“Wacken” turnaround: Heavy metal festival is taking place

The heavy metal festival “Wacken” will probably take place after all - first details at a glance.

Wacken - The heavy metal festival "Wacken" will obviously take place this year after all.

The festival in Schleswig-Holstein had actually been canceled.

"Wacken" has now been scheduled for the weekend from September 16 to 18, 2021.

This is reported by the Bild newspaper.

Accordingly, 80,000 heavy metal fans should not be allowed as usual, but only 20,000 to 30,000.

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