What to do in Gothenburg, Sweden this week?
August 6, 2023 9:02 AM Subscribe
We’re in Gothenburg now - August 6,7,8,9. We like museums of all types, weird shopping, thrift & vintage shopping, record stores, hiking, gardens, etc. Live music too. Bonus points if you can tell me which record shops are more likely to have 80s & new wave stuff AND/OR recent era electronicky stuff! (Fever Ray, Nation of Language etc)
Well, congratulations to visiting Gothenburg on its 400-year celebration year! (Althought, the celebrations were postponed by Covid.)
So my personal favorite place was/is Bengans (Stigbergstorget 1, 414 63 Göteborg, Sweden). Radical disparate selections.
Since I have not been to Gohenburg for many years, I was surprised to see that Bengans is actually still open.
My suggestion: Chat up the proprietor or the patrons, to find out their favorite second hand record stores.
Have fun!
posted by Rabarberofficer at 2:31 PM on August 7, 2023
So my personal favorite place was/is Bengans (Stigbergstorget 1, 414 63 Göteborg, Sweden). Radical disparate selections.
Since I have not been to Gohenburg for many years, I was surprised to see that Bengans is actually still open.
My suggestion: Chat up the proprietor or the patrons, to find out their favorite second hand record stores.
Have fun!
posted by Rabarberofficer at 2:31 PM on August 7, 2023
There's a working replica of an 18th century ship called the Götheborg. You can take a short tour of it on any day you listed. Here is a link to their website, with schedules and other details.
posted by squelch at 6:33 PM on August 7, 2023
posted by squelch at 6:33 PM on August 7, 2023
Response by poster: Firsthand Gothenburg record store data:
- Discreet Music has lots of jazz, and LOTS of experimental, noise and weird stuff. As the shop name suggests, the entrance is located inside a courtyard where the address is - took me a few puzzled moments to find it.
- Pusterviks Biljetter is very well organized- lots of jazz, lots of categories that included rock, synth, 60s, 70s, 80s, dance, folk, etc. Impressive used new wave and synth selection for a medium size shop.
- Dirty Records is basically a nice cafe/bar with a lot of crates of records in one corner. The record shop aspect seemed closed/unlit when I stopped in.
- Andra Långgatans Skivhandel - huge! Has every category of CD and vinyl. Lots of used stuff in with the new.
posted by chr1sb0y at 12:17 AM on August 8, 2023
- Discreet Music has lots of jazz, and LOTS of experimental, noise and weird stuff. As the shop name suggests, the entrance is located inside a courtyard where the address is - took me a few puzzled moments to find it.
- Pusterviks Biljetter is very well organized- lots of jazz, lots of categories that included rock, synth, 60s, 70s, 80s, dance, folk, etc. Impressive used new wave and synth selection for a medium size shop.
- Dirty Records is basically a nice cafe/bar with a lot of crates of records in one corner. The record shop aspect seemed closed/unlit when I stopped in.
- Andra Långgatans Skivhandel - huge! Has every category of CD and vinyl. Lots of used stuff in with the new.
posted by chr1sb0y at 12:17 AM on August 8, 2023
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posted by smorgasbord at 4:11 PM on August 6, 2023