If you're here in late July or early August at the time of the week-long St. Olaf Festival, Dronningensgt 1B (tel. 73-84-14-50), you can enjoy organ concerts, outdoor concerts, and even opera at the Nidaros Cathedral. The internationally acclaimed Trondheim Symphony Orchestra, Olavskvartalet, Kjøpmannsgata 46 (tel. 73-99-40-50), presents concerts weekly with some of Europe's most outstanding conductors and soloists. Depending on the event and the day of the week, tickets cost from 90NOK to 400NOK ($14-$62/£7.40-£33).
Burgers, Bangers & a Soccer Fetish -- Your choice of sports bars in athletic-conscious Trondheim will eventually say a lot about your politics and your cultural background. And in a town where discussions about sports can gobble up large portions of a long winter night, choosing which of the town's three or four sports bars to hang out in can be important indeed.
The coolest and most appealing of the lot is Harvey's, Nordre Gate 23 (tel. 73-53-60-56), which is bigger, glossier, more technologically sophisticated, and much more tuned to North American, as opposed to European, tastes in sports, drinks, and food. A total of eight TV screens play up to a maximum of two separate sporting events simultaneously. Platters consisting of juicy burgers, chicken wraps, and salads cost from 129NOK to 149NOK ($20-$23/£11-£12), and despite the high-tech emphasis on state-of-the-art broadcasting, there's something cozy and retro about this place. It's pure, reheated Americana with enough sporting and down-home memorabilia to add a soothing note of kitsch. It's open Monday to Wednesday 4pm to midnight, Thursday 4pm to 2am, Friday 4pm to 3am, Saturday noon to 3am, and Sunday 4pm to midnight.
