Way Out West

This Is Way Out West

You’re a first-timer? Welcome! Way Out West is the best festival around. Obviously we are very partial, but being blessed with the most beautiful festival area, great artists, amazing veggie food and the best visitors - we’re pretty sure lots of people agree with us. To those of you who have never visited us before, here are basics!

The Short Story

Since Way Out West started in 2007, we’ve been blessed with stars such as Prince, Kanye West, Kendrick Lamar, Florence + The Machine, Neil Young, M.I.A., Alicia Keys, Stormzy, Frank Ocean, Robyn, The xx, Patti Smith, Solange and The Cure, to name just a few (OK, many). This three-day, multi-genre festival is located in the idyllic park of Slottsskogen, the leafy and lush heart of Gothenburg. 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 favorites in an intimate setting. Stay Out West has an age limit of 18+ and first come first served applies for all the venues. Sometimes it gets full, so make sure to show up in time if there’s something you really want to see.