POOR BAMBI live @ RiP 22/8!

POOR BAMBI opens the fall season at RiP on August 22nd! Straight from the Norwegian oil capital, the trio delivers an explosive mix of noise-rock and punk, where polished perfection is crushed by raw energy, desperation and uncompromising intensity. With a live show that balances controlled frustration and total devotion, Poor Bambi has made a name for themselves both in Norway and internationally. Now they can be seen in the basement at RiP!

POOR BAMBI

Filter than oil spills, Poor Bambi bursts out of the Norwegian oil capital and cuts to the bone with an explosive mix of noise rock and punk. As a living counterpoint to polished perfection, they deliver an energetic, intense and spontaneous live show. A meeting between controlled frustration and total devotion to the music. The trio consists of Sarah Hestness (vocals/guitar), Espen Eidem (guitar) and Simen Amundrud (drums).

Poor Bambi has left its mark both in Norway and internationally. In January 2024, the band released the single "Unbreakable", which was listed on KEXP (USA), praised by NRK P13 Musikk's Totto Mjelde as "one of the best songs of the year" and included in Deichman's list of the year's best singles. They have delivered a number of singles, including "Business or Pleasure" and "Colour Does Not Exist", produced by Nicholas Sansano (Sonic Youth, Public Enemy).

The debut album "Skyscrapers Soaring, Yet We're Drowning" was released on February 6, 2026 on Apollon Records. The album is dark, intense and full of contrasts, where the city's oil shine meets the desperation of the underground and sets sound on a changing worldview. The band has previously completed two tours of Norway, played festivals such as Jærnåttå, Fjellparkfestivalen and 100 Dagar, and had a concert in New York.

Their energetic stage performance has garnered praise from both audiences and critics:

"The band's lead guitarist provides a crazy number of pedals, a tough frontwoman on vocals/guitar and a razor-sharp drummer who welds together an explosive and exciting riff journey..." – Kjartan Tjøsvoll, Hulen Bergen

"Poor Bambi is the very essence of a hard-hitting rock trio, jarring, punky and sound-painting noise-making with Sarah Hestness' superior vocals pushed far forward in the soundscape." – Mode Steinkjer, Dagsavisen

Sad Chloë had to cancel and has been replaced by the young band Minestrels from Kongsberg.

Poor Bambi + Minestrels - live @ RiP saturday august 22. 2026.
Tickets at Hoopla.

20.00 doors open
21.00 Minestrels
22.00 Poor Bambi