HIM, NIGHTWISH, LIFE OF AGONY, MINISTRY, OPETH Confirmed For Finland's RUISROCK

HIM, NIGHTWISH, AT THE GATES, LIFE OF AGONY, MINISTRY, OPETH, BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE and THE CULT are among the confirmed bands for the Ruisrock 2008 festival, set to take place July 4-6 in Ruissalo, Turku, Finland.

The festival billing is shaping up a follows:

AMORPHIS
ANNA JÄRVINEN
APOCALYPTICA
APULANTA
AT THE GATES
BROKEN SOCIAL SCENE
BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE
CMX
DISCO ENSEMBLE
DOWNSTAIRS
ENSIFERUM
FLOGGING MOLLY
HANOI ROCKS
HIM
I WALK THE LINE
INTERPOL
ISMO ALANKO TEHOLLA
KARI PEITSAMON SKOOTTERI
KENT
LAPKO
LAURI TÄHKÄ & ELONKERJUU
LIFE OF AGONY
MILLENCOLIN
MINISTRY
NIGHTWISH
OPETH
POETS OF THE FALL
PORCUPINE TREE
RAISED FIST
SCANDINAVIAN MUSIC GROUP
SONATA ARCTICA
STAM1NA
THE 69 EYES
THE ARK
THE CULT
THE NATIONAL
TURISAS

Three-day tickets will go on sale on Wednesday, March 5 for the price of 100 euros. Tickets are available at www.ruisrock.fi and box offices of Tiketti and Lippupalvelu. Besides regular printed tickets Tiketti has also electronic PDF and SMS tickets available. One-day tickets will go on sale later this spring.

(Thanks: Melica / Night Elves)