Toffen revives Quartfestival – has big plans for the summer – Dagbladet.no

(Dagbladet): No, it’s not a joke: In summer, the festival founder Toffen Gunnufsen the twentieth Quart festival in Kristiansand.

– It is appropriate to celebrate an event that has had great significance for the city and all music-Norway, says festival founder Toffen Gunnufsen.

Quart festival in Kristiansand, which first took place in 1991 and soon became the leading pop and Rock Festival with soaring see-and-be -set-factor and major international headliners, ended with chaos and bankruptcy both in 2008 and in 2009.

20 bands, 10, 000 audience members

When was the respawning of new powers, but was minted by logistical problems and dwindling ticket sales. Since it has not been discontinued.

But now the man who started and built Quart until he gave up in 2006 to start the Hove Festival, celebrating the 25th anniversary of stacking it on feet one last time.

28. and on June 29 for a total of 20 bands thus for action in Bendiksbukta and Odden Odderøya, which has capacity for ten thousand spectators.

Banda, who announced, all have in common that they have previously played at Quart, but still active and current. Half of them are Norwegian, and there are club events as well.

An alright closing

peal festival in Grimstad, who has Gunnufsen as general manager, will be responsible for the implementation of commemorative Quarten. Gunnufsen has also been joined by many ancient Quart veterans in crew, including Morten Johansen, who is responsible for organizing.

– Both for them and me is to end Quart on an alright way, since there was some turbulence in 2009. To come back there will give us a very special feeling, and everyone is excited, says Gunnufsen.

– Are you sure this is a one-off?

– I guarantee. This should not be that with some pop bands that add up, but continually pops up again. If so it may be the 50th anniversary, but then it’s over for Gunnufsen says Gunnufsen.

Will inviting krompen

Quart festival has also written themselves into history by pulling the musically inclined Crown Prince Haakon Southern Norway, where he met Mette-Marit Tjessem Høiby in 1999.

– Yes, it was when it started – Haakon was big fan of A Tribe Called Quest, I remember. Now we must of course invite Crown Prince and Princess back. Hope they can come and have a good time, says Toffen Gunnufsen.