19th Wave-Gotik Treffen

Date

21st - 24th May 2010

Town

Leipzig, Eastern Germany (at about 40 venues, spread all over the city), camping site and main venue at the edge of town at the "agra-fairground" Markkleeberg; for information on the city you may check http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leipzig.

Homepage

http://www.wave-gotik-treffen.de/english/

Music Styles

All kinds of dark music: Gothic; EBM; Industrial; Ambient; Neofolk; Synthpop; Goth-Metal etc.

Advance Ticket Sale

4-days ticket for all events within the 19th Wave-Gotik-Treffen Whitsun 2010, 66,- Euro in advance ticket sale (including advance sale charges).

Treffen ticket includes free use of public transportation (tram, city-busses, regional trains, surburban trains) within the zone 110 of MDV ("Mitteldeutscher Verkehrs Verbund") from 2010-05-21 08.00h to 2010-05-25 12.00h (without special routes). There will be additional nightlines especially for WGT visitors on line 11 (Treffen line).

Camping

Possible with "Obsorge" ticket, limited up to 9999 tickets for 25,- Euro (includes advance sale charges), contains the following service-package:

Camping at the Treffen-Campground (agra-fairground)
"Pfingstbote" ("Whitsun-herald") - the extensive Treffen program book
Small surprise

Please note: Entrance to and use of the campground is impossible without an "Obsorge" ticket. The "Obsorge" ticket is only valid in connection with the Treffen-Event-Ticket.

Parking

For car parking at the main venue of the Treffen-area you have to purchase a Parking Vignette for 15,- Euro (includes advance sale charges). Please note: Parking at the Treffen-area (agra-fairground) is definitely impossible without a Parking Vignette.

Expected Number Of Visitors

About 20000.

Infoline

0049-341-2120862

Photos

See "Photogallery" at our website.

Description

Like every year on Whitsun Gothic people from all over the world come together in Leipzig, Germany to celebrate the Wave-Gotik-Treffen - this time for the 19th time from 21st to 24th May. For many years the Treffen is celebrated as a THE international gathering of the "dark family". It is the biggest gathering of its kind worldwide.

About 180 bands, projects and solo artists will perform throughout the city, covering the whole range of Gothic music: from Electro-Pop to Goth-Metal, from EBM to Neofolk, from medieval music to Industrial. The concerts and events will take place at about 40 venues spread over all of Leipzig. Venues include the vaults of the Moritzbastei, the splendid neo-antique cupola hall of the Volkspalast, the green round of the open air Parkbühne, and other large concert halls. Traditionally, the Gothic concerts are contrasted by including some of the finest classical music in the program. This year WGT guests may listen to bombastic Wagner sounds in an old industrial hall or to the moving tunes of Mozart's requiem in the impressive crypt of the Völkerschlachtdenkmal (Europe's biggest monument). We have even booked Leipzig's Opera house for a Stravinsky ballet evening, for Adolphe Adam's enchanting romantic ballet Giselle, and for Verdi's tragic masterpiece La Traviata.

From its inception, the Wave-Gotik-Treffen has been much more than a music festival. Its guests may harken back to the romantic atmosphere of ancient times at the medieval market place and at the pagan village. There will be authors reading, unusual theatre, cinematic performances, and a big LARP (Live-Action Role-Playing). One of Leipzig's most beautiful cafes with an outstanding historical interior will be the daily setting of an opulent brunch meal accompanied by live chamber music. The same location will host a large baroque ball for historic ballroom dancing requiring appropriate costumes. A large hall on agra-fairground (the main place of the German agricultural fair) will turn into the biggest Gothic-warehouse of the world for four days. DJs from all over the world will let you celebrate unforgettable special parties until dawn. There will also be a large fetish party where entrance can only be gained by following a strict dress code. A stroll through the city centre of Leipzig is worthwhile, especially for art lovers. The entrance to the huge art museum (Bildermuseum) is free for WGT guests. A wide range of important artworks can be viewed there as well as a temporary exhibition of works by Neo Rauch, a world-famous painter from Leipzig.

A cheap and entertaining accommodation can be found at the Treffen camping ground. To enter, one needs a special ticket (called Obsorgekarte) which includes the extensive WGT-program-book. The public transport in the city is free for all WGT guests from Friday morning until Tuesday noon.

The inhabitants of Leipzig have become familiar with the Treffen over the past 18 years. There are no prejudices and the gothic guests are very welcome. The most fascinating thing during the Wave-Gotik-Treffen is the unique atmosphere that covers the whole city. Gothics from all over the world are celebrating their gathering peacefully and with enthusiasm, turning Leipzig into a diverse black. Once a year about twenty thousand Gothics are coming home: to the Wave-Gotik-Treffen.

We would be happy to welcome you in Leipzig too. Visit the Treffen. Your dark friends from all over the world are already there!

See you! The Treffen-Team

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Currently there are 182 artists confirmed

Alcest (F) - Alien Sex Fiend (GB) - Alight (I) - Ambassador 21 (BLR) - Andrew Liles (GB) - Arcana (S) - Arctic Plateau (I) world premiere - Argine (I) - Ashes You Leave (HR) - Ashram (I) - At The Soundawn (I) - Ataraxia (I) - Attrition (GB) - Auto Auto (S) - Autoclav1.1 (GB) - Beloved Enemy (D) - Bettina Köster (D) - Big Boy (USA) - Biomekkanik (S) - Blind Cave Salamander (I) - Bloody, Dead & Sexy (D) - Bollock Brothers (GB) - Brendan Perry (IRL) - Brigitte Handley & The Dark Shadows (AUS) - Bury Me Deep (D) - Caspian (USA) - Catastrophe Ballet (D) - Cephalgy (D) - Chameleonsvox (GB) - Christ Vs. Warhol mit Eve Ghost (USA) - Chrysalide (F) - Cinderella Effect (D) - Cobra Killer (D) - Colin Potter (GB) - Colony 5 (S) - Conjure One (USA) - Crematory (D) - Dark Diamonds (D) - Dark Orange (D/F) - Dead United (D) - Death Of A Demon (D) - Decadence (GR) world premiere - Demented Are Go (GB) - Der Fluch (D) - Dexy Corp. (F) - Diary Of Dreams (D) - Dr. Mark Benecke (D) - Eisheilig (D) - Eldar (E) - Elegant Machinery (S) - Endanger (D) - Endless (D) reunion - Escape With Romeo (D) - Ext!ze (D) - Faith & The Muse (USA) - Feeding Fingers (USA) - Fejd (S) - Felsenreich (D) - Fjernlys (D) - Flint Glass (F) - Freya Aswynn & Patrick Leagas (E/GB) - Future Trail (D) - Gene Loves Jezebel (GB) - Geneviéve Pasquier (D) - Genitorturers (USA) - Ghost Brigade (FIN) - Ghoultown (USA) - Gitane Demone (USA) - Hide & Seek (F) - In Strict Confidence (D) - Indukti (PL) - Insomnium (FIN) - Irr. App. (Ext.) (USA) - Jabberwock (F) - Jarboe (USA) - Job Karma (PL) - Joe Black (GB) - Joy Of Life (GB) - Joy/Disaster (F) - Kiew (D) - Kirlian Camera (I) - Kitty In A Casket (A) - Koffin Kats (USA) - Kommunity FK (USA) - Kryptonix (F) - La Magra (D) - Lacrimosa (D) - Lealoo (CZ) - Leichtmatrose (D) - Libra (S) - Liquid Divine (D) - Loell Duinn (HR) - Lola Angst (D) - Long Distance Calling (D) - Lord Of The Lost (D) - Los Carniceros Del Norte (E) - Luxury Stranger (GB) - Lyronian (D) - Madre Del Vizio (D) - Militia (I) - Modulate (GB) - Mona Mur & EN Esch (D/GB) - Mono No Aware (D) - Moon Far Away (RUS) - Moonspell (P) - Morlocks (S) - MS Gentur (D) - My Friend Skeleton (D) world premiere - My Insanity (D) - Nahemah (E) - Neon (I) - Novalis Deux (D) - Noyce TM (D) - Nude (D) - Nurse With Wound (GB) - Oberer Totpunkt (D) - Omega Lithium (HR) - Orange Sector (D) - Orgonautic (D) - Phallus Dei (D) - Pink Turns Blue (D) - Poisonblack (FIN) - Punish Yourself (F) - Rabia Sorda (MEX) - Raum41 (D) - Rawkfist (D) - ReActivate (D) - Revolution By Night (GB) - Richard Ruin & Les Demoniaques (D) - Roman Rain (RUS) - Rose Rovine E Amanti (I) - Rotersand (D) - S.E.T.I. (GB) - S.I.T.D. (D) - S.P.O.C.K (S) - Samsas Traum (D) - Sardh (D) - Satori (GB) - Schallfaktor (D) - Schneewittchen (D) - Seelenzorn (D) - Seventh Harmonic (S/GB) - Sex Gang Children (GB) - Sigillum S (I) - Slave Republic (D) - Sol Invictus (GB) - Solemn Novena (GB) - Sonne Hagal (D) - Suicide Commando (B) - The Brains (CDN) - The Creepshow (CDN) - The Crystelles (USA) - The Deep Eynde (USA) - The Essence (NL) - The Golden Apes (D) - The Grapes Of Wrath (D) - The Klinik (B) - The Legendary Pink Dots (NL) - The Lovecrave (I) - The PCP Principle (GB) - The Pussybats (D) - The Raven (USA) - The Sun And The Moon (GB) - The Violet Tribe (D) - The Vision Bleak (D) - The Wounded (NL) - This Morn' Omina (B) - Trial (D) - Turnbull AC's (S) - Twinkle (F) - Twisted Nerve (GB) - Untoten (D) - Valravn (DK) - Veljanov (D) - Vigilante (RCH) - Violet (D) - Voices Of Masada (GB) - Welle:Erdball (D) - X Marks The Pedwalk (D) exclusive reunion - Zeraphine (D) - Zeromancer (N) - Zwielicht (D) - (List is not finished and will be completed within the next weeks. Please check our website.)