The Spectacle

The Spectacle was an anarchist punk band from Bodø, Norway. They existed from 2000 to 2006. They incorporated punk with avant-garde post-rock. They experimented with dynamic guitar-layering, a devastating rythm section and a plethora of different vocal styles that can be heard through their songs. The band had an important role in bringing to life a punk network and introducing do-it-yourself ethics, anarchism and animal rights to the most northern part of Norway. On the 9th of June 2006 they played their last concert ever in their hometown of Bodø.

The name is inspired by the book The Society of the Spectacle, written in 1967 by the French situationist Guy Debord.

Members:

Endre Njøs - guitar
Martin Bowitz - bass
Torbjørn Hafnor - guitar/bass
Jørgen Larsen - guitar
Andreas Bakkemo - vocals
Kjetil Jensen - drums

Discography:

S/T 10" EP (Smart Patrol Records, 2003)
Rope or Guillotine LP/CD (Smart Patrol Records/Crimethinc, 2004)
Two Song Seven Inch 7" (Smart Patrol Records, 2005)
I, Fail 2xLP/CD (Smart Patrol Records/Crimethinc, 2005)

Concerts played by The Spectacle:

Year 2006:
09. Jun. Sinus, Bodø (last concert)
08. Jun. Rødskolen, Sortland (w/ Magnus Eliassen)
06. Jun. Prestengbrygga, Kabelvåg (w/ Magnus Eliassen)
04. Jun. Kaos, Tromsø (w/ Magnus Eliassen)
03. Jun. Nedenom, Harstad (w/ Magnus Eliassen)
02. Jun. Gimle, Bodø (w/ Antibatong)
31. May UFFA, Trondheim (w/ Dominic & Jimbo Jones)
30. May Kaihuset, Ørsta (w/ Propagation)
29. May Kvarteret, Bergen (w/ Balle Malurt)
28. May Metropolis, Stavanger, Norway (w/ Fimus & From Bleeding Eyes)
27. May BLACKEYEDBEAN, Oslo, Norway (w/ Magnus Eliassen, 2:20 & Scarlet Monroe)
25. May Café Angfarjan, Helsingborg, Sweden (w/ Magnus Eliassen)
22. May Baracke, Munster, Germany (w/ Black Waves, Magnus Eliassen)
21. May Ludwigstrasse 37, Halle, Germany (w/ Magnus Eliassen)
20. May Klub007, Prague, Czech (w/ Lakme & Magnus Eliassen)
19. May AZ Conni, Dresden, Germany (w/ Greg MacPherson, Austin Lucas, Magnus Eliassen)
17. May Aktivitetshuset, Malmø, Sweden (w/ Magnus Eliassen)
14. May Intakto, Gavle, Sweden
13. May Charlie's Kiosk, Umeå, Sweden
12. May Mullberget, Skellefteå, Sweden
10. May Hunstad Kultursenter, Bodø (w/ Oceanism)

Year 2005:
24. Nov. "Bodø Hardcore Festival 8" Sinus, Bodø (w/ Beyond The Fences, Magnus Eliassen, Kaospilot, Angora Static, Manna +more)
11. Oct. Sinus, Bodø (w/ Requiem & Manna)
09. Oct. Trondheim, UFFA (w/ Requiem)
08. Oct. Oslo, BLACKEYEDBEAN (w/ Requiem, Path Of No Return & Through The Mist Of Tears)
07. Oct. Gothenburg, Sweden, MBVs Replokaler (w/ Zegota & Requiem)
06. Oct. Karlskrona, Sweden, Oden (w/ Zegota, Requiem & Dumsnut)
05. Oct. Copenhagen, Denmark Ungdomshuset (w/ Zegota & Requiem)
04. Oct. Hamburg, Germany, Hafenklang (w/ Requiem)
03. Oct. Munster, Germany, Baracke (w/ Requiem & The Now-Denial)
02. Oct. "Kids In The Pit-Fest", Riesa, Germany  (w/ Requiem, Penny Rimbaud etc.)
01. Oct. Erfurt, Germany, Bestztes Haus (w/ Outface & Requiem)
30. Sept. Halle, Germany, Reil 78 (w/ Requiem)
28. Sept. Dresden, Germany, AZ Conni (w/ Requiem)
27. Sept. Berlin, Germany, CASSIOPEIA (w/ Bora & Requiem)
26. Sept. Poznan, Poland, Cafe Miesna (w/ Requiem)
25. Sept. Torun, Poland, B 48 (w/ Requiem)
24. Sept. Vilnius, Lithuania, Green Club (w/ Requiem)
23. Sept. Pulawy, Poland, Dom Chemika (w/ Requiem)
22. Sept. Sosnowiec, Poland, M9 (w/ Requiem)
21. Sept. Prague, Czech, Klub 007 (w/ Requiem)
20. Sept. Brno, Czech, Club Yacht (w/ Requiem)
19. Sept. Spisska Nova Ves, Slovakia, SEMAFOR (w/ Requiem)
18. Sept. Vienna, Austria, EKH (w/ Plague Mass & Requiem)
17. Sept. Graz, Austria, SUB (w/ Gone Astray & Requiem)
16. Sept. Budapest, Hungary, Club Trafo (w/ Requiem)
15. Sept. Timisoara, Romania, INCA
14. Sept. Zagreb, Croatia, Mochvara (w/ Spiceboys & Requiem)
13. Sept. Ljubliana, Slovenia, Klub Gromka (w/ Mithra & Requiem)
12. Sept. Faenza, Italy, CSA Capolinea (w/ Mithra & Requiem)
10. Sept. Milano, Italy, CSA Vittoria (w/ Bora & Requiem)
09. Sept. Dornbirn, Austria, Caf Schlachthaus (w/ Deadline)
08. Sept. Zurich, Switzerland, Kalkbreite (w/ Requiem)
07. Sept. Bremgarten, Switzerland, Kleiderfabrik (w/ Bora & Requiem)
05. Sept. Lyon, France, Le Clos Fleuri (w/ Requiem)
04. Sept. Barcelona, Spain CSA La Rabia (w/ Requiem, Horror & Terror Y Miseria)
03. Sept. Valencia, Spain, a squat (w/ Requiem)
02. Sept. Zaragoza, Spain, a bar (w/ Requiem)
01. Sept. San Sebastian, Spain, squat (w/ Requiem)
31. Aug. Bordeaux, France, L'inca (w/ Bettyboots & Requiem)
30. Aug. Nantes, France, Floride (w/ Requiem)
29. Aug. Caen, France, Bar Laplace (w/ Requiem)
27. Aug. Hoogeveen, Netherlands, Trash Fest (w/ Kylesa, Morser, Requiem etc.)
26. Aug. Ieper, Belgium, Ieper HC Festival 05 (w/ Requiem, Seein Red, Mental +more)
25. Aug. Amsterdam, Netherlands, OCCii (w/ Cathode & Requiem)
24. Aug. Utrecht, Netherlands, ACU (w/ Darkwaterscam & Requiem)
23. Aug. Eindhoven, Netherlands, Area 51 Skatepark (w/ Isle of Man & Requiem)
21. Aug. Herning, Denmark, Imperiet (w/ Smackdown)
20. Aug. Aalborg, Denmark, 1000fryd (w/ Smackdown, Coup d'etat, Harzzcore)
19. Aug. Uppsala, Sweden, Ungdomens Hus (w/ Svartenbrandt)
18. Aug. Sandviken, Sweden, Kungen (w/ Bingo, Svartenbrandt)
17. Aug. Umeå, Sweden, Scharinska (w/ Bingo, Svartenbrandt, Soldier One)
09. Mar. "Bodø Hardcore Festival 7", Gimle, Bodø (w/ The Batty Connection, Mount Eerie, Woelv +more)

Year 2004:
26. Nov. "Bodø Hardcore Festival 6", Sinus, Bodø (w/ Drunk, Beyond The Fences, Quiritatio, Magnus Eliassen, Jimbo Jones, Catena Collapse +more)
08. Nov. Delaware, U.S. (w/ Requiem)
07. Nov. Richmond, VA, U.S. (w/ Requiem)
06. Nov. Washington, DC, U.S. (w/ Requiem)
05. Nov. Raleigh, NC, U.S. (w/ Requiem)
04. Nov. Asheville, NC, U.S. (8pm w/ Requiem at Green Eggs and Jam record store)
03. Nov. Atlanta, GA, U.S. (at the house on Oakcliff with Creation’s End)
02. Nov. Gainesville, FL (w/ Requiem)
01. Nov. St. Augustine, FL (w/ Requiem)
31. Oct. Pensacola, FL, U.S. (w/ Requiem)
30. Oct. New Orleans, LA, U.S. (7 pm at Nowe Miasto, 223 Jane Pl., New Orleans, with A Hunger Artist & Requiem)
29. Oct. Baton Rouge, LA, U.S. (w/ Requiem)
28. Oct. Jackson, TN, U.S. (w/ Requiem)
27. Oct. Columbia, MO, U.S. (w/ Requiem)
26. Oct. Lawrence, KS, U.S. (w/ Requiem at The Haunted Kitchen)
25. Oct. Des Moines, IA, U.S. (w/ Requiem)
24. Oct. Madison or Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S. (w/ Requiem)
23. Oct. Western MI, U.S. (w/ Requiem)
22. Oct. Ann Arbor, MI, U.S. (w/ Requiem)
21. Oct. Indianapolis, IN, U.S. (w/ Requiem)
20. Oct. Louisville, KY, U.S. (w/ Requiem)
19. Oct. Cincinnati, OH, U.S. (w/ Requiem)
18. Oct. Athens, U.S. (w/ Requiem)
17. Oct. Pittsburgh, PA, U.S. (w/ Requiem)
16. Oct. Lemoyne, PA, U.S. (w/ Requiem)
15. Oct. East Hampton, MA, U.S. (w/ Requiem)
14. Oct. Portland, Maine, U.S. (5 pm house show with Requiem, Dan Chard and The Company Anthem)
13. Oct. Providence, RI, U.S. (at AS220 with Requiem, Backstabbers, Inc. and Breather Resist)
12. Oct. Brookline, MA, U.S. (house show with Requiem & Backstabbers, Inc.)
09. Oct. Blitz, Oslo (w/ Kolokol, Summon the crows)
05. Sept. Rensåsparken, Bodø (w/ Manna & Tungtvann)
20. Aug. "Rope or Guillotine releaseparty", Sinus, Bodø (w/ Magnus Eliassen)
19. June Blitz, Oslo (w/ From Ashes Rise)
18. June UFFA, Trondheim (w/ From Ashes Rise)
01. May Folkets hus, Bodø
02. April "Påskerockfestival", Bodø (w/ Beyond the Fences, Kamfer, Sound of confusion)
19. March Rødskolen, Sortland (w/ Quiritatio +more)
18. March "Døtidfestivalen", Tromsø (w/ Revolt, Regression Point +more)
07. Feb. Sinus, Bodø (w/ Dårlig Hårdag, Ramification, Goodlux)

Year 2003:
31. Dec. "Nyttårsparty", Sinus, Bodø (w/ Magnus Eliassen +more)
30. Dec. "20th anniversary", Sinus, Bodø (w/ Skjit Lars, Manna, Magnus Eliassen +more)
05. Dec. "Bodø Hardcore Festival 5", Sinus (w/ Smackdown, Jimbo Jones, Royal Downfall, Dominic, Manna, Atrocious +more)
28. Nov. Stallet, Umeå, Sweden (w/ Asschapel, OkTOBR, La Russo)
27. Nov. Kungen, Sandviken, Sweden (w/ Region Of Bombs, At The End Of Every Fall)
25. Nov. Skylten, Linköping, Sweden (Benefit show for hidden refugees in Sweden)
23. Nov. Reilstr.78, Halle, Germany (w/ HS9 and Zann)
22. Nov. Mikrokosmos, Magdeburg, Germany (benefit show for local state repression victims)
21. Nov. Kinnergarten, Zschopau, Germany (w/ Zann)
20. Nov. Wasserturm, Eisenberg, Germany (w/ Remains of the Day, Madame Germen)
19. Nov. AZ Conni, Dresden, Germany (w/ Remains of the Day, Madame Germen)
17. Nov. Squat "Milada", Prague, Czech (w/ !UL)
16. Nov. Klidek, Hradec Kralove, Czech (w/ vsech 9, Afect)
15. Nov. Green Mile, Dom mladih, Koprivnica, Croatia
14. Nov. Metelkova - Klub Gromka, Ljubljana, Slovenia (w/ Chang Ffos, Bastinado, Grrzzz)
13. Nov. EKH, Vienna, Austria (w/ Pledge Alliance and a Guy Debord film screening)
11. Nov. Explosiv, Graz, Austria (w/ Undying, Walls of Jericho and Aggelos)
10. Nov. Kafe Kult, München, Germany (w/ Amendment 18)
08. Nov. Squat "K13 Frans Vaart", Gent, Belgium (w/ Cathode)
07. Nov. Squat "De Brouwerij", Hengelo, Netherlands (w/ Pledge Alliance & HK)
06. Nov. Flying Dog, Utrecht, Netherlands (w/ Frontkick, No Hoodlums & Fart Farmers)
05. Nov. Squat "De Onderbroek", Nijmegen, Netherlands (w/ HK & Contrasto)
03. Nov. Rote flora, Hamburg, Germany
02. Nov. Ungdomshuset 1000fryd, Aalborg, Denmark (w/ Endstand, Manifesto Jukebox, Malkovich, Kaospilot)
01. Nov. Ungdomshuset, Copenhagen, Denmark (festival w/ Kaospilot, Malkovich +more)
31. Oct. Blitz, Oslo, Norway (w/ Jimbo Jones & Kaospilot)
30. Oct. Kulturmøllå, Sandnes, Norway (w/ Jimbo Jones & Buried In Lies)
29. Oct. Kvarteret, Bergen, Norway (w/ Jimbo Jones & I.O.U.)
28. Oct. Kaihuset, Ørsta, Norway (w/ Jimbo Jones & Afterbirth)
27. Oct. UFFA, Trondheim Norway (w/ Jimbo Jones & Desperado)
19. Oct. Redd Barna, Sinus, Bodø (w/ Atrocious & Evelyn comes)
26. Sept. Gimle, Bodø (w/ Reign of bombs)
14. June Birthday-party, Harrybaren, Bodø
13. June Ungdomshuset, Inndyr (w/ Humdinger & Stalefish)
12. April Sinus, Bodø (w/ Tofu, Dominic, Impala +more)
11. March Kafé Larsen, Trondheim
08. March Ya Basta Collective, Oslo (w/ Nagel & Turn X Cold)
07. March Borås, Sweden
06. March Meets Unga Salonger, Gothenburg, Sweden
03. March Hamnmagasinet, Umeå, Sweden (w/ Ambulance & Royal Downfall)
01. March Malmberget, Sweden
15. Feb. "Never Mind By:Larm", UFFA, Trondheim (w/ Sifnos Plateu Collective, Kaospilot +more)

Year 2002:
14-15. Dec. “Bodø Hardcore Festival 4”, Sinus, Bodø (w/ Jr Ewing, Crash, The Microphones, Cataleptic, Rielly Express +more)
01. Nov. “Zoom 2002”, Sinus, Bodø (w/ Hærskar, Orange, 2talt, Give Me Your Horse)
31. Oct. ”OD-Rock”, Samfunnet, Mørkved (w/ Give me your horse, Dårlig Hårdag, Fuco, Compactor +more)
26. Oct. “Birthday-party”, Harrybaren, Bodø (w/2talt)
14. Sept. Ungdomshuset, Nygårdsjøen (w/ StyleFish)
02. Aug. “Norland Musikkfestuke”, Glasshusgarasjen, Bodø (w/ Dominic, Vannskapt)
27. July Ungdomshuset, Inndyr (w/ StyleFish, Orange)
??. June Gimle, Bodø (w/ Terje Berg)
17. May “Fucking North Pole Festival”, Kaos, Tromsø (w/ Turdus Musicus, Morte Cerebrale +more)

Year 2001:
29. Dec. Gimle, Bodø
28. Dec. “Romjulsrock”, Sinus, Bodø (w/ Evelyn Comes, Space O’ Hoi)
01. Dec. “Rock mot Aids”, Sinus, Bodø (w/ 20th Century Prophets)
23-24. Nov. “Punkfest 5”, Hamnmagasinet, Umeå, Sweden (w/ Smack Down, DS13, 61 Minute Void, Skitsystem, Trapdoor Fucking Exit, Your Halo Is A Radar, Ungjävler, Ambulance +more)
04. Nov. “Bodø Hardcore Festival 3”, Sinus, Bodø (w/ Smack Down, 61 Minute Void, Sunflower Kids, Bleeding Fetus Organs, Uprising Hour, Humdinger, Leeuk, Nagazaki, Brandy +more)
25. Oct. “OD-rock”, Sinus, Bodø (w/ Smegma, Give Me Your Horse +more)
19. Oct. E4:an, Skellefteå, Sweden (w/ Ambulance, 61 minute void, Second Thought +more)
30. Sept. UFFA, Trondheim (w/ Catharsis, Catena Collapse)
29. Sept. Ya Basta Collective, Oslo.
28. Sept. Blitz, Oslo (w/ Catharsis, Catena Collapse, Goodtimes)
21. Sept. ”X-rockeklubb Lokal-rock”, Gimle, Bodø (w/ BFO, Leeuk)
16. Feb. UFFA, Trondheim (w/ Totalt Jävla Mörker)
26-27 Jan. “Punkfest 4.5”, Hamnmagasinet, Umeå, Sweden. (w/ DS13, Separation, 61 Minute Void, End Of addiction +more)

Year 2000:
27. Dec. “X-rockeklubb Lokal-rock”, Gimle, Bodø (w/ Bleeding Fetus Organs, 20th Century Prophets)
26. Oct. “OD-rock”, Samfunnet (HIBO), Mørkved (w/ Bleeding Fetus Organs, Aorta, Featuring Lola, Nuclear Family +more)
13. Oct. “Bodø Hardcore Festival 2”, Sinus, Bodø (first concert w/ Crash, Kids Like Us, Kaospilot, Vinnie Jones, Bleeding Fetus Organs, Totalt Jävla Mörker, Humdinger, Catena Collapse +more)