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Germany's Wacken open-air metal festival caps admissions

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Gasia Ohanes
August 3, 2023

Thousands of metal fans heading to one of the world's biggest heavy metal festivals have been turned back. Wacken festival organizers had to halt admissions after days of rain turned the grounds into a sea of mud. Organizers say ticket-holders refused entry are eligible for refunds.

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