Written by Kawarai on 04.05.2009 at 00:15

D-A-D played in Wacken in 1995. That's probably why they are invited back. No they are not metal, but they do play rock of some sort.

Some of you are very hard to satisfy. You ask for big bands, but at the same time you complain that they only hire mainstream bands.

And as someone said, you have to buy your ticket early if you want to make sure you can go to wacken. It is indeed very easy to sell your wacken ticket, so I don't see the problem in buying it before all bands are confirmed.

I can't believe how many people keep bitching about wacken not being cool anymore etc. If you don't like the lineup, don't buy the ticket, if you already bought your ticket, sell it. It's not really that hard guys. Do you complain about all not-cool concerts or festivals?? No, you just don't go.

Written by Kawarai on 04.05.2009 at 00:15

D-A-D played in Wacken in 1995. That's probably why they are invited back. No they are not metal, but they do play rock of some sort.

Some of you are very hard to satisfy. You ask for big bands, but at the same time you complain that they only hire mainstream bands.

And as someone said, you have to buy your ticket early if you want to make sure you can go to wacken. It is indeed very easy to sell your wacken ticket, so I don't see the problem in buying it before all bands are confirmed.

I can't believe how many people keep bitching about wacken not being cool anymore etc. If you don't like the lineup, don't buy the ticket, if you already bought your ticket, sell it. It's not really that hard guys. Do you complain about all not-cool concerts or festivals?? No, you just don't go.

Written by Guest on 07.05.2009 at 08:31

Wouldn't Bullet For My Valentine get boo'd too by that logic?

Written by Marcel Hubregtse on 07.05.2009 at 11:24

Written by Guest on 07.05.2009 at 08:31

Wouldn't Bullet For My Valentine get boo'd too by that logic?

Didn't you listen to their latest album?

If people boo BFMV they might as well boo Children Of Bodom.

Written by Doc G. on 07.05.2009 at 12:09

Maybe I'm just getting old.

Written by Marcel Hubregtse on 07.05.2009 at 12:15

Written by Doc G. on 07.05.2009 at 12:09

Maybe I'm just getting old.

Imagine how I must feel

Written by Doc G. on 07.05.2009 at 12:18

Written by Marcel Hubregtse on 07.05.2009 at 12:15

Written by Doc G. on 07.05.2009 at 12:09

Maybe I'm just getting old.

Imagine how I must feel

Does this mean I'm going to hate everything when I'm 40?

Written by GT on 08.04.2009 at 13:56

I actually like the lineup. There are quite a few bands I would like to see

Written by Valentin B on 08.05.2009 at 21:10

Written by GT on 08.04.2009 at 13:56

I actually like the lineup. There are quite a few bands I would like to see

yeah me too, people all say "oh noez europeans can see Hammerfall and Saxon 3x a year GIMME MY MONEY BACK!!!" but i personally haven't seen ANY band on the list. should be quite fun considering i'm really interested in about 9-10 bands out of the list and the rest i wouldn't at all mind seeing.

sure the line-up isn't as good as it could have been but still there's the people, the booze, the strip girls, the medieval role-play thing

if UDO or WASP were also announced it should make for one of the best possible festivals i could attend this year.

Written by GT on 08.05.2009 at 23:42

Written by Valentin B on 08.05.2009 at 21:10

Written by GT on 08.04.2009 at 13:56

I actually like the lineup. There are quite a few bands I would like to see

yeah me too, people all say "oh noez europeans can see Hammerfall and Saxon 3x a year GIMME MY MONEY BACK!!!" but i personally haven't seen ANY band on the list. should be quite fun considering i'm really interested in about 9-10 bands out of the list and the rest i wouldn't at all mind seeing.

sure the line-up isn't as good as it could have been but still there's the people, the booze, the strip girls, the medieval role-play thing

if UDO or WASP were also announced it should make for one of the best possible festivals i could attend this year.

Hehe yeah I know what you mean...I'll see you there then

Written by Valentin B on 08.05.2009 at 21:10

if UDO or WASP were also announced it should make for one of the best possible festivals i could attend this year.

Written by Promonex on 09.05.2009 at 07:32

Written by Valentin B on 08.05.2009 at 21:10

if UDO or WASP were also announced it should make for one of the best possible festivals i could attend this year.

U.D.O. is quite likely actually. On Udo's site it says that he gonna perform at Wacken. So it's either gonna be U.D.O. or Accept.

Written by Valentin B on 09.05.2009 at 09:21

Accept would be incredible, but sadly they disbanded 3-4 years ago still, UDO would make for quite a show(and the only way to hear Accept's stuff live)

EDIT Where the hell does it say? http://www.udo-online.de/ i only found this:

09-03-05
Wacken - YES or NO
The situation will be clarified at the moment and we publish the decision as soon as possible. Be patient, please!

that's not a yes

edit #1 but no problem, i just asked UDO about it

edit #2 they're not gonna play

Written by Marcel Hubregtse on 09.05.2009 at 18:13

OKay one more time...

Thin Lizzt without Phil Lynnott is NOT Thin Lizzy. Phil defined Thin Lizzy's sound and was the singular most important member of the band.

Written by corrupt on 09.05.2009 at 19:13

Written by Marcel Hubregtse on 09.05.2009 at 18:13

OKay one more time...

Thin Lizzt without Phil Lynnott is NOT Thin Lizzy. Phil defined Thin Lizzy's sound and was the singular most important member of the band.

You really do keep looking for things to bitch about don't you? OK, you don't like the woa and you certainly won't go there in 2009. We get it. Why bother to even follow this thread then? I'd be pathetic to try and ruin it for other people. And you'll most likely fail with that anyway.

Written by Marcel Hubregtse on 09.05.2009 at 19:52

Written by corrupt on 09.05.2009 at 19:13

Written by Marcel Hubregtse on 09.05.2009 at 18:13

OKay one more time...

Thin Lizzt without Phil Lynnott is NOT Thin Lizzy. Phil defined Thin Lizzy's sound and was the singular most important member of the band.

You really do keep looking for things to bitch about don't you? OK, you don't like the woa and you certainly won't go there in 2009. We get it. Why bother to even follow this thread then? I'd be pathetic to try and ruin it for other people. And you'll most likely fail with that anyway.

I would also have compained about Trouble or Thin Lizzy being added to Hellfest. Why I keep following it? I actually truly hope for the people that have already bought a ticket that something truly headline worthwhile and special will be added and not just all those secodn and third tier bands that have been confirmed up till. I actually hope that those people will finally get their money's worth. But if people atually think that the current line-up is worth the money it just confirms my suspicions about 99% of all metallers being part of a herd and just go to fit in with more of the same people.

Written by Marcel Hubregtse on 09.05.2009 at 19:52

Written by corrupt on 09.05.2009 at 19:13

Written by Marcel Hubregtse on 09.05.2009 at 18:13

OKay one more time...

Thin Lizzt without Phil Lynnott is NOT Thin Lizzy. Phil defined Thin Lizzy's sound and was the singular most important member of the band.

You really do keep looking for things to bitch about don't you? OK, you don't like the woa and you certainly won't go there in 2009. We get it. Why bother to even follow this thread then? I'd be pathetic to try and ruin it for other people. And you'll most likely fail with that anyway.

I would also have compained about Trouble or Thin Lizzy being added to Hellfest. Why I keep following it? I actually truly hope for the people that have already bought a ticket that something truly headline worthwhile and special will be added and not just all those secodn and third tier bands that have been confirmed up till. I actually hope that those people will finally get their money's worth. But if people atually think that the current line-up is worth the money it just confirms my suspicions about 99% of all metallers being part of a herd and just go to fit in with more of the same people.

Written by Valentin B on 10.05.2009 at 10:43

99% of metal fans part of a herd? sorry but that's waay off the charts. i know there's few of us, but some of us actually don't care that the line-up is shit compared to the last years and would still go to see even these bands(imo the only bands that can save it are Maiden, Priest or Metallica or something, but neither of them are available to play then) surprisingly, the line-up is pretty good from my point of view with 9 bands i really want to see(in order of interest with Hammerfall being first): Hammerfall(even though their last 2 albums are very poor), Saxon, Amon Amarth, Motorhead, Turisas, Heaven and Hell, Nevermore, Testament, Epica. that's 9 bands whose ticket would cost at least 15 euros(gross understatement so you can see my point) to see separately. 9 x 15 = 135 which is slightly more than the 130 euro ticket price, so i don't feel like i'm cheated at all. instead i AM cheated by the goddam airline and train companies, air travel from Bucharest to Berlin is 100 euros, and from Bucharest to Hamburg it's 200.

but yeah, the people who bought their tickets expecting some ultra-kvlt bands no-one ever gets to see, they got fucked. still, there's a good amount of fun to be had there and there's always next year(which looks pretty promising, Maiden will be back on tour, Slayer too, Megadeth, etc)

Written by Valentin B on 10.05.2009 at 10:43

that's 9 bands whose ticket would cost at least 15 euros(gross understatement so you can see my point) to see separately. 9 x 15 = 135 which is slightly more than the 130 euro ticket price, so i don't feel like i'm cheated at all.