2008 in Norwegian music



The following is a list of notable events and releases of the year 2008 in Norwegian music.

January

 * 25 – Nordlysfestivalen started in Tromsø (January 25 – February 2).
 * 30 – The Polarjazz Festival 2008 started in Longyearbyen (January 30 – February 2).

February

 * 5 – Kristiansund Opera Festival opened (February 7 – 23).

March

 * 18
 * Vossajazz started in Voss (March 14–16).
 * Mads Berven was awarded Vossajazzprisen 2008.
 * 19 – Tord Gustavsen performs the commissioned work Restar av lukke – bitar av tru for Vossajazz 2008.

April

 * 29 – Bergenfest 2008 started in Bergen (April 29 – May 3).

May

 * 21
 * The start of Bergen International Music Festival Festspillene i Bergen 2008 (May 21 – June 4).
 * Nattjazz 2008 started in Bergen (May 21 – 31).

June

 * 12 – Norwegian Wood 2008 started in Oslo, Norway (June 12 – 15).

July

 * 14 – Moldejazz started in Molde (July 14 – 19).

August

 * 6 – Sildajazz started in Haugesund (August 6 – 10).
 * 11 – Oslo Jazzfestival started (August 11 – 16).

September

 * 4 – The 4th Punktfestivalen started in Kristiansand (September 4 – 6).
 * 5 – The 5th Ekkofestival started in Bergen (September 5 – 6).
 * 16 – The DølaJazz started in Lillehammer (September 16 – 19).

October

 * 1 – The 30th Ultima Oslo Contemporary Music Festival opened in Oslo (Oktober 1–19).
 * 9 – The 7th Insomnia Festival started in Tromsø (October 9 – 11).
 * 30 – The 3rd Barents Jazz, Tromsø International Jazz Festival started (October 30 – November 1).

November

 * 4 – The Oslo World Music Festival started in Oslo (November 4 – 9).

December

 * 11 – The Nobel Peace Prize Concert was held at Telenor Arena.

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Deaths

 * March
 * 15 – Fredrik Friis, composer, singer, and lyricist (born 1923).
 * 19 – Eivind Solberg, Norwegian trumpeter (born 1933).


 * April
 * 29 – Julie Ege, singer, actress, and model (born 1943).


 * June
 * 19 – Antonio Bibalo, Italian-born pianist and composer (born 1922).


 * July
 * 3 – Harald Heide-Steen Jr., (lung cancer), Norwegian actor, comedian and jazz singer (born 1939).
 * 14 – Henki Kolstad, singer and actor (born 1915).