27 Jul 2024
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Festivals Music

Rosendal 2024: Nostalgia tripping with The Cardigans

The band is a real-life Swedish pop institution, so it was definitely a thrill finally getting to see The Cardigans live after all these years, being a fan since hearing Carnival in the mid-90s. (I’ve seen the one and only Nina P perform several times though, and hold her in special regard). The Cardigans pulled […]

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Rosendal 2024: Yaeger serves total pop perfection

Yaeger is rising fast to the stellar position she deserves on the Swedish pop scene, having been the opener for Zara Larsson’s recent European tour dates, as well as gaining two Swedish Grammis nominations. She has also been awarded the best dressed woman of the year at the Elle Gala, for her unique and playful […]

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Rosendal 2024: And Raye said ‘Let there be light’

Raye’s intimate show at Debaser was last year’s best concert in our book, so we were thrilled to learn that she would be one of the acts at this year’s Rosendal Garden Party. Raye of course had her big breakthrough last year following the long-awaited independent release of her debut album 21st Century Blues, which […]

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Rosendal 2024: Saint Levant from Gaza with love

The Palestinian artist Saint Levant has found viral fame recently, also making a mark with his live shows playing Coachella in April and Governor’s Ball in New York earlier this month. Now it was time for him to take the stage at Rosendal Garden Party. Beside Raye, Saint Levant has to be one of the […]

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Concerts Music

In Pictures: Dina Ögon captured for your eyes only

As you may recall, Dina Ögon made an impression on us at last year’s Lollapalooza Stockholm. Since then they have gone on to gain plenty of critical acclaim, including winning the Swedish Grammis for Album of the Year as well as Alternative Pop of the Year. So when they played at Gröna Lund, we sent […]

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Keane mixes nostalgia with contemporary tunes in Stockholm

Renowned British rock band Keane graced the stage at Gröna Lund, delivering a captivating live performance for all those gathered at the amusement park. Keane have carved a niche for themselves in the alternative rock and post-Britpop genres with their atmospheric melodies and the melancholic voice of their lead singer Tom Chaplin. Quite expectedly, the […]

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Creative Arts Culture Music Theatre What's on: Stockholm

New performance festival to be held at Teater Giljotin

The first edition of Ankoku International Performance Festival will be held at Teater Giljotin in Stockholm on the 16-21 May. Teater Giljotin is collaborating with Emergency Theatre from Bulgaria for the first ever Ankoku International Performance Festival, to promote an artistic language with a strong avant-garde and transgressive nature. “ANKOKU” stands for darkness as a […]

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In Pictures: Dotter at Kulturhuset

Dotter recently did her fourth run at Melodifestivalen, and is now out playing some shows. She made a Stockholm stop at Kulturhuset and we were of course there to see her, along with plenty of her young fans. As the lights were all blues and purples during the first three songs us photographers were afforded […]

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All is full of love with Loreen at Cirkus

After her legendary second win at Eurovision Song Contest in May, Loreen is now on her European tour celebrating the win. She took to the stage in front of the home audience at Stockholm’s sold-out Cirkus and delivered a show filled with such high emotions the front row were in tears by the encores. Loreen […]

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Stockholm Jazz Festival: Bagarmossen Bebop taps into the drumming

If you’re curious about the usual temperature in a wine cellar, it typically falls within the cosy range of 13-15°C. This was absolutely not the case last Saturday when Bagarmossen Bebop fired up the stage at Musikvalvet Baggen. It wasn’t about the candles or the heating, but rather the unconventional drums embodied in the form […]

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