Ankkarock
| Ankkarock | |
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| Genre | Rock, metal | 
| Dates | June | 
| Location(s) | Vantaa, Finland | 
| Years active | 1987 – 2010 | 
| Website | Ankkarock.fi | 
Ankkarock was a Finnish rock and metal festival held annually in Korso, Vantaa, in the Greater Helsinki area.[1] It literally translates into Duckrock. The first Ankkarock was held in 1987. The festival was free of charge until 1998.
In 2006, the two-day event attracted approximately 40,000 visitors. The 2007 festival took place on 4–5 August. The final event was in 2010.
Lineups
2009
Held on 1–2 August.
August 1
- Cavalera Conspiracy
 - Turbonegro
 - New York Dolls
 - DragonForce
 - Tehosekoitin
 - Hardcore Superstar
 - Maija Vilkkumaa
 - Egotrippi
 - Ensiferum
 - Stamina
 - Tuomo
 - CMX
 - Scandinavian Music Group
 - Ankanpoikarock-voittajat
 
August 2
- Sonata Arctica
 - Volbeat
 - TV on the Radio
 - The National
 - Eppu Normaali
 - Amon Amarth
 - Testament
 - Fucked Up
 - Amorphis
 - Apulanta
 - Kotiteollisuus
 - Le Corps mince de Francoise
 - Pintandwefall
 - PMMP
 - Turisas
 - Ankanpoikarock-voittajat
 
2008
Held on 2 August and 3 August
August 2
August 3
2007
Held on 4 August and 5 August.
August 4
- The Sounds
 - The Gathering
 - Leningrad
 - Apulanta
 - Zen Café
 - Hanoi Rocks
 - Maija Vilkkumaa
 - Von Hertzen Brothers
 - Rubik
 - Maj Karma
 - Poisonblack
 
August 5
- Dir En Grey
 - The Ark
 - Millencolin
 - Mando Diao
 - The 69 Eyes
 - Disco Ensemble
 - PMMP
 - Lapko
 - Amorphis
 - Sonata Arctica
 - Poets of the Fall
 - Damn Seagulls
 - Nine Inch Nails
 
2006
Held on 5 August and 6 August.
August 5
- Dropkick Murphys
 - Opeth
 - Danko Jones
 - Amorphis
 - CKY featuring Bam Margera
 - Disco Ensemble
 - a diet.
 - PMMP
 - Hanoi Rocks
 - Apulanta
 - Don Johnson Big Band
 - Sonata Arctica
 - Timo Rautiainen
 - Mokoma
 - Eläkeläiset
 - Lemonator
 - Mirror of Madness
 - Ankanpoikarock-voittajat
 
August 6
- Ministry
 - Turbonegro
 - Children of Bodom
 - Backyard Babies
 - Flogging Molly
 - The Rasmus
 - Egotrippi
 - Lapko
 - Tiktak
 - Poets of the Fall
 - Scandinavian Music Group
 - Teräsbetoni
 - Maija Vilkkumaa
 - No Shame
 - Von Hertzen Brothers
 - Ankanpoikarock-voittajat
 
Lineups from pre-2006 include such artists as:
- Juliette & The Licks
 - The Soundtrack Of Our Lives
 - The Posies
 - Franz Ferdinand
 - The Cardigans
 - The Darkness
 - The Hellacopters
 - HIM
 - Scorpions
 - Motörhead
 - Nightwish
 - Uriah Heep
 
References
- ^ "Ankkarock tanssitti kansaa yhteensä 23 vuoden ajan". Ankkarock (in Finnish). Retrieved 2022-11-03.
 
External links
 Media related to Ankkarock at Wikimedia Commons 
60°21′21″N 025°04′24″E / 60.35583°N 25.07333°E
 
