Sweden’s Way Out West Festival Adds Another Eight Artists
The new additions include Mavis Staples, Annie & the Caldwells and The Joy.
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Sweden’s Way Out West festival has added a further eight acts to its already bulging lineup.
A mix of international and Swedish artists have been announced, led by American R&B legend Mavis Staples. The Chicago-raised singer and civil rights activist has been at the centre of America’s soul, gospel and R&B movement for over seven decades.
The new additions also include the soulful Annie & The Caldwells, instrumental LA collective La Lom, South African a cappella choir The Joy and eclectic indie act Bartees Strange.
The Swedish contingent of new names includes Grammy-winning artist and producer Becky and the Birds, Little Dragon vocalist Yukimi and Gothenburg indie hero Jjulius.
These latest artist join an already stacked Way Out West bill headlined by American superstar Chappell Roan alongside Charli xcx, Khruangbin, Fontaines D.C., Little Simz, Queens of the Stone Age, Beth Gibbons, Mall Grab, Refused, Kneecap, Eliza Rose, Wet Leg, MJ Lenderman and his band The Wind, Montell Fish and many more.
Held at the massive Slottsskogen parklands in the town of Gothenburg, Way Out West runs from Thursday, August 7 to Saturday, August 9.
Tickets are on sale now via wayoutwest.se.
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First held in 2007 as a single-day music festival, Way Out West expanded to a three-day event in 2012. The festival features five stages spread throughout Slottsskogen, a huge parkland area in the town of Gothenburg.
Not only does the festival deliver a jam-packed lineup of awesome artists, but once each night finishes, the clubs and bars around the city put on gigs with international artists and throw massive parties for festival attendees to kick on well into the early morning.
The 2024 festival was a monster success with a bill headlined by the likes of The National, PJ Harvey, Fever Ray, Jack White, Fred Again.. and many more.
Way Out West takes place at Slottsskogen in Gothenburg from Thursday, August 7 to Saturday, August 9. Tickets on sale now via wayoutwest.se.
