Portraits of Zara Larsson, Ninajirachi and more at Way Out West 2026
As the Gothenburg, Sweden, city festival touches down for its 19th edition, we sent a photographer to capture some of the biggest names on the lineup
Black News 
Anyone reading this is likely familiar with the astronomical contributions Sweden has made to modern pop music. Fewer, however, will realise how many of these Swedish superstars have connections to the city of Gothenburg – Sweden’s second-biggest city, located way out on the country’s west (remember those words) coast.
With a population of just 600,000, over the decades Gothenburg has produced the likes of ABBA frontman Björn, synth-pop duo The Knife, trip-hophellip;
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