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Blockfest is an annual hip-hop festival held in Tampere, Finland. Normally held in August, the concert features hip-hop and R&B acts. In recent years,[when?] the event has been organized in the city center of Tampere, near Ratina Stadium, right next to Laukontori square and the Koskikeskus shopping center.[1] Blockfest is one of the biggest hip-hop festivals in the Nordic countries and is sold out every year in advance.[2][3]
Blockfest has been featured in JVG, Fintelligens, Cheek, Asa, Lord Est and Redrama. In addition, the festival has previously featured Wu-Tang Clan, Snoop Dogg, Ice Cube, Nas, ASAP Rocky, Wiz Khalifa, Post Malone, G-Eazy and 50 Cent.[4][5]
Since celebrating its 10th anniversary in 2017,[6] Blockfest payments are made with a payment wristband, which also serves as an entry wristband.[7][8]
Blockfest announced in December 2019 an 18-year age limit for the 2020 Blockfest, which is still in place.[9] The change to an age-restricted event caused outrage among young people.[10]
As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the event was not organized in 2020.[11] The 2021 event was also cancelled for the same reason.[12]
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^"Hiphop-festivaali Blockfest myytiin loppuun ennätysajassa". Yle (in Finnish). 2 July 2019. Retrieved August 20, 2022.
^"Blockfest 2022". Kohokohdat.fi (in Finnish). 15 March 2022. Retrieved August 20, 2022.
^"Info – Blockfest". Blockfest (in Finnish). Archived from the original on 12 May 2020. Retrieved August 20, 2022.
^"50 Cent, Jack Harlow, Etta... Blockfest järjestettiin kahden vuoden tauon jälkeen, katso railakkaat kuvat". Yle (in Finnish). 20 August 2022. Retrieved August 21, 2022.
^"Blockfest 10 vuotta – vuosi 2011: Kurkistus kohuvuoden kulisseihin". Stara (in Finnish). May 12, 2017. Retrieved August 20, 2022.
^"Cashless". Blockfest. Retrieved August 20, 2022.
^"Suomalaisfestari Blockfestin erikoinen tempaus: käteisellä ei voi maksaa ollenkaan". Iltalehti (in Finnish). Retrieved August 20, 2022.
^"Alaikäiset jäävät ensi vuonna Blockfest-porttien ulkopuolelle – "En oikein jaksa olla kenenkään vanhempi, me olemme musiikkifestivaali"". Aamulehti (in Finnish). 9 December 2019. Retrieved August 20, 2022.
^"Blockfestia ei järjestetä tänä vuonna – Suurin yksittäinen syy ovat anniskelualueen rajoitukset: "Haikeita fiiliksiä"". Aamulehti (in Finnish). 15 July 2020. Retrieved August 20, 2022.
^"Päätös on tehty, Blockfest perutaan – Toimitusjohtaja Kalle Kallonen: "Toivottavasti hallituksella oli mukavat kesälomat"". Aamulehti (in Finnish). 6 August 2021. Retrieved August 20, 2022.
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