00:00 The mud has taken the shine off the largest metal music festival in the world.
00:05 The Walken Open Air Festival in Germany has been forced to reduce the number of people attending the event
00:10 after heavy rain turned the ground sludge.
00:13 Around 50,000 people made it into the festival before organizers stopped admissions.
00:19 A drop from the 85,000 people who had bought tickets and were expected to attend.
00:24 The atmosphere is a bit humid, but in general I would say it's relatively good.
00:29 You do your best.
00:31 When we were setting up, we got the message that no cars are allowed to arrive.
00:35 And we thought, oh my God, how lucky are we that we have made it to the place.
00:40 Traffic jams around the festival were largely cleared out by Wednesday morning
00:49 after many fans turned back or sought alternative camping sites.
00:54 Those who remained tried their best to enjoy the 150 metal bands scheduled to play throughout the festival.
01:01 Despite the 40 liters per square meter of water that fell in a span of just 24 hours.
01:10 Thanks.
01:11 (air whooshing)
01:13 (whooshing)
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