Punchbag will perform at Bergenfest, Saturday 14th of june 2025
PUNCHBAG is an insanely cool new band from South London that’s set to explode in the coming years. Last fall, they signed with the iconic Mute Records, around the same time the band made their live debut in Norway at by:Larm, where they got 500 industry heads dancing on Blå’s outdoor stage.
Veteran reviewer Geir Rakvaag from Dagsavisen was convinced:
The group combines old punk energy with more shameless pop tendencies, very easy to like, and with the potential to go far.
The electrifying new brother-sister duo from South London delivers intense tempos and immense energy, with their music being an explosive catharsis of raw intensity and uncompromising fun. This is the sound of today’s harsh realities, transforming personal and collective life experiences into an earthquake of alternative pop. PUNCHBAG throws listeners into a collision of chaos and catharsis, with music that wrestles with change, realization, and renewal.
On stage, the band is an almost incomprehensibly explosive quartet that has, throughout 2025, blown audiences away at several smaller gigs in London and created an intense buzz as a unique, fresh live band.
They were recently confirmed for The Great Escape, being one of only two acts highlighted in the industry festival’s First Fifty artist announcement:
As promised, please find the TGE FirstFifty announcement on DORK with PUNCHBAG in the headline: https://readdork.com/news/the-great-escape-first-fifty-2025/
Now they’re also confirmed for Bergenfest, where they’ll be performing on Saturday, June 14, 2025. This will be their first return to Norway since by:Larm and a rare chance to catch them on the rise – before they truly blow up!