Pet Shop Boys to Roskilde Festival

Pet Shop Boys to Roskilde Festival

PET SHOP BOYS (UK) is one of music history's most durable duos. 50 million albums has frontman Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe sound wizard sold. Few others can create as accessible, yet deeply serious synth-pop from the baffling urban life and the hardships of love. Their continued relevance has this year been sealed by the honorary award Brit Awards for Outstanding Contribution to Music, additionally, they have just released their 11th album - Yes - full of bone-dry lyrics and catchy tunes. Roskilde Festival is very special to the duo: It was here, they gave their first festival concert back in 1997.
M. WARD (US) is an American singer-songwriter, who in songwriting and inspiration draws heavily on patinated genres like country, blues and folk. His warm and slightly drawling vocals give old song traditions new life in a packaging that appeals to fans grew up with indie and alternative music. MIKAEL SIMPSON & SØLVSTORM (DK) manages to make songs about isolation and melancholy of an extrovert and festive concert experience. After touring with Trentemøller, the versatile pop musician now ready themselves to regain the spotlight - with a new critically acclaimed album and the backing band Sølvstorm in the back.