Notodden Blues Festival
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Notodden Blues Festival (NBF) is one of the largest blues music festivals in Europe and the largest in Scandinavia. The festival is held in Notodden Norway, usually in early August.
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[edit] Short history
In 1988, thirteen local blues enthusiasts gave their personal guarantee to the bank and were granted a cash credit, and the first Notodden Blues Festival became a reality. The credit from the bank turned out to be unnecessary, and the festival soon became one of Norway’s most popular music festivals. Today, the Notodden Blues Festival is the largest "Pure-Blues-Festival" in Scandinavia, expanding from 2,000 sold tickets (NOK 200,000 gross ticket sales) to 24,500 sold tickets (NOK 12,000,000 gross ticket sales) in 17 years.
[edit] Notodden Blues Festivals goals
Being "the biggest" is not their ambition. However, their apiration is to become Europe’s "largest blues experience", which is reflected in their emphasis on quality over quantity. This ambition obligates the festival to innovation and concept development.
[edit] Organization
NBF is an ideal organization, where the General Assembly is the highest authority. Every year, the General Assembly elects a new Board, consisting of one leader and 6 Board Members. The General Assembly provides the guidelines and financial frames wherein the Board can operate. The daily administration includes a General Manager, a Booking- and Production Manager, and a secretary. In 1992, NBF established the Notodden Blues Festival Foundation. The goal of this entity is to secure the financial costs needed to operate the festival. Presently, the "operation capital " controlled by the Foundation is NOK 900,000, which has been accumulated as a result of the economic success of previous festivals.
[edit] Artists
Artists performing in 2005 included:Solomon Burke, Beth Hart, Bettye LaVette,Delbert McClinton, Charlie Musselwhite, Scotty Moore, Hubert Sumlin, and Tinariwen.
