Wacken Open Air 2014

Wacken Open Air 2014 - EMPEROR, BEHEMOTH, ARCH ENEMY, KING DIAMOND, ICED EARTH And More Confirmed For 25th Anniversary Of Legendary Metal Festival; First Teaser Video Streaming


AMON AMARTH, APOCALYPTICA, ARCH ENEMY, AVANTASIA, BEHEMOTH, CHILDREN OF BODOM, EMPEROR, ICED EARTH, KING DIAMOND, KREATOR, PRONG, and SCHANDMAUL are the first batch of acts confirmed for Wacken Open Air 2014.



Organizers state: "The biggest metal party of the year is still in full swing and you made the festival an unbelievable event. We're looking forward to celebrating the last hours of W:O:A 2013 with you! And already we announce the first package of stunning mega acts for next year! In 2014 we will celebrate 25 years of Wacken Open Air – 25 years of metal madness – together with you!

The biggest metal party of the world is what it is because of you – the fans! And we will again present a high-class and varied line-up with great Wacken debutants, bands which haven’t played for a long time and also some of the beloved Wacken classics."



Pre-sale and ticket package information can be found here.

Wacken Open Air 2014 - First Teaser

Wacken Open Air 2014 Sells Out In Less Than 48 Hours!


Next year's edition of Germany's legendary Wacken Open Air is officially SOLD OUT for the ninth time in a row. According to organizers: "We never had expected to reach the total sold out in less than 48 hours. All 75,000 tickets are sold. A dozen bands for the billing have been already announced including several special and exclusive shows as well as high-class acts. As every year we have made every effort to provide a terrific billing! And the announcements won´t stop. During the Hamburg Metal Dayz (September 27th to 29th) and our online Advent Calendar in December we will at least confirm one band per day. Together we will turn the 25th Anniversay of Wacken Open Air into a mega party!"

AMON AMARTH, APOCALYPTICA, ARCH ENEMY, AVANTASIA, BEHEMOTH, CHILDREN OF BODOM, EMPEROR, ICED EARTH, KING DIAMOND, KREATOR, PRONG, and SCHANDMAUL are the first batch of acts confirmed for Wacken Open Air 2014.



Watch for a report from Wacken 2013 at BraveWords.com soon. A new photo gallery can be viewed here.

More information can be found at Wacken.com.

mazingly, Wacken 2014 is already sold out: all 75,000 tickets gone within 48 hours of this year's rendition ending. So if you want to attend, you'll have to go through some reputable, pre-packaged tour, as in an attempt to prevent scalping/reselling, the organization has taken the unusual step of personalizing all tickets and you'll supposedly have to show ID matching that printed on ticket, to enter. If you can make it, it's worth the trip!

Check out more BraveWords photos from Wacken at this location.



More information can be found at Wacken.com.

DEGRADEAD Confirmed For Wacken Open Air 2014


Swedish death metallers DEGRADEAD are the latest act to be confirmed for next year's Wacken Open Air festival, which will take place in Wacken, Germany from July 31st - August 2nd.



Acts confirmed for the festival include: AMON AMARTH, APOCALYPTICA, ARCH ENEMY, AUGUST BURNS RED, AVANTASIA, BEHEMOTH, BEMBERS, BLECHBLOS’N, BÜLENT CEYLAN, CHILDREN OF BODOM, C.O.P. UK, CREMATORY, DECAPITATED, DEGRADEAD, EMPEROR, ENDSTILLE, EXCREMENTORY GRINDFUCKERS, FLESHGOD APOCALYPSE, FOR THE IMPERIUM, GODSIZED, HAMMERFALL, HEAVEN SHALL BURN, ICED EARTH, J.B.O., KING DIAMOND, KNORKATOR, KREATOR, A PALE HORSE NAMED DEATH, PAMPATUT, MASTERPLAN, NAILED TO OBSCURITY, THE OCEAN, ONKEL TOM, PRONG, RED HOT CHILLI PIPERS, SALTATIO MORTIS, SAXON, SCHANDMAUL, SODOM, STEEL PANTHER, TORMENT, DEVIN TOWNSEND PROJECT, THE VINTAGE CARAVAN, VOGELFREY.

Complete festival details here.