A full-throttle punk poet
Elias Rønnenfelt is best known for his dynamic work as frontman for the post-punk band Iceage, who had their international breakthrough in the 2010s. Now we see him as a soloist too.
In October 2024 he released a closely personal country album Heavy Glory. The album took shape in the spring of 2022, towards the end of the pandemic, when he travelled through Europe with an acoustic guitar, a notebook, and the aim of playing for anyone who would listen. He wrote songs along the way, and played them the following day. The songs were born in woods, in living rooms, bookshops and chapels, and became the core of the album.
Heavy Glory (2024) has won plaudits from critics at home and abroad for its unpolished poetry and stories of isolation, excess and endurance in the midst of chaos. Four short months after that solo debut, Elias Rønnenfelt released the EP Lucre (2025), a pop, rock and country mix he made in collaboration with British artist Dean Blunt and the producer Vegyn.
Accompanied by a good band, Elias Rønnenfelt has played many concerts for full houses, and both critics and listeners have reacted positively. Now it's Tønder Festival's turn. With his intense singing and raw presence, Elias Rønnenfelt (and his trio) will show us what music across genres sounds like when it comes from a full-throttle punk poet.
