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ROSKILDE ROCKS
Denmark's answer to Glastonbury and northern Europe's music festival heavyweight,
Roskilde Festival
(
www.roskilde-festival.dk
)
is a four-day binge of bands and booze that
rocks Roskilde every summer in late June or early July.
Since 1971 it has attracted the biggest and best international performers - over 160
rock, techno and world-music bands play on seven stages. The line-up in 2014 included
The Rolling Stones, Arctic Monkeys, Jack White, Stevie Wonder, and Trentemøller. The
promoters are astute at trend-spotting, so expect to also catch hot new bands who
haven't yet come into the spotlight.
While the music is the main protagonist, there are plenty of other diversions, including
a swimming lake, food workshops, art events, and a naked run! Many people camp from
the Sunday before the festival starts, spending four days 'warming up' for the festival
proper. Stalls sell everything from tattoos to produce-driven food but you may want to
bring some food supplies as prices are high.
Full festival tickets start from Dkr1965 and can be purchased on the official festival
seems bothersome, you can rent one from Dkr825 (excluding festival pass).
Advance sales usually start around October. All 75,000-plus tickets are usually sold by
June, so it pays to bag yours early.
Sleeping
Roskilde has limited accommodation for its size; being so close to Copenhagen, it's a pop-
ular day-trip destination.
Danhostel Roskilde
HOSTEL
(
;
46 35 21 84;
www.danhostel.dk/roskilde
; Vindeboder 7; dm/s/d/tr
MAP
GOOGLE MAP
Dkr250/575/700; )
Roskilde's modern hostel sits right next door to the Viking Ship Museum, on the water-
front. Pimped with funky black and white murals, each of the 40 large rooms has its own
shower and toilet. Staff are friendly, although the mattress we slept on was frustratingly
lop-sided. Cheekily, wi-fi is an extra Dkr20 per hour (Dkr100 per 24 hours).
