Wave Gothic Treffen - General Information Is one of the largest Gothic Festivals in the world. Taking place each year in Leipzig Germany it plays host to 20,000 goths from all around the world. 160 bands featuring music from across the dark spectrum including, gothic, ebm, industrial music, electronic, medieval, etherial. Travel Times between Venues ? How do I get to Kohlrabizirkus ? From Parkbuhne to Agra ? We've got your answer here...
WGT Travel & Venue Info Bands We're tracking the 2009 bands on this bands page
WGT 2009 Bands Schedules When are the bands playing ? See the Official Online Program
Printable Excel Schedule Meetups Meeting people is one of the best things about WGT.
Australians in Leipzig - Americans in Leipzig - English in Leipzig. Food Find out about food in Leipzig & at WGT here.
WGT & Leipzig Food Got Questions ? Post your questions in our forum and we will answer them. WGT Questions Forum FlightsWhen to get your flight This is one of the hardest things to decide, there is a trade off between Price, Worry & getting a Good Flight Time - which if you work can be a major issue. The best advice is to keep an eye on the travel websites. My general formula is this :- - To estimate what the price will be this year I look about 4-5 week out from today on Expedia.
- Pick the same days of the week that you want to go, leaving on Wednesday & coming back Tuesday? try putting in Wed 4 weeks from now & Tue 5 weeks from now. This will give you a rough idea on the price.
- What tends to happen is the price "window" moves so the low prices will be "over" the Treffen dates at some point.
- How much you wait will depend on your level of worry, I'm usually looking for good flight times and willing to pay more for them.
AirportsThere are 2 airports which serve the Leipzig area. LEJ - Leipzig-Halle Airport Major connections to Frankfurt & Munich. This is the closest airport to Leipzig. How to get there :- - Train line runs right through the Airport under the check-in end of the terminal. Train takes 14 minutes to get to Leipzig Hbf. & runs every 30 mins. Costs is €3.40.
- Taxi takes about the same time and costs about €35 Euro downtown.
Official LEJ Website
AOC - Altenburg Airport A small airport used by RyanAir a town south of Leipzig Bus takes about 90 minutes to get to Leipzig and typically meets (the few) flights each day. AOC website
Berlin is 2 hours away by train.
Frankfurt is 3.5 hours away by train.
These might be an option if you get an especially cheap flight.
TicketsTickets at WGT are a 2 step process - Getting the tickets
- May be 2 tickets, main ticket + camping/program book ticket
- Exchanging the ticket for a concert/entry wrist band.
- This is done at the start of the festival, beginning the night before
When & Where to get tickets:- - For those in Germany or Europe
- Use the ticket order form here - English - Deutcsh
- Buy tickets at authorized ticket agents (list usually appears online about a month before)
- For those in the USA payment can be a problem. Credit Cards are not accepted. WGT must be paid by wire transfer which most banks don't easily understand and will often charge a big fee for. (if you have had better luck, let us know which bank)
- Option #1 - Get the tickets 'on the day' at a WGT ticket booth
- Safest option as there are no lost ticket issues
- More costly than the pre-sale price, but I have found it comes out about the same total as the US Bank wire fee
- Tickets don't sell out so you wont miss out (the program book/camping there are 9999 of, so that might sell out)
- Ticket booths open 5pm the night before. The bad news is, this usually is when the pre-WGT drinks / dinners start too. Australians in Leipzig - Americans in Leipzig - English in Leipzig.
- Option #2 - Get into Town early and buy the tickets at an Authorized Agent
- Agents fees usually are lower than the 'on the day' WGT price
- In Leipzig itself they usually sell out 1-2 days before
- If you are in another part of Germany before hand you can try agents there
- Option #3 - Find someone in Germany who can process the payment / receive the tickets for you
- Works well if you are visiting friends or relatives on a longer trip before hand
Bands who have played previously include (this is taken from my list & friends) 2008
Christian Death (USA)
Dandelion Wine (AUS)
Das Ich (D)
Die Krupps (D)
Fields Of The Nephilim (GB)
Gothminister (N)
Hocico (MEX)
London After Midnight (USA)
Paradise Lost (GB)
Star Industry (B) 2005
Visage, Angel Theory, Ikon, Novakill, Apoptygma Berzerk, Angel Theory, Diary of Dreams, Eva O, Zeromancer, The Human League, Tiamat, Mortis, This Morn' Omnia, MS Gentur.
Neuroticfish, Accessory, Lights Of Euphoria, Haujobb, Inade, Eva 0, Die Krupps, The Skeletal Family, Love Is Colder Than Death, Zeromancer.
Visage, Girls Under Glass, Astrovamps, Bloody Dead & Sexy, Scary Bitches.
Ikon, Die Krupps, Hocico, Visage, Human League, & Haujobb. 2004
Clan of Xymox, Covenant, Mephisto Waltz, Skeletal Family
Corvus Corax, Diva Destruction, Funker Vogt, My dying Bride, Sex Gang Children, Suicide Commando, The Cascades, The Cruxshadows, Unto Ashes.
Fixmer/Mc Carthy
Clan of Xymox, Coil, Covenant, Diva Destruction, Endraum, Funker Vogt, Icon of Coil, Melotron, Mephisto Waltz, Secret Discovery.
Camouflage, De/Vision, In Slaughter Natives, My dying Bride, Sanguis et Cinis, Sex Gang Children, Skeletal Family, The Cascades, The Crushadows, The Tors of Dartmoor, Unto Ashes. Clan of Xymox, Clan of Xymox, Clan of Xymox, Clan of Xymox
Covenant, Diva Destruction, Funker Vogt, Icon of Coil, My Dying Bride, Sex Gang Children, Suicide Commando, The Cruxshadows. Cruxshadows, Unheilig, Clan of Xymox, Icon Of Coil, Absurd Minds, Gothminister.
Strict Confidence, Secret Discovery, Terminal Choice, [:SITD:], Rotersand
Camouflage, Combichrist, De/vision, Deathstars, Diva Destruction, Suicide Commando, Cascades, Covenant, Funker Vogt, Tors of Dartmoor, Untoten. Icon Of Coil, Gothminister, Fiendflug Suicide Camando SITD: Cruxshadows
Unheilig, Clan of Xymox, , Funker Vogt, Tactical Sekt, CombiChrist, De/Vision, Rotersand |
