For nine years, Jörg Stammer has enjoyed working at the police station on the W:O:A grounds as a senior officer. He witnesses funny things on a regular basis, but he probably won’t forget that one
31-08-18
Wacken Stories: Uli Kruse
In 2009, Uli Kruse and his colleagues had put up their counseling tent at the W:O:A for the first time, when a customer walked in. He was only looking for a nail at first, but he stuck around – and
28-08-18
Wacken Stories: Franziska Dönnecke
There is no question that hasn’t been asked in Wacken’s Durhorn Pharmacy during the festival, and everyday there is something to laugh about. Especially when the nature of little ailments gets lost
22-08-18
Wacken Stories: Stefan Matuschek
Wacken boss Holger Hübner has a lot to take care of every day, so communication needs to be quick at the headquarters. And he is known as fast talker anyway. One time that put merch manufacturer
17-08-18
Wacken Stories: Gerd Nottelmann
Gerd Nottelmann ending up at the W:O:A was like festival mud on our shoes: inevitable. Being the squad leader of the local fire brigade in Holstenniendorf, the village right next to Wacken,
06-08-18
Already 60.000 tickets are sold!
The server from Metaltix does not get a breather - at the moment, 60,000 tickets have already been sold for the 30th Wacken Open Air. This leaves only 15,000 tickets on the market.
The server from
06-08-18
Less than 25.000 tickets are still available!
Over 50,000 tickets for the 30th Wacken Open Air have already been sold, leaving less than 25,000 on sale. Get your ticket now on Metaltix.com!
Over 50,000 tickets for the 30th Wacken Open Air have
06-08-18
Over 40.000 tickets are already sold for W:O:A 2019
The presale has started and it keeps running - over 40.000 tickets have been sold within the first 12 hours!
The presale has started and it keeps running - over 40.000 tickets have been sold within
05-08-18
Another decade Wacken Open Air is coming closer to its end – Thanks for W:O:A 2018!
With the fading sounds of the last bands which played the Holy Ground yesterday the 29th edition of Wacken Open Air ended very peaceful and filled with lots of memorable moments.
With the fading
28-07-18
Arrival Information for W:O:A 2018
Certainly a lot of you are already busy with packing luggage for the journey to the 29th Wacken Open Air! And that's exactly the reason why we've summarized all important info about the upcoming