German international broadcaster Deutsche Welle is reporting that two elderly men fled their nursing home last weekend to attend the world’s largest heavy metal festival, Wacken Open Air!
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The residence home contacted police once it discovered they were gone and responders found them around 3 a.m in attendance at the festival. They were reportedly “reluctant to leave, but were eventually escorted from the festival in taxi and patrol vehicles.” 1
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(Check out the video below, it’s a taste of what these men experienced. But be careful, there is foul language used:)
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This year’s festival is Wacken’s 29th year and took place in Schleswig Holstein to a sold-out crowd of over 75,000 people. The lineup included Judas Priest, Danzig, Ghost, Hatebreed, In Flames and many others.2 In total, 190 groups performed over the course of four days.
