#The Festival
[**Wacken Open Air**](http://wacken.com/) (W:O:A) is a summer open air [heavy metal music](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heavy_metal_music) festival. It takes place annually in the small village of [Wacken](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wacken,_Schleswig-Holstein) in Schleswig-Holstein, northern Germany. With 80,000 festival visitors, and including personnel a total of roughly 86,000 attendees in 2011, 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.

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#Spotify Playlists
>[**Wacken Open Air 2019**](https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6vS6Aufna8RjEfuLNzKg4G?si=cFPqTkiuQ6OuB_DVGhE56g)

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#**The Rules**

> **SAUFEEENNN**

> **Be cool**

> **Be drunk**

> **Be metal**

> **Duschen ist kein Heavy Metal**

> **Sleep is for the weak (but still pretty nice sometimes)**

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#**Information**

> **[General Information / Festival ABC](http://www.wacken.com/en/festivalinfo/festival-abc/)**

> **[Safety & Security](http://www.wacken.com/en/festivalinfo/security-advices/)**

> **[Lockerboxes](http://www.wacken.com/en/festivalinfo/safe-deposits/)**

> **[Shuttle Bus](http://www.wacken.com/en/festivalinfo/shuttle-bus-schedule/)**

> **[Full Metal Bag](http://www.wacken.com/en/festivalinfo/full-metal-bag-2017/)**

> **[Lineup](http://www.wacken.com/en/bands/bands-billing/)**

> **[Running Order](http://www.wacken.com/en/bands/running-order/)**

> **[Travelling Information](http://www.wacken.com/anfahrt-widget/index-en.php)**

Unofficial subreddit for Germany's biggest metal festival. Spez ist nicht heavy metal.

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