Artists 2025
- Sue Foley
- John Primer & Bob Corritore Allstars
- Amythyst Kiah
- Terrance Simien & The Zydeco Experience
- Chicago Blues Summer Tour
- Valentourettes speller Jokke
- Southern Avenue
- Claudia Scott
- Harrell "Young Rell" Davenport
- Johanna Demker
- Super Chikan & the Fighting Cocks
- Alice Armstrong Band
- Darling West
- Adama Janlo
- The Boots Band
- Spinning Wheels Band
- Aina Wassvik
- Fredrick Kaasa
News
Legendary band back to Notodden for the first time in 17 years!
Legendary American band Little Feat return to Notodden Blues Festival for first time In 17 years, to perform an exclusive Scandinavian show on Saturday August 2nd 2025.
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This years EBC-winner is coming to Notodden!
British Alice Armstrong is experiencing great success these days. She and her band are the new winners of the European Blues Challenge, the European blues championship, in competition with strong candidates from 22 other countries.
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A musical icon is coming to Notodden Blues Festival!
Notodden Blues Festival continues to launch greats for the summer.
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The program for this year's Rootsville is ready!
Americana star Amythyst Khia tops this year's Rootsville poster!
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Five time Grammy-winner is coming til Notodden!
The five-time Grammy-winning blues and Americana artist KEB' MO' comes exclusively to Notodden for two unique solo acoustic concerts, and can be experienced on the festival's Folk & Blues Stage and in the fantastic arena Myrens Dam.
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The great voice of Sortland til NBF2025!
Sivert Høyem is one of Norway's biggest artists over the past twenty years, both as frontman in the legendary band Madrugada and for his successful solo career.
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Listen to the official playlist from Notodden!
Get to know one of Europes biggest blues festivals!
Notodden Blues Festival, abbreviated NBF, is a blues festival that takes place at Notodden in Telemark county, and is one of Northern Europe's largest blues festivals.
The festival was organized for the first time in 1988 and then sold approx. 2,000 tickets with a turnover of approx. NOK 200,000. In 2011, 18,000 people bought tickets and it is estimated that approx. 31,400 people visited the festival's official events.
The festival received Telemark county's cultural award in 1998. Notodden Blues Festival was voted the world's best blues festival in 2010, and received the Keeping The Blues Alive Award from the American blues organization Blues Foundation as visible proof of that.
Notodden Blues Festival has a close collaboration with LO and many of LO's confederations, which have been main sponsors for several years. Among other things, the "LO family" is behind a large solidarity concert on the festival's closing day..
