What's on in Sweden: November 13 - 19

What's on in Sweden: International film festival & monster truck extravaganza in Stockholm; Cliff Richard & The Shadows (UK) in Gothenburg; Tower of Power (US) in Malmö/Lund.

• What's on in Sweden: November 20 - 26 (18 Nov 09)
• What's on in Sweden: November 6 - 12 (4 Nov 09)
• What's on in Sweden: October 30 - November 5 (29 Oct 09)

STOCKHOLM

Stockholm International Film Festival

From George Clooney to a South Korean thriller and a Swedish futuristic dystopia - the 180 films of this year's Stockholm International Film festival have something for everyone! It's time to pick your favourites!

French director Luc Besson is the recipient of this year's Visionary Award and the mercurial Susan Sarandon is this year's special guest and winner of the Stockholm Lifetime Achievement Award.

The apocalypse is the spotlight of the festival and so if you are in any doubt - the time is now!

Price: 220 kronor for the festival card plus 50-70 kronor per film
Time: Wednesday November 18th - Sunday November 29th
Location: Stockholm International Film Festival
More information: Stockholm International Film Festival


Monster Jam

Monster Jam is a crazy, American spectacle for the whole family and it comes to the Ericsson Globe arena this weekend. Four tonne, 3.4 metre high monster trucks burning gallons of fuel and bouncing 40 metres in the air at 160 kph – grab the kids and beat those climate change blues.

Hot favourites Grave Digger and Batman will be there to challenge home favourite Thor and others in a display of rippling rubber and pumping pistons.

Price: 75 - 450 kronor
Time: Saturday November 14th - Sunday November 15th
Tickets: Monster Jam Tickets
Location: Ericsson Globe, Globentorget
More information: Monster Jam


Tvättstuga Tales - a very Swedish exhibition

The tvättstuga (communal laundry room) is a very Swedish (and Finnish) institution. Every block of flats has one and they often form the function of impromptu neighbourly meeting place and regularly give cause to conflict.

Loved by some, hated by others, the "tvättstuga" is something of nostalgic hangover from a more collectivist age. It is also the subject of a new exhibition at Nordiska.

Apparently 77 percent of residential conflicts have their origin in washing times and fluff in the dryer - and you wonder why there is war in the world...

Price: Free of charge
Time: From November 6th, 10-16 Mon-Fri/11-17 Sat-Sun
Location: Nordiska Museet, Djurgårdsvägen 6-16.
More information: Tvättstugan at Nordiska


Monsters of Folk (US)

Monsters of Folk is made up of folk music giants Conor Oberst and Mike Mogis from Bright Eyes, Jim James from My Morning Jacket and singer/songwritern M. Ward.

The band are in Stockholm for their first performances outside of the USA and can be seen at the Filadelfia church on Thursday.

Price: 280 - 360 kronor
Time: Thursday November 19th, 7.30pm
Tickets: Monsters of Folk Tickets
Location: Filadelfiakyrkan, Rörstrand
More information: Monsters of Folk


Laughs At The Liffey - All English Standup Comedy

After a successful opening last month Stockholm newest all-English language comedy club is set to become something of an institution in the city's stand-up circuit.

Laughs at The Liffey returns on Thursday, and every other as long as stocks last, bringing together a crop of up-and-coming and more established Anglophone wits.

Price: 40 kronor
Time: Thursday November 19th, 8pm
Tickets: On the door
Location: The Liffey, Stora Nygatan 42
More information: Laughs at The Liffey



GOTHENBURG

Cliff Richard & The Shadows (UK)

The ageing Bachelor Boy is bringing his Shadows to Gothenburg's Scandinavium on Wednesday as part of a farewell tour to celebrate 50 years in the music business.

Cliff will be sure to serve up a rendition of his old favourites such as Living Doll, Travellin’ Light, Please Don’t Tease, Bachelor Boy, Wonderful Land, Apache and oh so many more.

Cliff will also be performing at Malmö Arena in Hyllie on Saturday November 14th.

Price: 475-695 kronor
Time: Wednesday November 18th, 7.30pm
Tickets: Cliff Richard Tickets
Location: Scandinavium, Valhallagatan 1
More information: Cliff Richard & The Shadows


Asylum Shopping

Teater Scenario and Riksteatern have put together a performance exposing "the bizarre world of the Migration Board".

You will meet officials who can do little more than offer suicide tips and others searching desperately for refugees that fulfil the stringent conditions for asylum in Sweden.

Displaying a sharp wit the performance exposes the topical debate while featuring a Swedish Asylum Championships.

The play is performed in Swedish.

Price: 150 kronor
Time: Thursday November 19th - Friday November 20th, 7pm
Tickets: Asylshopping Tickets
Location: Pustervik Theatre, Järntorgsgatan 12
More information: Pustervik


MALMÖ/LUND

Tower of Power (US)

Ten-man soul outfit Tower of Power bring their passionate, pulse raising music to Malmö on Sunday - if they don't get your feet tapping, you are probably dead - or so the saying goes.

Price: 380 kronor
Time: Sunday November 15th, 8pm
Tickets: Welcome Tickets
Location: Kulturbolaget, Bergsgatan 18
More information: Tower of Power at Kulturbolaget


Yo La Tengo (US)

New York trio Yo La Tengo bring their melancholic, yet open and charming tunes to Lund's Mejeriet on Wednesday to promote their new album "Popular Songs".

Price: 250 kronor
Time: Wednesday November 18th, 9pm
Tickets: Yo La Tengo Tickets
Location: Mejeriet, Lund
More information: Yo La Tengo

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