BLUES IN HELL
***** 2nd Best Indoor Festival" In Europe 2010 *****

Location:

Hell, Norway – 30 km north east of Trondheim – 2 minutes drive from Trondheim int. airport

When:
First weekend of September

Type of festival:

Blues festival with location in the unique area at Hell Railway Station with 2 venues. The main stage is the spectacular Magic Mirror tent (capacity 800) witch travel all the way from Belgium every year. There’s also an acoustic stage (450 seated/ tent) that has grown to be a very popular venue in short time. The total capacity at the festival area is 1800 each night and the audience pays one ticket to get into the area and can walk in between the two stages and choose between ten to twelve artists each night. Marias kitchen serves delicious food made of local commodities. All tents are heated. Blues in Hell are also highly involved in a great blues in school project, seminars and workshops for students and kids.

The festival has a big Art exhibition every year.

Promoter:

Foundation Blues in Hell.

Website:

www.bluesinhell.no

Festival manager & programmer:
Mr. Kjell Inge Brovoll

Address:

P. o. box 14, 7501 Stjørdal, Norway Phone: (+47) 952 24677 E-mail: Denne e-postadressen er beskyttet mot programmer som samler e-postadresser. Du må aktivere JavaScript for å kunne se adressen

Artists 2008 – 2011:

DELBERT MC CLINTON, JOHNNY WINTER, JANIVA MAGNESS, MARCIA BALL, LEON REDBONE, EDDIE BO BETTYE LAVETTE, EDDIE KIRKLAND, CAROLYN WONDERLAND, WALTER TROUT & THE RADICALS LITTLE WILLIE LITTLEFIELD, BARRY CUDA, C J CHENIER & HIS RED HOT LOUISIANA BAND, JAMES HARMAN DR FEELGOOD, JOHN HAMMOND, THE DUKE ROBILLARD BAND, JOHNNY NICHOLAS, EDEN BRENT
THE BLUES BAND, SOPHIE KAY, HENRY GRAY, PAUL RISHELL & ANNIE RAINS, SHARRIE WILLIAMS NINE BELOW ZERO, DIZ "HONEYBEAR" WATSON, KING PLEASURE & THE BISCUIT BOYS, POPA CHUBBY HANS THEESSINK, TERRY EVANS, NICK GRAVENITES, JOHN SEBASTIAN, COCO MONTOYA, JO BUDDY LOUISIANA RED, DAVE MAXWELL, DEITRA FARR, BERNIE MARSDEN, ROY BOOK BINDER, TONY UTER TERESA JAMES & THE RHYTHM TRAMPS, BOB BROZMAN, RAMBLIN’ JACK ELLIOT, MICHAEL ROACH DANA GILLESPIE AND THE LONDON BLUES BAND, ROFFE WIKSTRO?M, BB & THE BLUES SHACKS CHRIS BERGSON BAND, BACKBONE, RAY GELATO & THE GIANTS, ANA POPOVIC, MICHAEL ROACH SHERMAN ROBERTSON, VINCE WEBER, OMAR & THE HOWLERS, NATHAN & THE ZYDECO CHA CHAS BIG JAY MC NEELY, SVENN ZETTERBERG BLUES BAND, WENTUS BLUESBAND, KNUT REIERSRUD BJØRN BERGE, REIDAR LARSEN & THE STORYTELLERS, PEER GYNT, DOC. BEKKEN, JONNE & DÆM ANDREAS AASE, JOLLY JUMPER & BIG MOE, ELIAS & VERONICA AKSELSEN, REGAL BLUES BAND HUNGRY JOHN, MIGHTY MARITH & THE MEANMEN, FOLK PAA TUR, HELL BLUES CHOIR, CIRCUS JULIE BJØRN SAKSGA?RD & DNB, TRANSISTOR, EDVARD GRIBB, DUCKS CAN GROOVE, HOVIG’S HANGAR BODY’N SOUL, RITA ENGEDALEN & MORTEN OMLID, FRODE ALNÆS, VIDAR BUSK, RICHARD GJEMS
How to get to Blues in Hell and where to stay?
There are several daily international flights to Hell/ Trondheim Airport Værnes from London, Frankfurt, Copenhagen, Amsterdam and Stockholm. The airport is situated approximately TWO (2) minutes from Hell. There’s also train connection from Sweden and south/ north Norway. There are three well renowned hotels operating in Hell and Stjørdal, and the majority has very good standards. You can also find an affordable accommodation if this is preferred. More info at: www.visitstjordal.no

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HELL

HELL, actually, Hellir – Cliff Cave. A cave underneath a cliff The village of Hell is situated in Stjørdal Municipality, 30. Km. North east of
Trondheim, the fourth largest City in Norway.

Stone Age rock carvings prove that Hell was populated approx. 5000 years ago. The population in Hell is approx. 3000.
Today, the Hell area is a busy traffic junction. Trondheim Airport, Værnes, the main airport in central Norway (Trøndelag), is situated less than 1 km from Hell.
The county road 705 from Røros is connected to the E6 highway at Hell, and the junction E14 / E6 is nearby. Hell is also the railway junction for the Nordland line to Northern Norway and the Mera?ker line which is connected to the Swedish rail network.
The Hell area has several businesses; 5 star hotels like Rica Hell Hotel and Radisson Blu Hotel Trondheim Airport, grocery shop, Hell Grill, post service, petrol stations, Hell Shopping Centre, stone quarry (rock in Hell), lumber and concrete industry etc.
The most famous feature is Hell railway station and, of course, the sign (in Norwegian) stating "Gods Expedition". Although the station now is closed, most trains stop here (on signal). Hell Station are the location for Blues In Hell festival.
One of Norway’s best salmon and sea trout rivers, the Stjørdal River, has its delta at Hell. Access to the river is easy (June – August). A fishing license can be bought at sport shops and Stjørdal Tourist Information Office.

Hell is especially well known cause of Mona Grudt (Miss Universe 1990) and Hell Blues Festival which was established in 1992. From 2008 “Blues in Hell”;
The Tourist Information Office in the centre of Stjørdal provides souvenirs etc. from Hell and help out with info about travel and accommodation. Phone: (+47) 748 34580. www.visitstjordal.no

Welcome to Hell!