HISTORIK
LIGHT THE DARK
A brief history
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
BOBFEST
A brief history
Bobfest 99
Date:
19 – 21 March 1999
Venue:
Stockholm Vineyard + Quantum KTH, Stockholm
Speakers:
Bob Beeman (US)
Bands:
Mercenary
Vital Decision
Delta
Bishop Garden
Tekla Knös
Sons of Thunder
Crimson Moonlight
Selfmindead
Narnia
Extol (NO)
Organizers:
Rickard Bransell
Daniel Dahlberg
Olov Davidsson
Michael Hjelte
Johannes Jonsson
Samuel Sporrenstrand
Bobfest 2000
Date:
24 – 26 March 2000
Venue:
Filadelfiakyrkan + Klubben Fryshuset, Stockholm
Speakers:
Bob Beeman (US)
Bands:
Antestor (NO)
Veni Domine
Deuteronomium (FI)
Sanctifica
Crimson Moonlight
Sons of Thunder
Vital Sign
Laudamus
Silver (NO)
Soapbox
Special guest appearance:
Apploro + Blindside
Organizers:
Rickard Bransell
Daniel Dahlberg
Olov Davidsson
Johan Jansson
Johannes Jonsson
Bobfest 2001
A Metal Odyssey
Date:
23 – 25 March 2001
Venue:
Ryttargårdskyrkan + Skylten, Linköping
Speakers:
Bob Beeman (US)
Kevin Young (US)
Peter Espevoll (NO)
Christian Liljegren
Bands:
Disciple (US)
Wisdom Call
Vaakevandring (NO)
Hallowed (FI)
Jacks of All Trades (FI)
Pantokrator
Tekla Knös
Dime’n’Dough (NO)
Special guest appearance:
Pergamon
Organizers:
Marie Berntsson
Rickard Bransell
Daniel Dahlberg
Olov Davidsson
Lina Holmström
Christian Into
Johan Jansson
Johannes Jonsson
David Seiving
Samuel Sporrenstrand
Bobfest 2002
Be Thou My Vision
Date:
8 – 10 March 2002
Venue:
Pingstkyrkan + Skylten, Linköping
Speakers:
Bob Beeman (US)
Karl Walfridsson
Morten Holmquist (NO)
Bands:
Extol (NO)
Veni Domine
Seventh Avenue (DE)
Selfmindead
Immortal Souls (FI)
Sanctifica
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
Bobfest V 2003
Soli Deo Gloria
Date:
14 – 16 March 2003
Venue:
Ryttargårdskyrkan + 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
Soapbox
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
Bobfest 2004
Date:
5 – 7 March 2004
Venue:
Ryttargårdskyrkan + 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
Bobfest 2005
End of an Era, Rise of a Legend
Date:
11 – 13 March 2005
Venue:
Ryttargårdskyrkan + 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)
Renascent (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
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