Wacken Open Air 1997 blev afholdt fredag d.8. august og lørdag d.9. august, og hovednavnene var [[Motörhead]].
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| colspan="4" align="center" | '''Double Main Stage'''
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! colspan="2" | fredag
! colspan="2" | Lørdag
|-
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[[Aion (Polish band)|Aion]]<br />
[[Undish]]<br />
[[Lake of Tears]]<br />
[[Dissection (band)|Dissection]]<br />
[[Virgin Steele]]<br />
[[Dimmu Borgir]]<br />
[[Saviour Machine]]<br />
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[[Sodom (band)|Sodom]]<br />
[[Theatre of Tragedy]]<br />
[[Samael (band)|Samael]]<br />
[[Therion (band)|Therion]]<br />
[[Rage (tysk band)|Rage & Lingua Mortis Orchestra]]<br />
[[Love Gun]]
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Scanner<br />
Hassmütz<br />
Zed Yago<br />
[[Raven (band)|Raven]]<br />
[[Tank (band)|Tank]]<br />
[[Sinner (band)|Sinner]]<br />
[[U.D.O.]]<br />
[[Iron Savior]]<br />
[[Overkill (band)|Overkill]]<br />
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Bir. Control<br />
[[HammerFall]]<br />
[[Waltari (band)|Waltari]]<br />
[[Grave Digger (band)|Grave Digger]]<br />
[[Amorphis]]<br />
'''[[Motörhead]]'''<br />
Rock Bitch<br />
[[Subway tilSally]]<br />
[[Tom Angelripper]]
|}
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