Archive: The Wannadies
About the show
The Wannadies broke through in the 90s as one of the leading names in the Swedish indie wave. With songs like “My Hometown,” “You and Me Song,” “Shorty,” and “Hit,” the band reached far beyond their home country's borders and enjoyed great success in the UK and Japan. “You and Me Song” has appeared on the soundtrack to Baz Luhrmann's film Romeo + Juliet as well as in numerous commercials. The hometown anthem “My Hometown” has been covered by artists as diverse as Annika Norlin and child star Oscar Stembridge.
In 2022, The Wannadies reunited for a series of acclaimed concerts culminating in a grand performance before thousands of fans at Gustav Adolfs Torg during the Stockholm Culture Festival. Was it a final farewell from the band that more than any other shaped the 90s Swedish indie wave? Or proof of their enduring status and thus a promise of continuation?
In the fall of 2023, the band's frontman Pär Wiksten participates in TV4's Så mycket bättre. In 2024, their classic album “Be a Girl” (which includes “You and Me Song”) turns 30 years old. Two reasons as good as any to answer with a resounding “Yes!” to the question posed above. The Wannadies will meet the audience again.
Because that's what it's about, meeting the audience. More than reuniting. A band like The Wannadies cannot be split just like that as they are as much a family as a band. For the past 20 years, they have mostly been the former. Now they are also a band again.
Support: Love Rönnlund and HÖK
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