Lambgoat reports that Swedish viking metal act Amon Amarth will be doing a special US tour in April where they will be doing two sets a night with no support, including one set in which they perform their new album "Surtur rising" in its entirety: https://www.lambgoat.com/news/view.aspx?id=15778
Baby Woodrose will be touring Spain and Germany in March:
03/03 - Gruta 77, Madrid (ESP)
03/04 - Sixties Rock Weekend, Castellon (ESP)
03/05 - Helldorado, Vitoria (ESP)
03/15 - Peter Weiss Haus, Rostock (GER)
03/16 - Rosenkeller, Jena (GER)
03/17 - Underground, Cologne (GER)
03/18 - Nachtleben, Frankfurt (GER)
03/19 - Lila Eule, Bremen (GER)
Danish mathrockers Trust are heading out on the road this week:
02/12 - Rote Flora, Hamburg (GER)
02/13 - Hühnermanhatten, Halle (GER)
02/14 - tba, Hannover (GER)
02/15 - Final Club, Prague (CZ)
02/16 - Muzejka Music Club, Brno (CZ)
02/17 - Ibiza, Ceský Tešín (CZ)
02/18 - Vrah, Rožnov pod Radhoštem (CZ)
02/19 - Spunk, Zagreb (HR)
02/20 - XM24, Bologna (ITA)
02/21 - Gustaf Pekarna, Maribor (SI)
02/22 - Velbloud, C(eské Bude(jovice (CZ)
02/23 - AZ Conni, Dresden (GER)
02/24 - tba, Leipzig (GER)
02/25 - Dödsmaskinen, Copenhagen (DK)
Jens Lekman is doing a benefit in London on March 19 for Read & Shout, an English foundation to benefit libraries. See here: https://readandshout2011.wordpress.com/2011/02/09/jens-lekman-for-read-shout/
Lapko will be back in Germany in March:
03/27 - Magnet Club, Berlin
03/28 - Backstage Werk, Munich
03/29 - Keller Club, Stuttgart
03/30 - Waschhaus, Potsdam
03/31 - Hafenklang, Hamburg
04/01 - Underground (Kleiner Club), Cologne
04/02 - Club Zooma, Plauen
has announced that Lindstrøm will be doing a few US dates next week: https://www.smalltownsupersound.com/2011/02/08/lindstr%c3%b8m-tour-2/
Erik Aalto aka Sir Eric Beyond will be taking over the Stockholm-based gallery Magasin 3 for a performance/exhibition called "Antidote" that kicks off on February 10: https://www.magasin3.com/en/
Thanks to everyone who came out to this weekend's It's a Trap! Clubnight at Debaser Malmö for once again making it a success! The more people that come out, the more we're able to keep bringing you killer shows, like these ones we just confirmed:
03/30 - Syket + First Love, Last Rites
05/28 - Paper
And of course, the previously confirmed Pascal/Sad Day for Puppets show on April 9. See you there?
Christian Kjellvander and The Tarantula Waltz will be touring Northern Europe together in March:
03/22 - Weltruf, Kiel (GER)
03/23 - Faust, Hannover (GER)
03/24 - White Rabbit, Freiburg (GER)
03/25 - ISC, Bern (CH)
03/26 - Mariaberg, Rorschach (CH)
03/27 - El Lokal, Zürich (CH)
More dates tba.
Listen to Norway reports that Arve Henriksen and Trio Mediaeval are teaming up for a special concert in London on February 14 which will include a program "uniquely devised for the occasion": https://www.listento.no/mic.nsf/doc/art2011020411230238103456
Is it really news that Doktor Kosmos, the Umeå Open in-house band, is once again confirmed for the festival? At least they're not trying to pass them off as the secret act (again?).
The Peace & Love Festival is going on the road to Cuba and will taking a handful of Swedish acts with them. The dates are set for March 25-26 and the lineup will include Timbuktu w/Damn!, Looptroop Rockers and The Baboon Show.
The Hultsfred Festival will be back this year on July 14-16, in direct competition with the similarily troubled Arvika Fest. As for whether they'll weather the storm, we shall see, but they don't have any acts confirmed yet. Read more: https://www.dn.se/kultur-noje/musik/hultsfredsfestivalen-ateruppstar (in Swedish)
Röyksopp will be making a special appearance at The British Film Institute on February 11 to unveil the video for their new single "Forsaken cowboy", among other festivities (and a DJ set): https://www.glasswerk.co.uk/news/national/12361/Royksopp+Bug+Night+At+British+Film+Institute
Finnish hardcore act Keiltolaki has now been confirmed for the lineup of Chaos in Tejas and will also be doing six dates or so along the East Coast. Details to come.