We are writing the year 2009 and its the 18th time when Leipzig will expierence latex miniskirts, incredible long haircuts, billions of skullsymbols, pentagrams and other scary badges put on leatherjackets. The smell of Leipzig will hide behind a mix of patchoullie, incense and – fried sausage. It will happen on the 29th of May 2009. From this date on till the first of June dark folks will rule the city. And this happening has a name: its called the WAVE GOTIK TREFFEN.

Its an hospitable enviroment at the WAVE GOTIK TREFFEN. And besides that, you can watch more than 150 Bands on 20 different locations! Additionally people can listen to the loud messages of club DJs or enjoy the sun in the city park after attending incredible concerts. The others – I mean the Leipzig natives – are glad about the festival too. One enjoys to trainspot the insane guys with the strange haircuts. Others enjoy the cash: tons of hair gel will be sold again. Or – as I allready told you – fried sausages, fried directly in the gardens of several house owners. I am sure, it will happen as usual: everybody will feel good in Leipzig. Everybody.

Lets speak about facts. 20.000 visitors are expected. Just 66 Euro is the charge of the ticket if you preorder. Its a magic number I daresay You’ll be lucky if add 60 cent tip 4 Days, 20 Locations, 150 Bands – its not expensive, I am sure. For the additional fee of 25 Eur you get an Obsorgeticket. This way you get rid of searching a hotel and can build up your tent on the campground. Additonally you get the Silberscheibe and the Pfingstbote, the official WAVE GOTIK TREFFEN manifesto.

For me the Heidnische Dorf (Pagan Village) is of interest mostly cause of the great food. But as every year I will recon that other visitors come to this place out of more reasons. Thousands of other beeings in full plate, archaic musicians and much more turns the biggest fan of modern art into a pagan worshipper. Besides the Pagan Village you can enjoy Readings, Theatre, Exhibitions and much more. Of course the fetish night is on the bill. And last but not least you can have a great shopping experience at the Agra, where I usually loose the money of a years work.

Well. Speak about the music. And this year I am fascinated beginning with the first newsletter. The SCARY BITCHES are back! The band i missed so hardly, since they even do not own a website. A recommendation and a must have for everybody who likes scary shock rock music.

MY DYING BRIDE is playing. They have new, very promising album in their back catalogue and I am sure they will perform songs out of it. Great stuff, cause they have so much influence in todays doom scene. My friends of ATARGATIS may perform some new songs (hopefully). And BLITZKID is another band I missed somewhere else and I can now enjoy. Last WAVE GOTIK TREFFEN i missed the FLIEHENDEN STÜRME, a great Wave/Punk band with cool atmosphere – definitly a newcomer who has to be checked out. QNTAL, INKUBUS SUKKUBUS and SAMAEL and SPECIMEN (if you are older than 30, you should cry out loudly now) are also booked in my scheduler. NOSFERATU allready have played in the past, a very great Goth Rock band. And of course there are lots of smaller acts I always wanted to see, but never managed it.

I was shocked that the first Info about the WGT booked me out completly. This may be the best billing ever – I will enjoy it for sure, thats allready a fact. Who isn’t to deep into that oldschool rock acts like me will enjoy the festival too, since the WGT is also well booked in the EBM/Elektro section: Bands like DIE FORM, FEINDFLUG, VNV NATIONI or WINTERKÄLTE are wellknown for their great music and performances.

There are more styles and genres. Bands out of all genres will play in Leipzig. You should probably subscribe to the Wave Gotik Newsletter for more information.

A perfect music mix! I recommend you not to wait for my photos in the future. Just take your money and order your card. Such a billing should lead to an immediate sell out.