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The first set of bands have been revealed for next year’s Wacken Open Air festival. The event will take place on August 4-6 in Wacken, Germany and it will feature the following: Judas Priest, Limp Bizkit, In Extremo, Rose Tattoo, As I Lay Dying, Lacuna Coil, GWAR, Death Angel, Phil Campbell And The Bastard Sons,…
The Wacken Open Air Festival has been postponed once again due to the coronavirus pandemic. The event is scheduled to return on August 4-6, 2022. Organizers issued the following statement: “Dear Metalheads, we would like to thank you for your great patience during the last weeks and months. It is with a heavy heart that…
Footage of Kreator’s three-song set from last month’s Wacken World Wide virtual festival has been shared on YouTube. You can check that out below:
Earlier today (April 30), Megadeth streamed their set from the 2017 Wacken Open Air festival on YouTube. You can check that out below. In other news, the band have also released some new merch on their webstore with a portion of proceeds going towards their road crew. https://youtu.be/ghVLBPSLL6w
The 2020 Wacken Open Air, Rock am Ring, and Rock im Park festivals have all been cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic. This news comes as Germany decided to extend restrictions on public gatherings until the end of August. The Wacken organizers said the following: “Dear Metalheads, yesterday, the German government decided that due to…
A story about two elderly men breaking out of their nursing home to attend Wacken Open Air in Germany recently went viral, but now it appears the story isn’t exactly true. Associated Press are now reporting that Itzehoe police spokesman Peter Berndt has since clarified that the men were actually 58 and 59 and that…
Judas Priest were inducted into the Hall Of Heavy Metal History on August 2 during the Wacken Open Air festival in Germany. The band were honored right before they played in front of more than 75,000 people. The group commented: “Judas Priest are thrilled and honored to accept induction into the Hall Of Heavy Metal…
Sabaton (20th anniversary show), Parkway Drive, Demons & Wizards, Powerwolf, Airbourne, Rose Tatoo, Within Temptation, Meshuggah, Krokus, Dark Funeral, and Avatar have all been booked for the 2019 Wacken Open Air festival. The event will take place on August 1-3 and over 50,000 tickets have already sold.
UPDATE: It now appears the story may not be entirely true. ORIGINAL STORY: According to Deutsche Welle, two elderly men broke out of their nursing home on Friday (August 3) so they can attend the world’s biggest metal festival, Wacken Open Air in Germany. After it was discovered that they were missing, the nursing home…
More bands have been added to the 2018 Wacken Open Air festival. The event will take place August 2-4 in Wacken, Germany, and the updated lineup includes: Judas Priest, Nightwish, Running Wild, Dimmu Borgir, Behemoth, In Extremo, Arch Enemy, Vince Neil, Samael, Doro, Children Of Bodom, Dirk Schneider, Amorphis, Sepultura, Amaranthe, Epica, Firewind, Belphegor, Mantar,…
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