{"id":25192,"date":"2025-09-14T19:57:52","date_gmt":"2025-09-14T19:57:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.svalbardblues.com\/dsb\/venues\/"},"modified":"2025-10-18T13:21:52","modified_gmt":"2025-10-18T13:21:52","slug":"venues","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.svalbardblues.com\/en\/dsb\/venues\/","title":{"rendered":"Venues"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"25192\" class=\"elementor elementor-25192 elementor-24119\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c3bdad6 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c3bdad6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cc9c5c0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cc9c5c0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Venues - the heart of the festival experience<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-945bae7 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"945bae7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ef00cf0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ef00cf0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dark Season Blues is known for its unique ability to create closeness between artists, audiences and locals &#8211; both musically and personally. The festival utilizes a number of small and intimate venues scattered throughout Longyearbyen, and it is precisely this that gives the festival its distinctive character. Here you can experience world-class blues in everything from a coal mine and a wooden church, to a brewery, restaurant and the town&#8217;s cultural center.  <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Concert experiences will never be the same &#8211; and that&#8217;s the point. At Karlsberger Pub, you&#8217;ll be up close and personal with both musicians and regulars. At Gruvelageret, you can enjoy blues by candlelight and a three-course dinner. In Svalbard Church, magical moments arise in silence and acoustics, while Huset and Kulturhuset provide space for the larger productions and audiences. The festival&#8217;s strength lies in its contrasts &#8211; and its proximity.    <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">By using the entire town as a stage, Dark Season Blues makes Longyearbyen itself part of the experience. The audience wanders between the venues in the polar darkness, under the Northern Lights, and gets a festival experience unlike any other. Here is an overview of the venues in 2025.  <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d20647 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5d20647\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21ac0ba elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"21ac0ba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9887b32 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9887b32\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9930265 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9930265\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><strong><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">Kroa<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kroa is an institution in Longyearbyen, full of local history and warmth. Here you can enjoy lunch, dinner or late-night pizza &#8211; and during the festival there will be concerts every single day. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">  Daytime and afternoon concerts prioritize seating, while evening concerts combine both seating and standing room.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">  True to tradition, the festival ends with a blues jam here on Sunday evening.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\">Audience capacity: <br>&#8211; Day\/afternoon: approx. 120 (seated) <\/span><br><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\">  &#8211; Evening: approx. 200 (sit\/stand) <\/span><br><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6694e05 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6694e05\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-53f157c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"53f157c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-95e2054 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"95e2054\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"680\" height=\"380\" src=\"https:\/\/www.svalbardblues.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/kroa-jg.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-24184\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.svalbardblues.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/kroa-jg.webp 680w, https:\/\/www.svalbardblues.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/kroa-jg-300x168.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ed3c3d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2ed3c3d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ab6398 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7ab6398\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>Wednesday at 21.00<\/div>\n<div>&#8211; Kickstart jam<\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>Thursday at 20.00<\/div>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/www.svalbardblues.com\/en\/dsb\/artists\/mike-farris-en\/\">&#8211; Mike Farris<\/a><\/div>\n<div>&#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.svalbardblues.com\/en\/dsb\/artists\/arne-skage-the-procrastinators-en\/\">Arne Skage and The Procrastinators<\/a><\/div>\n<div>&#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.svalbardblues.com\/en\/dsb\/artists\/the-kokomo-kings-se\/\">The Kokomo Kings<\/a><\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>Friday at 13.00<\/div>\n<div>&#8211; Jostein Forsberg &amp; Dark Season Blues Band<\/div>\n<div>&#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.svalbardblues.com\/en\/dsb\/artists\/oyvind-ronning\/\">&#8220;Bluesbad&#8221; with \u00d8yvind R\u00f8nning<\/a><\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>Friday at 16.00<\/div>\n<div>&#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.svalbardblues.com\/en\/dsb\/artists\/dr-bekken\/\">Dr. Bekken<\/a><\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>Friday at 20.00<\/div>\n<div>&#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.svalbardblues.com\/en\/dsb\/artists\/kat-riggins-en\/\">Kat Riggins<\/a><\/div>\n<div>&#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.svalbardblues.com\/en\/dsb\/artists\/quique-gomez-en\/\">Quique Gomez<\/a><\/div>\n<div>&#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.svalbardblues.com\/en\/dsb\/artists\/blatt-ratt-en\/\">Bl\u00e5tt og R\u00e5tt<\/a><\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>Saturday at 12.00<\/div>\n<div>&#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.svalbardblues.com\/en\/dsb\/artists\/bonnie-the-jets-en\/\">Bonnie and The Jets<\/a><\/div>\n<div>&#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.svalbardblues.com\/en\/dsb\/artists\/oyvind-ronning\/\">&#8220;Bluesbad&#8221; with \u00d8yvind R\u00f8nning<\/a><\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>Sunday at 14.00<\/div>\n<div>&#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.svalbardblues.com\/en\/dsb\/artists\/jg-hansen-en\/\">JG Hansen Band<\/a><\/div>\n<div>&#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.svalbardblues.com\/en\/dsb\/artists\/kai-fjellberg-en\/\">Kai Fjellberg <\/a><\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>Sunday at 21.00<\/div>\n<div>&#8211; Bluesjam<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fc849dc e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"fc849dc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-65fa386 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"65fa386\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-898b538 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"898b538\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7282ae5 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7282ae5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><strong><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">Kulturhuset<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The official opening of Dark Season Blues 2025 will be held in Longyearbyen Kulturhus. Here you get a taste of the festival program, as well as speeches from partners, sponsors and other supporters. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Kulturhuset also offers evening concerts on Thursday and Friday from 21:00, and on Saturday at 17:30 there will be a full house with Walter Trout! <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> On Thursday and Friday, the venue will be set up with seating &#8211; around small tables and rows of chairs. On Saturday there will be a standing concert, with a bar and refreshments in collaboration with Tio Monchos, which also offers tasty street food. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #ff9900;\">Audience capacity: <br \/><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8211; Opening and evening Thursday\/Friday: approx. 150 (seated) <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> &#8211; Saturday standing concert: approx. 450 (standing) <\/span><br \/><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ef97eae e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ef97eae\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eae44dc e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"eae44dc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c7f1516 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c7f1516\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>Thursday at 17.00<\/div>\n<div>&#8211; Official opening<\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>Thursday at 20.00<\/div>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/www.svalbardblues.com\/en\/dsb\/artists\/cat-squirrel-en\/\">&#8211; Cat Squirrel<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.svalbardblues.com\/en\/dsb\/artists\/tommy-tito-en\/\">&#8211; Tommy Tito<\/a><\/div>\n<div>&#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.svalbardblues.com\/en\/dsb\/artists\/vanessa-collier-en\/\">Vanessa Collier<\/a><\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>Friday at 10.00<\/div>\n<div>&#8211; Children&#8217;s concert<\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>Friday at 11.30 am<\/div>\n<div>&#8211; School concert<\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>Friday at 21.00<\/div>\n<div>&#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.svalbardblues.com\/en\/dsb\/artists\/bonnie-the-jets-en\/\">Bonnie and The Jets<\/a><\/div>\n<div>&#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.svalbardblues.com\/en\/dsb\/artists\/jg-hansen-en\/\">JG Hansen Band<\/a><\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>Saturday at 17.30<\/div>\n<div><strong>&#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.svalbardblues.com\/en\/dsb\/artists\/walter-trout-en\/\">Walter Trout<\/a><\/strong><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f175d3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2f175d3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ee52cb elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5ee52cb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"726\" src=\"https:\/\/www.svalbardblues.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Kulturhuset-konsert-LBK-1-1024x743.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-25053\" alt=\"Longyearbyen kulturhis brukes som spillested under dark season blues\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.svalbardblues.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Kulturhuset-konsert-LBK-1-1024x743.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.svalbardblues.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Kulturhuset-konsert-LBK-1-300x218.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.svalbardblues.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Kulturhuset-konsert-LBK-1-768x557.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.svalbardblues.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Kulturhuset-konsert-LBK-1.webp 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-acc7025 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"acc7025\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-737bd23 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"737bd23\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b3c296c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b3c296c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fb25251 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fb25251\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><strong><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">Svalbard brewery<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Svalbard Bryggeri is one of the festival&#8217;s most intimate venues. The venue provides a unique atmosphere among tanks, barrels and the scent of delicious craft beer &#8211; brewed locally, under the midnight sun and darkness. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">  Of course, Svalbard Bryggeri&#8217;s own beers are served here, and the concerts have a close and personal atmosphere.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #ff9900;\">Audience capacity: approx. 70 (seated) <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eda33f0 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"eda33f0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b617064 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b617064\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0265bcb elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0265bcb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"864\" src=\"https:\/\/www.svalbardblues.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Svalbard-Bryggeri-Dark-Season-Blues-1024x885.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-25089\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.svalbardblues.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Svalbard-Bryggeri-Dark-Season-Blues-1024x885.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.svalbardblues.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Svalbard-Bryggeri-Dark-Season-Blues-300x259.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.svalbardblues.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Svalbard-Bryggeri-Dark-Season-Blues-768x664.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.svalbardblues.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Svalbard-Bryggeri-Dark-Season-Blues.webp 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-51e821c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"51e821c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dcb5b31 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dcb5b31\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Friday at 18.00<\/span> <br><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.svalbardblues.com\/en\/dsb\/artists\/kent-erik-thorvaldsen-en\/\">Kent Erik &#8220;9Fingers&#8221; Thorvaldsen<\/a><br><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.svalbardblues.com\/en\/dsb\/artists\/kai-fjellberg-en\/\">Kai Fjellberg<\/a><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-70acb47 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"70acb47\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-15ece9f elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"15ece9f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8303691 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8303691\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-edc3de0 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"edc3de0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><strong><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">Gruvelageret<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At Gruvelageret you are invited to an atmospheric and exclusive blues dinner in surroundings that ooze mining history.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> A three-course menu is served with an accompanying wine package, and the music puts the icing on the cake in a room filled with charm and history.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> This event is very popular and always sells out quickly.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #ff9900;\">Audience capacity: approx. 50 (seated) <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a87cdf4 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a87cdf4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e17b14a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e17b14a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-09d8f48 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"09d8f48\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>Friday at 17.30  <\/div>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/www.svalbardblues.com\/en\/dsb\/artists\/john-primer-en\/\">John Primer<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.svalbardblues.com\/en\/dsb\/artists\/vanessa-collier-en\/\">Vanessa Collier &amp; Laura Chavez<\/a><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-57a3fb7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"57a3fb7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-14ba9e9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"14ba9e9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"940\" height=\"710\" src=\"https:\/\/www.svalbardblues.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Gruvelageret-.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-25184\" alt=\"Gruvelageret Svalbard, dark season blues\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.svalbardblues.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Gruvelageret-.webp 940w, https:\/\/www.svalbardblues.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Gruvelageret--300x227.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.svalbardblues.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Gruvelageret--768x580.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 940px) 100vw, 940px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f36dd83 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f36dd83\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-54d556d elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"54d556d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b149f06 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b149f06\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9a8661c elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9a8661c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><strong><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">Karlsberger pub<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Karlsberger Pub is a legendary mining-themed venue known for its impressive selection of fine spirits.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">  This is one of the festival&#8217;s most intimate venues &#8211; cramped, warm and with a very special atmosphere when the blues takes over.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #ff9900;\">Audience capacity: approx. 70 (sit\/stand) <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d49e4f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1d49e4f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d6e6be9 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d6e6be9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4034491 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4034491\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" src=\"https:\/\/www.svalbardblues.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Karlsberger-Pub-Dark-Seasobn-Blues-1024x683.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-25115\" alt=\"Dark Season blues har flere konserter p\u00e5 KB Karlsberger Pub\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.svalbardblues.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Karlsberger-Pub-Dark-Seasobn-Blues-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.svalbardblues.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Karlsberger-Pub-Dark-Seasobn-Blues-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.svalbardblues.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Karlsberger-Pub-Dark-Seasobn-Blues-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.svalbardblues.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Karlsberger-Pub-Dark-Seasobn-Blues.webp 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aa03047 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"aa03047\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a64412 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7a64412\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Thursday at 21.00<\/span> <br><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.svalbardblues.com\/en\/dsb\/artists\/kent-erik-thorvaldsen-en\/\">Kent Erik &#8220;9Fingers&#8221; Thorvaldsen<\/a> <br><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8211; <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.svalbardblues.com\/en\/dsb\/artists\/thorbjorn-risager-emil-balsgaard-en\/\">Thorbj\u00f8rn Risager &amp; Emil Balsgaard<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Friday at 21.00<\/span> <br><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.svalbardblues.com\/en\/dsb\/artists\/ask-carol-en\/\">Ask Carol<\/a><br><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.svalbardblues.com\/en\/dsb\/artists\/hakon-hoye-en\/\">H\u00e5kon H\u00f8ye<\/a><br><br><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Saturday at 15.00<\/span> <br><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.svalbardblues.com\/en\/dsb\/artists\/jg-hansen-en\/\">JG Hansen Band<\/a><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-11662af e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"11662af\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e504dc elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"1e504dc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d394017 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d394017\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><strong><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">Polarriggen <b>&#8211; Vinterhagen Restaurant<\/b><\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Polarriggen is a charming accommodation with a distinctive character. The Winter Garden Restaurant invites you into a warm oasis in the middle of Longyearbyen, where you can enjoy tasty dishes and live music among green plants and warm lamps. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">  The concerts here are seated, but there is also room for anyone who wants to stand or sit on the floor.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #ff9900;\">Audience capacity: approx. 70 pax (sit\/stand) <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f5666f1 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f5666f1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-83c21bd e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"83c21bd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-23a4bea elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"23a4bea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Saturday at 13.00<\/span> <br><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.svalbardblues.com\/en\/dsb\/artists\/dr-bekken\/\">Dr.Bekken<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.svalbardblues.com\/en\/dsb\/artists\/kent-erik-thorvaldsen-en\/\">&#8220;9Fingers&#8221; Thorvaldsen<\/a><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9c87207 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9c87207\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b8f1580 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b8f1580\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.svalbardblues.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/vinterhagen-Dark-Season-blues.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-25123\" alt=\"Polarrigge, Vinterhagen Restaurant, konsert under Dark Season Blues Svalbard\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.svalbardblues.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/vinterhagen-Dark-Season-blues.webp 800w, https:\/\/www.svalbardblues.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/vinterhagen-Dark-Season-blues-300x225.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.svalbardblues.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/vinterhagen-Dark-Season-blues-768x576.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-980f42e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"980f42e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2dd8091 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"2dd8091\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-90346e4 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"90346e4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><strong><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">Svalbard church<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">True to tradition, this year there will once again be an atmospheric church concert in Svalbard Church.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The music fills the church room and creates a very special experience that is suitable for both young and old.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In order for everyone to have the best possible experience, we are now only selling tickets for the number of seats inside the church room. You can still choose to sit in the fireplace room if you wish.   <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #ff9900;\">Audience capacity: approx. 120 (seated) <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1138b83 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1138b83\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e411ad8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e411ad8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c29c2e6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c29c2e6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" src=\"https:\/\/www.svalbardblues.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Svalbard-Kirke-Dark-Season-blues-1024x683.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-25128\" alt=\"H\u00f8ydepunkt under festivalene er kirkekonserten\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.svalbardblues.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Svalbard-Kirke-Dark-Season-blues-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.svalbardblues.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Svalbard-Kirke-Dark-Season-blues-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.svalbardblues.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Svalbard-Kirke-Dark-Season-blues-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.svalbardblues.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Svalbard-Kirke-Dark-Season-blues.webp 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4cdb24d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4cdb24d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f37fbef elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f37fbef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sunday at 17.00<\/span> <br><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.svalbardblues.com\/en\/dsb\/artists\/bonnie-the-jets-en\/\">Bonnie and The Jets<\/a><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-82f1e10 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"82f1e10\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c4ac6c5 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"c4ac6c5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1727caa elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1727caa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><strong><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">Mine 3<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mine 3, which was in operation until 1996, is now a museum &#8211; and a unique concert venue.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">  Here you&#8217;ll experience real mining blues in the open pit, surrounded by machines and industrial history.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">  There&#8217;s a bar serving drinks, and a standing concert &#8211; so dress well and wear good shoes.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">  Bus from the city center (outside Lompensenteret) is included in the ticket.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #ff9900;\">Audience capacity: approx. 200 (standing) <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-27ecb2f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"27ecb2f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c040a3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7c040a3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cdb7872 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cdb7872\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Saturday at 15.00<\/span> <br><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.svalbardblues.com\/en\/dsb\/artists\/the-kokomo-kings-se\/\">The Kokomo Kings<\/a><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ee97c4b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ee97c4b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f8dea7b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f8dea7b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"662\" src=\"https:\/\/www.svalbardblues.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Gruve3-Dark-Season-blues-1024x678.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-25108\" alt=\"Gruve3, gruveblues konserten i Longyearbyen\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.svalbardblues.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Gruve3-Dark-Season-blues-1024x678.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.svalbardblues.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Gruve3-Dark-Season-blues-300x199.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.svalbardblues.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Gruve3-Dark-Season-blues-768x509.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.svalbardblues.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Gruve3-Dark-Season-blues.webp 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b0d4cda e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b0d4cda\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fb580bf elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"fb580bf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-04fc0e9 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"04fc0e9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><strong><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">Polfareren<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Restaurant Polfareren is located in the sheltered surroundings of Svalbard Hotell, named after the polar explorer Eivind Astrup The venue has an elegant and relaxed atmosphere, and during the festival it will be transformed into an intimate concert stage with seating and the opportunity to stand at the back.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #ff9900;\">Audience capacity: <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">approx. 70 (seated\/standing at the back) <\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f4cdbf e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5f4cdbf\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3efbfb7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3efbfb7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-058ec38 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"058ec38\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"752\" src=\"https:\/\/www.svalbardblues.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Polfareren-Dark-Season-blues-1024x770.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-25096\" alt=\"Polfareren er et av spillestedene under dark season blues p\u00e5 Svalbard\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.svalbardblues.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Polfareren-Dark-Season-blues-1024x770.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.svalbardblues.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Polfareren-Dark-Season-blues-300x226.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.svalbardblues.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Polfareren-Dark-Season-blues-768x577.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.svalbardblues.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Polfareren-Dark-Season-blues.webp 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c2fb17f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c2fb17f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c9bb861 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c9bb861\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Friday at 21.00<\/span> <br><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.svalbardblues.com\/en\/dsb\/artists\/tommy-tito-en\/\">Tommy Tito<\/a><br><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.svalbardblues.com\/en\/dsb\/artists\/thorbjorn-risager-emil-balsgaard-en\/\">Thorbj\u00f8rn Risager &amp; Emil Balsgaard<\/a><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f5c41a9 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f5c41a9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3da1143 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"3da1143\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-192b8fa elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"192b8fa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><strong><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">Huset<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The house has been a gathering place in Longyearbyen for more than 70 years &#8211; an icon with tradition and stories in its walls.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> After a few years of hiatus, the festival made a comeback here last year, and this year we&#8217;re finally back in full swing &#8211; as it was before the pandemic put everything on hold.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> There will be a blues party on both floors throughout the evening, and there will be a free bus from Kulturhuset to Huset. 19.30.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #ff9900;\">Audience capacity: <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Approx. 700 (standing\/seated on two floors) <\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f99b576 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f99b576\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d611ac e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1d611ac\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-53adf76 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"53adf76\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>L\u00f8rdag kl 20.00<br \/>1.etg<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.svalbardblues.com\/en\/dsb\/artists\/ask-carol-en\/\">&#8211; 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Here, Svalbard&#8217;s unique natural and cultural history is united<br>&#8211; with the blue notes. 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