W:O:A - Wacken Open Air Festival: Heavy Metal's Mud Festival WELT HD DOKU Wacken 2023: The world's largest heavy metal festival draws tens of thousands of fans to the Heidemarsch in Schleswig-Holstein. For four days, despite the rainy northern German summer, the muddy festival landscape is celebrated. The report reports from Wacken, a place with more cows than inhabitants, which once a year becomes the center of the heavy metal world, and accompanies visitors from all over the world through the loud and wet festival days. In the summer of 2023, the legendary Wacken Open Air Festival took place, which is known not only for its heavy metal music, but also for its incomparable atmosphere and challenges. Despite the typical northern German weather, which turned the festival grounds into a mud field, 85,000 metal fans from all over the world came together to celebrate their passion for music. Many fans saw the journey as a destination and brought an unwavering devotion, even when thousands were stranded in collective parking lots due to weather conditions. 56-year-old HG from Bakede, Lower Saxony, described Wacken as the most important week of the year. Many international guests, such as Oscar and his sons from Mexico, took the opportunity for an extended European trip. Japanese band Phantom xCivers, who took part in the young talent competition, illustrated the international flair and ambition of the artists. Thomas Jensen, co-founder of Wacken, expressed his enthusiasm for the festival, which impressed with huge stages and a massive bull skull symbol. The logistical challenge of the festival, including setting up the stages and coping with the vagaries of the weather, was highlighted. The event offered a mix of music, community and unforgettable experiences. The Swedish band, which has a large fan base in Germany, and metal legend Doro Pesch shared their enthusiasm for the festival. For many, Wacken was more than a festival; it was a meeting place for a large metal family, united by their love of music. The challenges of the weather were omnipresent, but fans took them with humor and community spirit. Wacken's fire brigade band and the grueling conditions for campers showed the toughness but also the warmth of the community. The highlight was the announcement of the winners of the young talent competition, with Phantom xCivers from Japan triumphing. Despite financial losses for the organizers due to the weather conditions, demand for tickets for next year was unbroken, underlining Wacken's unique appeal. Wacken 2023 will go down in history as one of the most challenging but also most unforgettable festivals, marked by community spirit, perseverance and the undying love of heavy metal. #wacken #festival #doku #heavymetal #metal #music ???? WELT DOKU YouTube Channel / weltdoku ???? The WELT news livestream / @weltvideotv ???? WELT Podcasts YouTube Channel / weltpodcast ???? WELT news channel YouTube Channel / weltvideotv ???? WELT Netzreporter YouTube Channel / dienetzreporter ???? The top news on WELT.de http://bit.ly/2rQQD9Q ???? The media library on WELT.de http://bit.ly/2Iydxv8 ???? WELT news channel on Instagram https://bit.ly/IGWELTTV ???? WELT on Instagram http://bit.ly/2X1M7Hk