Wacken Open Air
Wacken Open Air | |
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The logo of the Wacken Open Air festival is a bull head Skull | |
Genre | Metal |
Dates | July, August |
Location(s) | Wacken, Germany |
Years active | 1990–present |
Founded by | Thomas Jensen and Holger Hübner[1] |
Website | |
www.wacken.com |
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Wacken Open Air (W:O:A) is a summer open-air heavy metal music festival. It takes place annually in the small village of Wacken in Schleswig-Holstein, northern Germany. With 80,000 festival visitors, and including personnel a total of roughly 86,000 attendees in 2011,[2] it attracts various kinds of metal music fans.
The festival was first held in 1990 as a small event for local German bands. W:O:A is usually held at the beginning of August and lasts three days.
1990
Wacken Open Air 1990, the first incarnation of the festival, was held on Friday, 24 August and Saturday, 25 August.
Lineup | |
Friday | Saturday |
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Skyline |
5th Avenue |
1991
Wacken Open Air 1991 was held on Friday, 23 August and Saturday, 24 August.
Lineup | |
Bon Scott (AC/DC Tribute Band) |
Ruby Red |
1992
Wacken Open Air 1992 was held on Friday, 21 August and Saturday, 22 August.
Lineup | |
5th Avenue |
Jolly Hangman |
1993
Wacken Open Air 1993 was held from Friday, 20 August to Sunday, 22 August, and was headlined by Doro and Fates Warning.
Main Stage | ||
Friday | Saturday | Sunday |
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Piracee |
Heavenward |
Abi Wallenstein |
Party Stage | |
Friday | Saturday |
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Fast Lover |
Torment |
1994
Wacken Open Air 1994 was held on Friday, 19 August and Saturday, 20 August, and was headlined by Paul Di'Anno's Killers.
Main Stage | ||
Friday | Saturday | |
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Suiciety |
Saintcatee |
Party Stage | |
Friday | Saturday |
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Moray |
Roan |
1995
Wacken Open Air 1995 was held on Friday, 19 May and Saturday, 20 May, and was headlined by D:A:D and Tiamat.
Lineup | ||
5th Avenue |
Ghosts of Dawn |
Prime |
1996
Wacken Open Air 1996 was held on Friday, 9 August and Saturday, 10 August, and was headlined by Böhse Onkelz.
Double Main Stage | |||
Friday | Saturday | ||
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Grind Machine |
Gorefest |
Gorn |
Atrocity |
1997
Wacken Open Air 1997 was held on Friday, 8 August and Saturday, 9 August, and was headlined by Motörhead.
Double Main Stage | |||
Friday | Saturday | ||
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Aion |
Sodom |
Scanner |
Birth Control |
W.E.T. Stage | |
Friday | Saturday |
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Don Bosco |
Entrust |
1998
Wacken Open Air 1998 was held on Friday, 7 August and Saturday, 8 August. The festival was headlined by Savatage, JBO, Blind Guardian, and Doro.
Double Main Stage | |||
Friday | Saturday | ||
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Metal Worx |
Blitzkrieg |
Sweet Noise |
Voivod (canceled) |
W.E.T./Black Stages | |||
Friday | Saturday | ||
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Third Teeth |
Krabathor |
Murder One |
Heavenwood |
1999
Wacken Open Air 1999 was held from Thursday, 5 August to Saturday, 7 August.
Double Main Stage | ||
Thursday | Friday | Saturday |
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Edguy |
Dr. Death |
History Stage | Party Stage | |
Friday | Saturday | |
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In Aeternum |
Powergod |
The Crown |
W.E.T. Stage | ||
Thursday | Friday | Saturday |
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Tankwart |
Paragon |
Mindfeed |
2000
Wacken Open Air 2000 was held from Thursday, 3 August to Saturday, 5 August.
Double Main Stage | ||
Thursday | Friday | Saturday |
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Vader |
Dark Age |
Party Stage | |
Friday | Saturday |
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Dark at Dawn |
SHARD |
W.E.T. Stage | |
Friday | Saturday |
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Deranged |
Mob Rules |
2001
Wacken Open Air 2001 was held from Thursday, 2 August to Saturday, 4 August.
Double Main Stage | ||
Thursday | Friday | Saturday |
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Deceased |
Warhammer |
Party Stage | |
Friday | Saturday |
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Nostradameus |
Trail of Tears |
W.E.T. Stage | |
Friday | Saturday |
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Bionix |
Kju |
2002
Wacken Open Air 2002 was held from Thursday, 1 August to Saturday, 3 August.
Double Main Stage | ||
Thursday | Friday | Saturday |
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Messiah Kiss |
Stormwarrior |
Stormwitch |
Party Stage | |
Friday | Saturday |
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Avalanch |
Rottweiler |
W.E.T. Stage | |
Friday | Saturday |
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Antagonist |
Victims of Madness |
2003
Wacken Open Air 2003 was held from Thursday, 31 July to Saturday, 2 August.
Double Main Stage | ||
Thursday | Friday | Saturday |
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Circle II Circle |
Dew-Scented |
Sinister |
Party Stage | |
Friday | Saturday |
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The Quill |
Raunchy |
W.E.T. Stage | |
Friday | Saturday |
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Obscenity |
Human Fortress |
2004
Wacken Open Air 2004 was held from Thursday, 5 August to Saturday, 7 August.
Double Main Stage | ||
Thursday | Friday | Saturday |
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Orphanage |
Bal-Sagoth |
Party Stage | |
Friday | Saturday |
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Mnemic |
Mystic Prophecy |
W.E.T. Stage | |
Friday | Saturday |
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Methedras |
Dr. Rock |
2005
Wacken Open Air 2005 was held from Wednesday, 3 August to Saturday, 6 August.
Double Main Stage | ||
Thursday | Friday | Saturday |
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Naglfar |
Zyklon |
Party Stage | |
Friday | Saturday |
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Mercenary |
Mob Rules |
W.E.T. Stage | ||
Thursday | Friday | Saturday |
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Doomfoxx |
Victims of Madness |
Stigma |
Jim Beam Stage | ||
Thursday | Friday | Saturday |
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Doomfoxx |
Doomfoxx |
2006
Wacken Open Air 2006 was held from Wednesday, 2 August to Saturday, 5 August.
Double Main Stage | ||
Thursday | Friday | Saturday |
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Faster Inferno |
Mystic Circle |
Aborted |
Party Stage | |
Friday | Saturday |
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End of Green |
Metal Church |
W.E.T. Stage | |||
Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday |
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Gutlock |
Monster Joe |
Morbus Gravis |
2007
Wacken Open Air 2007 was held from Wednesday, 1 August to Saturday, 4 August. The festival was headlined by Blind Guardian, Saxon, Iced Earth, Immortal.
Double Main Stage | ||
Thursday | Friday | Saturday |
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Blitzkrieg |
Suidakra |
Sonic Syndicate |
Party Stage | ||
Thursday | Friday | Saturday |
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The Sorrow |
The Black Dahlia Murder |
Disillusion |
W.E.T. Stage | |||
Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday |
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Krossbreed |
Red Ink |
Sheephead |
2008
Wacken Open Air 2008 was held from Wednesday, 30 July to Saturday, 2 August. The festival was headlined by Iron Maiden, Children of Bodom, Avantasia, and Nightwish.
Exodus' set was filmed for their 2010 live DVD Shovel Headed Tour Machine: Live At Wacken & Other Assorted Atrocities
Party Stage | ||
Thursday | Friday | Saturday |
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Primordial |
Machine Men |
W.E.T. Stage | |||
Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday |
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Threat |
Concept Insomnia |
The Fading |
Ripsaw |
2009
Wacken Open Air 2009 was held from Wednesday, 29 July to Saturday, 1 August, and marked the festival's 20th year.
Kampfar were originally scheduled to perform on the Party Stage on Saturday, but were forced to cancel their appearance due to personal reasons. Their slot was filled by Onkel Tom.
Double Main Stage | ||
Thursday | Friday | Saturday |
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Skyline |
Vreid |
Einherjer |
Party Stage | ||
Thursday | Friday | Saturday |
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Napalm Death |
W.E.T. Stage | |||
Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday |
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Victims of Madness |
X-Plod |
Leave Scars |
None |
Medieval Stage | |||
Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday |
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Fejd |
Reincarnatus |
Swashbuckle |
Adorned Brood |
2010
Wacken Open Air 2010 was held from Wednesday, 4 August to Saturday, 7 August. The festival was headlined by Iron Maiden, Alice Cooper, Mötley Crüe, and Slayer.
Several bands played special sets at the festival. Corvus Corax played a show entitled "Wacken Burns" to close out the main stage performances on Friday.
Double Main Stage | ||
Thursday | Friday | Saturday |
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Skyline |
Dew-Scented |
Ektomorf |
Party Stage | |
Friday | Saturday |
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Suicidal Angels |
Smoke Blow |
W.E.T. Stage | |||
Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday |
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Victims of Madness |
Orcus O Dis† |
Brutus |
Nightmare |
† - Metal Battle 2010 finalists ‡ - Metal Battle 2010 winner |
Wackinger Stage | |||
Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday |
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Lord of the Lost |
Letzte Instanz |
The Keltics |
Red Bull Bus | Bullhead City Tent | |||
Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday | |
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9mm |
Apocalyptica |
Spit Like This |
The Circus of Horrors |
2011
Wacken Open Air 2011 was held from Thursday, 4 August to Saturday, 6 August. The festival was headlined by Blind Guardian, Judas Priest, Ozzy Osbourne, Motörhead, Airbourne and Sepultura.
Double Main Stage | ||
Thursday | Friday | Saturday |
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Skyline (plus guests) |
Ensiferum |
Moonsorrow |
Party Stage | |
Friday | Saturday |
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Primal Fear |
Visions of Atlantis |
W.E.T. Stage | |||
Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday |
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Mother of God† |
Tanker† |
Pharao |
The Murder of My Sweet |
† - Metal Battle 2011 finalists ‡ - Metal Battle 2011 winner |
2012
Wacken Open Air 2012 was held from Thursday, 2 August to Saturday, 4 August.
Double Main Stage | |||
Thursday | Friday | Saturday | |
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Skyline† |
Endstille |
Delain | |
† - With guests |
Party Stage | |
Friday | Saturday |
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Betontod |
Suffocated |
Bullhead City Circus | |||
Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday |
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Inquisitor† |
Russkaja |
FDJ |
Agro |
† - Metal Battle 2012 finalists ‡ - Metal Battle 2012 Winner |
Wackinger Stage | |||
Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday |
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Russkaja |
Santiano |
Saor Patrol |
Santiano |
2013
Wacken Open Air 2013 was held from Thursday, 1 August to Saturday, 3 August.
Double Main Stage | |||
Thursday | Friday | Saturday | |
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Skyline |
Neaera |
Callejon | |
† - Set was cut short due to frontman Lemmy Kilmister's poor health.
‡ - Set was filmed and released as Showtime, Storytime. |
Party Stage | |
Friday | Saturday |
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Russkaja |
Bullhead City Circus | |||
Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday |
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Harpyie |
Russkaja |
Benighted |
Hate Squad |
Wackinger Stage | |||
Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday |
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Impius Mundi |
Pampatut |
Harpyie |
Harpyie |
2014
Wacken Open Air 2014 was held from Thursday, 31 July to Saturday, 2 August.
The confirmed bands Death Angel and Iced Earth canceled their summer shows including Wacken Open Air.
Double Main Stage | ||
Thursday | Friday | Saturday |
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Skyline |
Chthonic (band) |
Arch Enemy |
Party Stage | |||
Friday | Saturday | ||
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Russkaja |
Prong | ||
† - Performance included following Special Guests: Tarja Turunen, Victor Smolski, Chris Boltendahl, Andre Matos and Jörg Michael |
2015
Wacken Open Air 2015 was held from Thursday, 30 July to Saturday, 1 August.
Double Main Stage | ||
Thursday | Friday | Saturday |
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Skyline |
Epica |
Khold |
Party Stage | |
Friday | Saturday |
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Angra |
Bullhead City Circus | |||
Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday |
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Sycorax |
Ethereal Sin |
Zodiac |
Victims of Madness |
Wackinger Stage | |||
Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday |
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Vroudenspil |
Pampatut |
Vroudenspil |
Cultus Ferox |
Wacken 2016 will be held from Thursday 4 August- Saturday 6 August Acts confirmed so far:
Iron Maiden, Blind Guardian, Ministry, Steel Panther, Eluveitie, DragonForce, Callejon, Axel Rudi Pell, Legion of the Damned, Orden Ogan, Orphaned Land, Borknagar, Eskimo Callboy, Henry Rollins (spoken word), Therion, Unisonic, Kylesa, The Goddamn Gallows and Pyogenesis.
Wacken Rocks
2009
Wacken Rocks South
27–29 August 2009: 9mm, Agathodaimon, Age of Evil, Alestorm, AM/FM, Axxis, Bai Bang, Chrome Molly, Cripper, Debauchery, Der W, Dezperados, Doro, Drone, Edguy, Eisbrecher, Fatal Smile, Feuerschwanz, Five and the Ted One, Flotsam & Jetsam, Frei.Wild, Girlschool, Grave Digger, Hämatom, Hank III & Assjack, Heaven Shall Burn, Herman Frank Band, In Extremo, Krypteria, The New Black, Parity Boot, SAHG, Secrets of the Moon, Slayer, Stainless Steel, Stratovarius, Suidakra, Tribe, U.D.O., Volbeat, Warpath
Wacken Rocks Seaside
28–30 August 2009: Age of Evil, Agathodaimon, Alestorm, Axxis, Bai Bang, Cripper, Debauchery, Der W, Dezperadoz, Dirty Deeds, Doro, Edguy, Eisbrecher, Fatal Smile, Five and the Red One, Flotsam & Jetsam, Frei.Wild, Girlschool, Hank III, Herman Frank Band, Heaven Shall Burn, In Extremo, J.B.O, Kneipenterroristen, Krypteria, Mob Rules, Ohrenfeindt, Parity Boot, SAHG, Secrets of the Moon, Slayer, Stratovarius, Suidakra, sexy Glitter, Torfrock, Tribe, U.D.O, Victims of Madness, Volbeat, Warpath ollelelerer
See also
- Full Metal Village, a 2007 documentary by Sung Hyung Cho about the village of Wacken and the influence of the festival on it.
- Metal: A Headbanger's Journey, and Global Metal, documentaries by anthropologist Sam Dunn which feature the festival.
- 25 Years Louder Then Hell - The W:O:A Documentary, Aug 2015, DVD/BluRay, 3 Eps. 45 min, 1h 5 min, 42 min, original sound: German, English and Spanish with subtitles German or English
References
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Wacken Open Air. |
- Official website
- Official Wacken Radio
- Wacken 2007 photos
- Wacken 2008 photos
- Wacken 2009 photos
- Wacken 2010 photos
- Wacken 2011 photos
- Festival pictures and review of the festival
- Review of W:O:A 2008
- Review of the Dutch Wacken Metal Battle 2008
Coordinates: 54°01′42″N 9°21′22″E / 54.02833°N 9.35611°E