Wacken Metal Battle confirms the return of the qualifier in Brazil
Wacken Metal Battle has announced the return of the official qualifier in Brazil for the 2027 edition of the Wacken festival…
Wacken Open Air pays tribute to Ozzy Osbourne.
The organizers of Wacken prepared a tribute to Ozzy Osbourne with a drone show. Music and images of the artist appeared on the screens…
Wacken Open Air announces the first bands for the 2026 edition.
Wacken Open Air has announced the first confirmed bands for the 2026 edition, which takes place from July 29th to August 1st in Germany. Continue Reading →
Torture Squad is confirmed for Wacken Open Air 2025.
Mayara Puertas and company return to the Wacken Open Air stage in 2025. The band Torture Squad will be there with…
Nervosa is confirmed for Wacken Open Air 2023; tickets are sold out.
The Brazilian band Nervosa is confirmed for Wacken Open Air 2023, but the festival has sold out of tickets…
Wacken Open Air confirms Judas Priest, Limp Bizkit and Brazilian band Crypta.
German festival Wacken Open Air will feature Judas Priest, Limp Bizkit, and Crypta, a Brazilian death metal band, in its lineup. Continue Reading →
Wacken Open Air announces postponement of the festival to 2022.
The German Wacken Open Air festival has announced its postponement to 2022 due to the pandemic. See the new dates here.
Wacken Open Air Festival 2020 is cancelled; learn more here.
The 2020 edition of the Wacken Open Air Festival has been cancelled due to restrictions in Germany prohibiting events with…
Slipknot is the new headliner for Wacken Open Air 2020.
Slipknot has been announced as the newest headliner for Wacken Open Air 2020, which will take place between July 30th and August 1st in Germany. Continue Reading →
After Rock in Rio, Nervosa is confirmed as an act for Wacken 2020.
The Brazilian band Nervosa has been confirmed for the 2020 edition of the legendary Wacken festival. The event will also feature Mercyful Fate,…
Police reveal that the story of the elderly people who ran away to attend Wacken Open Air is false.
German police have denied the story of the elderly couple who escaped from a nursing home to attend a concert…
Elderly residents escape from nursing home and are found at Wacken Open Air.
Wacken Open Air has announced the first bands for its next edition, which will take place on August 1-3, 2019. Tickets are on sale. Continue Reading →
Wacken Open Air: Watch shows from one of the world's biggest metal festivals.
With a capacity of around 70,000 people, one of the world's biggest metal festivals begins today: Wacken Open…
Video: Watch Steve Harris's full performance at Wacken Open Air 2017
Iron Maiden bassist Steve Harris performed at the latest edition of the German Wacken Open Air festival with his…
7 km tunnel built to transport beer to Metal Festival
"Beer Pipeline" Built for Wacken Open Air: A 7 km long underground system is being built for this year's Wacken Open Air festival. The "beer pipeline"... Continue Reading →