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Building Bridges to Bremen – if only the Danes were fluent in Glaswegian

Ross McPherson
October 29th, 2018


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Bon Jovi, Mark Knopfler and Thundercat also on their way over

You’ll love him if you can understand him

Scottish comedian Kevin Bridges is performing at Bremen Teater on May 1, where Scots will laugh non-stop and Danes will struggle to understand his thick Glaswegian accent.

Bridges is best known for his hilarious social commentary on Scottish life, commenting on issues that permeate the country such as unemployment and obesity.

His tour will take him around the UK and most northern European countries – the latter of which may believe he doesn’t speak English.

Tickets go on sale at 10:00 on October 31 here.

Bon news for our prayers
On 11 June 2019, US rockers Bon Jovi are returning to Denmark to perform in Sønderborg with special guests Def Leppard.

The tour will support their 2018 record This House is Not For Sale.

There will be no shortage of ’80s hits, such as ‘Livin’ On A Prayer’ and ‘It’s My Life’. Official tickets go on sale from November 2 at 10:00 here.

The original sultan of swing
Mark Knopfler, the iconic frontman of post-punk band Dire Straits, is playing at Copenhagen’s Royal Arena on June 15.

His new solo album, Down The Road Wherever, is set for release on November 16 and will be followed by a year of touring Europe and the US. Official ticket sales begin on November 1 at 09:00 here.

Also in the pipeline
Ella Mai, an up-and-coming British R’n’B artist, is playing Store Vega on January 21. Tickets are currently available.

Thundercat, a US hip-hop bassist and composer, is performing at Store Vega on December 12, with tickets currently available.

Disturbed, the chart-topping US heavy metal band, are coming to KB Hallen on May 3. Tickets are currently available.

Hayley Kiyoko, the US actress and pop musician, is heading to Store Vega on February 11. Tickets go on sale from November 2 at 10:00 here.

Tokio Hotel, the early 2000s German pop-rock band, are coming to Vega on June 7. Tickets are currently available.


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Moreover, 21 percent of those surveyed admitted to medicating their kids with paracetamol, such as Panodil, before sending them to school.

The FOLA parents’ organisation is shocked by the findings.

“I think it is absolutely crazy. It simply cannot be that a child goes to school sick and plays with lots of other children. Then we are faced with the fact that they will infect the whole institution,” said FOLA chair Signe Nielsen.

Pill pushers
At the Børnehuset daycare institution in Silkeborg a meeting was called where parents were implored not to bring their sick children to school.

At Børnehuset there are fears that parents prefer to pack their kids off with a pill without informing teachers.

“We occasionally have children who that they have had a pill for breakfast,” said headteacher Susanne Bødker. “You might think that it is a Panodil more than a vitamin pill, if it is a child who has just been sick, for example.”

Parents sick and tired
Parents, when confronted, often cite pressure at work as a reason for not being able to stay at home with their children.

Many declare that they simply cannot take another day off, as they are afraid of being fired.

Allan Randrup Thomsen, a professor of virology at KU, has heavily criticised the parents’ actions, describing the current situation as a “vicious circle”.

“It promotes the spread of viruses, and it adds momentum to a cycle where parents are pressured by high levels of sick-leave. If they then choose to send the children to daycare while they are still recovering, they keep the epidemic going in daycares, and this in turn puts a greater burden on the parents.”