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 3-day (some years only 2 days) festival, which starts the busy Finnish rock festival season, has been held every June since 1979.

The 2007 festival enjoyed a total crowd of 55,000. In 2008 Provinssirock was organized on 13-15 June, and was sold out with a total of 75,000 people watching world-famous bands and artists such as Foo Fighters, Linkin Park, Paramore, The Sounds, Billy Talent and Serj Tankian.

International performers that have previously performed at Provissirock include:

• Alice in Chains
• Within Temptation
• Tori Amos
• As I Lay Dying
• David Bowie
• Chimaira
• The Cult
• The Cure
• De La Soul
• Faithless
• Faith No More
• Garbage
• Hatebreed
• HIM
• Hüsker Dü
• Lamb Of God
• Limp Bizkit
• Lou Reed
• Manic Street Preachers
• Marilyn Manson
• Massive Attack
• Nine Inch Nails
• 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
• Tool

[edit] External links

• Homepage (Finnish)

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