This year has also been a good year for concert photography. I have attended eleven festivals and forty five different concerts, totaling more than two hundred and eighty concerts altogether. The concerts have been a good mix of styles, from different sub-genres in metal, through pop, rock, singer songwriter to Serbian pop and Argentinian tango. Here is the first batch of my own personal favorites from 2018.

Sondre Justad

The photos here are in alphabetic order. They all represent different times, circumstances and venues from 2018. Indoor, outdoor, big venue, small, great light, difficult light – all things a concert photographer will encounter.

All photos are © Per Ole Hagen. Don’t use them without written permission.

Kvelertak

Steven van Zandt

Lukas Nelson

Morten Abel

Nick Cave

Patti Smith

Satyricon

Seigmen

Shining

Sigrid

Solstafir

Spidergawd

St. Vincent

Steamdome

Thaaström

The Last Internationale

Tony Joe. White R.I.P.

Turbonegro

Vamp

Vintage  Trouble

Watain

All photos are © Per Ole Hagen and are not to be used without written permission.