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UAE

The road to Wacken runs through UAE.

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01 Competition rules

What you need
to know.

Country-specific rules for the UAE heat. Read in full before submitting — incomplete applications are rejected without review.

01
Eligibility

Open to bands officially based in UAE. At least 80% of members must hold UAE residency.

All members must be 18+ on the day of the country final. No agency representation required.

02
Material

Submit one demo (max 30 minutes). WAV, FLAC or 320kbps MP3.

Spotify or Bandcamp link is required as a backup. YouTube links are accepted but discouraged.

03
Country Final

A jury of UAE promoters, press and previous Wacken alumni reviews submissions in two rounds.

Top 8 bands play a live country final. Travel costs to the final are the band's responsibility — your country partner can advise on regional support.

04
What You Get If You Win

A 30-minute slot on the Louder Stage at Wacken Open Air 2027.

Festival passes for the full band + one crew member. Travel grant from Wacken Foundation (subject to availability).

Inclusion in the WMB 2027 press kit, distributed to accredited media across EN/DE territories.

05
What You Pay

Application is free. Country finalists are responsible for their travel to the country final venue.

Wacken Open Air week is fully covered for the country winner — accommodation, meals, on-site transport.

// 02 — Submit your application

Send us
your record.

One application per band. Fields marked with a red asterisk are required. The country partner reviews in batches and replies within 14 days.

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01 Band
02 Contact
03 Links
04 Assets
05 Extras
06 Consent
07 Follow
00 / 07 groups complete
// 01

Band identity

Exactly as it should be printed on the running order.

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UAE flag AE · UAE
Set by the page you applied from. Wrong country? Start from that country page.
390 in the list
// 02

Contact

One person who answers inside 48 hours. The partner calls before the final.

The one person the partner calls. Not a band alias.
Country code included.
// 03

Streaming
& socials

At least one link. The jury listens before it reads.

// 04

Assets

Links only. No attachments, no transfer services that expire.

Band photo + band logo (PNG, transparent background) and a one-page bio.
Needed for the Wacken artist pass. Private folder is fine.
000 / 600
German or English — both is better. The partner reads this first.
// 05

Country
extras

Owned by the country partner, not by Wacken.

// Country extras 0 questions · The country partner

Additional questions from your country partner. Answers go to The country partner only — they are not part of the Wacken jury sheet.

// No additional questions — The country partner collects the standard application only
// 06

Consent

Read the rules before you tick this. It is binding.

// 07

Follow
the page

Mandatory. No follow, no registration.

// Mandatory — Instagram Not confirmed
Follow Wacken Metal Battle.

Registration is only complete once the band follows the official Metal Battle channel. @wackenmetalbattle.official — The country partner verifies it before the jury round.

One application per band
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