Lots of Questions

[Sam Przyborowski]

Unlike Download, the tents aren't packed right on top of each other. Which is nice.

Also, if you're used to paying Download prices...it's cheaper, note, not cheap, but cheaper. Its a festival which means its not going to be cheap, however its in Europe, which means its not going to be such a cock sucking corporate rip off like the UK.

 

[Sevren]

Ask people when you get there - everyone speaks English in this day and age (though nobody understands my NZ slang English )

I will keep an ear out for the NZ accent as I am heading to my first Wacken from here in NZ.

 

[Sevren]

I know how to get to Wacken.

That is all



And I know how to pass out in ditches

I hope there are not to many ditches at Wacken. I too have a habit of finding them, usually ones knee deep in mud. Can't say I have ever passed out in one though.

 

[gnoff]

Unlike Download, the tents aren't packed right on top of each other. Which is nice.

Also, if you're used to paying Download prices...it's cheaper, note, not cheap, but cheaper. Its a festival which means its not going to be cheap, however its in Europe, which means its not going to be such a cock sucking corporate rip off like the UK.

Isn't UK part of Europe?

 

[gnoff]

I hope there are not to many ditches at Wacken. I too have a habit of finding them, usually ones knee deep in mud. Can't say I have ever passed out in one though.

There are a few, and some of them are quite deep, a friend of mine "found" one on the way back to the tent in -02 in the dark, he didn't smell so nice when he got back finally...

It's a good idea to bring a flash light, becuase it can get very dark on the camp site if you don't live close to one of the big lights.

 

[Quark]

Isn't UK part of Europe?

The Brittish don't think so. But actually, IT IS!!!

 

[Kate McGee]

I hope there are not to many ditches at Wacken. I too have a habit of finding them, usually ones knee deep in mud. Can't say I have ever passed out in one though.

...mud is another important keyword regarding Wacken!

Don't forget to bring mud-resistant boots...three drops of rain and the whole ground is a big swamp. Ten drops of rain and there may be places where you can sink into the mud at least up to your ankles.

 

[Darkveiled]

Thanks for the heads up guys. Plenty of wet wipes are going into the suitcase then.

Awesome, Fabric bands. So used to the shitty plastic ones.

So it's pretty reasonable priced then? Awesome. I remember having to pay like £3 for an ice cream at Download.

*rolls eyes* I really can't be bothered with you Lady_Wolf.

 

[Kate McGee]

Almost all festivals in Germany have fabric wristbands, even the very small ones with only 1000 people or less.
The only sort of "plastic" bands at Wacken are the VIP wristbands...but that's rather some kind of mixture between plastic and paper...

 

[Sam Przyborowski]

The Brittish don't think so. But actually, IT IS!!!

What I meant to say is Mainland Europe. That said, yes there are plenty of British who don't consider themselves European.

 

[Quark]

Almost all festivals in Germany have fabric wristbands, even the very small ones with only 1000 people or less.
The only sort of "plastic" bands at Wacken are the VIP wristbands...but that's rather some kind of mixture between plastic and paper...

I still have my VIP fabric wristband of last year.

 

[mental_mercury]

...mud is another important keyword regarding Wacken!

Don't forget to bring mud-resistant boots...three drops of rain and the whole ground is a big swamp. Ten drops of rain and there may be places where you can sink into the mud at least up to your ankles.

AWESOME bit of information for newbies like me! Thanks!

 

[Kate McGee]

I still have my VIP fabric wristband of last year.

Depends on which kind of VIP you are. The WET stage wristbands were made from that strange kind of paper.

 

[mental_mercury]

Depends on which kind of VIP you are. The WET stage wristbands were made from that strange kind of paper.

can you explain more about VIP stuff? is it something you can buy, or do you jus t have to be someone special

 

[agresionpower]

can you explain more about VIP stuff? is it something you can buy, or do you jus t have to be someone special

you must be special
or, like Quark do something for it, in his case translating the website into dutch