Wacken allows no further admission due to weather
Around 35,000 ticket-holders are thought to have been denied entry to this year's festival after organisers capped site numbers
News By James Hanley | 2 August 2023
Around 35,000 ticket-holders are believed to have been denied entry to this year’s Wacken Open Air (W:O:A) after organisers allowed no further admission due to adverse weather conditions.
The 32nd edition of the German metal festival kicked off today (2 August) and is set to run until Saturday, but the site has been hit by rain and thunderstorms in the run-up to the event, leaving the camping areas “impassable”.
Promoter International Concert Service (ICS) advised fans travelling to the…
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