Chief 1 & Thomas Buttenschøn

Name: Chief 1 & Thomas Buttenschøn
Start: 2026-11-19T20:00:00+01:00
End: 2026-11-19T22:15:00+01:00
Location: Rotationen

Thu, 19 Nov 2026 · 20:00 — 22:15

Rotationen, Holbæk · 450–745 kr. · ≈ 60–100 €

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Chief 1 & Thomas Buttenschøn · Rotationen, Holbæk

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Chief 1 and Thomas Buttenschøn bring their first joint tour to Rotationen in Holbæk on Thursday, 19 November 2026 at 20:00. This concert is one of four Danish dates on the Feel Good Festival Tour 2026, featuring summer hits, Christmas songs and duets performed with a full band. Rotationen, located on Havnegade, retains the raw concrete aesthetic and high ceilings from its past life as a printing facility for the local newspaper - a distinctive setting for live music. Tickets cost 450-745 kr.

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About the venue: Rotationen

Rotationen is the professional music venue run by the non-profit Fonden Sidesporet on Havnegade in Holbæk. The hall once housed the local newspaper's two-storey rotary printing press - hence the name - and the raw concrete look and high ceilings have been kept. Today the room holds up to 200 guests and is equipped with a professional stage and a Martin Audio sound system. Alongside more than 50 concerts a year spanning pop, rock, folk and dance, the venue also hosts theatre performances, parties and receptions.

Havnegade 3, 4300 Holbæk Get directions

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About: Chief 1

Lars Pedersen, performing as Chief 1, helped invent Danish rap back in 1984 and has since penned hits for everyone from Kim Larsen to Ricky Martin. As a solo artist he has won audiences over with honest songs about life, love and the hard times in between.

~13K

followers on Facebook

on iTunes pop albums with 'Kunsten i at være ligeglad' (2021)

4×

winner of Dansk Melodi Grand Prix as a songwriter

1.5B+

YouTube views of Ricky Martin's 'Vente Pa' Ca', which Chief 1 helped write

What's new

2025-07
Chief 1 performed at the DGI Landsstævnet in Vejle in July 2025.
2022
Chief 1 released his third solo album 'Nordlig Sjæl' in 2022 and toured with it the same year.
2022-03
Chief 1's group Reddi won Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2022 with the song 'The Show'.

Tracks

Alt er godt (feat. Thomas Buttenschøn)Year's summer hit on P4 in 2019, over 700,000 streams

Engel (Rockers By Choice)Classic 90s hit from Rockers By Choice

Nordlig SjælTitle song from third solo album (2022)

TosserRadio single with 824 plays on DR

Vente Pa' Ca (Ricky Martin feat. Maluma)Chief 1 was co-writer - #1 in 25 countries, 1.5 billion YouTube views

Recent shows

Jun 27, 2026 Tivoliland, Jægerspris (DK)
Oct 10, 2025 Musikhuzet, Rønne (DK)
Jun 7, 2022 Landsbyen Sølund, Skanderborg (DK)

About: Thomas Buttenschøn

Since his 2006 debut, singer-songwriter Thomas Buttenschøn has toured Denmark extensively, winning audiences with catchy pop songs, poetic lyrics and a warm stage presence. GAFFA awarded him six stars for his intimate shows and named him Denmark's boldest songwriter.

50,000

sold copies of the two first albums combined

#12

placement on the Danish album chart with the debut album (2006)

562K

plays on YouTube Music

What's new

2026
Buttenschøn releases in 2026 a series of new singles and the EP "paris", including "goes to the bar for a beer" and "I have money for a taxi".
2025-09
On 22 September 2025, Buttenschøn's second autobiographical book, "Nu skriger jeg i stilhed", was released, about his upbringing as a brown, HIV-positive and orphaned person in a Jutland provincial town.
2025-efterår
Buttenschøn and Jonas Rasmussen go on an autumn tour as the duo "Mænd På Midten" under the name "Halvvejs Hjem" and release a joint album with new songs in this connection.

Tour

GadstrupAarhusKøbenhavnSøborg

Tracks

Fantastiske MandagBreakthrough single and debut album from 2006, top 12 on the Danish album chart

Smukkere end SmukLead single from the platinum-selling album "Pictures of My Backyard" (2008)

Dårlig SexOne of the songwriter's most well-known hits from the back catalog

starter med en afskedAlbum from 2023, conclusion of a trilogy about loss and pain

HalvvejsSingle from 2025, released in connection with the duo project "Men in the Middle"

Recent shows

May 30, 2025 Rådhuspladsen, Fredericia (DK)
Mar 12, 2023 Hotel Cecil, Copenhagen (DK)
Aug 12, 2017 Dyrehaven, Skanderborg (DK)

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