Festival No. 0000485 · Est. 1987
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Somewhere in Joensuu
Where it happens
The details
- Venue
- Laulurinne
- Address
- 80100
- City
- Joensuu, Finland
Somewhere to sleep it off
Where to stay
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For the record
About the artists
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Architects formed in Brighton, United Kingdom, in 2004. Plays alternative metal, djent, mathcore, metal, metalcore, post-hardcore, progressive metal, progressive metalcore. -
Beast In Black formed in Helsinki, Finland, in 2015. Plays heavy metal, metal, power metal. -
Charon formed in Raahe, Finland, in 1992. Plays death metal, gothic metal. -
emma & matilda plays folk pop, pop. -
Erika Vikman was born in Tampere, Finland, on 20 February 1993. -
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KUUMAA formed in 2016. -
Lauri Haav was born in Jyvaskyla, Finland, on 26 December 1997. -
Lost Society formed in Jyvaskyla, Finland, in 2010. Plays metal, thrash metal. -
Mayhem formed in Langhus, Norway, in 1984. Plays black metal, metal. -
Royal Sorrow formed in Helsinki, Finland, in 2022. Plays alternative metal, progressive metal, progressive rock. -
Sex Pistols formed in London, United Kingdom, in October 1975, and split up on 14 January 1978, after 2 years. Plays punk, punk rock, rock. -
Vesala was born in Mantyharju, Finland, on 15 February 1945, and died on 4 December 1999, aged 54. Plays avant-garde jazz, free jazz, jazz. -
Vilma Jää was born in Hollola, Finland, in 1995.











