Much more than a festival of metal music, mud and beer, Wacken is a unique community and cultural experience. Here are five things you need to know about W:O:A. The Wacken Open Air festival, also ...

"Wacken - rain or shine." It's a good catchphrase, though there was definitely more of one than the other at this year's event as Wacken Open Air returned for its 34th edition, boasting a host of ...

Tickets for the next Wacken Open Air heavy metal music festival in July and August 2025 have already sold out, according to festival promoters on Monday. The 85,000 tickets for the festival in the ...

Northern Germany's Wacken Open Air heavy metal festival, in a rural area northwest of Hamburg, opened today. Rainy weather turned the festival's grounds muddy, and organizers were forced to tell fans ...

The 2020 edition of Germany's long-running Wacken Open Air festival has officially been canceled due to the country's recently invoked ban on mass gatherings until Aug. 31 due to the coronavirus ...

Slipknot will headline the Wacken Open Air festival in Germany in 2020. The iconic group will have Maggots going wild when they play for the first time at the festival’s 30th anniversary next summer.

In one of the most insane announcements likely to come this week, organizers for Wacken Open Air 2023 have confirmed that the festival sold out—a grand total of 80,000 tickets sold in six hours. It is ...

You’re all cooped up. We’re all cooped up. Everyone’s friggin’ cooped up! You’re scrolling through our social feeds, texting with friends, eating, drinking coffee, watching TV, scrolling through our ...