"Wacken - rain or shine." It's a good catchphrase, though there was definitely more of one than the other at this year's event as Wacken Open Air returned for its 34th edition, boasting a host of massive metal names including Guns N' Roses, Papa Roach, Machine Head and Gojira, plus literally hundreds of other acts across its many stages.
But what was it actually like at the festival? Having spent the last week in a field in Germany, I've cleaned off (some of) the mud and come up with a list of things I learned at Wacken Open Air 2025.
