Northern Winter Beat Festival is an Indoor venue based festival, taking place in the city center of Aalborg the last weekend of January since 2013. Using existing venues + rooms that are not usually used for concerts we aim to create the best possible experiences. The Northern Winter Beat Festival will bring you a schizophrenic variety of music, from the darkest corners of human expression to intelligent pop, and everything in between. Since the first Northern Winter Beat Festival in 2013 the booking and planning of the festival has been a collaboration between 1000Fryd, Huset and Studenterhuset.

Festival dates of 2023: January 26th — 28th.

The 2021 and 2022 versions of the festival were cancelled due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

History

NORTHERN WINTER BEAT 2020

Michael Gira (Swans) (US) — Efterklang (DK) — David Eugene Edwards (US) — Iceage (DK) — Jozef Van Wissem (NL) — Maarja Nuut (EE) — Richard Dawson (UK) — Ryley Walker (US) — Molchat Doma (BY) — Automatic (US) — Kali Malone (US/SE) — The Psychotic Monks (F) — Hiedelem w/ Attila Csihar & Balazs Pandi (H) — Analogik (DK) — Teksti-Tv 666 (FI) — Ottone Pesante (IT) — U-Bahn (AUS) — Purple Pilgrims (NZ) — Kogekunst & Friends (DK) — Bob Wayne (US) — Spurv (N) — Waq Waq Kingdom (J) — OMHNS (UK) — MAG (S) — Swoolish (NL)

NORTHERN WINTER BEAT 2019

Thurston Moore (US) — The Entrepreneurs (DK) —  Blixa Bargeld (D) — Anna Von Hauswolf (S) — Andy Jenkins (US) — Hjalte Ross (DK) — Brigid Mae Power (IRL) — Lubomyr Melnyk (UA) — Daniel Blumberg (US) — Donny Bennet (AUS) — Shortparis (RUS) — Khana Bierbood (T) — Tan — Nadja (CA) — J.C.Satan (F) — Swoolish (NL) — KPTTM — PILL (D) — Fyr (DK) — Sista Bossen (S) — We Like We — Rue Royale (UK) — Blind Butcher (NL) — Häxxan (D) — Orcas — Orgelheimers — Doug Shipton — Finders Keepers records DJ (UK)

NORTHERN WINTER BEAT 2018

Adam Torres (US) — Kakkmadaffakka (N) — David Nance (US) — Bikstok Røgsystem (DK) — De Underjordiske (DK) — Iguana Death Cult (NL)— Baby In Vain (DK) — Pardans (DK) — Svin (DK) — James Elkington (UK) — Death Machine (DK) — Kogekunst (DK) — Døde Blomster (DK) — Franske Piger (DK) — Manu Luis (F) — Railthin Brothers (DK) — Jens Unmack Solo (DK) — Albert af Eckenstam (S) — Lina Tulgren (US) — Katinka (DK) — Marvelous Mossel (DK) — Hank Robot & The Ethnics (DK) — Kasper Kaa (DK) — Farveblind (DK) — Mund De Carlo (DK) — Smerz (N/DK) — Lucidivox (RUS) — Døde Svin (DK) — Swoolish (NL)

NORTHERN WINTER BEAT 2017

Chrome (US) — Peter Sommer (DK) — Bisse Solo (DK) — Bob Log III (US)— Junius Meyvant (IS) — Omar Souleyeman (SYR) — Cold Pumas (UK) — Yung (DK) — Alex Puddo & The Golden Age of Danish Porn (DK) — Childrenn (DK) — Omni (US) — I AM JJ (DK) — Roxy Jules (DK) — New Kids (DK) —  Konni Kas (FO) — In Gowan Ring (UK)— The Entrepreneurs (DK) — Lucky Moon (DK) — IRAH (DK) — The Hidden Cameras (CDN) — Communions (DK) — David Ahlen (S) — Cirklen (DK) — Cian Nugent (EIRE)— Blondage (DK) — Camera (UK) – Sjakket (DK) — Burriers (UK)— New York Night Train (US) — Pill (US) – Swoolish (NL)

NORTHERN WINTER BEAT 2016

Lee Rananldo (US) — Daniel Norgren (S) — John Paris (UK) — Bisse (DK) — The Tallest Man On Earth (N)— Spidergawd (N) — Die Goldene Zitronen (D)  — Kentaur (DK) – Exces (DK)  — Elevatorfører (DK) — Morten Skou (DK) — Anders & de mennesker han normalt sammenligner sig med (DK) — Emma Acs (DK) — D’Troit (DK) — Kasper Spez (DK) — Ponyblod (DK) — Swearing At Motorists (US) — The Good Life (US) — Big Harp (US) — Palace Winter (DK) — Zeus (CAN) — Lowly (DK) — The Wave Pictures (UK) — Dead Western (US) — Superbesse (BY) — Susie Asado (D) — Swoolish (NL) — Peter Kernel (CH) — Camilla Sparkss (CH)

NORTHERN WINTER BEAT 2015 

Iceage (DK) — Thomas Dybdahl (N) — Peter Hook (UK) — Mugison (IS) — Karl William (DK) — Marvelous Mosell (DK) — Darren Eedens (CDN) — Hjortene (DK) — The Burning Hell (CDN) — Mary Ocher (D) — DJ Swoolish (NL) — Dope Body (US) — De Høje Hæle (DK) — Myreskær (DK) — Young Dinosaur (DK) — Chorus Grant (DK) — LIIMA: Tatu Rönkkö + Efterklang (DK/FIN) — Cymbal Eat Guitars (US) — Blaue Blume (DK) — Torgeir Waldemar (N) — Gazelle Twin (UK) — Lorenzo Woodrose (solo) (DK) — Warm Graves (D) — Gooms (DK) — Sekuoia (DK) — Widderschins (CH) — Sally Vox (DK) — Darkness Falls (DK) — Narcosatanicos (DK) — Hey Elbow (S) — God Damn (UK) — DJ Chris Menist (UK) — Bernholz (UK) — Communions (DK) — Lower (DK) — Wrangler (UK) — Lust For Youth (DK) — Tue Track (DK) — Rowbird (DK) — Feel Freeze (DK) — Yung (DK) — Tellavision (D)

NORTHERN WINTER BEAT 2014

The Minds of 99 (DK) — Jeffrey Lewis (US) — Den Sorte Skole (DK) — Church of Misery (J) — Christian Kjellvander (N) —  4 Guys From The Future (DK) — Alise Joste (DK) — Analogik (DK) — Baby In Vain (DK) — Beastie Respond (DK) — Black Lizard (SF) — Blue Flamingo (NL) — Booty Carrell (D) — Broken Twin (DK) — Dangers of the Sea (DK) — Death Hawks (SF) — DJ Swoolish (NL) — Doug Shipton (UK) — Happy Jawbone (DK) — Family Band (US) — HARK (UK) — High Wolf (F) — Jakob Bellens & Band (DK) — Kellermensch (DK) — Kenton Slash Demon (DK) — Kiki Pau (SF) — Mads Beldring (DK) — Maskinvåd (DK) — My Bubba (S) — Navneløs (DK) — Roxy Jules (DK) — Shiny Darkly (DK) — SPEkTR (DK) — The Royal Cream (S) — The Happy Jawbone Family Band (US) — Thee Attacks (DK) — Traams (DK) — Two Trick Pony (DK) — Vessel (DK) — WhoMadeWho (DK)

NORTHERN WINTER BEAT 2013

MØ (DK) — Reptile Youth (DK) — Freddy Fischer (D) — Folkeklubben (DK) — Teitur (FO) — Baby Dee (US) — Awesome Tapes From Africa (UK) — Dig & Mig (DK) — Eagggerstunn (DK) — Christian Hjelm (DK) — Hanne Kolstø (N) — Digger Barnes (US) — Dead Western (US) — Hellsongs (S) — The Late Call (S) — Kirsten & Marie — 4 Guys From The Future (DK) — CTM (DK) — The New Spring (DK) — Sukkerlyn (DK) — Thulebasen (DK) — Vialka (F) — Fenster (D) — Mari Kalkun (EST) — Sjakket (DK) — MX (DK) — Max Tundra (UK) — Orka (FO) — Ziska (FO) — Get Your Gun (DK) — Mellemblond (DK) — Ham Der Hasse (DK) — The Hedgehogs (DK) — Baby In Vain (DK) — Mother Lewinsky (DK) — Indians (DK)