Sauna Open Air Metal Festival
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Sauna Open Air Metal Festival, shortly Sauna Open Air or just Sauna, was one of the largest music festivals dedicated only to heavy metal and related styles of rock music in the Nordic countries. It was first arranged in 2004 and takes place in the Ratinanniemi park in Tampere, Finland. From 8 June to 10 June 2006, over 20,000 people arrived to watch such bands as Cradle of Filth, Finntroll, Iggy & The Stooges, Lordi, Twisted Sister and W.A.S.P.
Sauna Open Air | |
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Genre | Heavy metal |
Dates | June |
Location(s) | Tampere, Finland |
Years active | 2004–2013 2019[1]–2022 |
Website | www.saunaopenair.fi |
In 2007, the festival gathered an audience of over 22,000 people, at the time a record audience for the Sauna festival.[2] This record was beaten in 2011, with a new record audience of 26,000.[3]
In 2019, the festival made a comeback after a six-year hiatus and was held in Ratinanniemi Park.[1]