Ankea Festival

Ankea Festival brings prog metal and alternative rock to Tampere next summer

• The new open air festival will be held on 5th and 6th June 2026
• Katatonia – The Great Cold Distance 20th Anniversary Show and Norwegian prog metal powerhouse Leprous announced as headliners

Ankea Festival – a new open air festival for alternative rock and metal lovers – opens its gates for the first time next June in Tampere, Finland. The full line-up has now been revealed. The festival area, nestled by lake Näsijärvi in a graffiti-filled post-industrial site, will welcome the likes of Swedish masters of melancholy Katatonia with a rare The Great Cold Distance 20th Anniversary Show, Norwegian progressive metal powerhouse Leprous, Norwegian metal legend and multi-instrumentalist Ihsahn, American instrumental rock outfit This Will Destroy You, Irish post-rock duo God Is An Astronaut, Icelandic mystical post-punk group Kaelan Mikla, French psychedelic space rockers SLIFT and boundary-pushing psychedelic rockers Oranssi Pazuzu. Ankea Festival will feature 21 artists from 9 different countries.

The festival will be held in and around the Hiedanranta industrial site, where an attendance of a few thousand music-lovers is expected. Further details of the festival area, food, drinks and program will be revealed during the spring.

Ankea Festival is the brainchild of two Tampere-based promoters: Alt Agency & Management, renowned booking agency and festival promoter in the indie rock scene, and Nahka Agency, best known as a tour promoter and booker in the metal music community. The goal of the organizers is to offer progressive rock and metal lovers a cosy alternative to major festivals, easily accessible to public transport, cyclists and international guests.

Ankea Festival 2026, full line-up:

Friday 5th June 2026

Leprous (NO)
Ihsahn (NO)
This Will Destroy You (US)
God Is An Astronaut (IE)
SLIFT (FR)
Kaelan Mikla (IS)
Circle (FI)
Earthside (US)
Virta (FI)
Demonic Death Judge (FI)

Saturday 6th June 2026

Katatonia – The Great Cold Distance 20th Anniversary (SE)
Oranssi Pazuzu (FI)
Textures (NL)
Green Carnation (NO)
Sylvaine (NO)
A.A. Williams (UK)
Bruce Soord (UK)
Ihlo (UK)
Vermilia (FI)
Rioghan (FI)
Royal Sorrow (FI)

www.ankeafestival.com

www.ankeafestival.com

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Age limit: 18+

Accessibility:

An assistant can attend the event free of charge with the same ticket as the person being assisted: yes

The event is wheelchair accessible: yes

There is an accessible toilet at the event: yes

The event has a wheelchair platform: yes