THE AVANT-GARDE

2017, 2019, 2021 and now 2023...no other band has played as many gigs at the Garage as Avantgardet, rumor has it because of the lasagna served backstage, but we think the band thrives on the Garaget stage - just like we do this absolutely phenomenal live band!
Since their debut in 2016, the indie sensation Avantgardet has managed to do hundreds of gigs, received three Grammy nominations and singer and frontman Rasmus Arvidsson has been awarded a prize from SKAP as lyricist of the year for his social realist depictions.

With seven full-lengths, a compilation album and a book that immortalized the unique relationship between the band and its dedicated fans, Avantgardet have become as obvious on the big festival stages as in the sweaty and cramped basement rooms.

With both records and gigs topping the year's best lists, Rasmus Arvidsson's journey with Avantgardet from declining addict to celebrated artist was completed in less than three years. With a journey made entirely without a record label or support from the industry, the band has grown and found a place nonetheless, thanks in large part to the love of its devoted audience and unique collaborations with creators such as Jocke Åhlund, Björn Olsson, Pelle Gunnerfeldt, Henrik Schyffert, Peter Birro and El Perro del Mar.

The creative force that has taken shape around Avantgardet probably has its explanation in the genuine love, honesty, dedication and joy that the band conveys together with its audience.