Live Report: TOMORA bring us closer with otherworldly Heineken® GREENLIGHT Button Factory show

As The Button Factory is enveloped in the warm pink glow of TOMORA’s debut album cover COME CLOSER, accompanied by the impossibly rousing beats of ‘RING THE ALARM’, the tone is already set - we are in for an exceptional evening.

A collaboration between Norwegian art-pop maverick AURORA and The Chemical Brothers’ Tom Rowlands, TOMORA first popped up as an unknown alias on the lineup announcement of Coachella. In December, the two revealed their identity by releasing the debut single that, early in the evening, resonates with real potency.

TOMORA for Heineken GREENLIGHT at The Button Factory on May 1st, 2026. Copyright Liam Murphy/www.hotpress.com

This stop at the Button Factory is one of the first in the new concert series Heineken® GREENLIGHT, and represents a landmark for TOMORA, nestled as it is between their first series of dates – which culminated in their Coachella a`ppearance – and their upcoming festival run this summer. It lacks nothing in breathless intensity, ear-piercing heaviness and unforgettable performances.

AURORA is a master of her craft no matter the genre she's exploring. In her solo output, she favours ethereal, delicate melodies that bring the listener into otherworldly places. Here, her uniquely powerful tones make for the perfect accompaniment to the harsh, noisy and deliciously riotous beats put together by Rowlands.

TOMORA for Heineken GREENLIGHT at The Button Factory on May 1st, 2026. Copyright Liam Murphy/www.hotpress.com

Early set highlights include ‘COME CLOSER’ and ‘MY BABY’, within which Rowlands’ quiet charisma blends with the out-of-this-world performances offered by AURORA and Amalie Holt Kleive, who hails from the Norwegian singer’s native Bergen, and tonight combines choreography, backing vocals and occasional percussion. Standing together in white dresses, the two look almost celestial and more than a little hypnotising, sharp movements and unbelievable stage presence in evidence from start to finish.

TOMORA for Heineken GREENLIGHT at The Button Factory on May 1st, 2026. Copyright Liam Murphy/www.hotpress.com

The exceptional vocals of AURORA and the intoxicating beats of Tom Rowlands are a happy marriage, blending seamlessly into the bone-shakingly intense numbers that make up COME CLOSER. In a live setting, the shiver-inducing tones and mysterious beats of ‘THE THING’ are powerful enough to make the head spin.

The temperature rises with every track, as the duo jump from heart-spinning delicacies to hard-hitting rave tracks, the whole room seemingly dancing in unison. They may be used to venues three times the size, but AURORA and Rowlands are visibly delighted with the intimate setting, the Norwegian singer expressing the sense of wonder she feels that she can catch a glimpse of every person dancing in front of her.

TOMORA for Heineken GREENLIGHT at The Button Factory on May 1st, 2026. Copyright Liam Murphy/www.hotpress.com

Elsewhere, the 8-minute track ‘I DRINK THE LIGHT’, irresistibly danceable and brightly hopeful, sends the room into an absolute frenzy, while the melody of ‘SOMEWHERE ELSE’ is quickly picked up by a crowd-wide choir, while its production proves ideal to keep the rave atmosphere in full flow.

It is to roars of approval that TOMORA and Amalie Holt Kleive leave the stage at The Button Factory, warming up for the DJ set which Tom Rowlands will offer later that night.

A gorgeously intense gig.

• TOMORA play The National Stadium on October 24. Tickets are available here.