W.A.S.P. had the unenviable task of lifting the crowds mood after the announcements of Def Leppard's and Whitesnake's cancellation of the festival, but it did not take these American shock-rockers long before they had turned practically all frowns in the crowd back to big smiles.

This was perfectly executed by means of performing with excellent stage-presence and a positive sense of mind. Everyone in the band, but especially so Blackie Lawless, was very energetic and there was a lot of running from side to side of the stage and Blackie even started jumping around on several occasions.
The whole affair was great to warm up the crowd; I had not seen as much action in the audience for any of the festivals earlier bands. Even the crowd-surfers were waking up, and claiming their self-proclaimed spot on top of everyone else. I actually saw one guy in a Kreator shirt sail by at least four or five times. Luckily for him, the guards were a happy bunch, and took it all with a smile on their lips.

A thing I found surprising about the show was the very minimalistic use of stage-props. Actually, there were none to be seen, and I had imagined that we would be treated to all sorts of weird things, like the once they usually get up to. But, alas, not even the big bike-mic stand was present. In addition to this, their set felt very short (around 40 minutes I believe), and for the most part it was messed up by a bad sound mix where the guitars were almost none existent.
Still, in spite of all these negative things W.A.S.P. managed to pull off a set which brought a smile to almost everyone's faces as I said in the start, ad that is a pretty amazing feat considering how many things were stacked against them.

Setlist (incomplete):

L.O.V.E. Machine
Wild Child
I Wanna Be Somebody