CrowdMateFor the coming Thursday–Sunday stretch, 3–6 September, the most sharply defined destination is two nights inside one room: Hess Is More: Apollonian Circles at VEGA. The project takes over Store VEGA on Friday 4 September and returns for an added concert on Saturday 5 September, placing Mikkel Hess’ long-running ensemble at the centre of VEGA’s 30th-birthday celebrations. This is a useful pick for listeners who want the weekend’s jazz-and-electronic crossover in a format built around proximity, staging and a large changing cast, with the venue framing both dates as part of one shared birthday occasion.[1][2][3]
A concert arranged around the room
Apollonian Circles is designed as a circular concert form. VEGA describes a long table set in the middle of Store VEGA, with instruments incorporated into the setting, musicians positioned around it and the audience gathered close by. That layout gives the event its practical appeal: the show’s visual architecture is part of the music, so arriving early and taking time to find a position around the floor matters. The published frame moves through orchestral experimental pop, collective improvisation and rhythmic trance, an apt description of the many musical languages Hess Is More has gathered across its catalogue.[1][2]
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Two dates, two guest line-ups
Friday’s 9:00 pm performance gathers Smag På Dig Selv, Mette Lindberg, Henrik Vibskov, Daniel Nentwig, Jeuru and Michala Petri as guest soloists. Saturday’s extra concert begins at 8:00 pm and changes one part of the bill, with Carl Knast and Oilly Wallace joining returning guests Mette Lindberg, Vibskov, Nentwig, Jeuru and Petri. The two evenings therefore share the Apollonian Circles setting while offering a genuine reason to choose a date according to the personnel. Friday has moved to a waiting list on VEGA’s calendar; Saturday remains listed for ticket purchase at publication time.[1][3]
The Hess Is More vocabulary
Hess Is More began as a solo project by Danish musician Mikkel Hess and has developed into a transatlantic ensemble connected to Copenhagen, New York and Berlin. Its own description places the music between jazz, kraut, electronica, pop and folk, while also tracing a history of work with ballet and art installations. Apollonian Circles grows naturally from that background: it treats the performance space as material, with scenography by Christian Friedländer and Dicki Lakha, costumes by Henrik Vibskov, and Hess serving as composer and bandleader. The core listed for this VEGA presentation includes Raisa Castro, Cecilia Castro, Ida Urd, Rasmus Vestervig, Rasmus Bille Bahncke, Nikolaj Hess and Mikkel Hess.[1][2]
Why VEGA is the point of the weekend
This is a venue spotlight in the fullest sense. VEGA is celebrating its 30th year in September 2026, and Apollonian Circles is conceived as a concert celebration of the house itself: its history, its social role and its physical scale. Store VEGA is an especially fitting room for a project that asks its listeners to move within the performance’s orbit. The format also cuts across the neat genre labels on a calendar; Friday and Saturday are both filed under jazz, yet the event’s stated musical field reaches toward improvisation, pop composition and dance-oriented repetition.[1][3]
Plan the visit
Choose Friday 4 September for the 9:00 pm show or Saturday 5 September for the 8:00 pm extra concert, both at the exact venue name: VEGA, in Store VEGA. Friday is the primary date in this guide because its guest list sets the opening-night shape of the celebration; Saturday offers the same room concept with a different pair of guests and an earlier start. VEGA’s event listings place the venue at Enghavevej 40, 1674 København V. Recheck VEGA’s official event pages before leaving for current ticket status, doors information and any programme changes.[1][3]
Sources
- Hess Is More: Apollonian Circles – VEGA 30th Birthday Celebration — VEGA
- About — Hess Is More
- VEGA calendar — VEGA