Germany, Wacken - Wacken Open Air 2011
| Location: | Germany, Wacken |
| Date: | 03-06 August 2011 |
| Website: | wacken.com |
| Organizer: | ICS Event Service |
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Tickets: |
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It was about time! Finally, in its 22nd year of existence, the biggest metal festival in the world will welcome the Prince of Darkness, one of the founders of the music we have all come to love: Ozzy Osbourne will headline Wacken Open Air 2011!
Ozzy's performance at Wacken will be his only German festival show in 2011. The metal opera Avantasia take it even further and will make their performance at Wacken Open Air their only show in 2011 worldwide! Witnessing Tobias Sammet ( Edguy) and his myriad of guests in front of tens of thousands of fans under the open sky certainly isn't your everyday concert experience.
And of course there's also American power metallers Iced Earth who will be performing for the very last time with legendary singer Matt Barlow.
But these three acts aren't the only ones with exclusive performances: NWOBHM legends Judas Priest, who are currently on their last world tour ever, TNBM front-runners Mayhem and Australian hard rockers Airbourne will also perform their only German festival shows at Wacken Open Air, and for Trivium it will even be their only festival show on European soil in 2011.
But even if you don't care for either of these bands, Wacken once again offers a wide array of metal styles for almost everyone, like power metal (e.g. Blind Guardian), extreme power/melodeath metal (e.g. Children Of Bodom), thrash metal (e.g. Kreator), death metal (e.g. Kataklysm), rock'n'roll (e.g. Motörhead), glam metal (e.g. Crashdïet), j-rock ( Dir En Grey), folk metal (e.g. Moonsorrow), stoner (Kyuss Lives!) and then some. For a complete listing of all 120+ bands, filled to the brim with big names of the scene, you'll only have to scroll down.
Wacken Open Air takes place in - surprise! - Wacken in Northern Germany, a small village with merely 2,000 inhabitants on 361 days of the year. The town is located 10 km north of Itzehoe and 50 km northwest of Hamburg. There will be shuttle buses from the festival site to the train station in Itzehoe as well as to the airports in Berlin, Hamburg, Bremen and Lübeck. For more info on getting there and away check the festival page here.
The festival is officially sold out since February, but some tour operators (e.g. Metal Train for Germany, Bock Tours for the Netherlands, Germany, Austria and Switzerland, Argon Events for the UK) still have some coach trip/festival ticket packages in store. More tour operators can be found here.
Another way to acquire your ticket would be the ticket exchange in the official forum which aims for eliminating the black marketing going on on eBay and other auctioning sites, and reducing the risk of acquiring fake tickets. In this exchange the Wacken staff supervises the ticket prices and acts as trust which means that the seller sends the ticket(s) to the staff who verifies the authenticity of the ticket(s) and reports it to the buyer. After the buyer has transferred the money to the seller, the Wacken staff will pass on the ticket(s) to the buyer. More information on this model can be found here (in English) and here (in German).
Further readings:
Wacken 2010 ? Metal Train 2010 ? Wacken 2009 ? Wacken 2008 ? Wacken 2007
Headliners
DAY 1 (03.08)
W.E.T. Stage / Headbangers Ballroom
| Mother Of God | |
| Leash Eye | |
| Dust Bolt | |
| Hammercult | |
| Virginia Clemm | |
| Death Clocks | |
| Noein | |
| Atrum | |
| Paralytic | |
| Eccentric Pendulum | |
| Aphyxion | |
| Mambo Kurt |
Wackinger Stage
| The Aberlour's | |
| Reliquiae | |
| Horch |
Bullhead-City Wrestling Tent
| Russkaja | |
| Ski King | |
| Victims Of Madness |
Beer Garden Stage
| W:O:A Firefighters | |
| Blechblosn |
DAY 2 (04.08)
True Metal Stage
| Ozzy Osbourne | |
| Helloween |
Black Stage
| Blind Guardian | |
| Skyline | |
| Bülent Ceylan |
W.E.T. Stage / Headbangers Ballroom
| Battle Beast | |
| Pneuma | |
| Tanker | |
| Aeon Throne | |
| Seven Stitches | |
| Achren | |
| Coldwar | |
| Rude Revelation | |
| Exquisite Pus | |
| X-Tinxion | |
| Sacramental |
Wackinger Stage
| Russkaja | |
| Reliquiae | |
| Maiden United |
Bullhead-City Wrestling Tent
| Onkel Tom Angelripper | |
| Kvelertak | |
| Ski's Country Trash | |
| Stier | |
| Jim Breuer |
Beer Garden Stage
| Edelweiss | |
| Hayseed Dixie | |
| Blechblosn | |
| Mambo Kurt | |
| W:O:A Firefighters |
DAY 3 (05.08)
True Metal Stage
| Judas Priest | |
| Airbourne | |
| Trivium | |
| Sodom | |
| Suicidal Tendencies |
Black Stage
| Morbid Angel | |
| Apocalyptica | |
| Triptykon | |
| Heaven Shall Burn | |
| As I Lay Dying | |
| Ensiferum |
Party Stage
| Rhapsody Of Fire | |
| Kyuss | |
| Morgoth | |
| Saltatio Mortis | |
| Van Canto | |
| Primal Fear |
W.E.T. Stage / Headbangers Ballroom
| Suidakra | |
| Skindred | |
| Accu§er | |
| Sirenia | |
| Tsjuder | |
| Slime | |
| Bullet | |
| Deadlock | |
| Negator | |
| Khold | |
| The Prophecy²³ | |
| Skálmöld | |
| Pussy Sisster | |
| Volcano | |
| Pharao | |
| Shraphead |
Wackinger Stage
| Ignis Fatuu | |
| Rabenschrey | |
| Reliquiae |
Bullhead-City Wrestling Tent
| Russkaja | |
| Smack Ballz | |
| Betontod | |
| Jim Breuer | |
| Ghost |
Beer Garden Stage
| Edelweiss | |
| Hayseed Dixie | |
| Mambo Kurt |
DAY 4 (06.08)
True Metal Stage
| Avantasia | |
| Motörhead | |
| Iced Earth | |
| Subway To Sally | |
| Dir En Grey | |
| Crashdïet |
Black Stage
| Children Of Bodom | |
| Kreator | |
| Sepultura | |
| Mayhem | |
| Kataklysm | |
| Moonsorrow |
Party Stage
| Knorkator | |
| Danko Jones | |
| Vreid | |
| The Haunted | |
| Visions Of Atlantis | |
| Eläkeläiset |
W.E.T. Stage / Headbangers Ballroom
| Hail Of Bullets | |
| Tokyo Blade | |
| Excrementory Grindfuckers | |
| In Solitude | |
| Blowsight | |
| Warrant [GER] | |
| Venomin James | |
| Tauthr | |
| Skeletonwitch | |
| Shining [NOR] | |
| Hämatom | |
| Stormzone | |
| Torture Squad | |
| Triosphere | |
| Hellsaw | |
| The Murder Of My Sweet |
Wackinger Stage
| Lacrimas Profundere | |
| Reliquiae |
Bullhead-City Wrestling Tent
| Girlschool | |
| Onslaught | |
| Hayseed Dixie |
Beer Garden Stage
| W:O:A Firefighters | |
| Edelweiss | |
| Mambo Kurt |
Who was there?
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Nefarious (UAE) | 100% |
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GT (Denmark) | 100% |
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Promonex | 100% |
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corrupt | 100% |
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OnJackTallBeck? (Brazil) | 100% |
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TheBigRossowski | 100% |
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buki of steel (Croatia) | 100% |
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Infurnace (The Netherlands) | 100% |
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MeTalRea|istiK (Malaysia) | 100% |
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MaiSweettShaadow () | 100% |
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infernall (Romania) | 100% |
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Overlord_PT (Portugal) | 100% |
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ChrisWinther (Denmark) | 100% |
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Skyum (Denmark) | 100% |
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Kallis Helmi (Hungary) | 100% |
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MrSpaceman (Poland) | 100% |
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Jack--- (Denmark) | 100% |
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In Chaos (Norway) | 100% |
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Kalmari (Finland) | 100% |
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Snockis (Sweden) | 100% |
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Heissayen (Spain) | 100% |
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Lord Nifiel (Sweden) | 100% |
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Gâsh (The Netherlands) | 100% |
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hanfsud | 100% |
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Alena (Russia) | 100% |
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Dewil Rituale (Bulgaria) | 100% |
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AngelCryGr (Greece) | 100% |
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Den Gode Hr. Kim (UK) | 100% |
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Brodd (Denmark) | 100% |
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Miquele | 100% |
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SMAX (USA) | 100% |
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Asmara (Austria) | 100% |
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santiagomp | 100% |
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Pucis (UK) | 100% |
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Maudraum (USA) | 100% |
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Ch3m1c4lThr4sh (The Netherlands) | 100% |
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Eleazar (Mexico) | 100% |
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Oriôn (Belgium) | 100% |
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Trust (Portugal) | 100% |
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Aquad | 100% |
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valeria (UK) | 100% |
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MightyMouse (Sweden) | 100% |
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Jvenned (Faroe Islands) | 100% |
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JaimeeFotzeBetrunken (New Zealand) | 100% |
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Buried Dreamer (Brazil) | 100% |
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svobi_666 (Austria) | 100% |
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Melodeathmetal (The Netherlands) | 100% |
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Wurzelbernd | 100% |
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Izarus (Denmark) | 100% |
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victim (Finland) | 100% |
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Link (Israel) | 100% |
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Fabiana Thoresen (The Netherlands) | 100% |
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Necrozika (Sweden) | 100% |
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wastedcorpse (Estonia) | 100% |
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Doomhammer | 100% |
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Rhaz | 100% |
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Rakshasa | 100% |
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Fjorten (Denmark) | 100% |
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Abbath (Spain) | 100% |
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mutantula | 100% |
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Vorhana (New Zealand) | 100% |
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JonLovesick (Spain) | 100% |
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FATA ESCARLATA (Czech Republic) | 100% |
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Jamie Yagami (Brazil) | 100% |
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Queoma Ferreira (Brazil) | 100% |
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Malakiitti (Finland) | 100% |
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Stoner Banger (Brazil) | 100% |
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Evolucionista (Venezuela) | 100% |
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kingjelle (The Netherlands) | 100% |
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Sima (Denmark) | 100% |
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Bonesaw () | 100% |
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Likus93 (Spain) | 100% |
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Rooste (Estonia) | 100% |
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trchook (Australia) | 100% |
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thorsdottir | 100% |
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guano (Turkey) | 100% |
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alemiglio13 (Italy) | 100% |
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redTobi666 | 100% |
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Hammar () | 100% |
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goddec (Slovenia) | 100% |
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MorphineChild (UAE) | 100% |
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ANArhia (Romania) | 100% |
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Üby | 100% |
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JAS DANIEL'S (Switzerland) | 100% |
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Dunkelgeist (Spain) | 100% |
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systeema (Latvia) | 100% |
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Alfredo Pliego (Mexico) | 100% |
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jess_lacrymosa (Slovenia) | 80% |
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animal71 (Australia) | 70% |
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dunskii (USA) | 60% |
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Wyrd (Canada) | 30% |
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Coaljin (Denmark) | 30% |
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Anarchy2012 (USA) | 10% |
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DarkFear (Belarus) | 10% |
News
| 03.08.2011 | Avantasia - Wacken Show Live On German TV |
| 22.07.2011 | Cradle Of Filth - Cancel Wacken Performance Due To Injury |
| 24.09.2010 | Mayhem - Returns To Wacken In 2011 |
| 08.08.2010 | Wacken Open Air 2011 - First Bands Announced |
Reviews
| 02.10.2011 | Wacken Open Air - Wacken, Germany, 6th August 2011 by Promonex |
| 02.10.2011 | Wacken Open Air - Wacken, Germany, 5th August 2011 by Promonex |
| 02.10.2011 | Wacken Open Air - Wacken, Germany, 3rd and 4th August 2011 by Promonex |
Photo galleries
| 06.08.2011 | Wacken Open Air 2011 - Day 3: Saturday by Promonex | 168 images |
| 05.08.2011 | Wacken Open Air 2011 - Day 2: Friday by Promonex | 131 images |
| 04.08.2011 | Wacken Open Air 2011 - Day 1: Thursday by Promonex | 43 images |
| 03.08.2011 | Wacken Open Air 2011 - Day 0: Wednesday & Miscellaneous by Promonex | 44 images |
Comments
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| corrupt With a lowercase c Posts: 3117 From: Germany |
The first time since I'm going to Wacken that I didn't get the X-Mas ticket package...
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| Marcel Hubregtse Grumpy Old Fuck Posts: 40071 From: The Netherlands  |
Written by corrupt on 09.08.2010 at 10:09 Why not? You always go there anyway. So might as well get that early bird ticket then.
---- Member of the true crusade against European Flower Metal Yesterday is dead and gone, tomorrow is out of sight Dawn Crosby (r.i.p.) 05.04.1963 - 15.12.1996 
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| Promonex Cathemeral Posts: 9720 From: Germany |
Written by Marcel Hubregtse on 09.08.2010 at 11:04 That's what they all say. That's why it's sold out already.
---- All life begins with Nu and ends with Nu... This is the truth! This is my belief! ...At least for now. - The Mystery of Life, Vol. 841 Ch. 26
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| Marcel Hubregtse Grumpy Old Fuck Posts: 40071 From: The Netherlands |
Written by Promonex on 09.08.2010 at 12:10 The early bird tickets are already sold-out? Wow, pathetic.
---- Member of the true crusade against European Flower Metal Yesterday is dead and gone, tomorrow is out of sight Dawn Crosby (r.i.p.) 05.04.1963 - 15.12.1996
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| corrupt With a lowercase c Posts: 3117 From: Germany |
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| Marcel Hubregtse Grumpy Old Fuck Posts: 40071 From: The Netherlands |
Written by corrupt on 09.08.2010 at 12:28 What? Has the world gone mad? Only six names announced (of which five are staple festival bands) and already that many tickets sold?
---- Member of the true crusade against European Flower Metal Yesterday is dead and gone, tomorrow is out of sight Dawn Crosby (r.i.p.) 05.04.1963 - 15.12.1996
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| Promonex Cathemeral Posts: 9720 From: Germany |
Written by Marcel Hubregtse on 09.08.2010 at 12:31 That's Wacken to you. I wouldn't consider ST as a staple festival band btw.
---- All life begins with Nu and ends with Nu... This is the truth! This is my belief! ...At least for now. - The Mystery of Life, Vol. 841 Ch. 26
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| Marcel Hubregtse Grumpy Old Fuck Posts: 40071 From: The Netherlands |
Written by Promonex on 09.08.2010 at 13:05 They have been doing quite a few festivals the last couple of years. First as ST, this year as Infectious Grooves (they played a couple of ST songs)
---- Member of the true crusade against European Flower Metal Yesterday is dead and gone, tomorrow is out of sight Dawn Crosby (r.i.p.) 05.04.1963 - 15.12.1996
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| Promonex Cathemeral Posts: 9720 From: Germany |
Written by Marcel Hubregtse on 09.08.2010 at 13:07 Just checked their recent events and yeah, you are kinda right. Most of those festivals are quite mainstream-oriented though (Exit Festival, Download, Le Rock Dans Tous, Les Eurockéennes, Rock for People) and they don't play that often in Germany either, so that's why I've probably perceived it differently. So for me they'd be a good reason to go Wacken again.
---- All life begins with Nu and ends with Nu... This is the truth! This is my belief! ...At least for now. - The Mystery of Life, Vol. 841 Ch. 26
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| Marcel Hubregtse Grumpy Old Fuck Posts: 40071 From: The Netherlands |
Written by Promonex on 09.08.2010 at 13:26 You consider Download more mainstream oriented than Wacken? I'd say they're both as mainstream oriented. 
---- Member of the true crusade against European Flower Metal Yesterday is dead and gone, tomorrow is out of sight Dawn Crosby (r.i.p.) 05.04.1963 - 15.12.1996
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| Promonex Cathemeral Posts: 9720 From: Germany |
Written by Marcel Hubregtse on 09.08.2010 at 13:30 I know you're just trolling again, but nonetheless I'll just mention Billy Talent, Staind, Enter Shikari, Pendulum and Lethal Bizzle.
---- All life begins with Nu and ends with Nu... This is the truth! This is my belief! ...At least for now. - The Mystery of Life, Vol. 841 Ch. 26
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| Marcel Hubregtse Grumpy Old Fuck Posts: 40071 From: The Netherlands |
Written by Promonex on 09.08.2010 at 13:37 Wacken caters to the metal mainstream whereas Download caters to the alternative mainstream
---- Member of the true crusade against European Flower Metal Yesterday is dead and gone, tomorrow is out of sight Dawn Crosby (r.i.p.) 05.04.1963 - 15.12.1996
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| corrupt With a lowercase c Posts: 3117 From: Germany |
Marcel, believe it or not, there's more to a festival than just the music. And in that regard there is nothing like Wacken. The Cult that has grown around it, the faithful fans, the village and it's people. Even most bands acknowledge the special place that Wacken has in the scene. And your trolling won't change things either. The only thing you accomplish here, besides alienating people who actually like the festival is to establish yourself as superior to other people which is what most of us stopped doing at the age of 16. Although I still feel superior to folk metal fans 
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| Valentin B Iconoclast Posts: 10084 From: Czech Republic  |
Written by corrupt on 09.08.2010 at 14:33 great rant, awesome stuff haha. MARCEL MUST DIE IN THE NAME OF METAL!! ig i hagezsch the line-up looks so good//// fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu
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| corrupt With a lowercase c Posts: 3117 From: Germany |
Written by Valentin B on 10.08.2010 at 03:03 Shall I go on ranting about how you managed to skip two (!) times we tried to meet at Wacken, Mr. reliable? Btw, I bought my ticket yesterday, so did most of our camp. Wacken 2011, though shalt have us!
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| Valentin B Iconoclast Posts: 10084 From: Czech Republic |
Written by corrupt on 10.08.2010 at 10:12 there's always next year  and next year looks pretty fucking good so far. BG + ST + PF = OMGWTFPWN
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| RattleSnake Posts: 27 From: Slovak Republic  |
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| MeTalRea|istiK Posts: 170 From: Malaysia |
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| Valentin B Iconoclast Posts: 10084 From: Czech Republic |
Airbourne?? aside from their crazy-as-fuck frontman, FUCK THEM
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| corrupt With a lowercase c Posts: 3117 From: Germany |
What's all the fuss about Airbourne? They've played there like two times or so.
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| Marcel Hubregtse Grumpy Old Fuck Posts: 40071 From: The Netherlands |
Airbourne are a great live band espeically for festivals. No bullshit just music and and some antics. manowar live are horrendous. Half the set is lame assed speeches about how true they and their fans are.
---- Member of the true crusade against European Flower Metal Yesterday is dead and gone, tomorrow is out of sight Dawn Crosby (r.i.p.) 05.04.1963 - 15.12.1996
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| corrupt With a lowercase c Posts: 3117 From: Germany |
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| MeTalRea|istiK Posts: 170 From: Malaysia |
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| corrupt With a lowercase c Posts: 3117 From: Germany |
Written by MeTalRea|istiK on 18.09.2010 at 17:46 What's so hard about visiting their site and check for yourself? I'm as sure as one can be after reading an official news post.
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| MeTalRea|istiK Posts: 170 From: Malaysia |
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| 90IRONMAIDEN Posts: 24 From: USA  |
This needs to come to usa like dallas
---- KISS ARMY/THRASH METAL FAN'S WILL NEVER DIE!
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| Guib Thrash Talker Posts: 3048 From: Canada  |
No cash for the 2011 -_- but I plan on going to the 2012 edition of the festival This would be my first Wacken evar So sad Im poor and unable to go sooner
---- - Headbanging with mostly clogged arteries to that stuff - Guib's List Of Essential Albums - Also Thrash Paradise Thrash Here
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