Rain and mud dampen world's top heavy metal festival in Germany

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German mud mires world's top heavy metal festival

– Driving rain, rivers of mud and traffic jams in northern Germany led organisers of Wacken Open Air, billed as the world’s biggest heavy metal festival, to ask fans on Tuesday to stay away.

Although often a muddy affair, Wacken is facing severe accessibility problems this year, prompting the promoters and police to tell anyone who has not already arrived at the showgrounds to turn back. “We are making decisions hour by hour and ask for your understanding in this extremely difficult situation,” they said. “You would help us most now by staying home.”

Media reports said most of the camping areas around the fairgrounds were nearly full and the paths among them a muddy mess while roads were blocked by traffic backed up for several kilometres.

 

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