Michael Monroe

Name: Michael Monroe
Start: 2026-07-04T19:00:00+03:00
End: 2026-07-04T19:00:00+03:00
Location: Ouluhallintie Parking

took place · 4 Jul 2026

Ouluhallintie Parking, Oulu

festival party outdoor

Foto: Spotify

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Description was written before the event

Legendary Finnish rock vocalist Michael Monroe performs at the Rokki Raikaa festival in Oulu.

About the festival: Michael Monroe

15 000+

visitors at 2025 debut

2nd edition

edition (2026)

acts on the bill

Good to know

Runs 2 days: Fri 3 July - Sat 4 July 2026
Venue: Ouluhallin parkkialue (Ouluhalli parking area), Oulu
Tickets from 89 EUR (1 day) / 140 EUR (2 days) from 18 June
Priority 2-day ticket from 155 EUR (1 person)
18+ only (K-18)
Open daily 12:00-01:00 (Fri & Sat)
No camping - outdoor asphalt venue, no overnight facilities mentioned
Accessible venue with wheelchair ramp and accessible toilets

What's new

2026-01
The full Oulu 2026 lineup was announced, adding Amorphis, Sonata Arctica and Tarot to complete 16 acts plus a mystery guest.
2026-06
Ticket prices for Oulu rose from 79 EUR to 89 EUR (1 person, 1 day) and from 120 EUR to 140 EUR (1 person, 2 days) from 18 June onward.
2025-11
Rauhala Events announced the 2026 edition would expand to Tampere (24-25 July) in addition to Oulu, with tickets on sale immediately.
2025-07
The debut 2025 edition was declared a success, drawing over 15,000 visitors across two days at the Ouluhalli parking area.

Headliners

Apocalyptica Amorphis Stratovarius Sonata Arctica Michael Monroe Marko Hietala Poets of the Fall H.E.A.T Steve 'n' Seagulls Lost Society Klamydia Kotiteollisuus

About: Michael Monroe

Helsinki-born rock veteran Matti Fagerholm - better known as Michael Monroe - built his legend fronting Hanoi Rocks in the 1980s and has kept releasing new music ever since, with his latest album Outerstellar out in February 2026.

128K

Instagram followers

132K+

Facebook page likes

71.4K

Spotify monthly listeners

64.8K

X (Twitter) followers

What's new

2026-02
Monroe released his eleventh solo studio album, Outerstellar, on 20 February 2026 via Silver Lining Music.
2026-02
Monroe and his band co-headlined a UK tour with Buckcherry in support of Outerstellar, kicking off in Southampton on 24 February 2026.
2025-10
Monroe announced the Outerstellar album and released the lead single and video 'Rockin' Horse' in October 2025.

Tracks

Up Around the BendHanoi Rocks classic, one of the band's most recognisable songs

Dead, Jail or Rock 'N' RollLead single from the 1989 solo album Not Fakin' It, Monroe's first internationally distributed record

Everybody's NobodySingle from the 2022 album I Live Too Fast to Die Young!

Rockin' HorseLead single from the 2026 album Outerstellar

I Live Too Fast to Die Young!Title track of the 2022 tenth solo album

Recent shows

Jul 31, 2026 Linnanpuisto, Turku (FI)
Jul 25, 2026 Hakametsän parkkipaikka, Tampere (FI)
Jul 24, 2026 Lappeenrannan linnoitus, Lappeenranta (FI)

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