The history of the Wacken Open Air festival
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The history of the Wacken Open Air festival
Every August, the town of Wacken is transformed into the world capital of heavy metal. 800 people turned out for the first festival in 1990. Now, it's tens of thousands. We'll have more on the history of the festival.
Aug 5, 2017
Wacken 2019 Highlights
Uriah Heep - Gypsy - Live at Wacken 2019 - Mick Box / guitars, vocals - Bernie Shaw / lead vocals - Phil Lanzon / keyboards, vocals - Davey Rimmer / bass, vocals - Russell Gilbrook / drums, percussion | Progressive Rock Land
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Uriah Heep - Gypsy - Live at Wacken 2019 - Mick Box / guitars, vocals - Bernie Shaw / lead vocals - Phil Lanzon / keyboards, vocals - Davey Rimmer / bass, vocals - Russell Gilbrook / drums, percussion | Progressive Rock Land
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Wacken Open Air 2019 - Moshpits, Schweiß und Feuershows. Das vielleicht beste Festival der Welt lässt unser Metalherz schneller schlagen! Wir haben ab sofort Highlights wie Powerwolf, Sabaton, Hämatom u.v.m. kostenlos auf Abruf in unserer Mediathek. | MagentaMusik
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Ax'n'Sex were one of the first bands to play Wacken Open Air back in 1990. In 2014 they returned to celebrate the festival's 25th anniversary inside Bullhead City Circus! Watch the full show here: http://bit.ly/1EmIZRx | Wacken Open Air
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Ax'n'Sex were one of the first bands to play Wacken Open Air back in 1990. In 2014 they returned to celebrate the festival's 25th anniversary inside Bullhead City Circus! Watch the full show here: http://bit.ly/1EmIZRx | Wacken Open Air
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Wacken 2019 Performances
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