History and Gallery

Past time

John Smith Rock Festival has been organized for six years now between 2016-2023 (in 2020 and 2021 the festival was canceled due to Covid-19). Every year many great bands have been performed on the stages with the awesome audience in the Peurunka park. 

In 2022 John Smith Rock Festival was nominated as the best rock festival in Finland for the third time in a row by voting of Kaaoszine. Also, the readers of the music magazine Soundi voted John Smith Rock Festival as the best domestic festival for the year 2018 and 2019. Many thanks! <3

2023

Artists

CRADLE OF FILTH
D-A-D
AMORPHIS
SOILWORK
BEAST IN BLACK
THE HALO EFFECT
DANKO JONES
KYYRIA
SONATA ARCTICA
PERTURBATOR
ROTTING CHRIST
SÓLSTAFIR
VOLA
LORD OF THE LOST
SCAR SYMMETRY
BEFORE THE DAWN
EQUILIBRIUM
BLOODRED HOURGLASS
OMNIUM GATHERUM
FEAR OF DOMINATION
SWALLOW THE SUN
FREEDOM CALL
KAUNIS KUOLEMATON
VORNA
MARIANAS REST
SMACKBOUND
RED ELEVEN
SUOTANA

Pictures

Aftermovie Coming Soon!

2022

Artists

DARK TRANQUILLITY
AIRBOURNE
POWERWOLF
MUSTASCH
KATATONIA
STAM1NA
BATTLE BEAST
INSOMNIUM
NORTHERN KINGS
ALCEST
TURMION KÄTILÖT
MOKOMA
SOEN
STEVE ‘N’ SEAGULLS
ORBIT CULTURE
DIABLO
LOST SOCIETY
BLOODRED HOURGLASS
TO/DIE/FOR
ORDEN OGAN
WOLFHEART
ANZILLU
PSYCHEWORK
KOTITEOLLISUUS
SILENTIUM
INFECTED RAIN
RANE RAUTIAINEN & PAHA KAKSONEN
BATTLELORE
MARTTI SERVO & NAPANDER

Pictures

5 year compilation video

2019

Artists

Arch Enemy
Amaranthe
Amorphis
Kamelot
Stam1na
Insomnium
Mokoma
Sólstafir
Michael Monroe
Wintersun
Turisas
69 eyes
Viikate
Jinjer
Avatar
Heat
Swallow The Sun
Gloryhammer
Kontrust
Omnium Gatherum
Bloodred Hourglass
Fear Of Domination
Cellar Darling
Arion
Ruoska
Excalion
Antony Parviainen Trio

Club Terror DJ’s
Club DJ Laura & Hyrde
Club DJ Jussi 69

Pictures

Aftermovie

2018

Artists

Apocalyptica
Amorphis
Paradise Lost
Lacuna Coil
Mokoma
Wolfheart
Turmion Kätilöt
Ensiferum
Raised Fist
Insomnium
Stratovarius
Eluveitie
Dark Tranquillity
Cyhra
Hallatar
Beast In Black
Brother Firetribe
End Of You
Dark Sarah
Lazy Bonez
Leverage
Waltari
Verenpisara
Antony Parviainen trio feat Marco Hietala & JP Leppäluoto

Pictures

Aftermovie

2017

Artists

D-A-D
Mustasch
Children of Bodom
Amorphis
Timo Rautiainen & Trio Niskalaukaus
Sonata Arctica
Delain
Therapy?
Before The Dawn
Reckless Love
Mokoma
2 Times Terror
CMX
Peer Günt
S-Tool
Dynazty
Psychework
Wolfheart
Swallow the Sun
Graham Bonnet Band
Antony Parviainen Trio Feat Marco Hietala & Tuple Salmela

Pictures

Aftermovie

2016

Artists

Helloween
Amorphis
Amaranthe
Stratovarius
Sparzanza
Stam1na
Kotiteollisuus
Von Herzen Brothers
Maj Karma
Mokoma
Sonata Arctica
Turmion Kätilöt
Korpiklaani
Red Eleven
Lost Society
Francine
Battle Beast
To/Die/For
Antony Parviainen Trio
Disco Inferno
Hevisaurus

Pictures

Aftermovie