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Next summer, the Weekend Festival will feature gigs by highly regarded international and domestic artists. The festival’s diverse line up offers a rare treats as 26-year-old Texas-based Post Malone and David Guetta, one of the most popular dance music pioneers of all time will take the stage. Post Malone is currently one of Spotify’s most listened to artists globally. His production has more than 70 billion streams. Guetta has sold more than 50 million records during her career, and his songs are streamed more than 3 billion times a year. Guetta danced the festive crowd of the Weekend Festival for the first time in 2012 and will do it again next summer in honor of the 10th anniversary.

“We are making a completely new kind of Weekend Festival,” says Martin Mustonen, Festival Director of the Weekend Festival. “Our artist line up is no longer just representative of electronic music, we want to offer our customers a wide range of performances by the best artists of different genres at the festival. The event area of ​​the Weekend Festival in Kantola will be the largest in Finland and it will enable us to bring top artists to the festival who enjoy international popularity. With the size of the event area, we are coming up with several wonderful stage areas as well as VIP areas that offer a variety of music experiences and large-scale ancillary services for all-round music lovers in a comprehensive and safer way.”

Earlier in the week, the Weekend Festival announced a new venue in the Hämeenlinna Kantola event park and at the same time to expand to three day festival. The 10th anniversary of the festival will be celebrated from 1st to 3rd of July 2022.

Previously, the festival has announced artists to the festival, including Tove Lo, Nina Kraviz, Boy Pablo, JVG, Sanni and Pyhimys. All in all, more than 80 artists will perform during the three-day festival. Pre-sale of Weekend Festival 3-day tickets will start at Ticketmaster for subscribers to the Weekend newsletter on Friday 3rd of December at 9.00.

The price of a three-day advance ticket is € 179. 3 day General Access tickets will go on sale on December 10, 21 at 9:00 AM. Tickets purchased for the 2020 and 2021 festivals will serve as admission tickets for the 2022 festival. The two-day tickets for 2020 and 2021 will give you a three-day bracelet at the 2022 festival.

Published 3.12.2021

With the announcement of new festival area, Weekend Festival will expand to three days. Pre sale of Weekend Festival 3-day tickets start on Friday 3.12. at 9.00. The price of a three-day advance ticket is € 179. General Admission 3 day tickets will go on sale on December 10, 21 at 9:00 AM.

Weekend Festival will bring more than 80 artists to the Kantola Event Park in Hämeenlinna next summer. The festival stages will feature foreign artists including Tove Lo, Nina Kraviz, Boy Pablo, Jay 1, Pi’erre Bourne, Rezz, Tchami and Zhu.

Top Finnish artists such as JVG, Sanni and Pyhimys have also been locked for Weekend Festival.

The first headliners and more artist releases are coming soon.

The Weekend Festival is celebrated in the Kantola event park and in the adjacent industrial area. Overall, the Weekend Festival’s event area is the largest festival area ever held in Finland.

“The Weekend Festival will be bigger than ever in honor of the 10th anniversary,” says Weekend Festival Director Martin Mustonen. “Kantola Event Park provides a unique setting for a completely revamped and larger Weekend Festival. We want to be Finland’s most European festival and it needs a large and functional festival field. In addition, Hämeenlinna has excellent transport connections in the middle of big cities. We are creating this event together with the people of Hämeenlinna by cooperating with local actors as widely as possible. After a long break, we offer our customers a holistic experience, and it will be reflected in a wide range of artist as well as in the renewed service offering, for example in terms of food experiences, ancillary services and VIP areas.

The Weekend Festival is also expected in Hämeenlinna. “This is a great thing for Hämeenlinna’s image and a great boost for the region’s business community,” says Kari Saarinen, CEO of Linnan Kehitys, Hämeenlinna’s business company. “We estimate that the regional economic impact of the festival will be approximately EUR 10 million per year,” Saarinen continues.

Pre-sale of three-day tickets for Weekend newsletter subscribers and tickets available from Ticketmaster. Tickets purchased for the 2020 and 2021 festivals will serve as admission tickets for the 2022 festival. The two-day tickets for 2020 and 2021 will give you a three-day bracelet at the 2022 festival.

Published 1.12.2021

The legendary pioneer of hip-hop music Snoop Dogg arrives at the Helsinki Ice Hall on September 5, 2022 as part of the “I Wanna Thank Me” world tour.

Very special guests will be Warren G, D12, Versatile, Tha Dogg Pound & Obie Trice.

Ticket sales will start at Ticketmaster on Friday 26.11. at 11.00 69€.

The artist has just released his new album Snoop Dogg Presents Algorithm. The album features several collaborations from major names in Def Jam’s history, present and future.

Snoop Dogg is a true hip-hop legend, having been active since 1992. He has been one of the most successful rap artists in the world since the early days of his career and today is a superstar in the A&R position with Def Jam.

Seven Snoop Dogg albums have already sold platinum in the United States alone, and the hip-hop legend’s albums have sold more than 35 million copies worldwide. The artist’s pioneering position is also evidenced by the fact that he was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk Of Fame in 2018.

Weekend Festival will be held next summer at the beginning of July 1-2 July 2022 in a new location, the largest event area in Finland at the moment. The new area of ​​the Weekend Festival and the first artists will be released in December 2022.

Published 22.11.2021

The world tour of the world’s biggest pop star Justin Bieber’s Justice will arrive in Kaisaniemi, Helsinki, on August 9, 2022.

Justin Bieber announced new dates for his much-anticipated Justice World Tour. Taking place from May 2022 through to March 2023, Bieber will tour five continents, travelling to over 20 countries and playing more than 90 dates, with more shows to be announced in Asia and the Middle East very soon.

The new dates come on the heels of his recently announced 52-date 2022 North American tour, kicking off in San Diego on February 18. Each evening promises to be a celebration for both Justin and his fans, who have been looking forward to these new shows since the pandemic sidelined the previously announced 2020 dates. The international shows start in May 2022 in Mexico and will then continue on to Scandinavia for festival shows in August; South America, South Africa and the Middle East in September & October, and then over to Australia and New Zealand in November & December before moving to the UK and Europe in early 2023.

The ‘Justice World Tour,’ promoted by AEG Presents, is Justin’s first global outing since 2016/2017’s ‘Purpose World Tour’. Described by The Times of London as “mesmerising”, Bieber played to 2.7 million fans over the course of his 2016-2017 run, with the finale seen by 65,000 fans at London’s British Summer Time Hyde Park festival.

“We’ve worked hard to create the best show ever we’ve ever done. We can’t wait to get to share it with fans around the world. See you soon”

– Justin Bieber

Tickets will be on sale at Ticketmaster on Friday 19th of November at 11. Other performers will be released later!

Published 18.11.2021