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Let’s get one thing clear: I’m not a fan of DJ live shows. In fact, I find them quite boring although I have to admit I’ve been to DJ festivals (in particular Let It Roll) a few times, but it’s really not the way I want to experience a live show. So why do I end up at a Marc …

Dungen Stage A nice addition to Way Out West is the stage Höjden. It was added in before the pandemic, but only for hosting talks and debates. The site itself is wonderful, in a hillier part of the forest, with the stage as an amphitheater, and in recent years they have held proper concerts up there. The acts performing are …

The weather. The good damn weather. How can people live in Gothenburg? It is also clear that there are more people at Way Out West than before the pandemic. Just like last year, it was very crowded from 19 and forward. The organizers have expanded the area a bit, but the bottlenecks that are crucial will always remain at the …

It was 2004, I lived in Bristol and a friend popped over to my neighborhood for a coffee at the beginning of May, and while we sat zipping on our coffees we saw a poster on the wall promoting Keane’s debut album Hopes And Fears which was to be released the following week. My friend told me ‘It’s the new …

Photo: Nathalie Ulinder Cuti Way Out West is back! The festival that started in 2007 changed to whole festival scene in Sweden, by bringing the festival from the forests in the smaller towns to a major city and without camping options. They have continued to evolve throughout the years, by going taking the decision to go vegetarian, developing the area …

“We’re a band from so many different places, yet here in Manchester, we feel at home.” Calva Louise wrapped up their victory lap of the UK following a grand tour of the US with co-headliners Vukovi, and it was triumphant indeed. Compared to their last Manchester headline in 2023 at Factory251, The Deaf Institute – a venue favoured by upcoming …