The Ilosaarirock Festival is an annual rock festival held on the second weekend of July in

Joensuu Joensuu (; krl, Jovensuu; ) is a city and municipality in North Karelia, Finland, located on the northern shore of Lake Pyhäselkä (northern part of Lake Saimaa) at the mouth of the Pielinen River (''Pielisjoki''). It was founded in 1848. The ...

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. Founded in 1971, Ilosaarirock is the second oldest rock festival in Finland still active, and one of the oldest in Europe. In 2007 the event had 21,000 daily visitors. The festival sold out in advance every year from 1998 to 2011. Ilosaarirock is an entity of events that in its entirety, with clubs and side-events, spans Friday to Sunday. The actual festival takes place on Saturday and Sunday. The festival site, called Laulurinne, stages performances on five separate stages with over 50 artists. Including all events, Ilosaarirock weekend hosts over 100 artists. Ilosaarirock is organized mainly by volunteers and is put together by over 1,500 volunteer workers. The Ilosaarirock festival’s graphic look is chosen through an open design contest every year. The Ilosaarirock festival is organised by Joensuu Pop Musicians' Association, which is a non-profit organisation. The profits of the festival are used to support the

North Karelia North Karelia ( fi, Pohjois-Karjala; sv, Norra Karelen) is a region in eastern Finland. It borders the regions of Kainuu, North Savo, South Savo and South Karelia, as well as Russia's Republic of Karelia. It is the easternmost region of Fin ...

n music scene, bands and artists.

Past dates and headliners

*14–16 July 2017 ** with Imagine Dragons,

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*15–17 July 2016 ** with

The 1975 The 1975 are an English pop rock band formed in 2002 in Wilmslow, Cheshire. Now based in Manchester, the band consists of lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist Matthew "Matty" Healy, lead guitarist Adam Hann, bassist Ross MacDonald, and drummer ...

, Volbeat *17–19 July 2015 ** with

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Big K.R.I.T. Justin Lewis Scott (born August 26, 1986), better known by his stage name Big K.R.I.T. (a backronym for King Remembered in Time), is an American rapper and record producer. Born in Meridian, Mississippi, he started his musical career in 2005. Af ...

*11–13 July 2014 ** with Ellie Goulding, Portishead *12–14 July 2013 ** with Imagine Dragons, Hot Chip *13–15 July 2012 ** with

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, Against Me!, Antony and the Johnsons (USA) & Joensuu City Orchestra,

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, Black Star,

Children of Bodom Children of Bodom was a Finnish melodic death metal band from Espoo. Formed in 1993 as Inearthed, the final line-up of the group upon their split in 2019 consisted of Alexi Laiho (lead guitar, lead vocals), Jaska Raatikainen (drums), Henkka Sepp ...

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& His Wedding and Funeral Orchestra,

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, Mayhem, Modeselektor,

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. * 15–17 July 2011 ** with Aphex Twin,

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, Buzzcocks,

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, Gentleman,

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, Madness,

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, Neljä Ruusua,

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, Bad Religion,

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, Boban I Marko Markovic Orkestar,

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, Faith No More, Ghost Brigade,

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, Queen Ifrica, Rise And Fall,

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, UNKLE, Ziggi. * 17–19 July 2009 ** with

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, Beenie Man,

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, Everything Is Made in China, Femi Kuti & The Positive Force,

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, Killing Joke,

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, Walls of Jericho. * 11–13 July 2008 **with

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, Comeback Kid, Common,

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The Heptones The Heptones are a Jamaican rocksteady and reggae vocal trio most active in the 1960s and early 1970s. They were one of the more significant trios of that era, and played a major role in the gradual transition between ska and rocksteady into ...

, Kashmir,

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, Mike Patton's Mondo Cane,

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, Nightwish,

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. * 13–15 July 2007 **with

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, The Business,

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, Hidria Spacefolk, HIM,

, Opeth,

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, Soilwork, Stonegard, Terror, Vavamuffin, Us3. * 14–16 July 2006 **with

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, Carpark North, The Damned, The Darkness, Entombed,

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, Mudhoney, Paprika Korps,

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, Raised Fist,

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, Subs, Saul Williams,

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. * 15–17 July 2005 **with

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, Anthrax,

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, Dark Tranquillity,

, DKT/MC5,

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, Blood for Blood,

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, Cradle of Filth,

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, Oi Polloi,

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, Quintessence, Sentenced,

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, Sonic Youth, Raised Fist,

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, Deadushki,

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, Dropkick Murphys, HIM, Looptroop,

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, Nightwish, Sentenced,

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Karelia Rocks!, Moving Hands Music MagazineDiS mixes with the metallers in Finland
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