Midnight Sun BLUES

Midnight Sun BLUES June 9 and 10, 2023

The Longyearbyen Blues Club invites you to the Midnight Sun Blues weekend on June 9–10. A blues cruise on Isfjorden aboard the MS Bard and a concert at Huset.

The Investigators will be performing both days. Read more about the band that was a huge hit at Dark Season Blues and was eagerly awaited back in Svalbard —>: The Investigators

Friday, the 9th June

Blues cruise on Isfjorden
Investigators will perform an acoustic set on board.
More information about the destination, departure, and arrival times will be posted here later.

  • Price: 1,895 NOK
  • Resident/member price: 948 NOK

(Please use the resident code when booking. You must present your alcohol card or LBK membership card when boarding.)

Saturday, the 10th June

Concert at Huset
Investigators are playing a party set at Huset.
Doors open at 8:30 p.m.

Around 9:00 p.m. JG Hansen

Around 9:45 p.m. Investigators

Around midnight: Rage Against the Snowmobile

  • Price: only 200 NOK

Bus from the Radisson at 8:30 p.m.

Bus after the SNMK event at Taubanesentralen, around 8:45 p.m.

There are two different ticketing systems for MidnattsolBLUES.
– Tickets for the Friday blues cruise must be purchased through Travelize.
– Tickets for the Saturday concert at Huset must be purchased through Hoopla.

For residents/member rates on the blues cruise: Members of the blues club will receive a code to use on Travelize. For other residents, the code will be posted on the FB-Ros/Info-Longyearbyen page. (Will be sent/posted after May 3).

Not a member of the Longyearbyen Blues Club? Sign up here: Styreweb/Longyearbyen-Blursklubb, or sign up via Hoopla when you purchase a ticket for Huset.

Midnattsolblues 2023 is organized by the Longyearbyen Blues Club in collaboration with Hurtigruten Svalbard.
We are also joined by our partners Svalbard Buss og Taxi and the Longyearbyen Local Council.

Midnight Sun

In Longyearbyen, there are four months during which the sun remains entirely above the horizon, from the 20th April to 22 August. During the Midnight Sun, the sun in Longyearbyen remains about 32° above the horizon during the day and 10° above the horizon at night.

Dark season

The dark season is when the sun sets below the horizon, and the dark season lasts from the 26th. October to the 16th February in Longyearbyen. The term "polar night" refers to a period of complete darkness, and a polar night is defined as a time when the sun is more than 6° below the horizon. In Longyearbyen, the polar night lasts from November 11. November through 30 January.
Climate Svalbard