Ankkarock

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Ankkarock
Genre	Rock, metal
Dates	June
Location(s)	Vantaa, Finland
Years active	1987 – 2010
Website	Ankkarock.fi

Ankkarock was a Finnish rock and metal festival held annually in Korso, Vantaa, in the Greater Helsinki area. It literally translates into Duckrock. The first Ankkarock was held in 1987; the festival was free of charge until 1998.

In 2006 the two-day event attracted approximately 40,000 visitors. The 2007 festival took place on 4 August and 5 August.

Lineups[]

2009[]

Held on 1 August and 2 August.

August 1[]

• Cavalera Conspiracy
• Turbonegro
• New York Dolls
• DragonForce
• Tehosekoitin
• Hardcore Superstar
• Maija Vilkkumaa
• Egotrippi
• Ensiferum
• Stamina
• Tuomo
• CMX
• Scandinavian Music Group

August 2[]

• Sonata Arctica
• Volbeat
• TV on the Radio
• The National
• Eppu Normaali
• Amon Amarth
• Testament
• Fucked Up
• Amorphis
• Apulanta
• Kotiteollisuus
• PMMP
• Turisas

2008[]

Held on 2 August and 3 August

August 2[]

• Hanoi Rocks
• Tiger Army
• Kent
• The Hives
• HIM

August 3[]

• Apulanta
• Volbeat
• Soilwork
• Apocalyptica
• Opeth

2007[]

Held on 4 August and 5 August.

August 4[]

• The Sounds
• The Gathering
• Leningrad
• Apulanta
• Zen Café
• Hanoi Rocks
• Maija Vilkkumaa
• Von Hertzen Brothers
• Rubik
• Maj Karma
• Poisonblack

August 5[]

• Dir en grey
• The Ark
• Millencolin
• Mando Diao
• The 69 Eyes
• Disco Ensemble
• PMMP
• Lapko
• Amorphis
• Sonata Arctica
• Poets of the Fall
• Damn Seagulls
• Nine Inch Nails

2006[]

Held on 5 August and 6 August.

August 5[]

• Dropkick Murphys
• Opeth
• Danko Jones
• Amorphis
• CKY featuring Bam Margera
• Disco Ensemble
• PMMP
• Hanoi Rocks
• Apulanta
• Don Johnson Big Band
• Sonata Arctica
• Timo Rautiainen
• Mokoma
• Eläkeläiset

August 6[]

• Ministry
• Turbonegro
• Children of Bodom
• Backyard Babies
• Flogging Molly
• The Rasmus
• Egotrippi
• Lapko
• Tiktak
• Poets of the Fall
• Scandinavian Music Group
• Teräsbetoni
• Maija Vilkkumaa
• Von Hertzen Brothers

Lineups from pre-2006 include such artists as:

• Juliette & The Licks
• The Soundtrack Of Our Lives
• The Posies
• Franz Ferdinand
• The Cardigans
• The Darkness
• The Hellacopters
• HIM
• Scorpions
• Motörhead
• Nightwish
• Uriah Heep

External links[]

Media related to Ankkarock at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website

Coordinates: 60°21′21″N 025°04′24″E / 60.35583°N 25.07333°E / 60.35583; 25.07333