The Greatest Icons of the 80s - A Tribute to Helmig, TV-2 & GNAGS

Name: The Greatest Icons of the 80s - A Tribute to Helmig, TV-2 & GNAGS
Start: 2026-09-17
End: 2026-09-17
Location: Polyfonen

took place · 17 Sep 2026

Polyfonen, Varde

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Thomas Helmig brings a tribute to 1980s Danish pop music to Polyfonen in Varde on Thursday, 17 September 2026. This concert is one of three Danish dates on the tour, which also includes stops in Sønderborg and Aarhus. Polyfonen is Varde's music and culture venue, housed in the renovated Arnbjerg Pavilion with modern facilities and equipment, located in Arnbjergparken. The evening celebrates the greatest hits from Thomas Helmig, TV-2 and GNAGS - three of the decade's most significant Danish pop acts.

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About: Thomas Helmig

The Aarhus legend Thomas Helmig has shaped Danish pop for four decades with soul-tinged hits and memorable melodies. His latest album Sortedam (2024) reveals a more intimate side of the songwriter - and on stage he remains one of the country's most sought-after performers.

Album chart in Denmark - Sortedam (2024)

174M

streams across platforms

218K

Shazams

30000

viewers at home concert at Aarhus Stadium (2022)

What's new

2025-10
Thomas Helmig announced his biggest headliner concert in 2026 at Trekanten in Aalborg on August 22 - following two already sold-out Royal Arena shows and record-breakingly sold-out Malaga concerts.
2025-01
Thomas Helmig announced two arena concerts at Royal Arena in Copenhagen on March 13 and 14, 2026.
2024-11
Aarhus Teater and Aarhus Festuge announced Theater Concert Thomas Helmig with world premiere in August 2025, directed by Nikolaj Cederholm and Kåre Bjerkø.

Tour

KøbenhavnAalborgMálaga

Tracks

MalagaVoted the best Thomas Helmig song by GAFFA readers (2024) with 44% of the votes

Stupid ManTitle track from the 1994 album; no. 2 in GAFFA readers' poll

Det er mig der står herude og banker påHit song from Vejen Væk (1988), sold in over 150,000 copies

SortedamTitle track from the 2024 album about the death of son Hugo Helmig; debuted at no. 1 on the Danish album chart

Helmig HerfraComeback album from 2006 after 18 years in English - one of his best-selling albums ever

Recent shows

Sep 11, 2026 Train, Aarhus (DK)
Jun 5, 2026 Eskelunden, Aarhus (DK)
Mar 13, 2026 Royal Arena, Copenhagen (DK)

About: TV-2

The Aarhus quartet TV-2 has been writing itself into Danish music history since 1981, driven by Steffen Brandt's sharp, ironic portraits of ordinary Danish life. Twenty studio albums and more than two million records sold later, the band is still very much active - most recently with a sold-out Royal Arena show and a return to Roskilde Festival after 25 years away.

388.6K

monthly listeners on Spotify

2M+

sold records (according to the band's own figures)

25+

studio and live albums released since 1981

summer concerts on the 2025 tour

What's new

2026-07
TV-2 played on Orange Scene at Roskilde Festival for the first time in 25 years, and according to reviewers, the concert was the festival's great, unifying experience.
2026-okt
TV-2 is heading out on an acoustic autumn tour in 2026 with concerts in, among others, Aarhus, Odense, Copenhagen, Esbjerg, Aalborg and Sonderborg.
2026-mar
Roskilde Festival announced in March 2026 TV-2 as one of the year's new names on the poster - the band's first performance at the festival since 2001.

Tour

AarhusOdenseKøbenhavnEsbjergAalborgSønderborgRoskilde

Tracks

Nærmest lykkeligclassic hit from the 1980s, still a staple of the setlist

Hele verden fra forstandenone of the band's most well-known songs - the audience sings along from the first note

Rend mig i traditionerneiconic 80s hit, central part of Danish rock history

De første kærester på månentitle track from the comeback album in 2005, major radio hit

De græder i Jyllandradio hit from the album 'Som om vi ikke har mere at sige...' (2025)

Recent shows

Oct 11, 2026 DR Koncerthuset, Copenhagen (DK)
Oct 10, 2026 Odeon, Odense (DK)
Oct 9, 2026 Musikhuset, Aarhus (DK)

About: GNAGS

Since 1966, GNAGS have shaped Danish rock with sharp Danish-language songwriting and a sound that spans pop, funk and reggae. Sixty years on, with a 25th studio album in the works, the band remains a living fixture of the Danish music scene.

performance at Roskilde Festival - most of all bands

studio albums released

years as an active band (anniversary 2026)

What's new

2026-05
Peter A.G. Nielsen chose Foreningen Hellebro, a hostel for young homeless people in Valby, as the recipient of the 150,000 kroner from the settlement with Moderaterne.
2026-04
GNAGS and Moderaterne reached a settlement in the copyright case regarding the use of the song 'Når jeg bli'r gammel': the party pays 150,000 kr. to Peter A.G. Nielsen and donates an additional 150,000 kr. to charitable purposes.
2026-01
Peter A.G. Nielsen reveals that GNAGS has 24 studio albums behind it and that the 25th is on the way.

Tour

GreveHorsensSønderborgSkanderborg

Tracks

Vilde kaninerfrom the album 'Den blå hund' (1984), one of the band's most well-known numbers

Når jeg bli'r gammelclassic from the 80s, used in the theater concert 'De vilde kaniner' (2025)

Danmarkthe band's tribute to Denmark, recorded in Højskolesangbogen

Afrikaiconic support song from 1985, recorded at Haraldsgade studio in Aarhus

Den blå hundalbum from 1984, considered one of the band's masterpieces

Recent shows

Jul 31, 2026 Plænen, Copenhagen (DK)
Jul 30, 2026 Lystanlægget, Ringsted (DK)
Jun 18, 2026 Egeskov Slot, Kværndrup (DK)

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