Span (band)

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SPAN is a Norwegian rock band that formed in 2000^[1] from the remnants of two other outfits, Explicit Lyrics and Squid. Self-proclaimed as "Norwegian Turbo-Rock 'n' Roll Commandos",^[2] the band was made up of Jarle Bernhoft on lead vocals and guitar, Fridtjof Nilsen on guitar and backing vocals, Vemund Stavnes on bass and Fredrik Wallumrød on drums and backing vocals. When Stavnes left in 2003, he was replaced by Kim Nordbæk.

SPAN spent much of the years between 2002 and 2004 touring the UK and Norway as well as spending a brief time in the US. To date, they have sold over 55,000 albums worldwide.

In August 2005, SPAN announced that they were to take an unspecified break. A post on their website at the time stated that the band "no longer share a common dream and ambition" and that they have "decided to end this while we are still the best of friends".^[3] In late 2023, the band announced reunion shows at Rockefeller Music Hall in February 2024, twenty years after the release of their debut album.