Way out West 2023 (Gothenburg, Sweden)

[changingman]

Glad you enjoyed it. Gutted we couldn't be there again this year but already thinking about doing next year. Early bird around £130 which seems insane value. 

Not sure which drinking/non-drinking areas they removed? Presumably there's still that big area to the left of the main stage? 

Not sure who will be playing festivals next year but I'd bet there'll be at least 3-4 bands I wanna see each day which justifies the ticket price alone. 

I'd recommend stay out west if you go again. I only did one last year (and alone, as my wife was exhausted) but it was Ty Segal and it was probably one of the best things I've ever seen. 

[Olivedal 1904]

16 hours ago, changingman said:

Not sure which drinking/non-drinking areas they removed? Presumably there's still that big area to the left of the main stage? 

They didn't remove drinking areas. This was the first year that it was allowed to exit the bar areas with drinks and bring a drink to the main stages. The last few years they have allowed this only for the Linné area. This also meant that they added a couple of new smaller bars closer to the main stages. 

[changingman]

Ah great, thanks for the update. 

Early bird on sale for 2024 on Friday, just trying to decide between standard and premium (with 10% off food/drink). Fred Again first headliner confirmed (not my bag but I'm sure popular with plenty!)

 

 

[Dazrigby88]

Hi guys,

I've seen the line-up for next year and it's looking really tasty so far! Just have a few questions about the festival and thought some may be able to help.

so I was wondering about the prices of things first off (food and drink)... I've never been to Sweden but I've heard it can be pricey. For context, I'm from Manchester, UK so I'm used to paying £7/8 for drinks and £10 for meals at a festival. Is it much more at WoW?

 

was also wondering about the after party Stay Out West thing. I'll be with my 13 year old son so I'm presuming I'll miss all this. Does this take away a big part of the festival and will I miss lots of acts? Might not be worth it otherwise.

And lastly, is it quite a strict festival? I noticed people saying you aren't allowed to take drinks away from the bar area which seems weird. The rules in the FAQs seem quite restrictive so I was just a little worried it could be quite a strict place.

 

any help would be much appreciated 😊 

[NorthernSoul52]

It depends where you go and what you consider expensive when it comes to drinks. I was in Gothenburg for Bruce Springsteen earlier this year, and a few bars and cafes around the city were cheaper than you'd find in Manchester, for example.

Just don't get a beer at the airport. Think I blew £50 on two-and-a-half pints, and a bowl of chips.

[WFD]

9 hours ago, Dazrigby88 said:

Hi guys,

I've seen the line-up for next year and it's looking really tasty so far! Just have a few questions about the festival and thought some may be able to help.

so I was wondering about the prices of things first off (food and drink)... I've never been to Sweden but I've heard it can be pricey. For context, I'm from Manchester, UK so I'm used to paying £7/8 for drinks and £10 for meals at a festival. Is it much more at WoW?

 

was also wondering about the after party Stay Out West thing. I'll be with my 13 year old son so I'm presuming I'll miss all this. Does this take away a big part of the festival and will I miss lots of acts? Might not be worth it otherwise.

And lastly, is it quite a strict festival? I noticed people saying you aren't allowed to take drinks away from the bar area which seems weird. The rules in the FAQs seem quite restrictive so I was just a little worried it could be quite a strict place.

 

any help would be much appreciated 😊 

There is a similar discussion happening on the 2024 thread.

I think I'm right in saying all of the Stay Out venues are over-18s only, and Stay Out is a good add-on but the main festival is value enough on its own, so you're not missing a major part of the value (I've been twice and didn't make any Stay Out shows in 2023).  They do have some decent sized names in those slots (e.g. Murder Capital and Jockstrap this year) but much of the Stay Out line up is Swedish and/or up and coming acts.

Where they have drinking restrictions they are strictly applied (with barriers and security stewards), but as mentioned on the other discussion, in 2023 you could at least drink beer anywhere on the site, which wasn't the case in 2022 (wine, sprits and stronger beer are still confined to certain areas).