Saturday, July 30, 2011

Frida attended Roxette concert in Locarno


On July 15th Frida of ABBA met with Marie Fredriksson of Roxette.
 
Roxette is currently doing a world tour, and on their concert in Locarno, Switzerland, Frida was in the audience, and greeted Roxette backstage.
 
Frida and Marie are good friends and has worked together, both on stage and in the recording studio. On Frida's album 'Djupa Andetag' from 1996 they made the duet 'Alla mina bästa år' (All my best years).
 
Source: Roxette Official/Photo: Pella A

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Thursday, July 7, 2011

Summer chilling...

Svedenland is enjoying Swedish summer and chilling by the beach. More frequent updates after the summer. Happy summer!



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Tuesday, June 28, 2011

Watch BAO live tonight

Tonight is the premiere of 'Allsång på Skansen', the hugely popular sing-along TV show, brodcasted live from Stockholm. This year the show is hosted by singer Måns Zelmerlöv, and his guests tonight are Benny Andersson Orchestra with Helen Sjöholm & Tommy Körberg, Danny and September.

The show starts at 20.00 CET and you can start to watch the preparations before the show at 19.30 CET at SVT Play

Here follows the booked artists for the 2011 season so far:

PROGRAM 1: tisdag 28 juni
BAO
Lunds studentsångare
Danny Saucedo
September
PROGRAM 2: tisdag 5 juli
Håkan Hellström
Miriam Aïda
Siw Malmkvist
Ulrik Munther
The Moniker
Hasse Anderson
PROGRAM 3: tisdag 12 juli
Veronica Maggio
Elisa's
Eric Amarillo
Sara Varga
Kjell Lönnå
Per Andersson
PROGRAM 4: tisdag 19 juli
Malena Ernman
Bo Kaspers Orkester
After Shave & Anders Eriksson
Petter
Vocalettes
Pernilla Andersson
Lena-Maria Klingvall
PROGRAM 5: tisdag 26 juli
Hoffmaestro
Marika Willstedt & Angelica Alm
Carl Norén
Östen me Resten
Caroline Wennergren
Eric Saade
PROGRAM 6: tisdag 2 augusti
Timbuktu
Eva Eastwood
Patriks Combo
Hans-Erik Dyvik Husby
Fredrik Kempe
Linda Bengtzing
Svante Thuresson
PROGRAM 7: tisdag 9 augusti
Lena Philpsson
Sven-Ingvars
Staffan Percy
Albin Flinkas och Fredrik Meyer
PROGRAM 8: tisdag 16 augusti Finalprogram
SRSO och Anders Berglund
Björn Skifs
Loa Falkman
Peter Jöback



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Sunday, June 26, 2011

ABBA's secret political agenda


ABBA's art director Rune Söderqvist, together with Agnetha, Björn and Frida at the photo session for The Visitors.

ABBA is probably the last band anyone would think of when speaking about political messages. But when Björn of ABBA appeared in the Swedish radio show 'Pop & Politics' last Saturday, he revealed that ABBA had a hidden political agenda.

- I am convinced that there were many who did not even understad what it was all about, because it was ABBA, and everybody would think that there were no political agenda there. It might have been our curse, our music was always considered as simple and joyfully and no way it would have any political messages, Björn said in a press release befor the radio show.

For example the song 'The Visitors' was inspired by the thought of being different and not being allowed to have your own opinions in a dictatorship like the Soviet Union.
- I thought about what it would be like to live in a dictatorship. That was the inspiration of the song 'The Visitors'. I pictured myself in an apartment somewhere in Moscow, where one might held secret meetings talking about and planning for freedom and what it would feel like. And also the threat, terror and fright what would happen if someone would find out about these meetings - when someone tries the door knob, Björn tells.

There was quite a risk by writing this song. Being from Sweden ABBA was allowed to sell records in the Soviet Union at that time. Sweden was a neutral country and therefore allowed to export goods like music albums to the Soviet Union. ABBA was allowed a specified quote of records into Soviet each year, a quote not even close to the demand for ABBA music at that time (therefore ABBA was highly sought after in the black market). But the song 'The Visitors' was however hardly never noticed for it’s hidden political message.

However, ABBA was more noticed for their political engagement when U.S. President Ronald Reagan arranged a television music gala to support the development of democracy in Poland through Lech Walesa. He was a Polish politician, trade-union organizer, and human-rights activist. ABBA performed, but Bjorn and Benny also choose to say a few words about the lack of freedom of speech in Poland. They specifically pointed out that there was no freedom of speech, not only in Poland, but also in El Salvador, Chile, Afghanistan and Iraq. This speech by Björn and Benny got a wide spread even though it was immediately cut-out from the TV show since the U.S. government was supporting some of the states Björn and Benny mentioned. After this the Soviet Union forbid all sales of ABBA music for a while, since ABBA stated that they were on the enemy's side.

Just a few years later, 1984, when Björn, Benny and Tim Rice arrived in Moscow to promote the musical 'Chess' they were welcomed with open arms, and no one ever mentioned the ban of ABBA music. They were greeted like superstars with magnificent VIP treatment.

Listen to the whole show 'Pop och Politik' here.

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Tom Hanks wants to reunite ABBA!

He took "Mamma Mia!" to the big screen and helped make the hit musical to the multi-billion dollar industry.

Now Tom Hanks wants to direct ABBA's reunion.

- Half of the world would go mad, wouldn’t it? he asks the reporter.

Tom Hanks, 54, is the Oscar-winning actor of "Philadelphia" and "Forrest Gump" who also made a success as a movie producer to "My Big Fat Greek Wedding" and "Mamma Mia!".

Aftonbladet Swedish newspaper met Hanks in London and the conversation drifted quickly into the music that made him want to do musical film.

- When I saw the musical "Mamma Mia!" here in London I thought, "unbelievable, I know every single one of these songs." You know, I stood up and sang with before I even understood it myself.

It made him and his wife Rita Wilson produced the film version with Stellan Skarsgard in one of the roles.

The success of “Mamma Mia The Movie” along with a reunion concert by Cream has made Hollywood star to start to think about an ABBA's future. Hanks saw Eric Clapton reunite his band in 2005 at the Royal Albert Hall.

- It would be so much fun to see ABBA at Royal Albert Hall in London, he says.

- Halt the world would go mad if they reunited? It would be great if they got together and did a reunion tour.

As the businessman he is, Hollywood's most profitable actor, his own role in the project is given. Tom Hanks would be the director of the ABBA reunion.

- Yeah! Why not! This has to happen! he exclaims enthusiastically.

And the idea seems to grow in his mind for the rest of the interview. When it's time to finish, he takes up the subject again.

- This ABBA reunion, do they listen to you? he asks the reporter in a tone of half jokingly, half seriously.

- I think they would listen to you. Give them a call. Yes, do it!

- Maybe I should. I would never say now to direct that happening, says Tom Hanks.

Former ABBA star Björn Ulvaeus was contacted and laughed when he heard about Tom Hanks proposal.

- Ha ha ha! Let him try! My answer is no, says Björn Ulvaeus. It is absolutely unbelievable that there is still talk about this. It should not be this way. We slit up in 1982. The odds against it are very large.

Read the whole article in Aftonbladet here.



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Saturday, June 25, 2011

Traditional Swedish Midsommar smörgåsbord!

Traditional Swedish Midsommar smörgåsbord with new potatoes, sour cream, chives and herring of all kinds; Dream Herring, Mustard Herring, Currant Herring, Onion Herring, Island Herring, Lemon Herring, Elderflower Herring, Archipelago Herring, Lingonberry Herring and so on. The variety of different kinds of pickled herring is a never ending story.

Together with this of course smoked salmon with chili, smoked salmon with garlic, aged wonderfull Swedish Västerbotten cheese, a Västerbotten cheese pie, a salmon tarte, a seafood tarte, a smoked ham paté, home made crips bread. Everything accompanied by ice cold Swedish beer and different home made snaps, made from fresh herbs, honey, lemon and vanilla.

If there is room left, then follows the traditional fresh strawberries with whipped cream or a strawberry cake. Yummie!

So the rest of the world; now you have it all - join us Swedes in our Midsommar celebrations next year!


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Friday, June 24, 2011

GLAD MIDSOMMAR!

Today we rise the Midsummer Pole (Majstången/Midsommarstången), which is said to be a phallic symbol.
In earlier times, small spires wrapped in greens were erected; this probably predates the maypole tradition, which is believed by many to have come from the continent in the Middle Ages.
Others argue that some form of Midsummer pole occurred in Sweden during the pre-Christian times, and was a phallic fertility symbol, meant to impregnate the earth, but as there were no records from those times it cannot be proven, and this idea might just be a modern interpretation of the pole's form.
The earliest historical mention of the maypole in Sweden is from the Middle Ages. Midsummer was, however, linked to an ancient fertility festival which was adapted into St. John's Day by the church, even though it retained many pagan traditions, as the Swedes were slow to give up the old heathen customs.
The connection to fertility is naturally linked to the time of year. Many young people became passionate at Midsummer, and this was accepted, probably because it resulted in more childbirths in March which was a good time for children to be born.
GLAD MIDSOMMAR & HAPPY MIDSUMMER all readers!


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Wednesday, June 22, 2011

Swedish Midsommar is the time for mystery!


Because Midsummer was thought to be one of the times of the year when magic was strongest, it was considered a good night to perform rituals to look into the future. Traditionally, young people pick bouquets of seven or nine different flowers and put them under their pillow in the hope of dreaming about their future spouse. But you should be careful, so that you would not run into Näcken, the naked fiddler by the river.

In the past it was believed that herbs picked at Midsummer were highly potent, and water from springs could bring good health. Greenery placed over houses and barns were supposed to bring good fortune and health to people and livestock; this old tradition of decorating with greens continues, even though most don't take it seriously. To decorate with greens is called att maja (to may) and may be the origin of the word majstång.


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Tuesday, June 21, 2011

Midsommar is here!


It’s Midsummer’s Week. Midsommarafton (Midsummer Eve) is on Friday - one of Sweden’s biggest festivities!
It is one of the most important holidays of the year in Sweden, and probably the most uniquely Swedish in the way it is celebrated. The main celebrations take place on the Friday, and the traditional events include raising and dancing around a huge maypole. Before the maypole is raised, greens and flowers are collected and used to cover the entire pole.
Raising and dancing around a maypole (majstång or midsommarstång) is an activity that attracts families and many others. People dancing around the pole listen to traditional folk and pop music and some even wear traditional folk costumes. In addition, many wear crowns made of wild springs and wildflowers on their heads. The year's first potatoes, sill (soused herring), chives, sour cream, Swedish beer, homemade snaps and strawberries with cream or strawberry cakes are on the menu. Drinking songs (Snapsvisor) are also important at this feast.

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Monday, June 20, 2011

Opening night of 'Lotta på Liseberg'


Opening night for show 'Lotta på Liseberg' (Lotta at Liseberg) tonight. 'Lotta på Liseberg' is an equivalent of the TV show 'Allsång på Skansen', but broadcasted live from Scandinavia's largest amusement park Liseberg, located on the Swedish west coast in Gothenburg.

The show is hosted by singer Lotta Engberg, known to many by the many entries in the Swedish 'Melodifestivalen', the Swedish heat contest for Eurovision Song Contest. 1987 Lotta was representing Sweden with her song 'Fyra Bugg och en Coca Cola'.

In tonight's show, which is broadcasted live on TV4, Lotta's guests were former Norweigan ESC winner Alexander Ryback together with Orup, Sanna Nielsen and Loa Falkman.

Watch the show at TV4 Play.

Following are the artist booked for this summer season:
  • June 20: Alexander Rybak, Orup, Loa Falkman and Sanna Nielsen.
  • June 27: Christer Sjögren, Thomas Di Leva, Ola and Jörgen Mörnbäck.
  • July 4: Malena Ernman, The Poodles, Swingfly feat. Pauline.
  • July 11: Jessica Andersson, Charlotte Perrelli, Linda Pritchard and Alcazar.
  • July 18: Jenny Silver, Jack Vreeswijk, Ann-Louise Hanson, Josefin Glenmark and Brolle.
  • July 25: Lill Lindfors, Ulrik Munther, Martin Rolinski.
  • August 1: Danny, Arja Saijonmaa, the Danish group A friend in London, the Finish singer Paradise Oskar and the Norweigan singer Stella Mwangi, all three representing their countries in Eurovision Song Contest 2011.
  • 8/8: Eric Saade, Tomas Ledin, Thomas Petersson and September.





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ABBA Intermezzo No 62 OUT NOW!


The splendid full-color glossy magazine ABBA Intermezzo is out with a new issue! For subscription contact ABBA Intermezzo.
  • All of the latest news, including new interviews with Björn and Benny
  • Exclusive interview with Murray Head, the famous "Freddy" from CHESS
  • Special feature on "Super Trouper"
  • ABBA Intermezzo Competition – enter to win tickets for CHESS in Germany, promo copies of BAO's new CD single "Kära syster", "Super Trouper" Deluxe CD/DVDs, "ABBA Gold" MP3 players, and signed copies of the great new book "ABBA By Micke"
  • A new series, ABBA in Spain
  • The second and last part of Agnetha on Gäst Hos Hagge, 1985 - you can also win a copy of the book "Gäster Hos Hagge" featuring Agnetha & Frida!
  • The last part of Japanese Discography, this time covering MC releases
  • Part 7 of Poster Special
  • An A3 size poster featuring an alternate shot of ABBA during their "Super Trouper" session in 1980 with Agnetha's tongue out!

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Thursday, June 9, 2011

Astrid Lindgren prize goes to Shaun Tan



Astrid Lindgren, mother of Pippi Longstocking, Emil, Ronja and many many more. Late Swedish children's book author Astrid Lindgren left a memorial to the world after she passed away. It is the world's largest chuldren's book author prize.

Shaun Tan received the 2011 Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award from Her Royal Highness Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden at a solemn Award Ceremony at the Stockholm Concert Hall.

900 specially invited guests attended the ceremony as well as celebrity guests as Her Royal Highness Crown Princess Victoria, the Swedish Minister of Trade, Ewa Björling, and General Director of the Swedish Arts Council, Kennet Johansson.

The Award Ceremony was a celebration of Shaun Tan and his work. Top Swedish artists were performing, including a dance interpretation of one of Shaun Tan’s illustrations by the dance group Soul Sweat. The host for the evening was the compere, author and UNICEF Godwill Ambassador Mark Levengood.


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Tuesday, June 7, 2011

Prince booked for WOW



Singer Prince is now booked for the WOW festival, Way Out West in Gothenburg. Way Out West is quite a newcomer among music festivals, but has fast become one of the most popular festivals which books many major acts. Date of Prince's performance is not known yet.


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June 6th - Sweden's National Day


Happy National Day Sweden!

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Thursday, June 2, 2011

Trailer The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo


Svedenland has already shown some leaked footage from the forthcoming movie The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, filmed on location in Sweden. Columbia Pictures has now released the official trailer and we are pround to be one of the first to share it. The US and Canadian opening of the film is set to December 26th 2011.


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Tuesday, May 31, 2011

Banned Swedish IKEA commercial


As you all probably know Sweden has a very specific and traditional way of celebrating Midsummer; a Swedish holiday to celebrate mid summer, the light summer nights with with the midnight sun (visable in the most northern parts of Sweden). Here is IKEA's banned commercial about the Swedish public holiday Midsommar.


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Monday, May 30, 2011

World premiere of film Jävla Pojkar (Damn Boys)

World premiere of feature film Jävla Pojkar (Damn Boys) Friday May 27th in Gothenburg.
The film is comprised of three interwoven plots. Some of the characters meet and some of them don't, but they all influence and are influenced by each others' lives and actions. The audience witnesses loneliness and confusion, and alienation and segregation between different generations of men and women in contemporary Swedish society.
The film is directed by Shaker K Tahrer with production manager Niklas Albinsson-Collander, starring Ingemar Bergman’s favourite Elin Klinga, as well as Nina Gunke, Marika Lagerkrantz, Stig Engström and Rickard Björk among others.
Public release date not reported yet.


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First pictures from The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo


The first pictures are out! Trailer from the forthcoming film The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo has leaked.
The feel bad movie of this Christmas: The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo is an upcoming English-language thriller film that is the second film based on the Swedish novel of the same name by Stieg Larsson. The first film was the 2009 Swedish-language adaptation. The upcoming film is written by Steven Zaillian and directed by David Fincher. Daniel Craig stars as Mikael Blomkvist, and Rooney Mara stars as Lisbeth Salander. The film is shot on location in Sweden, many scenes filmed in the snowy northern parts of the country.
Fincher's film is scheduled to be released in the United States and Canada on December 21, 2011. European release date not confirmed yet.


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Wednesday, May 25, 2011

ABBA's last live performance

This clip from 1982 was found in the archives of BBC (British public service broadcasting), and is said to be the last live performance ever by ABBA in front of an audience. The song was never aired for some odd reason, but is now available through You Tube. Watch Agnetha taken by surprise when the host suggests a song, no microphone... Enjoy!


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Saturday, May 21, 2011

Lena Endre in major Hollywood production


Beautiful and talented Swedish actress Lena Endre, lover to journalist character Mikael Nyqvist in the Swedish Millennium movies, may be starring in director Paul Thomas Anderson’s forthcoming Hollywood production.
Contract is said to be signed with actors Joaquin Phoenix and Philip Seymour Hoffman, but the leading lady is still missing.
According to Mike Fleming, editor of the site Deadline Hollywood, the 55-year-old Swede is one of the actresses Paul Thomas Anderson is interested in.

Lena was attending the Cannes Film Festival and was asked about the forthcoming project and if she was interested in any work with director Paul Thomas Andersson:- Yes, we ... said Lena Endre and laughed. I actually have no comment to this. No, I have no comments on this.
- The only thing I can say is: Who would not want to work with him? She said smiling happily.
The story of Paul Thomas Anderson's upcoming film is said to be about a man who returns after fighting in World War II and trying to find his place in the post-war United States.

The film still has no title but the recording starts in June.


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Friday, May 20, 2011

Weekly ABBA radio show plays BAO and B&B



Weekly ABBA radio show 'ABBA Mundo' will in this week's show play BAO's new song 'Kära Syster' as well as Björn and Benny's song "The day The Wall came tumbling down". The show airs Saturday at 7 pm. To listen, click here.

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BAO's first single



Benny Andersson Orchestra's first single 'Kära Syster' (Dear Sister) from the forthcoming album is now released. Buy it at iTunes.

LYRICS to 'Kära Syster'
Benny Anderssons Orkester
Helen Sjöholm
Music Benny Andersson
Lyrics Björn Ulvaeus

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Stockholm ABBA walks has now started

ABBA by the water in Stockholm 1974.

ABBA The Walk, arranged by the Stockholm City Museum (Stockholm Stadsmuseum) has now started. SVT (Sveriges Television; Swedish public service) has the news report (starts at 10 minutes into the show).


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Monday, May 16, 2011

Roxette has the 6th most played song in the world!


This week "She's Got Nothing On (but the Radio) is #6 at the World Chart! The single entered top 10 at Radio Express' World Chart two weeks ago at #9 and last week it climbed to #7.

The World Chart is presented by the American Radio Express. Every week Radio Express compile the World Chart by tabulating the most listened-to pop songs in the world, based on the playlists of 100s of top radio stations worldwide.


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Sunday, May 15, 2011

Sweden no 3!

Congratulations Azerbajdzjan - winner of the Eurovision Song Contest 2011! Sweden's Eric Saade ended up on third place after being on the number one spot quite a while. Most surprising is Italy's comeback into the game, and their final position as second runner up.

Saturday, May 14, 2011

Sweden vs Russia? Male battle in the ESC final.


"The war of the male models" was the headline of a British tabloid magazine. Tonight is the grand finale in the Eurovision Song Contest. According to media it is going to be a male battle between Sweden's Eric Saade and Russia, together with the Irish Duracel batteries, UK's Blue and the French tenor.

Good luck Eric Saade! Sweden for victory! Good luck to all!

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Friday, May 13, 2011

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Thursday, May 12, 2011

Congrats Eric!

Congratulations! Eric Saade & team brought Sweden to the ESC grand
finale! Good luck!

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Good luck Eric!

Great work Eric Saade! Let's hope his efforts brings Sweden to the ESC final.

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Eric Saade for final!

Good work Eric Saade! Keep your fingers crossed his efforts will take Sweden to the ESC final.

Tuesday, May 10, 2011

Swedish entry POPULAR in the Eurovision Song Contest



Eric Saade is the artist who sings the Swedish entry 'Popular' in the Eurovision Song Contest in Düsseldorf Saturday May 10th. First, let us hope that Eric makes it at the semi-final, so that he can bring home a Swedish victory in the final. In the semi-final he has the same starting number as ABBA and Carola had when they won with Waterloo and Invincible. Keep your fingers crossed!


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Benny Andersson's Orchestra celebrates 10 years!


Former ABBA member Benny Andersson's orchestra BAO is celebrating 10 years. BAO was formed in early 2001 in connection with the recording of the first CD, "Benny Andersson's Orchestra", which was followed by four more CDs "BAO", "BAO On Tour", "BAO 3" and "Story Of A Heart". Hits like Save The Last Dance, You Are My Man, Fait Accompli and Story Of A Heart has become modern classics!

The new CD contains 13 tracks including eight with vocals - three with Helen Sjöholm, two with Tommy Körberg and three with Helen Sjöholm, Tommy Körberg and Kalle Moraeus.

The title of the album is O KLANG OCH JUBELTID and will be released on June 8. The first single Kära Syster (Dear Sister) will be released in mid-May.

During the summer, BAO will participate in two major television productions and head out on tour. On eight different locations around Sweden, the audience will experience an evening filled with music, joy and dance under colored lights on a packed dance floor:

Thursday, July 21 at 19:00 Örnskoldsvik, Parken

Friday, July 22 at 19:00 Järvsö, Stenegård

Saturday, July 23 at 19:00 Leksand, Sammilsdalsgropen

Sunday, July 24th at 18:00 Karlstad, Sandgrundsudden

Wednesday, July 27th at 19:00 Helsingborg, Sofiero Castle

Thursday, July 28th at 19:00 Gothenburg, Garden Society (Trädgårdsföreningen)

Friday, July 29th at 19:00 Mariefred, Gripsholm Castle

Saturday, July 30th at 19.00 Stockholm, Skansen Galejan

Source: Mono Music AB

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