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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
External links
- Homepage (Finnish)
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