Tickets for METALLICA's July 15 concert at the Olympic Stadium in Helsinki, Finland reportedly sold out less than 30 minutes after they went on sale this morning (Wednesday, February 28). As previously reported, METALLICA's July 12 concert at Stadion in Stockholm, Sweden and July 10 gig at Valle Hovin Stadion in Oslo, Norway took less than an hour and a half to sell out Monday morning (February 26).

METALLICA "Sick of the Studio '07 Tour" dates so far:

Jul. 01 - Werchter, BEL @ Rock Werchter Festival
Jul. 03 - Athens, GRE @ Rockwave Festival
Jul. 05 - Vienna, AUT @ Rotundenplatz
Jul. 10 - Oslo, NOR @ Valle Hovin Stadion
Jul. 12 - Stockholm, SWE @ Stadion
Jul. 13 - Aarhus, DEN @ Vestereng
Jul. 15 - Helsinki, FIN @ Olympic Stadium
Jul. 18 - Moscow, RUS @ Lushniki Stadium

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SCORPIONS will be joined by the band's former guitarist, Uli Jon Roth, during their appearance at this year's Rock & Blues Custom Show, set to take place July 26-29 at Coney Grey Showground, Chesterfield Road, Pentrich, Derbyshire, England. The festival billing is shaping up as follows:

SCORPIONS (with special guest Uli Jon Roth)
MICHAEL SCHENKER GROUP
THE LEVELLERS
PAT SAVAGE BAND
GMT
THE ANIMALS AND FRIENDS
THE HANDSOME BEASTS
SAOR PATROL

Note: SCORPIONS and MICHAEL SCHENKER GROUP will both perform on July 28.

SCORPIONS and Uli Jon Roth will play two more U.K. concerts together around their Rock & Blues Custom Show appearance. Also appearing on the bill will be MICHAEL SCHENKER GROUP. The dates are as follows:

July 29 - Manchester Apollo – Manchester, UK
July 30 - Hammersmith Apollo – London, UK

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An online gallery of IRON MAIDEN album cover spoofs featuring an "Eddie"-like Spongebob Squarepants is available online. You can view the gallery (entitled "Visions of the Sponge") at this location.

Created by the animating staff of Kebawe.com, the web site also includes a "Create Your Own SpongeEd" Flash game.

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