The Ark + Melody Club

Name: The Ark + Melody Club
Start: 2026-07-03T17:30:00+02:00
End: 2026-07-03T22:30:00+02:00
Location: Mariebergsskogen Karlstad

took place · 3 Jul 2026

Mariebergsskogen Karlstad, karlstad

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The Ark and Melody Club perform together at Mariebergsskogen in Karlstad on Friday, 3 July 2026 at 17:30. This is one of nine Swedish dates on the tour, which runs from July through August and includes stops in Eskilstuna, Rättvik, Gävle, and Gothenburg. Mariebergsskogen provides a scenic setting for a summer concert, and this show offers a chance to catch the band in one of the country's most distinctive outdoor venues during the season.

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About: The Ark

Ola Salo's theatrical glam rock outfit from Växjö - the band behind 'It Takes a Fool to Remain Sane' and multiple Grammis wins - is back on stage in 2026 with a full Swedish summer tour and fresh material born out of their 2022 reunion.

Swedish Grammis awards won for debut album We Are the Ark (2000)

150,000

fans at 2022 reunion tour (total audience)

studio albums released (2000-2010)

What's new

2025-11
The Ark announced a full Swedish summer tour for 2026, described as a step beyond their 2022 reunion - with new music emerging from the band.
2022
The Ark reunited for a summer tour in 2022, performing in front of a combined audience of 150,000 fans across Sweden.

Tour

GothenburgUppsalaNorrköpingSundsvallÖland

Tracks

It Takes a Fool to Remain Sane2000 breakthrough single, Grammis Song of the Year, massive radio hit in Sweden and Italy

We Are the Ark2000 debut album, won two Swedish Grammis awards

One of Us Is Gonna Die Younglead single from State of the Ark (2004), one of the band's biggest crowd favourites

The Worrying Kindwon Melodifestivalen 2007, Sweden's Eurovision entry in Helsinki

Clamour for Glamourfan favourite single from State of the Ark (2005)

Recent shows

Jul 3, 2026 Mariebergsskogen, Karlstad (SE)
Jul 1, 2026 Hotel Tylösand, Halmstad (SE)
Jun 30, 2026 Hotel Tylösand, Halmstad (SE)

About: Melody Club

Växjö-born synthpop veterans Melody Club blend 80s new wave energy with glam-rock hooks - a sound that earned them a gold record and radio play across Sweden, Germany and Japan in the 2000s. After more than ten years away from live performance, they are back.

gold

Debut album 'Music Machine' (2002) certification in Sweden

Studio albums released (2002-2009)

What's new

2024-12
Melody Club announced a comeback concert at Cirkus in Stockholm on 5 November 2025, their first live show since 2014.
2024-12
Tickets for the Stockholm comeback show went on sale via Ticketmaster on 17 December 2024.

Tour

Stockholm

Tracks

Palace Station2002 breakthrough single, hit in Sweden and Germany; featured in the film Slim Susie

ElectricFan favourite from the debut album Music Machine (2002)

Fever FeverFeatured on the EA Sports FIFA 08 video game soundtrack

The HunterMelodifestivalen 2011 entry

Music MachineGold-certified debut album (2002)

Recent shows

Jun 26, 2026 Folkets Park, Trollhättan (SE)
Jun 25, 2026 Torsjö, Västra Torup (SE)
Nov 29, 2025 Lokomotivet, Eskilstuna (SE)

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