Af Helena Curado e Melo Maia
Friday 01/05/26
The sun had gone down, my friends and I had just picked ourselves up after a break from a concert-heavy afternoon, and it was time to get back into the SPOT spirit. By pure chance my friend had seen that Legobygger123 was scheduled to play not only on Saturday, but also Friday night, on a rather small stage called Gadekæret at Institut for X. This was huge. Despite knowing nothing about the guy, having only heard his top songs on Spotify a few days prior, he was my most anticipated artist of the entire festival,and this was the perfect opportunity. We left in good time and managed to catch the second half of Zoumer’s set before heading towards Gadekæret where it was already packed to the brim with people waiting for Legobygger to come on stage. We somehow managed to claim a spot atop a wooden platform with a great view of the tiny stage, but were subsequently kicked off of it as a “fire show”, for lack of a better term, was about to begin. It was a man dressed in all red with black polka dots that ushered us off the platform to begin his fire tricks. To be frank, I did not see much of it, as way too many people crowded my view, but just feeling the heat coming from it was enough for me.
The fire was gone, and it was time for Legobygger to take the stage. Everything from my dehydration to the people pushing past to get a closer look did not matter as soon as the young lego man started his first song. The energy was palpable, the tent above our heads was hanging on by literal threads, and the ground (or rather the platform I managed to crawl back onto) was shaking as everyone jumped to the beat. At risk of sounding like his, hopefully very proud, grandma – this guy is special. Only 19 years old and this dude was commanding the crowd like he’d been headlining shows for decades. Despite a few technical difficulties, he persevered and was so quick to get back into his set. Speed is definitely a recurring theme with Legobygger and his work. The guy not only raps fast, but there was hardly a break between his songs and thereby barely any
time to process the change in backing tracks – and this really worked in his favour. The energy in the audience was consistent throughout and I couldn’t help but smile during the entire set; the goofy, sploinky atmosphere was so contagious.
It started fast and ended far sooner than anyone wanted. We did, however, leave feeling completely satisfied, with shaky, terrible photos to remember it by, and with the promise of seeing him tear up the stage again the next day. It was perfect, a pure party.
Saturday 02/05/26
The day started off quite relaxed, still actively recovering from the day before. On my itinerary for the day was Lykke, Røverdatter and later IDIDIT, of which the last two I was joined by my father. I had mentioned Legobygger123 to him in passing and may have hinted at the fact he was playing again later, and on a free stage at that! To my surprise, I was able to convince my indie-rock-loving father to come see Legobygger with me at EXPO, although I may have tactically left out details of what kind of music it was. Unsurprisingly, the lot was absolutely packed again, the entire outdoor walkway into Scandinavian Center was blocked by the crowd. This guy is a magnet. To begin with, we were rather far away from the stage, and the venue made for a much quieter experience than the night before. However, my fancy SPOT+ pass worked like a charm and suddenly we were right next to the stage and I saw Legobygger with my own two eyes for the first time. I wish I could say it was as much of a party as the night before, but the experience was entirely different, not bad, but definitely different. The music being quieter helped to hear his lyrics more clearly and people were rapping along with him. His most popular track on Spotify, and my personal favourite, is “bassline raver”, and this was very apparent based on the audience reaction as it began to play. People were scrambling to get closer to him, climbing onto anything they could find just to get
a look. There was truly never a dull moment with Legobygger on the mic.
When it comes to music, I love discovering new and especially weird stuff, but I am also quite particular about what I then continue to actively listen to, as I easily tire of songs after a couple plays. In the case of Legobygger123, I find myself drawn back to his work often, even now, days after SPOT festival, and it does not seem to get old. Legobygger123 may be a “you either love it or hate it” kind of artist, but he is so unapologetically himself that I find it incredibly hard to imagine not loving him. Regardless, it’s clear that I, alongside everyone lucky enough to have been there, witnessed an icon in the making.