Provinssirock
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Provinssirock is one of the biggest rock festivals in Finland. It takes place in the city of Seinäjoki in Southern Ostrobothnia, Western Finland. The two- or three-day festival, which starts the busy Finnish rock festival season, has been held every June since 1979.[1]
The 2007 festival had a combined three-day total crowd of 55,000. In 2008 Provinssirock was organised on 13-15 June, and was sold out with a combined three-day total of 75,000 attendees watching bands and rock artists such as Foo Fighters, Linkin Park, Nightwish, The Sounds, Billy Talent and Serj Tankian.[2] Provinssirock was also sold out in 2011, when there were over 84,000 attendees. Headliners were System of a Down, Avenged Sevenfold and Pendulum.
International performers that have previously performed at Provinssirock include:
- Alice in Chains
- Tori Amos
- As I Lay Dying
- Big Country
- Brigada S
- Bring Me The Horizon
- David Bowie
- Chimaira
- The Cult
- The Cure
- The Pogues
- De La Soul
- Dream Theater
- Faithless
- Faith No More
- Garbage
- Hatebreed
- HIM
- Hüsker Dü
- Kent
- Lamb of God
- Limp Bizkit
- Lou Reed
- Macklemore
- Manic Street Preachers
- Marilyn Manson
- Massive Attack
- Nine Inch Nails
- Paramore
- Placebo
- Iggy Pop
- The Prodigy
- Rage Against the Machine
- Rammstein
- The Ramones
- Red Hot Chili Peppers
- R.E.M.
- Scissor Sisters
- Patti Smith
- The Stone Roses
- Suede
- System of a Down
- Tool
- Turbonegro
- Weezer
- Within Temptation
References[]
- ^ Number, Serial (7 May 2008). "Provinssirock". Everything 2. Everything Development Company. Retrieved 2010-07-02.
- ^ Perttula, Markus. "Provinssirock". Festival Presentations - Finland. Nordic Festivals. Retrieved 2010-07-02.
External links[]
Media related to Provinssirock at Wikimedia Commons
- Homepage (in Finnish)
- List of musicians and bands at Provinssirock (in Finnish)
- Provinssirock 2012 on Choose Fest
Coordinates: 62°45′49″N 22°50′08″E / 62.76354°N 22.83544°E
- Seinäjoki
- Rock festivals in Finland
- Recurring events established in 1979
- Tourist attractions in South Ostrobothnia
- Summer events in Finland