• Thanks from D.O.A 2024

    Dear Dong fans, The 22nd Dong Open Air is over! And what a weekend it was! After a textbook example of a festival summer Thursday, we experienced weather on Friday that we had not seen in the past 12 years. The heavy rainfall and wind presented us with major challenges – which we were able…

  • Final information before the festival!

    Are you ready? Here is some important information in a nutshell: Tickets in the Dong online shop are available until the day before their validity starts! In addition, you can still order via Metaltix – or buy tickets on site at the box office container! Can’t find your ticket anymore? Log in to the Dong Shop and…

  • D.O.A tickets for 2024 almost sold out

    Hello everyone, Get your tickets for the Dong Open Air 2024 as soon as possible. U-18 and parking tickets are already sold out and only a few countdown (weekend) and day tickets are still available in our store. Today, Wednesday, July 3, we are closing our sale via the website https://shop.dongopenair.de to ensure that wire transfers are…

  • Day passes available now

    Day passes for all three individual days of the Dong Open Air are now available alongside the weekend tickets in our shop and on metaltix.com. Please keep in mind that the parking tickets for our parking lots on the mountain (P1 and P3) are almost sold out, so plan accordingly. Kindly note that parking tickets…

  • Running Order and Day Tickets

    All bands but the Wacken Metal battle finalists have been confirmed, which is why we can already present you the running order for the twenty-second Dong! Our evaluation: Each day shreds! And since we’re already doing anouncements, we can also move on to the day tickets! From 10.03.2024, our online shop and metaltix.com will be…

  • Last call with Any Given Day, The Gems, Aexylium, and Tyranthrope

    Are you ready for the last four additions to the billing and an important message? We’ll start with the news that the German final of the Wacken Metal Battle will once again take place at the Dong Open Air! On May 4th the winner of the North German semi-final will be fought out on Föhr…

  • Harakiri for the Sky, Escuela Grind, Chaosbay, Steelpreacher have plans for the summer!

    The directions to Mount Moshmore have already been studied and these four bands are already thinking about what they can delight you with in mid-July! Harakiri for the Sky are getting ready and packed their suitcases with their unique sound: a mixture of powerful black metal and atmospheric post-rock! As pioneers of the post-movement, the…

  • Are you ready for four more additions to the line-up?

    Today we have no less than four additions to the line-up for you. Are you ready? The Night Eternal from the heart of the Ruhr region play heavy metal and have already proven themselves at one or two major events. They wrap genre sounds of NWOBHM in a dark garment and mix burning riffs and…

  • Mount Moshmore welcomes Bolt, Elvellon, and Scarnival!

    We’re far from done with the line-up for Dong Open Air No. 22! Get ready for these three: Dust Bolt will honor us with their presence at Mount Moshmore and bring you their Bay Area Thrash – but if you only know the old songs, you can look forward to some new ones! Be ready:…

  • NanowaR of Steel, Drone, and Neurotic Machinery confirmed!

    We are very happy to announce the next bands for the 22nd Dong Open Air! Three finest bangers await you: NanowaR of Steel bring fiery Nordic rhythms, sober pirates, and a certain Mr. Cthulhu to Mount Moshmore. This is the place to celebrate and make fun of all things metal. In addition, the neo-thrash squadron…

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