RUSSIAN CIRCLES (USA) •
ACID KING (USA) • DISCHARGE (UK) •
PELICAN (USA) • WOLFBRIGADE (SWE)

BLACKWATER HOLYLIGHT (USA) • JESU (UK) • JULMA HENRI
GENERATION DECLINE (USA) • KLIDAS (ITA) • OvO (ITA) SOPHIA DJEBEL ROSE (FRA) • CATS OF TRANSNISTRIA • FRIGID WINTER • HAAPOJA • KATUJEN ÄÄNET • KÜRØISHI • PATOUMA • RENATE/CORDATE • SUMEA • VAINOA • VESTAL CLIMAX

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Sonic Rites 2026 – Heavy & Alternative Music Festival in Helsinki

Ääniwalli, Helsinki 22-23 of May, 2026

Celebrating the darkest & heaviest elements of music; join us.

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Sonic Rites is an independent festival that dives into deep and dark alternative music.

Sonic Rites is a Helsinki-based festival celebrating heavy, alternative, and experimental music. Known for its intense atmosphere and genre-blurring lineup, the event brings together music lovers from all walks of underground culture.

The event serves as an important meeting point for music enthusiasts, blurring genre boundaries and fostering a sense of community. It will particularly attract fans of doom, sludge, post-metal, industrial, and darker alternative rock.

TICKETS

Ticketsale has started on 2026, blinds and VIP. Tickets available from Liveto.io

Early Bird Tickets

Limited Early Bird tickets are available at a reduced price before the full lineup is announced. Act fast—they usually sell out quickly!

133.50 €

Early Bird 2 day ticket

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VIP Tickets

VIP tickets include: getting into Sonic Rites 1 hour before the doors open, getting a festival t-shirt, welcome drinks and snacks, a warm meal during the evening, and more.

203.50 €

VIP-Ticket Min/Max 1-5 tickets

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One Day Ticket

Limited One Day tickets are available at a reduced price before the full lineup is announced. Act fast—they usually sell out quickly!

76.50 €

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SONIC RITES EVENTS

RUSSIAN CIRCLES (USA) •ACID KING (USA) • DISCHARGE (UK) • PELICAN (USA) • WOLFBRIGADE (SWE)

BLACKWATER HOLYLIGHT (USA) • JESU (UK) • JULMA HENRIGENERATION DECLINE (USA) • KLIDAS (ITA) • OvO (ITA) SOPHIA DJEBEL ROSE (FRA) • CATS OF TRANSNISTRIA • FRIGID WINTER • HAAPOJA • KATUJEN ÄÄNET • KÜRØISHI • PATOUMA • RENATE/CORDATE • SUMEA • VAINOA • VESTAL CLIMAX

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Sonic Rites 2026 – Heavy & Alternative Music Festival in Helsinki

Celebrating the darkest & heaviest elements of music; join us.

Sonic Rites is an independent festival that dives into deep and dark alternative music.

TICKETS

Early Bird Tickets

133.50 €

VIP Tickets

203.50 €

One Day Ticket

76.50 €

Join the Ritual! Get the Sonic Rites Newsletter

Dedicated to the darkest & heaviest elements of music.

PARTNERS

RUSSIAN CIRCLES (USA) •
ACID KING (USA) • DISCHARGE (UK) •
PELICAN (USA) • WOLFBRIGADE (SWE)

BLACKWATER HOLYLIGHT (USA) • JESU (UK) • JULMA HENRI
GENERATION DECLINE (USA) • KLIDAS (ITA) • OvO (ITA) SOPHIA DJEBEL ROSE (FRA) • CATS OF TRANSNISTRIA • FRIGID WINTER • HAAPOJA • KATUJEN ÄÄNET • KÜRØISHI • PATOUMA • RENATE/CORDATE • SUMEA • VAINOA • VESTAL CLIMAX