Qstock
| Qstock | |
|---|---|
 Eppu Normaali at Qstock in 2013. | |
| Genre | Rock |
| Dates | End of July |
| Location(s) | Koskikeskus, Oulu, Finland |
| Coordinates | 65°01′10″N 025°27′45″E / 65.01944°N 25.46250°E |
| Years active | 2003–present[1] |
| Organized by | Qstock Oy |
| Website | qstock |
Qstock is an annual two-day music festival held at the end of July in Oulu, Finland.[2] The festival lineup includes some of the biggest names in both the domestic and international music scene, regardless of the genre. The first Qstock festival was organised in 2003.[1] The festival has quickly grown into the biggest summer event in northern Finland, with 40,000 visitors. As of July 2023, Qstock has been sold out nine times in a row.[3] The festival acts as sort of a successor of the former Kuusrock festival which was organised in Oulu from the 1970s until the early 1990s.
Qstock is owned by local ice hockey organisation
Qstock has its online TV channel called 'QTV' which releases new episodes throughout the Spring, with interviews from each summer's upcoming festival lineup. The full length episodes can be viewed via Qstock Festival's Youtube channel.
Lineup
2003
1st Qstock was organised in Oulu, 18 – 19 July 2003. The organisers expected the festival to get approximately 2,000 visitors, but eventually the number grew to approximately 7,000 visitors. The lineup included, amongst others; Sentenced, Negative and Radiopuhelimet.
2004
2nd Qstock was organised in Kuusisaari, Oulu, 23 – 24 July 2004.
The lineup included a.o. Kotiteollisuus, Sentenced and Suburban Tribe. The 2004 event also saw the comeback performance of Brussel Kaupallinen.
2005
3rd Qstock was organised in Oulu, 29 – 30 July 2005.
The lineup included a.o. Apulanta, CMX, Hidria Spacefolk, Negative, Moses Hazy, The 69 Eyes, The Coffinshakers and Kuolleet Intiaanit.
2006
4th Qstock was organised in Oulu, 28 – 29 July 2006.
The lineup included Motörhead, Paradise Lost, The Cardigans, Anekdoten, Sonata Arctica, Egotrippi, PMMP, Tiktak, Mokoma, Negative, Poets of the Fall, Tuomari Nurmio, Lemonator, Kemopetrol, Teräsbetoni, Amorphis, Diablo, Poisonblack and Shade Empire.
The festival area also included a huge tent called 'Happiteltta', organised by a local Trank-collective, featuring artists such as Nicole Willis & The Soul Investigators, Modeselektor (D), Thomas Brinkmann (D), Zentex (D), Kiki & Silversurfer, Magyar Posse, Plutonium 74, and I Was a Teenage Satan Worshipper.
In 2006 the festival capacity was significantly increased by bringing the main entrance closer to the city center. The visitor traffic rush at entrances was also decreased by organising ticket > wristband exchange spots in the city central.
2007
5th Qstock was organised in Oulu, 27 – 28 July 2007.
The lineup included a.o.
.2008
6th Qstock festival was organised in Kuusisaari, Oulu, 25 – 26 July 2008.
The lineup included a.o.
2009
7th Qstock festival was organised in Kuusisaari, Oulu, 24 – 25 July 2009.
The lineup included a.o.
2010
The 8th Qstock festival was organised in Kuusisaari, Oulu, on 30 – 31 July 2010.
The lineup included
2011
The 9th Qstock festival was organised in Kuusisaari & Raatti, Oulu, 29 – 30 July 2011.
2012
The 10th Qstock festival was organised in Kuusisaari & Raatti, Oulu, 27 – 28 July 2012.
Lineup on Fri 27:
Lineup on Sat 28:
2013
The 11th Qstock festival was organised in Kuusisaari & Raatti, Oulu, 26 – 27 July 2013. The festival was sold out with 30,000 visitors.
Lineup on Fri 26:
Lineup on Sat 27:
2014
The 12th Qstock festival was organised in Kuusisaari & Raatti, Oulu, on 25 – 26 July 2014. The festival was sold out. Pre-announced festival headliners were Volbeat for Friday 25 and Megadeth for Saturday 26 July.
Lineup on Fri 25:
Lineup on Sat 26:
References
- ^ a b "Historia" [History]. qstock.fi (in Finnish). 2014. Retrieved 5 August 2014.
- ^ "Qstock". VisitOulu.fi. Oulun Matkailu Oy. 2014. Retrieved 5 August 2014.
- ^ "Qstock on loppuunmyyty". 16 July 2022.
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