Popeda

Name: Popeda
Start: 2026-08-29T19:00:00+03:00
End: 2026-08-29T19:00:00+03:00
Location: Waltikan Venetsialaiset

took place · 29 Aug 2026

Waltikan Venetsialaiset, Tampere

festival party

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Description was written before the event

Finnish rock band Popeda takes the stage at Waltikan Venetsialaiset festival in Tampere.

About: Popeda

Tampere's longest-running rock institution, active since 1977 and with nearly 4,000 gigs behind them, Popeda now tours with vocalist Olli Herman and songwriter-guitarist Costello Hautamäki keeping the Manserock flame alive.

20+

Studio albums released

~4000

Concerts played (career total)

720000+

Records sold (by 2017)

2014

Finnish state Suomi-palkinto award

What's new

2026-07
Popeda is set to perform at the Pate Mustajärvi memorial concert at Tampere's Nokia Arena on 12 July 2026, which would have been Mustajärvi's 70th birthday.
2026-05
Popeda played concerts in Sweden in May 2026 and is scheduled to appear at SorilaFest in Tampere and Waltikan Venetsialaiset in Valkeakoski during summer 2026.
2026-02
Popeda has been working on a new studio album, keeping a lower public profile in early 2026.

Tour

TampereValkeakoskiHelsinki

Tracks

Kuuma kesäOne of Popeda's most recognisable summer anthems, a staple of every setlist.

Tahdotko mut tosiaanClassic Popeda hit, among the band's best-known songs.

Matkalla AlabamaanFan favourite and live concert staple.

Kaasua komisaario PepponeTitle track era hit from the breakthrough 1983 album Kaasua.

Lihaa ja perunaa2017 single, one of the band's later-era crowd favourites.

Recent shows

Sep 4, 2026 MS Viking Grace, Turku (FI)
Aug 29, 2026 Hotelli Waltikka, Valkeakoski (FI)
Aug 28, 2026 Hakametsän parkkipaikka, Tampere (FI)

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