2018 in Swedish music

Events

January

• 28 – The Gustav Lundgren Trio performed a tribute to Django Reinhardt at Stockholm Concert Hall.

  February

• 3 – Melodifestivalen 2018 Semi-final 1 in Löfbergs Arena, Karlstad
• 10 – Melodifestivalen 2018 Semi-final 2 in Scandinavium, Göteborg
• 17 – Melodifestivalen 2018 Semi-final 3 in Malmö Arena, Malmö
• 24 – Melodifestivalen 2018 Semi-final 4 in Fjällräven Center, Örnsköldsvik

  March

• 3 – Melodifestivalen 2018 Second chance in Kristianstad Arena, Kristianstad
• 10 – Melodifestivalen 2018 Final in Friends Arena, Stockholm
• 16 – The Blue House Youth Jazz Festival started in Stockholm.

  April

• 27 – Abba announce that they have recorded some new songs, the first since 1983.

  May

June

• 6 – The 26th Sweden Rock Festival started in Norje.

  July

• 25 – The Norberg Festival opened.
• 27 – The Uppsala Reggae Festival started.

  August

• 10
• * The Way Out West Festival started in Gothenburg.
• * The Malmöfestivalen opened in Malmö.

  September

October

• 21 – The 50th Umeå Jazz Festival start.

  November

December

Albums released

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October

Deaths

• 16 – Javiera Muñoz, singer.

• 3 — Kenneth Gärdestad, pop songwriter.
• 5 — Kjerstin Dellert, opera singer
• 26 – Jerry Williams, actor and rock singer.

• 3 – Lill-Babs or Barbro Svensson, singer and actress.
• 20 – Avicii or Tim Bergling, Swedish DJ and record producer

• 26 – Bo Nilsson, composer.

• 9 – Stefan Demert, singer and songwriter.

• 9 – Frank Andersson, entertainer and wrestler, complications during heart surgery.