The Wacken Open Air festival, hallowed ground to the devoted metal head and the site of many a memorable headbanging display. The festival in Northern Germany has been an enduring icon in the metal world. This year, it seems the festival aims to give back to its thousands of faithful visitors- by constructing its very own beer pipeline!
It is estimated that the pipeline system will be efficient enough for bartenders to pour six beers per second!Β βWith this, the grounds will not have a need to have any heavy trucks distributing beer barrels,β said Wacken fest founder Holger HΓΌbner. This new pipeline is being constructedΒ because itΒ βis sustainable and it protects the groundβ (from the previously mentioned trucks, not the metalheads) spokeswoman Frederike Arns said.
Besides this, the power, fiber optics andΒ water and sewage works will also get their own pipelines.Β βOf course we will control the hygiene of the tubes all the time,β the organizers said in a statement. Often, in the past, heavy rainfall has been known to cause gigantic, muddy puddles in the middle of the festival ground (much to the delight of the rowdy visitors). This year, however, the improved drainage system hopes to alleviate that issue, βBut no one should be afraid that there will be no more mud,β says HΓΌbner. The total cost of these improvements is estimated aroundΒ β¬1 million.The headliners for this year’s Wacken Open Air will be Alice Cooper, Megadeth, and Marilyn Manson. 150 bands will be performing at the festival this year, and there is an estimated attendance of over 73,000 metal fans.Β That sure sounds like a lot of beer to me!