Wacken Open Air nominated for European Festival Award

In the wake of the Wacken Open Air winning “Best Major Festival 2018” for its 29th edition at this year’s ceremony of the renowned European Festival Awards in Groningen, the Netherlands, now the anniversary edition of the worldwide largest metal gathering has been listed for public voting. Being barred from the main category after taking the trophy home the last time, the Wacken Open Air can now be voted for in the category “Best Festival Line-Up of the Year”.

Voting link

Thomas Jensen comments:
“We feel honoured to be listed for voting at the European Festival Awards again”, says the Wacken Open Air co-founder. “We sincerely hope that our fans will again cast their votes in support of our events as everyone in our team has put much heart’s blood and hard work into them.“

The presentation ceremony of the European Festival Awards 2019 will take place during the showcase festival Eurosonic Noorderslag (ESNS) in Groningen, the Netherlands on the 15th of January 2020.

The following bands have already been announced for the coming 31st edition of the Wacken Open Air in 2020 (in alphabetical order):
AMON AMARTH, ANNIHILATOR, AT THE GATES, BEAST IN BLACK, CEMICAN, DEATH ANGEL, DIRKSCHNEIDER, HYPOCRISY, JUDAS PRIEST, KAMPFAR, MERCYFUL FATE, NERVOSA, ORDEN OGAN, OVERKILL, SICK OF IT ALL, SLIPKNOT, SODOM, U.D.O. (mit Bundeswehr Orchester), VENOM, WHILE SHE SLEEPS

These bands have been announced for Wacken Winter Nights (in alphabetical order) so far:
BALDRS DRAUMAR, BORKNAGAR, CELLAR DARLING, COMES VAGANTES, CORVUS CORAX, DALRIADA, DARTAGNAN, DER ELFENTHRON VON THORSAGON, EINHERJER, FAIRYTALE, FEJD, FINSTERFORST, HEIDEVOLK, HEXVESSEL, IRDORATH, LINDY-FAY HELA, MÅNEGARM, METSATÖLL, NYTT LAND, PRIMORDIAL, RELIQUIAE, SANGRE DE MUERDAGO, SCHANDMAUL, STORM SEEKER, SUBWAY TO SALLY, SUIDAKRA, THYRFING, TÝR, VARANG NORD, WALDKAUZ, WINTERFYLLETH, YE BANISHED PRIVATEERS