Katatonia, This Will Destroy You and SLIFT added to Ankea Festival’s 2026 lineup
Ankea Festival – Finland’s new summer gathering for alternative rock and progressive metal lovers – announces four new acts to its already versatile lineup. Swedish masters of melancholia Katatonia will headline the festival with a rare 20th anniversary performance of their iconic album “The Great Cold Distance”. The album, a true milestone in the band’s career and a fan favourite, was released in 2006 and includes many of the band's biggest hits, such as My Twin, Leaders and July.
Photo (c) Terhi Ylimäinen
The festival also announces American post-rock legends This Will Destroy You and French psychedelic rockers SLIFT – both rare sights on Northern European festival stages. Ankea also welcomes progressive metal band Rioghan, originally a solo project of singer and poetess Rioghan Darcy, considered one of the most interesting new names in the genre.
The first edition of Ankea Festival will be held in a post-industrial lakeside setting in Tampere, Finland, on the 5th and 6th of June 2026.
Ankea Festival 2026, confirmed artists:
Katatonia – The Great Cold Distance 20th Anniversary Show (SE), Ihsahn (NO), This Will Destroy You (US), God Is An Astronaut (IE), Oranssi Pazuzu (FI), SLIFT (FR), Kaelan Mikla (IS), Green Carnation (NO), Circle (FI), A.A. Williams (UK), Bruce Soord (UK), Earthside (US), Ihlo (UK), Vermilia (FI), Virta (FI), Rioghan (FI). More artists to be announced in February.
Two-day tickets for 149,90€ are on sale now HERE.
Photo of Rioghan (c) Aarni Visuals
Photo of SLIFT (c) TITOUAN MASSÉ
Photo of This Will Destroy You (c) TWDY
