It all began in 1989 with an idea, a wish, I would say a dream of two metalheads in northern Germany. Thomas Jensen and Holger Hübner wanted to have a metal festival in their provincial hometown called Wacken. Little did they know this dream would make them famous in less than a decade.
It all began on a cabbage field
The very first Wacken Open Air took place in 1990 on a cabbage field in the middle of nothingness of Schleswig-Holstein.In the first year, 800 people came. It was an underground event and lasted two days. This year the Wacken Open Air will have arrount 85 000 visitors. It is now considered the biggest heavy metal festival in the world. Within a view weeks the Wacken - Team builds a huge festival city with tree main stages, a biergarden stage and a party tent. They even have a Wackinger Village where visitors can go and enjoy being a Wackinger, a very special type of Viking for as long as the Wacken Open Air will last.
This year the Wacken Open Air will be from 03.08.2017 - 05.08.2017 but people will be entering the campgrounds from the 01.08.2017.
I will join the fun on the third and I will write about my time in Wacken and on the W:O:A 2017 on my personal blog.
A cruse and a Winterfestival
Today the founders of W:O:A also offer cruses where Fans can see their favorite bands perform and meet them at the bar later and during the Wacken Winternights you can come to Wacken and enjoy a mix of metal festival and fair. Very romantic and unique.
For me the example of Wacken shows that is always worth persuing your dreem. I can become the best thing for you and many others. What do you think?
coverpicture: Me on W:O:A 2016.