240 days ago: WGT 2023 (Part 1)

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Whitsun has now been over for 240 days. While we already have one eye on the 31st Wave-Gotik-Treffen, we review the 30th in five parts:

There were two reasons to celebrate in 2023: Whitsun in Leipzig is one of the best times of the year per se, but when the 30th anniversary of the Wave-Gotik-Treffen was also coming up, the mood was already sky-high long in advance. Even though this year’s line-up was a little shorter than last year’s, the names were certainly impressive. (MLH) As always, the main focus was on the meeting character, which was also celebrated in style with a wide range of dark black events away from the music. (CZZ) The 30th Wave-Gotik-Treffen has been the highlight of the current year for many of the 20,000 visitors. 5,000 more people than in the previous year and thus completely back to the numbers recorded by the WGT before the pandemic. A great success. (FW)

Many meeting professionals and many newcomers traveled from different parts of the world to the anniversary of the year on Thursday in order to miss as little as possible. The weather gods were in a good mood and kept it around 20 degrees, not too warm and not too cold. Perfect for dressing up and not having to worry about frostbite or heat spots. The traditional opening ceremony in the Moritzbastei was well attended and those who didn’t want to indulge in beer straight away were able to listen to a reading by Erk Aicrag (Hocico). (FW) After the charismatic musician answered many a question, the subsequent closing event was seamlessly introduced: the “Electro All Stars”. You have to have been there at least once … (MLH)

MLH = Marie-Luise Henke
FW = Fabienne Wiedmann
CZZ = Claudia Zinn-Zinnenburg

In the next part we take a look at the bands of that Friday. Among others with: Assemblage 23 and Suicide Commando as well as the Victorian Picnic.

Enjoy our picture gallery: