Pēc organizētāju lūguma ievietoju šādu informāciju, ja nu kādam ir vēlme apmeklēt. Pēc festivāla sekos arī ceļojuma apraksts.

27. Wave-Gotik-Treffen

Datumi — 2018. gada 18.-21. maijs

Vieta — Leipcigā, Austrumvācijā, apmēram 50 norises vietas visā pilsētā; kempings un galvenā norises vieta pilsētas nomalē Agra-Messepark Markkleeberg. Vairāk informācijas par pilsētu http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leipzig, https://wikitravel.org/en/Leipzig vai oficiālajā pilsētas vietnē www.leipzig.de/int/en.

Leipciga no Rīgas viegli sasniedzama ar Ryanair vai AirBaltic, lidojot uz Berlīni un tālāk dodoties vai nu ar autobusu (piemēram Flixbus piestāj abās Berlīnes lidostās), vai vilcienu, vai auto.

Interneta vietnes — www.wave-gotik-treffen.de/english un www.facebook.com/WaveGotikTreffen
Ja pirmo reizi dodieties uz WGT, daudz noderīgas informācijas angliski, lai plānotu savu ceļojumu: www.sadgoth.com

Aplikācija — WGT-Guide — pieejama Android, iOS, Blackberry + Google Fire (aplikācijā iespējams noklausīties visu grupu ierakstu paraugus — ir sasaiste ar Spotify, var noskaidrot visu koncertzāļu atrasānaš vietas un grafikus, atzīmēt savas iecienītākās grupas, saņemt jaunākās ziņas par pasākuma norisi utt). 

Mūzikas stili — visi tumšās mūzikas apakšžanri: gotiskā, EBM, industriālā, ambient, neofolk, synthpop, Goth-Metal, Post Punk u. c. Ieskatam Youtube Playlist — WGT 2018: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLL7zbLtR8amaw_xIDdnKs-RXOlHGJR-h_

Biļetes — 4 dienu biļete visiem 27. Wave-Gotik-Treffen 2018 pasākumiem maksā 120€ (iepriekšpārdošanā). Biļete ietver bezmaksas sabiedriskā transporta izmantošanu (tramvaji, pilsētas autobusi, reģionālie vilcieni, piepilsētas vilcieni MDV zonā 110) no 18. maija plkst. 8.00 līdz 22. maija pusdienlaikam (izņemot īpašus maršrutus).

Kempings — tam ir nepieciešama atsevišķa biļete, ko sauc Obsorgekarte (pieejama par 25€), kas ļauj uzturēties Treffen kempingā (pie Agra izstāžu zāles) no 17. līdz 22. maijam.

Autostāvvieta — autostāvvietai Treffen rajonā nepieciešama vinjete par 15€. Bez vinjetes neiztikt.

Visas biļetes var pasūtīt pa http://www.wave-gotik-treffen.de/english/

Paredzamais apmeklētāju skaits — aptuveni 20 000

Kontaktinformācija — tālr.: 00-49-341-2120862, e-pasts: info [at] wave-gotik-treffen [dot] de

Iepriekšējo WGT fotoattēli — www.wave-gotik-treffen.de/english/photogallery.php

27. Wave-Gotik-Treffen: ikgadējās tumši romantiskas svinības Vasarsvētkos Leipcigā

Pirms 26 gadiem diviem gotiem no Leipcigas radās neparasta ideja: viņi negribēja radīt vēl vienu tumšās mūzikas festivālu, bet drīzāk līdzīgi domājošu draugu sanāksmi, lai iepazītos, sarunātos un svinētu. Kad 1992. gadā Leipcigas nomalē notika pirmais Wave-Gotik-Treffen ar apmēram 2000 apmeklētājiem un tikai nedaudzām grupām, diez vai kāds iedomājās, ka dažu gadu laikā WGT kļūs par lielāko gotisko cilvēku satikšanos pasaule, ik gadu Vasarsvētkos ieņemot visu pilsētu.

Nu jau WGT eksistē vairāk nekā ceturtdaļgadsimta... no 18. līdz 21. maijam atkal vairāk nekā 20 000 gotu no visas pasaules atkal tiks sagaidīti Leipcigā, lai atzīmētu Wave-Gotik-Treffen kā lielāko tumšās ģimenes satikšanos.

Visā pilsētā būs vairāk nekā 200 grupu, projekti un solo mākslinieku, kas aptvers visu gotu mūzikas klāstu: no Electro-Pop līdz Goth-Metal, no EBM līdz Neofolk, no viduslaiku mūzikas līdz Post Punk. Paralēli slavenajām grupām jums būs iespēja atklāt daudzas mazāk zināmas underground grupas un māksliniekus, kuru mūzikā gotika ir tikai viens no elementiem. Koncerti un pasākumi notiek vairāk nekā 50 vietās visā Leipcigā, piemēram, Moritzbastei velves, zem Volkspalast neo-antīkā kupola un vēsturiskajā publiskajā pirtī Stadtbad, kā arī lielajās koncertzāles. WGT programmā iekļauta arī skaista klasiskā mūzika — operas, kamermūzika, koru un orķestru koncerti.

No pirmsākumiem Wave-Gotik-Treffen ir bijis daudz vairāk kā mūzikas festivāls: tā viesi var iegrimt senlaiku romantiskajā atmosfērā pagānu ciemata (Heidnisches Dorf) viduslaiku tirgū. Būs autoru priekšlasījumi un neparastas teātrālas un kinematogrāfiskās performances. Vēsturiski tērpti cilvēki pulcēsies Viktorijas laika piknikam pilsētas parkā. Četras dienas Agra lielā zāle tiks pārveidota par lielāko gotisko izstrādājumu tirdzniecības vietu pasaulē. Daudzos klubos dīdžeji no visas pasaules aicinās jūs dejot līdz rītausmai. Būs arī liela fetiša balle, kur ieeja būs iespējama tikai jutekliski ģērbtiem apmeklētājiem. Pastaiga pa Leipcigas pilsētas centra ieliņām ar renesanses, baroka un jūgendstila vēsturiskajām ēkām īpaši patīkama būs mākslas un kultūras mīļotājiem: WGT viesiem ir bezmaksas ieeja vairākos Leipcigas muzejos.

Lēti apmešanās iespējama lielajā Treffen kempingā. Lai tajā iekļūtu, ir nepieciešams īpaša biļete (ko sauc par Obsorgekarte). Sabiedriskais transports pilsētā ir bezmaksas visiem WGT viesiem no piektdienas rīta līdz otrdienas pusdienlaikam.

Pēdējo divdesmit gadu laikā Leipcigas iedzīvotāji ir iepazinuši Treffen viesus — vairs nav aizspriedumu, un goti šeit ir ļoti laipni gaidīti. Visaizraujošākais Wave-Gotik-Treffen aspekts neapšaubāmi ir tās unikālā burvju atmosfēra, kas aptver visu pilsētu. Goti no visas pasaules svin savu satikšanos miermīlīgi relaksētā veidā, pārvēršot Leipcigu par daudzveidīgu melnās krāsas vilni. Reizi gadā apmēram divdesmit tūkstoši gotu nāk mājās: pie Wave-Gotik-Treffen.

Sekojošie 131 mākslinieki jau ir apstiprinājuši savas dalību 2918. gada WGT (26. marta papildinājums):

A Projection (S) - Actors (CDN) - Aeon Rings (USA) - Aeverium (D) - All Gone Dead (USA) exclusive European reunion show in 2018 - Arcana (S) - Ash Code (I) - Ataraxia (I) - Autobahn (GB)  - Beinhaus (D) - Black Light Ascension (GB)  - Black Line (GB/USA) - Blanck Mass (GB)  - Bootblacks (USA) - Boy Harsher (USA) - Buzz Kull (AUS) - Centhron (D) - Cesair (NL) - Chameleons Vox (GB)  - Confrontational (GB)  - Crisis (GB)  - Crying Vessel (CH) - Dageist (F) - De/Vision (D) - Dead Leaf Echo (USA) - Detachments (GB)  - Die Kammer (D) - Diorama (D) - Dive (B)  - Drifter (S) - Eden Weint Im Grab (D) - Einar Selvik (N) - Eivør (FO) - Elegant Machinery (S) - ES23 (D) - Ext!ze (D) - Fabrik C (D) - Faderhead (D) - Fairytale (D) - Feuerschwanz (D) - Formalin (D) - Frank The Baptist (USA) - Front Line Assembly (CDN) - God Module (USA) - Grave Pleasures (FIN) - Grendel (NL) - Greyhound (D) - Grimner (S) - Guerre Froide (F) - Hekate (D) - Heldmaschine (D) - Hexheart (USA) - Illuminate (D) - Imminent & Synapscape (B/D) - Imperium Dekadenz (D) - Ingrimm (D) - Japan Suicide (I) - Jo Quail (GB)  - Joy/Disaster (F) - Kaizer (D) - Kiew (D) - Les Discrets (F) - Merciful Nuns (D) - Model Kaos (D) - Modern English (GB)  - Monica Jeffries (D) - Mono No Aware (D) - Monolith (B)  - Mr. Kitty (USA) - Nachtsucher (D) - Neun Welten (D) - Oberer Totpunkt (D) - Oomph! (D) - Ost+Front (D) - Paddy And The Rats (H) - Palast (D) - Phil Shoenfelt & Southern Cross (GB/CZ) - Phosgore (D) - Principe Valiente (S) - Pyogenesis (D) - Qntal (D) - Raison D'être (S) - Randolph's Grin (USA/A) - Rapalje (NL) - Readership Hostile (USA) - Rome (L) - Sardh (D) - Sarin (IR) - Scarlet And The Spooky Spiders (I) - Schandmaul (D) - Scheuber (D) - Second Still (USA) - Seelennacht (D) - Seigmen (N) - Siglo XX (B)  exclusive reunion show - Silent Runners (NL) - Siva Six (GR) - Solitary Experiments (D) - Spark! (S) - Stahlr (NL) - Still Patient? (D) 30th anniversary show - Sturm Café (S) - Suir (D) - Suld (CHN) - Sulpher (GB)  - Svartsinn (N) - The Beauty Of Gemina (CH) - The Crimson Ghosts (D) - The Fright (D) - The Jesus And Mary Chain (GB)  - The KVB (GB)  - The Last Cry (GB)  - The Other (D) - Then Comes Silence (S) - Tiamat (S) perform songs from the albums „Wildhoney“ and „Clouds“ - Totus Gaudeo (D) - Traitrs (CDN) - Traumtaenzer (D) - Trepaneringsritualen (S) - Trisomie 21 (F) - Undertheskin (PL) - Unterschicht (D) - Vocame (D) - Vogon Poetry (S) - Vomito Negro (B)  - Wardruna (N) - Xenturion Prime (N) - Zanias (AUS) - Zeraphine (D) - Zeromancer (N) - [:SITD:] (D) –

Lai iegūtu papildinformāciju par apstiprinātajiem māksliniekiem, šeit ir oficiālais saraksts, kas tiek papildināts: http://www.wave-gotik-treffen.de/forumwgt3/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=24550

WGT vietnē iespējams pieteikties jaunumiem, kas informē par programmas atjauninājumiem.

WGT īpašie padomi

Papildus slavenajām grupām, WGT programmā atkal būs iekļauti daudzi pārsteigumi, kuru nosaukumi var nebūt zināmi visiem, bet sniegs izcilus koncertus. Tādēļ, pirms apmeklējat WGT, ir vērts padziļināti iepazīties ar programmu un noklausīties arī to mākslinieku ierakstus, kurus nepazīstat. Šeit ir daži ieteikumi mazāk pazīstamām, bet interesantām grupām un māksliniekiem, kuri spēlēs WGT 2018 (informācija angliski):

Actors
Postpunk | Canada
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XqVjkkjD1g0
On their Facebook page, they cite David Bowie, Brian Eno, Roxy Music, The Cure, Echo and The Bunnymen, Joy Division, New Order, Portishead and David Lynch as influences on their music. To be honest, coupled with musical talent, what can go wrong there?

A Projection
Postpunk, Indie | Sweden
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TtUxCa1aZok
A Projection impressively prove that Sweden isn’t just a source of fantastic Synthpop. Their influences range from The Cure, The Smiths, Joy Division / New Order, The Sisters Of Mercy, Interpol and The Editors to Kraftwerk, Depeche Mode, D.A.F. and The Knife. Since last year they seem – and rightly so – to be playing every imaginable festival, and this year it finally works at the WGT.

Autobahn
Postpunk | Great Britain
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9D7XJ5HXXQs
"Beautiful Place To Die", "Suicide Saturday", "Deprivation" ... If you look at the names of their titles, you know immediately: this is no children's birthday party. The band name might lead some Kraftwerk fans astray, because these guys from Leeds are not so much inspired by the German electronic pioneers, as they are by the dark rocking heroes of their hometown, like The March Violets, Red Lorry Yellow Lorry or the Sisters of Mercy.

Beinhaus
Industrial | Germany
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ARjvs7Y1xo
Unfortunately, most of us were not able to experience Einstürzende Neubauten live during their radical heyday in the 80s. Today's concerts and albums from the industrial pioneers are also beautiful, but they’ve really calmed down with age. With Beinhaus you can travel back in time visually and acoustically — to collapse ... Plagiarism? Homage? Ingenious or superfluous? You decide.

Black Line
Electro, IDM, Experimental | United Kingdom / USA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DMc13jlKY0w
New project from the US producer cyrusrex, who has already worked with Skinny Puppy and Depeche Mode. In collaboration with Douglas McCarthy and Bon Harris (Nitzer EbB)  and many other studio guest appearances in 2017, the first work "Treason, Sedition And Subversive Activities" seems to have been created just for lovers of exciting, intricate electronics. Live this year not only as support of the current Depeche Mode Tour, but also at the WGT in Leipzig!

Bootblacks
Postpunk, Synth Wave | USA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OSsEBIk3drE
Founded in New York in 2010, their early work sounded a bit rougher and more guitar-based. Barrett Hiatt's (The Harrow) arrival shifts the sound to New Wave through the increased use of synthesizers from postpunk, which certainly won’t offend fans of New Order and similar bands.

Boy Harsher
Synth Wave | USA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H1Zm6E6Sy4Y
Surfing to the top of the current "synth wave“, “Pain” is playing at every party. Their recordings are going for insane prices. Watch, dance!

Buzz Kull
Synth Wave | Australia
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zh97_GiIDzs
Promising young project from far away Sydney in the style of Ash Code, Boy Harsher or Skeleton Hands.

Confrontational
Minimal Synth, Retrowave | Italy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oWffg90Es9E
If you get goosebumps hearing the intro of the cult series "Stranger Things", then this is for you. The Italian Massimo Usai floats at the top of the ongoing 80s retro-wave between New Order and John Carpenter, whose son Cody he has collaborated with on his albums, other collaborators include Tying Tiffany, Tobias Bernstrup or - as in the video example - Hélène De Thoury (Hante, Minuit Machine, Phosphor). It will be interesting to see if he can match the perfection of his LPs in a live concert.

Crying Vessel
Minimal synth, retro wave
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0OJh7p2uhPA
For once, something the Swiss did not invent, but they do everything right. Great debut album, hopefully just as great a concert!

Dead Leaf Echo
Shoegaze, Indie | USA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wVRGGrl_QVA
Friends of Slowdive and Ride are sure to get their money's worth here.

Detachments
Cold Wave, Postpunk | Great Britain
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2lZZ_oAtKDc
This London formation exists since 2009, and this year after a long silence they’re putting out a new EP on "Young And Cold Records". Even Peter Hook was so excited about them years ago that not only did he play bass on stage with them in Salford, but he also released their single "Fade" on his "Hacienda Records" label. You can now find out live at the WGT whether or not these laurels are justified.

Drifter
Indie, Shoegaze | Sweden
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ICer_BbOMYg
Occasionally one hears complaints that the WGT only books bands which have hardly any clicks on Youtube and are therefore not known by anyone. As long as they sound like this quasi-follow-up project of the guitar goddess Jeniferever, which is about to release its first record, what’s the problem? Is there something wrong with giving young bands a chance?

Guerre Froide
Cold Wave, Minimal Wave | France
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ahs-oaAemjg
Titles such as "Demain Berlin" are among the eternal classics of the classic 80s Cold Wave. Finally for the first time at WGT.

Japan Suicide
Wave, Shoegaze | Italy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=10VjfRHF49U
Not a very new band, but probably still flying under the radar of most. This year they released Santa Sangre, their third album since their founding 8 years ago, again with sounds somewhere between The Cure and Slowdive.

Les Discrets
Shoegaze, Post-Metal | France
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K-tiotDThIE
Musically similar to Alcest, Fursy Tessier, alias Les Discrets, also gives goose bumps to lovers of depressive guitars.

Mr. Kitty
Self-Destructive Synthpop | USA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zZQgmM_ZhEc
After support shows for VNV Nation in the US and numerous appearances in Europe Forrest LeMaire from Texas certainly not a real insider tip anymore, rightly so. A great show!

Sarin
Techno, EBM | Iran
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7OAJSNBQ0Gg
After "Konkurs" (his joint project with Blush Response) was unable appear at the WGT last year due to personal reasons and became a Blush Response solo show, lovers of sombre and EBM and New Beat influenced Techno get another chance this year to suffer some evil leg spasms from dancing.

Second Still
Postpunk, Coldwave | USA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KAWcbUxH-fo
Their eponymous debut album on "Manic Depression" was one of the best records of the last year and brings fans of the early Cocteau Twins, Banshees or Chameleons to tears of joy. Live as powerful as recorded. Do not miss!

Seigmen
Alternative Rock | Norway
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1VUcljne3qg
Before Zeromancer existed, there was Seigmen – with a nearly identical line-up. But even today, only a few people outside Norway know about them. During the 1990s they filled huge concert halls and climbed to the top of the charts in Norway. Friends of Placebo, Madrugada or Motorpsycho, or slightly melancholic alternative rock in general should lend an ear here. You never know how long a reunion will last.

Silent Runners
Postpunk, Synth Wave | Netherlands
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CWREpoanOoY
You can see it clearly – the genre is booming like no other, and all over the globe new bands pop up nearly every week. This is also reflected in the WGT lineup. Arriving on the scene at the end of 2017 in neighboring Holland, they’ve been very convincing from the first notes of their debut "The Directory".

Stahlr
Indiepop, Electronica | Netherlands
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fmX0eJ4qQCE
They described themselves so: "Stahlr sounds like the Cocteau Twins are performing a musical version of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein in a concrete basement garage." Guitars, gloom and cold. Pretty close.

Suir
Postpunk | Germany
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LqYcNYDQzFY
"Cinematic Postpunk" from Frankfurt am Main. In 2017, they released their debut LP, Ater, and their deep black, atmospherically reverberated sound. Imperative for all depressed guitar fetishists.

Then Comes Silence
Post-Punk, Goth Rock | Sweden
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cBxl9WhDnLE
On the road since 2012 and unstoppable. Your record collection includes Bauhaus, Red Lorry Yellow Lorry and the Sisters? Then lend an ear!

Traitrs
Postpunk | Canada
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dTC54OWTziY
It may be that the WGT program has an oversupply of young post-punk bands this year. But who’s complaining about it? And sometimes you have to use opportunities in the moment that they offer themselves. If the Canadian duo Traitrs is currently in Europe, for example...

Trepaneringsritualen
Death Industrial | Sweden
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nBTge4jkQU0
Not brand new, and they’ve played WGT before. Nevertheless, recommended again for those who mourn the ritual machine sounds of Cold Meat bands like Brighter Death Now, Memorandum or Mental Destruction.

Undertheskin
Postpunk, Gothrock | Poland
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vgYX6rNrT9U
Their first self-named CD was already released in 2015, but some things take a bit longer at the WGT ... nonetheless, the mix of fog-flooded walls of guitar and ice-cold drum machines will not only inspire Sisters fans.

Zanias
Synth Wave, Techno | Australia
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e7Tc5Nk_n4M
Basically superfluous in this list, because anyone who isn’t already familiar with Zoe Zanias from her previous bands called Linea Aspera or Keluar on the way, probably last listened to music in 2010. This is only mentioned for the sake of completeness, because the performance should be one of the highlights of the WGT where she will play not only current material but also pieces from all of her projects! Cold electro sounds in perfect combination with hypnotic vocals.