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⚡️⚡️ Warsaw - Poland⚡️⚡️ It will be awesome to share the stage with our friends in Scorpions again! //EuropeRead More →

🔥🔥 RockLand Art Fest 🔥🔥 La Rioja, España! Five shows in Spain this summer, thank you all! We will see you again soon. 🙏😎 //EuropeRead More →

⚡️⚡️ Furuvik, Sweden ⚡️⚡️ Thank you. 🙏 Just like coming home, GREAT night! //EuropeRead More →

It was kind of cool for us to do an indoor show in the middle of this festival summer so our talented light designer Q-lan could weave some of his magic. The crowd was so good! We were blown away! Another amazing night this summer. You - our supporters -...

Borgholm Castle! ✨✨MAGIC✨✨ Thank you! //Europe live @ Borgholms Slottsruin in Borgholm (SE) July 9, 2024Read More →

Everytime Barcelona! You rock! Amazing to see you again. 🙏😎 //EuropeRead More →

Malaga ⚡️⚡️⚡️ Weekend Beach Festival ⚡️⚡️⚡️ That was incredible! Muchas gracias. 🙏😎 //EuropeRead More →

🔥🔥🔥CORDOBA🔥🔥🔥 Everything was on FIRE last night. Awesome night!!! //EuropeRead More →

⚡️⚡⚡Beautiful Bellinzona⚡️⚡⚡ Mille Grazie! // Europe Read More →

Torsjö, Skåne, Sweden! Thanks for coming out to spend one of those special Swedish summer nights with us! Great crowd! //Europe Read More →

Thank you Tons of Rock, Norway! Always nice to come home. Got to play the Peter Green, Gary Moore, Kirk Hammett's 𝗚𝗶𝗯𝘀𝗼𝗻 ❞𝗚𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗻𝘆❞ 𝗟𝗲𝘀 𝗣𝗮𝘂𝗹...Read More →

Legendary Michael Schenker's new upcoming album "𝗠𝘆 𝗬𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗨𝗙𝗢" marks the 50th anniversary of his era with UFO and presents 11 greatest hits with an impressive stellar roster of guest Artists: John Norum... Read More →

Rock in Rio Lisboa, unforgettable! You were amazing! Let’s do this again. 🙏 //EuropeRead More →

Zamora, Spain! Thank you for an amazing evening. 🙏 //EuropeRead More →

We had a great time in Aarhus, Denmark last Saturday! Great crowd and we got to meet our friends in Journey again. Such a great night! We’re off to Spain and Portugal this week. See you out there 🙏 //Europe live @ Tivoli Friheden in Århus (DK). June 8, 2024....

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𝗧𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗸 𝘆𝗼𝘂 Gröna Lund, 𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗰𝗸𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗺! Great crowd! Had some technical problems but the sun is still shining. /John 😎 Read More →

⚡️⚡️Unforgettable night. ⚡️⚡️ Thank you Huskvarna. 🙏 //Europe Read More →

Here's a demo of my 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗣𝗮𝗼𝗹𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗶 𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗴𝘂𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗿, the body is chestnut wood which comes from old wine barrels. All handmade in 𝗜𝘁𝗮𝗹𝘆 🇮🇹. Enjoy! /John😎Read More →

𝗧𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗸 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗟𝘂𝗰𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗲! Beautiful city and great crowd. /John 😎Read More →

We were very honored to receive today the Government's Special Prize for long-standing contributions to Swedish Music Exports. Thank you to all who were there and for all the support. //EuropeRead More →

YOUNG GUITAR April 2024 issue features a review of Europe's Time Capsule tour in Japan earlier this year. Don't miss it! Read More →

Two new videos in one day, not bad! I remember seeing this film in the '70s when I was a kid and I thought it was great. (...)Read More →

Had a lot of fun recording the 𝗴𝘂𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗿 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘀 for the SVT 𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗯𝘂𝘁𝗲 𝘃𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗼 𝘁𝗼 ABBA ❞𝗧𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗸 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗠𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗰❞ (probably the shortest solo I've ever done but it's still good..he)... Read More →

GUITAR WORLD Magazine May 2024 issue features an interview with John Norum. Check it out! Read More →

𝙏𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙠 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙖𝙡𝙡 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙗𝙞𝙧𝙩𝙝𝙙𝙖𝙮 𝙬𝙞𝙨𝙝𝙚𝙨! 𝘼𝙣𝙙 𝙠𝙚𝙚𝙥 𝙤𝙣 𝙧𝙤𝙘𝙠𝙞𝙣❜! /𝙅𝙤𝙝𝙣😎Read More →

𝗧𝗛𝗔𝗡𝗞 𝗬𝗢𝗨 𝗝𝗔𝗣𝗔𝗡 and 𝗧𝗔𝗜𝗪𝗔𝗡! That was truly special! Another tour to remember… Let’s do it again soon! //Europe Read More →

𝗧𝗛𝗔𝗡𝗞 𝗬𝗢𝗨 𝗝𝗔𝗣𝗔𝗡! We had a great time and hope to see you all soon again. /John 😎🇯🇵 ありがとう日本！とても楽しい時間を過ごさせていただきました。またすぐにお会いできることを楽しみにしています。 /ジョンRead More →

Such a thrill to be back in Japan! Amazing first night in OSAKA! TOKYO TONIGHT! //EuropeRead More →

New EUROPE dates for 2024 added in Taiwan, Spain, Belgium, Poland, Norway and Germany! Check it out!Read More →

𝗛𝗮𝗽𝗽𝘆 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗬𝗲𝗮𝗿! Greetings, /John & Camilla 🥳✨🍾 Read More →

Happy holidays from the Norum family.🎅🏻🍺 /John Read More →

Had a great time recording a 𝗴𝘂𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗿 𝘀𝗼𝗹𝗼 for the band Violet Janine's upcoming album. Check 'em out! /John 😎Read More →

𝐍𝐎𝐑𝐌𝐀 𝐦𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐜 𝐯𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐨 hit 𝟐𝟎𝟎𝐤 𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰𝐬 on YoutTube! 𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐤 𝐲𝐨𝐮 all! 🙏 /John Read More →

𝑾𝒆 𝒘𝒐𝒖𝒍𝒅 𝒍𝒊𝒌𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝒈𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒎𝒐𝒔𝒕 𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒕𝒇𝒆𝒍𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒌 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒕𝒐 𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒊𝒏𝒗𝒐𝒍𝒗𝒆𝒅 𝒊𝒏 𝒎𝒂𝒌𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒔𝒆 𝒖𝒏𝒊𝒒𝒖𝒆 𝒔𝒉𝒐𝒘𝒔 𝒑𝒐𝒔𝒔𝒊𝒃𝒍𝒆...Read More →

Two incredible nights @ The London Palladium! THANK YOU 🙏 Very special memories. //EuropeRead More →

Thank you LEICESTER. Fun gig and great audience! /John Read More →

SALFORD - MANCHESTER One of those special moments. Hope to see you soon again. Amazing! //EuropeRead More →

Wolverhampton - THANK YOU 🙏 it turned out to be one of those very special nights! //EuropeRead More →

Gateshead, Newcastle, yeah! //EuropeRead More →

GLASGOW! We felt so welcomed and spent an amazing evening with you guys... Hope to see you soon again! //Europe Read More →

NETHERLANDS! Ever since our first show in Rotterdam in the '80s you guys have always been there to support us. Incredible evening in 𝐔𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐭, you were amazing! //EuropeRead More →

Merci Paris! A night to remember forever! // EuropeRead More →

𝐕𝐎𝐈𝐂𝐄𝐒 𝐎𝐅 𝐒𝐈𝐋𝐄𝐍𝐂𝐄 music video hit 𝟏𝟓𝟎𝐊 𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰𝐬 on YouTube! Thank you all for your support! /John 😎Read More →

𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐤 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐒𝐭𝐨𝐜𝐤𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐦! You were awesome! /John Read More →

Europe live tonight @ Den Norske Opera & Ballett in Oslo, Norway. Show time: 7 PM CEST. Enjoy! Read More →

BERLIN, that was amazing! OSLO, we’re on our way! // EuropeRead More →

We’re having a great start of the tour! THANK YOU Munich! That was incredible! BERLIN tonight @ Admiralspalast Berlin, show time: 8 PM CEST. You guys ready? //Europe Read More →

Amazing Stuttgart, Munich tonight! Show time: 8 PM CEST @ Circus Krone-Bau ⚡️Read More →

THANK YOU Milan, Italy! We always feel at home, here. /John 🇮🇹Read More →

THANK YOU Zurich, Switzerland. That was awesome, you were awesome!!! ⚡️🔥 // Europe Read More →

THANK YOU Lausanne, Switzerland, for making this a magic evening. //Europe Read More →

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We are extremely frustrated and saddened to have to announce the 𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 Europe 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐨𝐧 𝐎𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟏𝟕, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟑 𝐚𝐭 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐢𝐟𝐟 𝐒𝐭. 𝐃𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐝’𝐬 𝐇𝐚𝐥𝐥.Read More →

Europe's latest single 𝐇𝐎𝐋𝐃 𝐘𝐎𝐔𝐑 𝐇𝐄𝐀𝐃 𝐔𝐏 is 𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐍𝐎𝐖! Check all about it here!Read More →

Thank you Mérida, Spain, for a MAGIC start of the tour. Great place, great crowd! ❤️✌️ //EuropeRead More →

We are very pleased to announce we will be bringing our Time Capsule 40th anniversary tour to Japan early next year! Read More →

Very sad to hear the news of the great Bernie Marsden’s passing today. He was a true legend and inspiration and our condolences go out to all his family and friends.Read More →

𝐍𝐎𝐑𝐌𝐀 and 𝐒𝐀𝐈𝐋 𝐎𝐍 𝐦𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐜 𝐯𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐨𝐬 hit 𝟏𝟓𝟎𝐤 views on YoutTube! 𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐤 𝐲𝐨𝐮 all !🙏 /John Read More →

𝐒𝐮𝐦𝐦𝐚𝐫 𝐅𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐥𝐮𝐫 2023, #FaroeIslands! ⚡️ One of the best crowds of the summer and what a unique and special place 🙏Read More →

𝐍𝐎𝐑𝐌𝐀 𝐦𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐜 𝐯𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐨 hit 𝟭𝟬𝟬𝗞! 𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐤 𝐲𝐨𝐮 all for your support!🙏 /John Read More →

Check all the news about John NORUM's sixth music video NORMA from GONE TO STAY album (2022)Read More →

Just got some great news we want to share with you all!Read More →

𝟐𝟓,𝟎𝟎𝟎 voices strong! 𝐂𝐙𝐄𝐂𝐇 𝐑𝐄𝐏𝐔𝐁𝐋𝐈𝐂, you were amazing! Hope to see you soon again.Read More →

Thanks 𝐁𝐫ø𝐧𝐧ø𝐲𝐬𝐮𝐧𝐝, 𝐍𝐨𝐫𝐰𝐚𝐲, you were fantastic! It's always nice to come home. /John 🇳🇴 Read More →

We are very pleased to announce we have added a show to the 𝟒𝟎𝐭𝐡 𝐀𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐓𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐂𝐚𝐩𝐬𝐮𝐥𝐞 𝐓𝐨𝐮𝐫...Read More →

Wildhaus, Switzerland. Thank you! Another great night! We really got into it, you seemed to enjoy it too. Read More →

Beautiful venue and amazing crowd, we love Italy! See you soon, /John 🇮🇹 Read More →

Thank you Bulgaria! What a fantastic night and amazing crowd! Hope to see you again soon. /JohnRead More →

*𝐇𝐄𝐀𝐃𝐒 𝐔𝐏, 𝐍𝐎𝐑𝐔𝐌𝐀𝐍𝐈𝐀𝐂𝐒* 𝐏𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐦𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐚𝐠𝐞. Mr John Norum has been heavily impersonated along the years...Read More →

We had a fabulous time in Thun, Switzerland! Here's a little clip that our friend and photographer Gilles Simon put together... Read More →

Rock Imperium Festival, Cartagena, Spain! Even better than last year! Let’s do this again! THAT WAS AWESOME. ⚡️⚡️⚡️ Europe live @ RockImperium, June 24, 2023. Read More →

Amazing summer night in Piteå, Sweden! THANK YOU, GREAT CROWD! 🙏 Read More →

Our Norwegian friends of Kristiansand! 🇳🇴 That was hot, sweaty and electric! See you again ⚡️⚡️⚡️. Read More →

Trondheim Rocks, we had a blast! Great crowd! And it was great meeting my Norwegian viking brothers Åge Sten Nilsen and Ronni Le Tekrø. 🇳🇴 /John Read More →

Sweden Rock Festival 2023! What a crowd - What a show! YOU WERE AMAZING! THANK YOU 🙏 // EuropeRead More →

Thank you Gothenburg! We had great time and the audience was amazing! Hope to see you all soon again. And happy National Day of Sweden! /John Read More →

Tonight we will rock your socks off. See you in Gothenburg! /John Europe live @ Göteborgs Jubileumsfestival in Frihamnen, Gothenburg, Sweden. On stage: 9:15 PM CEST. Read More →

Had a great time filming a 𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐦𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐜 𝐯𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐨 for the song 𝐍𝐎𝐑𝐌𝐀 which once again is directed and filmed by the amazing Patric Ullaeus!...Read More →

Great video shot in Gothenburg with the fabulous dudes Peer Stappe and Åge Sten Nilsen! /JohnRead More →

The Queen of Rock ‘n’ Roll - has left us 😞🙏Read More →

Happy Norwegian Constitution Day! /JohnRead More →

With Dokken at the Sweden Rock Festival 2001. What a great band! /JohnRead More →

Big thanks to all the Japanese fans that voted for me in the 𝐁𝐔𝐑𝐑𝐍​​​​​! 𝐌𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐳𝐢𝐧𝐞 "𝐓𝐨𝐩 𝟐𝟎 𝐆𝐮𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐬" poll! I really appreciate it! And can't wait to come back to Japan and play live for you all! See you soon. /JohnRead More →

Some behind the scenes footage of the music video 𝐂𝐀𝐋𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐆, directed and filmed by the great Patric Ullaeus! Check out the full version here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dxvo1UtZmxk. /John Read More →

We had a blast recording the fabulous song 𝗡𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮! And the 𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗰𝗸𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗺 𝗣𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗺𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗰 𝗢𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮 was super excited to play some heavy rock!/ John 🎻 Read More →

I'm very excited because today I have started the recording of my 𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐬𝐨𝐥𝐨 𝐚𝐥𝐛𝐮𝐦!...Read More →

Hammer on the nail, 𝐂𝐀𝐋𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐆 hit 𝟏𝟎𝟎𝐤! Thank you for your support! /John🙏Read More →

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𝗖𝗔𝗟𝗟𝗜𝗡𝗚 music video just hit 𝟱𝟬𝗞! Thanks for your support!🙏 /JohnRead More →

A lot of people have asked me what kind of gear/guitars I used on the song 𝗖𝗔𝗟𝗟𝗜𝗡𝗚 and especially on the guitar solos. Here it is. /JohnRead More →

Check all the news about John NORUM's fourth single and music video CALLING from GONE TO STAY album (2022)Read More →

Only 3 days left to the release of my 𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐒𝐈𝐍𝐆𝐋𝐄 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐌𝐔𝐒𝐈𝐂 𝐕𝐈𝐃𝐄𝐎. Don't miss it! /JohnRead More →

Cool! This old sledgehammer is still going strong... he. /JohnRead More →

We are coming to 𝗜𝘁𝗮𝗹𝘆 and we can't wait to play for you all! And check out 𝗠𝗲𝘇𝘇𝗮𝗯𝗮𝗿𝗯𝗮 𝗮𝗺𝗽𝘀 and 𝗣𝗮𝗼𝗹𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗶 𝗴𝘂𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘀, they are amazing! All crafted in Italy. (...)Read More →

A blast from the past. 30 years ago I did this cover story / interview for YOUNG GUITAR mag with the great 𝗬𝗻𝗴𝘄𝗶𝗲 𝗠𝗮𝗹𝗺𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗲𝗻. /JohnRead More →

𝙃𝘼𝙋𝙋𝙔 𝘽𝙄𝙍𝙏𝙃𝘿𝘼𝙔 𝙅𝙊𝙃𝙉, enjoy your day! Big hugs from all of us! /Fran & the Norumaniacs Read More →

The 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝘃𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗼 is done and it's fantastic!! Will be coming to you soon. /John Read More →

Yes, it's 𝗟𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝗜𝘀 𝗟𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝗢𝘅𝘆𝗴𝗲𝗻 by 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝘄𝗲𝗲𝘁, one of my favorite bands from the '70s. They have so many great songs...Read More →

I'm not really a "pedal guy" but over the years I have collected a few. /JohnRead More →