{"id":207,"date":"2009-05-20T11:15:35","date_gmt":"2009-05-20T15:15:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/swedish\/?p=207"},"modified":"2009-05-20T11:15:35","modified_gmt":"2009-05-20T15:15:35","slug":"summer-festivals-in-sweden","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/swedish\/summer-festivals-in-sweden\/","title":{"rendered":"Summer Festivals in Sweden"},"content":{"rendered":"

I don\u2019t know about you, but for me summer means one thing (well, one among several other equally important things) \u2013 music festivals. I\u2019m not sure if this is a sign of my immaturity, or nostalgia for the days when I was young and free and didn\u2019t mind (heck, actually enjoyed!) having mud fights at open-air rock concerts.<\/p>\n

Sweden is a famously musical country (the recent Malena<\/strong> Eurovision fiasco notwithstanding) and it seems that every little town has its very own summer music festival. Sometimes several. I strongly suspect that Sweden has the most summer music events per person than any other country in Europe.<\/p>\n

And it\u2019s not just rock we\u2019re talking about here. There\u2019s a festival for just about any taste, no matter how offbeat, from ukulele (yes, there is such a thing as Ukulelefestivalen in G\u00f6teborg<\/strong>, May 29-30) to reggae.<\/p>\n

So, how to find a music event that\u2019s right for you? Easy! There\u2019s Festivalinfo.se<\/a><\/strong>.
\nThey very helpfully list concerts and festivals, and not only in Sweden, but in other parts of Europe, too (from that site I learned that Jean Michel Jarre is still alive and touring, wow!).<\/p>\n

And one of the largest music events in Sweden (though some may debate this claim) is of course the very heavily advertised Rix FM<\/strong> Festival<\/a>. And get this \u2013 it\u2019s free! Which in Sweden is rare indeed.<\/p>\n

This year\u2019s Rix FM<\/strong> lineup is, as always, predictably light, dancey and fluffy: Alcazar, Melody Club, BWO<\/strong> and others. So, Swedish Eurobeat at its finest.<\/p>\n

For the more discriminating tastes, there is of course Hultsfred<\/a><\/strong> (July 8-11) but this one doesn\u2019t come cheap: 790SEK for a day ticket, or 1490SEK for a four day pass.<\/p>\n

So, it\u2019s going to be a hot (we can always hope, right?) and very musical (that we know for sure) summer.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"\"

I don\u2019t know about you, but for me summer means one thing (well, one among several other equally important things) \u2013 music festivals. I\u2019m not sure if this is a sign of my immaturity, or nostalgia for the days when I was young and free and didn\u2019t mind (heck, actually enjoyed!) having mud fights at…<\/p>\n

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