Festival No. 0000754 · Est. 1978
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Somewhere in Turku
Where it happens
The details
- Venue
- Ruisrock
- Address
- Ruissalo 20100
- City
- Turku, Finland
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For the record
About the artists
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Apocalyptica formed in Helsinki, Finland, in 1993. Plays alternative metal, heavy metal, instrumental, instrumental rock, metal, neoclassical metal, symphonic metal. -
Azealia Banks was born in Harlem, United States, on 31 May 1991. Plays dance, hip hop, hip house, trap.
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Children of Bodom formed in Espoo, Finland, in 1997, and split up on 15 December 2019, after 22 years. Plays death metal, melodic death metal, metal, power metal.
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Chisu was born in Helsinki, Finland, on 3 January 1982. Plays art pop, electronic, pop.
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Eppu Normaali formed in 1976, and split up on 8 August 2026, after 50 years. Plays pop, pop rock, punk, rock.
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Explosions in the Sky formed in Austin, United States, on 4 July 1999. Plays ambient, instrumental, post-rock.
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Huoratron plays electronic.
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Jimmy Cliff was born in Adelphi, Jamaica, on 30 July 1944, and died on 24 November 2025, aged 81. Plays jamaican ska, reggae, reggae-pop, rocksteady, roots reggae, ska, soul.
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Metronomy formed in Totnes, United Kingdom, in 1999. Plays art pop, electronic, electropop, indie pop, indie rock, indietronica, new rave, pop.
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Michael Monroe was born in Helsinki, Finland, on 17 June 1962. Plays glam metal, glam punk, glam rock, hard rock, punk rock, rock.
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Mustasch formed in Gothenburg, Sweden, in 1998. Plays heavy metal, metal, rock, speed metal, stoner metal, stoner rock.
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Nightwish formed in Kitee, Finland, in July 1996. Plays metal, power metal, symphonic metal.
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Pariisin Kevät formed in 2007. Plays indie pop, pop.
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PMMP formed in 2002, and split up on 27 October 2013, after 11 years. Plays art pop, pop rock, rock.
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Refused formed in Umea, Sweden, in 1992, and split up on 21 December 2025, after 33 years. Plays hardcore punk, post-hardcore, punk, punk rock.
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Scandinavian Music Group formed in 2002.
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Snoop Dogg was born in Long Beach, United States, on 20 October 1971. Plays christian hip hop, contemporary christian, g-funk, gangsta rap, hip hop, west coast hip hop.
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Stam1na formed in 1996. Plays heavy metal, progressive metal, technical thrash metal.
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The Cardigans formed in Jönköping, Sweden, on 31 October 1992. Plays alternative rock, indie pop, indie rock, pop, pop rock, rock, sunshine pop, twee pop.
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Two Door Cinema Club formed in Bangor, United Kingdom, in 2007. Plays alternative rock, indie pop, indie rock, indietronica, new rave, new wave, post-punk revival, rock.
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Von Hertzen Brothers formed in 2000. Plays crossover prog.