Finland's TUSKA Festival Is Officially Sold Out

May 20, 2008

The eleventh annual edition of the Tuska open-air festival which has a capacity of 33,000 has officially sold out, according to the event's organizers. The festival, which is set to take place June 27-29 at the Kaisaniemi park in Helsinki, Finland, will feature a total of 32 bands performing on three stages over the course of three days. In addition, a couple of dozen bands will appear at various evening clubs in the city.

The festival billing is as follows:

Friday, June 27:

DIMMU BORGIR
CARCASS
AMON AMARTH
MOKOMA
ENTOMBED
STAM1NA
THE SORROW
THE SCOURGER
KYPCK
TRACEDAWN

Saturday, June 28:

MORBID ANGEL
KREATOR
FIELDS OF THE NEPHILIM
BEHEMOTH
DIABLO
PRIMORDIAL
DREAM EVIL
NOXA
KALMAH
KIUAS
SOTAJUMALA
DISCARD
GHOST BRIGADE

Sunday, June 29:

SLAYER
KILLSWITCH ENGAGE
SONATA ARCTICA
NILE
JOB FOR A COWBOY
TYR
DYING FETUS
KORPIKLAANI
SHADE EMPIRE

NIGHTWISH will perform on June 26 at the Kaisaniemi venue. Support at the gig will come from AMORPHIS and EPICA.

For more information, visit www.tuska-festival.fi.

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