W:O:A 2020 - the first bands are confirmed!

Who is ready for another round? W:O:A 2020 is already shaping up nicely with the first batch of kickass band confirmations - and a new theme for the…

Message from the traffic management regarding departure from W:O:A 2019!

First of all thanks for your co-operation during the journey! Now we would like to give some practical hints for your departure in preparation:

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And here are the winners of the Metal Battle 2019!

Also this year participants from 30 countries have fought the battle for the offspring crown of Heavy Metal! After the Metal Battle with all its many…

Wacken Express & train tickets at the bus stop

Metalheads! Good news for all of you who plan to travel home by train: Nordbahn is providing a Wacken Express to Hamburg on Sunday morning in addition…

Livestreams on Saturday

Make sure to clear you schedule on Saturday for it’s the last day of our big Wacken Open Air anniversary and we will once again give you a day full of…

Shower bus for R8 and R9

Dear Metalheads,
the last day of the festival has begun but we don’t think about stopping! After the auxillary areas R1 to R14 were optimized with…

IMPORTANT – RUNNING ORDER CHANGES FOR THE REST OF THE DAY - UPDATE BEERGARDEN STAGE

PLEASE NOTE: The running order for the Beergarden Stage has been updated.

Dear Metalheads,

due to the temporary stop of the program today we have…

Severe weather warning is over - Infield reopens now!

The severe weather has passed – we are opening the stage area again! Thank you for your cooperation – you’re the best!

We’ll inform you on further…

Severe Weather Warning & Today’s Program

Dear Metalheads,

Despite the current severe weather warning the program for today is not cancelled.

Please stay calm, search safe spaces (like cars…

Livestreams on Friday

Even though nothing compares to the live festival experience, we continue to offer you a lot of concerts in our worldwide livestream this Friday via…

Keep the holy ground clean!

We need your help in order to celebrate the next 30 years on green meadows too. Please leave your camping areas tidy when you leave on Sunday.

Info regarding the cancellation of yesterday’s Mambo Kurt Show

There was a bit of confusion regarding the Mambo Kurt Show yesterday which was cancelled due to the weather conditions.