2005 in Norwegian music

• 27 – The 8th Polarjazz Festival started in Longyearbyen, Svalbard (January 27 – 29).^[1]

• 3 – Kristiansund Opera Festival opened (February 3 – 19).^[2]

• 18
  • The 32nd Vossajazz started at Vossavangen, Norway (March 18 – 20).^[3]
  • Berit Opheim was awarded Vossajazzprisen 2005.^[4]
• 19 – Jan Gunnar Hoff performs the commissioned work Free flow songs for Vossajazz 2005.^[5]

• 29 – Bergenfest started in Bergen (April 29 – May 7).^[6]

• 25
  • The start of Bergen International Music Festival Festspillene i Bergen (May 25 – June 5).^[7]
  • The 33rd Nattjazz started in Bergen, Norway (May 25 – June 4).^[8]

• 16 – Norwegian Wood started in Oslo, Norway (June 16 – 19).^[9]
• 23 – The 1st Punktfestivalen started in Kristiansand, Norway (June 23–25).^[10]

• 6 – The 41st Kongsberg Jazzfestival started in Kongsberg, Norway (July 6 – 8).^[11]
• 18 – The 45th Moldejazz started in Molde, Norway with Arild Andersen as artist in residence (July 18 – 23).^[12]

• 4 – The 18th Notodden Blues Festival started in Notodden (August 4 – 7).^[13]
• 10 – The 19th Sildajazz started in Haugesund, Norway (August 10 – 14).^[14]
• 15 – The 20th Oslo Jazzfestival started in Oslo, Norway (August 15 – 21).^[15]

• 15 – DølaJazz started in Lillehammer, Norway (September 15 – 18).^[16]
• 30 – Ultima Oslo Contemporary Music Festival started in Oslo, Norway (September 30 – Oktober 16).^[17]

• 20 – The 3rd Ekkofestival started in Bergen (Oktober 20 – 23).^[18]
• 24 – The 4th Insomnia Festival started in Tromsø (October 24 – 27).^[19]

• 1 – The Oslo World Music Festival started in Oslo (November 1 – 6).^[20]

• 17 – The Hammerslagfestivalen Vinterblot started in Spiret, Tønsberg.^[21]

• The Rock band Accidents Never Happen was formed.^[22]

J

Tore Johansen

• Like That (Gemini Records), featuring Karin Krog

Per Jørgensen

• Unspoken Songs (Gemini Records), with Tobias Sjögren

S

Karl Seglem

• Dikt (NorCD), with poems by Jon Fosse
• Reik (Ozella Records)