Experience four days of packed programs, world-class live music and much more at one of the biggest metal festivals in the world in the tranquil village of Wacken. Many big bands will be rocking festival stages again in 2025.
The world is a village. No community sums up this phrase better than the 1,800 souls behind the mailboxes of postal code 25596. 85,000 metal fans from all over the world make the pilgrimage to the village not far from Itzehoe at the beginning of August, in front of the stages of real world greats like Slayer, Metallica or Rage Against The Machine. It's only logical that everyone pitches in: "Including the helpers, we'll be just under 100,000 at the beginning of August, which means 55 guests for every person in Wacken. If one fails, the other already has 110 visitors, the calculation is as simple as that," says festival founder Thomas Jensen.
Short & Sweet
- When 31st till 3rd of August, 2024
- Where Wacken
- First year 1990
- Admission From 220 euros
- No. of visitors 85,000
- Music style Heavy metal
