Lordi will respect all previous bookings for summer festivals in Finland. Many of the gigs were agreed upon before the Eurovision victory, so the band will get no extra fees for these, according to Iltalehti. Some of the new bookings may have had to pay three times the earlier fees. The gigs announced are:

June 9 Lappi Areena, Rovaniemi, Finland
June 10 Sauna open air, Tampere, Finland
June 10 Killerirock, Jyväskylä, Finland
June 11 Download Festival, Donington Park, Great Britain
June 17 Myötätuulirock, Vantaa, Finland
June 22 Raumanmeren juhannus, Rauma, Finland
June 23 Joensuun juhannus, Joensuu, Finland
June 24 Kalajoen juhannus, Kalajoki, Finland
July 01 Miljoonarock, Tuuri, Finland
July 06 Tangomarkkinat, Seinäjoki, Finland
July 07 Ruisrock, Turku, Finland
July 08 Kirkastusjuhlat, Aitoo, Finland
July 12 Tammerfest, Tampere, Finland
July 14 Rockperry, Vaasa, Finland
July 20 The Earthshaker Festival, Germany
July 22 Saapasjalka Rock, Pihtipudas, Finland
July 25 Rockoff, Mariehamn, Åland
Aug 18 Umpitunneli, Tornio, Finland
Aug 19 Tuiskurock, Nivala, Finland
Aug 20 Heinolassa Jyrää, Heinola, Finland

Notably even the tango festival, that launched Jari Sillanpää’s (ESC Finland 2004) career, have booked the monsters.

Meanwhile, in Rovaniemi the residents think the city council was too hasty to rename a central square, Sampo-aukio to Lordi-aukio. Some people have even said a more suitable place to be renamed after the band would be the city dump. HS.fi

Also, Mr. Lordi has said he plans to open a Monster theme park in Rovaniemi via his company Monsterica Oy. Also, there has been talk about a Lordi World in the loss-making Santa Park grotto in Rovaniemi. yle.fi