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Seven musicians took to the small stage set up at the edge of the Main Stage drinks area. At the start of the gig, the musicians played mainly to the grass surrounding the stage, probably because of the light rain, … Lue lisää »

Self-titled “‘R. Kelly of Punavuori”, Stig escapes classification. His music is a mix of pop, folk, country and hip hop. He is the first artist of the day on the Rento Stage, so the crowd is still a bit sluggish, … Lue lisää »

Raindrops are falling as the day goes down behind the Laulurinne-hill Friday-night. The people gathered to Sulo-club know exactly what they have come here for: the Finnish embassadors of rock metal are awaited to come and give the Ilosaari-crowds something … Lue lisää »

In the summer of ’03 PMMP‘s first single ”Rusketusraidat” hit the radio waves and became the definite summer hit ruling the Finnish charts as the number one single for 11 weeks. And PMMP launched into the high orbit of Finnish … Lue lisää »

The relaxed Rentolava by the lakeside was bathing in sun on Saturday-afternoon when JVG took over. At 3pm there were already heaps of hiphoppers and hipsters ready to have a beach party with the Finnish rapsters Jare and VilleGalle, JVG. … Lue lisää »

The winner of this year’s unofficial ”Most Esoteric Name” contest, Oranssi Pazuzu had the honour of cracking open the relocated Sue Stage on Saturday.

The Ilosaarirock weekend was launched in rainy weather at the traditional Töminä Club. The stage is new but the atmosphere is what we’ve all come to expect. Despite the less than perfect weather conditions the front of the Rekka Stage … Lue lisää »

Kauko Röyhkä and his legendary group Narttu (Bitch) were the second entertainers at this year’s Sulo Club. The crowd was active and the ages of the listeners varied happily from one extreme to the other with the average age settling … Lue lisää »

Michael Monroe performing as the closing act of Friday night’s Sulo-club was a moment we all had been waiting for! Many people had arrived to Sulo just to see him and the expectations were fulfilled to the maximum. Monroe with … Lue lisää »

The Valkyrians closed off the Töminä Club with their home-grown ska rhytms. At first it seemed that the drizzling rain had hampered people’s festive moods somewhat, because only a handful of people had showed up, but once the band got … Lue lisää »

The crowd in Sulo Club is waiting anxiously for the penultimate performer, Stam1na. Finally the all-male crew arrives. The bass player and guitarist are wearing blue overalls, the singer/guitarist is wearing a kilt and the keyboard player has a bra. … Lue lisää »

“Hello Joensuu!” shouted Elli of Haloo Helsinki! to kick off Ilosaarirock 2012. What a perfect way to start – this group of 3 young lads and the beautiful rock princess Elli is full of energy and they succeeded in making … Lue lisää »

Nasum sends greetings to Ilosaarirock Festival. Lue lisää »

Estonian singer-songwriter Iiris talks about her music, her upcoming album and the music scene in Estonia. Lue lisää »