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Release Magazine has links to tons of clubs throughout all off Scandanavia.
Gothenburg, Sweden
Gothenburg is noted for being the center of the melodic death metal movement, a typically Swedish musical style, being home to such bands as At The Gates, Opeth, Dark Tranquillity, The Haunted, and In Flames. It is also the hip-hop capital of Sweden.
Click here for a review of the Goth scene around Gothenburg!
Supposedly, this is a great sight about the club scene in Gothenburg but it is only in SWEDISH!
Amusement Park-Liseberg is the largest amusement park in all of Scandanavia.
Where to stay in Gothenberg-
You have several options
"Nice Bed & Breakfast" only 5 minutes walk from the south entrance to Liseberg (where the lines are shorter when opening).
There is a low budget Formula hotel in Gothenburg. About 40 bucks a night US. The room contains a sink and mirror, but the bathrooms are shared.
City Hotel-low budget and decent website. 40 bucks for shared toilet, about a hundred for your own.
Stockholm, Sweden
Rocket FM has a list of some local gigs online.
Hotels-
The hip hotel is the Lydmar Hotel-Sturegatan 10, Stockholm-Tel: +46 8 566 11300 -Hotel has a club in the lobby (The Lobby Restaurant) that is the in place to be at the moment and the in place to stay. From $119 per night as of this writing. You can calculate Exchange rates Here.
Queen's Hotel, Drottninggatan 71A, (46-8) 24-94- 60, rooms from $77 without private bathroom to $144 with both.
Good Night Danielsson, Vastmannagatan 5, (46-8) 411-1065, doubles with private bath from $75.
The Stureplan area has lots of clubs that stay open to 5:00 a.m.
Live Music-Kägelbanan Club has acts like Frank Black. You can check the official tourist site for a pretty good search engine on touring acts.
Food-
Ostermalms Saluhall is an old market redone with restaurants and bars like Lisa Elmqvist, (46-8) 553-40-410, which specializes in fish. Lunch only, shared table seating.
Nordiska Kompaniet department store at Hamngatan 10-20, also offers lunch. An open-faced sandwich of prawns costs $6.85.
Museums-
Telecommunication Museum-Museivägen 7, Norra DjurgÂrden, In the National Museum of Science and Technology.
Umea, Sweden
Home to Nons Records, this town is now on the map thanks to a new bridge/tunnel connecting Sweden to Copenhagen.
Jukkasjärvi, Sweden
Jukkas Ishotell-The Ice Hotel-Open for only several months a year this building melts every year and they build a new one. Find out about this years opening at Whats Going On. | |
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