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View More-Recent News23 December 2008: Kent Gives Their Fans A Brand New Song For Christmas
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Kent has wished their fans a merry Christmas and a happy New Year with a brand new song today available for free download from their official site. The song is called "På Drift?" ("On the Road?") and was recorded in Park Studio during the 1st and 2nd of December 2008. It was mixed by Stefan Boman of Park Studio and tracks 1-3 were mastered by Henrik Johnsson of Masters of Audio. An alternate version of the song will be used in the new video against bullying for the charity Friends. The film is directed by Joakim Berg's brother, Adam Berg. It will premier on Swedish television in the near future or you can also view the video at youtube. To download På Drift? go to kent.nu and on the main page there is a list of links to download the song from in various formats and quality depending on your preference. Update: I've posted the lyrics and translation: Kent - På Drift? Lyrics |
30 October 2008: Kent's Box 1991-2008 Released
Yesterday Kent released the 10 disc box set "Kent Box 1991-2008". In addition to all of Kent's albums the set contains 26 bonus tracks including demos, songs from the days when Kent were Jones & Giftet and Havsänglar, unreleased tracks, B-sides and live versions. You can view the tracklist and more information in the Kent Box 1991-2008 discography entry.
Kent's Box 1991-2008 has now made history by already selling gold in Sweden (20 000 copies) since its release yesterday! No other box set has ever sold gold in Sweden within a day of its release. Kent will be signing copies of the box set on 6 November at 12 noon in Åhléns City in Stockholm and at 6pm at Bengans in Gothenburg.
On Friday 31 October, the art exhibition "Rockonst: 08" opens at Söder in Stockholm. It features paintings of Kent (such as the one to the left), Depeche Mode, Marilyn Manson, Kraftwerk, The Sounds and David Bowie created by artist Christina Englund.
23 September 2008: Kent Announce 10 CD Box Set!
Kent have announced they will release a 10 cd box set on 29 October summing up their entire career up until now. The set will also include 26 bonus tracks which include 15 previously unreleased songs. There will also be a 96 page book, photos, lyrics, and a history of Kent's tours included.| Kent - Box 1991-2008 |
19 September 2008: Kent's Demo Contest
Kent in conjunction with the Swedish music magazine Studio has launched a demo contest to win five days in Park Studio with Stefan Boman and Sami Sirviö.Participants should send in their demo to be judged by the jury of Kent and Stefan Boman who will select which they think is the best. The winner gets 5 days in Kent's Park Studio together with Stefan Boman and Sami Sirviö.
Rules:
- The song should be original material.
- The band/artist is unsigned (ie not related to any record company).
- The contribution will be in MP3 or AAC format.
- The size must not exceed 5MB.
- Application deadline is October 31 2008.
Participants should write a few lines about themselves and remember to leave contact information. Contributions should be sent to: demotavling@parkstudio.se
Park Studio competition page: www.parkstudio.se/tavling
21 August 2008: Joakim Berg On Olle Ljungström Tribute Album
Kent have posted another press release on their official site stating that Joakim Berg will perform on a tribute album to Swedish singer/songwriter Olle Ljungström.
Olle Ljungström's myspace: www.myspace.com/olleljungstrom
The album is called "Andra sjunger Olle Ljungström" (Others Sing Olle Ljungström). Here is my translation of the press release:
"Producer Robert Qwarforth has collected 12 of his favourite songs by Olle Ljungström and Heinz Liljedahl, with participation from some of the world's leading singers who deliver some very personal interpretations.
Among the participants are Jocke Berg, Thomas Di Leva, Lisa Miskovsky, Eric Gadd, and Bosse Sundstrom.
No one can deny the influence Ljungström and Liljedahl have had on the Swedish music scene. Many of today's Swedish stars have been inspired and fascinated by Olle's highly distinctive way of expressing himself.
To mention the relationship between some of the participants and Olle Ljungström:
Joakim Berg (lead singer of Kent):
One time in the beginning a person phoned my apartment in central Stockholm and claimed that he was Olle Ljungström. He further said that he wanted to thank me for a song I wrote that he loved. Of course I did not believe him because 1. Why would a living legend care at all about me and our still relatively unknown band? 2. How would he have gotten hold of my number? (I was not in the phone directory) 3. What could I write that would mean something to one of Sweden's few brilliant rock stars?
When I realized that it really was Olle Ljungström, I suppose that I could only stammer out a pathetic thanks and that he had meant a lot to me. My memory failing, as it always does when you become stressed. There is a lot I should have said about his music. About why he is so extremely good, trend-setting and important. But what Olle said I will never forget and it is still the best compliment I have ever received.
The album "Andra sjunger Olle Ljungström" includes:
Joakim Berg - Nåt för dom som väntar
Love Olzon - Jag och min far
Thomas Di Leva - En apa som liknar dig
Sara Isaksson - Som man bäddar
Alf - Hur långt kan det gå
Eric Gadd - Som du
Ane Brun/Emil Jensen - Vissa funktioner
Andreas Mattsson - Du och jag
Uno Svenningsson - Kaffe och en cigarrett
Tomas Andersson Wij - Med eller utan v Bosse Sundström - Tivoli
Andra sjunger Olle Ljungström will be released on Warner Music September 24."
20 August 2008: Kent In Guitar Hero World Tour
A Press Release has been posted at Kent's official site stating that Kent will appear in the upcoming game Guitar Hero World Tour with the song VinterNoll2. Here is my translation of the entire press release:"Kent conquers the world together with Guitar Hero World Tour
This autumn the long awaited television-game Guitar Hero World Tour will be released. Today, it is made official: one of the Nordic bands in Guitar Hero World Tour is Kent. The band is contributing with the song VinterNoll2.
- "We are extremely proud that Kent is in the game" says Nikke Lindner, head of Guitar Hero for the Nordic region. "We had a long list of Nordic bands that we wanted to be included in Guitar Hero World Tour and Kent was at the top of the list. The band themselves have chosen the song that will be contributed, which makes it even better."
VinterNoll2 will be included in every Guitar Hero World Tour, including the edition to be released in the United States and Australia.
- "This is a different and fun way for the band to reach out to a new audience with their music. It is also fun for all the fans that can now play VinterNoll2" says Per Lindholm, A&R at Kents record company RCA / Sony BMG.
- "Guitar Hero is the television-game that has reached one billion US dollars in sales, so we expect that several million Guitar Hero fans around the world will be able to enjoy VinterNoll2" continues Nikke Lindner.
With the release of Guitar Hero World Tour you will be able for the first time to play as a whole orchestra with authentic drums (including pressure sensitive cymbals and drums), microphone, guitar and bass. Along with a recording studio, it will be possible to compose, record and edit and share your rock songs online via GHTunes.
Other songs that have been made official are:
Anouk - Good God
Beatsteaks - Hail to the Freaks
Coldplay - Shiver
Hush Puppies - You're Gonna say yeah
Lenny Kravitz - Are you gonna go my way
Lost Prophets - Rooftops
The Enemy - Aggro
Mars Volta - L'Via L'Viaquez
Michael Jackson - Beat It
Radio Futura - Escuela De Calor
Stuck in the sound - Toy Boy
Tokio Hotel - Monsoon"
13 August 2008: Kent In 360 Degrees
When Kent played at Strömsholmen in Eskilstuna on 12 July the concert was filmed using the "wec360" camera in a special technique known as spherical panorama photography. In this technique the photos are joined together to create a three dimensional view. The photographers were Per Hjalmarsson and Mattias von Corswant. Visit kent.nu to see the 360 degree views of Kent's concert.6 August 2008: Kent's Summer Tour Completed
Kent's Summer Tour has now finished with the last concert being played on 2 August in Korso, Finland. In the course of about one month Kent played at 17 different locations in Sweden, Norway, Finland and Denmark. Now that Kent have finished their tour they have stated that they will immediately begin work on their next album.17 July 2008: Kent Summer Tour Update
Kent is currently performing their summer tour which began on 27 June in Borlänge, Sweden and will run until 2 August. Kent will visit a total of 17 locations in Sweden, Norway, Finland and Denmark. As well as Håkan Hellström and Thåström opening for Kent at several different venues, it has also been announced that Swedish musician Markus Krunegård (www.myspace.com/markuskrunegrd) will open for Kent in Norrköping, Sweden on 1 August. Previously the lead singer of the Swedish pop band Laakso, Markus recently released his debut solo album "Mark" in Sweden.Kent has also been playing a new song on tour called Håll Ditt Huvud Högt (Hold Your Head Up High). You can listen to the new song on youtube. I have added the lyrics and the English translation at the Kent - Håll Ditt Huvud Högt lyrics page.
Joakim Berg has recently stated in an interview that Kent will begin work on a new album as soon as their summer tour for Tillbaka Till Samtiden is over.
UPDATE: I have posted my translation of the interview in the Kent Interviews section.
7 July 2008: Stjärnorna i Psykbunkern Premiere
Today the first of a series of videos clips called "Stjärnorna i Psykbunkern" (Stars in Psykbunkern) showing Kent in their studio, Psykbunkern, premiered. There will be 25 videos in total shown throughout the summer of about 2-6 minutes in length each. Visit Per Sinding-Larsen's blog PSL (blogg.svt.se/psl) to view the videos (in Swedish).On 2 July Kent physically released the single Vy från ett luftslott (Punks Jump Up Remix). The release is a one track CD featuring just the title track.
26 June 2008: New Video Chosen For Vy från ett luftslott (Punks Jump Up Remix) Single
The new official video for the Vy från ett luftslott (Punks Jump Up Remix) single has now been decided. The winner is "Gamla Filmklipp" (Old Filmclips) which you can view in the Kent Videos section.The video makers Lars Lind, Erik Lind and Kajsa Engdahl from Östersund have won a VIP pass to a Kent concert, a merchandise kit, and will meet Kent at a concert of their choice. Kent has said it was very close between finalists number 1 - "Gamla filmklipp" and 3 - "Kille med baseballträ" (Guy with baseball bat). You can view the five finalists in the previous post below as well as all 65 videos submitted. The Vy från ett luftslott (Punks Jump Up Remix) single will be released July 2 as a one track CD single.
On July 7, the first of a series of videos clips called "Stjärnorna i Psykbunkern" (Stars in Psykbunkern) showing Kent in their studio, Psykbunkern, will premiere at Per Sinding-Larsen's blog PSL at blogg.svt.se/psl/2008/06/24/arets-sommarfoljetong-pa-psl-stjarnorna-i-psykbunkern/ Such things talked about will be: should Kent make a new album and what happened when Kent met their idol Martin Gore from Depeche Mode. There will be 25 videos in total shown throughout the summer of about 2-6 minutes in length each. Per Sinding-Larsen was one of the makers of the Kent documentary "Så Nära Får Ingen Gå (Ett År Med Kent)".
The Quartfestivalen in Norway has been cancelled and so Kent will not be playing the concert on 3 July. Instead Kent will play a new concert on 10 July at Skralfestivalen in Grimstad, Norway.
23 June 2008: Finalists Chosen For Vy från ett luftslott (Punks Jump Up Remix) Video
Kent has ended up choosing five finalists out of the 65 videos submitted for contention as the Vy från ett luftslott (Punks Jump Up Remix) video. The band was impressed with the quality of the videos fans have submitted. Here are the top 5:1. Gamla filmklipp
2. Lillördag på Pappersvikningsfabriken
3. Kille med baseballträ
4. Animation av papper och tyger
5. Tecknade pappersfigurer
You can view all of the 65 videos at youtube. If you are a member of the kent.nu forum you can vote for the video in the forum. The forum is in Swedish and to prevent vote doubling it is not allowing registration of any new members until the voting period is over.
15 June 2008: New Kent Single: "Vy från ett luftslott (Punks Jump Up Remix)"
Kent have released a new single for free download from their official page: "Vy från ett luftslott (Punks Jump Up Remix)".
There is also a contest for fans to create their own video for the single, with the winner receiving a prize. Fans can upload their videos to Kent's youtube channel. The theme for the video is to be "Lill-lördag" which means little Saturday, referring to a night off work to go out. The contest will run from 16 to 23 June, when fans will vote on three finalists, and the winner will then be announced on 26 June.
Visit kent.nu to download the mp3 of the new Kent single "Vy från ett luftslott (Punks Jump Up Remix)".
Visit Kent's youtube channel at www.youtube.com/user/kentchannel to enter the competition to create the video.
12 May 2008: Kent Tour Update
It has been announced that Håkan Hellström will also join Kent for the concert in Eskilstuna, meaning that he will play with Kent in Helsingborg, Strömstad and Eskilstuna.Swedish rock singer-songwriter Joakim Thåström will also team up with Kent for two concerts in Stockholm and Gothenburg. Thåström will open for Kent with concerts that are "almost acoustic."
The Kent concert in Strömstad on July 11 has now been moved from the venue of Bojarkilen to Strömsvallen.
30 April 2008: Three Kent Singles In Norway's Top 25
This week Kent has all three of the singles from Tillbaka Till Samtiden in the top 25 on Norway's singles charts:17. Ingenting
24. Columbus
25. Generation ex
11 April 2008: Kent 2008 Summer Tour Update
Kent have posted a press release announcing that the opening acts for their summer tour will be Håkan Hellström and The Storm. They will support Kent on three recently announced new July concerts: Håkan Hellström will open for Kent at the concert in Strömstad on July 11 and the concert in Helsingborg on July 23. The Storm will open for Kent in Copenhagen on July 26. These three new concerts have now been added to the Kent Tour section.Håkan Hellström has recently released the critically acclaimed album "För sent för Edelweiss". To view more information about Håkan Hellström you can visit his homepage at www.hakanhellstrom.com
The Storm is the new Danish band formed by duo Johan Wohlert (from the band "Mew") and Pernilla Rosendal. Their acclaimed debut album "When the storm meets the ground" has already sold 35 000 copies in Denmark. To view more information about The Storm you can visit their myspace at www.myspace.com/thestormdk
The opening acts for the concerts in Stockholm, Eskilstuna, Gothenburg and Norrköping will soon be announced.
This Summer Kent will play 17 concerts: 10 festivals and 7 of their own concerts.
9 April 2008: The Generation Ex Single Released
Today Kent released the CD single of Generation Ex, the third single from the Tillbaka Till Samtiden album. Here's the tracklist:
1. Generation Ex
2. Berlin (Simon Brenting Remix)
3. Det Kanske Kommer En Förändring
The Generation Ex digital single was released for online download on 7 April, and the Generation Ex video also had its TV premiere on Swedish MTV on 7 April, after first being released on the official website on 4 April. You can view the Generation Ex video at the Kent Generation Ex Video page. The video is again produced by Popcore.
27 March 2008: Kent Announces Third Single "Generation Ex" For April
Kent has just announced that the third single from Tillbaka Till Samtiden will be Generation Ex. The single will be released online in digital format on 7 April and released in stores on 9 April.As well as the title track, the Generation Ex single will feature the B-Side "Det Kanske Kommer En Förändring" (There might come a change) and a remix of Berlin by Simon Brenting.
18 February 2008: Kent's 2008 Summer Tour
Today Kent posted a press release on kent.nu announcing they will play 14 new concerts for their Summer Tour. Here is the translation:Kent are currently on a Winter tour in Scandinavia and after the last concert in Malmö on March 23 they will have performed 48 concerts. So far over 130 000 tickets have been sold.
Today it is announced that Kent will do 14 concerts this Summer. They will play at ten festivals, with three of those in Sweden. In addition to the festivals, Kent will play four of their own concerts in Stockholm, Gothenburg, Strömstad and Eskilstuna. At these concerts there will be support acts.
The tickets to these four concerts will go on sale Thursday, February 21 at 9am.
Kent's latest album Tillbaka Till Samtiden was the most sold album of 2007 in Sweden and was recently awarded prizes for Kent of two Grammis, one Rockbjörn and one P3 Guld.
Update: The new tour dates have been added to the Tour section.
27 January 2008: Photos From Kent's Concert in Bergen
There are photos of the 26 January concert in Bergen, Norway you can view over at Festivalfoto.no24 January 2008: Kent Wins Rockbjörn Award For Best Album
Kent has won their tenth Rockbjörn Award for Best Swedish Album of 2007 (Tillbaka Till Samtiden) at the Rockbjörnen Gala in Stockholm. The band was nominated for four 2007 Rockbjörn Awards in total: Best Swedish Album, Best Swedish Group, Best Song, and Best Live Act.Kent could not attend the ceremony as they were playing live in Arendal, Norway but they sent a pre-recorded acceptance speech which you can view at www.aftonbladet.se/webbtv/noje/article1695061.ab (in Swedish) Joakim says they are glad to win their tenth Rockbjörn Award, says "we love you" to their fans and thanks them for voting, coming to their concerts and buying their records.
23 January 2008: Kent Begins 2008 Tour
Today Kent kicked off their 2008 Spring Tour with a concert in Ås, Norway. The tour will last until July, with Kent playing 34 concerts in Norway, Finland, Denmark and Sweden. For the complete list of tour dates see the Kent Tour section.18 January 2008: Kent Wins P3's Best Group of the Year
Congratulations to Kent for winning Best Group of 2007 in P3 Guld, the annual awards of Sweden's Radio P3.14 January 2008: Tillbaka Till Samtiden the Best Selling Album of 2007 In Sweden
Kent's new album Tillbaka Till Samtiden was the best selling album of last year in Sweden, with more than 145 000 copies sold. Here are the top five best selling albums for Sweden, 2007 (source IFPI):1. Kent - Tillbaka Till Samtiden
2. Paul Potts - One Chance
3. Bruce Springsteen - Magic
4. Lars Winnerbäck - Daugava
5. Markoolio - Värsta Plattan
9 January 2008: Kent Wins Best Group and Best Album Grammis
Congratulations to Kent for winning Best Group of 2007 and Best Album of 2007 for Tillbaka Till Samtiden at the Swedish Grammis!13 December 2007: Kent's Columbus Video Released
Today the official video for the Columbus Single was released. Popcore is the video producer. You can view the Kent Columbus Video in the videos section.Also Kent yesterday announced four new tour dates in Norway for July 2008. They are the following:
July 2008
3 Kristiansand - Quartfestivalen
17 Tønsberg - Slottsfjellfestivalen
18 Molde - Molde International Jazzfestival
19 Tromsø - Buktafestivalen
6 December 2007: Kent Nominated for Five Grammis and Wins Swedish Pop Cup
Kent was up against Lars Winnerbäck in the final of the Swedish Popcupen and has emerged the victor with 61% of the votes.Kent have been nominated for five Swedish Grammies in the following categories:
Album of the Year - Tillbaka Till Samtiden
Group of the Year - Kent
Composer of the Year - Joakim Berg / Martin Sköld
Producer of the Year - Jon Joshua Schuman / Kent
Lyric Writer of the Year - Joakim Berg
The winners will be announced during the Grammis Gala at the Globe in Stockholm, on 9 January 2008.
Kent has also been nominated for Group of the Year in P3 Guld, the annual awards of Sweden's Radio P3.
5 December 2007: The Columbus Single Released
Today Kent released Columbus, the second single from the Tillbaka Till Samtiden album. Here's the tracklist:
1. Columbus 4:26
2. Columbus (Krister Linder Remix) 7:19
3. Vid din sida (Max Graham Club Remix) 7:11
4. Tick Tack 4:01
29 November 2007: Kent Announce 30 Tourdates for 2008
From 23 January to 23 March Kent will play a 30 concert tour covering Norway, Finland, Denmark and Sweden. You can view the tour dates and details in the Kent Tour section. Tickets will go on sale Monday, 3 December.The support act for Kent will be "Familjen", the Swedish electronic one man group of Johan T Karlsson. Andreas Tilliander will help out playing instruments at Familjen's live performances.
20 November 2007: Columbus Is The Next Single
Columbus has been announced as the second single from the album Tillbaka Till Samtiden. It will be released on 5 December, here is the tracklist:1. Columbus 4:26
2. Columbus (Krister Linder Remix) 7:19
3. Vid din sida (Max Graham Club Remix) 7:11
4. Tick Tack 4:01
Also Tillbaka Till Samtiden has now gone triple platinum with over 120 000 copies sold.
17 November 2007: Kent News Update
Kent are currently touring in Sweden after playing their first concert on November 16 at Stockholm - Annexet. More concerts at the same venue will be played on the 17th, 18th, and 19th and then Kent will play three concerts in Gothenburg - Lisebergshallen from the 23rd to 25th before departing for Norway. Also there has been new Kent merchandise released which will also be sold in Swedish stores.As of 16 November Tillbaka Till Samtiden is at number 2 on the Swedish album charts, after previously spending four weeks at number 1 after release. The single Ingenting spent a total of five weeks at the top of the Swedish singles charts upon release. Also, DJ Loubar has provided remixes of the Tillbaka Till Samtiden tracks Ingenting and Berlin.
4 November 2007: Kent Begins Tour
Today Kent began their tour with a concert at The House of Culture in Helsinki. It was reportedly a great show. The concert lasted for 1 hour 45 minutes and there was no opening act. Here's the setlist:Vy från ett luftslott
Berlin
Max 500
Kungen är död
Columbus
Berg & Dalvana
Revolt III
Pojken med hålet i handen
Gravitation
LSD, någon?
Romeo återvänder ensam
Generation Ex
Musik non stop
Kärleken väntar
Ingenting
Ensammast i Sverige
Elefanter
Nihilisten
747
Mannen i den vita hatten (16 år senare)
27 October 2007: Kent Interview at Release Music Magazine
Release Music Magazine has posted an interview with Kent in English. Some things Kent talks about are the new electronic sound and the reasons for going in that direction, the upcoming tour and the new touring guitarist Max Brandt as well as why they chose smaller venues, and potential remixes for the second single. The interview is at releasemagazine.net/Spotlight/spotlightkent2.htm22 October 2007: Warm Reception for Kent in Sweden
Kent's new material has been very well received in Sweden with both Ingenting and Tillbaka Till Samtiden having gone straight to the top of their respective charts upon release.Tillbaka Till Samtiden was officially released on 17 October although early copies were being sold from 12 October, most likely because of the fact that the album had been leaked early online. According to an article titled "Kent totally dominates record sales" at musikindustrin.nu, Tillbaka Till Samtiden accounted for 40% of all albums sold in Sweden in the week 11 to 17 October. The album also sold double platinum (more than 80 000 copies) in this first week (despite not being "officially" released until the last day of that week).
11 October 2007: Early Copies of Tillbaka Till Samtiden Released
Although Tillbaka Till Samtiden's release date is officially 17 October, today many fans have already been sent their pre-ordered copy from internet music stores in Sweden. And in some Swedish music stores you can even buy the album over the counter. The album has been leaked on file sharing sites too. Also, once again Kent's albums will be sold in USA starting with Du Och Jag Doden, through the label "The First Time Records".
24 September 2007: New Album Tracklist
The tracklist for Tillbaka Till Samtiden has been revealed through Sony BMG's Norwegian website:1. Elefanter (Elephants)
2. Berlin
3. Ingenting (Nothing)
4. Vid Din Sida (At your side)
5. Columbus
6. Sömnen (The sleep)
7. Vy Från Ett Luftslott (View from castles in the air)
8. Våga Vara Rädd (Dare to be afraid)
9. LSD, Någon? (LSD, anyone?)
10. Generation Ex
11. Ensammast I Sverige (Loneliest in Sweden)
18 September 2007: Video for Ingenting
The new video for Ingenting was released today. It was created by Adam Berg and Mattias Montero. I have added it to the Videos section. I have also added the translation for Min Värld to the lyrics page.17 September 2007: New Kent Single "Ingenting" Released
Today Kent released their new single "Ingenting". Below is the tracklist from the single:
1. Ingenting
2. Ingenting (Alex Dolby And Santos Remix)
3. Ingenting (Shieldster Remix)
4. Ingenting (Copyfokking Rmx)
5. Min värld
16 August 2007: New Single "Ingenting" To Be Released 17 September
Kent have today announced their new single "Ingenting" which means "Nothing" in English. The single will be released 17 September, exactly one month before the album Tillbaka Till Samtiden. Ingenting will be a maxi single and Kent is also going to make it available for download and available as a ringtone.Cover art for Ingenting:
Art for Tillbaka Till Samtiden:
Kent have also added three new tour dates:
5 November: Helsinki - House of Culture
6 November: Helsinki - House of Culture
30 November: Oslo - Sentrum Scene
4 August 2007: Tour Selling Out. Extra Dates Announced
Kent's upcoming tour has been met with overwhelming popularity, causing new tour dates to be announced, with all but two of the concerts (1 December Trondheim, 9 December Copenhagen) now sold out.This follows all of the original tour dates in Sweden being sold out within 45 minutes, with the November 17 concert in Stockholm and the concert in Gothenburg taking just 16 minutes to sell out. After announcing one extra concert in each of these two cities, the tickets sold out in only 12 minutes, prompting Kent to add even more shows.
So the revised tour dates and locations are the following:
November 2007
4th Helsinki - House of Culture
16th Stockholm - Annexet
17th Stockholm - Annexet
18th Stockholm - Annexet (Extra Concert)
19th Stockholm - Annexet (Extra Concert)
23rd Gothenburg - Lisebergshallen
24th Gothenburg - Lisebergshallen (Extra Concert)
25th Gothenburg - Lisebergshallen (Extra Concert)
28th Oslo - Sentrum Scene
29th Oslo - Sentrum Scene (Extra Concert)
December 2007
1st Trondheim - Spectrum
6th Lund - Olympen
7th Lund - Olympen (Extra Concert)
8th Copenhagen - KB Hallen
9th Copenhagen - KB Hallen (Extra Concert)
Of the above dates, only 1 December Trondheim and 9 December Copenhagen are not currently sold out. However Kent will also be playing more shows in February and March of next year in all of the Nordic countries.
18 July 2007: Kent Announces Release Date For The New Album
Kent has issued a press release about the new album and tour. The new album's title is "Tillbaka Till Samtiden" (Back to the Present) and it will be released on 17 October.The dates and locations for Kent's upcoming tour are the following:
4/11 Helsinki Kultuuritalo (House of Culture)
16/11 Stockholm Annexet
17/11 Stockholm Annexet
23/11 Göteborg Lisebergshallen
28/11 Oslo Sentrumscenen
1/12 Trondheim Spectrum
6/12 Lund Olympen
8/12 Köpenhamn KB Hallen
Kent's website also now has a splash screen with a photo of the band looking very old fashioned, presumably a promotion shot for the new album. You can view the full size image in the Kent Pictures section.
1 June 2007: Kent's New Album Has Finished Recording
Jon Schumann, the producer of Kent's new album, has posted on his myspace blog that they have finished recording and he will soon begin the mixing stage.23 May 2007: Official Kent Forum Back Online
It has been announced that the official Kent forum is now back after being offline for a long time. The address is kent.nu/forumet and there is an English section as well as a Swedish. The old kent.nu forum was really popular having 760,000 posts so be sure to check out the new one.9 January 2007: Harri Mänty Leaves Kent
Harri Mänty, who plays rhythm guitar, has left Kent.
28 December 2006: Kent Announce New Album!
Kent have announced they are currenty working on a new album which should be ready in Autumn 2007. They have been recording in Sweden since November 21, after having spent some time recording the album in New York. The new producer is Joshua Schumann.30 September 2006: New Lisa Miskovsky Album Co-written And Produced By Joakim Berg
Kent's singer, Joakim Berg, has co-written and produced a new album with Lisa Miskovsky titled Changes, which has been released on August 30, 2006. You can take a look at the complete lyrics from the album here.
21 June 2006: New Kent Song "Nålens öga" Released
Kent today released their new single "Nålens öga". It is a one track CD single and all proceeds of the release will go to the Swedish charity Save The Children. The song was used in a documentary on domestic violence against children called "Det handlar om ett barn" shown on Swedish TV, produced by TV4 and Save The Children.
The Swedish lyrics and English Translation are at the Kent Nålens öga Lyrics page.