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theatre Theatre or theater is a collaborative form of performing art that uses live performers, usually actors or actresses, to present the experience of a real or imagined event before a live audience in a specific place, often a stage. The perform ...
located at 55
Götgatan Götgatan (Original Swedish ''Göthegatan''*Stahre, Nils-Gustaf; Fogelström, Per Anders (1986). Stockholms gatunamn: innerstaden. Monografier utgivna av Stockholms stad (1st edition). Stockholm: Liber/Allmänna förlaget. Libris 7269073. for " Go ...
in the district of
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in
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,
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.


History

Göta Lejon was built in the years 1926–1928 according to drawings by architect Birger Borgström. (1890–1964). Architecturally, the house has a block-long plaster facade with modernism on the basis of
neoclassicalism Neoclassicism (also spelled Neo-classicism) was a Western cultural movement in the decorative and visual arts, literature, theatre, music, and architecture that drew inspiration from the art and culture of classical antiquity. Neoclassicism was ...
. The entrance has a canopy covered with copper plate crowned with a copper lion by
Einar Forseth Carl Einar Andreas Forseth (1892–1988) was a Swedish artist, remembered above all for his mosaics in the Golden Hall in Stockholm City Hall completed in 1923. Early life Born in Linköping, Forseth was the son of the Norwegian lithographer Ole ...
(1892–1988) who also decorated the salon. The building was decorated with stucco work by Nils Enberg (1893–1959) and Carl Elmberg (1889–1955). It opened as a cinema in 1928, with the last movie at the venue in the 1980s. Since the 1990s, it has been a theatre, especially known for musical productions. Among the productions at Göta Lejon, the Swedish versions of ''
High School Musical ''High School Musical'' is a 2006 American musical television film directed by Kenny Ortega and written by Peter Barsocchini. The 63rd Disney Channel Original Movie (DCOM) and first installment of the ''High School Musical'' film series, ...
'', '' Buddy: The Buddy Holly Musical'', ''
The Sound of Music ''The Sound of Music'' is a musical with music by Richard Rodgers, lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II, and a book by Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse. It is based on the 1949 memoir of Maria von Trapp, ''The Story of the Trapp Family Singers''. S ...
'', ''
Jesus Christ Superstar ''Jesus Christ Superstar'' is a sung-through rock opera with music by Andrew Lloyd Webber and lyrics by Tim Rice. Loosely based on the Gospels' accounts of the Passion, the work interprets the psychology of Jesus and other characters, with ...
'' and '' Priscilla, Queen of the Desert'' have been successfully played. Up until 2008 it was owned by the Swedish musical production company Proscenia AB, now merged with 3 Sagas which is also the current owner of the
Maximteatern , called ''"Maxim"'' in English or ''The Maxim Theatre'', has been a popular private theatre at Karlaplan in central Stockholm, Sweden since the 1960s. Originally named the Karlaplansstudion, it was designed as a theatre for film screenings. ...
theatre in Stockholm.


Artists who have performed at Göta Lejon

*1977:
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(26.4.1977), Rush (8.6.1977),
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(20.10.1977),
The Runaways The Runaways were an all-female American rock band who recorded and performed from 1975 to 1979. The band released four studio albums and one live album during its run. Among their best-known songs are " Cherry Bomb", "Hollywood", "Queens of ...
(22.11.1977) *1978:
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(15.2.1978),
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(8.3.1978),
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(14.6.1978), Elvis Costello & The Attractions (10.7.1978),
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(10.8.1978),
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(11.10.1978),
Rory Gallagher William Rory Gallagher ( ; 2 March 1948 â€“ 14 June 1995) was an Irish guitarist, singer, songwriter, and producer. Due to his virtuosic playing, but relative lack of fame compared to some others, he has been referred to as "the greatest ...
(30.10.1978), Ian Dury & The Blockheads (14.11.1978),
Peter Tosh Winston Hubert McIntosh, OM (19 October 1944 â€“ 11 September 1987), professionally known as Peter Tosh, was a Jamaican reggae musician. Along with Bob Marley and Bunny Wailer, he was one of the core members of the band the Wailers (1963â ...
(28.11.1978) *1979: City Boy (18.1.1979),
Suzi Quatro Susan Kay Quatro (born June 3, 1950) is an American singer, bass guitarist, songwriter, and actress. In the 1970s, she scored a string of hit singles that found greater success in Europe and Australia than in her homeland, reaching No. 1 in th ...
(8.2.1979),
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(28.2.1979),
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(19.10.1979),
John Hiatt John Robert Hiatt (born August 20, 1952) is an American singer-songwriter. He has played a variety of musical styles on his albums, including new wave, blues, and country. Hiatt has been nominated for nine Grammy Awards and has been awarded ...
(19.10.1979),
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(5.12.1979),
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(6.12.1979) *1980:
Ulf Lundell Ulf Gerhard Lundell (born 20 November 1949) is a Swedish writer, poet, songwriter, composer, musician and artist. He made his debut in 1975 with the LP '' Vargmåne'' and was immediately hailed as "Sweden's Bob Dylan". In 1976 his first novel, t ...
(21.1.1980),
Ellen Foley Ellen Foley (born 1951) is an American singer and actress who has appeared on Broadway and television, where she co-starred in the sitcom '' Night Court'' for one season. In music, she has released five solo albums but is best known for her colla ...
(19.2.1980), Uriah Heep (28.3.1980),
Stiff Little Fingers Stiff Little Fingers are a punk rock band from Belfast, Northern Ireland. They formed in 1977 at the height of the Troubles, which informed much of their songwriting. They started out as a schoolboy band called Highway Star (named after the De ...
(18.4.1980), Madness (5.6.1980),
Pretenders Pretenders may refer to: * The Pretenders Pretenders are an English–American rock band formed in March 1978. The original band consisted of founder and main songwriter Chrissie Hynde (lead vocals, rhythm guitar), James Honeyman-Scott (le ...
(10.6.1980),
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(18.6.1980),
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(28.8.1980),
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(10.9.1980),
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(10.9.1980),
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(11.9.1980),
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(14.9.1980),
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(24.10.1980), Madness (3.11.1980),
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(12.11.1980),
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(20.11.1980),
Whitesnake Whitesnake are an English hard rock band formed in London in 1978. The group was originally put together as the backing band for singer David Coverdale, who had recently left Deep Purple. Though the band quickly developed into their own entit ...
(20.11.1980),
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(25 & 26.11.1980),
Ulf Lundell Ulf Gerhard Lundell (born 20 November 1949) is a Swedish writer, poet, songwriter, composer, musician and artist. He made his debut in 1975 with the LP '' Vargmåne'' and was immediately hailed as "Sweden's Bob Dylan". In 1976 his first novel, t ...
(22.12.1980) *1981:
Whitesnake Whitesnake are an English hard rock band formed in London in 1978. The group was originally put together as the backing band for singer David Coverdale, who had recently left Deep Purple. Though the band quickly developed into their own entit ...
(7 .5.1981), Ian Hunter (10.8.1981),
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(15.9.1981),
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(8.9.1981),
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(29.9.1981),
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(27.10.1981),
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(2.10.1981),
UB40 UB40 are an English reggae and pop band, formed in December 1978 in Birmingham, England. The band has had more than 50 singles in the UK Singles Chart, and has also achieved considerable international success. They have been nominated for the ...
(28.10.1981) *1983:
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(30.1.1983),
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(7.4.1983),
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (OMD) are an English electronic music, electronic band formed in Wirral Peninsula, Wirral, Merseyside, in 1978. The group consists of co-founders Andy McCluskey (vocals, bass guitar) and Paul Humphreys (keyboar ...
(8.4.1983) *1984:
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(5.4.1984),
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(5.10.1984),
Level 42 Level 42 is an English jazz-funk band formed on the Isle of Wight in 1979. They had a number of UK and worldwide hits during the 1980s and 1990s. Their highest-charting single in the UK was " Lessons in Love", which reached number three on th ...
(18.10.1984),
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(14. & 15.11.1984), Marillion (19.11.1984), The Firm (29.11.1984),
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(12.12.1984),
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(12.12.1984) *1985: Indochine (17. & 18.4.1985), Echo & the Bunnymen (29.4.1985), Uriah Heep (6.5.1985),
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(15 .5.1985),
Yngwie Malmsteen Yngwie Johan Malmsteen ( ; born Lars Johan Yngve Lannerbäck, 30 June 1963) is a Swedish guitarist. He first became known in the 1980s for his neoclassical playing style in heavy metal, and has released 22 studio albums in a career spanning ov ...
(24.5.1985),
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(19. & 20.12.1985) *1986:
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(7. & 8.1.1986),
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(15.1.1986), Eldkvarn (4.4.1980),
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(8.4.1986),
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(10.4.1986),
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(16.5.1986) *1987:
Manowar Manowar is an American heavy metal band from Auburn, New York. Formed in 1980, the group is known for lyrics based on fantasy (particularly sword and sorcery) and mythology (particularly Norse mythology and Greco-Roman mythology), as well as ...
(29 .5.1987),
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(2.6.1987) *1988: Chaka Khan (11.11.1988),
Roxette Roxette was a Swedish pop rock duo, consisting of Marie Fredriksson (vocals and keyboards) and Per Gessle (vocals and guitar). Formed in 1986, the duo became an international act in the late 1980s, when they released their breakthrough second a ...
(21.–24.1988),
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(5.12.1988),
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(5.12.1988) *1989: Nitzer Ebb (10.2.1989, Mike + the Mechanics (2.3.1989), IQ (2.3.1989),
Manowar Manowar is an American heavy metal band from Auburn, New York. Formed in 1980, the group is known for lyrics based on fantasy (particularly sword and sorcery) and mythology (particularly Norse mythology and Greco-Roman mythology), as well as ...
(4.4.1989), Drifter (4.4.1989),
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(9.4.1989),
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(18.5.1989),
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(6.6.1989) *1999:
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(16.11.1999) *2001:
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(15.5.2001),
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(3.7.2001) *2002: Stefan Sundström (11.2.2002),
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(2.9.2002), 16 Horsepower (2.9.2002), Last Days of April (7.9.2002) *2004:
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(16.6.2004),
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(16.6.2004),
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(16.6.2004),
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(29.11., 30.11., 6.12. & 7.12.2004) *2008:
Tomas Andersson Wij Tomas Andersson Wij (born 6 February 1972, birthname: ''Tomas Per Andersson''), often abbreviated as TAW, is a Swedish singer, songwriter, and journalist. Early life He was born on 6 February 1972 in Stockholm, Sweden and raised in the south su ...
(5.3.2008), Jennie Abrahamson (5.3.2008), Ane Brun (9.4.2008), Blackmore's Night (3.6.2008) *2013:
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(7.2.2013) *2014:
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(30.4.2015), Cary Brothers (30.4.2015), The Tarantula Waltz (28. & 29.6.2015),
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(28. & 29.6.2015),
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(13.9.2015), Sufjan Stevens (13.9.2015), Daniel Norgren (28.10.2015), Steve Earle & The Dukes (3.11.2015),
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(24.11., 25.11. & 31.12.2015) *2016:
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(31.1.2016),
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(1.2.2016) *2017:
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(24.1.2017),
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(12.11.2017), Diego el Cigala (15.11.2017) *2018: Magnus Carlson (15.2.2018),
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(6.5.2018),
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(8.9.2018), Frou Frou (8.9.2018),
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(10.11.2018) *2019:
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Gallery

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References


External links


Official website (Swedish)
www.GotaLejon.se
Concerts at Göta Lejon
at Setlist.fm Theatres in Stockholm {{Stockholm-stub