Thorbjørn Risager & The Black Tornado

About

Thorbjørn Risager & The Black Tornado are a Danish blues band who have spent over two decades on the road, clocking more than 1,500 concerts across 23 countries. Their sound draws on Southern soul, Chicago blues, boogie and rock, and they have shared stages with Bonnie Raitt and Buddy Guy. The band has won Danish Music Awards Blues for best live band and best Danish blues release, and was named Best Band at the European Blues Awards.

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monthly listeners on Spotify

32M+

streams across platforms

Danish Music Awards won

countries toured in

What's new

2026-06
The live album 'Live at Hotel Cecil' was released on June 19, 2026 via Provogue/Artone with 17 tracks and almost 100 minutes of music recorded at a sold-out concert in Copenhagen on November 29, 2025.
2026-02
The band released a live version of the single 'Said I Was Hurt', recorded at the Hotel Cecil concert, as a prelude to the upcoming European tour.
2026-05
The band is on the 'Mr. Bad Luck Tour 2026' with concerts in, among others, Utrecht, Erfurt and Silkeborg, and ends the year with a show at Amager Bio in Copenhagen on December 5.
2025-01
The studio album 'House of Sticks' was released on January 31, 2025 via Provogue/Mascot Label Group and formed the basis for a major European release tour.