The festival is located by the Baltic Sea, outside the city of Sölvesborg in the southern part of Sweden. Distance to Kristianstad: 40 km, to Malmö: 130 km
There are several ways to get to the festival, you can find them here: https://www.swedenrock.com/en/getting-here
There are many camping sites around the festival area that are operated both privately and by us. You can find more information and tips about accommodation under information.
There are also bus trips that offer accommodation and transportation in one. You can find them here under 'Bus Trips': https://www.swedenrock.com/en/getting-here
Every year many bands have official signing sessions, and sometimes we run competitions through our homepage where you can win meet & greet with some artist, so keep a lookout.
We recruit all our temporary personnel through local and regional associations.
As a ticket holder, you are allowed to bring a mobile or compact camera into the festival area.
No permit is required for taking photos as long as they are for private use only. But if there is a message on the stage screens that photo is not allowed for a specific gig, please respect this restriction.
Larger cameras with interchangeable lenses are not allowed, and you are not able to bring extra equipment such as tripods or battery grips either.
Please note that the use of flash in front of or in the vicinity of the stages is not permitted.
For professional photography and in order to bring equipment for professional use and publication, you need an approved media accreditation. For photography in the stage pits you need a valid photo vest provided by the festival.
Yes, for the sake of everyones safety, there are things that are not allowed to bring inside the festival area. You can find the list here: https://www.swedenrock.com/en/during-the-festival
Yes we have both doctors, dentist and other medical staff at the area at all times.
No, not under any circumstances!
Ear plugs amd music plugs can be bought at the festival area .
We are glad to have you! Below you will find a fix mixed tips that might be helpful:
Yes, children have the same access as their parents.
Sweden Rock Rescue is the festival's own health and medicare organization.
Sweden Rock Rescue handles everything from simple injuries to advanced pre-hospital care on site. The team treats heart problems, diabetes, wounds, etc. When needed, patients are forwarded to a nearby hospital.
In total, the Sweden Rock Rescue team consists of about 60 persons, amongst others:
You can find Sweden Rock Rescue right outside the festival area.
In addition to Sweden Rock Rescue, the festival is also staffed by organizations and authorities such as the County Medicare, crisis staff from the Municipality and Johanniterhjälpen.
Spread out across the festival area, we have in total eight defribillators available. In addition, all festival hosts patrolling the area are in company of Johanniterhjälpen staff with defribillators and first aid kits.
In the Storage facilities next to the main entrance, they offer a charging service.
Furthermore, in Enkla Elbolaget’s activity space you can charge your phone as well.
Other than that, our advice is to charge your phone at your accommodation during the night. Several of the camp sites offer this service as well.
Many vendors accept credit cards, and nowadays you can also pay with credit cards in all of the bars.
There is one "bank" inside the festival area where you can withdraw cash.
In discussions with the local authorities, we have created six smoking zones, spread out over the festival area. These zones are marked with yellow flags, and you will also find them marked in the app map.
Smoking is absolutely forbidden:
If you would like to bring your food or beverage into the smoking areas, that is allowed.
Outside of the main entrance (to the right if you're standing with the main entrance in front of you), you will find a storage and wardrobe where you can store clothes, bags, etc.
Keep in mind to always buy the tickets for Sweden Rock Festival from our official ticket partner TICKETMASTER.
You can pay by credit card and will get an e-mail with your ticket. Print it out and bring it to the ticket exchange at the festival.
Remember that the printed ticket is a valuable document. If you lose it and someone else use it, you can not get in to the festival area.
If you dont have a credit card you can call Ticketmasters customer support and they will help you with your purchase. Tickster Customer Support: +46 771-707070
No, we can only do refunds if the entire festival is cancelled.
Call Ticketmaster at +46 771-707070
No, since the festival transitioned to become 4 full days already in 2023, we will not release 3-day tickets for the 2024 festival.