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Swedish House Mafia Free Concert in Gothenburg Amidst Police Reinforcements

From Svenska Dagbladet · () Swedish

Translated from Swedish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Swedish House Mafia will perform a free concert in Gothenburg this afternoon after their scheduled show at Ullevi was canceled due to thunderstorms.
  • The free performance is a collaboration with Kulturkalaset and will take place at Götaplatsen at 1:30 PM.
  • Police have increased staffing in Gothenburg to manage the event, acknowledging they were informed of the concert late but had prior knowledge of a desire for such a performance.

Gothenburg is preparing for an impromptu free concert by Swedish House Mafia this afternoon, following the last-minute cancellation of their scheduled performance at Ullevi stadium due to severe thunderstorms. The unexpected show is set to take place at Götaplatsen at 1:30 PM, in collaboration with the local Kulturkalaset festival.

No ticket is needed, the performance is open to everyone who wants to attend.

— Linn EnckellKulturkalaset's communications officer announcing the free concert details.

"No ticket is needed, the performance is open to everyone who wants to attend," announced Kulturkalaset's communications officer, Linn Enckell. The sudden change has prompted police to reinforce their presence in the city. "We have specially selected personnel who will work solely focused on this concert today. Our assessment is that we have sufficient resources overall for this concert," stated police spokesperson Emelie Lundqvist.

We have specially selected personnel who will work solely focused on this concert today. Our assessment is that we have sufficient resources overall for this concert.

— Emelie LundqvistPolice spokesperson on increased staffing for the event.

Details regarding the expected crowd size remain unclear, with Lundqvist admitting, "We have no assessment of that at the moment." Police were informed of the afternoon's performance late last night. However, they were aware earlier in the week that such a concert had been desired but had not materialized for various reasons.

We have no assessment of that at the moment.

— Emelie LundqvistRegarding the estimated number of attendees for the free concert.

The cancellation of the Ullevi concert left tens of thousands of ticket holders deeply disappointed. "Waited for a concert for several months. Traveled there, prepared for bad weather. The news that the concert is canceled is extremely frustrating," wrote one person in GP's chat. Information regarding compensation for the canceled show will be provided by Live Nation, the event organizers.

Waited for a concert for several months. Traveled there, prepared for bad weather. The news that the concert is canceled is extremely frustrating.

— Anonymous attendeeExpressing frustration over the canceled Ullevi concert.
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Originally published by Svenska Dagbladet in Swedish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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