KARLA TALLAS - RECOMMENDED SWEDEN ROCK - A PERFECTLY ORGANIZED FESTIVAL! | Page 3

ACE FREHLEY / Photo: Jan Tatar
still ensure good service and quality.
Today, Sweden Rock Festival is one of
the most famous rock and metal festivals
in the world, with visitors from over 50
different countries every year. Bands like
AEROSMITH, KISS, GUNS´N´ROSES,
ZZ TOP, SOUNDGARDEN, ALICE COOPER,
BLACK SABBATH, OZZY OSBOURNE,
WHITESNAKE, MÖTLEY CRÜE, RUSH,
SCORPIONS, IRON MAIDEN,
JUDAS PRIEST, ACCEPT and many more
BILLY IDOL / Photo: Jan Tatar
have all played at the festival. Another
thing that makes Sweden Rock unique of Kristianstad and is called Kristianstad Österlen
is the fact they book artists who can’t been seen Airport. Many international guests also fly to
anywhere else during the festival season, as well as Copenhagen Airport (Denmark), which is directly
artists who exclusively perform one show in Europe connected to Sölvesborg by train (2 hours ride).
each year – only at Sweden Rock. You can use the shuttle buses to the festival area
from the nearby villages/cities. You can find festival
VENUE AND THE SURROUNDING AREA information services located straight away in front
Sweden Rock takes place outside the town of of the Sölvesborg railway station. The shuttle busses
Sölvesborg in Blekinge in southern Sweden. If you are running each day of the festival from the morning
are planning a trip to Sweden Rock, there are many till late at night, even the day before the start of the
options for getting there. There are two airports event and one day after. If you are not planning to
within an hour of travel from Sölvesborg. One of stay at any of the nearby camping areas and you
them is located outside of Ronneby and is called prefer to find accommodation in a hotel, you can also
Kallinge Elygplats. The other one is located outside use the shuttle busses to the nearby cities/villages.
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