WAVE GOTIK TREFFEN 2013

[The Director]

Siamo giunti alla 22ma edizione dello storico WGT, alla quale saremo presenti per un reportage.

Ecco la presentazione ufficiale del festival:


22nd Wave-Gotik-Treffen
- Date:
May 17th to 20th, 2013
- Location:
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-Messepark“ Markkleeberg; for information on the city you may check
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leipzig or the official city website www.leipzig.de/int/en.
- Websites:
www.wave-gotik-treffen.de/english
www.facebook.com/WaveGotikTreffen
If you travel to the WGT for the first time, you can find lots of useful information for planning your trip on:
www.sadgoth.com
- Music styles:
All sub-genres of dark music: Gothic; EBM; Industrial; Ambient; Neofolk; Synthpop, Goth-Metal etc.
- Tickets:
4-Days-Ticket for all events within the 22nd Wave-Gotik-Treffen Whitsun 2013, for 89,- € each in advance ticket sale
(including advance sale charges). The Treffen-Event-Ticket includes free using of public transport (tram,
city-busses, regional trains, suburban trains within the zone 110 of MDV) from May 17th, 8.00 am to May 21st, 12.00
am (except for special routes).
- Camping:
For camping you need a special ticket called Obsorgekarte for 25,- € (including advance sale charge). It contains the
following service-package:
• Camping at the Treffen-Campground (agra-fairground)
• “Pfingstbote” (“Whitsun-herald”) - the extensive Treffen-program book
- Parking:
For car parking at the Treffen-area you have to purchase a parking vignette for 15,- € (including advance sale charges).
Parking at the Treffen-area (agra-fairground) is definitely not possible without a parking vignette.
All tickets can be ordered via www.wave-gotik-treffen.com
- Expected number of visitors:
approximately 20,000
- Contact:
Phone: 0049-341-2120862 / Email: info@wave-gotik-treffen.de
- Photos of the last years:
www.wave-gotik-treffen.de/english/photogallery.php
Wave-Gotik-Treffen: dark-romantic celebrations every year at Withsun in Leipzig - Germany
22 years ago, two Gothic people from Leipzig had an unusual idea: They didn’t want to create yet another dark music
festival but rather a supra-regional gathering of like-minded fellows for relaxed meeting, chatting and celebrating. When
in 1992 the 1st Wave-Gotik-Treffen took place at the edge of Leipzig with about 2,000 visitors and just a handful of
bands, it is unlikely that anyone imagined that within a few years the WGT would become the largest meeting of Gothic
people in the world, taking possession of a whole city every year at Withsun.
In 2013 the WGT takes place for the 22nd time. From May 17th to 20th again more than 20,000 Gothics from all over the
world are expected to come together again in Leipzig to celebrate the Wave-Gotik-Treffen as THE international
gathering of the dark family.
All over the city there will be about 200 bands performing, projects and single artists covering the whole wide range of
Gothic music: from Electro-Pop to Goth-Metal, from EBM to Neofolk, from medieval music to Industrial. Apart from
famous bands of the scene, you are invited for new discoveries with several less-known real underground bands or
artists from the edge of the Gothic music universe. The concerts and events take place at more than 30 venues spread
throughout Leipzig, for instance in the vaults of the Moritzbastei, in the splendid neo-antique cupola hall of the
Volkspalast, in the green round of the open-air Parkbühne, as well as in large concert halls. The classical music part of
the WGT program will this year focus on Richard Wagner, who was born in Leipzig 200 years ago. Thus, on Friday
there will be a special WGT opening performance in front of the Völkerschlachtdenkmal with excerpts of Wagner's
'Parsifal' accompanied by a light show illuminating the gigantic 91 metres high monument. Some of Wagner’s operas
will be shown in the Leipzig Opera House, and Mozart’s Requiem is performed in the impressive crypt of the
Völkerschlachtdenkmal.
From its beginning the Wave-Gotik-Treffen has been much more than a music festival: its guests may step back to the
romantic atmosphere of ancient times at the medieval market place, the pagan village. We will have authors reading,
unusual theatre and cinematic performances will take place as well as a big live action role play. People in historic
clothing will gather in the park for a Victorian Picnic. For four days a large hall on at the agra-Messepark will turn into the
biggest Gothic-wares marketplace in the world. In countless clubs DJs from all over the world will invite you to dance
until dawn. There will also be a large fetish party where entrance is only possible by following a strict voluptuous dress
code. A stroll through the winding passages of city centre of Leipzig with its historical buildings of the Renaissance,
Baroque and Jugendstil eras is especially worthwhile for art and culture lovers: the entrance to several of Leipzig’s
museums is free for WGT-guests.
Cheap and entertaining accommodation is available at the huge Treffen camping ground. To enter, you need a special
ticket (called Obsorgekarte) which includes also the extensive WGT-program-book. Public transport in the city is free for
all WGT-guests from Friday morning until noontime Tuesday.
The inhabitants of Leipzig have become familiar with the Treffen over the last two decades - there are no longer any
prejudices and the gothic guests are very welcome here. The most fascinating aspect of the Wave-Gotik-Treffen is
surely its unique magic atmosphere that covers the whole city. Gothics from all over the world celebrate their gathering
in a peacefully relaxed manner, turning Leipzig into a diverse wave of black. Once a year about twenty thousand
Gothics come home: to the Wave-Gotik-Treffen.
The following artists have already confirmed their performance (state of February 27th):
Abney Park (USA) exclusive German show 2013 - Alexander Paul Blake's Aethernaeum (D) world premiere - Bloody,
Dead & Sexy (D) - Digitalis Purpurea (I) - End Of Green (D) - Formalin (D) - Frank (Just Frank) (F) - Hautville (I) -
Hecate Enthroned (GB) - In Mitra Medusa Inri (D) - In Strict Confidence (D) - Incite/ (D) - Karin Park (S) - KMFDM (USA)
- Leather Strip (DK) - Lux Interna (USA) - Metallspürhunde (D) - Nachtgeschrei (D) - Namnambulu (D) reunion -
Naughty Whisper (I) - Noisuf-X (D) - Predominance (D) - Readjust (D) - Sex Gang Children (GB) - She Past Away (TR) -
Sleeping Dogs Wake (NZ/D) perform "Understanding" - worldwide exclusive one-off show - Suicide Commando (B)
vintage set - Sutcliffe Jügend (GB) - The Spiritual Bat (I) - Welle:Erdball (D) - Wipeout (A) - X-Improviso (NZ) -
For more information about the confirmed artists, there is a list of their official webpages here:
http://www.wave-gotik-treffen.de/forumw ... =3&t=16155
On the WGT website you can enrole for a newsletter which quickly informs you about the latest program

[The Director]

Nuovi nomi confermati:

SALTATIO MORTIS (D) , I LIKE TRAINS (GB) , DARKWOOD (D) , XENO &
OAKLANDER (USA) , UNZUCHT (D) , ENABLED DISASTER (D) , THE BLUE ANGEL
LOUNGE (D) , K-BEREIT (F)

[The Director]

Nuovi nomi confermati:

GITANE DEMONE (USA) , WHISPERS IN THE SHADOW (A) , OTHER DAY (D) , THE
KVB (GB) , LETZTE INSTANZ (D) , SOFT KILL (USA) , HALO EFFECT (I) ,
OBJEKT/URIAN (D)

[The Director]

Nuovi nomi confermati:


VNV NATION (GB) , WINTERKÄLTE (D) , NOMANS LAND (RUS) , THE MESCALINE
BABIES (I) , SORIAH (USA) , DESIRELESS & OPERATION OF THE SUN (F) ,
C-LEKKTOR (D) , THUNDRA (N)

[The Director]

Nuovi nomi confermati:


SKELETAL FAMILY (GB) , XANDRIA (D) , PROYECTO MIRAGE (E) , GRAUSAME
TÖCHTER (D) , REFORMED FACTION (GB) , PATENBRIGADE WOLFF (D) ,
ISZOLOSCOPE (CDN) , DUNKELSCHÖN (D)

[The Director]

Nuovi nomi confermati:


THE BIRTHDAY MASSACRE (CDN) - exclusive German show 2013 , BRIGADE
WERTHER (D) , LORD OF THE LOST (D) , UNITARY (S) , INCUBITE (D) ,
PASSION PLAY (GB) - final farewell show , CREMATORY (D) , PHOSGORE (D)

[The Director]

Nuovi nomi confermati:


VELVET ACID CHRIST (USA) - exclusive European show 2013 , A SPLIT
SECOND (B) , SHIV-R (AUS) , ORANGE SECTOR (D) , FEJD (S) , STILL
PATIENT? (D) , THE TWILIGHT GARDEN (USA) , ALTAR OF PLAGUES (IRL)

[The Director]

Nuovi nomi confermati:


LACRIMOSA (D) , HYPNOSKULL (B) , BURN (D) , FUTURE TRAIL (D) , TEARS
OF OTHILA (I) , WOLFCHANT (D) , VERMALEDEYT (D) , THE CASSANDRA
COMPLEX (GB)

[enry]

Bizzarra la presenza degli Altar of Plagues...Intendiamoci, molto bravi nel loro settore che è quello del post-black, sicuramente fra i migliori. Però col Treffen non c'entrano poi molto, anche se in Germania si fanno molte meno pippe mentali su questi argomenti, cosa che in Italia non sarebbe possibile.

[The Director]

Nuovi nomi confermati:


THE 69 EYES (FIN) , TERMINAL GODS (GB) , THE SPOOK (D) , SCARLET SOHO
(GB) , THE BREATH OF LIFE (B) , X-IN JUNE (D) , THEATRES DES VAMPIRES
(I) , KOFFIN KATS (USA)

[The Director]

NUOVI NOMI CONFERMATI:


ULVER (N) - exclusive performance with orchestra , KORPIKLAANI (FIN) ,
NEGURĂ BUNGET (RO) , SERPENTYNE (GB) , THE VISION BLEAK (D) , DIN
BRAD (RO) , DUNCAN EVANS (GB) , ENSIFERUM (FIN)

[The Director]

Nuovi nomi confermati:


DECODED FEEDBACK (CDN) - exclusive German show 2013 , ESBEN & THE
WITCH (GB) , ACTUS (H) , CONTRASTATE (GB) , DAS MOON (PL) , PRURIENT
(USA) , DIE SELEKTION (D) , VATICAN SHADOW (USA)