Unlike the world of movies, music doesnt really do a barrage of summer blockbusters full of oiled muscular men lots of sturm and very little drang. Unless its one of those years, those very, very rare years, when Manowar releases an album.
So, in the summer bands play live. Weddings, bar mitzvahs, hardware store openings and such. Weeee! With this kind of rock action, who has time for all that other boring stuff, like licensing and marketing and smooching. Bring on the mall openings!
Summers the time to crash a party. They have bands!
Heres a list of Finnish parties around the world to crash this summer
Children of Bodom (SPINEFARM RECORDS)
July 5: Studio Coast - Tokyo, Japan
July 6: Studio Coast - Tokyo, Japan
July 7: Club Diamond Hall - Nagoya, Japan
July 9: Namba Hatch - Osaka, Japan
July 10: Club Quattro - Hiroshima, Japan
July 11: Drum Logos - Fukuoka, Japan
Disco En
semble (FULLSTEAM RECORDS)
After it’s #1 debut within the official finnish album charts, Disco Ensemble’s album “Magic Recoveries” has also been released internationally.
Now it’s time for Disco Ensemble to hit The States with their ultimate and explosive live show!
July 09: USA Atlanta, GA Lakewood Amphitheater
July 10: USA Orlando, FL Central Florida Fairgrounds
July 11: USA Tampa, FL Vinoy Park
July 12: USA Miami, FL Bicentennial Park
July 13: USA Jacksonville, FL St. Johns County Fairgrounds
July 14: USA Charlotte, NC Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
July 15: USA Virginia Beach, VA Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
July 16: USA Washington DC Merriweather Post Pavilion
July 19: CH Gurten Gurten Festival
July 23: USA Boston, MA Tweeter Center for Performing Arts
July 24: USA Buffalo, NY Darien Lake Performing Arts Center
July 25: USA Camden, NJ Susquehanna Bank Center
July 26: USA Uniondale, NY Nassau Vet.Memorial Coliseum
July 27: USA Scranton, PA Toyota Pavilion
July 28: USA Englishtown, NJ Raceway Park
July 29: USA Pittsburgh, PA Post Gazette Pavilion
July 30: USA Cincinnati, OH
Sunrise Avenue (BONNIER AMIGO)
July 05: NRJ In The Park - Berlin, Germany
July 06: BEstfest 08 - Bucharest, Romania
July 08: Opening Ceremony of Athletic World Junior Championship - Bydgoszcz, Poland
July 26: Baltic Beach Party 2008 - Liepaja, Latvia
Kimmo Pohjonen, KTU (HOEDOWN ARTS)
July 25: FMM Festival (KTU) - Sines, Portugal
Värttinä (HOEDOWN ARTS)
July 11: Festival de Ortigueira - Ortigueira, Spain
JPP (HOEDOWN ARTS)
July 5: East Neuk Festival - Edinburgh, Scotland
Luomo (HUUME RECORDINGS)
July 05: Italy, Rimini, tba, Vladislav Delay live
July 11: Japan, Tokyo, Club Unit, w/ Moritz von Oswald Crew
July 11: Japan, Osaka, Club Sunsui, w/ Moritz von Oswald Crew
July 18: Italy, Modena, tba, Vladislav Delay live
July 19: Italy, Modena, tba, Uusitalo live
LAPKO (FULLSTEAM RECORDS)
July 03: Bochum Total festival - Bochum, Germany
22-Pistepirkko (BONE VOYAGE)
July 10: Skralfestival - Grimstad, Norway
July 26: Maanefestivalen - Frederikstad, Norway
Von Hertzen Brothers (DYNASTY)
July 6: Roskilde Festival - Denmark
Turisas (CENTURY MEDIA)
July 18: Rock Harz Open Air - Osterode, Denmark
July 26: Lorca Rock - Lorca, Spain
Apocalyptica (ZOMBA)
July 04: Tollwood Festival - Munich, Germany
July 05: Metal Camp Festival - Tolmin Slovenia
July 12: Masters Of Rock - Vizovice Czech Republic
July 13: Bospop Festival - Boshoven, Netherlands
July 25: Lorca Rock - Lorca, Spain
July 26: Festival Rock’Preserv - Brout Vernet, France
July 27: Plac Wolnosci - Warsaw, Poland
HIM (HMC)
July 18: Gurten festival - Bern, Germany
Nightwish (SPINEFARM RECORDS)
July 06: Rock Werchter - Werchter, Belgium
July 10: Exit Festival - Novi Sad, Serbia
July 26: Lorca Festival - Lorca, Spain
Stalingrad Cowgirls (WARNER)
July 31: Storåsfestivalen - Storås, Norway
The 69 Eyes (EMI)
July 10: Exit Festival - Novi Sad, Serbia
July 12: Hegyalja Festival, Tokaj-Rakamaz
Sturm und Drang (HMC)
July 31: Wacken Open Air - Wacken, Germany
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News in brief:
Sunrise Avenue (BONNIER AMIGO)
Sunrise Avenue’s debut album “On The Way To Wonderland” has sold more than 200 000 copies in Germany, which means platinum. The band has toured a lot in Germany in the past two years, and the platinum sales of their debut album is a sign of a strong fanbase there. At the moment the band is in the studio recording their second album, under the title “Popgasm”. The album should be in stores early 2009.
Texas Faggott (EXOGENIC RECORDS)
Original Finnish hillbilly trance masters Texas Faggotts latest release Kininigin will soon delight their Russian fans. The label Soyuz/Dance Paradise will release the masterpiece on 14th july.
Medeia (FULLSTEAM RECORDS)
Medeia’s acclaimed self-release “Quantum Holocaust: World Domination” finally gets a follow-up, when their self-titled EP will be released outside of Finland on July 27 to be followed by a full length album in September 08.