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Kuopiorock (also Kuopio Rockcock or simply Rockcock) is a Finnish two- to three-day rock music festival held annually in Väinölänniemi, Kuopio, at the turn of July and August. The first event was held in 2003.[1] In 2012, the event celebrated its 10th anniversary and the festival was held on 27–28 July.[2]
In connection with the event, there is a Campcock campsite. Väinölänniemi will be fenced throughout the event. In addition, several club gigs will be played around the city of Kuopio and a band race will be held in early summer, with the winner getting to perform in Rockcock. In 2006, Rockcock's novelty was Hevikaraoke. By 2007, the festival's event area expanded to include large Väinölänniemi Beach in the shore of Lake Kallavesi and the park area at the base of the peninsula, and the Peräniemi casino was added as a fourth stage.[3] In 2012, the performance stage, located on the beach across the road, was moved to the sports stadium as the main stage.
In 2015, a fifth stage, Väinö Stage, was added to Kuopiorock, which is located on the beach next to Cafe Väinö.
As the event expands, alternative venues have also been considered. One of the proposed sites is the Sorsasalo racetrack, which would reduce noise and litter nuisance to the surrounding population, but the location would be more difficult to reach. With the advent of the 2010s, criticism and talk of the event has subsided.
Main acts
[edit]2007[4]
2008[5]
2011[11]
2012[12]
2013[13]
2014[14]
2015[15]
2016[16]
2017
2018
- Billy Idol
- Helloween
2019
Coming
[edit]2021
- Nightwish
- Within Temptation
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Meteli.net Rockcock 2003 (in Finnish)
- ^ http://www.kuopiorock.fi/2012/ Archived 2013-11-04 at the Wayback Machine (in Finnish)
- ^ "Rockcock sai käyttöönsä uusia alueita". YLE Radio Savo, 1.6.2007.[permanent dead link] (in Finnish)
- ^ "Kuopio RockCock 2007 - Festarit.org". Archived from the original on 2013-01-30. Retrieved 2021-04-19.
- ^ "Kuopio RockCock 2008 - Festarit.org". Archived from the original on 2013-01-30. Retrieved 2021-04-19.
- ^ "Rockcock-mainos". Kuopion Kaupunkilehti (in Finnish). March 25, 2009. p. 19.
- ^ "Kuopio RockCock 2009 - Festarit.org". Archived from the original on 2013-01-30. Retrieved 2021-04-19.
- ^ Joutselainen, Tero (January 20, 2010). "Listahirmu The Baseballs Kuopion RockCockin pääesiintyjäksi". Kuopion Kaupunkilehti (in Finnish). Archived from the original on January 27, 2010. Retrieved April 19, 2021.
- ^ Joutselainen, Tero. "Väinölänniemelle myös melkoinen metallikattaus". Kuopion Kaupunkilehti (in Finnish). p. 15.
- ^ "Kuopio RockCock 2010 - Festarit.org". Archived from the original on 2013-01-30. Retrieved 2021-04-19.
- ^ "Kuopio RockCock 2011 - Festarit.org". Archived from the original on 2013-01-30. Retrieved 2021-04-19.
- ^ "KUOPIO ROCKCOCK 27.-28.7.2012 Väinölänniemi Kuopio". Archived from the original on 2013-11-04. Retrieved 2021-04-19.
- ^ "Kuopio RockCock 25.-26.7.2014 @ Väinölänniemi". Archived from the original on 2014-08-11. Retrieved 2021-04-19.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-08-10. Retrieved 2021-04-19.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Kuopio RockCock 2015 esiintyjät! | Kuopiorock". Archived from the original on 2016-02-28. Retrieved 2021-04-19.
- ^ "Ohjelma".
External links
[edit]- Kuopiorock - Official Site (in Finnish)