Wacken World Wide

Following the cancellation of this year’s Wacken Open Air, festival organisers create a livestream capturing the vibe of one of the world’s biggest metal festivals. With metalheads around the world enjoying performances from the likes of Sabaton, Blind Guardian and Heaven Shall Burn, TPi’s Stew Hume gets among those in the virtual mosh pit.

Wacken Open Air has been on my festival bucket list for a long time, and 2020 was going to be the year I finally ticked it off. However, like everything during this ill-fated year, the festival had to be put on pause on account of COVID-19. Like many music festivals across the globe, Wacken Open Air organisers were keen to ensure that revellers were still able to get a taste of a festival this summer, embarking on a path which resulted in one of the largest streamed festival events of the year.

 

Photos: Danny Jungslund and Melinda Helena Clabes

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