Wave Gotik Treffen is undoubtedly the largest, as well as one of the oldest, Goth festivals in the world. We visited Leipzig, Germany, to participate in its 26th incarnation from 2nd to 5th June 2017. One of the key features of WGT, the one that makes it so different from the other festivals, is that it is a citywide event where concerts, exhibitions and various other events happen in all parts of the city,…
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The best and one of the biggest alternative festival M’era Luna will take place in German city Hildesheim again this year. A fantastic line-up of the biggest names, like Korn, And One, ASP, Blutengel etc guarantees two phenomenal festive days for more than fans. Festival venue is at the old airport place Drispenstedt in Hildesheim near Hannover. Tickets cost 105 € and can be bought on the Festival page. Accommodation options are as usual,…
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It’s almost impossible to write this review objectively and without too much emotion. What happened on this Sunday 30 April was memorable for everyone present. Despite my very high expectations I wasn’t the least disappointed! I arrived to the venue rather early because of the meeting scheduled with Kanga Duchamp and Matthew Setzer; I had the opportunity to spend some time with these two exceptional artists who had flown all the way from USA…
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On this night, the Slovenian group Laibach took over the small atmospheric theatre named Volksbühne situated in the middle of a busy street in Cologne, Germany. For the audience, the name of this theatre invoked the name of Laibach’s album ‘Volk’, a collection of songs inspired by national anthems. The German word ‘Volk’ means ‘people’. The theatre used to be called Millowitsch-Theater in 1936 but now it’s named Volksbühne am Rudolfplatz. It used to…
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Infest is an annual three-day music festival held at the University of Bradford Union in the United Kingdom, featuring alternative electronic music acts from genres including industrial, EBM, futurepop, synthpop and rhythmic noise. Confirmed artists: WULFBAND – SE – !!UK DEBUT!! REVOLTING COCKS – BIG SEXY LAND – !!INFEST DEBUT!! iVARDENSPHERE – CA – !!INFEST DEBUT!! THE JUGGERNAUTS – BE – !!UK DEBUT!! THEY CALLED HIM ZONE – UK – !!INFEST DEBUT!! VAMPYRE ANVIL…
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On 18 March we had the great opportunity to see the last show of the “Swine & Punishment”, a joint Mortiis and PIG UK tour. While we had already seen Mortiis twice live, this was the first time that we saw live performance of PIG. Although the show changed the venue and moved from The Garage to Electrowerkz in a short notice, the devoted fans had followed the updates and a few hundred people…
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As on 22. & 23. July 2017 more than 12.000 members of the goth-scene from all over the world flock again to Tanzbrunnen Cologne, the Amphi Festival opens its portals for the thirteenth time. Successing last summer´s highly acclaimed return to its long-term venue and being awarded a silver star for its first decade of collaboration with the Tanzbrunnen, Amphi Festival 2017 content-wise spans a bridge between tradition and modern zeitgeist. Taken as a…
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On 24 January I finally had the great opportunity to see Echobelly live. I was still a teen when Echobelly started their long and successful career and I have been a great admirer of that very peculiar band ever since. They decided to put on a very intimate show at The Lexington in London to announce the release of their forthcoming sixth studio album. The show was announced for 9 PM and the crowd…
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26th Wave-Gotik-Treffen – Date: June 2nd to 5th, 2017 – Location: Leipzig, eastern Germany, at about 50 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 are travelling to the WGT for the first time, you can find lots of useful information…
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Join Artefaktor Radio in celebration of their 1st anniversary and see some of the most cutting edge synth wave and electronic artists in the world. All the artists are regularly played on the popular THE SYNTH WAVE SHOW on Artefaktor Radio. This is the most exciting current live electro line-up in the world. Experience all 11 stunning acts between 2pm and midnight, then hear a special BACK TO THE PHUTURE DJ set from Wall…
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