Starting Today: Live Stream Select Performances from Wacken Open Air!

If you’re reading this, you are probably not at this year’s annual Wacken Open Air — arguably the most revered metal festival in the world — because, y’know… if you’re at Wacken, why the fuck would you be reading anything right now, you loser?

But that doesn’t mean you get in all the Wacken fun. Metal Underground reports that “select acts will be streaming live from the internet and German TV (also through the net) via ARTE concert at this location and 3sat at this location.” Is it as good as being there? No, but it’s the next best thing! Maybe you can watch it outdoors and recruit some Germans to mosh with you, so it feels more like you’re there? I dunno, just a suggestion.

Here’s the schedule of who you can watch and when you can watch them:

July 30th:

17h45 – In Extremo
19h20 – Grailknights
20h10 – Mambo Kurt
21h00 – New Model Army
22h10 – Uli Jon Roth

July 31st:

15h30 – At The Gates
16h45 – Queensryche
18h00 – Opeth
19h30 – Dream Theater
21h00 – tba
22h30 – In Flames
00h00 – Running Wild
01h45 – The BossHoss

August 1st:

14h30 – Amorphis
16h00 – Danko Jones
17h30 – Rock Meets Classic
18h55 – Dream Theater
20h15 – tba
21h15 – The BossHoss
22h00 – Sabaton
23h30 – In Flames
00h15 – Cradle of Filth
01h45 – Subway to Sally

VIA 3SAT (note – time is the start of the block of shows)

August 1st: 20h15

Sabaton
Trans-Siberian Orchestra & Savatage
In Flames
Running Wild