The burning skull is the official symbol for Wacken Open Air.
Genre
Heavy metal
Location(s)
Wacken, Germany
Years active
1989–2019, 2022–present
Website
wacken.com
We Are the Metalheads (2009)
The official Wacken Hymn, performed by Doro and Skyline.
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D-A-D. Wacken Open Air 2009.
Wacken Open Air (/ˈvɑːkən/, abbreviated as W:O:A) is a heavy metal music festival, held annually since 1989 on the first weekend of August in the village of Wacken in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. Almost all styles and subgenres of hard rock and metal are represented and hosted.[1] It is now one of the largest heavy metal festivals in the world and one of the largest open-air festivals in Germany. Between 2011 and 2018, the number of attendees was around 85,000, 75,000 of whom were paying visitors. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, there were no 2020 and 2021 editions of Wacken Open Air.
^"Metal Festival Landkarte 2015 für Deutschland & Österreich | Disctopia Metal Webzine" (in German). Retrieved 12 December 2019.
Metalheads (2009) The official Wacken Hymn, performed by Doro and Skyline. Problems playing this file? See media help. WackenOpenAir (/ˈvɑːkən/, abbreviated...
EPs and two DVDs depicting their performances at WackenOpenAir (in 2005) and Bloodstock OpenAir (in 2010). The group consists of Martin Axenrot (ex-Opeth)...
Kottonmouth Kings and Deuce. In August 2013 the band made an appearance at WackenOpenAir, as well as on the Geki Rock Tour in Japan. The band was nominated...
2, 2014, Savatage announced that they were reuniting for the 2015 WackenOpenAir; despite having discussed the possibility of more shows and new music...
metal/metalcore band, from Tokyo. The band won the 1st place in the 2023 WackenOpenAir metal battle competition. The band was formed in 2011 as Phantom X...
Live at WackenOpenAir 2006 (undertitled A Night to Remember - A Journey Through Time) is a live DVD released by the German heavy metal band Scorpions...
playing in metal festivals including the Graspop Metal Meeting and the WackenOpenAir, before releasing her third album, What Lies Beneath, supported by...
The Wacken Carnage is a CD/DVD set of death metal band Bloodbath at a very rare live appearance recorded on 5 August 2005 at the WackenOpenAir Festival...
It was also alleged that a fight had erupted backstage at the 2008 WackenOpenAir, triggered by homophobic remarks. Allegedly, the person who made the...
already scheduled upcoming concerts and tours, including shows at the WackenOpenAir and Rock in Rio festivals, although she was not confirmed as an official...
year's summer festivals, including Graspop Metal Meeting in Belgium, WackenOpenAir in Germany, and Reading and Leeds Festivals in the UK. In May 2023...
for their third album. In 2013 they performed during WackenOpenAir and Summer Breeze OpenAir. In 2014, 2017, and 2022 Nachtblut lined up Wave-Gotik-Treffen...
Live at WackenOpenAir 2007 is a video by the American thrash metal band Overkill, released on February 5, 2008 through Bodog Music. All songs written...
released on DVD. Roth appeared in concert with Scorpions onstage at the WackenOpenAir Festival in 2006 along with two other former members of the band. Billed...
Scarecrow, Tobias Sammet was invited to perform a headlining show at WackenOpenAir, an offer that producer/guitarist Sascha Paeth convinced him to accept...
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