{"id":25192,"date":"2025-09-14T19:57:52","date_gmt":"2025-09-14T19:57:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.svalbardblues.com\/dsb\/venues\/"},"modified":"2026-10-16T07:22:36","modified_gmt":"2026-10-16T07:22:36","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;\">No two concert experiences are ever the same\u2014and that\u2019s the point. At Karlsberger Pub, you stand shoulder to shoulder with both musicians and regulars. At Gruvelageret, you can enjoy blues by candlelight along with a three-course dinner. At Svalbard Church, magical moments arise amid the silence and acoustics, while Huset provides space for larger productions and bigger crowds. The festival\u2019s strength lies in its contrasts\u2014and its intimacy.    <\/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 venues in the polar night, beneath the northern lights, enjoying a festival experience unlike any other.   <strong>Here is an overview of the venues for 2026.<\/strong><\/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;\">Croa<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kroa is a Longyearbyen institution, known for its cozy atmosphere, local history, and distinctive interior. Here you can enjoy lunch and dinner\u2014or cap off the evening with a late-night pizza. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">During the festival, Kroa serves as an important gathering place, featuring kickstart jams, blues lunches, and evening concerts from Wednesday through Sunday. During the day, priority is given to seating, while the evening concerts feature a mix of seated and standing room. In keeping with tradition, the festival concludes with a blues jam at Kroa on Sunday evening.  <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\">Seating capacity: <br\/>Day\/afternoon: approx. 120 seated <\/span><br><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\">Evening: approx. 200 seats and standing room <\/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>\u2022 Kickstart Blues Jam<\/div>\n<div> <\/div>\n<div>Thursday at 7:00 p.m.<\/div>\n<div>\n<table id=\"tablepress-204\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-204 tablepress-responsive tbody-has-connected-cells\">\n<tbody class=\"row-striping row-hover\">\n<tr class=\"row-2\">\n<td class=\"column-1\" colspan=\"3\">\u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.svalbardblues.com\/en\/dsb\/artists\/richard-gjems-the-high-rollers-no\/\">Richard Gjems &#038; The High Rollers<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3\">\n<td class=\"column-1\" colspan=\"3\">\u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.svalbardblues.com\/en\/dsb\/artists\/t-bear-and-the-dukes-se\/\">T-Bear and the Dukes<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4\">\n<td class=\"column-1\" colspan=\"3\">\u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.svalbardblues.com\/en\/dsb\/artists\/mike-farris-en\/\">Mike Farris &#038; The Fortunate Few<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-5\">\n<td class=\"column-1\" colspan=\"3\">\u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.svalbardblues.com\/en\/dsb\/artists\/spoonful-of-blues\/\">Spoonful of Blues<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<div> <\/div>\n<div>Friday at 13.00  <\/div>\n<div>\n<table id=\"tablepress-209\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-209 tablepress-responsive tbody-has-connected-cells\">\n<tbody class=\"row-striping row-hover\">\n<tr class=\"row-2\">\n<td class=\"column-1\" colspan=\"3\">\u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.svalbardblues.com\/en\/dsb\/artists\/laura-chavez-us\/\">Laura Chavez<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3\">\n<td class=\"column-1\" colspan=\"3\">\u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.svalbardblues.com\/en\/dsb\/artists\/oyvind-ronning\/\">\u00d8yvind R\u00f8nning&#8217;s &#8220;Bluesbad&#8221;<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4\">\n<td class=\"column-1\" colspan=\"3\">\u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.svalbardblues.com\/en\/dsb\/artists\/hakon-hoye-en\/\">H\u00e5kon H\u00f8ye Trio<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<div> <\/div>\n<div>Friday at 7:00 p.m.  <\/div>\n<div>\n<table id=\"tablepress-215\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-215 tablepress-responsive tbody-has-connected-cells\">\n<tbody class=\"row-striping row-hover\">\n<tr class=\"row-2\">\n<td class=\"column-1\" colspan=\"3\">\u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.svalbardblues.com\/en\/dsb\/artists\/\">Johanna Dahl Bryne<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3\">\n<td class=\"column-1\" colspan=\"3\">\u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.svalbardblues.com\/en\/dsb\/artists\/kid-andersen-no-us\/\">Kid Andersen<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4\">\n<td class=\"column-1\" colspan=\"3\">\u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.svalbardblues.com\/en\/dsb\/artists\/slaptones-se\/\">Slaptones<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-5\">\n<td class=\"column-1\" colspan=\"3\">\u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.svalbardblues.com\/en\/dsb\/artists\/adama-janlo-no\/\">Adama Janlo<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<div> <\/div>\n<div>Saturday at 12.00  <\/div>\n<div>\n<table id=\"tablepress-217\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-217 tablepress-responsive tbody-has-connected-cells\">\n<tbody class=\"row-striping row-hover\">\n<tr class=\"row-2\">\n<td class=\"column-1\" colspan=\"3\">\u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.svalbardblues.com\/en\/dsb\/artists\/grayson-capps-us\/\">Grayson Capps<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3\">\n<td class=\"column-1\" colspan=\"3\">\u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.svalbardblues.com\/en\/dsb\/artists\/oyvind-ronning\/\">\u00d8yvind R\u00f8nning&#8217;s &#8220;Bluesbad&#8221;<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4\">\n<td class=\"column-1\" colspan=\"3\">\u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.svalbardblues.com\/en\/dsb\/artists\/jt-lauritsen-buckshot-hunters\/\">JT Lauritsen &#038; The Buckshot Hunters<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<div> <\/div>\n<div>Sunday at 14.00  <\/div>\n<div>\n<table id=\"tablepress-222\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-222 tablepress-responsive tbody-has-connected-cells\">\n<tbody class=\"row-striping row-hover\">\n<tr class=\"row-2\">\n<td class=\"column-1\" colspan=\"3\">\u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.svalbardblues.com\/en\/dsb\/artists\/sears-crossing-no\/\">Sears Crossing<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3\">\n<td class=\"column-1\" colspan=\"3\">\u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.svalbardblues.com\/en\/dsb\/artists\/jg-hansen-en\/\">JG Hansen Band<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<div> <\/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;\">The Cultural Center<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Longyearbyen Kulturhus is one of the festival\u2019s main venues and serves as the setting for the official opening of Dark Season Blues. Here, the audience will get a taste of the festival program, along with greetings from the festival and our partners. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Kulturhuset also serves as a venue for children\u2019s and school concerts on Friday mornings and for seated evening concerts on Thursday and Friday. The hall is set up with small tables and rows of chairs, so that the audience can sit back and enjoy the performers in a relaxed and comfortable setting. A bar and food service will be provided in collaboration with Tio Monchos.  <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #ff9900;\">Audience capacity: <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">approximately 150 seated<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br><\/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> <\/div>\n<div>Thursday at 20.00<\/div>\n<div>\n<table id=\"tablepress-206\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-206 tablepress-responsive tbody-has-connected-cells\">\n<tbody class=\"row-striping row-hover\">\n<tr class=\"row-2\">\n<td class=\"column-1\" colspan=\"3\">\u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.svalbardblues.com\/en\/dsb\/artists\/grayson-capps-us\/\">Grayson Capps<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3\">\n<td class=\"column-1\" colspan=\"3\">\u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.svalbardblues.com\/en\/dsb\/artists\/sugaray-rayford\/\">Sugaray Rayford<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4\">\n<td class=\"column-1\" colspan=\"3\">\u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.svalbardblues.com\/en\/dsb\/artists\/compagniet-no\/\">The Company<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<div> <\/div>\n<div>Friday at 10.00<\/div>\n<div>&#8211; Children&#8217;s concert  <\/div>\n<div> <\/div>\n<div>Friday at 11.30 am  <\/div>\n<div>\u2022 School Concert &#8211; Dark Season Youngsters<\/div>\n<div> <\/div>\n<div>Friday at 7:00 p.m.<\/div>\n<div>\n<table id=\"tablepress-214\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-214 tablepress-responsive tbody-has-connected-cells\">\n<tbody class=\"row-striping row-hover\">\n<tr class=\"row-2\">\n<td class=\"column-1\" colspan=\"3\">\u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.svalbardblues.com\/en\/dsb\/artists\/krissy-matthews-uk-no\/\">Krissy Matthews<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3\">\n<td class=\"column-1\" colspan=\"3\">\u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.svalbardblues.com\/en\/dsb\/artists\/laura-chavez-us\/\">Laura Chavez<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4\">\n<td class=\"column-1\" colspan=\"3\">\u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.svalbardblues.com\/en\/dsb\/artists\/ben-poole-uk\/\">Ben Poole<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-5\">\n<td class=\"column-1\" colspan=\"3\">\u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.svalbardblues.com\/en\/dsb\/artists\/jt-lauritsen-buckshot-hunters\/\">JT Lauritsen &#038; The Buckshot Hunters<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<div> <\/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 is used as a venue during 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 Brewery is one of the festival&#8217;s most intimate venues. The concerts take place right next to the production facility, surrounded by tanks, barrels, and locally brewed craft beer. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The venue&#8217;s intimate size fosters a sense of closeness between the artists and the audience and gives the concerts a personal atmosphere. Of course, the brewery&#8217;s own beers are also served here. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #ff9900;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Seating<\/span> capacity: <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">approximately 70.<\/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-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 6:00 p.m.<br><\/span><\/p>\n<table id=\"tablepress-212\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-212 tablepress-responsive tbody-has-connected-cells\">\n<tbody class=\"row-striping row-hover\">\n<tr class=\"row-2\">\n<td class=\"column-1\" colspan=\"3\">\u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.svalbardblues.com\/en\/dsb\/artists\/big-creek-slim-9finger-thorvaldsen-dk-no\/\">Big Creek Slim &#038; \u201c9Finger\u201d Thorvaldsen<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3\">\n<td class=\"column-1\" colspan=\"3\">\u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.svalbardblues.com\/en\/dsb\/artists\/mike-andersen\/\">Mike Andersen<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> <\/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;\">Mine storage<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At Gruvelageret, the public is invited to an atmospheric and exclusive blues dinner in historic surroundings. The former warehouse is filled with traces of Longyearbyen\u2019s mining history, giving the concert a setting all its own. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A three-course dinner is served with a beverage package, while the music is performed up close to the audience. This is one of the festival&#8217;s most popular events and often sells out quickly. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #ff9900;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Seating<\/span> capacity: <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">approx. 50<\/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-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<p>\u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.svalbardblues.com\/en\/dsb\/artists\/grayson-capps-us\/\">Grayson Capps<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.svalbardblues.com\/en\/dsb\/artists\/adama-janlo-no\/\">Adama Janlo<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <\/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-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, often simply called KB, is a legendary mining-themed bar with an impressive selection of fine drinks.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This is one of the festival&#8217;s smallest and most intimate venues. The audience stands close to both the artists and each other, and when the blues fills the room, a warm and truly unique atmosphere takes hold. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #ff9900;\">Audience capacity: <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">approximately 70 seats and standing room.<\/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-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 has more concerts at 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><\/p>\n<table id=\"tablepress-205\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-205 tablepress-responsive tbody-has-connected-cells\">\n<tbody class=\"row-striping row-hover\">\n<tr class=\"row-2\">\n<td class=\"column-1\" colspan=\"3\">\u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.svalbardblues.com\/en\/dsb\/artists\/big-creek-slim-9finger-thorvaldsen-dk-no\/\">Big Creek Slim &#038; \u201c9Finger\u201d Thorvaldsen<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3\">\n<td class=\"column-1\" colspan=\"3\">\u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.svalbardblues.com\/en\/dsb\/artists\/hakon-hoye-en\/\">H\u00e5kon H\u00f8ye Trio<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br><\/span>Friday at 21.00<\/p>\n<table id=\"tablepress-216\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-216 tablepress-responsive tbody-has-connected-cells\">\n<tbody class=\"row-striping row-hover\">\n<tr class=\"row-2\">\n<td class=\"column-1\" colspan=\"3\">\u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.svalbardblues.com\/en\/dsb\/artists\/sears-crossing-no\/\">Sears Crossing<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3\">\n<td class=\"column-1\" colspan=\"3\">\u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.svalbardblues.com\/en\/dsb\/artists\/t-bear-and-the-dukes-se\/\">T-Bear and the Dukes<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><br><br><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Saturday at 3:00 p.m.<\/span> <\/p>\n<table id=\"tablepress-220\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-220 tablepress-responsive tbody-has-connected-cells\">\n<tbody class=\"row-striping row-hover\">\n <tr class=\"row-2\">\n<td class=\"column-1\" colspan=\"3\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.svalbardblues.com\/en\/dsb\/artists\/jg-hansen-en\/\">JG Hansen Band<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3\">\n<td class=\"column-1\" colspan=\"3\">\u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.svalbardblues.com\/en\/dsb\/artists\/big-creek-slim-9finger-thorvaldsen-dk-no\/\">Big Creek Slim &#038; \u201c9Finger\u201d Thorvaldsen<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\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 distinctive lodging with a long tradition in Longyearbyen. The concerts are held at Vinterhagen Restaurant\u2014a cozy, green oasis with plants, warm lighting, and a relaxed atmosphere. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Winter Garden is well-suited for intimate concerts during the day and in the evening. Most people have seats, but there is also some space for standing room. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #ff9900;\">Audience capacity: <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">approximately 70 seats and standing room.<\/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-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>Friday at 7:00 p.m.<\/p>\n<table id=\"tablepress-213\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-213 tablepress-responsive tbody-has-connected-cells\">\n<tbody class=\"row-striping row-hover\">\n<tr class=\"row-2\">\n<td class=\"column-1\" colspan=\"3\">\u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.svalbardblues.com\/en\/dsb\/artists\/jg-hansen-en\/\">JG Hansen Band<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3\">\n<td class=\"column-1\" colspan=\"3\">\u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.svalbardblues.com\/en\/dsb\/artists\/richard-gjems-the-high-rollers-no\/\">Richard Gjems &#038; The High Rollers<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><br><br><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Saturday at 1:00 p.m.<\/span> <\/p>\n<table id=\"tablepress-218\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-218 tablepress-responsive tbody-has-connected-cells\">\n<tbody class=\"row-striping row-hover\">\n<tr class=\"row-2\">\n<td class=\"column-1\" colspan=\"3\">\u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.svalbardblues.com\/en\/dsb\/artists\/mike-andersen\/\">Mike Andersen<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3\">\n<td class=\"column-1\" colspan=\"3\">\u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.svalbardblues.com\/en\/dsb\/artists\/t-bear-and-the-dukes-se\/\">T-Bear and the Dukes<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\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, concert during 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;\">Svalbard Church holds a very special place in the festival program. Its warm and informal atmosphere offers an intimate concert experience and a nice contrast to the festival\u2019s larger, more energetic stages. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tickets are sold only for the number of seats available in the church itself. Audience members may also choose to watch the concert from the fireplace room. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #ff9900;\">Audience capacity<\/span><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">approx. 120 seated.<\/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-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=\"The highlight of the festivals is the church concert\" 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>Tuesday at 7:00 p.m.<br\/>\u2022 Gospel in the blues style<br\/><br\/><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sunday at 5:00<\/span> p.m. <br\/>\u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.svalbardblues.com\/en\/dsb\/artists\/mike-farris-en\/\">Mike Farris ( <\/a>solo)<\/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 was in operation until 1996 and is now a museum and one of the festival\u2019s most distinctive concert venues. Gruveblues takes place in the above-ground facility, surrounded by machinery, work equipment, and traces of mining operations. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The concert is a standing event, and there is a bar serving drinks. The venue can be chilly, so dress warmly and wear comfortable shoes. A shared bus from Lompensenteret is included with the ticket and is the only way to get to the event.  <\/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 3:00<\/span> p.m. <br\/>\u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.svalbardblues.com\/en\/dsb\/artists\/krissy-matthews-uk-no\/\">Krissy Matthews<\/a><\/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, the mining blues concert in 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;\">Basecamp<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Basecamp Hotel is decorated in traditional trapper style and is one of Longyearbyen\u2019s most distinctive places to stay. During this year\u2019s festival, the hotel will be used as a concert venue for the first time. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here, the audience is invited to an intimate concert on Friday afternoon. The small venue and rustic decor create an intimate concert experience, with seating and some standing room at the back. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #ff9900;\">Audience capacity: <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">approximately 40 seats and standing room.<\/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=\"255\" height=\"160\" src=\"https:\/\/www.svalbardblues.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/basecamp_hotel255x160.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-9739\" alt=\"\" \/>\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 4:00<\/span> p.m. <br\/>\u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.svalbardblues.com\/en\/dsb\/artists\/ben-poole-uk\/\">Ben Poole (solo)<\/a><\/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;\">The House<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The building has been an important gathering place in Longyearbyen for over 70 years and is one of the town\u2019s most iconic structures. Its history is embedded in its walls, and during Dark Season Blues, both floors will once again be filled with live music. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On Saturday evening, there will be concerts on two stages, so the audience can move between different artists and musical styles throughout the evening. A free bus will run from downtown to Huset at 6:30 p.m. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #ff9900;\">Seating capacity: <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">approximately 700 seats and standing room, spread over 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>Saturday at 7:00 p.m.<br\/>1st floor<br\/>\u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.svalbardblues.com\/en\/dsb\/artists\/ben-poole-uk\/\">Ben Poole<\/a><br\/>\u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.svalbardblues.com\/en\/dsb\/artists\/adama-janlo-no\/\">Adama Janlo<\/a><br\/>\u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.svalbardblues.com\/en\/dsb\/artists\/baskery-se\/\">Baskery<\/a><br\/>\u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.svalbardblues.com\/en\/dsb\/artists\/spoonful-of-blues\/\">Spoonful Of Blues<\/a><br\/>\u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.svalbardblues.com\/en\/dsb\/artists\/richard-gjems-the-high-rollers-no\/\">Richard Gjems &#038; 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