Reviews

One of the great aspects of Lollapalooza, at least if you’re a parent, is Kidzapalooza. An area designated for kids, with a stage on its own, a playground, and various activities. As Sweden has rather strict age limits at festivals, 13 years, it seemed pretty far of to be able to bring kids to a major festival any time soon, …

Lollapalooza entered the Swedish market with a bang, that´s for sure. The announcement back in May 2018 got significant media coverage and the hype leading into the festival grew by the hour. And why shouldn´t it? One of the major international festival were approaching a festival market that has been a tough business the last years. In December 2018 the …

Talking weather is probably something of the most boring things you can do but it’s an ever-present topic at festivals because you’re basically exposed to the rage of whatever god throws on you. Sunday was amazing and we all dreamt of reliving last year’s hot summer weather. The editor even had a nap in the sun for a few hours …

Saturday means arrival day and a few hours on a train to get to Roskilde. The editor is doing his 28th Roskilde Festival, every year since 1992, and have some experience of travelling but is not used to the comfy train rides from Hamburg. Every Roskilde trip by train from Sweden has been crowded; the Hamburg trip was something different …

The festival landscape in Sweden has been heavily re-drawn over the last decade. Classic festivals like Hultsfred, Arvika, Peace and Love, Emmaboda, and also Bråvalla, have closed down (and some have resurged in new shapes, with mixed results), and the main competitors are stadium/arena shows, or concerts at amusement parks like Gröna Lund in Stockholm or Liseberg in Gothenburg. Pay …

If you have ever had the pleasure of witnessing the live Villagers show in one of its many forms, then you will no doubt agree that frontman Conor O’Brien is that type of artist best enjoyed in real life, because Villagers is about Conor O’Brien’s and his captivating vocals. Far away are the days when O’Brien were criticized of being boring …