5 Dec 2025
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Culture Festivals Music What's on: Stockholm

Stockholm Jazz Festival set to enliven the city in October

Stockholm Jazz Festival is offering a vibrant, city-wide celebration of jazz in all its diverse expressions on 10-19 October. The 2025 edition of the festival promises to feature over 250 performances, showcasing an eclectic mix of genres that extend well beyond traditional jazz, and bringing artists from all over the world to the city. Now […]

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Way Out West – Day Three: I hope she plays HOT TO GO!

If you’ve missed these, here’s Day One and Day Two! The Way Out West Saturday started out with another nice encounter on the bus ride. In anticipation of the day’s main attraction, I had worn my ‘I hope she plays HOT TO GO’ t-shirt, that I had ordered special. Getting on the bus, a nice young […]

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Way Out West 2025 – Day Two: It’s Charli, baby

If you’ve missed it, here’s Day One – check it out! On Thursday it still felt like there was more space at Slottskogen, but on Friday it was totally packed from pretty early in the evening. So it felt reasonable to take things a bit more easy compared with how much running from stage to […]

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Way Out West 2025: Chappell, Charli and Free, Free Palestine!

Since its launch in 2007, Gothenburg’s Way Out West has established itself as Sweden’s premier music festival. It is a real cultural institution that consistently balances international superstars with rising talent and Scandi sensibilities in a carefully curated mix spanning pop, hip hop, rock and experimental sounds. The festival’s unique settings in the lush Slottsskogen […]

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Still sporty, still spicy, still slaying – Melanie C at the fab 90s festival

Melanie C aka Sporty Spice was always the powerhouse of the Spice Girls – the one doing backflips in crop tops and belting out girl power anthems. She brought the athletic edge to the fab five that dominated the 90s pop scene. As part of the Spice Girls she helped sell over 100 million records […]

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Rosendal 2025: BIJI brings a vibrant, boundary-crossing celebration

BIJI is a powerful Swedish duo formed by artist/actor Robin Nazari and filmmaker/producer Maceo Frost, based in Stockholm. Emerging in 2019, their project – named after the Kurdish word for “long live” or “viva” – originated as a bold celebration of multicultural coexistence. Robin with his Kurdish background, and Maceo with his African-American–Swedish heritage, blend […]

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Rosendal 2025: Sean Paul turns up the temperature

Sean Paul’s performance on the Sunday evening of the Rosendal Garden Party was a vibrant celebration of early‑2000s dancehall nostalgia, stirring up both classic energy and crowd‑pleasing moments. From the moment he stepped on stage, the Jamaican superstar commanded the crowd, calling out, “Stockholm, are you ready?” and livening the audience with his crowd-engagement. The […]

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Rosendal 2025: Chaka Khan – the Queen of Funk still reigns supreme

She’s a legend, she’s an icon, and her presence was shining bright on that stage when Chaka Khan headlined the closing night of Rosendal Garden Party 2025, ending the vibrant ad eclectic weekend on a high note. Born Yvette Marie Stevens in 1953, Chaka Khan rose to fame in the early 1970s as lead vocalist […]

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Rosendal 2025: Róisín Murphy keeps the audience transfixed with her theatrics and sounds

Róisín Murphy brought bold fashion, pure energy and music spanning from Moloko classics to her solo anthems when she played at the Rosendal Garden Party stage on opening night. The show was brimful with improvisational flair, Róisín’s dynamic vocals and dance-friendly beats. Róisín Murphy‘s journey spans from cult classic origins in Moloko in the 90s […]

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Rosendal Garden Party – not your average festival

Rosendal Garden Party is a truly enchanting festival that seamlessly blends music, nature, and a serene yet vibrant atmosphere. Held in the lush gardens of Rosendal Palace in Stockholm, the event feels like a well-kept secret, tucked away from the bustle of city life. As you enter the grounds, you’re greeted by large old trees […]

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