-       Schedule now online at www.tuska-festival.fi
-       Tickets for NIGHTWISH concert as well as the After parties  
still available
-       CRYSTAL BLAZE won the contest for a slot at Tuska after party

The schedule for the eleventh annual TUSKA FESTIVAL at Kaisaniemi,  
Helsinki, Finland is now online at www.tuska-festival.fi. The  
festival takes place on 27.-29.6. and is completely SOLD OUT. TUSKA  
2008 is headlined by SLAYER, MORBID ANGEL, CARCASS and DIMMU BORGIR.

Although TUSKA is sold out, there are still tickets for the NIGHTWISH  
–concert at Kaisaniemi on 26.6. NIGHTWISH are supported by AMORPHIS  
and EPICA. Tickets 44 euros from www.lippupalvelu.fi and www.tiketti.fi.

Tickets for the hard boiled TUSKA AFTER PARTIES are also available.  
The venues are TAVASTIA, NOSTURI, VIRGIN OIL CO. and INFERNO BAR.  
Helsinki-based CRYSTAL BLAZE won the band contest organised by TUSKA,  
STAY HEAVY RECORDS and MYSPACE FINLAND. The band will perform at  
VIRGIN OIL CO. on Thursday 26.6. alongside heavyhitters GODSPLAGUE  
and newcomers SILENTRAIN. Full after party program and ticket info at  
CLUBS section of www.tuska-festival.fi.

Once again, as often happens with sold out events, black market  
tickets are rearing their ugly heads. Don't pay overprice.

Tickets for Nightwish at Kaisaniemi Park available at www.tiketti.fi  
and www.lippupalvelu.fi. Ticket price 44e.

Additional information:

www.tuska-festival.fi
www.finnishmetalevents.fi
www.myspace.com/tuskafestival
  

TUSKA OPEN AIR METAL FESTIVAL 2008 PRESS RELEASE

-       Tuska tickets sold out
-       Tickets for the after parties and the Nightwish show on 26.6.  
still available
-       Vote for your favorite in the MySpace, Stay Heavy Records and  
Tuska band contest.
-       Tuska 2003-2007 exhibition at the Finnish Museum of Photography
-       Tuska warm-up club at YO-Talo in Tampere, "Dirty Black  
Summer" on 7.6.

Tuska Festival in Kaisaniemi Park, Helsinki, Finland on June 27.-29.  
has sold out all of the 33 000 tickets. The festival is headlined by  
Slayer, Morbid Angel, Dimmu Borgir and Carcass.

Tickets are still available for the numerous after parties through  
out the weekend as well as the Nightwish-concert on 26.6. Detailed  
info on the after parties at www.tuska-festival.fi.

The band contest organized by MySpace Finland, Stay Heavy Records and  
Tuska has reached its final stage. You can now vote your favorite of  
the 5 contestants on the aforementioned MySpace-pages. The winner  
will appear at the Tuska pre-party in Virgin Oil Co. on 26.6.

A photo exhibition "TUSKA 2003-2007" by Eija Mäkivuoti can be seen in  
Galleria Sinne on 6.6.-29.6. and at the Finnish Museum of Photography  
on 27.6.-24.8.

Stay Heavy Records and Tuska present a warm up party in the beautiful  
city of Tampere on 7.6. at the YO-Talo in celebration of sold out  
Tuska and Stay Heavy Records' new summer ep. Bands on the bill are  
Before The Dawn, The Final Harvest and Silentrain. Check websites for  
ticket info.

Tickets for Nightwish at Kaisaniemi Park available at www.tiketti.fi  
and www.lippupalvelu.fi. Ticket price 44e.

Additional information:

www.tuska-festival.fi
www.finnishmetalevents.fi
www.myspace.com/tuskafestival