Islaja Concert History

Islaja is Merja Kokkonen, a visual artist and musician from Helsinki, Finland, now living and working in Berlin, Germany. She records her music at home using a rainbow of instruments to accompany her personal vocal delivery sang in Finnish. Islaja's debut album Meritie (2004) gained praise in international music media such as The Wire, Dusted Magazine and WFMU. The follow-up release Palaa aurinkoon (2005) caused even more excitement and created quite a stir.

Islaja Tours & Concerts

Date Concert Venue Location
Nov 08, 2018 –
Nov 11, 2018
Le Guess Who? 2018
Devendra Banhart / The Breeders / Cass McCombs / Neneh Cherry / Mudhoney / Saul Williams / Rodrigo Amarante / Eleanor Friedberger / Vashti Bunyan / JPEGMAFIA / Anoushka Shankar / Colin Stetson / Georgia Anne Muldrow / Jacco Gardner / Tirzah / Psychic Ills / Hot Snakes / Kojey Radical / Yves Tumor / Kikagaku Moyo / Ryley Walker / Jessica Pratt / Seefeel / serpentwithfeet / Sons of Kemet / Lydia Lunch / Boogarins / The Comet Is Coming / King Britt / Bo Ningen / Joan of Arc / Jozef Van Wissem / Hailu Mergia / Ras G / Chihei Hatakeyama / Kelsey Lu / Art Ensemble Of Chicago / Gaika / Swamp Dogg / Manu Delago / STUFF. / Michael Rault / The Meridian Brothers / Emel Mathlouthi / Circuit Des Yeux / Roger Eno / Drinks / Valley Maker / RP Boo / Olan Mill / Oliver Coates / Ian William Craig / Madeline Kenney / Shannon Lay / Gigi Masin / Soichi Terada / Eartheater / Miho Hatori / Lucrecia Dalt / Lonnie Holley / Art Feynman / SASAMI / Jerusalem In My Heart / Virginia Wing / Hello Skinny / The Mauskovic Dance Band / Pan Daijing / Orchestra of Spheres / Black Midi / Scorpios / Yonatan Gat / Howie Lee / BCUC / Kate NV / Islaja / Crack Cloud / Ora Cogan / Katey Red / Hilary Woods / Cindy Lee / Please The Trees / Richard Fearless / Eli Keszler / Ras G & the Afrikan Space Program / ILL CONSIDERED / Midori Takada / Lice / Beverly Glenn-Copeland / Nicole Mitchell / Escape-ism / Mark Wynn / Senyawa / King Ayisoba / Alabaster dePlume / Dj Haram / Greg Fox / Vive La Void / Vera Sola / FAKA / Rizan Said / Islam Chipsy / Irreversible Entanglements / AMMAR 808 / FACS / Kelman Duran / Martin Bisi / Kadri Gopalnath / Kembra Pfahler / Paddy Steer / LYZZA / Dekmantel Soundsystem / Negro Leo / Ancient Shapes / Lucy Railton / King Champion Sounds / Urochromes / Linafornia / Jessica Sligter / Pekka Airaksinen / Joe Cardamone / Cuneyt Sepetci / The Avonden / Daniel Lentz / Kaja Draksler / Maria Chavez / Ka Baird / Maja S. K. Ratkje / Joe Coleman / Sun Foot / Nelson Patton / Eastern Medicine Singers / DNMF / Terrie Ex / Tim Koh / Cinema Perdu (NL) / DJ Noss / Sarah Hennies / Shintaro Sakamoto / Takuro Kikuchi Show all bands
  Setlists
TivoliVredenburg Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands
Oct 19, 2012 –
Oct 21, 2012
Supersonic Festival 2012
Tim Hecker / Goat / The Bug / Bohren & Der Club of Gore / Hookworms / Devilman / Richard Dawson / Ufomammut / Six Organs of Admittance / Hype Williams / Merzbow / Jarboe / Sir Richard Bishop / Hey Colossus / Dope Body / JK Flesh / Warm Digits / My Disco / Kevin Drumm / Zeni Geva / Carlton Melton / Dylan Carlson / Islaja / Lichens / Rangda / Oré / Stian Westerhus / KK Null / Doomsday Student / Free School / Flower-Corsano Duo / Modified Toy Orchestra / Tomutonttu / Ruins Alone / PCM / Drunk in Hell / Thomas Ankersmit / Mothertrucker / SWLLWS / Oxbow Orchestra / Clifford Torus / Lash Frenzy / Oxbow Show all bands
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The Custard Factory Digbeth, UK
Nov 05, 2007
Animal Collective / Islaja leeds irish centre Leeds, England, United Kingdom
Nov 04, 2007
Animal Collective / Islaja Tripod Dublin, Leinster, Ireland
Nov 03, 2007
Animal Collective / Islaja New Century House Manchester, England, United Kingdom
Nov 01, 2007
Animal Collective / Islaja
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Astoria London, England, United Kingdom
Oct 30, 2007
Animal Collective / Islaja Trinity Centre Bristol, England, United Kingdom
Oct 26, 2007
Animal Collective / Islaja CIRQUE ROYAL-KONINKLIJK CIRCUS Brussels, Brussels Capital, Belgium
Oct 25, 2007
Animal Collective / Islaja / François Virot
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Grrrnd Zero - Vaise Lyon, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
Oct 24, 2007
Animal Collective / Islaja Cabaret Sauvage Paris, Île-de-France, France
Oct 23, 2007
Animal Collective / Islaja
  Setlists
Melkweg Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
Jan 11, 2007 –
Jan 12, 2007
NEO FESTIVAL 2007
Mika / Peter Bjorn and John / Digitalism / Enter Shikari / The View / The Magic Numbers / Kraak & Smaak / Reverend and The Makers / Datarock / el perro del mar / Patrick Wolf / Dune / Mumm-Ra / Tunng / Anna Ternheim / Goose / Gabriel Rios / Buraka Som Sistema / Johnossi / Air Traffic / Loney Dear / Joakim / The Sunshine Underground / Joy Denalane / Lo-Fi-Fnk / Stuck In the Sound / Planningtorock / Brainstorm / Salem Al Fakir / Ленинград / Ozark Henry / Das Pop / Oh No Ono / Dave Clarke / Finn / Textures / Poni Hoax / Duke Special / Marlene Kuntz / Shitdisco / Dead Combo / Daan / La Caution / Pale / Krazy Baldhead / Voltaire / Hello Saferide / Mine / Bromheads Jacket / Rubik / Styrofoam / Linea 77 / Metro / Hot Club de Paris / Breed 77 / DJ Mehdi / Neo / zZz / Luca Bacchetti / 120 Days / Alex Neri / James Yorkston And The Athletes / Lunik / Alternosfera / Five O'Clock Heroes / Tying Tiffany / Larrikin Love / Awkward I / Ant / Montevideo / Flux / Ephel Duath / Hot Gossip / Julie's Haircut / The Standard / Mau Mau / Velojet / Julie Feeney / Islaja / The Alice Rose / Please The Trees / A Silent Express / The Hormonauts / Antwerp Gipsy-Ska Orkestra / Navel / Pétur Ben / The Staggers / Illicit / Reykjavik! / Humanzi / The Delilahs / The Psyke Project / Krause / Minimono / Jazzinho / Disco Drive / Bloodpit / Yo Yo Mundi / Mo And Grazz / Storybox / About Band / The Je Ne Sais Quoi / MONSTERTUX / BILLIE KING / Keynote Speakerz / Feverdream / Taxi To The Ocean / Vence / Les Enfants Terrible / Members of Marvelas / ADHD Spietmobiel / House of Games / De Looze / Kouwemakkers / KILLTEAM / Ivo Bic / Mama's homemade dress / The Elizabeth Knowhow Show all bands
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Binnenstad Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands
Dec 08, 2006 –
Dec 10, 2006
All Tomorrow's Parties - ATP 2006
Flipper / Iggy & the Stooges / Dinosaur Jr. / The Stooges / Sonic Youth / Deerhoof / Melvins / Thurston Moore / Six Organs of Admittance / Current 93 / Comets On Fire / Bardo Pond / Prurient / Wooden Wand / Nurse With Wound / Negative Approach / Wolf Eyes / Sun City Girls / Magik Markers / Richard Youngs / Be Your Own Pet / Alexander Tucker / The Dead C / Sunburned Hand of the Man / Charalambides / Jackie-O Motherfucker / Awesome Color / Fursaxa / Islaja / The No-neck Blues Band / Aaron Dilloway / Hair Police / Major Stars / Mouthus / Notekillers / Double Leopards / Ashtray Navigations / Hive Mind / Lambsbread / My Cat Is An Alien / Dkt-mc5 / White Out / No Neck Blues Band / Leslie Keffer / The Skaters (US) / Blood Stereo / Family Underground / Dead Machines / Monotract / M-vee / 16 Bitch Pile-up / The Bark Haze / Taurpis Tula / The Bummer Road / Peter Brotzmann and Han Bennink / and others / Mv & Ee and the Bummer Road / Gang Of Four Show all bands
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Unknown venue Minehead, England, United Kingdom
Show Duplicate for Dec 08, 2006

Genres:

Folk
Experimental
Psychedelic
Finnish
Freak Folk

Concerts Per Year:

2018 1 concert
2012 1 concert
2007 10 concerts
2006 1 concert

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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

How many concerts has Islaja had?

Islaja has had 13 concerts.

What genre is Islaja?

Islaja is most often considered to be Folk, Experimental, Psychedelic, Finnish, and Freak Folk.

When was the last Islaja concert?

The last Islaja concert was on November 08, 2018 at TivoliVredenburg in Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands. The bands that performed were: Devendra Banhart / The Breeders / Cass McCombs / Neneh Cherry / Mudhoney / Saul Williams / Rodrigo Amarante / Eleanor Friedberger / Vashti Bunyan / JPEGMAFIA / Anoushka Shankar / Colin Stetson / Georgia Anne Muldrow / Jacco Gardner / Tirzah / Psychic Ills / Hot Snakes / Kojey Radical / Yves Tumor / Kikagaku Moyo / Ryley Walker / Jessica Pratt / Seefeel / serpentwithfeet / Sons of Kemet / Lydia Lunch / Boogarins / The Comet Is Coming / King Britt / Bo Ningen / Joan of Arc / Jozef Van Wissem / Hailu Mergia / Ras G / Chihei Hatakeyama / Kelsey Lu / Art Ensemble Of Chicago / Gaika / Swamp Dogg / Manu Delago / STUFF. / Michael Rault / The Meridian Brothers / Emel Mathlouthi / Circuit Des Yeux / Roger Eno / Drinks / Valley Maker / RP Boo / Olan Mill / Oliver Coates / Ian William Craig / Madeline Kenney / Shannon Lay / Gigi Masin / Soichi Terada / Eartheater / Miho Hatori / Lucrecia Dalt / Lonnie Holley / Art Feynman / SASAMI / Jerusalem In My Heart / Virginia Wing / Hello Skinny / The Mauskovic Dance Band / Pan Daijing / Orchestra of Spheres / Black Midi / Scorpios / Yonatan Gat / Howie Lee / BCUC / Kate NV / Islaja / Crack Cloud / Ora Cogan / Katey Red / Hilary Woods / Cindy Lee / Please The Trees / Richard Fearless / Eli Keszler / Ras G & the Afrikan Space Program / ILL CONSIDERED / Midori Takada / Lice / Beverly Glenn-Copeland / Nicole Mitchell / Escape-ism / Mark Wynn / Senyawa / King Ayisoba / Alabaster dePlume / Dj Haram / Greg Fox / Vive La Void / Vera Sola / FAKA / Rizan Said / Islam Chipsy / Irreversible Entanglements / AMMAR 808 / FACS / Kelman Duran / Martin Bisi / Kadri Gopalnath / Kembra Pfahler / Paddy Steer / LYZZA / Dekmantel Soundsystem / Negro Leo / Ancient Shapes / Lucy Railton / King Champion Sounds / Urochromes / Linafornia / Jessica Sligter / Pekka Airaksinen / Joe Cardamone / Cuneyt Sepetci / The Avonden / Daniel Lentz / Kaja Draksler / Maria Chavez / Ka Baird / Maja S. K. Ratkje / Joe Coleman / Sun Foot / Nelson Patton / Eastern Medicine Singers / DNMF / Terrie Ex / Tim Koh / Cinema Perdu (NL) / DJ Noss / Sarah Hennies / Shintaro Sakamoto / Takuro Kikuchi.

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