📋About
John Smith Rock Festival takes over Jyväskylä's Kylpylähotelli Peurunka in mid-July 2026 to celebrate female-fronted and progressive [metal](/festivals/music/metal). The festival [in Finland](/festivals/finland) welcomes [Floor Jansen](/artists/floor-jansen) and [Anneke van Giersbergen](/artists/anneke-van-giersbergen), divas of [symphonic metal](/festivals/music/symphonic-metal) and [progressive metal](/festivals/music/progressive-metal), living legends of the European metal scene. The lineup intensifies with [Beast In Black](/artists/beast-in-black), masters of [power metal](/festivals/music/power-metal) and [heavy metal](/festivals/music/heavy-metal), and [THE GATHERING](/artists/the-gathering), pioneers of [gothic metal](/festivals/music/gothic-metal) and [alternative rock](/festivals/music/alternative-rock). [For My Pain...](/artists/for-my-pain) completes this bill with their atmospheric [doom metal](/festivals/music/doom-metal) blending [death metal](/festivals/music/death-metal), [ambient](/festivals/music/ambient), and [folk rock](/festivals/music/folk-rock) touches. This unique festival combines [progressive rock](/festivals/music/progressive-rock), [alternative metal](/festivals/music/alternative-metal), and thermal relaxation, creating a refined metal experience in the soothing setting of a Finnish lakeside spa.
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🎤Lineup
Headliners

THE GATHERING
Doom Metal
Anneke van Giersbergen
Alternative Metal
Beast In Black
Power Metal

Amorphis
Melodic Death Metal

Floor Jansen
Metal

For My Pain...
Gothic Metal
Location
Kylpylähotelli Peurunka, Finland



