Reviewers Praise TV-2's Roskilde Comeback

After a 25-year hiatus, Denmark's self-proclaimed "most boring orchestra," TV-2, returned to the iconic Orange Stage at Roskilde Festival on Saturday afternoon. The comeback was met with largely positive reviews from critics at B.T. and Jyllands-Posten, who deemed it anything but dull.

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There were a few shaky moments and questionable interpretations, but the hit performance was remarkable. The sing-alongs reached storm force at times. The poetic lyrics sparkled and made feelings ignite.

Jyllands-Posten awarded the performance five out of six stars, with music reviewer Anders Houmøller Thomsen noting, "There were a few shaky moments and questionable interpretations, but the hit performance was remarkable. The sing-alongs reached storm force at times. The poetic lyrics sparkled and made feelings ignite."

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affected the mood somewhat

However, B.T.'s reviewer, Kristian Dam Nygaard, pointed out that TV-2, celebrating their 45th anniversary, opted not to play their biggest hits like "Kys det nu det satans liv" or "Kys bruden." Instead, the band featured new material and older, less-familiar tracks. This choice "affected the mood somewhat," Nygaard observed, awarding four out of six stars. Despite the absence of some crowd-pleasers, the band's horn section was credited with creating a "glorious festive foundation."

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glorious festive foundation

The festival grounds were packed for the TV-2 concert. According to Carl Windahl Bøllingtoft of the cultural media outlet Soundvenue, who also gave five stars, it was evident from the opening song, "Lanternen," that a folk celebration was in the making. "TV-2 has built a musical legacy of the kind where – even if you've never followed them – there's always a chorus or a line you can sing along to and be moved by," Bøllingtoft wrote. The reviewer noted that "every single song" sparked spontaneous parties among the audience, with groups of friends, mothers and daughters, and fathers and sons dancing and singing along.

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TV-2 has built a musical legacy of the kind where – even if you've never followed them – there's always a chorus or a line you can sing along to and be moved by.