INFO

TRAVEL DIRECTIONS
Hove is situated on the island of Tromøya, outside the city of Arendal on the Norwegian southcoast.
 There are two airports close to Arendal. Kjevik airport is located outside the city of Kristiansand and Torp airport is located by the city of Sandefjord. If you can get to either of these two airports you’ll save some money, a lot of time and maybe even spare the environment some unwanted CO2. In addition you can use Norway’s main airport, Oslo Gardermoen. Kjevik Aiport is the closest airport. Buses and trains go direct from all three airports to Arendal city.

From Oslo Central Station it is easy to jump on a train or a bus to the city of Arendal, some busses even go directly to Hove during the festival week. From Arendal you can both catch a bus or even better, a tiny ferry, to Hove. There will be a Hove Festival info stand, both at the train station and the bus station, to point you in the right direction. The bus from Arendal will take you all the way up to the festival gate.

Most Norwegians speak decent English, so just wave your hands and ask them for directions and you’ll be fine. Really!

 In line with our environmental focus, we hope you will all select the most environmentally friendly way to get to the festival.

SECURITY
We have more than a thousand security workers at the festival. Security is handled by Norway’s largest security company. We also have a large number of medical personnel and police on site. If you or any of your friends are having trouble, don’t hesitate to get in contact with one of the Red Cross medical personnel.

AGE RESTRICTIONS
You may be asked to show ID to prove your age at any time entering or during the festival. Accepted forms of ID for entrance to the festival & campsites include passport, photo driving licence, birth certificate, photo bank card or ISIC card.  Photocopies of documents will not be accepted as proof of age.

The age restrictions for Hove Festival are as follows:

 Festivalcamp is only open to people aged 16 and over. We will be checking ID for everyone with festivalpasses and campingpasses and if you have purchased either of these ticket types and you are under 16, you will not be allowed access to the festivalcamp and you will not be able to claim a refund for your campingpass or for the difference in price between an all inclusive festivalpass and and ukespass.

No unaccompanied 14s and under are allowed on site at all. Anyone aged 14 and under must be accompanied by someone over the age of 18. An over 18 year old cannot be responsible for more than 4 people aged 14 or under.

If you are aged 11 or under on the day you arrive at Hove Festival:
– You must hold either a kids ukespass or a kids dagspass.  You must be accompanied at all times by a ticket holding adult over the age of 18. You must have ID to prove that you are aged 11 or under. If you cannot prove that you are 11 or under and we think that you are older, you will have to pay the difference in price between a kids ticket and a normal ticket.  You are not allowed in the festivalcamp even with people over the age of 18.  If you want to camp you can book into Hovecamping, the family campsite providing there is a person over 18 in your booking group.

If you are aged 12 – 14 on the day you arrive at Hove Festival:
– You must hold either an Ukespass or a Dagspass.  You must be accompanied at all times in the arena by a ticket holding adult over the age of 18.  You are not allowed in the Festivalcamp even with people over the age of 18.  If you want to camp you can book into Hovecamping, the family campsite providing there is a person over 18 in your booking group.

If you are aged 15 on the day you arrive at Hove Festival:
– You must hold either an Ukespass or a Dagspass.  You do not need to be accompanied in the arena by a ticket holding adult over the age of 18.  You are not allowed in the Festivalcamp even with people over the age of 18.  If you want to camp you can book into Hovecamping, the family campsite providing there is a person over 18 in your booking group.

If you are 15 and your birthday falls during the festival, you may not enter the festivalcamp until your 16th birthday.  If you turn 16 on the last day of the festival, you will only be able to enter the festivalcamp on that day.  You cannot enter the Festivalcamp before you turn 16, even if you are accompanied by people over the age of 18.

If you are aged 16 or 17 on the day you arrive at Hove Festival:
– You can hold an All Inclusive festivalpass, an ukespass (with or without a separate campingpass) or a dagspass (with or without a separate campingpass).  You do not need to be accompanied in the arena or the campsite by a ticket holding adult over the age of 18. You are allowed in the festivalcamp providing you can prove that you are aged 16 or over. You must bring ID to the festival to prove that you are over 16 if you intend to camp at the festival.  You will not be allowed to bring alcohol into the campsite or the festival arena, you will not be sold alcohol anywhere on the festival site and if you are found to be in possession of or having consumed alcohol anywhere on the festival site you risk having your wristband cut off and eviction from the festival.

If you are aged 18 or over on the day you arrive at Hove Festival:
– You can hold an all Inclusive festivalpass, an ukespass (with or without a separate campingpass) or a dagspass (with or without a separate campingpass).  If you are attending with younger people, you cannot be responsible for more than 4 people under the age of 15. If you want to be able bring, buy or consume alcohol at Hove Festival you must bring ID and show this at the skjenkeband tent to get a wristband to show that you are over 18.

ALCOHOL
You must be over 18 to buy alcohol from the bars at the Hove Festival. Additionally you must be over 18 to bring alcohol with you or drink alcohol anywhere on the festival site or camp sites.

At Hove 2012 there will be a separate tent where you can only go if you are over 18 and have some valid ID. If you are over 18 and your ID is valid you will be issued with a Skjenkebånd (drinking band) at this tent. This will be the only place to get a skjenkebånd (wristband to prove you are allowed to buy alcohol) – we will no longer be issuing them at the main “armbåndspåsetting” (wristband exchange).

The bars will only serve alcohol to people with skjenkebånd.

Skjenkebånd are non transferable and anyone found to be drinking irresponsibly, being excessively drunk, purchasing drinks for people under the age of 18, or underage drinking will have their skjenkebånd removed and will risk eviction from the festival site and/or the camp sites.

The skjenkebånd tent will be run by trained festival staff and security staff.  Accepted forms of ID for skjenkebånd will be original valid passport, valid photocard driving licence or original valid photo bank card ID.

Anyone found with a fake or altered ID will be refused a skjenkebånd, have their ID retained and may be evicted from the festival and reported to the police.

ACCESS FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES
This is the guide to disabled access and facilities at Hove Festival. We want everyone to be able to enjoy our festival, participate, feel safe, and be part of the crowd and hope to help you make an informed decision about attending.
Disabled consultants, volunteers and gig goers attend and audit our events, and their feedback, with that of our customers, is central to our ongoing work. We’re keen to hear from festival goers with a range of impairments. If you have any comments about this guide or our service, please send them by e-mail to: disabledaccess@hoverepublic.no

This guide is also available in large print, and can be posted or e-mailed.
 Please note all information may be subject to change, but we will provide updated information on the website.

If you wish to use disabled facilities, we ask you to contact us in advance.
The scheme and disabled facilities are not open to those with temporary conditions such as broken legs, pregnant customers etc. There are medical and welfare facilities on site which are open to all customers, but use of the disabled facilities and campsite are strictly regulated.

Via our 2-for-1 scheme, we may be able to provide disabled ticket holders with a free ticket for an accompanying friend or PA. For all events you must purchase your own ticket as normal and then complete and send us the application form.
* We don’t send out free tickets for accompanying friend or PA in advance: they are issued in person at the box office at the event.

* If you don’t wish to apply for a free ticket, but would like access to the disabled facilities, please let us know and we will try to assist you.

* All applications are at the discretion of Hove Republic and we reserve the right to alter or withdraw arrangements

Facilities
The festival site is a mixture of grass, woodland, gravel paths and concrete areas. Our accessible camping area can accommodate a maximum of 8 tents & accompanying car. The car should only be taken to the camping area if absolutely necessary as space is very limited. 1 space = 1 tent (no larger than a 4 man tent) and 1 car.

There will be accessible toilets within this camping area and power points for charging electric wheelchairs. Once all spaces in this area are full, you can still apply for a disabled access wristband, free companion and access to the viewing platforms but you will need to camp in the festival camp and park in the main car parks.

Disabled access wristbands give access to viewing platforms located close to the stages for people with access requirements and a companion.

The medical centre will be located in the arena and will be staffed by trained medical professionals.  It will be open during the arena opening times.  Outside of these times there will be first aid people available in the campsites who can be reached via operations central or by asking a steward or security person.

If you have any specific needs or questions, please do not hesitate to contact: disabledaccess@hoverepublic.no

CAR PARKING
At Hove we pride ourselves on our environmental credentials and we would encourage everyone to use public transport to get to the festival. However if you have to bring your car, there are some festival car parks where you can pay to park your car.  Tickets for the car parks can only be purchased at the car park entrance.

CONTACT

Hove Republic AS V/ TPP AS
Postboks 1233
Nygårdsveien 29
4861 Arendal

Visitors, Arendal:

Hove Republic AS
Langbrygga 15
4841, Arendal
Visitors Oslo:

Hove Republic AS
Sagveien 23c inngang 2
0458 Oslo

General inquiries:
post@hoverepublic.no

Head of festival:
Ian Donaldson
post@hoverepublic.no

Benedikte Nilsen
benedikte.nilsen@hoverepublic.no

Administration:
Knut Lindland
knut@hoverepublic.no

Music:
Toffen Gunnufsen
toffen@hoverepublic.no

Office:
Ellen Pedersen
kontor@hoverepublic.no
ellen@hoverepublic.no

Press:
Gaute Drevdal
gaute@hoverepublic.no

Arts and literature:
Kari Skippervold
kari@hoverepublic.no

Info:
info@hoverepublic.no

Environment:
miljo@hoverepublic.no

Volunteering:
frivillig@hoverepublic.no

Website design:
www.tundragroup.com

VOLUNTEERING
At the Hove festival we have more than two thousand volunteers working with us. Please send an email to frivillig@hoverepublic.no for info and application.

 

PRESS ACCREDITATION

Prior to the festival all accredited persons will receive a ticket with their full name by post. This ticket should be presented together with an ID at our Accreditation Office situated close to the entrance of the festival area. Here the ticket will be exchanged with a press wristband which will provide access to the Press Office and other festival areas. The press will not have access to closed back stage areas without special permission. For interview requests, please apply through the artist’s Norwegian record company.

An exchange of accreditation means that on presenting your ID and a purchased ticket in our Accreditation Office, you will receive a press wristband as well as admission to the Press Office. The above also applies to photographers. No freelance photographers without special assignments will be accredited to the Hove Festival.

We will not omit to mention that should space in the pit be inadequate when the most popular artists are performing, admission may be limited. In such cases, we kindly ask photographers to follow the instructions from our Press Office. Most of the artists have sound- and photo restrictions we have to respect. Please bear with us for not being able to extend these limitations.

TV/Film/radio:
Accreditation for TV, film and radio may also be applied for via our web pages. Special restrictions apply for recording live images and sound, and TV and film journalists must in addition contact our Press Office responsible: geir@hoverepublic.no for separate appointments. NO filming of stages with concerts in progress will be allowed without special permission. Radio- and press interviews must take place in assigned areas.

Please fill in application form here.

Closes 1st of June, 2013

 

INDUSTRY ACCREDITATION

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