Sauna Open Air Metal Festival, shortly Sauna Open Air or just Sauna, was one of the largest music festivals dedicated only to heavy metal and related styles of rock music in the Nordic countries. It was first arranged in 2004 and takes place in the Ratinanniemi park in Tampere, Finland. From 8 June to 10 June 2006, over 20,000 people arrived to watch such bands as Cradle of Filth, Finntroll, Iggy & The Stooges, Lordi, Twisted Sister and W.A.S.P.
| Sauna Open Air Metal Festival | |
|---|---|
 Sauna Open Air 2010 | |
| Genre | Heavy metal |
| Dates | June |
| Location(s) | Tampere, Finland |
| Years active | 2004–2013 2019[1]–2022 |
| Website | www.saunaopenair.fi |
In 2007, the festival gathered an audience of over 22,000 people, at the time a record audience for the Sauna festival.[2] This record was beaten in 2011, with a new record audience of 26,000.[3]
In 2019, the festival made a comeback after a six-year hiatus and was held in Ratinanniemi Park.[1]
Artists by year
editHeadliners are bolded.
2004
editChildren of Bodom, Diablo, Dreamtale, Finntroll, Helloween, Lordi, My Fate, Nightwish, Swallow the Sun, Tarot, Thunderstone, Twilightning, Underwear.
2005
editAmoral, Deathchain, Dio, Dreamtale, Kiuas, Kotipelto, Machine Men, Megadeth, Mokoma, Moonsorrow, Norther, Pain, Roctum, Sentenced, Slayer, Sonata Arctica, Teräsbetoni.
2006
editApril, The Black League, Blake, Charon, Cradle of Filth, Diablo, Ensiferum, Finntroll, The Flaming Sideburns, Iggy & The Stooges, Kiuas, Lordi, Stam1na, Turmion Kätilöt, Twisted Sister, Verjnuarmu, W.A.S.P.
2007
editAri Koivunen, Dark Tranquillity, Dimmu Borgir, Entwine, Heaven and Hell, Korpiklaani, Kotipelto, Kotiteollisuus, Leverage, Los Bastardos Finlandeses, Megadeth, Pain Confessor, Poisonblack, Sabaton, Sonata Arctica, Stam1na, Swallow the Sun, Thunderstone, Timo Rautiainen, Type O Negative,[4] Violent Storm (cancelled).
2008
editAirbourne, Amorphis, Sebastian Bach, Graham Bonnet & Joe Lynn Turner, Children of Bodom, Diablo, Eläkeläiset, Iiwanajulma, Kiuas, KYPCK, Masterstroke, Mokoma, MoonMadness, Rytmihäiriö, Scorpions, Sonata Arctica, Stam1na, Stone, Testament, Tracedawn, When the Empire Falls, Whitesnake, Widescreen Mode.
2009
edit45 Degree Woman, Amorphis, Apocalyptica, Bullet, Deuteronomium, Duff McKagan's Loaded, Finntroll, Hardcore Superstar (cancelled), HammerFall, Kamelot, Kotiteollisuus, Medeia, Meshuggah (cancelled), Mötley Crüe, Nightwish, Omnium Gatherum, Poisonblack, Prestige, Profane Omen, Soilwork, Sparzanza, Stratovarius, Sturm und Drang, Thor, Viikate.
2010
editAmorphis, Anvil, Audrey Horne, August Burns Red, Danzig, Death Angel, Doom Unit, Glamour of the Kill, Grave Digger, Hail!, Insomnium, Kiss, Peer Günt, Poisonblack, Ratt (cancelled), Tarot, The 69 Eyes, Sonata Arctica, Stam1na, Steel Panther, Suburban Tribe, Whitechapel.
2011
editJudas Priest, Ozzy Osbourne, Helloween, Omnium Gatherum, Saxon, Doro, Cavalera Conspiracy, Rytmihäiriö, Mokoma, Tarot, Blake, Anthriel, Moonsorrow, Turisas, Viikate, Joey Belladonna, Dio Disciples, Queensrÿche, Accept, Battle Beast, Sparzanza
2013
editNightwish, Opeth, Children of Bodom, Bloodred Hourglass, Finntroll, Lost Society, Volbeat, Hardcore Superstar, Sabaton, Hatebreed, Crashdïet, Stam1na, Omnium Gatherum, Egokills, Ghost Voyage
2019
editW.A.S.P., Amorphis, D-A-D, Santa Cruz, Marko Hietala, Mokoma, Flat Earth, Whitesnake, Europe, Sonata Arctica, Battle Beast, Skindred, Brother Firetribe, One Desire
2022
editBullet for My Valentine, Stam1na, Beast in Black, Alestorm, Turmion Kätilöt, Nestor, Korpiklaani, Michael Monroe, Eläkeläiset, Fear Of Domination, Negatiiviset Nuoret, Five Finger Death Punch, Battle Beast, Avantasia, Doro, Stiff Little Fingers, Dead by April, Marko Hietala, Sister Sin, Dampf, Nyrkkitappelu, In Flames , Skid Row, Danko Jones, Hardcore Superstar, Graveyard, Mokoma, Massive Wagons, Cyan Kicks, Klamydia, Reckless Love, Melrose
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Legendaarinen raskaan musiikin festivaali Sauna Open Air tekee paluun". Kaaoszine (in Finnish). February 21, 2019. Retrieved November 4, 2020.
- ^ "Sauna Open Air - Partysan".
- ^ Romppainen, Heikki (12 June 2011). "Judas Priest auttoi rikkomaan Sauna Open Airin yleisöennätyksen". Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish). Retrieved 15 June 2011.
- ^ Oliver, Kealan (15 April 2010). "Peter Steele, Type O Negative Singer, Has Died". CBS News. Retrieved 17 April 2015.
A close up of Peter Steele of Type O Negative performing at Sauna Open Air, Finland in 2007.
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