Wacken Stories
Almost 30 years of W:O:A lead to many, many great stories – crazy, heart-warming, revealing, or just plain funny. To collect those stories, we have talked to the people that live, work or party around the „Wacken Holy Ground“. Their experience illustrate the festival’s extraordinary spirit, so have fun with special anecdotes which you won’t find everywhere else: Here are the „Wacken Stories“!
Wacken Stories: Gerhard Tolksdorf
With all the Rock’n’Roll going on in Wacken, someone has to keep an eye on public safety and a general sense of order. Since the very beginning, this…
Wacken Stories: Liz Vegas
„Steel Panther called and said: ‚Liz, bring your travel kit!‘“
Wacken Stories: Andreas Stein
Maybe Kreator never would have gotten their record deal without him sending out that demo. He’s also been traveling the world multiple times, selling…
Wacken Stories: Björn Luig
Metalhead Björn Luig from Gelsenkirchen, Germany tells us in his Wacken Story about flying beer cans, that not all from above is good and why it…
Wacken Stories: Hansi Kürsch
The devil is in the details: Blind Guardian singer Hansi Kürsch knows his way around big stages, but he has little clue about traditional Scottish…
Wacken Stories: Tom Angelripper
Tom Angelripper is part of the family in Wacken: He has played 16 times on the Holy Ground, be it as frontman for Sodom or with his solo band Onkel…
Wacken Stories: Axel Rudi Pell
Axel and his band have played at the Wacken Open Air five times already. But his first gig will definitely be his most memorable…
Wacken Stories: Thomas Vollbrecht
For 23 years now Thomas „Völle“ Vollbrecht has taken the annual journey to Wacken. Back then he was a regular visitor, today he is one of the…
Wacken Stories: Asim Searah
Music has always been the main attraction at the Wacken Open Air. Thousands of musicians have rocked our stages, but Wintersun guitar player Asim…
Wacken Stories: Jörg Düsedau
Booking agent Jörg „Schrörg“ Düsedau of Hamburg’s Dragon Productions has been working with the W:O:A for 17 years. He also contributes to the Wacken…