CLUB: MIDSOMMARGÄÄHDA
Midsommar at Trädgården comes in the form of Midsommargäähda, a midsommar celebration hosted by DJ and art collective Gärigheter. They’ll be DJing, along with the baile funk, trap and afrobeats DJ Assia Trestreck and Tre60, another creative collection.
Jun 22, 18:00-03:00, Trädgården
CLUB: GELATO STHLM SUD
There’s another club on the midsommar menu at Södra Teatern, where Gelato Sthlm Sud will be in the driver’s seat, specialising in UK garage and funky house. The special guest is celebrated UK DJ Wookie, coming to town just for the show.
Jun 21, 22:00-03:00, Södra Teatern
CLUB: BACK TO THE 90s
Course, if you want to go clubbing for midsommar but your tastes are a little more nostalgic, then Slaktkyrkan is your venue, as they’re hosting a Back To The 90s party. The stereo will be full of Shaggy, Groove Theory, TLC, 2Pac, Buju Banton, and Mary J Blige, and there’s a prize for the best costume (think flannel shirt if they heat allows it).
Jun 21, 22:00-03:00, Slaktkyrkan
FESTIVAL: DET BÄSTA SOMMAREN
Den Bästa Sommaren has been the traditional indie way to celebrate midsommar over the last few years, hosting a few of the city’s best rock’n’rollers for a two-day festival at Skå Festplats out west of Stockholm. Headlining this fourth edition is picturesque pop-rocker Jens Lekman, who got into the postcard game on his most recent release. Correspondence, a collaboration with Annika Norlin (aka Hello Saferide and Säkert!), saw the two musos write twelve songs between them as letters to each other in 2018. Lekman kicked the project off in January with the song Who Really Needs Who, Norlin responded with Showering In Public and things went from there, with the whole project released this year. Also on the bill is Shitkid, who released her new, high-school concept record DETENTION this year, along with The Plan, Westkust, Boys, Mexican sextet La Redada, Mathilda Brink, Melby, Cat Princess, Chez Ali, Lula, Underbara Ingentingand Sputnik! Also on site are DJs, karaoke, food trucks, basically everything you could need for a festival.There’s also a pre-party at Scalateatern on Wednesday, with Therese Lithner and Beverly Kills.
Det Bästa Sommaren, Jun 21-22
Photo: Shitkid, by Moa Romanova
