Van Morrison to Headline Stockholm Jazz Fest

Contributed By: Dan Schwartz Created On: Wednesday, 04 June 2008 Hits: 56 Van Morrison Organizers say Grammy-winning Van Morrison will be one of the headline acts at this year's Stockholm Jazz Festival. Festival spokeswoman Liisa Tolonen says the Irish soul singer will join US punk rocker Patti Smith among the 30 acts scheduled to appear at the four-day festival that starts July 16 in the Swedish capital. Tolonen said Wednesday that other performers will include The Soundtrack of Our Lives and Scott Hamilton Scandinavian Five. :: story continues below :: The event celebrates its 25th anniversary this year and is expected to attract around 25,000 people. The Stockholm Jazz Festival is one of Sweden's biggest music events, and has previously hosted stars such as Lauryn Hill, Sting, Stevie Wonder, Ella Fitzgerald and Dizzy Gillespie. Share this article to: Comments Only registered users can write comments! 3.25 Copyright (C) 2007 Alain Georgette / Copyright (C) 2006 Frantisek Hliva. All rights reserved." What's On Related: Van Morrison: Keep It Simple (20-03-2008) REM and Van Morrison Open SXSW Today (12-03-2008) Van Morrison to Open SXSW (20-02-2008) Van Morrison: It's Too Late To Stop Now (Live) (24-01-2008) Van Morrison to Release New Record (16-01-2008) Prev Story: T-Pain to Launch Digital Record Label Next Story: Queens Of The Stone Age Joins UNKLE on New Album

 

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