Doom, Sludge and Black Metal are solid ingredients in the program, however detours throughout other genres such Jazz, Techno and Neo Classical can also be expected.
The lineup is built up around a handful of well-known acts who represent specific tendencies and sounds within their domain, accompanied by a substantial amount of strictly curated underground acts, who altogether underlines, challenges and explores the infinite borderlands of alternative gloomy music. The festival has so far been a destination for music enthusiasts from all over the world. 40 % of the audience has traveled to Copenhagen and A Colossal Weekend from countries abroad and has co-created memorable experiences among like-minded people.
A Colossal Weekend is realized with funding and support from the Copenhagen Municipality, Basement, Liveurope, and Tuborg.
