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Germany 2026 metal festivals & scene updates

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The 35th edition of Wacken Open Air ran from 29 July to 1 August 2026, ~~selling out~~ with all 85 000 tickets sold out before the camping sites opened. Founder Holger Hübner and co‑organiser Thomas Jensen opened the festival with a fire‑brigade band covering Motörhead’s “Ace of Spades”. Headliners included Def Leppard, Judas Priest, Sabaton and Powerwolf. ~~Temperatures hovered between 30 °C and 31~~ Forecast summer temperatures peaked at 30‑31 °C, ~~prompting~~ with later predictions reaching 34 °C; organisers responded with extra shade structures, free sunscreen, additional water‑refill stations and the ~~German Red Cross—led on‑site by spokesperson Jürgen Schumacher—to provide~~ existing free water ~~stations, a field hospital and~~ stations provided by the German Red Cross, which deployed 560 staff ~~members, while police~~ and a field hospital. Police warned smartwatch users to disable automatic fall‑detection to avoid false emergency calls. The DKMS partnership ~~saw~~ continued, with more than 13 000 attendees ~~register~~ registering as stem‑cell ~~donors, with~~ donors and 111 ~~actual~~ donations performed, benefiting patients in 27 countries. ~~Over 150~~ The lineup expanded to over 200 bands ~~performed~~ across multiple stages, streamed live via MagentaMusik and ~~additional~~ other platforms. A new beer supplier, Anheuser‑Busch Bud, replaced the longtime Krombacher brand, drawing mixed reactions from festival‑goers.

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