Some big names are coming to Østfold this summer, so if you take your music seriously, whether it’s opera, rock or pop, you might want to make a note of the following events:

- Carmen, Bizet’s famous opera, Halden Fortress, 9-11 June

- DumDumBoys, one of Norway’s most successful rock bands, Kulåsparken, Sarpsborg, 25 June

- Katie Melua, Nesparken, Moss, 2 July

- Opera Festival, Isegran, Fredrikstad, 2-4 July, www.opera-fredrikstad.com

- Deep Purple, Kulåsparken, Sarpsborg, 9 July

- Tellusalie, Månefestival in Gamlebyen, Fredrikstad, 23-25 July, http://maanefestivalen.com

- Navigators, Månefestival in Gamlebyen, Fredrikstad, 23-25 July, http://maanefestivalen.com

- Danish rock legend Kim Larsen and his band Kjukken, Kulåsparken, Sarpsborg, 21 Aug

PS. More artists will be performing up and down the county this summer, but it’s impossible to list them all here. If I’ve forgotten a really big concert please feel free to list it as a comment below