Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Metal fans walk across the muddy grounds at the Wacken Open Air (WOA) heavy metal festival. Marcus Brandt/dpa Tens of thousands 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 ...

When Thomas Jensen co-founded Wacken Festival in 1990, the idea was simple. Book a few bands, get some beers in, and invite some mates to have the time of their lives. Thirty-five years later, the ...

While it officially starts on July 30, the first metal fans have already gathered on 'holy ground' this Sunday - for the legendary Wacken Open Air, beloved by fans of the harder musical genres. For ...