Welcome Message

Hallo friends of darkness!

Like every year on Whitsun, the next Wave Gotik Treffen Festival (the 21st!) will take place in Leipzig (Germany) on May 25th - May 28th, 2012. Treffen is biggest gathering of the «dark family» worldwide! It'll cover the whole wide range of «dark music»: from electro-pop to goth-metal, from EBM to neo-folk, from medieval music to industrial.

All over the city it will be a lot of bands, projects and single artists, performing on many stages. Their well-known names will be proudly announced a bit later. However, from its beginning the Wave Gotik Treffen has been much more than a music festival: our guest will find a medieval market place and a pagan village, we will have authors reading, performing arts and films. 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.

On this fairground there is also the Treffen-campingground. With the special ticket you need for this (we call it «Obsorgekarte») you can also use the public-city-transport for free – so you can reach all Treffen-locations without extra costs. The inhabitants of Leipzig are familiar with the Treffen already 21 years. You will be welcome here!

The most fascinating thing during the Wave Gotik Treffen is the unique atmosphere. Gothics from all over the world are celebrating their gathering peacefully and with relish. Once a year about twenty thousand goths 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!

See you!

The Treffen-Team

Bands/artists

Already confirmed 208 bands/artists (last update 15.05.2012) at WGT2012: A Life Divided (D) - Accessory (D) - Acoustic Revolution (D) - Adorned Brood (D) - Aesthetic Perfection (USA) - Agonoize (D) - Ahráyeph (B) - Ain Soph (I) - Alice Neve Fox (D) - Amduscia (MEX) - Amorphis (FIN) - Arise-X (D) - Arkona (RUS) - Aura Noctis (E) - Autodafeh (S) - Autopsia (S) - Axel Thielmann (D) - B-Movie (GB) - Bad Sector (I) - Ballett, Chor Und Extrachor Der Musikalischen Komödie Leipzig (D) - Binary Park (GB) - Black Light Ascension (GB) - Blazing Eternity (DK) - Blitzmaschine (D) - Brenda Kramer (D) - Brighter Death Now (S) - Cappella Fidicinia (D) - Carmen Dressler (D) - Cent Ans De Solitude (F) - Chor Und Kinderchor Der Oper Leipzig (D) - Christian Von Aster (D) Lesung - Clan Of Xymox (NL) - Claudia Gräf (D) - Coma Divine (A) - Combichrist (N) - Controlled Collapse (PL) - Corde Oblique (I) - Coronatus (D) - Cut Hands (GB) - Cylix (GR) - Dark Drive Clinic (GB) exklusives Europa-Konzert - Dark Fortress (D) - Dark Shadows (AUS) - Darkestrah (D) - Dead Voices On Air (GB) - Dernière Volonté (F) - Diary Of Dreams (D) - Die Kammer (D) Weltpremiere - Dogma (ARM) - Donner & Doria (D) - Dope Stars Inc. (I) - Douglas J McCarthy (GB) Weltpremiere - Download (USA) - Dr. Geek And The Freakshow (D) - Dreadful Shadows (D) - Dreams Divide (GB) - Ebenbild (D) - Eden Weint Im Grab (D) - Eisbrecher (D) - Eisenfunk (D) - Element (USA) - Elias Friedrich Projahn (D) - Empusae (B) - Erik Schober (D) - Escalator (H) - Euzen (DK) - Evi Vine (GB) - Ex.Order (D) - Final Selection (D) - Finntroll (FIN) - Fliehende Stürme (D) - Florian Schnurpfeil (D) - Freakangel (EST) - Frozen Plasma (D) - Funker Vogt (D) - Gabriel Ziemer (D) - Galerie Schallschutz (D) - Galskap (D) - Genetiks (D) - Gewandhausorchester Leipzig (D) - Global Citizen (GB) - Gnomonclast (USA) - Grendel (NL) - Harpyie (D) - Haujobb (D) - Hekate (D) 20jähriges Jubiläum mit Überraschungsgästen - Henke (D) - Holy Madness (D) - Howard Arman (GB) - iLiKETRAiNS (GB) - Illuminate (D) - In Gowan Ring (USA) - In Slaughter Natives (S) - Irfan (BG) - Jamey Rottencorpse And The Rising Dead (D) - Jännerwein (A) - Johann Strauss Orchester Leipzig (D) - Jordan Reyne (NZ) - Katrin Bräunlich (D) - Klutae (DK) - Koboldix (D) - Lacuna Coil (I) - Lambda (D) - Larva (E) - Legion (GB) - Les Jumeaux Discordants (I) - Les Yeux Sans Visage (CH) - Lola Angst : Dark Kasperletheater (D) - Los Dilettantos (D) - Love Is Colder Than Death (D) - Luftwaffe (USA) - Mad Sin (D) 25-jähriges Jubiläum - Mark Benecke (D) - Markus Förster Und Sara Noxx (D) Lesung - Markus Heitz (D) Lesung - Massiv In Mensch (D) - MDR-Rundfunkorchester (D) - Melotron (D) - Mesh (GB) - Meystersinger (D) - Midgards Boten (D) - Mignon (D) - Minamata (F) - Mono Inc. (D) Wunschkonzert - Montserrat Caballé (E) - Mueran Humanos (RA) - Musk Ox (CDN) - Nachtmahr (A) - Nachtwindheim (D) - Näo (F) - NEO (D) - Norman Liebold (D) Lesung - Odroerir (D) - Of The Wand And The Moon (DK) - Omdulö (D) - Oniric (I) - Opera Multi Steel (F) - Ophelia Feltz (D) - Orchester Der Musikalischen Komödie Leipzig (D) - Ordo Equitum Solis (I) - Ordo Rosarius Equilibrio (S) - Portion Control (GB) - Press Gang Metropol (vormals Corpus Delicti) (F) - Project Pitchfork (D) - Projekt Mensch (D) Weltpremiere - Qntal (D) - Red Lorry Yellow Lorry (GB) - Reliquiae (D) - Rhombus (GB) - Romina Salvadori (I) - Rummelsnuff (D) - Ruth Schütt (D) - S.K.E.T. (D) - Scandy (N) - Schöngeist (D) - Schwarzer Engel (D) - Secret Discovery (D) - Secrets Of The Moon (D) - Sigue Sigue Sputnik (GB) - Sinfonietta Leipzig (D) - Sixth June (SRB) - Solblot (S) - Sonar (B) - Spiral 69 (I) - Stahlmann (D) - Steinkind (D) - Steven Severin (GB) präsentiert Carl Theodor Dreyers "Vampyr" - Subheim (GR) - Synapscape (D) - Tanguero (D) - Tatjana Podyomova (RUS) - Terrolokaust (E) - The Arch (B) - The Creepshow (CDN) - The Crimson Ghosts (D) - The Danse Society (GB) erstes Konzert seit der Neuformierung - The Eden House (GB) - The Exploding Boy (S) - The Fright (D) - The Hellfreaks (H) - The House Of Usher (D) - The Invincible Spirit (D) - The Names (B) - The Wars (D) - Thomas Sabottka (I) Lesung - Thorofon (D) - Thorsten Müller (D) - Thrudvangar (D) - Tibetréa (D) - Tilo Augsten (D) - Todtgelichter (D) - Torul (SLO) - Toxic-N-Blue (D) - Trakktor (S) - Traumtaenzer (D) - Trobar De Morte (E) - Tyr (FR) - Tzolk'in (B/F) - Uberbyte (GB) - Unto Ashes (USA) - Velvet Condom (D) - Vendemmian (GB) - Vocalensemble Borinzi (D) - Vurgart (D) - Wardruna (N) - Wieloryb (PL) - Zackenflanke (D) - [X]-RX (D)

Ticket information

Treffen-Event-Ticket

4-days ticket for all events of 21th Wave-Gotik-Treffen 2012 costs 81 euro in pre-sale.

Treffen ticket includes free use of public transportation (tram, city-busses, regional trains, suburban trains) within the zone 110 of MDV («Mitteldeutscher Verkehrs Verbund«) from 8.00 May 25th till 12.00 May 29th (without special routes) There will be additional nightlines especially for WGT visitors on line 11 (gathering line).

Parking Ticket

For car parking at the Treffen-area you have to purchase a Parking Ticket for 15 euro in pre-sale.

Please note: Parking at the Treffen-area (AGRA-fairground) is definitely impossible without a Parking Ticket.

Obsorge-Ticket

Limited up to 9999 tickets for 25 euro in pre-sale, contains the following service-package:

- Camping at the Treffen-Campground (AGRA-fairground)
- «Pfingstbote» («Whitsun-herald») (the Treffen-programbook)
- Small surprise gift

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.

Important Information

Since March 1st, 2011 about 60% of the urban area of Leipzig has been declared a «low emission zone» to protect the environment from air pollution. Therefore within this zone only vehicles which have an official green sticker placed on the front windscreen are allowed. To obtain such a sticker, the vehicle must meet certain standards (i.e. age, type of fuel, diesel particulate filter etc.). This regulation is also valid for foreigners who travel to Leipzig by car. If you cannot show a valid sticker during a traffic check, you will have to pay a fine of 40 euros.

The stickers are available for about 5 euros at most car repair shops in Germany or via internet, e.g. the website of TÜV-Nord (6 euros)
ATTENTION: The agra-area with parking lot and camping site can be reached via A38 / B2 without having to enter the «low emission zone»! (Please see the map of the zone below) That means it is possible for visitors to park their vehicle at the agra-parking lot (you will need a WGT parking ticket in this case, which can also be obtained on location) and reach all other locations by public transport.

Please use the following links to find more information:

http://www.lowemissionzones.eu

Map of the Leipzig «low emission zone» (pdf, 6MB)

Map of the southern/southeastern part of the Leipzig «low emission zone» (Agra-area) (pdf, 3MB)

Postage & Packing

Postage & Packing inside Germany is 8 euro, outside Germany is 8 euro, no matter how many tickets you would like to order, it will be charged only once per ordering.

Tickets will be delivered from the middle of April. Please be patient until this time!

You can order your ticket here!

Additional information - at official Wave Gotik Treffen 2012 web site.

Festival Terms

With the purchase of the ticket the customer is agreeing to the following terms:

- After arriving you need to get a wrist strap accompanying with the entrance ticket which legitimates to participate in all events at the information booth of the Wave-Gotik-Treffen. The ticket will be devalued and loses its validity. The wrist strap is not transferable and will not be replaced in case of loss or damage!

- The taking of glass containers, cans, plastic bottles, fireworks, torches as well as weapons of any kind or other dangerous things to the venues is strictly prohibited. You will be expelled from the location in case of breaking the rules. At the entrance there will be a security check. The security guards are instructed to carry out body checks. Note: Owners of the «Obsorge» ticket are permitted to take containers (cans,cartons or plastic bottles) for providing themselves with food on the camping site only on the day of arrival. It just goes for the camping area!

- The taking of tape and disc recorders, cameras, camcorders to the locations is not allowed at all. Taking photos or recording videos at the venues are strictly not permitted for private use as well! Note: Except pocket cameras for taking private pictures recorders of any kind, video cameras as well as high definition cameras and digital cams are prohibited in all locations!

- We do not assume any responsibility for damages caused to someone's health like hearing defects caused by loud sounds during a concert.

- In case of important matters especially if visitors commit a crime on the festival area they will be expelled by the staff.

- Any reimbursement for the tickets is impossible.

- Unfortunately there is no guarantee for entrance to every single location because of different capacity and response of the audience