PRESS RELEASE, LIVE AT HEART 2023
EXCITING DETAILS REVEALED FOR LIVE AT HEART 2023
Live at Heart, who celebrates its 14th edition, unveils thrilling updates for this year's festival. The festival (Sweden's longest running showcase festival) promise an even more captivating and dynamic lineup, with 155 showcase gigs, quality conference sessions featuring international guests, numerous music industry delegates together with a brand new and exciting feature - Live at Heart DAYPARTY.
From August 30 to September 2, we cordially invite you to join us at the annual music festival situated in the heart of Sweden - Örebro.
Karin Gunnarsson, Daniel Johansson, Myra Granberg, Mariam Wallentin, Stuzzi, Martin Hederos, Fredrik Strage are a few of the names that will contribute.
CONFERENCE WITH INSIGHTS FROM MUSIC INDUSTRY PROFESSIONALS
Live at Heart bring a series of influential speakers together to discuss current topics and shed light on the future of the music industry. The conference will delve deep into cultural politics, entrepreneurship and the evolving landscape of music as an integral part of our culture that continually strives for innovation and fresh approaches. Renowned voices such as Karin Gunnarsson, Daniel Johansson, Fredrik Strage and Jan Hagerodt (DE) will share the stage with other industry experts from Thursday, August 31, to Saturday, September 2.
SVENSK LIVE + SOM + LIVE AT HEART
This year's conference will witness a deepened collaboration between the festival, Svensk Live and SOM. These organizations will host joint program sessions, networking events and showcases. Together, we aim to create a bigger, better and stronger experience!
BILDA PRESENTS: DIACERTS - WHERE WORDS AND MUSIC COLLIDE
Following up on last year's success - we are thrilled to present the diacerts for 2023, featuring Martin Hederos and Mariam Wallentin. These captivating sessions combine engaging conversations with intimate musical performances. With their extensive and impressive careers, the participation of Martin and Mariam will be truly special and emotionally stirring. Martin Hederos is best known for his role in The Soundtrack Of Our Lives as well as in numerous of highly successful projects. Mariam Wallentin is a Swedish artist, singer, musician, composer and founding member of the free jazz collective Fire! Orchestra.
THE FREDRIK STRAGE FESTIVAL TOUR
Join us for "The Fredrik Strage Festival Tour". A show that will take you on an extraordinary journey through the history of rock festivals. As a distinguished figure in music journalism, Fredrik Strage will guide us through the highs and lows and everything in between. Drawing from his extensive experience with outlets like Dagens Nyheter, Så Mycket Bättre and his own podcast Hemma Hos Strage, his show is bound to be one of the highlights of Live at Heart 2023.
ALL THINGS LIVE PRESENTS: NEW THINGS LIVE
In a vibrant collaboration between All Things Live Sweden, Norway and Denmark, we will shine spotlight on some of the most intriguing artists from the Nordic region.
Join us on Friday, September 1, for performances by Myra Granberg (SE), AFASI (SE), Little Lies (SE), Whammyboy (NO) and Dillistone (DK).
KLUBB EFTERSLAG
The Efterslag Stage is once again hosted at Örebro Konserthus. Efterslag have been giving us fantastic performances by KITE, Maja Francis, Hannes and Daniela Rathana. This year's lineup for Live at Heart promises even more incredible musical experiences as Crying Day Care Choir, Stuzzi, Agent Sidegrinder and Teddy Failure, all take the stage.
ABOUT LIVE AT HEART
Live at Heart is a showcase Festival, a music industry conference, a creative startup conference and a beloved city party, all in one. The festival is located in Örebro - in the heart of Sweden - with fast and simple traveling connections to both Gothenburg and Stockholm as well as Oslo (Norway).
Hundreds of artists, industry delegates, students and entrepreneurs get together with thousands of Live at Heart fans in September each year.
The 2023 edition will be the 14th annual festival and is being held on august 30 - september 2.
