Moin,

ich meine letztes Jahr mindestens eine Person mit einem Klapphocker (https://cdn02.plentymarkets.com/i1gbt867zq2p/item/images/46661/full/Klapphocker--Dreibein--oliv-Ruecken--u--Armlehne-46661_1.jpg) im Infield gesehen zu haben.

Sind die generell erlaubt, oder braucht man dafür einen Schwerbehindertenausweis o.ä.?

Grüße

Hey fellow Wackenheads! \m/

I’m heading to Wacken 2026 with my usual crew—a group of 5 guys, all 40+. We will be setting up camp at Bauer Uwe’s Garten this year.

While the guys are great, there’s a tiny catch: I am the only one in our group who is deeply into Metalcore and modern heavy stuff.

I really don’t want to catch my favorite bands alone, so I’m looking for some like-minded neighbors or festival-goers to meet up with!

I'm planning to hit the pits for bands like:

Orbit Culture

Lamb of God

Bleed From Within

Hatebreed

...and anything similar!

If you are camping at Bauer Uwe’s Garten (or nearby), love this kind of music, and wouldn't mind a 40+ metalhead tagging along for some shows, let's connect!

Our camp is super chill, and we're always down to crack open a few cold beers with our neighbors and hang out.

Drop a comment or shoot me a DM if you want to team up or just grab a drink. See you on the Holy Ground! 🤘

Could we see a big more mainstream punk band in the future?

Green Day? Not going to happen

The Offspring? I could totally see them coming to Wacken in future years. They‘re headlining metal Festivals like Graspop, Hellfest, Ressurrection Fest, etc. would definitely be a Headliner at Wacken too.

Social Distortion? Also could see them at the festival, maybe an afternoon mainstage slot.

Sex Pistols? I don‘t see them as likely as Offspring or Social Distortion, they‘re not really a Headliner to me, if they were booked the Band would probably be a Louder Stage Headliner

My friends and I kept sending lineup screenshots back and forth, trying to figure out which bands we all wanted to see. I also wanted a faster way to discover new artists and create a Spotify playlist from my picks, so I built this planner.

Features:

• Compare lineups with friends and instantly see overlaps
• Export your picks to a Spotify playlist
• Instant artist previews
• 4-level priority rankings
• Tinder-style artist discovery
• Genre filters

No login required.

https://lineup.edems.dev/wacken

If you try it, I'd love to hear any feedback or feature ideas.

Hi there,

First of all I see the rules about not selling or exchanging tickets on here but I am actually looking for information on the official exchange it details.

My partner and I are no longer able to attend from the UK so are looking at options to resell the tickets. I've had a look on the official website and it's FAQs but cannot find any further details.

I'd be really thankful if someone could offer advice or point us in the correct direction please!

Thank you in advance! Hope you all enjoy the festival without us!

Hello everyone.

It is my 5th year in the Crew/Staff Area. Unfortunately is my camp not in Wacken this year.

Anyone behind the scenes up for a good Camp? I was always at Z6, but I am open for other Camps in the Crew area as well.

M35 with a lot of Festival experience. And... no I am not telling who I am working for, hahaha.

Horns up!🤘

My partner bought two tickets, but the line-up has turned out not strong enough to make the trip from UK worth it. She has put them on the official resale, but as it's not sold out that's going to be difficult. I've seen a few posts here talking about discount resale tickets, but giving discount on our tickets doesn't seem to be an option. Are we missing something out is there an alternative?

Is it possible to buy alcohol outside the festival to bring to the camp site? I'm traveling from Sweden. im not sure if i will be able to accommodate drinks in my luggage. So would be good to know before hand. 🤘

staring a gofundme to buy good weather spells from witches on etsy

Hey Everyone!

It’s going to be my first time finally visiting the holy grounds for my big 40th celebration. Just a couple questions to help me plan and make the most of my journey. Really appreciate any help and would love to have a beer with anyone when we are there.

#1. How close is actual town of Wacken to the festival? I’d like to explore some on Tuesday and would love to visit some local restraunts and shops.

#2 If I wanted to go back and explore Hamburg early morning say Thursday or Friday and be back at the festival in the evening, how easy is that or is it not worth it to leave the festival?

Thank you for any suggestions or tips!
See you all soon 🤘🏻

Hellau, mal so gefragt, da es dieses Jahr anscheinend auch keinen Müller oder so geben wird aufm WOA: wo ungefähr fährt der Shuttle richtung Schwimmbad/Edeka ab?😅

Sooo, also die ersten Infos zum Farmers Market sind da. Aber von Müller noch keine Spur bei den Partnern. Mal schaun was wird 🙈

Every year I end up with:

• screenshots,
• notes,
• random browser tabs,
• and missing at least one band because two stages overlap

Curious how other people organize their festival schedule for Wacken.

Do you use:

• the official app,
• spreadsheets,
• custom planners,
• paper schedules,
• something else?

Rein hypothetisch: wenn man seinen Wacken-Trip vor dem Arbeitgeber und den Kollegen geheim halten will, muss man sich auf dem Infield groß "verstecken"? Oder ist es unwahrscheinlich, dass man auf irgendwelchen Musikshows, Promovideos, etc. zu sehen ist?

PS: Kollegen schauen sich manche Shows sicherlich zuhause via Stream an.

My wife and I have got into hiking recently and after looking at the schedule, I reckon there are a few mornings/afternoons where there aren’t that many bands playing who we’re interested in seeing. I was thinking of possibly heading away from the festival site and doing a short hike amongst nature to recharge our batteries.

After looking on Google Maps, it appears there’s a canal a few miles West of the festival site which looks pretty decent for exploring. Has anyone walked to the canal before or done any other decent hikes from Wacken in past years?

Das war mit einer der schönsten Momente

Is there like a map?

Hi, kann mir jemand erklären was Electric Bassboy ist, anscheinend hat es ja etwas mit Electric Callboy zu tun. Verstehe das Ganze nicht so😅

Put this together just for fun based on the info we have so far. None of the stage placements or band order are meant to be 100% accurate (Probably Powerwolf will headline Faster stage not Lamb of God) but I tried grouping bands in a way that would make sense sonically and flow well throughout the day

I’d be really happy if the stages ended up looking something like this since they feel cohesive. Curious what you would improve or completely change here

So I (31M) finally pulled the trigger on Wacken after years of "maybe next year" and now I'm going solo from Israel with absolutely no crew.

I've done my homework on the logistics, this is more about the human side of it.

I'm more here to share the mix of excitement and mild terror that comes with doing this for the first time AND solo, and hopefully find some people to experience it with.

I'm also still figuring out logistics – my tent is small enough to carry on the plane but the poles and stakes won't make it through security, so I'd need to check a bag back and forth, so the cost is basically like going to the T.^e.N.T route or find someone to share a tent with "hostel vibe", If anyone's in a similar situation and wants to split, I'm very open to it.

I'm pretty easygoing and I promise I won't make it weird.

Anyone else going solo and looking for someone to be scared together with?