The Dogs

ON TOUR, JUST AS GRUMPY The Dogs are back again!

A new album from The Dogs is coming just after the summer, so of course they’ll be going on tour too! We’ll let frontman Kristopher Schau explain the headline:

Grumpy old men on tour may be the saddest thing you can pay to see, so we absolutely have to avoid that. This time, we’ve therefore tried to maximise every parameter to make sure people get to see a beaming band on stage. After a four-minute workshop, we settled on these three points:

1. Playing smaller venues That gives our ageing senses a better chance of seeing, smelling and tasting the people who have come to see us. So this time, for example, we’d rather play two shows at John Dee than one at Rockefeller in Oslo. Win-win for everyone involved. We have more fun, and you get to see a real pensioner up close. Well lit and with a microphone in hand.

2. Starting the show as early as possible! Then we’ll still have the energy after the concert to chat with people at the merch stand. Another win-win. Some much-needed socialising in these alienating times, and everyone’s in bed by midnight.

3. Even more pick-and-mix sweets on the rider A double jab right in the chin of dietary advice, so hopefully we can feel a little “punk” in the autumn of our lives.

In summary: We’ll do everything in our power to become a SMALLER band, not a bigger one, this time! Growth is for idiots. Or, as a wise man from Østfold once said: “Spektrum is for influencers”.

On 20 March, The Dogs are back with a new song, “Back to Fucking”.

On their previous album, The Dogs were foolish enough to release the single “I’m done with fucking, I just wanna dance”, which was a lie. The fear of then HAVING to dance—something they neither want to do nor know how to do—meant that, unfortunately, the band didn’t dare to tour or release records for well over a year. With “Back to Fucking”, they want to apologise for this fiasco.

Tickets: NOK 380 + booking fee.

Age limit: 18. Valid ID required. No guardian scheme. Valid ID means a physical national ID card, passport, physical driving licence or bank card with a photo. Digital ID (digital driving licence or BankID) and photos of ID are not valid.

This event has standing room.

Doors open at 19:00. The event starts approximately one hour after doors open. Please arrive well before the event starts, as there may be a queue.

Venue: John Dee, Mariboes gate 5A, 0183 Oslo