Blockfest
Finland / August 16 - 17, 2024
Contact
Company
Blockfest
Contact
Ella Saukkonen
Phone
Website
Details
Country
Finland
City
Tampere
Established
2008
Festival Type
Open-air
Camping
No
Site
Ratinan Stadion ja Ratinanniemen tapahtumapuisto
Capacity
28,000
Stages
3
Description
When Blockfest was founded in 2008, Hip Hop was in a marginal position in Finland: radio stations didn’t play the genre’s music, and major festivals didn’t book hip hop artists. Blockfest wanted to change this.
Over the years, Blockfest has played a significant role in the rise of Finnish Hip Hop culture. Both the genre as a whole and the festival itself have grown and evolved year by year. Nowadays, the genre dominates the Finnish charts, and Blockfest has established its position among the top festivals in Finland.
During the two-day festival, the three stages host more than 40 artists. Blockfest has an age limit of 18+, and as the festival area closes down for the night, the festivities continue in Nokia Arena, the biggest festival after-party in Finland.
Genre & Program
Hip-Hop, Rap, R&B
Program References
50 Cent, Jack Harlow, Akon, Playboi Carti, Central Cee, G-Eazy, Post Malone, Wiz Khalifa, Snoop Dogg, Ice Cube, A$AP Rocky, Nas, Tyga, Skepta, Pusha T, Ferg, Lil Uzi Vert
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![Crowd of concertgoers at an outdoor event at night, with a stage illuminated by bright lights and visible beams extending into the audience.](https://yourope.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/blockfest-2023-jonathan-melartin-6359-768x512.jpg)
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![A woman singing on stage with a microphone accompanied by four backup dancers in matching purple outfits, with stage lights and a crowd in the foreground, some taking photos with their phones.](https://yourope.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/blockfest-2023-175222-lauri-kolu-9947-768x590.jpg)
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![A vast outdoor music festival crowd with many attendees cheering, some holding up phones, in front of a large stage on a sunny day.](https://yourope.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/blockfest-2023-181214-julius-konttinen-8578-768x512.jpg)
© Julius Konttinen
![A performer on stage at an outdoor concert interacts with a large, enthusiastic crowd. The audience is taking photos and videos, and some people are raising their hands in excitement. Behind the crowd is a building with multiple levels of balconies where more spectators are watching the event.](https://yourope.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/blockfest-2023-203217-lauri-kolu-6372-768x517.jpg)
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![A crowd of enthusiastic concertgoers near the stage barrier, with some taking selfies and others cheering, under evening sky lighting.](https://yourope.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/blockfest-2023-214043-joonas-caven-1496-768x512.jpg)
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![A DJ gesturing to a large crowd from a stage at an outdoor music festival at night.](https://yourope.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/blockfest-2023-232459-julius-konttinen-0919-1-768x512.jpg)
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