Way Out West 2026

Name: Way Out West 2026
Start: 2026-08-13
End: 2026-08-15
Location: Slottsskogen

Thu, 13 Aug 2026 · — Sat, 15 Aug

Slottsskogen, Gothenburg

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Way Out West takes over Slottsskogen 13-15 August 2026 with a broad lineup of major national and international acts plus emerging artists. Beyond the music, the festival features film premieres, vegetarian food, and club nights under the name Stay Out West at various venues in central Göteborg.

Thursday 13 August
Moby, Lily Allen, Zara Larsson, The xx, Clipse, Anna von Hausswolff, DJ Koze, Oklou, David Ritschard, Alessi Rose, Arthur Verocai, Σtella, Yaeger, Ninajirachi, DJ Boring, DJ Gigola, Tyler Ballgame, Earl Sweatshirt, Freak Slug, Mietze Conte, My New Band Believe, Bricknasty, Dove Ellis, Kasino, Mattias El Mansouri, Roni and COBRAH.

Friday 14 August
The Cure, Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, The Hives, Blood Orange, Geese, Dijon, Lykke Li, Four Tet, Bonnie "Prince" Billy, Agnes, Lambrini Girls, Jalen Ngonda, Ravyn Lenae, Nu Genea, Fcukers, MC Yallah & Debmaster, Annahstasia, Rochelle Jordan, Honey Dijon, Ash Lauryn, Killen (DJ-set), Sara Parkman, Melody's Echo Chamber, Josh Caffé, Dgeral, Småland, Anish Kumar, Anna-My B2B MOLØ, Hanna Ojanen, Kim Öhman, Nektar, Saoirse B2B Leon Vynehall and Son Rompe Pera.

Saturday 15 August
Gorillaz, Lorde, sombr, Veronica Maggio, Wilco, Terra, Current Joys, Ezra Collective, Maribou State, Anoushka Shankar, Smerz, Jane Remover, Jim Legxacy, Joshua Idehen, Kettama, Peder Mannerfelt, Mohajer, S-candalo, Hannah Cohen, Swank Mami, Hannes, Raghd, Westside Cowboy, Olga Myko, Celeste, Daesta, Main Phase, Parsa, Svart Ridå and The Magnolia.

Founded in 2007, the festival has hosted artists including Prince, Kendrick Lamar, Frank Ocean, Robyn, Erykah Badu, Florence + The Machine, Neil Young, Tame Impala and Patti Smith. Sustainability - both environmental and social - has been central to the event since its inception, and the food programme is as thoughtfully curated as the music lineup.

About the festival: Way Out West 2026

78 000

unique visitors in 2025 (record)

18th edition

edition number (2026)

stages

~55 000

capacity

Good to know

Runs 3 days: Thu 13 - Sat 15 August 2026
1-day tickets from 1 195 SEK (Youth) / 1 895 SEK (Standard) / 2 895 SEK (VIP)
2-day tickets from 1 595 SEK (Youth) / 2 795 SEK (Standard) / 3 995 SEK (VIP)
Tickets sold exclusively via Ticketmaster
No camping on site - hotel accommodation in Gothenburg recommended
Stay Out West club nights are 18+ only
Main festival site: 13+ age limit
Venue: Slottsskogen Park, central Gothenburg - reachable by tram (Linnéplatsen stop) or on foot

What's new

2026-03
The Cure, Gorillaz and Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds were confirmed as the three headliners for Way Out West 2026.
2026-01
A second lineup wave added Zara Larsson, Lorde, Moby, The xx, Four Tet, Dijon, Anna von Hausswolff and Oklou to the 2026 bill.
2025-12
One- and two-day tickets went on sale on 10 December 2025 via Ticketmaster, with prices ranging from 1 195 SEK (1-day Youth) to 3 995 SEK (2-day VIP).
2025-08
Way Out West 2025 set a new all-time attendance record with 78,000 unique visitors over three days - the fourth consecutive year the record was broken.

Line-up

Lily Allen
Zara Larsson
The xx
Clipse
Anna von Hausswolff
DJ Koze
Oklou
David Ritschard
Alessi Rose
Arthur Verocai
Σtella
Yaeger
Ninajirachi
DJ Boring
DJ Gigola
Tyler Ballgame
Earl Sweatshirt
Freak Slug
Mietze Conte
My New Band Believe
Bricknasty
Dove Ellis
Kasino
Mattias El Mansouri
Roni
COBRAH
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
The Hives
Blood Orange
Geese
Dijon
Lykke Li
Four Tet
Bonnie "Prince" Billy
Agnes
Lambrini Girls
Jalen Ngonda
Ravyn Lenae

About: Moby

One of electronic music's most enduring figures, Moby built his reputation on the landmark album Play (1999) and has since released 23 studio albums across techno, ambient and beyond. His 2026 European tour - the largest he has undertaken in over a decade - supports the new album Future Quiet, out via BMG.

20M

Records sold worldwide

10M+

Play album copies sold

European tour dates, summer 2026

Studio albums released

What's new

2026-02
Moby released his 23rd studio album Future Quiet via BMG and announced a 28-date European summer tour, his largest live run in over a decade.
2026-04
Moby performed at Coachella on April 10 and April 17, 2026, marking a high-profile return to major festival stages ahead of his European tour.
2025-04
Moby relaunched his MobyGratis platform with 500 new free tracks for independent creators, also adding multi-track downloads for remixing.

Tour

BrightonLondonDublinStuttgartKallitheaBelgradePulaIstanbulCopenhagenBarcelonaViennaBerlinBrusselsParisTbilisiSofia

Tracks

Play1999 album, 10M+ copies sold, one of the best-selling electronic albums ever

PorcelainLead single from Play, one of his most recognisable tracks

Why Does My Heart Feel So Bad?Signature track from Play, widely used in film and TV

When It's Cold I'd Like To DieHis most-streamed song; went viral after appearing in Netflix's Stranger Things

Extreme WaysFeatured in the Bourne film series; enduring fan favourite

About: The Cure

Crawley's finest since 1976, The Cure bring their signature blend of dark atmospherics and pop hooks to the stage - backed now by two Grammy wins and a chart-topping comeback album that proved their creative fire burns as bright as ever.

1.75M

YouTube Music subscribers

1B+

'Boys Don't Cry' Spotify streams - first The Cure track to reach this milestone

UK chart peak for 'Songs of a Lost World' (2024) - first UK #1 in 32 years

Billboard 200 peak for 'Songs of a Lost World' (2024)

What's new

2026-06
Robert Smith told BBC Radio 6 Music in June 2026 that The Cure's next album is finished, with a second, described as 'really poppy', also on the way.
2026-02
The Cure won their first-ever Grammy Awards at the 68th ceremony on 1 February 2026, taking Best Alternative Music Album for Songs of a Lost World and Best Alternative Music Performance for 'Alone'.
2025-12
Guitarist and keyboardist Perry Bamonte, a member of The Cure from 1990 and again from 2022, died at home on 24 December 2025 after a short illness, aged 65.

Tour

BarcelonaNickelsdorfFlorenceNewportLandgraafCardiffDublinBelfastGdyniaWerchterTrenčínBerlinClujOsloGothenburgManchester

Tracks

Boys Don't Cry1979 debut single, now over 1 billion Spotify streams - the band's first to reach that milestone

Lovesongfrom Disintegration (1989), 156M+ YouTube plays, reached #2 on the US Billboard Hot 100

Friday I'm in Lovefrom Wish (1992), 230M+ YouTube plays, one of the band's best-known pop singles

Just Like Heavenfrom Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me (1987), 236M+ YouTube plays

Alonelead single from Songs of a Lost World (2024), won Grammy for Best Alternative Music Performance 2026

About: Gorillaz

Damon Albarn and Jamie Hewlett's animated four-piece has spent 25 years rewriting what a band can be - mixing genres and collaborators with each album, from the 2001 debut to the 2026 release The Mountain, their ninth record.

16M+

Spotify followers

13.7B+

Total Spotify streams

41.9M+

Equivalent album sales worldwide

UK #1 albums

What's new

2026-02
The ninth studio album 'The Mountain' was released on 27 February 2026 on Gorillaz's own new label KONG, debuting at number one on the UK Albums Chart.
2026-06
Gorillaz headlined Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London on 20 June 2026 - their first ever stadium headline show.
2026-08
The Mountain World Tour includes a European festival run in summer 2026, with stops at Way Out West in Gothenburg and Roskilde in Denmark among others.

Tour

ManchesterBirminghamGlasgowLeedsCardiffNottinghamLiverpoolBelfastDublinLondonPiraeusZagrebGothenburgRoskildeBarcelonaIstanbul

Tracks

Feel Good Inc.2005 Grammy-winning single, over 2 billion Spotify streams

Clint Eastwoodbreakthrough hit from the 2001 debut, a catalogue staple

DAREUK number one single from Demon Days (2005)

On Melancholy Hillfan favourite from Plastic Beach (2010)

The Happy Dictatorlead single from The Mountain (2026), featuring Sparks

About: Lorde

Born Ella Yelich-O'Connor in Auckland, Lorde became a global pop force at 16 with 'Royals' and has since released four studio albums, each pulling her sound in a new direction. Her 2025 record Virgin - raw, synth-driven and co-produced with Jim-E Stack - is the centrepiece of her ongoing Ultrasound World Tour.

26.6M

Spotify monthly listeners

18B+

Global streams (all platforms, career total)

Spotify songs with 1B+ streams

"What Was That" peak on US Spotify chart

What's new

2026-02
Lorde donated approximately $204,000 in merchandise proceeds from her Minneapolis shows to immigrant rights organizations during the Ultrasound World Tour.
2025-09
The Ultrasound World Tour launched on 17 September 2025 in Austin, Texas, supporting her fourth studio album Virgin, with arena dates across North America, Europe and Oceania running through September 2026.
2025-06
Lorde released her fourth studio album Virgin on 27 June 2025 via Universal Music, co-produced with Jim-E Stack; Rolling Stone gave it a score of 90/100.

Tour

AustinChicagoNashvilleTorontoBostonNew YorkPhiladelphiaWashingtonLos AngelesParisLondonAmsterdamBerlinCopenhagenStockholmMunich

Tracks

Royals2013 breakthrough single, 9 weeks at #1 on US Billboard Hot 100, Grammy winner for Song of the Year

Green LightLead single from Melodrama (2017), top-10 hit in Australia and Canada

LiabilityFan favourite from Melodrama, intimate piano ballad

What Was ThatLead single from Virgin (2025), hit #1 on US Spotify - her first since 'Royals'

Tennis CourtFan staple from Pure Heroine (2013), a live set fixture across all tours

About: Veronica Maggio

Uppsala-born Veronica Maggio has spent nearly two decades reshaping Swedish pop with her candid, personal songwriting - four chart-topping albums and a billion-plus Spotify streams later, she remains the country's most-streamed Swedish-language artist. Her 2025 album SCIURA and a sold-out stadium run confirm she shows no signs of slowing down.

2.1M

Spotify monthly listeners

1.5B+

Total Spotify streams (Swedish-language catalogue)

Swedish singles chart entries (as of 2024)

Swedish #1 albums

What's new

2026-03
The second part of album SCIURA was released in late March 2026, completing the double-part project recorded in Italy.
2025-11
Maggio announced a return to Stockholm Stadion on 22 August 2026, ten years after her historic 2016 sell-out show there.
2025-10
Maggio made her acting and screenwriting debut in the film 7 steg (released 17 October 2025), which went on to receive eight Guldbagge Award nominations.

Tour

BergenKristiansand SOsloHelsingborgGöteborgStockholmBorgholm

Tracks

Jag kommer#1 in Sweden 2011, 7x platinum, 130M+ Spotify streams - modern Swedish pop classic

Välkommen inFrom Satan i gatan (2011), peaked at #2 in Sweden, 110M+ Spotify streams

Hornstullsstrand#1 in Sweden 2019, feat. Hov1

TillfälligheterTop 4 hit in Sweden 2019, 13th biggest song of the year

Level UpLead single from SCIURA (2025), part of her most recent album cycle

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