2020 Wacken Open Air Fest reveals preliminary lineup of Judas Priest, Mercyful Destiny, extra; sells out all 75,000 tickets
Judas Priest at Paramount in Huntington, photograph by Steven J. Messina
The 2019 iteration of the Wacken Open Air competition befell this previous weekend in Germany, however should you hoping to attend subsequent yr’s fest and don’t have a ticket, it’s already too late. On Saturday, the fest unveiled the primary spherical of bands for its 2020 lineup — together with Judas Priest, Amon Amarth, and a reunited Mercyful Destiny, amongst others — and inside 24 hours, all 75,000 tickets had been bought out.
An announcement on the competition’s web site learn: “We’re sitting right here in Wacken and are actually overwhelmed by what simply occurred: Wacken Open Air 2020 bought out in 21 hours, all 75,000 tickets are gone! Thanks in your unbelievable loyalty, and the religion you place in us!”
Wacken is notoriously probably the most deluxe metallic festivals on the earth, bringing collectively a dense curation of huge invoice expertise from all areas. The 2020 lineup seems to be no completely different, with the primary spherical of acts additionally together with Sodom, Hypocrisy, Loss of life Angel, and Venom, amongst others. See the present lineup within the poster beneath.
A serious element of this reveal is that it consists of the reunited Mercyful Destiny, who only in the near past introduced their return after 20 years. The band teased just one competition date at Copenhell 2020 amongst an unspecified collection of Europe reveals, with Wacken being the second confirmed date.
The competition’s assertion warned in opposition to shopping for tickets from third events — as scalper bots have been identified to focus on excessive profile metallic occasions — however organizers provided one final glimmer of hope for determined followers, as some remaining tickets can be found by means of journey packages provided by official competition companions right here.
Wacken 2020 takes place July 30th by means of August 1st. Along with the preliminary lineup, organizers additionally revealed that subsequent yr’s occasion will function a Mayan and Aztec theme that can permeate your entire competition.
