Rockefeller Music Hall

Rockefeller Music Hall, ordinarily referred to simply as Rockefeller, is a concert venue located in Torggata, downtown Oslo, Norway. The building, known as "Torggata Bad" ("Market Street Bath"), used to house a public bathing facility. To this day the surrounding floors of the building consists of Tilt Oslo, Torggata Bar, Oslo Streetfood and Oslo Bar & Bowling.

Rockefeller Music Hall
Rockefeller logo
LocationOslo, Norway
Coordinates59°54′58″N 10°45′1″E
OwnerRockefeller Music Hall Company
Typemusic venue
Genre(s)rock, pop
Capacity1,350 [1]
Opened1986
Website
Rockefeller Music Hall Company homepage

The music hall was established in 1986, and it can host between 1600 and 2000 people depending on the type of gig, show or festival currently running. Rockefeller is owned by the Rockefeller Music Hall Company, of which also runs John Dee (pax 488), which is a smaller venue located in the lower floors of the same building complex. The company also owns a slightly bigger venue, Sentrum Scene (pax 1750), located across the street at Arbeidersamfunnets Plass. Both Rockefeller and Sentrum Scene are known for its high volume of concert events,[2] very often involving pop and rock music, as well as cultural events with Norwegian and international artists such as the annual Inferno Festival, By:Larm and Musikkfest Oslo.

The venue consists of a main hall, a large gallery, a smaller upper gallery, a rooftop with bar, and several lounge bars across the sides of the main music hall.

Several popular podcasts are regularly recorded at Rockefeller, as well as public radio shows hosted by NRK, among others.


French band Nouvelle Vague in concert at Rockefeller, February 25, 2007

The Coldplay EP Trouble - Norwegian Live EP was recorded at the venue.


References

  1. Rockefeller.no, Information in English
  2. Last.fm, Concerts at Rockefeller, Oslo
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