Tuska Open Air Metal Festival 12.-14.7 2002
Day 1

First day took of in a very sunny weather, the layout of the festival was identical to last year, the main stage (667 stage) on the plane and a small tent stage (sue-stage) on the paved basketball court.

Poltsi, 14.07.2002

Medium Large	The festival was opened by Mustasch (SWE), who played sort of Sabbatish heavy with a streak of D:A:D. Not bad at all.
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Medium Large	Obligatory bass-player pic.
Medium Large	The next to play was Blake.
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Medium Large	Ditto bass-player.
Medium Large	Back on the main stage, Suburban Tribe started of with coats and scarves, the sun soon sveltered the simger and while the music was more like mellow Rage Against The Machine, the singer definitively picked up the speed and started to jump around.
Medium Large	And yes, here is the bass-player of Suburban Tribe.
Medium Large	During the set, I spotted a familiar flag, look-n-ho, it was Iso Maku (no he does not usually look like a goblin ;-)
Medium Large	Next up at the tent stage was Ensiferum. They really have picked up popularity (and with good cause). People were chanting tens of minutes before the actual performance, and the tent was thronged with fans. Too bad I couldn't get a decent bass-player shot, for some reason the stage management thought it proper to fill the stage with smoke for most of the gig. A definitive minus to the arrangement.
Medium Large	Note the bass-player to the right.
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Medium Large	After the energetic Ensiferum it was time to move back to the main stage, where Marduk (SWE) would perform. They were the last-minute replacement for Immortal. Not too bad since we will see Immortal at Wacken.
Medium Large	An additional pic of the bass-player to make it up for the missing Ensiferum bass-player :-)
Medium Large	It seems that the ring-mail of the lead singer would need some anti-rust treatment.
Medium Large	Meanwhile back at the beer-tent the girls were having some refreshments.
Medium Large	Tomboy and his better part, some readers may recall him from Tuska 2000
Medium Large	Next was Moonsorrow, an excellent Finnish band that plays melodic yet aggressive folklorish heavy (in Finnish).
Medium Large	The guitarist (a case of mistaken identity).
Medium Large	...And the lead singer.
Medium Large	Once again the smoke was too much for a bass-player, so I had to settle for another shot of the singer.
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Medium Large	A nice shot of the people.
Medium Large	The last performer of the day, Machine Head.
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Medium Large	Bass-player.
Medium Large	...Moshing.
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Medium Large	Last picture of the day.