Germany's WACKEN OPEN AIR: 50,000 Tickets Sold For Next Year's Event (#2004)

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Festival Reports - Germany's WACKEN OPEN AIR: 50,000 Tickets Sold For Next Year's Event

Published on Sun Nov 23, 2008 12:32 am
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Cú Chulainn · **Posted:** Sun Nov 23, 2008 1:04 am

I'm writing my diploma essay on the factors that unite metal fans as a social and cultural group and I plan on going to Wacken this year to do my fieldwork, i.e. interviews and surveys... Should be a blast!

traptunderice · **Posted:** Sun Nov 23, 2008 2:01 am

FrigidSymphony wrote:

I'm writing my diploma essay on the factors that unite metal fans as a social and cultural group and I plan on going to Wacken this year to do my fieldwork, i.e. interviews and surveys... Should be a blast!

That's awesome. Reminds me of Chris Dunn (correct name?). What's your major?

It sounds like Wacken needs to step it up and start filling out that roster more or this one might be disappointing compared to the past fests.

AngelRipper16 · **Posted:** Sun Nov 23, 2008 2:18 am

I wish I had been there... :sad:

But maybe my time will come somewhere in the future, who knows.

Goat · **Posted:** Sun Nov 23, 2008 3:57 am

traptunderice wrote:

FrigidSymphony wrote:

I'm writing my diploma essay on the factors that unite metal fans as a social and cultural group and I plan on going to Wacken this year to do my fieldwork, i.e. interviews and surveys... Should be a blast!

That's awesome. Reminds me of Chris Dunn (correct name?). What's your major?

It sounds like Wacken needs to step it up and start filling out that roster more or this one might be disappointing compared to the past fests.

Sam Dunne, no?

As for the lineup:

AMON AMARTH
AXEL RUDI PELL
CALLEJON
CATHEDRAL
EINHERJER
EPICA
HAMMERFALL
IN EXTREMO
IN FLAMES
KAMPFAR
KORPIKLAANI
MACHINE HEAD
NEVERMORE
TRISTANIA
WALLS OF JERICHO

Bolded are the ones I'd bother watching. Bit weak, isn't it? Who the hell wants to watch boring bands like Walls Of Jericho?

noodles · **Posted:** Sun Nov 23, 2008 4:03 am

i'd see Nevermore. that's about it.

Ness · **Posted:** Sun Nov 23, 2008 4:14 am

Grand Belial's Tea wrote:

As for the lineup:

AMON AMARTH
AXEL RUDI PELL
CALLEJON
CATHEDRAL
EINHERJER
EPICA
HAMMERFALL
IN EXTREMO
IN FLAMES
KAMPFAR
KORPIKLAANI
MACHINE HEAD
NEVERMORE
TRISTANIA
WALLS OF JERICHO

Bolded are the ones I'd bother watching. Bit weak, isn't it? Who the hell wants to watch boring bands like Walls Of Jericho?

Fixed

traptunderice · **Posted:** Sun Nov 23, 2008 5:00 am

Cathedral, Machine Head, Amon Amarth not much more than that. Machine Head is awesome live though and I'm sure Amarth is too.

Karmakosmonaut · **Posted:** Sun Nov 23, 2008 10:48 am

Kampfar. That's about it for me...

AngelRipper16 · **Posted:** Sun Nov 23, 2008 3:37 pm

Out of that list I think Axel Rudi Pell is the only band I'd like to see live. Is this the whole "line-up" for next years Wacken?

Cú Chulainn · **Posted:** Sun Nov 23, 2008 3:42 pm

traptunderice wrote:

FrigidSymphony wrote:

I'm writing my diploma essay on the factors that unite metal fans as a social and cultural group and I plan on going to Wacken this year to do my fieldwork, i.e. interviews and surveys... Should be a blast!

That's awesome. Reminds me of Chris Dunn (correct name?). What's your major?

It sounds like Wacken needs to step it up and start filling out that roster more or this one might be disappointing compared to the past fests.

I'm not majoring in anything, I'm doing an International Baccalaureate and I need to write a 40 page essay for it. So I chose social and cultural anthropology. And yes, Samm Dunn's documentary will be among my sources.

warmaster · **Joined:** Sun Nov 23, 2008 3:29 pm **Posts:** 3

Not worth going in my opinion. 50,000 is way too crowed for a 3 day metal festival. You'll hardly get to see the bands close enough, plus the line-up isn't mind-blowing either (except Amon Amarth, Kampfar?) I would rather go to Party San 2009, where I'll see far better bands and its not too crowded. Or try Summer Breeze instead..

Cú Chulainn · **Posted:** Sun Nov 23, 2008 4:23 pm

Bear in mind that the line up is far from complete, I doubt they even know who the headliners are yet. Plus it's Wacken's 20th anniversary, so who knows who they might pull out. There were rumors of Alice Cooper or Black Sabbath, so I'm still excited.

SoulSociety · **Posted:** Mon Nov 24, 2008 9:35 pm

I'm not sure if I'm going next year, but probably the year after that. Though you guys shouldn't be so harsh on the current list as it's still early days. At least there isn't Shitium.

BTW a friend of mine went to this year's Wacken and he missed Opeth to get his shit signed by Sonata Arctica. I nearly throttled him.

hellraiser_xes · **Posted:** Tue Nov 25, 2008 5:17 pm

I'm sure that list isn't complete and more bands would be added into the bill soon.

Ah fuck, I really wanna go for Wacken but finance has always been a bitch. I might be heading to India to watch Maiden in February and if that happens, I'd have to skip every other festival after that. But anyhow, I'm bent on Wacken 2010 as all my buds would be working and saving up shouldn't be much of a problem. See you guys there! 2010 I mean.

Chris@MetalReviews · **Posted:** Wed Nov 26, 2008 1:46 pm

FrigidSymphony wrote:

Bear in mind that the line up is far from complete, I doubt they even know who the headliners are yet. Plus it's Wacken's 20th anniversary, so who knows who they might pull out. There were rumors of Alice Cooper or Black Sabbath, so I'm still excited.

Yes its far from being finished, there will be around 80 bands in the end. With some majors sometimes announced late. As for rumors, I heard Metallica or AC/DC as well when we were there this year (review coming up soon, but the bottom line is its a festival that should be experienced by every metalhead at least once in their life). For Maiden there was around 60'000 people, and believe me, that was CROWDED ! I don't like crowds so while I loved the show, I didn't like the pushing, the crowd diving and other stuff... but I guess it cannot be avoided

GeneralDiomedes · **Posted:** Thu Nov 27, 2008 3:50 am

Does anyone know the best to buy them?

crast · **Joined:** Thu Feb 09, 2006 1:29 pm **Posts:** 1502

GeneralDiomedes wrote:

Does anyone know the best to buy them?

http://www.metaltix.com/item_list.php?item_cat=2013

.:crast:.

Cú Chulainn · **Posted:** Fri Nov 28, 2008 9:50 am

Btw we signed up for the Wacken Metal Battle but haven't gotten any info yet...

GeneralDiomedes · **Posted:** Sun Nov 30, 2008 3:04 am

Ha! Tickets bought for me and the bro .. fingers crossed for some more good band announcements.

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