SMELT FESTIVAL 2026 - LOWERTOWN (US) + TBA + TBA + TBA
SMELT Festival returns to Forbrændingen on September 19!
It’s a small indoor festival for the curious — a melting pot of different genres and unique experiences, featuring 4 genrebending artists who share the same punk DIY ethos despite their different sound pallettes. Get ready to experience a mix of punk, alternative hip-hop, alternative rock and electronic music like you've never experienced before.
Lowertown (US) is the first announced artist, blessing us with indie rock for ugly ducklings in their very first Danish concert ever.
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Døre: 19.00
Show: 20.00
Early bird billetter (indtil 1. juni): 195 DKK
Alm. forsalg: 250 DKK
Ungbillet (til og med 25 år): 200 DKK
Dørsalg: 270 DKK
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Lowertown (US)
If you haven’t yet been introduced to Lowertown - the enigmatic band comprised of Olivia Osby and Avsha Weinberg - now’s the perfect time.It’s taken a few years for the New York-based duo to catch their breath: after teetering on the brink of collapse for years due to label disputes, creative frustrations, and an unhealthy attachment to their artistic partnership, the band was due for a reset. Their new album Ugly Duckling Union - out May 22nd on Summer Shade - starts with a composed exhale from Osby, a symbolic moment
that sets the scene for their most thoughtful, uninhibited, catchy, and eccentric
collection of songs yet.
Ugly Duckling Union is a concept album based on the band’s own experiences of forging a community through their music. Duckling protagonist Dale and his companions band together to defeat LBH, a tyrannical media corporation set on separating and isolating in their pursuit of control. The album’s physical packaging includes a handbook filled with lore and illustrated comics by Doctor Nowhere (Silias Orion). Beyond that, fans can dive even deeper with plush dolls and a playable Minecraft world inspired by Ugly Duckling Union. Inspired by the conceptual creativity of bands like Gorillaz and the emphasis on the
communal concert experience of Fugazi, Lowertown fuses online & in-person fandoms into one complete experience.