![Heilung Intro](/images/phocagallery/konzerte/2018_08_01_Wacken_Open_Air/2018_08_01_Heilung/Preview/2018_08_01_Heilung_Intro.jpg)
From 01.08.2018 until 04.08.2018 the Wacken Open Air was opening its doors for the 29th time. After the last years being often a mudslinging, this year offered pure sun and heat. Related to that was unfortunately also the dust (which you like to put up more then the mud), as well as dinking enough (and not only alcohol). There were many great bands so that the agony of choice was extreme.
![Manowar Intro](/images/phocagallery/konzerte/2015_01_14_Manowar_Essen/Preview/2015_01_14_Manowar_Intro.jpg)
On 14.01.2015 one of my wishes from concert point of view became reality. On that evening I attended a concert of the self-appointed Kings Of Metal Manowar. It was loud, it was energetic and overall a lot of fun not only to me.
![Avatar Intro](/images/phocagallery/konzerte/2018_06_02_Fortarock_Nijmegen/2018_06_02_Avatar/preview/2018_06_02_Avatar_Intro.jpg)
Surprisingly I won tickets for the FortaRock Festival at Nijmegen. As I did not have time on Friday I was only there on Saturday but that day had plenty to offer. The program was very rich in variety and had someting for everyone.
![Delain Intro](/images/phocagallery/konzerte/2015_01_09_Delain_Oberhausen/Preview/2015_01_09_Delain_Intro.jpg)
For today there is still something from my archive. Beginning of Januar 2015 Sabaton was guest together with Battle Beast and Delain at the Turbinenhalle at Oberhausen. It was a really entertaining evening. Especially Sabaton showed, how to interact with an audience.
![Nightwish Intro](/images/phocagallery/konzerte/2013_07_31_Wacken_Open_Air/2013_08_03_Nightwish/Preview/2013_08_03_Nightwish_Intro.jpg)
Only 63 days left, then it is once again the time: Wacken Open Air 2018! Other than the previous years there are still tickets available, but I think that also this year the promoters are able to announce: “Sold Out”. What is the reason for selling tickets more gently I cannot tell, the line-up seems not to be the reason. There are many well-known names joining but also many newcomers.
![MaYaN Intro](/images/phocagallery/konzerte/2018_04_14_1000_Epica_Tilburg/2018_04_14_MaYaN/preview/2018_04_14_MaYaN_Intro.jpg)
After a long time when I only released old pictures of bygone concerts online there is finally something contemporary. On 14.04.2018 Epica celebrated their 1000. concert at the 013 at the Dutch Tilburg together with many other bands.
![Saxon Intro](/images/phocagallery/konzerte/2014_07_30_Wacken_Open_Air/2014_07_31_Saxon/Preview/2014_07_31_Saxon_Intro.jpg)
The bunch of not reworked concerts is again a little bit smaller as Wacken 2014 is now online.
![Within Temptation Intro](/images/phocagallery/konzerte/2014_05_03_Within_Temptation_Amsterdam/Preview/2014_05_03_Within_Temptation_Intro.jpg)
I have proceeded my meanwhile quite large pile of old not reworked concerts and here are now the first results.
![Sancta Terra Intro](/images/favicon_large.jpg)
Today is finally the day. After a lot of efforts the website is finally in a new version with new outfit and updated foundation online. There will for sure be some issues until everything is finally running as expected so there is my request to inform me via a short mail in case you find something (as the website has extremely grown since its start you can easily oversee something).
![Zoo Emmen Intro](/images/phocagallery/landschaft/2015_05_28_Zoo_Emmen/Preview/2015_05_28_Zoo_Emmen_Intro.jpg)
During the high days and holidays I found some time to rework and upload some pictures and these I do not want to hold back. Pictures of concerts are not yet included (but I am working to upload them as fast as possible) but at least the following landscape pictures are now available: