Prepare to be whirled in motion as New Order return to Roskilde

Brit legends, hip-hoppers and indy rockers added to next summer’s line-up

Manchester music legends New Order will return to Roskilde in 2016, more than 30 years after their first show at the festival in 1984. It will be their first visit since 2002.

The band’s iconic mix of rock, dance, pop and electronic music has spawned countless bands since the band’s inception, along with its highly influential albums and hit singles like ‘Blue Monday’, ‘Bizarre Love Triangle’, ‘The Perfect Kiss’, ‘True Faith’ and ‘Regret’.

New Order, who originally found fame as Joy Division with their original frontman Ian Curtis, recently released its first studio LP for 10 years: ‘Music Complete’.

Rap and indy
Also added to the bill are chart-topping hip-hopper Wiz Khalifa and British indie rockers Foals.

An independent rap prodigy who grew into a bonafide chart-busting hit machine, 28-year-old Wiz Khalifa went to number one on the music charts with his official debut single, ‘Black & Yellow’. His latest hit, ‘See You Again’, has reached more than 1 billion plays on YouTube. Wiz Khalifa first played Roskilde in 2012.

READ MORE: Roskilde Festival names first red-hot headliner

British indie rockers Foals first played the festival in 2011. They combine a widescreen rock sound and big choruses with an arty touch.




  • Diplomatic tensions between US and Denmark after spying rumors

    Diplomatic tensions between US and Denmark after spying rumors

    A Wall Street Journal article describes that the US will now begin spying in Greenland. This worries the Danish foreign minister, who wants an explanation from the US’s leading diplomat. Greenlandic politicians think that Trump’s actions increase the sense of insecurity

  • Diplomacy meets Westeros: a dinner with the King, Queen – and Jaime Lannister

    Diplomacy meets Westeros: a dinner with the King, Queen – and Jaime Lannister

    What do King Frederik X, Queen Mary, UN Secretary-General António Guterres, and Jaime Lannister have in common? No, this isn’t the start of a very specific Shakespeare-meets-HBO fanfiction — it was just Wednesday night in Denmark

  • Huge boost to halt dropouts from vocational education

    Huge boost to halt dropouts from vocational education

    For many years, most young people in Denmark have preferred upper secondary school (Gymnasium). Approximately 20 percent of a year group chooses a vocational education. Four out of 10 young people drop out of a vocational education. A bunch of millions aims to change that

  • Beloved culture house saved from closure

    Beloved culture house saved from closure

    At the beginning of April, it was reported that Kapelvej 44, a popular community house situated in Nørrebro, was at risk of closing due to a loss of municipality funding

  • Mette Frederiksen: “If you harm the country that is hosting you, you shouldn’t be here at all”

    Mette Frederiksen: “If you harm the country that is hosting you, you shouldn’t be here at all”

    With reforms to tighten the rules for foreigners in Denmark without legal residency, and the approval of a reception package for internationals working in the care sector, internationals have been under the spotlight this week. Mette Frederiksen spoke about both reforms yesterday.

  • Tolerated, but barely: inside Denmark’s departure centers

    Tolerated, but barely: inside Denmark’s departure centers

    Currently, around 170 people live on “tolerated stay” in Denmark, a status for people who cannot be deported but are denied residency and basic rights. As SOS Racisme draws a concerning picture of their living conditions in departure centers, such as Kærshovedgård, they also suggest it might be time for Denmark to reinvent its policies on deportation

Connect Club is your gateway to a vibrant programme of events and an international community in Denmark.