Hove Festival

The Hove Festival (Norwegian: Hovefestivalen) was a music festival held on the island Tromøya outside of Arendal in southern Norway.[1] It was held for the first time from 26 to 30 June 2007. Running for eight years and at one time the largest music festival in Norway,[2] Hove Festival was discontinued after its 2014 show due to negative profits.[3] Hove Festival was acquired by Festival Republic in 2008 after going bankrupt. As with other Festival Republic events, there were no age restrictions, and children under the age of 12 were admitted free of charge.[4]

Hove Festival
Genre	Indie, pop, metal, hip hop, electronic music
Dates	2 – 5 July (2013)
Location(s)	Tromøya, Arendal, Norway
Coordinates	58°26′33″N 8°50′50″E
Years active	2007 – 2014
Founded by	Toffen Gunnufsen (2007 – 2008) Melvin Benn 2009 –
Website	www.hovefestival.com

Hove strove to be an environmentally neutral festival,[5] both buying carbon offset quotes for all power and transportation used during and prior to the festival, and sorting and recycling all trash produced by the event. Preparation for the festival relied heavily on volunteer work. In 2010 there were a total of 2,500 people volunteering for security, stage hand, drivers, kitchen duty and post-festival cleanup.

Hove consisted of several different areas such as the camp area, festival area and "zero" area. The camp held up to 10,000 campers and was open throughout the festival. The festival area, including the shopping street, was open to everyone who had a day bracelet or festival bracelet. The zero area, which has several fast-food shops, was open to everyone with or without bracelet.

The festival had three main performance stages: Hovescenen, Amfiscenen and Teltscenen (tent stage), with Hovescenen being the largest. One of the more prominent acts at Hovescenen was Muse in 2010.

Hove area

Main stage

Hatebreed circlepit 2007