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HISTORY

LIGHT THE DARK
A brief history

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Light The Dark 2025

Date:
28 – 29 March 2025

Venue:
Arbis, Norrköping + Pingstkyrkan Renströmmen, Norrköping

Speakers:
Bob Beeman (US)

Simon Rosén (SE)

TBA (SE)

Bands:
Stop The Bleeding (US)
Whitecross (US)
Confessions Of A Traitor (UK)
Meet Your Maker (UK)
HB (FI)
Deuteronomium (FI)
Drottnar (NO)
Våde (NO)
All For The King (SE)
Skald In Veum (SE)

Ended (SE)


Organizers:
Rickard Bransell
Johannes Jonsson

Robin Svedman

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BOBFEST
A brief history

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Bobfest 99

Date:
19 – 21 March 1999

Venue:
Stockholm Vineyard + Quantum KTH, Stockholm

Speakers:
Bob Beeman (US)

Bands:
Mercenary
Vital Decisions
Participate
Bishop Garden
Tekla Knös
Sons of Thunder
Crimson Moonlight
Self minded
Narnia
Extol (NO)


Organizers:
Richard Bransell
Daniel Dahlberg
Olov Davidsson
Michael Hjelte
Johannes Jonsson
Samuel Sporrenstrand

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Bobfest 2000

Date:
24 – 26 March 2000

Venue:
Philadelphia Church + Klubben Fryshuset, Stockholm

Speakers:
Bob Beeman (US)

Bands:
Antestor (NO)
Veni Domine
Deuteronomy (FI)
Sanctify
Crimson Moonlight
Sons of Thunder
Vital Sign
Laudamus
Silver (NO)
Soap box

 

Special guest appearance:
Apploro + Blindside

Organizers:
Richard Bransell
Daniel Dahlberg
Olov Davidsson
Johan Jansson
Johannes Jonsson

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Bobparty 2001

A Metal Odyssey

Date:
23 – 25 March 2001

Venue:
Ryttargård church + Sign, Linköping

Speakers:
Bob Beeman (US)
Kevin Young (US)
Peter Espevoll (NO)
Christian Liljegren


Bands:
Disciple (US)
Wisdom Call
Viakevandring (NO)
Hallowed (FI)
Jacks of All Trades (FI)
Pantokrator
Tekla Knös
Dime'n'Dough (NO)

 

Special guest appearance:
Pergamon

Organizers:
Marie Berntsson
Richard Bransell
Daniel Dahlberg
Olov Davidsson
Lina Holmström
Christian Into
Johan Jansson
Johannes Jonsson
David Seiving
Samuel Sporrenstrand

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Bobparty 2002

Be Thou My Vision

Date:
8 – 10 March 2002

Venue:
Pentecost Church + Sign, Linköping

Speakers:
Bob Beeman (US)
Karl Walfridsson
Morten Holmquist (NO)


Bands:
Extol (NO)
Veni Domine
Seventh Avenue (DE)
Self minded
Immortal Souls (FI)
Sanctify
Oblivion
Soniferous (NO)

 

Special guest appearance:
Jam Boo Garden

Organizers:
Marie Berntsson
Daniel Dahlberg
Olov Davidsson
Lina Holmström
Christian Into
Mikaela Jakobsson
Johan Jansson
Johannes Jonsson
Samuel Sporrenstrand

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Bobparty V 2003

Soli Deo Gloria

Date:
14 – 16 March 2003

Venue:
Ryttargård church + Cupolen Folkets Park, Linköping

Speakers:
Bob Beeman (US)
Christer Espevoll (NO)
Marcus Olson
Anders Voldrønning (NO)


Bands:
Leviticus
Slechtvalk (NL)
Narnia
Pantokrator
Ganglion (NO)
Azure Skies
Callisto (FI)
Crimson Moonlight
Soap box

 

Special guest appearance:
Sons of Thunder

Organizers:
Marie Berntsson
Daniel Dahlberg
Olov Davidsson
Hannah Haraldson
Lina Holmström
Mikaela Jakobsson
Johan Jansson
Johannes Jonsson
Samuel Sporrenstrand
Samuel Wibeck

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Bobparty 2004

Date:
5 – 7 March 2004

Venue:
Ryttargård church + Cupolen Folkets Park, Linköping

Speakers:
Bob Beeman (US)
Rob Schellert (UK)
Ole Halvard Sveen (NO)


Bands:
Extol (NO)
Harmony
Antestor (NO)
Benea Reach (NO)
Kekal (ID)
Oratorio (FI)
Tekla Knös
Shadows of Paragon

 

Special guest appearance:
Bloodwork (UK)

Organizers:
Marie Berntsson
Daniel Dahlberg
Malin Davidsson
Olov Davidsson
Ann-Kristin Hansen
Mikaela Jakobsson
Daniel Johansson
Johannes Jonsson
Samuel Sporrenstrand
Samuel Wibeck

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Bobparty 2005

End of an Era, Rise of a Legend

Date:
11 – 13 March 2005

Venue:
Ryttargård church + Cupolen Folkets Park, Linköping

Speakers:
Bob Beeman (US)
Christian Kastö
Maria Solheim (NO)


Bands:
Crimson Moonlight
Extol (NO)
grace.will.fall
Inevitable End
Random Eyes (FI)
Renaissance (FI)
Seventh Avenue (DE)
Tourniquet (US)
Virgin Forest


Organizers:
Marie Berntsson
Daniel Dahlberg
Malin Davidsson
Olov Davidsson
Lena Ejdeholt
Daniel Johansson
Johannes Jonsson
Samuel Sporrenstrand
Samuel Wibeck

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Bobfest 2024

The Final Reunion

Date:
16 March 2024

Venue:
Pingstkyrkan Renströmmen, Norrköping + Dynamo, Norrköping

Speakers:
Samuel Rönnbrink (SE)

Bands:
Veni Domine

Narnia

Crimson Moonlight
Leonov (NO)
Pantokrator
Of Ash
Paideia


Organizers:

Rickard Bransell 
Olov Davidsson 
Anders Gårdestig
Johannes Jonsson 

Daniel "Pumba" Johansson
Robin Svedman 
Lina Wallinder
Hannah Widholm 

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