First acts announced!
Mind if we start counting down the days until next summer? Bet you won't – the first acts for Ilosaarirock 2027 have officially been announced!
We're kicking off the lineup announcements for summer's best weekend with five absolute bangers! Among the acts heading to Laulurinne next July are Finnish rock legends Zen Café, returning to the stage after a 20-year break, British alternative rock heavyweights Nothing But Thieves (UK), and Tehosekoitin, one of Finland's most iconic rock bands from the turn of the millennium. Hooray, hooray and hooray!
Active from 1992 to 2007, Zen Café became one of the most influential Finnish rock bands of their era. Made up of Samuli Putro, Kari Nylander and Pete Parkkonen, the trio had a remarkable gift for turning everyday observations, love and the contradictions of being human into deeply relatable lyrics and songs that have stayed with generations of listeners. The band will return to concert and festival stages next year before bidding their final farewell to live performances at the end of summer 2027.
British band Nothing But Thieves blend larger-than-life alternative rock with ridiculously infectious pop melodies and the pulsing rhythms of electronic music. The band, who released their fifth album Stray Dogs in late September, last performed at Ilosaarirock in 2017.
Also joining the Ilosaarirock lineup are Finnish pop artist OLGA, known for her attitude-packed, glitter-drenched electropop hits, and louna0nline, whose distinctive fusion of rap and hyperpop is impossible not to fall for. And speaking of louna0nline, her eagerly awaited debut album starseed just dropped today!
How about that? There are still dozens more acts to be announced, so plenty more good stuff is coming your way!
Sika säkissä tickets on sale until 9 November
Ilosaarirock's Sika säkissä ('Pig in a poke') tickets are on sale until early November, so there's still time to grab your three-day tickets (from 190 €), three-day youth tickets (from 170 €) or three-day VIP tickets (from 290 €) at lower prices.
Prices for all three-day tickets will increase on Monday 9 November at 11 am, when Ilosaarirock's brand-new (and much-requested!) ticket types will also go on sale: open one-day tickets! An open one-day ticket or open VIP one-day ticket can be exchanged at a later date for a ticket to the day of your choice – Friday, Saturday or Sunday. So grab your ticket now and decide which day to join us once the daily lineup has been announced!
For more information on Ilosaarirock ticket prices, open one-day tickets and ticket age restrictions, head to our Tickets page.
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