OPETH, SOILWORK, AMORPHIS, FINNTROLL Confirmed For Finland's Ilosaarirock Festival
February 14, 2007, 17 years ago
The 36th consecutive edition of Finland's Ilosaarirock Festival has been announced. The first festival, called Rock Rieha (Rock Rave), took place 1971 on the Ilosaari island (which literally translates to Fun island) in Pielisjoki River, running through Joensuu, Finland. This is where the festival got its name. The Ilosaarirock Festival is scheduled to take place July 13-15. 20, 000 tickets are put on sale, and the festival has been sold out in advance for the past decade.
Ilosaarirock 2007 has confirmed the following "metal-oriented" acts: AMORPHIS, FINNTROLL, HATEBREED, H.I.M., INSOMNIUM, OPETH, PORCUPINE TREE, SCORNGRAIN, SICK OF IT ALL, SOILWORK, STONEGARD.
The complete lineup can be viewed here. Tickets for Ilosaarirock 2007 will be available at www.tiketti.fi from May 2nd 2007 onwards.
