Music House Brønshøj: The Blues Overdrive

Name: Music House Brønshøj: The Blues Overdrive
Start: 2026-11-19T20:00:00+01:00
End: 2026-11-19T22:00:00+01:00
Location: Brønshøj Kulturhus

Thu, 19 Nov 2026 · 20:00 — 22:00

Brønshøj Kulturhus, Copenhagen · 200 kr. · ≈ 27 €

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Music House Brønshøj: The Blues Overdrive · Brønshøj Kulturhus, Copenhagen

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The Blues Overdrive plays Thursday, 19 November 2026 at Brønshøj Kulturhus in Copenhagen. This is one of two Danish dates on the band's tour. Brønshøj Kulturhus occupies the renovated Brønshøj Gamle Skole, a 1901 building near Brønshøj Torv, and hosts a concert hall alongside workshops for ceramics, textiles and visual art. The Blues Overdrive performs Danish roots and blues rooted in classic Chicago blues and hypnotic delta-grooves, staying close to the original sources of the genre. Tickets cost 200 kr.

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About the venue: Brønshøj Kulturhus

BRØK - Brønshøj Kulturhus opened in August 2024 in the renovated Brønshøj Gamle Skole, a building from 1901 right next to Brønshøj Torv. The house has a performance hall for concerts, theatre, film and talks, along with workshops for ceramics, textiles and visual arts. It is run by the City of Copenhagen and partly replaces the former Kulturhuset Pilegården.

Brønshøjvej 3, 2700 Brønshøj Get directions

About: The Blues Overdrive

Copenhagen's The Blues Overdrive carry two decades of hard-touring experience onto the stage, blending delta grooves with blistering Chicago shuffles and two European Blues Awards for Album of the Year to their name. The band is led by Martin Olsen, whose collaborators range from Paul McCartney to Lazy Lester.

2×

winner of European Blues Awards - Album of the Year

countries performed in

1.1K

monthly listeners on Spotify

4.8K

followers on Facebook

What's new

2026-06
The band's latest live album 'Live Slices' was released in 2026 on Cherry Records and received positive reviews in international blues media.
2025
The Blues Overdrive contributed two songs to a tribute album for the late Swedish blues artist Sven Zetterberg, recorded with Ian Siegal at Black Tornado Studio in Copenhagen.
2025
The band performed at Gimsinghoved Festival 2025 together with, among others, Walter Trout.

Tour

CopenhagenHolbækFanøApoldaKielRostockVordingborgRandersSilkeborgVejleOdenseFredericiaRoskildeHelsinkiEbeltoftAarhus

Tracks

Live SlicesLive album from 2026 with guest appearance by Ole Frimer - the band's first vinyl record

Clinch!Album from 2015, won European Blues Awards Album of the Year 2016; with Duke Robillard and Joel Paterson

Overdrive Live!Live album recorded at Smukfest 2016, won European Blues Awards Album of the Year 2018

I Need Your Lovin'Signature tune from the debut album (2012), re-released as a live single in 2026

Got Myself a WomanPreviously unreleased J.J. Cale song from his early 1970s period, included on the debut album

Recent shows

About: Martin Olsen

Founded by Martin Olsen in 2000, The Blues Overdrive rank among Europe's most decorated blues acts, having claimed the European Blues Awards Album of the Year prize twice. Their sound roots itself firmly in tradition while keeping a contemporary edge, built up through concerts across 18 countries.

1.1K

monthly listeners on Spotify

countries the band has performed in

2×

winner of European Blues Awards Album of the Year

20+

countries with radio airplay

What's new

2026-05
The Blues Overdrive released the live album Live Slices on Cherry Records on May 22, 2026 - the band's first vinyl record, recorded for Danish TV on DK4 in Aarhus in February 2024.
2026-06
Live Slices received positive reviews from European blues media, including Blues Magazine (NL) and Liverpool Sound and Vision.
2025-09
The Blues Overdrive conducted a Danish tour with British blues artist Ian Siegal in September 2025, with stops in Brønshøj, Randers and Silkeborg.

Tour

BrønshøjVejleCopenhagenHolbækFanøApoldaKielRostockVordingborgOdenseFredericiaRoskildeHelsinkiEbeltoftAarhusRanders

Tracks

Clinch!Album from 2015, won European Blues Awards Album of the Year 2016 - with guest appearances by Duke Robillard and Joel Paterson

Overdrive Live!Live album from 2017, recorded at Smukfest 2016 - won European Blues Awards Album of the Year 2018

Live SlicesVinyl album from 2026, recorded for DK4 TV in Aarhus - the band's latest release

I Need Your Lovin'Signature number from the debut album (2012)

The Blues OverdriveCritically acclaimed debut album from 2012 with a previously unreleased J.J. Cale song

About: Andreas Andersen

Lead guitarist with The Blues Overdrive since 2008, Andreas Andersen has shaped the band's entire recorded output - from their award-winning debut to the newly released *Live Slices* (2026), the group's first vinyl record.

20+

countries with radio play of the debut album

18+

countries the band has toured in

What's new

2026
The Blues Overdrive released the live album *Live Slices* (Cherry Records, 2026) - the band's first vinyl record, recorded live in Aarhus for the Danish TV channel DK4, with a guest appearance by blues legend Ole Frimer.
2026-06
The German music publication RockTimes reviewed *Live Slices* positively in June 2026 and highlighted the album as a convincing live release from start to finish.
2018
The live album *Overdrive Live!* (2017), recorded at Smukfest 2016, won the European Blues Awards' prize for album of the year in 2018.

Tour

VejleCopenhagenHolbækFanøApoldaKielRostock

Tracks

I Got Myself a WomanPreviously unreleased J.J. Cale composition, released on the debut album (2012)

Pistol BluesOpening track on *Clinch!* (2015), featuring guest guitarists Duke Robillard and Joel Paterson

I Was WrongFrom the debut EP (2009), later on *The Copenhagen Blues Sessions Vol. 5*

AuroraFrom *Clinch!* (2015), re-recorded live on *Live Slices* (2026)

Overdrive Live! (album)Live album recorded at Smukfest 2016, won European Blues Awards Album of the Year 2018

About: Thor Boding

Thor Boding anchors the rhythm section of The Blues Overdrive and fronts the psychedelic rock outfit Syreregn, but when performing solo he shifts into a quieter, more personal mode rooted in beat, folk and acoustic blues.

"Album of the Year" at European Blues Awards 2018 (The Blues Overdrive, Overdrive Live!)

countries, The Blues Overdrive has performed in

600

followers on Thor Bodings Facebook page

What's new

2026-05
The Blues Overdrive released the live album "Live Slices" on May 22, 2026 on Cherry Records - the band's first vinyl record - with Thor Boding on bass.
2026-06
"Live Slices" received positive reviews from international blues media, including Liverpool Sound and Vision and Blues Magazine (Holland).
2025-08
The Blues Overdrive performed at Gimsinghoved Festival in Struer in August 2025 with Thor Boding on bass.

Tracks

Sange Fra Den DAB-døde ZoneSolo album from 2014, released on vinyl in 2016 via 1st Time Records

Cogito Ergo SumConcept album with Syreregn (2019), about artificial intelligence and androids

Live SlicesLive album with The Blues Overdrive, released May 2026 on Cherry Records

AuroraSignature track from The Blues Overdrive, featured on Live Slices (2026)

Rolling ThunderOpening track on The Blues Overdrive's Live Slices (2026)

About: Louisian Boltner

Behind the kit for The Blues Overdrive, Louisian Boltner has powered the band's rhythm section across stages in 18 countries since 2017. With two European Blues Awards on the shelf and a new live album out in 2026, the band is firing on all cylinders.

4.7K

followers on Facebook

2×

winner of European Blues Awards Album of the Year

countries on tour

1.1K

monthly listeners on Spotify

What's new

2026-06
The British music media Liverpool Sound and Vision reviewed the band's new album *Live Slices* in June 2026 and highlighted Louisian Boltner's contribution to the recording.
2026
*Live Slices* (Cherry Records, 2026) is the band's first vinyl release and is available on major streaming platforms.
2025
The Blues Overdrive conducted a joint tour with British blues legend Ian Siegal in autumn 2025, including stops in Brønshøj.

Tour

BrønshøjHvidovreHaslevFøllenslevVordingborgCopenhagenHolbækFanøApoldaKielRostockVejleOdenseFredericiaRoskildeAarhus

Tracks

Live SlicesLive album released 2026 on Cherry Records - the band's first vinyl record

Clinch!Album from 2015 with Duke Robillard as guest - won European Blues Award 2016

Overdrive Live!Live album from 2017 recorded at Smukfest - won European Blues Award 2018; Louisian Boltner did the mixing and mastering

The Blues OverdriveDebut album from 2012 with the unreleased J.J. Cale song 'I Got Myself a Woman'

Pistol BluesSignature track from the album Clinch!

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