Stockholm’s New Gasometer Venue Announces Opening Programme
The new 2,300-capacity venue in Sweden`s capital will open in March 2027, with composer Jacob Mühlrad and creative director Alexander Wessely developing its inaugural performances.
Stockholm’s new live entertainment and performing arts venue, Gasometer, has appointed Swedish composer Jacob Mühlrad and artist and creative director Alexander Wessely to develop its opening programme, scheduled for 17–20 March 2027.
The four-night programme will feature performances created specifically for the venue, combining music, visual design and the distinctive architecture of the converted industrial building.
Gasometer is being developed inside a historic gas holder built in 1899 and designed by Swedish architect Ferdinand Boberg. Located in Stockholm’s Gasverket district, the building is owned by the City of Stockholm and operated by Miramis through its Cirkus Venues business, which also operates the established Cirkus entertainment venue in the Swedish capital.
The redevelopment preserves the original brick structure while introducing a modern, pillar-free performance space accommodating up to 2,300 people, including approximately 1,750 seated guests. A separate venue, The Dome, will accommodate up to 1,000 standing visitors or 800 seated guests, providing additional space for concerts, exhibitions, conferences and other events.
Miramis appointed former KOKO London executive Julien Planté as Head of Entertainment in June 2026, with responsibility for live programming, productions and cultural partnerships across its venues, including Gasometer. Planté previously served as Executive Producer and Head of Cultural & Special Events at KOKO.
Mühlrad has received commissions from BBC Proms and Radio France and has worked with Swedish House Mafia. Wessely’s previous projects include visual and creative work for The Weeknd, Rihanna and FKA twigs.
The opening programme will explore the building’s transformation from an industrial facility into a cultural venue, with performances designed around the entire interior rather than a conventional fixed stage.
In addition to its commercial concert and entertainment programme, Gasometer will become a temporary home for the Royal Swedish Opera while its historic central Stockholm building undergoes renovation. The opera and ballet company plans to use the venue between 2027 and 2032.
The project forms part of the wider regeneration of Stockholm’s former Gasverket industrial district, which is being transformed into a mixed-use area incorporating cultural facilities, businesses, restaurants and residential development.