At Wacken this year we met a lot of people who come to WOA every year. In fact, the oft-asked question when meeting someone was likely to be “how many have you been to?”.

Originally the plan had been that this would be a one-off trip. While staying in Poland we realised we HAD to come back to visit again soon – the plan was then revised to 2010 (just enough time for the budget to recover). However, since being back at home, it’s become increasingly obvious that 2010 is not nearly soon enough. 2009 is the 20th anniversary and while no bands have been announced, a special limited initial allotment of tickets are already sold out.

This weekend, Dave and I made it concrete: we’re going to WOA 2009. Saturday night, after a few drinks with Al, he confirmed that he’s in.

So it’s official: let the countdown begin. WOA 2009, here we come!