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Västerås Cityfestival tickets sell out in one hour

Key Points
  • 33,000 tickets for Västerås Cityfestival sold out in under an hour.
  • Sales opened on Friday with over 10,000 people queuing immediately.
  • The festival expanded ticket availability by 1,000 daily compared to last year.

Ticket sales for the Västerås Cityfestival in Västerås, Sweden, opened on Friday and sold out in less than an hour. According to SVT Västmanland, 33,000 tickets were released at 12:00, with over 10,000 people in the queue immediately. All tickets were sold by 13:00.

The festival has expanded its ticket sales by an additional 1,000 tickets daily compared to last year, when it increased its festival area. Project leader Jenny Guillams stated that the festival is one of Sweden's largest city festivals, and Sofia Favaro, a marketing communicator at Visit Västerås, said the capacity has been maxed out. Vestmanlands Läns Tidning reported that all tickets were purchased by party-hungry Västerås residents.

the festival is one of Sweden's largest city festivals

Jenny Guillams, Project leader

the capacity has been maxed out

Sofia Favaro, Marketing communicator at Visit Västerås

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