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Wacken Open Air 2025 Rolls Out Access Pass System and Weather Safeguards

Organizers issued personalized routes for 85,000 fans following terrain reinforcement ahead of rain showers forecast with forceful wind gusts.

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Overview

  • Ticket holders received personalized passes assigning one of three entry routes—Viereck, Kreis or Dreieck—to avoid the entry halt experienced in 2023.
  • Organizers have placed steel plates, rubber mats, over 700 cubic meters of wood chips and a moorshpit test area to reinforce main pathways against muddy conditions.
  • Deutscher Wetterdienst forecasts daytime highs of 21–23 °C, scattered showers and gusts of force 7–8, prompting contingency plans to separate parking and camping zones.
  • Major roads such as the B5 are closed and fans are advised to add at least 30 minutes to their journeys or use rail connections to Itzehoe for shuttle buses.
  • Deutsche Telekom will provide a free official livestream of multiple stages on MagentaMusik and MagentaTV with live shows, interviews and backstage content.