How ‘everything clicked’ for Syd For Solen’s fifth edition
'Bold' programming choices and a series of site upgrades helped take the burgeoning Copenhagen festival to the next level, says Xenia Grigat
News By Hanna Ellington | 2 September 2026
Following the fifth edition of Copenhagen’s Syd For Solen, programmer Xenia Grigat tells IQ how “everything clicked” this year, with “bold” programming choices and a series of site upgrades that helped take the burgeoning festival to the next level.
The smash!bang!pow!-backed, 25,000-capacity festival – the name of which translates to South of the Sun – returned to the Danish capital’s Valbyparken from 13-15 August, bringing Lorde, the xx, and Sombr as headliners alongside a boutique mix of artists that…
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