Solstice Festival reveals full programme for 2024 edition

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The Finnish weekender where the sun never sets takes place between June 20 and June 22, while the official afterparty and art program has also been released.

Solstice Festival, the Finnish weekender where the sun never sets, has announced the full programme of music and art for its 2024 edition.

Taking place in Rukatunturi in Lapland, northern Finland between June 20 and June 22, the line-up focuses predominantly on electronic music, while day splits have also been revealed.

Thursday will see the likes of Kia, Peach, Sansibar, Evan Baggs and Vlada take to the decks, while Friday features Aurora Halal, Eris Drew and Objekt, among others. Saturday’s line-up features sets from Bitter Babe, Emma DJ & Toma Kami, Nosedrip & OKO, DJ Smokey and others.

There’s a strong slate of live sets too, with the likes of Space Afrika, Spekki Webu, James K, Exploited Body and Pekko set to play across the weekend.

Details for After Hours –­ the festival’s official afterparties have also been released. Taking place each day (or night, depending on how you see it) from 2am, those wanting more will be treated to one-off back-to-back sets, including Sansibar b2b Peach, Bitter Babe b2b Kia, and Mama Snake b2b Spekki Webu.

Key also to Solstice is its art programming, the details of which have been announced for this year. The 2024 theme is ‘Luminescence: The Interplay of Light’. Four bespoke installations come from Finnish artists including Eetu Sihvonen, Inari Sandell, Henna Haarala and Elias Langi & Mikael Rantanen, with Rukatunturi’s backdrop serving as a picturesque open-air gallery.

For more information and tickets, visit Solstice’s official website.