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Kings of Convenience return to Bangkok for a one-night show this December 1

Erlend Øye and Eirik Glambek Bøe return with old favourites and newer cuts in tow

Kaweewat Siwanartwong
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Kaweewat Siwanartwong
Senior Staff Writer, Time Out Thailand
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Remember when HAVE YOU HEARD? dropped the first Maho Rasop Series 2026 line-up with Caribou on the bill? Well, the promoter has now lifted the lid on its second wave, and the headline name is one that'll make a lot of Bangkok music fans go a bit misty-eyed. Kings of Convenience are coming to town, playing SiamPic Hall on Tuesday December 1.

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Photograph: Kings of Convenience- KOCErlend Øye and Eirik Glambek Bøe

Erlend Øye and Eirik Glambek Bøe make the kind of music that rewards a proper listen, delicate guitar lines, unexpected melodic turns and hushed vocals that wrap around you like a warm jumper. Their debut, Quiet Is the New Loud, turned heads at the turn of the millennium, with 'Winning a Battle, Losing the War' becoming the gateway track for a whole generation. It broke big in the UK first, then earned an unusually loyal crowd across Asia. Here in Thailand, those songs have practically soundtracked a decade of cafe culture.

After more than 12 years away, the pair came back with Peace or Love, a record that reunited them with Feist, so this gig serves up a generous mix of old favourites and fresher cuts, plenty of which Thai audiences have never caught live.

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Photograph: haveyouheard.liveKOC

Tickets land on Friday June 12 at 12pm, here. You're looking at B3,600 for Level 1 Zones A and B, B3,100 for Level 1 Zone C and B2,600 for Upper Level Zones D and E, all seated.

This is just the opening salvo. Maho Rasop Series 2026 – a joint effort from HAVE YOU HEARD?, Seen Scene Space and Fungjai – has plenty more up its sleeve, with October to December announcements due shortly.

Read our guide to the best concerts happening in 2026.

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