Overview

• The German Weather Service says the heaviest rain has passed but intermittent showers and isolated thunderstorms may persist through the weekend
• Organizers have reinforced key pathways with more than 3 000 m³ of wood chips while testing sustainable moor-grass mats under a federal peatland protection initiative
• A nighttime thunderstorm warning prompted attendees to seek shelter in vehicles before festival operations fully resumed by dawn
• Despite soggy terrain, the sold-out crowd of 85 000 has embraced the mud-soaked conditions and continued to fill the main stages
• Guns N’ Roses will headline tonight, closing their Europe and Middle East tour and highlighting Wacken’s stature on the global metal circuit