Germany’s Rock am Ring Festival Evacuated Due to Terrorist Threat

Germany’s Rock am Ring Festival Evacuated Due to Terrorist Threat

Germany’s Rock am Ring festival has been evacuated due to a terrorist threat and subsequent police investigation, BBC News reports. After asking attendees to leave the festival site “in a calm and controlled manner,” representatives for the festival announced on their official Facebook page that “a meeting with the police is now taking place.” They also wrote that they are hoping the festival will continue tomorrow. Read their full statement here. Rock am Ring is set to span three-days: It kicked off earlier today, with Rammstein scheduled to play a headlining set tonight. Other scheduled performers are Liam Gallagher, Prophets of Rage, System of a Down, and Macklemore & Ryan Lewis. This is a developing story, please check back for updates.

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