† NillaMora †

The fourth Helldone Festival in Helsinki, Finland will be as warm, loose and easygoing as it's always been. There's one new thing though, more of a sort of added bonus as Helldone Festival does a road trip.

This time around HIM, KYPCK (pronounced ..Kursk') and 45 Degree Woman take the festival on the road, to the cities of Oulu and Tampere. While this fearless trio shares some good vibes with the rest of the country, Helldone HQ in Helsinki is rocking to the sounds of Stam1na, Diablo and Godsplague on Monday 29th , and The 69 Eyes, Negative and Sara on Tuesday 30th . New Year's Eve marks the eagerly awaited return of the road warriors. 

During the past couple of years, the Helldone Festival has also been proud to present some cool bands from overseas but you have politely pointed out that the thing you really want to see and hear are Finnish bands. Finnish bands in the dark heart of the Finnish winter.

Your wishes are our commands! Besides, you've got it spot on: it's these bands that are the true essence of the Spirit of Helldone, the very thing that makes our festival one of a kind. These bands, this venue, and - last but far from least - this audience.

It's a family affair. Always has been, always will be.

Some of this year's bands have played at the festival before but none has been invited back purely for old times sake. Each and every band in the Helldone 2008 line-up has recently reached important milestones in their careers: be it a killer album, a breakthrough in new territories or a big tour. They all are alive, hungry, fast and furious. And definitely as cool as a December night in downtown Hellsinki.

Helldone 2008 marks the tenth anniversary of HIM's New Year's Eve shows at Tavastia Club - the tradition out of which the Helldone Festival was born. Each night there will be top bands on the Tavastia stage, while the neighbouring venue Semifinal serves as a chill out zone with some familiar faces spinning records. HIM will traditionally start their set at midnight on New Year's Eve.

TICKETS ON SALE STARTING OCTOBER 15th, 2008 @ 09.00am (EET)

Dec 29, 2008
Tavastia & Semifinal, Helsinki             
Stam1na
Diablo
Godsplague

Club Teatria, Oulu
HIM
KYPCK
45 Degree Woman

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Dec 30, 2008
Tavastia & Semifinal, Helsinki           
The 69 Eyes
Negative
Sara

Pakkahuone & Klubi, Tampere
HIM
KYPCK
45 Degree Woman

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Dec 31, 2008
Tavastia & Semifinal, Helsinki           
HIM
KYPCK
45 Degree Woman

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At Semifinal there will be DJs everyday:
Mon. Dec. 29th TBA
Tue. Dec. 30th TBA
Wed. Dec. 31st:  Jussi69



Where to get tickets:

Oulu and Tampere: www.lippupalvelu.fi and www.tiketti.fi (limit 4 per customer)

Helsinki: www.tiketti.fi (limitation 2 per customer)

Helsinki 3 day pass is available through www.tiketti.fi. Price 100€. (limit 2 per customer)

Age Limits:  18 and over for all shows except for Pakkahuone the age limit is 15 and over.

Links:
Helldone Festival www.myspace.com/helldone
Tavastia www.tavastiaklubi.fi
Teatria www.teatria.com
Pakkahuone www.tullikamari.net
KYPCK www.kypck-doom.com
45 Degree Woman www.myspace.com/45dw
Stam1na www.stam1na.com
Diablo www.myspace.com/diablometal
Godsplague www.myspace.com/thegodsplague
The 69 Eyes www.69eyes.com
Negative www.negative.fi
Sara www.saranhuone.com

Transportation Options:
www.vr.fi (Finnish national railway company)
www.blue1.fi (airline)
www.finnair.fi (airline)
www.fc.fi (airline)
www.expressbus.com (busline)

Hotel Options:
www.restel.fi
www.sokoshotels.fi
www.scandichotels.com
www.radissonsas.com

sources:

 http://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendID=4739583&blogID=439636915

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