Virkelig is composed of Tobias, Emil, Sondre and Erlend, is one of the top emerging bands in Norway. With their poetic expression and lyrics, the band has made indie tuned songs in Norwegian. Virkelig started to make music when they were 17 and which has made them a Norwegian way rockstar. By the way, Virkelig is going the release the debut album called “Lykke til i livet” on 31. August.
Would you like to discover Bodø with the vocalist of Virkelig, one of our beloved bands, Tobias Aamodt?
for eating
Bjørk serves the best pizza on the planet, especially number 12 called Carne.
for drinking
Scandic Havet has a restaurant called Roast, located the top of the hotel and has the most amazing view. I´m not a big drinker, but they serves the best red wine in the town.
for coffee
Melkebaren is a small and very cosy café, which also serves coffee that I like (im not a big coffee drinker either). They also play cool local music, like of course Virkelig. 🙂
for dancing
My dancing skills are really bad, but Dama Di is the only place I ever have been close to dancing (it happened under the amazing concert with Hajk last fall), and that says a lot of how wonderful Dama Di is. Great people and an extremely fun place to play concerts at!
for music
My father runs a local festival called Parkenfestivalen, and I am really proud that Bodø has had the oppurtinety to host international stars like Nick Cave, 50 cent and Chris Cornell to play here. Now im just hoping he should book the best band in the world, Death Cab For Cutie.
for escaping
Nordsia, definitely. Finnkonakken, Steigtind and Litjtind is surrounded around you.
for record shopping
Bodø hasn’t a record shop, unfortunately.
for clothes shopping
New man store, without doubt. Then you also can meet the nicest person, Espen, whos running the store.
for first date
All my first dates have been in my bands practice room, and none of the girls I have dated are with me now, so I will problably recommend Roast on Scandic Havet. A more romantic and a practice room!
for inspiration
Bodømarka and maybe again, my bands practice room.
for walking
Åselidalen!
for sleeping
When I was a kid my first night out in the nature was on a place called Almenningelva, and since that, I have always loved to sleep there.
for the best view
Finnkonakken. A Bodø classic!
your favorite local place
Skarvannet. You will have to walk almost three hours to get there, but it’s the most fantastic trip to walk, and the most important thing; Skarvannet has big throuts.
