Down By The Laituri (often shortened to DBTL) is a rock festival organized annually in the city of Turku, Finland since 1988.[1] In the month of July, the festival is organized next to the river Aura in Turku's city center. In Finland, DBTL is the largest and oldest festival to be organized in a city center. In 2005, the festival took place from 27 to 31 July, attracting approximately 70,000 people and included performances from Panasonic (now Pan Sonic) and Jimi Tenor.[2]