Some Questions about Wacken...

[Chris_TeT]

Ok so me and a couple of mates were thinking of going to wacken this year (we have never been before) and I have a few questions!
Ok first are Ensiferum actually playing at Wacken or is it a seperate tour they are doing?
Second I saw the list of bands last year and there seemed to be so many! have all the bands been announced on the list or are there still more to add?!
Thirdly has anyone on these forums from the UK travelled to Wacken and if so is it easy to do?
Thanks for any help!!

 

[Thordis V.]

Dotti!!! UK - it's your turn

 

[dittohead]

Dotti!!! UK - it's your turn

grrrr (
why is it always british!
cant they take risks!

 

[Chris_TeT]

Any answers to my questions?

 

[dittohead]

if theyre listed, they probably will play

there are 4 stages
usually 2 stages are on at one time....
60 bands or so
over 2-3days

i usually get a plane from London Stansted to Hamburg Lubeck
a coach to Hamburg HBF/ZOB (main city centre)
a train to Itzehoe
a coach or taxi to the wacken site

travel costs about £100 or less

the best forum is this forum
especially the 25k thread

 

[Chris_TeT]

So im guessing if there is approx 60 bands, there are a lot more to be added to the current list??

 

[dittohead]

So im guessing if there is approx 60 bands, there are a lot more to be added to the current list??

yup

 

[mugabe]

Ok first are Ensiferum actually playing at Wacken or is it a seperate tour they are doing?

As far as I can tell, Ensiferum are just billed for the "Wacken Roadshow" tour in June, which is separate from the festival, and not confirmed for the August festival. If they were, they'd be listed on http://www.wacken.com/en/woa2006/main-bands/billing-2006/

 

[Carpathian_Wolf]

its piss easy travelling to wacken, pm me if you need any help. Dont listen to dittohead as he is southern and would probably give you directions that would take you to iraq

 

[Sam Przyborowski]

Bloody southerners. Thought Birmingham was next door to Manchester..

 

[Carpathian_Wolf]

But technically you could be southern almost as yer from Coventry!

Or um, maybe not

 

[dittohead]

oh fuck off

 

[Carpathian_Wolf]

oh fuck off

No

 

[dittohead]

point taken

 

[Dravenath]

If your going from the UK it's worth looking into http://www.argon-direct.com/ they do coaches right to the wacken site, if you don't feel like flying. Yes its a bastardly long coach jounrey but it takes you right there, and from various departure points in UK.