The programme for Qstock’s 20th anniversary in Oulu, Finland, is now complete. The festival will celebrate its two full decades of existence with the broadest bill so far with a record-breaking set-up of seven stages and more than 70 artists. The last booked acts for Qstock include German alternative metal group Ghøstkid, Norwegian metalcore/stadium rock/post-metal […]
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Qstock expands its festival venue this year behind the NMKY building in Raatti. With the expansion, the festival also introduces a new stage entitled Red Bull Summer Vibes. The new stage offers a safe haven from the hustle and bustle of the festival – a place where to relax in a summery setting and enjoy […]
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The Qstock Festival in Oulu stretches partly over three days this year, for music on the Oulu2026 Stage starts already on Thursday, 27 July. The stage moves to a new location in Linnansaari island, and entry to the island will be free throughout the festival. As before, the Oulu2026 Stage introduces rising bands and artists from […]
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Käärijä is an alternative rap artist who stretches genre boundaries with his music and is rapidly rising in the music business. Käärijä’s debut album was released three years ago but did not make it to the official Finnish albums chart until early 2023 – due to his win at the national qualifying competition for the […]
Paperi T will return to the stage with new music and head out to Qstock on the last weekend of July A former member of famous Finnish group Ruger Hauer, Paperi T has been one of the most appreciated rap artists in the country for quite some time. His first two solo albums have not […]
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JVG just announced their festival gigs for the summer and the duo will be making a stop at Qstock on the last weekend of July! The most popular Finnish rap duo JVG have dominated the national playlists for more than a decade. Their top hits are the most streamed Finnish language songs in Spotify history, […]
Ellie Goulding, one of the brightest British pop stars, will headline Qstock’s Saturday event next summer. Goulding has won numerous significant music industry awards during her career, and her songs have been streamed online more than 40 billion times. All four of Goulding’s albums have sold platinum in Finland. The fifth album is due for […]
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Making his comeback to the limelight, now under the name VV, Ville Valo is one of the most eagerly awaited artists to perform at Qstock next summer. Known as the frontman and vocalist of HIM, Valo will release his debut album as VV in January. Entitled Neon Noir, the album has been composed, written, played, […]
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With the cancellation of Limp Bizkit, Antti Tuisku will headline the Qstock Main Stage on Saturday instead. The second last Main Stage slot will be filled by Amorphis, one of the leading Finnish metal groups who will bring their most magnificent live show to date to Qstock following the release of their album Halo in […]
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Limp Bizkit (US) are cancelling their entire European tour because of health problems from which lead vocalist Fred Durst is suffering. The group were supposed to be the Saturday headliner art Qstock festival. Limp Bizkit released the following message concerning the cancellation: “For personal health concerns and based on medical advice given by my personal […]