Next August, Weekend Festival will bring the top names in electronic music to Espoo’s Vermo event park and Friday’s headliner will be MARTIN GARRIX! The hottest DJ name of the moment will be seen on the Weekend Festival stage next summer. MARTIN GARRIX, who has been crowned the world’s best DJ four times, will take…

Confirmed for Ruisrock 2023 so far – LIL NAS X is a hugely successful American rapper who has revolutionised the entire hip hop culture. The artist has not only dominated the charts with his music, but also served as the voice of LGBTQ culture by advocating for equality. Another influential name in his genre is…

Finland’s biggest rock festival, Rockfest, will once again rock the Hyvinkää airport on June 8th – 10th 2023! Thursday’s headliner is PANTERA! PANTERA is one of the hardest metal bands of all time and has inspired numerous bands, players and songwriters throughout their career. Due to the band’s tragic history, there is guaranteed to be…

Making his comeback to the limelight, now under the name VV, VILLE VALO is one of the most eagerly awaited artists to perform at Qstock next summer. Known as the frontman and vocalist of HIM, Valo will release his debut album as VV in January. Entitled Neon Noir, the album has been composed, written, played,…

The big name in contemporary metal, GOJIRA, has gathered a devoted fan base with its unique sound. The bands latest and the seventh full-length album “Fortitude” (2021) uniquely fuses the influences of death metal, trash metal and progressive metal, grooves unfailingly melodically without forgetting straight forward heavy riffs. Among other things, SPRITBOX, who operate in…

Tuska Festival in Suvilahti, Helsinki takes place during the weekend of 30th June – 2nd July 2023 has announced a number of powerful contenders for the upcoming summer. Leading the pack will Tuska fans’ no.1 requested band according to the customer survey, French progressive metal colossus GOJIRA. Groovy, technical, precise, heavy, yet smooth and extremely…

Tuska festival, celebrated at Suvilahti, Helsinki over the weekend of 30.6.–2.7. has come forth with a new batch of acts for the 2023 edition. The new announcement is being spearheaded by none other than one of the hottest bands in the world right now, the mighty GHOST. The band’s latest work of art and magnificent…

The first artist announcement for Provinssi Festival in Finland that takes place from the 29th June – 1st July features GHOST and ANTTI TUISKU and is complemented by a diverse coverage of domestic and international names from VV to YONA and from ARCHITECTS to JINJER. The Swedish band GHOST, known for its spectacular theatrical live…

Rockfest will be organised bigger than ever at Hyvinkää Airport from Thursday to Saturday 8th – 10th June 2023. The festival arrangements for the coming summer are in full swing. Finland’s biggest rock festival has fixed Friday’s headliners the British hard rock legends and one of the best-selling bands worldwide, DEF LEPPARD and MÖTLEY CRÜE…

Tuska festival, taking place at Suvilahti, Helsinki during 30.6.–2.7. has announced first bands of the 2023 line up. The biggest name on the marquee is the wonderfully mystical VV (Ville Valo) of ex-HIM-fame. VV debut album ”Neon Noir” will be released in early 2023 and the first single of the record, ”Loveletting”, set the bar…

STORMZY joins the massive line up of Weekend Festival. ELLEY DUHÉ and ISAAC SENE as well as PEHMOAINO will also be seen on the festival stages. The Weekend Festival is celebrated on July 1st – 3rd, 2022 in the Kantola Event Park in Hämeenlinna. STORMZY is one of Britain’s most inspiring and influential cultural figures….

DJ SNAKE, elite of electronic dance music and hip hop, is locked to headline Weekend Festival. Weekend Festival will be held in Kantola Event Park, Hämeenlinna from 1st to 3rd of July 2022. Previously announced headliners are POST MALONE, one of the most popular artists in the world today, and DAVID GUETTA, who has been…

The number of international must-see acts at Flow Festival is on the rise as the festival gears up to host JAMIE XX, JARVIS COCKER with his rock band JARV IS… and a heap of other artists at the enchanting urban venue. Flow Festival takes place in Helsinki on the 12th – 14th of August 2022,…

Nu-metal giants LIMP BIZKIT from the United States will headline the Saturday bill at Qstock Festival next summer. LIMP BIZKIT made their big breakthrough with albums like Significant Other and Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water around the turn of the millennium. The group’s sixth studio album Still Sucks was released last October with a positive…

Finland’s largest beach party, Raumanmeren Juhannus will be held on June 23rd – 25th, when RMJ will bring a big table setting with international names to Otanlahti Beach Park. There will be a three-day night celebration as the stages are filled with current domestic names and top names in international electronic music. RMJ’s previously released…

One of the biggest names in American rap, PLAYBOI CARTI, will be performing at Ruisrock. The play counts of the hugely popular artist’s music are counted in the billions, and the critically acclaimed new album Whole Lotta Red solidified his position among the top names in the genre. In addition to his rap technique, this…

Flow Festival’s renowned program expands as the Nordic festival announces several new artists to join the monumental lineup. Playing one of their few concerts in Europe will be FLORENCE + THE MACHINE as they take over the main stage of Flow. Flow Festival is finally returning to Suvilahti, Helsinki, on the 12th – 14th of…

Next year, POST MALONE, one of the most popular artists in the world and DAVID GUETTA, who has been chosen DJ of the year twice, will be seen on the stage at Weekend Festival. Weekend Festival will feature gigs by highly regarded international and domestic artists. The festival’s diverse range of artists promises a rare…

The programme for Qstock Festival is taking shape. Confirmed acts include HALOO HELSINKI! who recently released a new album, JVG who will appear on cinema screens early next year, Antti Tuisku who is also set to play two nights at the Olympic Stadium, and LAURI TÄHKÄ whose appearance at Qstock will be his first one. One of the most interesting acts at Qstock…

Weekend Festival will bring more than 80 artists to the Kantola event park in Hämeenlinna next summer. The festival stages will feature foreign artists including TOVE LO, NINA KRAVIZ, BOY PABLO, JAY 1, PI’ERRE BOURNE, REZZ, TCHAMI and ZHU. They will be joined by top Finnish artists such as JVG, SANNI and PYHIMYS have also…

Founded in 1986, CARCASS has laid the foundations of extreme metal more than many others, who are labeled as ”legends”, combined. Carcass begun their career with gore grind but their sophomore release, ”Symphonies of Sickness”, already saw the band venture deep into death metal territory. Carcass comes from punk roots and they have always stood…

In what will be three years since its last show, Flow Festival returns to Helsinki on the 12th – 14th of August 2022 – bringing together an eclectic and rich programme of world-renowned musical icons, some of the biggest modern artists of this age, exciting new international talent and emerging Finnish creatives. Summoning some of…

US artist MEGAN THEE STALLION, who is confirmed for Ruisrock 2022, has established her position in the top box of rap names. The artist, who has released big hits, has been named in the media as the rapper of the year. The three-time Grammy winner has written about the rights of black women in The…

At Hyvinkää Airport from Thursday to Saturday 2nd – 4th June 2022, Rockfest is announcing a big pile of new performers and a daily program! Rock music legends IRON MAIDEN, the German hard rock mammoths SCORPIONS, US metal band MEGADETH, the Scottish band BIFFY CLYRO and the pride of Finland’s exports, the symphonic metal band…

Besides the iconic MERCYFUL FATE, new additions to the Tuska 2022 festival roster include AMORPHIS, STAM1NA, BARONESS, LOST SOCIETY, BLIND CHANNEL, RED FANG, ELDER and SHAPE OF DESPAIR. Tuska will take place at Suvilahti, Helsinki, Finland on July 1–3, 2022. Perhaps the most legendary and iconic of them all, MERCYFUL FATE is back. The band…

Next summer’s Ruisrock will feature several gigs by much-requested international and Finnish artists. Performers include, among others, top producer MARTIN GARRIX, super group MAJOR LAZER, indie pop artist GIRL IN RED and glam rockers THE ARK. DJ and producer MARTIN GARRIX, who has established himself on the world’s largest festival stages, has collaborated with numerous…

The cornerstone of Britpop’s golden age in the 1990s, SUEDE (UK) has confirmed its arrival at the Qstock Festival in Oulu this summer! SUEDE came to the attention of the general public with the single Animal Nitrate and the subsequent SUEDE album in 1993. After a decade of success, the band quit but hinted that…

Provinssi festivals first announcement presents a versatile line up with both domestic and international artists. The festival succeeded to re-confirm the vast majority of the acts booked for summer 2021 with names such as KORN, DEFTONES, SUNRISE AVENUE and HASSISEN KONE. PENDULUM LIVE will also bring their massive live show to Törnävänsaari delivering one of…

Taking place in Suvilahti, Helsinki, Finland on July 1–3, 2022, Tuska Festival will kick off the anticipation by announcing the first batch of bands. One of the headliners will be the American nu-metal trailblazer KORN. Alternative metal pioneer DEFTONES have also been confirmed for 2022. Other artists confirmed for 2022 include progressive metal master DEVIN…

A true britpop legend LIAM GALLAGHER (UK) will perform at Ilosaarirock 2021! First part of the line-up also includes global rockstar YUNGBLUD (UK), Finnish pop connoisseur ANTTI TUISKU, the comeback-making TEHOSEKOITIN and many more! We are really excited to have Liam Gallagher finally get to Ilosaarirock! You can almost hear how sweet Liam’s solo production and Oasis’ classics are playing on the Singing Stage,…

French metal giant GOJIRA will be performing at Tuska 2021 as one the headliners. These progressive metal trailblazers were due to shake things up in Finland already in 2020. Organisers are extremely happy to announce that the stars are finally aligned and GOJIRA’S visit to Finland in summer 2021 is now confirmed. Confirmed acts so far for…

The rising name of the voluntary rap, DABABY (US), will be seen in Ruisrock next summer.  DABABY, who initially released hip-hop mixes, rose to the attention of the general public with his hit songs Suge and Goin Baby and the critically acclaimed debut album Baby on Baby received several well-known visitors from Offset to Rich Homie Quan. The hard-working artist’s second studio…

Symphonic metal group NIGHTWISH is the headlining act for Qstock festival Friday in the summer of 2021. The band released their ninth studio album in April this year and are scheduled to embark on a world tour in September. Other confirmed acts for Qstock 2021 so far include JVG, THE DARKNESS (UK), SANNI, BATTLE BEAST,…

Ruisrock will see producer sensation MARTIN GARRIX (NL) in the summer of 2021, who will drive the audience on the world’s largest festival stages. The award-winning and list-ranked artist is in his element with both uplifting dance songs and melodic pop songs. GARRIX’S production includes several top-rated releases with Dua Lipa, Khalid and Troye Sivan,…

Here we go – more of the big guns from the Tuska 2020 line up, the almighty DEFTONES and heavy hitting SYMPHONY X, have been confirmed for the 2021 festival as well. Based out of Sacramento California, alternative metal pioneer DEFTONES have been pursuing two paths throughout their career. On one hand, they deliver songs…

Operating somewhere between alternative metal and experimental rock, DEFTONES is known for their classic albums White Pony and Around The Fur. The Californian group is currently working on their new album, which is scheduled to be released in September. The genre-defining masterpiece White Pony will also be re-released in celebration of its 20th anniversary. Provinssi…

Summer of 2021 will bring the following acts to Tuska: KORN, DEVIN TOWNSEND, BODOM AFTER MIDNIGHT, INSOMNIUM, MOKOMA, BEAST IN BLACK, ELUVEITIE, JINJER, LOST SOCIETY and many others. Tuska 2021 taking place in Suvilahti, Helsinki, Finland will kick off next summer by announcing the first batch of Artists. 3-day tickets are now also available. One…

50 CENT is an American singer, rapper and songwriter who’s also known as an actor, television producer, entrepreneur and investor. In his career, which started more than 20 years ago, he’s sold over 30 millions albums and won quite a few awards including a Grammy, three American Music awards and four BET Awards. Billboard ranked…

A$AP ROCKY, KYGO, ADAM BEYER and IGGY AZALEA are the first artists to be announced for Weekend Festival 2020 taking place in a new venue in Helsinki on July 7th – 8th August. The festival, which is being organised for the ninth time, will also pamper techno-lovers by bringing to Finland the famous Swedish tech…

The American hip hop group MIGOS was founded in 2008 by two cousins, Quavo and Offset and Quavo’s nephew Takeoff. Their debut single ”Versace”, taken from the mixtape Y.R.N. (Young Rich N*ggas), was released in 2013. The group was shortly after featured in XXL’s ”Show & Prove” section and ”Versace” was placed in several year-end…

New artists include phenomenal rapper MACHINE GUN KELLY (USA), alternative rock band HIGHLY SUSPECT (USA), Mongolian metal group THE HU, Finnish alt-rock legend XYSMA, five-time Emma Gaala –nominee GETTOMASA, electropop pioneer RUUSUT, rapper PALEFACE and LAURI TÄHKÄ, who’s never before performed at Ilosaarirock as a solo act! Other additions to the line-up include the Finnish…

THE STROKES, one of the most important alternative rock bands of the 2000s, are coming to Finland for the first time. Other confirmed acts include rising hip hop artist 070 SHAKE as well as two of the most interesting domestic acts around right now, JESSE MARKIN and MAUSTETYTÖT. Flow Festival’s newest booking are THE STROKES…

One of the artists to be seen on Saturday night in Ruisrock is the pop and R&B superstar CAMILA CABELLO. She has broken a dizzying number of chart records and taken over the music world with her pop hits that have influences from latin music. Her very first single, “Havana”, made it to the top…

Metal rock greats VOLBEAT from Denmark will headline the Saturday bill at Qstock festival next summer.  Formed in 2001, VOLBEAT have a unique way of combining heavy metal, rock and roll, and rockabilly, which has delighted the general public and critics alike. The group’s seventh studio album, Rewind, Replay, Rebound, was released last August. People remember Volbeat’s show at…

Performers for the extremely popular Resident Advisor Front Yard have been published. For the fourth year, Flow Festival is collaborating with Resident Advisor, the world’s leading electronic music media, to produce the Front Yard stage. This year, too, featured will be veterans as well as fresh, up-and-coming acts – among them three legendary German artists:…

Flow Festival’s newest bookings are award-winning, leading British rap and grime artist STORMZY, whose album currently holds the number one spot on the British album chart, R&B star FKA TWIGS whose productions and performances underline her complete mastery of the pop aesthetic, MICHAEL KIWANUKA whose latest album has been a frequent sight on lists of…

MARTIN GARRIX has conquered some of the world’s biggest stages and become known as a versatile EDM and pop superstar, and his global success shows no sign of slowing down. He is an ambitious DJ and producer who has managed to hold on to the #1 spot on the DJ Mag TOP 100 DJs list…

The first part of the festival line-up include the world’s hottest new pop artist TONES AND I, the genre bending rockstar YUNGBLUD, the Icelandic folk rock master OF MONSTERS AND MEN, Finnish rock legend TEHOSEKOITIN and BELZEBUBS, the virtual black metal band who will make their live show debuts this upcoming summer! Three-day festival tickets…

Popular Finnish and international artists will be bringing the party to Ruisrock next summer. Among them is American singer-songwriter KHALID, currently one of the most-listened artists worldwide. He effortlessly mixes elements of soul, pop, hip-hop and R&B in his music, which has quickly taken him from high school to the biggest stages in the world….

FAITH NO MORE, BARONESS, SYMPHONY X and ORANSSI PAZUZU have all been added to the bill for the Tuska Festival taking place at Suvilahti in Helsinki on 26-28 June 2020. Four more artists have been added to the already impressive programme for Tuska 2020. The headliners now include, very deservedly, Mike Patton’s FAITH NO MORE,…