Festival No. 0001082 · Est. 1997
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Where it happens
Festival site
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The details
- Venue
- Wacken Open Air
- Address
- Norderstr. 25596
- City
- Wacken, Germany
- Capacity
- 180,000
Somewhere to sleep it off
Where to stay
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For the record
About the artists
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Alestorm formed in Perth, United Kingdom, in 2007. Plays folk metal, metal, power metal.
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Alice Cooper was born in Detroit, United States, on 4 February 1948. Plays classic rock, garage rock, glam metal, glam rock, hard rock, heavy metal, new wave, psychedelic rock.
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Amorphis formed in Helsinki, Finland, in 1990. Plays death metal, death-doom metal, folk metal, melodic death metal, metal, progressive metal, symphonic metal.
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Anthrax formed in New York, United States, in 1981. Plays alternative metal, crossover thrash, groove metal, grunge, hard rock, heavy metal, metal, nu metal.
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ASP formed in Frankfurt Am Main, Germany, in 1999. Plays dark wave, gothic, gothic rock, neue deutsche härte.
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Benighted formed in Saint-Étienne, France, in May 1998. Plays brutal death metal, death metal, deathgrind, grindcore, metal, technical death metal.
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Black Messiah formed in Gelsenkirchen, Germany, in 1994. Plays viking metal.
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Callejon formed in 2002. Plays metalcore, screamo.
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Candlemass formed in Stockholm, Sweden, in 1984. Plays doom metal, epic doom metal, heavy metal, metal, traditional doom metal.
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Coppelius formed in Berlin, Germany, in 1997. Plays rock.
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Corvus Corax formed in East Germany, Germany, in December 1989. Plays celtic, classical, folk, folk metal, folk rock, heavy metal, medieval, medieval metal.
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Deep Purple formed in Hertford, United Kingdom, in 1968. Plays blues rock, classic rock, hard rock, heavy metal, progressive rock, rock.
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DevilDriver formed in Santa Barbara, United States, in 2003. Plays groove metal, heavy metal, metal, metalcore, thrash metal.
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Dew-Scented formed in Braunschweig, Germany, in 1992, and split up on 6 October 2018, after 26 years. Plays death metal, metal, thrash metal.
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Die Apokalyptischen Reiter formed in Weimar, Germany, in 1995. Plays death metal, folk metal, heavy metal, metal, thrash metal.
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Die Kassierer formed on 4 May 1985. Plays punk.
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Doro formed in Düsseldorf, Germany, in 1988. Plays hard rock, heavy metal.
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Electric Callboy formed in Castrop-Rauxel, Germany, in 2010. Plays electronic, electronicore, experimental, metalcore, post-hardcore.
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Faun formed in Bayern, Germany, in 1999. Plays folk, medieval, neo-medieval folk, pagan folk.
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Fejd formed in 2001. Plays folk.
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Grave Digger formed in Gladbeck, Germany, in 1980. Plays heavy metal, metal, power metal, speed metal, thrash metal.
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Haggard formed in 1991. Plays crossover prog, neoclassical metal, symphonic metal.
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Ihsahn was born in Notodden, Norway, on 10 October 1975. Plays art rock, avant-garde, avant-garde metal, black metal, metal, progressive metal, symphonic metal.
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Leprous formed in Notodden, Norway, in 2001. Plays alternative rock, avant-garde, avant-garde metal, progressive metal, progressive rock.
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Motörhead formed in London, United Kingdom, in June 1975, and split up on 28 December 2015, after 40 years. Plays hard rock, heavy metal, metal, nwobhm, rock, rock and roll, speed metal.
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Mustasch formed in Gothenburg, Sweden, in 1998. Plays heavy metal, metal, rock, speed metal, stoner metal, stoner rock.
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Nightwish formed in Kitee, Finland, in July 1996. Plays metal, power metal, symphonic metal.
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Powerwolf formed in 2003. Plays metal, power metal, symphonic metal.
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Pretty Maids formed in Horsens, Denmark, in 1981. Plays hard rock, heavy metal.
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Rage formed in Herne, Germany, in 1986. Plays heavy metal, power metal, speed metal.
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Rammstein formed in Berlin, Germany, in January 1994. Plays alternative metal, gothic metal, industrial, industrial metal, metal, neue deutsche härte, rock.
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Sabaton formed in Falun, Sweden, in 1999. Plays heavy metal, metal, pop metal, power metal, speed metal.
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Scott Ian was born in Queens, United States, on 31 December 1963.
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Sonata Arctica formed in Kemi, Finland, in 1999. Plays power metal.
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Svbway To Sally formed in Potsdam, Germany, in 1990. Plays folk, folk metal, folk rock, industrial metal, medieval, medieval metal, metal, neue deutsche härte.
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Thunder formed in London, United Kingdom, in 1989. Plays blues rock, hard rock.
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Ugly Kid Joe formed in Isla Vista, United States, in 1989. Plays acoustic rock, alternative metal, alternative rock, funk metal, glam metal, grunge, hard rock.
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Whitechapel formed in Knoxville, United States, in 2006. Plays alternative metal, deathcore, metal, progressive metal.