Reviews

Friday morning after a rowdy Shame gig and with some sort of beer hungover was not the ultimate start of the day, and you couldn’t really call it morning because we didn’t leave the tent before lunch, which also meant starting out with lunch at the food court close to the Gloria stage. The food at Roskilde is something that …

Wednesday arrived meaning it was finally time for the “real” festival to start and although it wasn’t a full festival day – the first day is more like a warm-up day – we had a tight schedule with Tears For Fears, Bob Dylan, Hatari and Carpenter Brut. In retrospect this was probably the best festival day music-wise. It was also …

If Friday and Saturday focused on party, the Sunday felt a little more like the day after. The first email I received in the morning let the ticket holders know that Friday and Saturday-tickets were upgraded to Sunday tickets. That is seldom a good sign, and even though it was a nice gesture, the meaning is reasonably that ticket sales …

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 …