So I'm a wacken virgin, I've been to a few festivals though so I know pretty much what to expect just they've always been in the UK.
Transport is all sorted and I've a friend meeting me at the airport to give me a lift to the festival, and I kinda assume back to the airport although I didn't ask that. And thanks to good old amazon I just bought a new tent and had it delivered to him, was cheaper than paying for extra cargohold space or to ship my usual tent since amazon have free delivery to most eu countries.
Anyway, there are a few questions I have regarding attending Wacken that might alter from UK festivals etc:
I expect there to be an obscene amount of food kiosks and the like so I won't have to bring any food, although I was told the pricing isn't as bad at wacken as the UK festivals are. Is there a great range of food as I'm a picky git at times?
Toilet situations? At Sonisphere&Download in the UK it's pretty much just mass amount of portable toilets that get cleaned daily, with some form of posh clean version that you can pay for. Is it the same at wacken? Or do they use some giant septic tank with seats on the top which will make me gip while pooping.
Phone charging, I've found the 2 euro thing but am curious to people who have used this. I normally take a cheap £10 phone to festivals and leave my smartphone at home, but I could do with remaining connected to my online hectic life while at wacken. So I decided to take the S3 along with me, but the battery life if used regular throughout the day will wear it down daily. Can I just pay 2 euro and drop it off at night to pick it up in the morning or is the 2 euro just for a quick 1 hour 12v charge that's going to die after half an hour?
Showers, usually I got all stinky at festivals. However I will be at Wacken from Monday through to Sunday and then will be on a flight and really don't like the idea of festering through airports. Any chance they're are decent private showers available, not caring about minor charges?
Atmosphere query. I'm a fairly calm and quite person, well until I get comfy/drunk I guess. The thing I've loved about Sonisphere&Download in the UK is the amazing community that it has. When you compare it to the shit holes like Leeds Festival you don't get all the violence and stupidity. I mean you get some no matter what happens but I just mean does Wacken tend to have the general "one for all and all for one" attitude that the UK rock/metal festivals have going on.
Minor curiosity about the airport at hamburg. Does the airport get extremely crowded because of the festival? I'm not sure how many people fly in for Wacken. I mean more related to the flying out on Sunday, I'm flying to Copenhagen to meet a friend first so I'm not really bothered about on the way.
Regards
Pantho,
Sheffield, UK
Transport is all sorted and I've a friend meeting me at the airport to give me a lift to the festival, and I kinda assume back to the airport although I didn't ask that. And thanks to good old amazon I just bought a new tent and had it delivered to him, was cheaper than paying for extra cargohold space or to ship my usual tent since amazon have free delivery to most eu countries.
Anyway, there are a few questions I have regarding attending Wacken that might alter from UK festivals etc:
I expect there to be an obscene amount of food kiosks and the like so I won't have to bring any food, although I was told the pricing isn't as bad at wacken as the UK festivals are. Is there a great range of food as I'm a picky git at times?
Toilet situations? At Sonisphere&Download in the UK it's pretty much just mass amount of portable toilets that get cleaned daily, with some form of posh clean version that you can pay for. Is it the same at wacken? Or do they use some giant septic tank with seats on the top which will make me gip while pooping.
Phone charging, I've found the 2 euro thing but am curious to people who have used this. I normally take a cheap £10 phone to festivals and leave my smartphone at home, but I could do with remaining connected to my online hectic life while at wacken. So I decided to take the S3 along with me, but the battery life if used regular throughout the day will wear it down daily. Can I just pay 2 euro and drop it off at night to pick it up in the morning or is the 2 euro just for a quick 1 hour 12v charge that's going to die after half an hour?
Showers, usually I got all stinky at festivals. However I will be at Wacken from Monday through to Sunday and then will be on a flight and really don't like the idea of festering through airports. Any chance they're are decent private showers available, not caring about minor charges?
Atmosphere query. I'm a fairly calm and quite person, well until I get comfy/drunk I guess. The thing I've loved about Sonisphere&Download in the UK is the amazing community that it has. When you compare it to the shit holes like Leeds Festival you don't get all the violence and stupidity. I mean you get some no matter what happens but I just mean does Wacken tend to have the general "one for all and all for one" attitude that the UK rock/metal festivals have going on.
Minor curiosity about the airport at hamburg. Does the airport get extremely crowded because of the festival? I'm not sure how many people fly in for Wacken. I mean more related to the flying out on Sunday, I'm flying to Copenhagen to meet a friend first so I'm not really bothered about on the way.
Regards
Pantho,
Sheffield, UK
