Sweden

From Sweden Rock Festival, the hard rock high mass that draws tens of thousands of fans to the fields of Sölvesborg every summer, to the indie, pop and electronic nights of Way Out West in Gothenburg's Slottsskogen park, Sweden is a festival nation like no other. Home to one of Europe's most prolific metal scenes, the country lives its summers under the midnight sun, when the day never quite ends and gigs stretch on into the pale Nordic night.

The Swedish festival soul often plays out among forests and lakes: Skogsröjet — literally "the forest clearing" — and Time To Rock send guitars ringing across the countryside, while Muskelrock keeps a cult underground spirit alive and Månegarm Open Air unfurls its Viking-tinged folk metal. From Stockholm to Gothenburg, FestT works out your FestiScore — how closely a line-up matches your favourite artists — and keeps dates, headliners and ticketing up to date. Explore festivals city by city below, too.