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Live music in Germany

Wacken

1,539 concerts at 35 venues in Wacken, Germany, 1997 to 2026. 46 concerts still to come.

Busiest decade on record: 2010s, 650 concerts.

1,539 Concerts

35 Venues

46 Upcoming

0 Concert reviews

0 Concert scores

Where the music happens

The rooms of Wacken

All 35 →

Wacken Open Air 738 concerts · 2011-2026 · 180,000 cap.
Wacken Open Air 2009 90 concerts · 2009
Wacken Open Air 2007 78 concerts · 2007
Wacken Open Air 2002 76 concerts · 2002
Wacken Open Air 2011 73 concerts · 2011
Wacken Open Air 2008 69 concerts · 2008
Wacken Open Air 2010 66 concerts · 2010
Blaze Festival 2000 56 concerts · 2000
Wacken Open Air 2006 53 concerts · 2006
Wacken Open Air 2003 50 concerts · 2003
Wacken Festivalplatz 49 concerts · 2013-2025
Wacken Open Air 2014 27 concerts · 2014

Still to come

Coming up in Wacken

All 46 →

Abbath Wed, 28 Jul 2027 · Wacken Open Air
Avatar Wed, 28 Jul 2027 · Wacken Open Air
Beast In Black Wed, 28 Jul 2027 · Wacken Open Air
Belphegor Wed, 28 Jul 2027 · Wacken Open Air
Carnifex Wed, 28 Jul 2027 · Wacken Open Air
Cavalera Conspiracy Wed, 28 Jul 2027 · Wacken Open Air
Children of Bodom Wed, 28 Jul 2027 · Wacken Open Air
Crypta Wed, 28 Jul 2027 · Wacken Open Air
Dark Tranquillity Wed, 28 Jul 2027 · Wacken Open Air
Dethklok Wed, 28 Jul 2027 · Wacken Open Air

Acts that keep coming back

Who plays Wacken most

Doro 9 concerts · last in 2023
Arch Enemy 8 concerts · last in 2026
Danko Jones 8 concerts · last in 2026
Heaven Shall Burn 8 concerts · last in 2023
In Extremo 8 concerts · last in 2024
In Flames 8 concerts · last in 2026
Nightwish 8 concerts · last in 2021
Powerwolf 8 concerts · last in 2026
Primal Fear 8 concerts · last in 2017
Rage 8 concerts · last in 2024
Avantasia 7 concerts · last in 2022
Cannibal Corpse 7 concerts · last in 2015

1997 to 2026

How Wacken has played out

Concerts on record in Wacken, by decade
Decade	Concerts	Venues
1990s	8	3
2000s	504	10
2010s	650	20
2020s	377	6