Fri 10 Jun – 20. Wave-Gotik-Treffen
This year saw the return of the Wave Gotik Treffen in Leipzig for the 20th time and it was celebrated in style. Not only had it been extended to five days, beginning on Thursday the 9th June with a reunion concert presenting all those acts - or their successors respectively - who performed at the very first WGT back in 1992, including AGE OF HEAVEN, LOVE LIKE BLOOD, THE ETERNAL AFFLICT, and DAS ICH. The organisers also managed to pull in some of the best-known bands, godmothers, and godfathers of an extremely diverse scene collectively called gothic. The line-up included DEINE LAKAIEN, UMBRA ET IMAGO, DIAMANDA GALAS, CLOCK DVA, CHRIS & COSEY (of Throbbing Gristle fame), LUSTMORD, KILLING JOKE, NITZER EBB, FRONT 242, DIVE, RECOIL (aka Alan Wilder, ex-member of Depeche Mode), FIELDS OF THE NEPHILIM, IN THE NURSERY, THE LEGENDARY PINK DOTS, CAMOUFLAGE, TIAMAT, and many more. All in all more than 200 acts performed over the course of five days, while the programme also offered countless readings…
This year saw the return of the Wave Gotik Treffen in Leipzig for the 20th time and it was celebrated in style. Not only had it been extended to five days, beginning on Thursday the 9th June with a reunion concert presenting all those acts - or their successors respectively - who performed at the very first WGT back in 1992, including AGE OF HEAVEN, LOVE LIKE BLOOD, THE ETERNAL AFFLICT, and DAS ICH. The organisers also managed to pull in some of the best-known bands, godmothers, and godfathers of an extremely diverse scene collectively called gothic. The line-up included DEINE LAKAIEN, UMBRA ET IMAGO, DIAMANDA GALAS, CLOCK DVA, CHRIS & COSEY (of Throbbing Gristle fame), LUSTMORD, KILLING JOKE, NITZER EBB, FRONT 242, DIVE, RECOIL (aka Alan Wilder, ex-member of Depeche Mode), FIELDS OF THE NEPHILIM, IN THE NURSERY, THE LEGENDARY PINK DOTS, CAMOUFLAGE, TIAMAT, and many more. All in all more than 200 acts performed over the course of five days, while the programme also offered countless readings…
