SPOT is an annual music festival in the city of Aarhus, Denmark, showcasing up-and-coming Danish and Scandinavian talent.

For example, they answer musicians' questions on "How to make it in the US" and participate in debates on topics including file sharing and the future of the album.

In 2002, David Fricke of Rolling Stone spotted the Raveonettes at the festival[4] and his subsequent endorsement was considered instrumental in landing them a contract with Columbia Records.

[8] However, this attention has prompted questions about the relative weights given to artistic merit and marketability as criteria for band selection and claims that the new focus on big business has alienated the local music scene.

As part of the expansion, several smaller festivals within the larger festival was arranged, including Roots & Hybrid focussing on world music and ethnic styles primarily from the Middle East, Aarhus Volume with local hip-hop talents, Mono goes Metal with local acts from the metal underground, and Spot on Greenland with up and coming bands from Greenland.