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.

Sources and References

  1. Loudwire, August 3, 2018.
  2. Loudwire, August 3, 2018.