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Kaizers Orchestra

Kaizers Orchestra
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About

Kaizers Orchestra is a Norwegian alternative rock sextet formed in Bryne/Bergen on 1 January 2000, fronted by singer and principal songwriter Janove Ottesen. Their sound fuses rock with Eastern European folk, cabaret and unconventional percussion - oil barrels and brake drums among them - a style the band calls 'Shitty Polka'. Eight studio albums, including the five-year Violeta Violeta trilogy, made them one of Norway's biggest bands ever; they are also among the first Norwegian acts outside black metal to build a following abroad while singing exclusively in Norwegian. After a decade-long hiatus (2013-2023) they staged a comeback that sold 82,000 reunion-tour tickets in under 15 minutes.

307.5K
Spotify monthly listeners
82000
reunion tour tickets sold in under 15 minutes (2023)
8
studio albums released
17
upcoming concerts on 2026 European tour

What's new

  • 2026-03

    Kaizers Orchestra announced a new European club tour for October 2026, returning to intimate venues after their 2025 Norwegian stadium run.

  • 2025-summer

    The band headlined stadium-size venues in Oslo, Stavanger, Bergen, Trondheim and Copenhagen as the climax of their comeback phase.

  • 2024-09

    Kaizers Orchestra announced their first-ever US tour, with five dates in Boston, New York, Washington D.C., Minneapolis and Los Angeles in October 2024.

  • 2023-06

    The band released 'Dine gamle dager er nå', their first new single in ten years, to favorable reviews in Norway.

  • 2022-11

    In November 2022 Kaizers Orchestra confirmed their reunion, and the subsequent 56-date Norwegian comeback tour sold out in under 15 minutes.

Tour

LeuvenAmsterdamLondonKölnBerlinPrahaAarhus

Tracks

Ompa til du dørdebut album (2001), Norwegian Grammy winner for Best Rock, highest-selling Norwegian-language rock debut ever
Maestrothird album (2005), led to international deal with Universal Germany
Evig pintsecond album (2003), expanded the band's reach across Europe
Violeta Violeta (trilogy)ambitious three-volume concept trilogy released 2010-2012
Dine gamle dager er nåfirst new single in ten years (2023), marked the comeback

Recent shows

Upcoming · 2

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