Kings of Convenience

Kings of Convenience is a Norwegian folk band formed in Bergen in 1998. Its core members are Erlend Øye and Eirik Glambek Bøe, who write and sing in a spare, acoustic style built on two voices and guitars. The group signed to EMI and released its debut album, also titled Kings of Convenience, in 2000.

The band followed that record with Quiet Is the New Loud in 2001, the album that many listeners associate most closely with its sound, and later with Riot on an Empty Street in 2004. Their music draws on the lineage of quiet, melodic songwriting, with restrained arrangements in which the vocal harmonies and fingerpicked guitar carry most of the weight.

The Glasgow Royal Concert Hall is a concert and performance venue in Glasgow, and this evening suits listeners who know the band's recordings or who want to hear slow, intimate folk pop performed live. Those with an interest in Scandinavian indie folk will find the band's catalogue a clear starting point before the night.