Rock & React festival (Blind bird)
Conference
Get ready to crank up the volume — React Norway 2026 is hitting the stage louder and bigger than ever! Nestled between the fjords and the mountains, this isn’t just another tech conference — it’s a full-blown React and frontend tech festival.
Level up your React and frontend game with a focused program packed with community-loved speakers, n00bs, and zero fluff. Expect practical insights you can ship on Monday. React Norway is not just about React; it is about the web, web development, and the people who push it forward.
React Norway isn't just a conference; it's a tradition!
Network
Meet peers, rockstar devs, and hiring managers in an environment built for real conversations — not drive-by badge scans. Swap stories, compare stacks, and land intros that turn into your next role.
We keep you fueled with lunch, dinner, and break-time snacks that beat “conference coffee and cookies” by a mile, allowing you to focus on learning and connecting.
When the talks end, the stage lights up. Previously, we have had bikes and cheese flying; this year, we have a festival.
Datarock
DATAROCK’s debut came in at #36 on NME's albums of the year, 'Computer Camp Love' made both #88 on Rolling Stone Magazine's "songs of the year" and #12 on Australia's Hottest 100, Spin Magazine listed 'See What I Care' as an "essential download", their second album RED was critic's choice of the week in NY Times – and both their first albums were nominated for Norwegian Grammies.
They’ve since then produced everything from the unofficial longs plays Music For Synchronisation (2011) and B-sides & Rarities (2011) and the official albums DATAROCK The Musical (2015) and Face the Brutality (2018), to EPs like California (2010) and Catcher in the Rye (2011) — or the 30 minute instrumental «In E».
In 2023 DATAROCK unleashed their latest studio album Media Consumption Pyramid mixed by 5-times Grammy-winning producer Steve Dub (The Chemical Brothers), 2-times Grammy-winning producer Mark Rankin (Block Party), DnB legend TeeBee, and Grammy-nominated Mike Marsh (Oasis, Björk, The Prodigy). The new album features ALL the band’s 7 main members; Rocksteady Freddie, Ketel One, Ketel Two, Stig The Mystical Casio Operator, T-Man, LA Gear & Ike Andy.
DATAROCK’s 1000+ shows (in 36 countries, on five continents) include 20 tours in the US, 8 tours across Australia, festivals such as Coachella, Lollapalooza, Reading & Leeds, Summer Sonic, Hurricane, Roskilde and Sónar — and in 2025 they’re finally back on tour in celebration of the 20th anniversary of their debut album.
To celebrate their 20th anniversary they’ve also released a documentary: DATAROCK DATAROCK DATAROCK (2025). You can read more and watch the documentary here.
Iversen
IVERSEN delivers Norwegian folk-rock and have toured across Norway since 2010 with their original songs, while releasing new music along the way.
IVERSEN’s sound is often paired on playlists alongside bands like DeLillos, Hellbillies and CC Cowboys - and that’s exactly the musical landscape IVERSEN thrives in. They give you a vibrant mix of rock, country, pop, blues and folk - where storytelling and relatability are central.
In IVERSEN’s world, the songs make the audience smile, laugh, shed a tear and maybe stop and wonder. And of course you get epic guitar solos. Bold, playful and unapologetically loud.
Vegard Iversen: vocal & guitar
Trygve Sandnes: guitar & backing vocal
Lars Petter Holstad: bass & backing vocal
Christian Clasén: drums & backing vocal
God Bedring
God Bedring is a Norwegian rock band featuring Bård Farstad, Per Johann Fredriksen, and Kim André Dahlgren. Their music blends Norwegian lyrics with a sound that moves between melancholic alternative rock, energetic hard rock, and touches of blues and funky rock’n’roll. The result is a dynamic and diverse expression built on strong songwriting and a distinct identity.
Honest words meet raw guitars. Melancholy meets momentum. God Bedring delivers rock with soul, grit, and a pulse that feels unmistakably Norwegian.
