![]() Graspop Metal Meetingįacebook twitter pinterest Photo credit: DCE Music Photography According to Wikipedia and a police report, up to 110,000 people in total visited the village and the festival every day that year, making Wacken for a week the third-largest city in the region.Īlthough the price of the tickets may discourage the visitors, Wacken is an experience you must make at least once in your life. The citizens of the town of Wacken are more than happy to host the peaceful invasion for many a reason, first being the economical side of the event, second being the (relatively) unusual “fauna” that migrates there – metalheads are known for being delightful oddballs for the most part – and third the huge respect the visitors have towards the locals, who are, by the way, granted a free entry and often join the metalhead crowd during those days. You’d think that the villagers would be kind of cheesed off by such horde of metalheads hanging around their quiet surroundings, isn’t it? And there, you’d be quite wrong. Now add an average of 75,000-90,000 people gathering there before the first weekend of August, pitching their tents and preparing for their three days of sweat, love and heavy metal. ![]() ![]() Fields, farms, far more four-legged than two-legged inhabitants. Picture this small rural village northwest of Hamburg. There are many names for this exceptional festival born in the heart of the Northern Germany countryside. The bill is a guarantee of quality and amusement for every palate, ranging from the softer sounds to the most brutal, with an amazing theatrical scenario and a great, great environment – the beautiful city of Nantes is just 17 kilometers away and who knows, maybe you’ll find out what happened to that prisoner jailed there. If there has to be a theme park for heavy metal, it must be Hellfest.Īfter years of lurking its bill and program, I can’t but call it, in my opinion, the leading event of the summer in Metal this side of the world. Days of sweat, music, sweat, beer (have I mentioned sweat?) and good company declined to the most infamous music for a series of unmissable metal festivals? If so, hop on and go off the rails on our crazy train. ![]() Amplify those hot vibes to something more hardcore. Where and when are the best Heavy Metal Festivals in Europe?Īs mentioned in the best rock festivals in Europe there are some great lengths someone would go to have their own unforgettable European summer music experience. ![]()
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