Way Out West
Sweden / August 8-10, 2024
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Details
Country
Sweden
City
Gothenburg
Established
2007
Festival Type
Open-air, Indoor, City-festival
Camping
No
Site
Slottsskogen
Capacity
20,000
Stages
5
Description
On its debut, the festival was unanimously hailed as the best event in Sweden by both audience and critics and sold out well in advance. This three-day, multi-genre festival is located in the idyllic park of Slottsskogen, the leafy and lush heart of Gothenburg. In a green and intimate setting, the common denominator is quality music. From here, pretty much everything in the city is within walking distance, and if your legs are tired there’s always trams, buses and boats to get you where you want in no time.
All of this becomes evident when the Slottsskogen area closes down for the night and the festivities continue in venues around the city as a part of the unique club concept, Stay Out West (which is included in the 18+ festival ticket). Long into the early hours, you can see upcoming artists and established favourites in an intimate setting. Stay Out West has an age limit of 18+ and first come, first served applies for all the venues.
Genre & Program
Pop, Rock, Hip-Hop, Soul, Electronica, Dance
Program References
Prince, Kendrick Lamar, Florence + The Machine, M.I.A., Alicia Keys, Stormzy, Frank Ocean, Robyn, The xx, Patti Smith, Solange, The Cure, Manu Chao, Kanye West, Regina Spector, Franz Ferdinand, Erykah Badu, The Pogues, N.E.R.D., The Sonics, Primal Scream, The Hives, Peter Bjorn & John, José González, The Flaming Lips, Grinderman, Antony & The Johnsons, Glasvegas, Arctic Monkeys, Neil Young, Lily Allen, LCD Soundsystem, Vampire Weekend, Robyn, My Bloody Valentine, NAS etc.
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![A dusk scene featuring a tranquil lake with a cluster of large, reflective golden spheres in the foreground, and the illuminated banks of the lake lined with trees, lights, and a faint mist in the background. A small floating platform with people is also visible on the water.](https://yourope.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/way-out-west-hilda-arneback-2-768x512.jpeg)
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@ Way Out West
![Outdoor gathering with people socializing under large umbrellas and trees, with string lights and a food truck in the background.](https://yourope.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/way-out-west-2019-elias-assar-gustafsson-768x512.jpg)
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![An evening view of a park with colorful lights reflecting on a pond, trees illuminated in blue and red, and a lighted spherical structure in the background.](https://yourope.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/way-out-west-mode-2019-elias-assar-gustafsson-768x512.jpeg)
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