2023-08-02 05:56:09
Visitors are out and about on the muddy festival site on Tuesday. Image: dpa/Christian Charisius
Only those who arrive early still have a chance of a mud fight: On the first day of the festival, no new visitors are allowed on the Wacken site. Yesterday the announcement only affected arrival by car.
Because of the heavy rain, no more fans can go to the grounds of the heavy metal festival in Wacken. Shortly before the start, the festival announced on Instagram early Wednesday morning that the “reasonable visitor capacity” had been reached given the weather conditions. “Every further trip must be stopped and canceled with immediate effect.” This decision was made for the first time in the history of the festival. “We are very sad, but unfortunately the difficult weather conditions leave us no other choice,” it said.
Fans reacted indignantly and criticized “underground communication”. Some had waited in front of the site for hours. The festival is scheduled to start this Wednesday morning. On Tuesday evening, festival co-founder Thomas Jensen told the German Press Agency: “I hope that we have half of it or more.” Safety is the top priority for the organizers. Around 85,000 metal fans were originally expected.
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The conditions around the tranquil town in Schleswig-Holstein and the announcements that fans would no longer be allowed to drive cars into the softened areas had already caused displeasure among some of the visitors on Tuesday.
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