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Concert clip Placebo '06

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 14:21:00 +0100

Listen to Placeco's live version of "Infra-Red". Footage taken from the documentary film "Roskilde" from 2008. Buy the entire film in Roskilde Festival's web shop.

Concert clip Bikstok Røgsystem '05

Tue, 30 Jun 2009 14:15:00 +0200

The party was close to boiling over on a Saturday afternoon in 2005 when the party maniacs in Bikstok Røgsystem lighted the fuse. Bikstok Røgsystem's vivid mix of reggae, dance-hall and ragga was already a hit all over Denmark before the show. With a massively selling record, everyone wanted to see this three-piece live. The three front men rapped, chatted and rambled through the concert with lots of room for improvisation and political messages. We bet that no one left that one without big smiles on their lips.

Footage from the official Roskilde Festival 2005 DVD.

Concert clip Franz Ferdinand '06

Thu, 18 Jun 2009 14:22:00 +0200

Take Me Out is the title of Franz Ferdinand's breakthrough hit from 2004 a track in which the pulse is high, and the restlessness of youth seems indomitable. The sympathetic Scotsmen delivered this energy to the Roskilde crowd from the Orange Stage on a sunny Sunday.

Footage taken from the documentary film "Roskilde" from 2008. Buy the entire film in Roskilde Festival's web shop.

Concert clip The Streets '06

Sun, 07 Jun 2009 14:18:00 +0200

Single-handedly, he managed to make everyone switch shirts and to sit down. And we're talking about 60,000 people! Mike Skinner, aka The Streets, had the ability to make everyone obey when he played the Orange Stage in 2006.

Footage taken from the documentary film "Roskilde" from 2008. Buy the entire film in Roskilde Festival's web shop.

Concert clip Bikstok Røgsystem '05

Fri, 01 May 2009 14:14:00 +0200

Footage from the official Roskilde Festival DVD 2005.

Concert clip Dungen '05

Fri, 01 May 2009 14:13:00 +0200

Music speaks its own magical language. In spite of the Swedish lyrics, Dungen has been honoured and celebrated in the US. Dungen explores a kind a psychedelic folk-rock that has almost remained untouched for more than 30 years and finds that there are still many unexplored places. This 2005 concert was one step up the ladder towards worldwide success and when Dungen is playing, everyone knows the Swedish language perfectly.

Footage from the official Roskilde Festival 2005 DVD.

Concert clip Johnossi '05

Fri, 01 May 2009 14:12:00 +0200

To call this a duo almost seems wrong as such a comparison reminds one of a much more low key sonic universe than the clattering garage rock offered by the two guys in Johnossi (consisting of Johan Engelbert and Oskar Bonde or simply John and Ossi). And that is despite the fact that the instrumentation is often limited to just semi-acoustic guitar and drums. However, the ballads coexist alongside the noisy rock songs, and that is where Johnossi distance themselves from other garage rockers by providing proficient guitar playing and emotional song-writing.

Footage from the official Roskilde Festival 2005 DVD.

Concert clip Mugison '05

Fri, 01 May 2009 14:11:00 +0200

The Icelandic singer, songwriter and electronica artist Mugison has received lots of praise for his unorthodox mix of laptop fiddlings and traditional, semi-acoustic singer-songwriting. And, of course, for his very extrovert, energetic live shows. With a mix of slow songs, energetic outburst and funny call-response sessions with the audience (When I yell 1-2-3-4, you yell 'Fuck you'), Mugison won over everyone.

Footage from the official Roskilde Festival 2005 DVD.

Concert clip Mew '05

Fri, 01 May 2009 14:10:00 +0200

Mew's dreamy expression has the best raison d'être when darkness falls. The Danish band played the Arena stage at Friday night in front of a mesmerised audience. The almost nine-minutes-long exit hymn "Comforting Sounds" keeps building up just to redeem itself as a pure symphony where the audience is practically sucked into Mew's universe.

Footage taken from the documentary film "Roskilde" from 2008. Buy the entire film in Roskilde Festival's web shop.

Concert clip Skank '03

Fri, 01 May 2009 13:37:00 +0200

Brazilian band Skank had the pleasure of opening Orange Stage Saturday afternoon in 2003. Skank was considered one of the most successful pop bands in Brazil at this time, and the four white lads from Belo Horizonte in Southern Brazil had since the early 80s put their steady grip on the Brazilian mainstream. As the name implies, Skank has some ska on top of their pop songs.

Do you like futjiball? Lets talk about futjiball...! lead singer Samuel Rosa shouted out in his skewed English to an audience where many were dressed in Brazilian colours and football shirts. People certainly loved futjiball just as they adored Skank.

Concert clip Raveonettes '03

Fri, 01 May 2009 13:35:00 +0200

"Attack of the Ghost Riders" is one of The Raveonettes' signature songs which they played in a noisy concert on the Arena stage in 2003. This concert marked Sune Wagner's 10th performing year at Roskilde Festival. Quite an achievement.

Concert clip Polyphonic Spree '03

Fri, 01 May 2009 13:33:00 +0200

The unique Texan 22-piece orchestra The Polyphonic Spree opened the Arena stage with a veritable orgy of life celebration. The sound of The Polyphonic Spree is like The Flaming Lips and an Up With People show in one package.Dressed in white tunics, the band looked like newly converted preachers for a new religion with singer and conductor Tim DeLaugter as high-priest, jester and king in one person.

Concert clip Los Lobos '03

Fri, 01 May 2009 13:31:00 +0200

A Californian quintet that plays a mix of rocknroll, R'n'B, blues and traditional Mexican music. Some would call it texmex, others la mex. Los Lobos has existed for 30 years and has won several awards for the extraordinary hybrid that has become their trademark. A hybrid which in these Latin-favoured times seems deeply rooted, though. In Europe, the band is mostly known for the hit "La Bamba" which made them a success at wedding parties. But it was the American lads' fascination with live shows that gave birth to their success on the international scene.

Concert clip Junkie XL '03

Fri, 01 May 2009 13:29:00 +0200

The top producer from Holland Tom Holkenborg, aka Junkie XL, is a real workaholic. His work includes soundtracks for both movies and computer games, lots of remix and three albums. On the commercial breakthrough album Big Sounds of the Drags from 1999, his heavy big beats techno connected with tearing rock guitars and the rave scene. An album that brought along remixes of various artists such as Rammstein, Natalie Imbruglia and not least Elvis A Little Less Conversation a number one hit in 24 countries that year. Among his most recent partners are Sasha and DJ Tiësto.

Concert clip David Holmes '03

Fri, 01 May 2009 13:26:00 +0200

DJ, producer, remixer, musician and soundtrack composer David Holmes from Belfast, Ireland, has since the early 90s proved to be one of the most innovative and genre-mixing artists. Probably because he is the only one who can successfully put together Sex Pistols and Nina Simone in a mix. Together with his partner Steve Hilton, Holmes has created The Free Association that vividly mixes hip hop, filmic soul and punk. The rapper Sean Revron, who sounds like Tom Waits in baggy pants, and the singer Petra Jean Philipson, who sounds like Billy Holliday on steroids, also appeared live.

Concert clip Baby Woodrose '03

Fri, 01 May 2009 12:45:00 +0200

Baby Woodrose knows rock history very well. With great nods of appreciation to bands such as Electric Prunes and The Seeds, the three-piece took the Orange Stage in 2003 under a hot sun. And what to do for a band that is used to standing right next to one another in small, hot rock venues? Well, they simply put their drums and amps right next to another at the centre of the big stage, ignoring the great widths of it all - and then just focused on rocking out.