| Peace & Love | |
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| Location(s) | Borlänge, Sweden |
| Years active | 1999 – present |
| Founded by | Föreningen Peace & Love |
| Date(s) | 3 days, in June/July(6 days including theme days) |
| Genre | Rock music, Pop, Hip Hop, Metal, World music, Swedish music |
| Website | www.peaceandlove.nu |
Peace & Love is the biggest festival[1] in Sweden and the only one with an outspoken message of Solidarity, Diversity and Understanding, which runs through the whole event. It started in 1999 and is located in Borlänge, Sweden.
The 2009 years event take place between the 22 - 27 of june. In 2009 Peace & Love became the biggest festival with 41 685 sold tickets.
The dates for Peace & Love 2010 is 28th of june - 3rd of july.
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The Concept
The concept of the Peace & Love festival is to spread the message of Diversity, Solidarity and Understanding. It’s about crossing borders and bringing differing cultures from near and afar together and trying to get people to change their attitudes towards themselves and others.
The Peace & Love festival is still one of Scandinavia's fastest-growing festivals. In 2006 there were 15,000 visitors per day, with over 37,000 people attending in total. The 10th Peace & Love festival was in 2008 and had a record of 25000 visitors, which made them the second biggest festival in Sweden.
The Theme
Each year, Peace & Love focuses on a subject that the festival organizers want their visitors to reflect about. At theme days prior to the festival, the visitors can attend debates and lectures and participate in workshops and discussions regarding the theme.
Past years' themes
2004 - Freedom of Speech
2005 - Environment
2006 - Democracy
2007 - Revolution
2008 - Wake Up!
2009 - Passion
2010 - Freedom
Artists
Over the years, foreign artists such as Patti Smith, New York Dolls, Ed Harcourt, Vive la Fête, Hanoi Rocks, Motörhead, Cut Copy, and Khonnor have entertained the crowd as well as big Swedish acts such as The Cardigans, Thåström, Håkan Hellström, The Sounds, Mando Diao, Lars Winnerbäck, Ulf Lundell, The Hives, Looptroop, The Hellacopters and Silverbullit, among many others.
The band which has played the most often at the Peace & Love festival is Sugarplum Fairy, a rock band from Borlänge whose two singers, Carl and Victor, are younger brothers of Gustaf Norén from the better-known band Mando Diao, also a rock band from Borlänge. Sugarplum Fairy has played every year since 2001.
Some of the bands that has played:
- 1999 – Ken, The Ark, The Motorhomes
- 2000 – Joakim Thåström, Lars Winnerbäck, Mando Diao, Michael Monroe, The (International) Noise Conspiracy
- 2001 – Backyard Babies, Rikard Wolff, Sator
- 2002 – Latin Kings, Sophie Zelmani, Infinite Mass
- 2003 – Jakob Hellman, The Ark, The Sounds, Pain
- 2004 – Motörhead, Hanoi Rocks, Broder Daniel, Marit Bergman, Moneybrother
- 2005 – Ulf Lundell, Thomas Di Leva, The Hellacopters, Håkan Hellström, Nationalteatern, Khonnor
- 2006 – Patti Smith, New York Dolls, The Cardigans, Ed Harcourt, Dia Psalma, Thåström, Håkan Hellström
- 2007 – Iggy & The Stooges, Alice Cooper, Damien Rice, Jason Mraz, Backyard Babies, The Ark, Sahara Hotnights, Meshuggah, Dia Psalma, Mando Diao, Snook, Crashdïet, The Horrors.
Hemlig artist 2007 var Lars Winnerbäck.
- 2008 - Sex Pistols, Manu Chao, Thåström, Kent, Håkan Hellström, The Hives, In Flames, W.A.S.P, Jason Mraz, Suzanne Vega, The Hellacopters, Millencolin, Adam Tensta, Pugh Rogefeldt, De Lyckliga Kompisarna
Hemlig artist 2008 var Roky Erickson.
- 2009 - Turbonegro, Lars Winnerbäck, Volbeat, Faith No More, Satyricon, Thåström, The Stranglers, Håkan Hellström, Pete Doherty, Immortal Technique, Mötley Crüe, Mando Diao, Carl Barât, Babyshambles, Chris Cornell, Keane, Monster Magnet, Razorlight,
Line-up 2010
Sick of it All [US], Markus Krunegård, Hardcore Superstar, Brother Ali [US], Amanda Jenssen, Thorsten Flinck & Revolutionsorkestern, Roffe Wikström, Glesbygd'n, The Accidents, Skumdum, Fibes! Oh Fibes!, Taylor Mali [US], Name the Pet, Avatar, Thee Suspenders
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