This year's edition of the Wacken Open Air festival is scheduled for August 5th - 7th in Wacken, Germany.

Organizers have issued the following message:

"Many of you might have a Vuvuzela , suitable for the World Championship in South Africa. Vuvuzelas officially have a sound level of 135 decibels, which is 10 dB louder than a starting jet plane so we have decided to ban them completely from the festival.

To avoid that the live performances of the artists will be disturbed by the nerve strucking trumpet noises, our security will check the whole audience at the entrance to the festival area. If someone doesn´t abide to this rule, the security is advised to take theses instruments away.

Please also take care at the camping area and do not disturb your neighbours. They will thank you for this...

Thanks for your understanding."

Organizers previously announced: "The W:O:A Running Order with times and our special Running Order Tool are online now! You can also print both of them. But please do not forget: everything is "subject to change"."

Another recent update from organizers reads: "In the night from Thursday to Friday there will be a movie night in honour of RONNIE JAMES DIO. The pioneering singer of ELF, BLACK SABBATH and HEAVEN & HELL died due to stomach cancer on May 16th this year and left a void in many hearts and minds. As a tribute to him, we will show you amongst others some live recordings on the movie field."

Acts confirmed for W:O:A 2010 include: ALTAR, AMORPHIS, ANVIL, ARCH ENEMY, ASTRAL DOORS, ATROCITY, THE BOSSHOSS, BROILERS, BRUTUS, CALIBAN, CANDLEMASS, CANNIBAL CORPSE, ALICE COOPER, CORVUS CORAX, CRUCIFIED BARBARA, DEAD MEANS NOTHING, DEBAUCHERY, DEGRADEAD, DELAIN, DEMOLISHED, DESPISED ICON, THE DEVIL'S BLOOD, DEW-SCENTED, DIE APOKALYPTISCHEN REITER, DIE KASSIERER, EDGUY, END OF GREEN, ENDSTILLE, EQUILIBRIUM, ETERNAL LEGACY, EVILE, FEAR FACTORY, FREI.WILD, FRONTAL, GHOST BRIGADE, GOJIRA, GRAVE DIGGER, HACKNEYED, HANGGAI, HATHORS, HELLS BELLES, HOLY GRAIL, IHSAHN, ILL NINO, IMMORTAL, IMPERIUM DEKADENZ, IRON MAIDEN, JOB FOR A COWBOY, KAMELOT, KAMPFAR, KATANA, THE KELTICS, KILLING MACHINE, LAKE OF TEARS, LETZTE INSTANZ, LIZZY BORDEN, LOCK UP, MAD MAX, MAMBO KURT, MAROON, METSATÖLL, MÖTLEY CRÜE, THE NEW BLACK, NIGHTMARE, ORDEN OGAN, ORPHANED LAND, THE OTHER, OVERKILL, PENTHAGON, RAVEN, ROTTING CHRIST, SCHELMISH, SECRET OF THE MOON, SKANNERS, SLAYER, SMOKE BLOW, SÓLSTAFIR, SOULFLY, SPIT LIKE THIS, STRATOVARIUS, SUICIDAL ANGELS, SVARTSOT, 1349, TIAMAT, TOTAL RIOT, TARJA TURUNEN, TÝR, U.D.O., UNLEASHED, VARG, VICTIMS OF MADNESS, VITA IMANA, VOIVOD, W.A.S.P., WISTARIA.

For more info visit www.wacken.com or the Wacken Open Air Myspace page.