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Voting

07 — VOTING

CAST YOUR
VOTE.

Back the bands carrying their scene to Wacken.

Live Ballot Status & deadlines below

Voting opens

Wednesday 29 July11:00 – 20:00 CEST
Thursday 30 July11:00 – 18:00 CEST

Only votes cast during these windows are counted. Votes submitted before or after will not be valid.

Voting: Wed 29 & Thu 30 July only · One vote per fan · Results announced at the Country Finals
08 — THE BALLOT

Pick your band.

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