At Wacken 2019 makes the weather before the Festival-the beginning of Trouble. In addition to the announced rain, there was a short time before the Start of another storm, the land had to be evacuated.

Wacken Open Air in 2019 – “W:O:A”, had on Wednesday temporarily The Heavy-metal evacuated-Festival is the most important meeting point for metal fans from all over the world

Update from the 2. August 2019: Who would have expected that? The German Pop Star Lena Meyer-Landrut has made a private trip to Wacken. Actually, the ESC-winner of 2010 for pop Radio music is well-known, but her heart seems to beat even metallic. However, Lena Meyer could have-Landrut with her surprise visit in Wacken made a big mistake.

Wacken in 2019: an Open-Air Festival are now live on the Stream

Update from the 1. August, 17.35 PM: you want to keep track of the Wacken Festival live? Not A Problem! On tz.de* learn where and how you can see the Open-Air Festival in a free Live Stream. Some of them occurs even in the Free TV.

Wacken 2019: New severe weather alert – “alert level Red” on the Festival

Update from the 1. August, 15.25 : Heavy Metal Fans, the weather at Wacken Open Air in 2019 will probably not really matter. However, there was, of all things, at the start of the legendary Festivals on Wednesday, an ominous storm warning.

On Friday the Metalheads on again, the severe weather passed. Currently, there is a weather warning for Wacken. “Alert level Red possible,” warns the weather portal unwetterzentrale.de. Local heavy showers and Thunderstorms with heavy rain, hail and stormy gusts, according to the weather experts, it is possible.

The severe weather warning for Wacken is currently on Friday (2. August) from 11 to midnight. Also wetter.de has issued a weather warning: “Severe Thunderstorms, some with high winds, heavy rain, hail, and/or lots of Lightning possible.” Less pessimistic the duration of this weather warning is. According to forecasts of the weather experts, the storm would be over as early as 21 PM.

The German weather service warns in Schleswig-Holstein and Hamburg on the Thursday prior to the storms in the Region. In the course of the Friday morning before the thunderstorms and severe weather. Strong can fall in a short time, rain up to 3 liters per square meters. This is to be expected with hail and squalls up to 80 km/h.

Update from the 1. August, 14 Uhr : at 14 o’clock the time had finally come. The Wacken Open Air in 2019, opened the gates to the Infield and the Fans stormed the field.

Update from the 1. August, 12.45 PM : “Keep the holy ground clean!” tweet, the Team of Wacken Open Air. The organizers appeal to the festival visitors to their campsites upon departure on Sunday to leave them clean and tidy. “Dear Metalheads, so that we can celebrate the next 30 Festivals (mostly) green meadows, we also need your help.” is part of the Wacken-to-read website. There is info to be found, where the Festival Fans to get rid of your full garbage bags.

On the way to Wacken, it is jammed up to date, inform the police via Twitter. The camping areas are busy, also full. The Infield would be open today.

During the Wacken festival in 2019, the police Steinburg and Dithmarschen on your Facebook post page. More than 200 personnel are on site. In addition, a police flies first drone over the whole Camping and festival area.

Update from the 1. August, 11.57 PM: The severe weather evacuation has caused a stir. But otherwise, Wacken runs according to the police, so far, fairly quiet. “The number of crimes registered by the police so far, is still very low,” it said on Thursday morning. There were some thefts from tents.

Wacken 2019: man attacks British at the campsite – police in use

A more drastic incident, but there were, but around midnight, an attack on a British woman occurred, according to police at a campsite. The 26-Year-old claimed to be from an unknown male Person approached been. The visitor visible scratch wounds to the Arm and to the Hand-drawn has. Information on the offender could not give the woman, the officials made a criminal complaint.

Wacken-evacuation due to severe weather: organizers clear the area

Update from the 1. August 2019, 10.09 PM : the weather is on the “Wacken Open Air” was actually never an issue. It’s part of the cult Heavy Metal Festival in Schleswig-Holstein, actually. Thursday we go to the festival site.

Wacken 2019: evacuation of the Wacken Open Air due to severe weather

Update from 31. July 2019, 18.49 at: Metal Festival in Wacken had to be evacuated on Wednesday evening some of you, although it will only start on Thursday. However, a number of people had already arrived on Monday.

next To stage, on which the program ran, everything was interrupted. Moderators, automatic announcements and the display boards drew the attention of the visitors to the evacuation:

“Due to a severe weather warning the operation must be interrupted, unfortunately. Please go slowly in your cars and offers other Metalheads a place in your cars“, – stated in the report.

Apparently, it was the organizers shortly before 18 o’clock on Wednesday to hot. There’s a storm moved slowly. The sky was not yet much to see, but the weather report, the organiser was apparently clear. The current weather report for Germany you can read here.

Overall, were asked in the Wackinger Village and in the area in front of the stage “beer garden Stage”, the Fans, to leave the premises and to search the vehicles of protection, the police announced. These two areas were for the visitors accessible, the rest of the festival grounds will be opened this Thursday.

The campsite has not been vacated, according to the. As the Storm moved by, were the visitors to the festival grounds.

evacuation of the Wacken Open Air in 2019, during the opening occurs

the appearance of the “Wacken Firefighters was Affected”. The Show of the local Fire Department band is considered the unofficial kick-off of the Heavy-Metal-Festivals. It was cancelled after the third song.

Nearly 70 percent of the campsites were occupied, police said. In addition, around 800 Fans came in the Morning with the “Metal Train” in Itzehoe. The special train with sleeping – and the bar and DJ program was started on Tuesday evening in Munich, and made in Frankfurt and Cologne.

Two people had to be brought according to the Federal police due to bad behavior out of the train, otherwise everything was peaceful.

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