And it's hopefully somewhat less dodgy than running over an old fisherman and hiding his body. With the live music scene absolutely exploding at the seams there are a staggering number of events to pick from over the summer months this year. As well as a bumper crop of UK festivals, there are tons abroad … Continue reading I know what you should be doing this summer…
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On Saturday night, the 32nd Wacken Open Air successfully ended after celebrated performances by Iron Maiden, Helloween, Doro and Heaven Shall Burn as well as shows by over 200 other bands on nine stages – and the return of Lemmy Kilmister to the W:O:A. For the first time, Wednesday was already a full festival day … Continue reading Wacken 2024 announces first deluge (sorry) of bands, tickets on sale tonight
Wacken 2022 has wrapped and they've announced the first slew of bands for next year, along with the news of an additional day to make four full days of metal! They've not skimped on the bands, either. Well, it's Wacken, what did you expect...? The 31st Wacken Open Air is in the books. At the … Continue reading Wacken announces first bands for 2023 – and four whole days of music
Another one we can sadly add to the "not a surprise" list (along with Metal Days which announced recently), 's flagship event will now take place in August 2022. The full statement: The promoters of Wacken Open Air, the world's largest heavy metal festival, have announced today that due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the … Continue reading Wacken postponed to 2022
I don’t need to go into what an unbelievable shit-storm this year has been for everyone, so I will just get straight on with mentioning some of the positive things that have got me through. Favourite Albums: Trivium - What The Dead Men Say Sólstafir - Endless Twilight of Codependent Love Mountain Caller - Chronicle I: … Continue reading 2020 Crew Review: Katie Frost – Photo Editor
It's unusual reviewing an online festival, but with the thought and effort put into Wacken World Wide I thought they earned it! As a rule I tend not to watch much in the way of streaming, but I was interested to see what this "XR" stuff was all about so I kept an eye on … Continue reading Festival Review: Wacken World Wide