Town: Leipzig, Germany (at more than 20 venues, spread all over the city), camping site and main venue at the edge of town at the „agra-fairground“ Markkleeberg (a location plan will be published on our internet page within the next weeks); for information on the city you may check http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leipzig .
Confirmed artists: See „Bandselection“ at our internet page
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 17th Wave-Gotik-Treffen Whitsun 2008, 58,- Euro in advance ticket sale (including advance sale charges), available via „Ticket Order“ at our internet page. The 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 2008-05-09 12.00h to 2008-05-13 12.00h (without special routes)
Camping: Possible with „Obsorge“ ticket, limited up to 9999 tickets for 21,- Euro (includes advance sale charges), contains the following service-package: • Camping at the Treffen-Campground (agra-fairground) • Silver Disc (Compact Disc) "Artists at the 17th WGT" • "Pfingstbote" ("Whitsun-herald") - the Treffen-programbook 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.
Capacity (expected number of visitors): about 20000
Infoline: 0049-341-2120862
Photos: See „Photogallery“ at our internet page
Description: Like every year on Whitsun the next Wave-Gotik-Treffen (the 17th !) will take place in Leipzig / Germany from 9th to 12th of May. Since many years we've been celebrating the Treffen as a big gathering of the “dark family”. It is the biggest gathering of its kind worldwide.
All over the city we´ll have more than 150 bands, projects and single artists, performing on about 20 stages. Our events take place for instance in the vaults of the “Moritzbastei”, in the splendid neo-antique cupola hall of the “Volkspalast”, in the crypt of the “Völkerschlachtdenkmal”, a famous monument of the battle of 1813, as well as in large concert halls. Once more we´ll cover the whole wide range of Gothic-music: from Electro-Pop to Goth-Metal, from EBM to Neofolk, from medieval music to Industrial.
However, from its beginning the Wave-Gotik-Treffen has been much more than a music festival: Our guests will find a medieval market place and a pagan village, we will have authors reading, theatre and cinematic performances. One of the big halls on agra-fairground (the wide 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 is only possible following a strict dress code.
A cheap and entertaining accommodation is the huge Treffen camping ground. To enter, you need a special ticket (we call it “Obsorgekarte”) which includes also the extensive WGT-program-book with a CD featuring some of the artists who will perform. The public transport in the city is free for all WGT-guests.
The inhabitants of Leipzig are familiar with the Treffen since 16 years. You will be welcome here. 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 relish, 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 friends from all over the world are already there!
