Festival No. 0000485 · Est. 1987
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Somewhere in Joensuu
Where it happens
The details
- Venue
- Laulurinne
- Address
- 80100
- City
- Joensuu, Finland
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About the artists
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Amorphis formed in Helsinki, Finland, in 1990. Plays death metal, death-doom metal, folk metal, melodic death metal, metal, progressive metal, symphonic metal. -
Anna Puu was born in Outokumpu, Finland, on 3 February 1982. Plays pop, pop rock.
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Antti Tuisku was born in Rovaniemi, Finland, on 27 February 1984. Plays dance-pop, pop, teen pop.
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Chisu was born in Helsinki, Finland, on 3 January 1982. Plays art pop, electronic, pop.
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Death Hawks formed in Riihimaki, Finland, in 2010. Plays psychedelic rock.
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Eevil Stöö plays cloud rap, trap.
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Elastinen was born in Helsinki, Finland, on 18 April 1981. Plays hip hop, pop rap.
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Frank Carter and The Rattlesnakes formed in London, United Kingdom, on 1 April 2015. Plays punk.
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Gasellit plays hip hop, pop rap.
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Haken formed in London, United Kingdom, in 2007. Plays avant-garde metal, metal, progressive, progressive metal, progressive rock.
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Ismo Alanko was born in Helsinki, Finland, on 12 November 1960. Plays rock.
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J. Karjalainen was born in Helsinki, Finland, on 1 April 1957.
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JVG formed in Helsinki, Finland, in 2009. Plays hip hop, pop rap.
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Kraak & Smaak formed in Leiden, Netherlands, in 2003. Plays electronic.
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Lasten hautausmaa formed in Kouvola, Finland, in 2013. Plays pop, pop rock.
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Maj Karma formed in 1992, and split up in 2024, after 32 years. Plays alternative metal, alternative rock, metal, rock.
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Moonsorrow formed in 1995. Plays black metal, folk metal, metal, viking metal.
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Olavi Uusivirta was born in Helsinki, Finland, on 28 July 1983. Plays alternative rock, indie pop, pop, pop rock, singer-songwriter.
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Paperi T plays experimental hip hop, hip hop.
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Paradise Lost formed in Halifax, United Kingdom, on 26 March 1988. Plays death metal, death-doom metal, doom metal, gothic metal, gothic rock, metal, rock.
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Propagandhi formed in Portage La Prairie, Canada, in 1986. Plays anarcho-punk, hardcore punk, melodic hardcore, punk, punk rock, skate punk.
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Ruger Hauer plays abstract hip hop, conscious hip hop, experimental hip hop, hip hop.
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Sanni was born in Lohja, Finland, on 26 May 1993. Plays electropop.
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Scandinavian Music Group formed in 2002.
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Shiraz Lane formed in Vantaa, Finland, in December 2009. Plays glam metal, hard rock, heavy metal, metal, rock.
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Skepta was born in Tottenham, United Kingdom, on 19 September 1982. Plays grime, hip hop, house.
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Stam1na formed in 1996. Plays heavy metal, progressive metal, technical thrash metal.
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TesseracT formed in Milton Keynes, United Kingdom, in May 2003. Plays djent, hard rock, mathcore, metal, progressive metal, progressive rock, rock.
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The 1975 formed in Wilmslow, United Kingdom, in 2002. Plays alternative pop, alternative rock, ambient pop, art pop, indie pop, indie rock, indietronica, leftfield.
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The Cheek formed in 2007.
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Tiisu formed in Somero, Finland, in 2013.
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Tippa-T was born in 1992.
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Tryer formed in 2010.
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Volbeat formed in Copenhagen, Denmark, in October 2001. Plays groove metal, hard rock, heavy metal, metal, rock and roll.