Metal Town info

CHECK-IN

  • You can check in starting Wednesday at 3 p.m. Metal Town closes at noon on Monday. Festival-goers must exchange their festival ticket for a GMM festival wristband in the exchange zone. 
  • Festival tickets do NOT include access to Metal Town. The opposite is also true: your Metal Town ticket does not include access to the festival arena.
  • Following the safety check of your vehicle at the entrance you can drive onto Metal Town. Then go to reception and exchange your camping pitch voucher for your Metal Town wristband. You will also receive your breakfast vouchers.
  • Checkout on Sunday evening between 8 p.m. and 1 a.m. and on Monday morning starting at 8 a.m.

PARKING

  • Metal Town has its own car park, which can only be accessed with a valid parking voucher.
  • Parking vouchers can be purchased in the run-up to the festival. You will receive an email from Ticketmaster containing a link.
  • Any additional vehicles will be turned back at the entrance. Any additional vehicles must park in one of the paying GMM car parks nearby. Did you book a pitch for six? Then you can buy a second parking voucher for Metal Town.
  • Only motorhomes, campervans, (folding) caravans and motorcycles are allowed on your pitch. 
  • Once parked please leave your car in the car park for the duration of the festival (except in case of emergency) so as not to disturb the other guests or our neighbours.

FACILITIES

  • Metal Town has a sanitary block with free showers, washbasins and flush toilets.
  • All Metal Town tickets are breakfast included. A hearty breakfast is served in the large breakfast tent from Thursday through Monday between 8 a.m. and noon. You know, the hair of the dog and all that...
  • The Red Cross station is manned in the morning. The rest of the day you can ask the reception staff to call for medical assistance.
  • Starting Wednesday, Metal Town campers can exchange their festival tickets for a GMM wristband.

DOS AND DON'TS

Read the house rules for camping Metal Town to know what is allowed and what isn’t. In a nutshell:

Do not bring: dry ice – drugs – torches – stoves – gas burners – gas installations – sound systems – large BBQs – charcoal BBQs – disposable BBQs – bicycle pumps – flyers – glass – candles – pets (exc. guide and assistance dogs) – (pocket) knives & switchblades – party tents larger than 3 x 3 m – sharp objects – power generators – beer dispensers – fireworks – fires – weapons (duh!) - nargile - bongs - shovels - pliers - drills - saws - screwdrivers.

You can bring: simple camping gas burners (click here for a list of allowed cartridges) – parasols – a party tent up to 3 x 3 m

SAFETY & SECURITY

  • Your motorhome, caravan and/or car will be inspected upon arrival (a.o. gas connection, electrical equipment click here). Access can be refused if your vehicle is not up to specifications.
  • Only vehicles officially registered as motorhomes or caravans with an inspection certificate can be fitted with a gas connection and electrical equipment. Live-in vehicles not officially registered and approved as such can park in a Metal Town pitch but only if they are not fitted with a gas connection or electrical equipment. Only small camping stoves are allowed, barbecues are not (not even disposable BBQs).
  • The fire lanes at the campsite must be kept clear at all times. Vehicles, tents or other items that block the fire lanes will be removed.
  • You’ll find a Red Cross station at the camping Metal Town reception desk. It is only manned in the morning.
  • Leave valuable items at home or store them in the lockers in the festival arena. Theft can be reported to the on-site police station. Graspop is not responsible for any theft, loss or damage to personal property.
  • Please forward all questions related to Metal Town to metaltown@graspop.com. Be sure check out the FAQ section.