the festival ABC gives answer to most of your questions. If you have further questions please write an email to: headquarter@ics-woa.de or call our hotline + 49 (0) 4627 18 38 38
There are also new position numbers, helping you to find the several positions on the festival area maps.
(Important!
Infos below regarding Wacken 2010! Eventually updates about 2011 will follow in the next year and will be tagged accordingly)
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Camping area: August 4th, 2010 at 00:00 am (Reservations from 08.00 am to 10.00 pm) Festival area: August 5th, at 03.00 pm, Friday at 10.00 am and Saturday at 11.00 am. Click here to find out more about hours of opening.
Advanced sale
X-Mas tickets and tickets which were bought in the advanced sale are valid for the three days of the festival.
Be an official W:O:A supporter! You can download the banner for your homepage here.
Beer Garden / Biergarten (Pos. 12)
Due to the big success in the past years, we arranged the original Bavarian beer garden again. Apart from the Metal Breakfast, you can also get original Bavarian specialities there. The beer garden is open on August 4th, 2010 from 10.00 am to 06.00 am and Thursday, Friday and Saturday from 07.00 am to 06.00 am. It is placed in front of the entrance to the festival area. There will be an additional beer garden at the Wackinger Village (Pos. 28) this year.
Box Office
Due to the sellout, there will be no box office this year.
Bullhead City (Pos. 7)
This is the circus tent used since 2009 to place different events like wrestling, oil catching, wet T-shirt contests or Wacken Tube videos. On Friday and Saturday, the famous Circus Of Horrors will guest there to entertain you with its horror and erotic show.
Bus tours
Here you can the find the bus companies that will bring you to the W:O:A, whether you come from Germany or abroad. In addition to that, our bus partners have some last tickets so you might have the chance to get one although the festival is sold out. Of course this offer is only valid if you book a bus tour extra.
Camping is officially starting on August, 4th at 00.00 am and happens on your own risk! The organisation will not take any responsibility! The residence on the camping ground is only possible with a valid ticket! The different areas are numbered and each one of them has got one checkpoint with drinks & food, toilets, showers, a supermarket, information checkpoint and water (S1-S5). For safety reasons you are just allowed to bring Tetrapaks with non-alcoholic drinks to the festival area. Each person is allowed to bring a 1,0 l TetraPak. Before entering the festival area, bags will be checked for any kind of weapons, sharp objects in general, video cameras and boxes, which are not allowed (e.g. perfume bottles, cans, glass bottles in general). These properties will be confiscated.
Camping Ground Group registration
Like in the past, you can use our unique festival service and book your group campground.
To ease your arrival, we reserve space for you starting by a group size of 50 people. If you have questions about the booking, please contact: campgroundreservierung@wacken.com Fax : 0049 - (0) 4627 - 18 38 80 – contact person: Tane
Closing date for applications is July 1st, 2010.
Camping earlier (starting before Wednesday)
Because of the major logistic effort and the low demands in the last year, it won’t be possible to arrive already on Saturday and Sunday. Please switch to the numerous public campgrounds at the westcoast.
The official arrival day is August 4th , 2010 – again starting at 00.00 am. If you still think about arriving earlier, we give you the opportunity to use an extra stated and primed area for camping, but this requires an extra fee of 20,-€ on August 2nd, 2010 for each person and 10,-€ on August 3rd, 2010 until 12:00 p.m. for each person.
Camping & Parking A - Z
Parking and camping is already included in the ticket price of 120,-€. You are allowed to bring food and drinks to the camping area. The quantities are not limited, but you are not allowed to bring glass bottles.
Canned beer/ Glass bottles
There is no limitation for drinks on the campground but the ban to bring glass bottles. The risk to get hurt is too high (cullet)! Neither cans nor bottles are allowed at the festival area (infield). At the infield, you are able to get your beer as usual in the familiar festival cups and of course there will be the chance to get your Wacken Beer in cans externally (see W – Wacken beer).
Child welfare
Children under 16 are only allowed to visit the festival with a legal guardian or with an accredited agent. In the second case, a declaration of consent (Einverständniserklärung) underwritten by the legal guardian is required. It is possible to visit the festival in the age between 16 and 18 without reservation, but you have to leave the festival area towards the camping ground at 00.00 p.m. Download: Einverständniserklärung (declaration of consent)
Chill Out Lounge- NATURAL AMERICAN SPIRIT
This year our sponsor NATURAL AMERICAN SPIRIT will again allocate a lounge, where you have the possibility to retreat to smoke and relax a little. Furthermore, NAS engages for METAL 4 NATURE as eco-partner.
Customs
Due to the fact that Schleswig-Holstein is one of the smaller federal states in Germany, our festival is in the category “major event”. This causes definite controls of the customs on the motorways. We can’t avoid this and apologize for any inconvenience! Controls can take place before, while and after the festival at different gateways on the roads.
Due to the sellout there won’t be any one-day-tickets this year.
Dealing
You are not allowed to deal in spirits, Nazi material, any kind of weapons, food- and non-food articles and any kind of drinks. In case of contravention a complaint has to be faced!
Dogs
Neither dogs nor any other animals are allowed to bring on the entire camping, parking and festival area! The boarding kennel for dogs, "B-Flinks"( www.b-flinks.de ), is located in Albersdorf near the motorway A23 (ca. ten minutes away from Wacken) Phone: + 49 4835 – 950345
Drinking water (S1 – S5)
…for cooking, washing and of course drinking will be provided at the 5 Shower- and Toilet Camps. There we created some new points of withdrawal, because the tanks were empty most of the time last year. As usual, the withdrawal of water is FOR FREE!
Drinks & Food
There are booths spread all over the festival and camping area, where you can get beer and whiskey (e.g. Becks, Becks Gold) for fungible prices. You can also find the W:O:A beer garden (Biergarten) on the festival area. All the drinks you buy on the festival will be given to you in our W:O:A cups (0,4 l, pledge/piece 1€). Once again, you have the possibility to order steins (Maßkrug) (1 l, pledge/piece 3€).
To keep you from long walks to one of the banks in Wacken, we give you the opportunity to get your money right at the festival area. Once again, we have installed several cash points which were allocated from the local Sparkasse. Four of them are located on the forecourt of the festival area near the beer garden (Biergarten) and one near the W:O:A Information Office.
Emergency
In case of emergency the stage moderator will give you clear and true information about the situation. Please notice the hints at the video walls. Please support us by following the instructions of police and security. Help us by remaining calm and take care of the people by our side.
Just like in the last years, the newspaper publishing house of Schleswig- Holstein (Schleswig- Holsteinischer Zeitungsverlag; in short sh:z) publishes current news directly from the festival area in cooperation with the W:O:A Team. This updated festival newspaper is a case sui generis in Germany. The paper discusses all relevant themes about the festival, not only about the bands, but also about the arrival, directly from the camping ground or the beer garden (Biergarten), from backstage and from the village Wacken itself. We give the people in Wacken – both locals and newcomer- a chance to speak. This daily newspaper is offered from Thursday to Sunday on the festival and camping area. With this service, you have the possibility to enjoy your "Festival Today" with a nice brew of coffee or nice can of beer in the morning.
Festival ribbon (Pos.23)
Your ticket needs to be exchanged with the festival ribbon. You can only enter the festival area with this ribbon! The exchange takes place at the ribbon container (Band- Container), which is located on the new event area at the medieval market. The ribbon has to be shown unrequested to the security forces! You have the possibility to exchange your unattractive computer tickets, exchange- coupons, etc for original W:O:A tickets at the ribbon container (Band- Container).
Fire Fighters(Feuerwehrkapelle) (pos. 5)
The fire department band of Wacken will appear once again at the beer garden (Biergarten) on Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday for the morning pint. You can find the exact data for their performance in the Running Order.
First aid (Pos. 9)
You can find First aid at the DRK- booth (Deutsches Rotes Kreuz- German Red Cross) next to the main entrance of the festival area. Please keep the emergency exits for the DRK free!
Foto-Gallery / LIVE- Commentator ship
Certainly we will offer an exclusive commentator ship from the W:O:A once again. After the festival, you have the possibility, to bring back the memories and share it with the ones, who had to stay at home. For this purpose, the W:O:A Gallery 2009 will be updated several times a day during the festival as well as during the time of setup and cutback. Besides, the webcam will show you pictures of both main stages every half an hour.
Full Metal Bag (Pos. 23)
The Full Metal Bag should be seen as a present and does not deal with the service due of 20,00€, which is already contained in the ticket price. You can take a look at the current content here. The release takes place at the ribbon- container and at the bus stop. (Festival maps)
This year, we have 5 garbage camps which are sponsoered by our partner Natural American Spirit. Those of you who bring their garbage there will get limited W:O:A Posters and other giveaways. The garbage camps are located at the shower camps S1 – S5. In addition to that, we have the well known waste containers, which are spread all over the festival area.
Guest for a day
Due to the sellout, it won’t be possible to be guest for a day.
Live music and good old Metal- Karaoke will already start on Wednesday, 4th of August at 11.00 p.m. The tent is placed in the festival area. Further the finals of the METAL-BATTLE will be taking place in this tent.
We will install information boards at different places on the W:O:A area, so you can find your way to the grounds. On these boards, you can watch the camping sites, festival area maps, opening hours and running order. The boards will also give you an overview over different street signs you should look out for (e.g. camping ground etc.).
Information point (Pos. 23)
The information point is located at the new event area near the medieval market and the ribbon container. You can make phone calls there, get information about the shuttle service or the timetables for trains or take a look at the current running order, as well as times for the signing sessions at the Meet & Greet point. In addition to this, we have got another Information Office at the Siloturm in Wacken which opens on the 2nd of August (look at W – W:O:A info point). There you get the W:O:A History, merchandise, breakfast and a Cash point, a charging point for mobiles, an internet café and pay phones are also located there and you get any information about the W:O:A.
This year we will use LED ticker and video walls to improve the flow of information. Thereby we want to inform you as fast as possible, about e.g. changes in the running order. In 2009, there will be three video walls at the main stages, one video wall at the Bullhead City Tent and one at the moviefield. Besides, there will be once again a text message- information service and a video truck.
it is the „alpha-male“ of the festival season. The “Jägermeister“ perch will be at W:O:A! It is going to be a bar. 50 m up in the air above the crowd. The “Jägermeister“perch, at the biggest heavy metal festival in the entire world, will guarantee a memorable and sensational experience.
It certainly is advantageous to people to be free from giddiness. You will be transported via crane to this very exclusive spot 50 m above solid ground. A combination of cool “Jägermeister” drinks and the best of metal music will ensure an “one-of-a-kind” experience. The phenomenal view over the entire festival area is without charge.
Up to 100 visitors will be able to enjoy the privilege of “flying” above the crowd on a daily basis. Who wants to be considered for a spot on the “Jägermeister“ perch is required to apply via SMS on-site at W:O:A. Subsequently, available spots wil be raffled off among the participants. The lucky winners will receive a message indicating the time of their journey time on his mobile.
Journey
There are different possibilities to travel to Wacken. To get information about them, visit Journey in the info section on our homepage.
Due to many different reasons, lots of metalheads have to bring their infants to the W:O:A and we organized something specially for you:
From Wednesday, August 4th to Saturday, August 7th the Wacken kindergarten is open for all W:O:A kids – for FREE! – just like the Wacken Forest-Kindergarten (new!).
To upgrade the flow of information, we will install not only the known video walls at the True- and Blackmetal stage but also LED- Ticker.
Locker trucks (Pos. 27)
The locker trucks are now arranged on the new event area at the Wacken Plaza (pos. 44).
Lost & Found (Pos. 23)
If you lose or find something, please contact the information checkpoint during the festival. After the festival, you can hand things in at the W:O:A Office or pick them up there . From August 9th, 2010 all lost and confiscated property will be put in storage in the lost property office in Schenefeld (Fundbüro Amt Schenefeld). Phone: + 49 (0) 4892 - 8089 0 Fax: + 49 (0) 4892 80 89 44 E-Mail: info@amt-schenefeld.de
Interested persons for the Medical service in Wacken should contact DRK Kaltenkirchen (Deutsches Rotes Kreuz- German Red Cross). You will get more information and a schedule for contacts for the medical service at the W:O:A there.
Meet & Greet Point
Different members of the bands will give autographs there. The times will be announced in the middle of July.
Meeting Point (Pos. 23)
The meeting point is located directly at the info Point on the Wacken Plaza.
Merchandise (Pos. 30)
You can obtain the newest articles of the W:O:A collection at the merchandise booths , as well as all goods of the performing bands. You can find the complete offer online at www.full-metal-shop.de
Metal 4 Nature S1 – S5
Garbage is again one of the most important things to care about at the W:O:A in 2010. We want to reduce the garbage of our 70,000 guests and practice waste separation. Therefore, we already cooperate with the TU-Berlin and the concern Ecocontrolling who mapped the sensitive areas before the festival. Thanks to an official garbage survey, we can control the success of every measure and together with our eco partner NATURAL AMERICAN SPIRIT we are offering you a special package which appeals to your personal garbage awareness so please remove all your waste from the camping ground.
Metal Battle (Pos. 4)
Your band can perform at the festival! We (in co work with our presenters METALHAMMER, WASHBURN, EDEN and MARSHALL) are looking for new metal- heroes, who perform at the METAL BATTLE.
Meanwhile, we are searching for the next Metal-Stars in 21 countrys. The particular winners of the country have the oppurtunity to perform on the WET- Stage (Wacken Evolution Tent). Have a gig at the most famous Metal- Festival in the world: who of you new blood rockers doesn’t dream about that? We are the only festival of this size, who gives you the chance, to make your dreams come true!
And this is not the end: An international jury will check the international final and obtain, beside diverse Full Endorsementdeals of the partners, a record deal the winners of the METAL BATTLE with Wacken Records. The other attendants have the chance to win Artist Endorsment Deals and other surprises. For more information about the contest click www.metal-battle.com. This year for the first time the METAL-BATTLE starts on Wednesday. You can check out the times in our Running Order
Metal-Karaoke (Pos. 4)
The Metal- Karaoke- Show takes place in the Headbanger’s- Ballroom- Tent (Wednesday to Saturday after the artist performances)
Metal-Market (Pos. 11)
Opening hours: Thursday, Friday, and Saturday from 10.00 a.m. to 04.00 a.m. (Dealer & Action Tent 10.00 a.m. – 09.00 p.m. entry costs: 2,50 €). After you paid the entry once, you have the possibility to visit workshops, fashion shows, interviews and showcases at any other days.
Metal-Train
The 9th chartered train to the unique Open Air in Wacken in August 2009- for Metalheadz only! For more information, visit Metal Train.
Metal Travel
There will be a new location for the departures of all Metal Travel Busses from Hamburg Airport. No matter if you arrive in Terminal 1 or Terminal 2, the way to the bus departure area at Terminal Tango is clearly marked from the baggage claim hall. Follow the signs to the exit in Terminal 1 on arrival level. Keep left and pass the police station building. The distance from the exit of Terminal 1 to Terminal Tango is not more than 150 meters. There we will have our own private, shaded Terminal which you can also use as a meeting point. We kindly ask you to keep the premises clean! There are enough rubbish containers available.
The morning pint with the fire department of Wacken is assessed for Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday. For more information, click opening hours.
Movie night (Pos. 10)
Once again, a movie night will take place on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday at the Moviefield. We will start a survey to this program soon. The program and times can be seen on the running order.
This year, the booths will be located outside of the festival area. Another both area will be at the medieval market (siehe M) this year. Opening hours
Our "Festival traffic wardens" will be at the W:O:A to make a field sobriety test with you. Don’t worry, you can keep your driving license, even with more than 0,5 per mill.
Pharmacy Emergency Service
The DUHORN pharmacy in Wacken will be open during the festival. From August 2nd until August 7th it is open from 8.00 am to 8.00 pm; on Saturday only until 6.00 pm. You can order your medicine there and also buy some headache pills after drinking too much. And your blistered feet can be provided with ointment and plasters, too. Also, it’s not too far away: you walk just about 600 meters from the festival area to the pharmacy.
Normal photo cameras or digital cameras are allowed on the festival area. Video cameras are prohibited!
Photo box(Pos. 37)
The ones who want to keep commemorative photos and snapshots of the festival can shoot them in one of the new photo boxes. They work like the ones you may find at some train stations and you will find them at the W:O:A info office or at the Wacken Plaza (pos. 44).
Photo Gallery / LIVE- Commentatorship
Of course we will offer an exclusive commentatorship from the W:O:A once again. After the festival, you have the possibility to bring back the memories and share it with the ones who had to stay at home. For this purpose, the W:O:A Gallery 2010 will be updated several times a day during the festival as well as during the time of setup and cutback. Besides, the webcam will show you pictures of both main stages every half an hour.
Pick- up Service/ Kiss & Ride
This year, we have two Kiss & Ride checkpoints for the Pick- up Service. The first one is arranged in Gribbohm in the Dorfstrasse and the second one in the Mühlenweg at the car wash in Wacken. Cars are allowed to park there temporarily. The alley to the bus stop in the Hauptstrasse will be closed from Sunday, August 8th at 00.00 a.m. from Ziegeleiweg.
Police (Pos. 17)
Whenever you have questions, the police will help you. Don’t panic, they are easy going and cooperative. Furthermore, the police offers you a field sobriety test for free, so you will find your way home safely. Supporting the slogan: DON`T DRINK AND DRIVE. The police checkpoint is located at the main entrance to the festival area.
Postcards (Pos. 23)
You can get these at the Information checkpoint and at the W:O:A office.
Post office
The post office is located in the Edeka- Markt in Wacken in the business park.
Profoundly disabled (Pos. P)
As usual, we offer you a chance to reserve seats for profoundly disabled persons. This year, the registration takes place at its own website. All information and the registration form can be found here. Furthermore there are 2 wheelchair platforms (pos. 33) in front of the Truemetal and the Blackmetal stages.
Program (Pos. 23)
In this program booklet, you can find all the important information about bands, who performs when on which stage, ground maps, surveys, Meet & Greet schedule, Warm Up & After Show Parties among others. The service charge of 1€ supports the WET-Stage (Wacken-Evolution-Tent). The programme is available at different checkpoints on the festival area like e.g. the info point..
Pyrotechnic
Any kind of pyrotechnical goods are not allowed on the camping ground or at the festival area just like in the rest of Germany at any time except New Years Eve! The W:O:A is not an exeption for this! Beside that, just like the last years open fire is also forbidden.
In case of contravention, the person(s) in charge will be send off the festival and camping ground.
Our banner "Metalheadz against racism" clearly ought to be a sign! We are absolutely against any kind of right wing extremism! In this case, we count on your assistance! We do not tolerate any entries in the chat, guestbook or forum with a right wing background. These entries will be deleted, as far as possible. If we should miss out on something, we ask you to let us know! In such case, please send a message to yong@ics-woa.de, we will take care of it. THANK YOU for your support. Merchandise to this topic, you find at www.full-metal-shop.de
Red Bull Bus (Pos. 8)
Like last year, our partner Red Bull has its own bus including a stage at the Wacken Plaza near the Bullhead City Tent. The program can be found in the RUNNING ORDER
Running Order
The Running Order helps you get an overview, which band performs when on which stage. You get more information about this at the Information booth and at the Wacken Office.
Following goods have to be confiscated, respectively can be enclosed with costs in the locker trucks (only on the new event area at the medieval market; not on the camping parking area!):
1. Knifes and anything similar to a knife (nail files, screw driver, combs with stem, knuckleduster, as well as drinking horns)
2. Any objects made out of glass (including perfume bottles)
3. Plastic bottles and canisters (Attention: Original W:O:A- beakers are allowed; they are available in sizes from 0,3 l to 1l)
4. Any king of cans (beverage can, hairspray, deodorant, etc)
5. Pepper spray, tear gas, nerve gas
6. Video cameras (Attention: Any kind of photo cameras and digital cameras are allowed!)
7. Walkman, cassette deck etc.
8. Studded wristbands, studded necklace and belts with sticking out spikes, longer than 1,5 cm
9. Chains (bicycle or motorbike chains etc.- Attention: wallet chains are allowed!) Projectile belts are not allowed!
10. Flagpoles and sticks are not allowed (Attention: Official W:O:A flags with poles are allowed!)
11. Any kind of pyrotechnical goods. These are also not allowed on the camping ground!!! Just like in the rest of Germany at any time except New Years Eve! In case of contravention, the person(s) in charge will be send off the festival and camping ground.
12. Bottles with refundable deposit 13. Vuvuzelas, Megaphones etc. Food and Tetrapaks until 1,5l with non- alcoholic liquidness are allowed!!!
Furthermore, we are aware of the fact that you are going to be a peaceful and friendly audience, seriously. In case of any conflict please refer to the responsible group leader or on-scene commander (red shirt), respectively the headsecurity (blue shirt).
Shower
There are five big checkpoints (Shower camp) with showers, lavatories and clean flush lavatories (2,50€ for using). Just like last year, you can get original W:O:A towels and bath sheets, which you can buy at these lavatory checkpoints and at one of the merchandise booths. An information checkpoint and a supermarket are arranged at each shower camp.
Shuttle Service
Our shuttle bus picks you up from the train station in Itzehoe and also brings you back. A shuttle to the Hamburg Airport is possible, but it doesn’t drive regularly. To get information about the time of travel, please contact co-workers at the Info point, this is located in front of the entrance for pedestrians.
Signing Session (Pos. 26)
We arranged a Meet & Greet- Point on the festival area. At that checkpoint, we will announce, who will give autographs at what time. You can also check out the data for signing sessions on our homepage starting middle of July.
Stages (pos. 1 – 8)
This year, the bands perform once again on five Open- Air stages and in one marquee. The Truemetalstage, Blackmetalstage,Partystage and the stage in Headbangers Ballroom. Further there will again be a beer garden stage. New since 2009: The Wackinger Stage at the Wackinger Village, the Red Bull Tour Bus and the Bullhead City Tent. You can find out on our Festival Area Maps, where exactly these Stages are located.
Super-Market
You can get the following goods at the W:O:A supermarkets: (8 Supermarkets - click festivalmap ). Fresh bread rolls and a festival newspaper, cigarettes American Spirit, margarine, soluble coffee, marmalade, Nutella, orange juice, different kinds of pretzel sticks, sausages, marble cake, muffins, Haribo Colorado and Gummi Bears, mustard, ketchup, cacao, long life milk with 1,5% fat, Maggi ravioli, pea soup, green bean hotpot, sandwiches, coffee, cream for the coffee, toast, mineral water- 1,5 l with sparkling, mineral water- 1,5 l without sparkling, ice tea, disposable coca cola 1,5l, Energy drinks, Becks can sickpack, icw cubes, crushed- ice, Wacken beer, shots of Feigling, Jägermeister and Dirty Harry, Jägermeister , Oldesloer Korn, Wodka Gorbatschow, at a reduced rate Wodka, Jack Daniels 0,7 l, Sangria 1 l, Ballantines, Strongbow Cidre 0,33 l, Met, campingarticles, condoms ,shampoo , suntan lotion, sanitary towels, tampons, disposable shaver, tooth brushes, tooth paste, earplugs, toilet paper double- ply, lighter, batteries (baby, mono, AA, AAA), flash lights, gas for a camping stove, disposable grill, coal briquettes for a grill, beakers, knives, forks and spoons made out of plastic, disposable plates, meat for the grill, bratwurst, cold meat and cheese.
Survey
We need your opinion, your criticism, and of course, your commendation. You find this survey in the programme. Take it out, fill in your answers and hand it in at the info point. Again you can win great prices! You can also do the survey online on our homepage.
We will install phones on the festival forecourt next to the police camp. Furthermore we have telephones at the Wacken office, so you can call your friends and family at home. One phone box is located directly in Wacken.
Toilets
Clean flush lavatories are available in the shower camps (0,50€ including the ability to use the group sink) and on the festival area, as well as the SANI- toilets on the whole area (for free). Special Lady- Toilets are located on the festival area and are also free of cost. Mobile toilets are arranged all over the camping area.
Traffic planning
In this year, we reinvented the traffic concept once again, to prevent the problems of traffic jam right from the start. There will be a traffic administration, which will optimize the flow of traffic and customize it to the local conditions. We use the latest technology for this, to welcome our visitors condignly and escort them to the holy Wacken Land
Traffic sign
Over and over again, the Wacken traffic signs get stolen. This is an enormous financial damage for the community Wacken. We think that this is more than unfair! It wouldn’t be possible for us, to have this festival without the support of the community! If you want one of these signs, please get them on a legal way: click www.metaltix.com
Videowall
To upgrade the flow of information, we will install not only the LED- Ticker at the stages but also three big videowalls (26ft x 15ft). Furthermore a videowalltruck will be located at the Metal market.
Violence
We don’t want any kind of violence at the W:O:A! In case of damage at the fencing, the marquees and tents, or any other equipment of the organizer or other institutions, which support the festival, the person(s) in charge will be send off the festival and camping ground and a criminal prosecution will occur. We want a wicked, peaceful Metal week, just like the years before!
To upgrade the flow of information, we will install not only the LED ticker at the stages but also three big videowalls (26ft x 15ft). Furthermore a video wall truck will be located at the Metal Market.
Violence
We don’t want any kind of violence at the W:O:A! In case of damage at the fencing, the marquees and tents, or any other equipment of the organizer or other institutions, which support the festival, the person(s) in charge will be send off the festival and camping ground and a criminal prosecution will occur also in case of using pyrotechnical objects. We want a wicked, peaceful Metal week, just like the years before!
After the big success of the last years, we will offer you once again WACKEN BEER! Because of reasons of environmentalism, it won’t be given away in bottles but in CANS. You can order it with immediate effect: Exclusive, limited, refrigerated canned beer (0,5l for 2€ incl. pledge or a 24- pack for 40€ incl. pledge). The delivery starts on August, 4th in the super markets on the W:O:A area. ONLY WHILE STOCKS LAST! You can pick them up on area of the Wacken Center in the super market. You will have nice refrigerated Wacken beer and only a few minutes to your camping ground! This leaves nothing to be desired!
Wacken Center (Pos. 43)
Also known as Forecourt 1, you will find the Paulaner beer garden including Beer Garden Stage, Bauer Uwe’s Bar, the entrance to infield and Metal Market and several mead and cocktail stands there. Additional to that, you will find the entrances to the police and First Aid there.
Wacken Plaza (Pos. 44)
The second forecourt, formerly known as event arena, offers you the Bullhead City Tent, the soccerfield, bull riding and metal kicker, the Red Bull Bus including Open Air Stage as well as some merchandise, beer and Red Bull stands. Also the popular festival sticks are available there. You can reach the Wacken center or the nearby Wackinger Village from there.
Wackinger Village (Pos. 28)
Like last year, a huge medieval spectacle is going to be presented , offering a vikings’ village, knights’ army-camp, Highland Games and LARP! Again, ”THE WACKINGER” will take place, where more than 240 active members will build a vikings’ village and a big role-players’ and knight-armys’ camp (there will be a new entrance from Camp C next to shower camp S3). An extra fenced-off 2ha-area shall rouse the association to fixed army-camp. It is provided by the heads of Wacken Open Air. The programme offers different daily highlights to the fans of the medieval scene, from vikings’ and knights’ fights, staged role-player battles, weapon shows, jugglery and music. Additionally, there will be daily activities for Wacken fans to take part in, from “Bruchenball” Cup (the precursor of Soccer and Rugby) to classical Scottish Highland Games. Also we offer a long medieval traders’ mile and a contemporary catering supply. Taking part in “The Wackinger” will not cause extra pay to Wacken fans. In the special block Wackinger Village, you can find detailed information with schedules.
Web Cam
The web cam is expected to go online on July, 30th. You will get a new picture of the setup every thirty minutes.
Welcome Point
Visitors, who travel by train and going to use the shuttle bus in Itzehoe, can already use the first service point of the festival there. This checkpoint was used by 20.000 festival guests in the last year as well for the arrival as for the departure. The W:O:A Welcome Point is located directly at the departure area of the busses at the train station in Itzehoe. The staff at the W:O:A Welcome point knows all the localities and can answer your questions. You can get current information about the shuttle service, the festival alphabet and the festival newspaper "Festival Today" by the use of a direct connection to the headquarter of the festival. At that checkpoint, you can get beverages and take a seat to relax a little. A toilet station is available. The welcome point is open from August, 2nd from 9.00 am to August, 8th at 6.00 pm. In case of traffic jam, lateness of trains or any other kind of hesitation at the departure of the festival guests, we will of course hold up the supply. Departure of shuttle busses
Wristband (pos. 23)
Your ticket needs to be exchanged with the wristband at the Wacken Plaza (44). You can only enter the festival area with this wristband! The exchange takes place at the wristband container, which is located on the new event area at the medieval market. The wristband has to be shown unrequested to the security forces! You have the possibility to exchange your unattractive computer tickets, exchange- coupons, etc for original W:O:A tickets at the wristband container. As usual, you can get your Full:Metal:Bag and the Festival Newspaper there and the Lost&Found bureau also takes place there.
Wrestling – Bullhead City (Pos. 7)
Just like last year, there will be live wrestling at the Wacken Open Air 2010 in the Bullhead City Tent! There will be great music and some hot surprises as well as some horror with the Circus Of Horrors! A schedule can be found here Further information at Bullhead City
W:O:A Cash Card
We offer you Metalheadz this card in collaboration with Mastercard. With it, you can smoothly pay cashless, pick up money from cash points worldwide, et al. For more information, click Wacken Card.
W:O:A Foundation (Pos. 25)
This foundation was established to advance and support young bands. Information about potential donations, purposes, and fund-raising campaigns are available at the info point of the foundation, at the W:O:A info office, at the Full:Metal:Army (Wacken Fanclub) or at www.wacken-foundation.com .
W:O:A Info Office
We establish another INFO- OFFICE in Wacken, opening on August 2nd. Our staff members have all the information about Wacken and can help you out if you have any questions. They can help you with e.g. shuttle, train or plane times of travel, lost properties, telephone/fax, running order, ground maps, Meet & Greet, first aid and many more things. We see this office as a supplement for the info office at the ribbon.container. You can also recharge your mobile phones there (bring your charger!), get all the merchandise and outdoor articles and even go into the internet there.
Be nice with these persons. Without them, it wouldn’t be possible to have a festival! Treat them with respect, then they will do the same! In case of a problem, please give notice at the information point or talk directly to the police! Every single W:O:A-Metal Guard has got his own identification number.
W:O:A Soccer Cup (Pos. 21)
The W:O:A Soccer Cup will happe4n on Wednesday, August 4th, 2010. The court takes place on the Wacken Plaza (pos. 44), opposite of the Wacken Center). The football court can be used for private football tournaments the other days.
W:O:A Warm up Parties
At these legendary Warm- Up Parties, you can get anything, that stirs your Metal- blood. This is your only chance to headbang with exclusive W:O:A decoration and get prepared for the pilgrimage to the Metal- Mekka ("OUR MECCA IS CALLED WACKEN!").
Festival ABC 
