Published 4/3/26
Following a completely sold-out debut in 2025, Bergen Live and USF Verftet are proud to announce the return of Tundra and Lightning Festival. The second edition will take place Friday 2 and Saturday 3 October 2026, once again filling the entire Kulturkvartalet USF with heavy riffs, raw energy and rock from Norway and beyond.
Today we reveal the first 11 artists for this year’s festival. Expect an intense autumn weekend in Bergen as rock fans gather for two days of powerful live music from both established names and exciting rising acts.
One of Norway’s most important rock bands, Gluecifer, is finally back with a brilliant new album and explosive live shows. As Aftenposten recently wrote: “This must be one of the greatest comebacks in Norwegian music history.”
The masked Swedish cult band GOAT will make their first-ever Bergen appearance at the festival, while The Dogs return after a two-year break — with their first comeback show taking place in the city between the seven mountains.
Local favorites Nix & The Nothings are known as one of Bergen’s most energetic live bands and were among the most requested acts after last year’s festival. From Sweden comes Skraeckoedlan, bringing a suitcase full of fuzz-drenched stoner and doom.
The festival will also host an exclusive 30th anniversary concert with the legendary Emmerhoff & The Melancholy Babies, almost exactly 30 years after their very first official show at the iconic Garage in 1996.
In addition, the lineup features exciting acts from Norway and abroad, including Bergen rockers Kryptograf, stoner powerhouse Håndgemeng, Dublin’s furious one-man punk project Meryl Streek, Swedish rockers Tears of the Fatman with their explosive mix of post-punk, rock ’n’ roll and boogie, and chaotic rock energy from Slug Boys.
Gluecifer
GOAT (SE)
The Dogs
Nix & The Nothings
Skraeckoedlan (SE)
Emmerhoff & The Melancholy Babies
Kryptograf
Håndgemeng
Meryl Streek (IE)
Tears of the Fatman (SE)
Slug Boys
+ Seven more artists will be announced later.
Festival passes go on presale Thursday 5 March at 10:00. Sign up for presale here.
Day tickets will be released together with the next artist announcement.
We look forward to welcoming rock fans from near and far to another unforgettable autumn weekend in Bergen.
