Wave-Gotik-Treffen | |
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![]() WGT 2005 in Leipzig | |
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Dates | 4 days on Whitsuntide |
Location(s) | Leipzig, Germany |
Years active | 1992–present |
Attendance | 18,000 |
Website | wave-gotik-treffen |
The Wave-Gotik-Treffen (WGT; German for "Wave Gothic Meeting") is an annual world festival for "dark" music and "dark culture" in Leipzig, Germany. 150+ bands and artists from various backgrounds (gothic rock, EBM, industrial, noise, darkwave, neo-folk, neo-classical and medieval music being examples) play at several venues throughout the city over four days on Whitsuntide. The festival also features multiple all-night dance club parties, several fairs with medieval, gothic, and related merchandise, a variety of cultural exhibitions and performances, large themed picnics, and a number of unofficial fringe events.[1]
With 18,000[2] to 20,000[3] regular attendants, the WGT is one of the largest events of the gothic, cybergoth, steampunk, and rivethead subcultures worldwide.
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