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Sweden's Biggest Music Festivals Ranked by Attendance 🇸🇪

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Sweden hosts a variety of music festivals annually, attracting audiences of varying sizes. Here are some notable festivals, ranked by attendance:

1. Malmöfestivalen

  • Attendance: ~1,000,000
  • This HUGE week-long event is Scandinavia's biggest and oldest city festival, established in 1985 and still going strong!

Malmöfestivalen. Credit: Johan Jönsson

2. Dansbandsveckan

  • Attendance: ~100,000
  • An authentic Swedish experience, Dansbandsveckan is a week-long celebration of the traditional ‘Dansband’ music.

3. Lollapalooza Stockholm

  • Attendance: ~70,000
  • Held in the capital city, the 2022 edition of Lollapalooza Stockholm drew over 70,000 attendees, making it the largest festival in Swedish history.

4. Way Out West

  • Attendance: ~55,000
  • An iconic Swedish festival, Way Out West takes over Gothenburg’s Slottsskogen park each year for a three-day music festival.

5. Sweden Rock Festival

  • Attendance: ~45,000
  • A big celebration of rock and metal in southern Sweden, Sweden Rock Festival does exactly what it says on the tin!

6. Stockholm Jazz Festival 

  • Attendance: ~30,000
  • Established in 1980, this annual festival focuses on jazz, free improvisation, and world music. In 2014, the festival expanded to a 10-day event.