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Wacken music festival returns after two-year break

For many, "Wacken" is more than just a music festival — it's holy ground. Fans from around the world travel to the small town in northern Germany for the Heavy Metal meet — one of the world's largest.

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Festival-Besucher posieren vor dem Ortseingangsschild. Nach pandemiebedingter Pause findet vom 4. bis 6. August 2022 wieder das Heavy-Metal-Festival Wacken Open Air in Schleswig-Holstein statt. +++ dpa-Bildfunk +++

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