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Wacken Festival Tickets: W:O:A 2027 in Wacken, Schleswig-Holstein
Wacken Festival tickets for the 36th edition of Wacken Open Air: the world's largest metal festival returns to Wacken, Schleswig-Holstein, from July 28 to 31, 2027. The four-day festival has already confirmed a first wave of over 50 acts, including Five Finger Death Punch, Helloween celebrating their 40th-anniversary set, Electric Callboy, Knocked Loose, Jinjer, Dark Tranquillity, Cavalera Conspiracy, DragonForce, Napalm Death, Overkill, Heaven Shall Burn, and Hammerfall. More names are set to follow in the coming months.Founded in 1990 by Thomas Jensen and Holger Hübner, Wacken Open Air started with 800 visitors in a gravel pit. Today the festival spans a site of approximately 300,000 square metres and sells out its full allocation of around 85,000 tickets every single year. The 2026 edition, the 35th, sold out all 85,000 passes in advance. That track record tells you exactly how fast demand moves. W:O:A runs eight stages and draws fans from more than 80 countries. The festival sells exclusively multi-day passes, no single-day tickets, which means availability shrinks quickly from the moment presale opens. Tickets for 2027 went on sale on August 2, 2026, via the official presale channel.
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