Artists | Dark Season Blues 2026

The artists for Dark Season Blues 2026 are ready! Here you can get to know the musicians who will create this year’s festival experiences in Longyearbyen.
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Sugaray Redford finally returns to Dark Season blues in Longyearrbyen

Sugaray Reyford (US)

Mike Farris returns to Svalbard, s

Mike Farris & The Fortunate Few (US)

young living legend Kid Andersen returns to dark season blues Andersen

Kid Andersen ( NO/US)

For the first time, the legendary Grayson Capps comes to Svalbard

Grayson Capps (US)

Swedish Baskery heads to the Arctic to play at Dark Season Blues

Baskery (SE)

There will be a reunion with Danish Mike Andersen

Mike Andersen (DK)

JT Lauritsen and his buckshot hunters will also return to Svalbard this year

JT Lauritsen & the Buckshot Hunters (NO)

Guitar hero Laura Chavez is coming to Spitsberegen

Laura Chavez (US)

There will be a reunion with Spoonful of Blues in Longyearbyebn

Spoonful Of Blues (NO)

Adama Janlo comes to Dark Season Blues for the first time

Adama Janlo (NO)

Krissy Matthews is finally coming to Svalbard

Krissy Matthews (UK/NO)

British Ben Poole comes to Longyearbyeb

Ben Poole ( UK)

Finally, this great duo is coming to Svalbard,

Big Creek Slim & «9Finger» Thorvaldsen (DK/NO)

Håkon Høye will be seen at this year's festival in October in Svalbard

Håkon Høye (NO)

Richard Gjems brings his band The High Rollers to Svalbard

Richard Gjems & The High Rollers (NO)

Swedish T Bear and the Dukes come to Svalbard

T-Bear and the Dukes (SE)

Swedish Slaptone reunites in Svalbard

Slaptones (SE)

JG Hansen plays at Dark Season Blues Spitsbergen

JG Hansen (SJ)

Sears Crossing plays on Dark Season blues 2026

Sears Crossing (NO)

Notodden band Compagniet plays in Longyearbyen in the fall of 2026

Compagniet (NO)

Øyvind Rønning interviews DK Harrel on stage during Bluesbad at Dark Season Blues

Øyvind Rønning's «blues talk»