Germany, Wacken - Wacken Open Air 2011
| Location: | Germany, Wacken |
| Date: | 03-06 August 2011 |
| Website: | www.wacken.com |
| Organizer: | ICS Event Service |
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It was about time! Finally, in its 22nd year of existence, the biggest metal festival in the world will welcome the Prince of Darkness, one of the founders of the music we have all come to love: Ozzy Osbourne will headline Wacken Open Air 2011!
Ozzy's performance at Wacken will be his only German festival show in 2011. The metal opera Avantasia take it even further and will make their performance at Wacken Open Air their only show in 2011 worldwide! Witnessing Tobias Sammet (Edguy) and his myriad of guests in front of tens of thousands of fans under the open sky certainly isn't your everyday concert experience.
And of course there's also American power metallers Iced Earth who will be performing for the very last time with legendary singer Matt Barlow.
But these three acts aren't the only ones with exclusive performances: NWOBHM legends Judas Priest, who are currently on their last world tour ever, TNBM front-runners Mayhem and Australian hard rockers Airbourne will also perform their only German festival shows at Wacken Open Air, and for Trivium it will even be their only festival show on European soil in 2011.
But even if you don't care for either of these bands, Wacken once again offers a wide array of metal styles for almost everyone, like power metal (e.g. Blind Guardian), extreme power/melodeath metal (e.g. Children Of Bodom), thrash metal (e.g. Kreator), death metal (e.g. Kataklysm), rock'n'roll (e.g. Motörhead), glam metal (e.g. Crashdïet), j-rock (Dir En Grey), folk metal (e.g. Moonsorrow), stoner (Kyuss Lives!) and then some. For a complete listing of all 120+ bands, filled to the brim with big names of the scene, you'll only have to scroll down.
Wacken Open Air takes place in - surprise! - Wacken in Northern Germany, a small village with merely 2,000 inhabitants on 361 days of the year. The town is located 10 km north of Itzehoe and 50 km northwest of Hamburg. There will be shuttle buses from the festival site to the train station in Itzehoe as well as to the airports in Berlin, Hamburg, Bremen and Lübeck. For more info on getting there and away check the festival page here.
The festival is officially sold out since February, but some tour operators (e.g. [url= http://www.metal-train.de/pi2/index.htm]Metal Train[/url] for Germany, Bock Tours for the Netherlands, Germany, Austria and Switzerland, Argon Events for the UK) still have some coach trip/festival ticket packages in store. More tour operators can be found here.
Another way to acquire your ticket would be the ticket exchange in the official forum which aims for eliminating the black marketing going on on eBay and other auctioning sites, and reducing the risk of acquiring fake tickets. In this exchange the Wacken staff supervises the ticket prices and acts as trust which means that the seller sends the ticket(s) to the staff who verifies the authenticity of the ticket(s) and reports it to the buyer. After the buyer has transferred the money to the seller, the Wacken staff will pass on the ticket(s) to the buyer. More information on this model can be found here (in English) and here (in German).
Further readings:
Wacken 2010 ? [url= http://www.metalstorm.net/pub/article.php?article_id=826]Metal Train 2010[/url] ? Wacken 2009 ? Wacken 2008 ? Wacken 2007
Headliners
DAY 1 (03.08)
W.E.T. Stage / Headbangers Ballroom
| Mother Of God | |
| Leash Eye | |
| Dust Bolt | |
| Hammercult | |
| Virginia Clemm | |
| Death Clocks | |
| Noein | |
| Atrum | |
| Paralytic | |
| Eccentric Pendulum | |
| Aphyxion | |
| Mambo Kurt |
Wackinger Stage
| The Aberlour's | |
| Reliquiae | |
| Horch |
Bullhead-City Wrestling Tent
| Russkaja | |
| Ski King | |
| Victims Of Madness |
Beer Garden Stage
| W:O:A Firefighters | |
| Blechblosn |
DAY 2 (04.08)
True Metal Stage
| Ozzy Osbourne | |
| Helloween |
Black Stage
| Blind Guardian | |
| Skyline | |
| Bülent Ceylan |
W.E.T. Stage / Headbangers Ballroom
| Battle Beast | |
| Pneuma | |
| Tanker | |
| Aeon Throne | |
| Seven Stitches | |
| Achren | |
| Coldwar | |
| Rude Revelation | |
| Exquisite Pus | |
| X-Tinxion | |
| Sacramental |
Wackinger Stage
| Russkaja | |
| Reliquiae | |
| Maiden United |
Bullhead-City Wrestling Tent
| Onkel Tom Angelripper | |
| Kvelertak | |
| Ski's Country Trash | |
| Stier | |
| Jim Breuer |
Beer Garden Stage
| Edelweiss | |
| Hayseed Dixie | |
| Blechblosn | |
| Mambo Kurt | |
| W:O:A Firefighters |
DAY 3 (05.08)
True Metal Stage
| Judas Priest | |
| Airbourne | |
| Trivium | |
| Sodom | |
| Suicidal Tendencies |
Black Stage
| Morbid Angel | |
| Apocalyptica | |
| Triptykon | |
| Heaven Shall Burn | |
| As I Lay Dying | |
| Ensiferum |
Party Stage
| Rhapsody Of Fire | |
| Kyuss | |
| Morgoth | |
| Saltatio Mortis | |
| Van Canto | |
| Primal Fear |
W.E.T. Stage / Headbangers Ballroom
| Suidakra | |
| Skindred | |
| Accu§er | |
| Sirenia | |
| Tsjuder | |
| Slime | |
| Bullet | |
| Deadlock | |
| Negator | |
| Khold | |
| The Prophecy²³ | |
| Skálmöld | |
| Pussy Sisster | |
| Volcano | |
| Pharao | |
| Shraphead |
Wackinger Stage
| Ignis Fatuu | |
| Rabenschrey | |
| Reliquiae |
Bullhead-City Wrestling Tent
| Russkaja | |
| Smack Ballz | |
| Betontod | |
| Jim Breuer | |
| Ghost |
Beer Garden Stage
| Edelweiss | |
| Hayseed Dixie | |
| Mambo Kurt |
DAY 4 (06.08)
True Metal Stage
| Avantasia | |
| Motörhead | |
| Iced Earth | |
| Subway To Sally | |
| Dir En Grey | |
| Crashdïet |
Black Stage
| Children Of Bodom | |
| Kreator | |
| Sepultura | |
| Mayhem | |
| Kataklysm | |
| Moonsorrow |
Party Stage
| Knorkator | |
| Danko Jones | |
| Vreid | |
| The Haunted | |
| Visions Of Atlantis | |
| Eläkeläiset |
W.E.T. Stage / Headbangers Ballroom
| Hail Of Bullets | |
| Tokyo Blade | |
| Excrementory Grindfuckers | |
| In Solitude | |
| Blowsight | |
| Warrant [GER] | |
| Venomin James | |
| Tauthr | |
| Skeletonwitch | |
| Shining [NOR] | |
| Hämatom | |
| Stormzone | |
| Torture Squad | |
| Triosphere | |
| Hellsaw | |
| The Murder Of My Sweet |
Wackinger Stage
| Lacrimas Profundere | |
| Reliquiae |
Bullhead-City Wrestling Tent
| Girlschool | |
| Onslaught | |
| Hayseed Dixie |
Beer Garden Stage
| W:O:A Firefighters | |
| Edelweiss | |
| Mambo Kurt |
Who was there?
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Nefarious (UAE) | 100% |
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GT (Denmark) | 100% |
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Promonex | 100% |
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corrupt | 100% |
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OnJackTallBeck? (Brazil) | 100% |
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TheBigRossowski | 100% |
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buki of steel (Croatia) | 100% |
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Infurnace (The Netherlands) | 100% |
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MeTalRea|istiK (Malaysia) | 100% |
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MaiSweettShaadow () | 100% |
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infernall (Romania) | 100% |
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Overlord_PT (Portugal) | 100% |
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ChrisWinther (Denmark) | 100% |
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Skyum (Denmark) | 100% |
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Kallis Helmi (Hungary) | 100% |
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MrSpaceman (Poland) | 100% |
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Jack--- (Denmark) | 100% |
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In Chaos (Norway) | 100% |
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Kalmari (Finland) | 100% |
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Snockis (Sweden) | 100% |
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Lord Nifiel (Sweden) | 100% |
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Heissayen (Spain) | 100% |
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Gâsh (The Netherlands) | 100% |
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hanfsud | 100% |
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Alena (Russia) | 100% |
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Dewil Rituale (Bulgaria) | 100% |
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AngelCryGr (Greece) | 100% |
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Den Gode Hr. Kim (UK) | 100% |
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Brodd (Denmark) | 100% |
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Miquele | 100% |
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SMAX (USA) | 100% |
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Asmara (Austria) | 100% |
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santiagomp | 100% |
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Pucis (UK) | 100% |
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Ch3m1c4lThr4sh (The Netherlands) | 100% |
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Maudraum (USA) | 100% |
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Eleazar (Mexico) | 100% |
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Oriôn (Belgium) | 100% |
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Trust (Portugal) | 100% |
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valeria (UK) | 100% |
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Aquad | 100% |
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MightyMouse (Sweden) | 100% |
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Jvenned (Faroe Islands) | 100% |
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Buried Dreamer (Brazil) | 100% |
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JaimeeFotzeBetrunken (New Zealand) | 100% |
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victim (Finland) | 100% |
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svobi_666 (Austria) | 100% |
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Melodeathmetal (The Netherlands) | 100% |
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Wurzelbernd | 100% |
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Izarus (Denmark) | 100% |
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Doomhammer | 100% |
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wastedcorpse (Estonia) | 100% |
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Link (Israel) | 100% |
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Fabiana Thoresen (The Netherlands) | 100% |
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Necrozika (Sweden) | 100% |
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Rhaz | 100% |
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Abbath (Spain) | 100% |
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mutantula | 100% |
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Rakshasa | 100% |
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Fjorten (Denmark) | 100% |
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Vorhana (New Zealand) | 100% |
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JonLovesick (Spain) | 100% |
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trchook (Australia) | 100% |
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thorsdottir | 100% |
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FATA ESCARLATA (Czech Republic) | 100% |
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Jamie Yagami (Brazil) | 100% |
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Queoma Ferreira (Brazil) | 100% |
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Malakiitti (Finland) | 100% |
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Stoner Banger (Brazil) | 100% |
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Evolucionista (Venezuela) | 100% |
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kingjelle (The Netherlands) | 100% |
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Sima (Denmark) | 100% |
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Bonesaw () | 100% |
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Likus93 (Spain) | 100% |
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Rooste (Estonia) | 100% |
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systeema (Latvia) | 100% |
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Alfredo Pliego (Mexico) | 100% |
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guano (Turkey) | 100% |
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alemiglio13 (Italy) | 100% |
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redTobi666 | 100% |
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Hammar () | 100% |
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goddec (Slovenia) | 100% |
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MorphineChild (UAE) | 100% |
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ANArhia (Romania) | 100% |
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Üby | 100% |
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JAS DANIEL'S (Switzerland) | 100% |
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Dunkelgeist (Spain) | 100% |
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jess_lacrymosa (Slovenia) | 80% |
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animal71 (Australia) | 70% |
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dunskii (USA) | 60% |
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Wyrd (Canada) | 30% |
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Coaljin (Denmark) | 30% |
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Anarchy2012 (USA) | 10% |
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DarkFear (Belarus) | 10% |
News
| 03.08.2011 | Avantasia - Wacken Show Live On German TV |
| 22.07.2011 | Cradle Of Filth - Cancel Wacken Performance Due To Injury |
| 24.09.2010 | Mayhem - Returns To Wacken In 2011 |
| 08.08.2010 | Wacken Open Air 2011 - First Bands Announced |
Reviews
| 02.10.2011 | Wacken Open Air - Wacken, Germany, 6th August 2011 by Promonex |
| 02.10.2011 | Wacken Open Air - Wacken, Germany, 5th August 2011 by Promonex |
| 02.10.2011 | Wacken Open Air - Wacken, Germany, 3rd and 4th August 2011 by Promonex |
Photo galleries
| 06.08.2011 | Wacken Open Air 2011 - Day 3: Saturday by Promonex | 168 images |
| 05.08.2011 | Wacken Open Air 2011 - Day 2: Friday by Promonex | 131 images |
| 04.08.2011 | Wacken Open Air 2011 - Day 1: Thursday by Promonex | 43 images |
| 03.08.2011 | Wacken Open Air 2011 - Day 0: Wednesday & Miscellaneous by Promonex | 44 images |
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| Valentin B Iconoclast Posts: 10094  |
Kyuss Lives! is also going to be joining the bands it seems.
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| corrupt With a lowercase c Admin Posts: 3536 |
Written by Valentin B on 04.03.2011 at 13:12 As are you?
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| Valentin B Iconoclast Posts: 10094 |
Written by corrupt on 04.03.2011 at 13:26 well, it's... a desperate situation forced to retaliation, the task ahead a burden, my wallet will suffer, that's for certain. i think i'm gonna be there, as it's by far the only realistic shot i can get to see IE live with Barlow for a few years (and it's not even a headlining slot i think) so i'm gonna have to do it. just now i'm posting a message on the ticket exchange forum in the "will buy ticket" section. EDIT: after 4 years of listening to this band, i'm finally able to catch them in concert in my home city in november. i'm happy they announced this, but this complicates things with me attending Wacken even more: now i'll be able to get to a headlining show (even though it's with this other guy, i'm mostly there for Schaffer's guitar playing), so there are few more reasons to attend Wacken at all. i shall ponder this at length.
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| MarioVillalobos Posts: 16  |
A band is missing, are pneuma from costa rica (my country) they win the "wackentube"
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| corrupt With a lowercase c Admin Posts: 3536 |
They announced the times. It's the most messed up it's ever been for me in Wacken. Using their running order tool, basically all three days for me are red. I'm even thinking about emailing them, they put Iced Earth and Shining in the same slot. Don't know what they've been thinking again but that is seriously messed up!
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| Marcel Hubregtse Grumpy Old Fuck Elite Posts: 40071  |
Written by corrupt on 27.06.2011 at 19:51 Shining and Iced Earth at the same time in different tents/stages? That makes sense cause musically they are totally different. Unless you mean Wacken's tool has them on at the same stage at the same time.
---- Member of the true crusade against European Flower Metal Yesterday is dead and gone, tomorrow is out of sight Dawn Crosby (r.i.p.) 05.04.1963 - 15.12.1996 
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| corrupt With a lowercase c Admin Posts: 3536 |
Written by Marcel Hubregtse on 28.06.2011 at 14:55 Musically that may make sense but it's not like people who go to a festival only watch bands from one genre. Now people can decide between seeing a band that literally never plays in Germany and one that will never ever play with that singer again. That is not cool! Anyway, I did email them asking to rethink that. Maybe they will. If not, I am disappoint!
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| COBdeath666 Posts: 16  |
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| corrupt With a lowercase c Admin Posts: 3536 |
Written by COBdeath666 on 14.07.2011 at 16:45 There's an official ticket exchange forum on the wacken website. Try your luck there. Edit: OK, that wasn't meant as unfriendly as it sounds. I just wanted to tell you so you have a better chance to sell your ticket and not sit on your 130? 
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| COBdeath666 Posts: 16 |
Written by corrupt on 14.07.2011 at 17:12 Thank you!!!!
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| GT Coffee!! Staff Posts: 5101 |
Finally got the transport sorted so now I'm ready for the show  Way too many clashes in the running order though 
----  Dreams are made so we don't get bored when we sleep
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| corrupt With a lowercase c Admin Posts: 3536 |
Written by GT on 17.07.2011 at 14:56 Already emailed them about that. No luck though.
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| GT Coffee!! Staff Posts: 5101 |
I'm pretty sure it would be near impossible to make a running order suiting me that wouldn't at least create some clashes, but Saturday has only that! Thursday on the other hand is perfect with time to eat and drink in between concerts
---- Dreams are made so we don't get bored when we sleep
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| Promonex Cathemeral Elite Posts: 9720 |
Friday: Morbid Angel vs Skálmöld, Morgoth vs Suidakra, Judas Priest vs Sirenia Saturday: Visions of Atlantis and Triosphere vs Girlschool, Kataklysm and Torture Squad vs Onslaught, Iced Earth vs Shining, Kreator vs Danko Jones, Eläkeläiset vs Ghost No clashes on Wednesday or Thursday. Actually I've been to festivals with worse scheduling for me. The only painful clash is Iced Earth vs Shining. Btw, I've made a running order for my own use as I prefer knowing what bands play at any given time and not what bands play at any given stage. Might be of use for some of you guys as well, so feel free to print it out http://hotfile.com/dl/124319615/25c0202/woa_ro11.pdf.html
---- All life begins with Nu and ends with Nu... This is the truth! This is my belief! ...At least for now. - The Mystery of Life, Vol. 841 Ch. 26
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| TheBigRossowski Posts: 1357 |
I'm probably going to meet up with Promonex. Any other Metalstormer meetings arranged? The Dude abides, man!
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| corrupt With a lowercase c Admin Posts: 3536 |
Written by TheBigRossowski on 23.07.2011 at 23:49 We usually try to meet at the beergarden round 6pm on wednesday. Last year that failed because Promonex was occupied and Valentin didn't show up. But this year I'm positive, we can make it
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| Valentin B Iconoclast Posts: 10094 |
Written by corrupt on 24.07.2011 at 12:48 hey, i was also occupied.. with Promonex, obviously (  )
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| corrupt With a lowercase c Admin Posts: 3536 |
Written by Valentin B on 24.07.2011 at 13:40 Too occupied to tell me obviously. But it's OK, I don't mind waiting in the rain for two hours. With bare feet. Singing to myself.
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| TheBigRossowski Posts: 1357 |
Written by corrupt on 24.07.2011 at 16:28 I'm establishing a small "Dude Camp" in my area. If I'm there that early on Wednesday, I'll see if I can make it out to the beer garden with my other Dudes. Your also welcome to visit Dude Camp and write on the poster. 
---- That rug really tied the room together, did it not?
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| Promonex Cathemeral Elite Posts: 9720 |
Alright, so Wednesday at 6 p.m. in the beer garden? Meeting at the well, I suppose? Duder, you better be there with your uniform! Saves us the need of an MS flag 
---- All life begins with Nu and ends with Nu... This is the truth! This is my belief! ...At least for now. - The Mystery of Life, Vol. 841 Ch. 26
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| GT Coffee!! Staff Posts: 5101 |
I'll be at the beer garden on Wednesday around 6 p.m. then. At least I've met two of you before, so I have an idea what to look for
---- Dreams are made so we don't get bored when we sleep
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| corrupt With a lowercase c Admin Posts: 3536 |
Written by GT on 30.07.2011 at 15:47 Chuck Norris like awesomeness and beautyful naked bodies covered in oil. That'll be us.
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| TheBigRossowski Posts: 1357 |
Written by Promonex on 28.07.2011 at 15:13 You know it, man! The Dude abides! I just don't know if we'll be on time or not. Anyways, you got my number now, just ugh, send me a text message if we're late and I'll let you know what's going on.
---- That rug really tied the room together, did it not?
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| buki of steel Crystal Ann Posts: 1212 |
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| Spirit Molecule spirit molecule Posts: 1918  |
If anyone is there on day 1 try catching Eccentric Pendulum. They're a band from India.
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| TheBigRossowski Posts: 1357 |
I take it there was no meeting cause Daniel (Promonex) didn't fuckin' write me! lol That or some other unknown supernatural event occurred. I arrived real fuckin' late though, got to the beergarden around 1900. We'd been sitting in traffic for two hours. We left this morning around 0700 though. So... HA!
---- That rug really tied the room together, did it not?
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| corrupt With a lowercase c Admin Posts: 3536 |
Written by TheBigRossowski on 07.08.2011 at 18:56 There was one. We were looking out for you for a while but Promonex said you'd know how to contact him.
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| Promonex Cathemeral Elite Posts: 9720 |
Written by corrupt on 07.08.2011 at 20:04 Actually he said that he forgot to write down The Dude's mobile number and that he was hoping that The Dude still had Promonex's number.
---- All life begins with Nu and ends with Nu... This is the truth! This is my belief! ...At least for now. - The Mystery of Life, Vol. 841 Ch. 26
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| TheBigRossowski Posts: 1357 |
Written by Promonex on 08.08.2011 at 05:55 Dude, I don't think I ever had your number, lol. Guess it'll have to wait until the big 25th Wacken. I saw a few other Dudes in bathrobes though! Fuckin' groovy, man. They weren't too good with the whole quote thing though, lol. I've got Big Lebowski DOWN. Hope you Dudes had a most excellent time!
---- That rug really tied the room together, did it not?
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| Valentin B Iconoclast Posts: 10094 |
In the end obviously i didn't go, but what was really weird i received some messages from you guys literally the moment i arrived in Germany last tuesday: Promonex (i think) was saying he was going to catch Apocalyptica or something, and that maybe you can meet there. then when i closed the message window and tried to see it again i couldn't find it  there were two hot redheads on that flight with Wacken shirts too, so for a moment there i thought "ahh, you bastards, why is everyone making me come to Wacken??!"
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