KOM OG
DANS!
GRIMSTAD
Boogie
Blues
Cats
Danceable blues, boogie and rockabilly from the 40s, 50s and 60s — played the way it sounded when it was new.
Danceable blues, boogie and rockabilly from the 40s, 50s and 60s — played the way it sounded when it was new.
The jukebox
Six songs straight from the stage and the dance floor — now also from Oktoberrock 2026. Pick a song card.
Boogie Blues Cats
Live jukebox · Grimstad
Now playing: Mr. Blues
Pick a song
No coin needed — just press
House band for Kom og Dans Grimstad
The sound was recorded right there in the room.
About the band
Boogie Blues Cats are a live band from Grimstad playing the music from when rock’n’roll was brand new — jump blues, boogie woogie, rockabilly and old Elvis hits, all with one purpose: to get people onto the floor.
Four men, real instruments and not a single backing track: bass, guitar, drums and keys — plus saxophone when the song calls for it. From the first bar it is all about the dancing, whether it is a pub, a party, a wedding or a town festival.
Short version — for posters, programmes or press:
“Boogie Blues Cats from Grimstad play danceable blues, boogie and rockabilly from the 40s, 50s and 60s — from Muddy Waters to Elvis, plus their own songs. With a singer from San Diego and the rest from Norway, they are the house band for Kom og Dans Grimstad: a real live band, white shirts and braces, and a dance floor that is rarely empty.”
The story
Boogie Blues Cats are the house band for Kom og Dans Grimstad — but the roads that meet on stage come from far apart. Singer Patrick Pacheco brought his blues voice from the streets and pubs of San Diego, California. Guitarist Julian Urland came south from Bjerka on the Helgeland coast. And on keys and drums stand two local Kom og Dans stalwarts.
That mixture is exactly what gives the band its sound: American street blues meets Norwegian dance tradition. Keyboard player Tore Sælen is among the most experienced dance instructors in the Nordics, and drummer Kjetil Haglund is a Kom og Dans instructor himself — so when the band counts in a song, they know exactly what the dancers need.
The aim is simple: to keep the music from the golden age of the dance floor alive — not in a museum, but at a party. That is why they turn up in white shirts, braces and hats, play everything one hundred per cent live, and do not stop until the floor is full.
The repertoire
Hear and see the bandin the jukebox
From Charley Patton and Robert Johnson to T-Bone Walker, Muddy Waters and Jimmy Reed: “Sweet Home Chicago”, “Call It Stormy Monday”, “T-Bone Shuffle”, “Mannish Boy”, “Baby What You Want Me to Do”, “Shake It and Break It” and “Mean Old Frisco” — the twelve-bar foundation everything rests on.
“Caldonia”, “Guitar Boogie”, “Diggin’ My Potatoes”, “Step It Up and Go”, “They Raided the Joint”, “Sloppy Drunk Blues” and “Midnight Special” — rolling piano lines and walking bass that powered Saturday nights long before rock had a name.
“Hound Dog”, “Mystery Train”, “All Shook Up”, “Tutti Frutti”, “Good Golly Miss Molly”, “Shake, Rattle and Roll”, “Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ On”, “Rockin’ Robin” and “Jambalaya” — the Sun Records sound and the hits the whole room sings along to.
“Twist and Shout”, “No Particular Place to Go” and “Wipe Out” — where rock’n’roll picked up speed, the guitar got some bite and the dance floor found another gear.
The line-up
San Diego, California
The voice out front. Years as a street musician and pub player on both sides of the Atlantic — the real, hard-wearing blues voice the band is built around.
Bjerka, Helgeland coast
Twang and solos straight from the fifties. Brought northern Norwegian drive south and gives the band its guitar sound from the childhood of rock’n’roll.
Grimstad
Boogie woogie up and down the keys. The driving force behind the band and a dance instructor across the Nordics — few know as much about what makes a floor swing.
Grimstad
The engine of the band. With a background in brass bands and previous house bands — and an instructor with Kom og Dans himself — he knows exactly what beat the dancers need.
On stage: white shirts, braces and hats — just as it should be.
The band plays
Press play — and the whole band plays “Shake, Rattle and Roll”, recorded live.
“Shake, Rattle and Roll” · live recording · 1 minute
Concerts
Oktoberrock 2026 is a wrap
Thank you to everyone who came, danced and kept the floor warm both nights. Thanks to Kom og Dans Grimstad for a brilliant weekend, and to Black Ball Boogie for travelling all the way from Italy. And thanks to those of you still on the floor when the night rock got going.
We also performed our own song for the very first time. That one will stay with us.
— Patrick, Julian, Tore & Kjetil
New dates are on the way. Follow our Facebook page to hear first when we set up the next dance night.
Past concerts
House band both nights: the Friday party from 9pm and the Saturday party from 8pm, with night rock into the small hours. Alongside Black Ball Boogie from Italy, and around 30 dance classes across the weekend. This is where we played our own song “Quit Playin’ with Me Baby” for the first time.
The big spring dance party with Kom og Dans Grimstad. A full floor from the first song.
Where it all began: Patrick on vocals, bass and sax, Julian on guitar, Tore on keys and Kjetil on drums.
Press
Excerpts from what has been written about the band.
“Kom og Dans’ house band Boogie Blues Cats put in a fine performance. With their characteristic mix of boogie, old rock, blues and swing they delivered great dance music, and Patrick Pacheco, the band’s singer and leader, really got the room swinging.”
“Their performance at both the Friday and Saturday parties struck a perfect balance between professional weight and local belonging — a combination that made Oktoberrock something quite special this time around.”
“250 deltakere på dans i Grimstad Misjonskirke”Written by Tore Sælen, Kom og Dans Grimstad. Published in Grimstad Adressetidende, October 2026.
Contact
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