Festival No. 0001080 · Est. 1992
Weekend of the year
No. 0014803
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Somewhere in Leipzig
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- Venue
- Wave-Gotik-Treffen 2017
- City
- Leipzig, Germany
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For the record
About the artists
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13th Monkey formed in 2006. -
Aeon Sable formed in 2010. Plays gothic rock.
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Ah Cama-sotz was born in Antwerp, Belgium. Plays dark ambient, experimental, techno.
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Amanda Palmer was born in New York, United States, on 30 April 1976. Plays alternative rock, dark cabaret, indie rock.
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Amorphis formed in Helsinki, Finland, in 1990. Plays death metal, death-doom metal, folk metal, melodic death metal, metal, progressive metal, symphonic metal.
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Angels And Agony formed in 1995. Plays ebm, futurepop.
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Annwn formed in 1991, and split up in 2005, after 14 years. Plays celtic, filk.
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Autodafeh formed in 2007.
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Azar Swan formed in 2012. Plays dark wave.
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B-Movie formed in 1978. Plays new romantic, new wave, post-punk.
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Bfg formed in 1985. Plays post-punk.
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Blac Kolor plays edm, electronic, idm, industrial.
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Bloody Dead and Sexy plays deathrock.
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Cabaret Voltaire formed in Sheffield, United Kingdom, in 1973. Plays alternative dance, ambient techno, ebm, electro-funk, electro-industrial, electronic, experimental electronic, experimental rock.
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Chemical Sweet Kid formed in 2000.
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Chrom formed in 2007. Plays dark electro, electronic, futurepop.
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Corde Oblique formed in Naples, Italy, in 2005.
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Cryo formed in 2002. Plays dark wave, ebm, electro-industrial, electronic, futurepop.
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Der Blaue Reiter formed in 2005.
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Der Fluch formed in 1981. Plays gothic, horror punk, punk.
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Desperate Journalist formed on 1 January 2013.
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Drab Majesty formed in 2011. Plays dark wave, electronic rock.
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Dunkelschön formed in 2004. Plays celtic, folk, medieval.
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EDEN was born in Dublin, Ireland, on 23 December 1995. Plays indie pop, indietronica.
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Edward Ka-Spel was born on 23 January 1954. Plays electronic, experimental, experimental electronic, industrial, psychedelic, space rock, synth-pop.
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Eisfabrik plays electro, synth-pop.
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Empusae was born in Ghent, Belgium, on 13 January 1977. Plays electronic, power noise.
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Esben and the Witch formed in Brighton, United Kingdom, in 2008. Plays alternative rock, dream pop, indie rock, post-punk, post-rock, shoegaze.
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Finsterforst formed in Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany, in 2004. Plays folk metal.
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Frankenstein formed in 1975, and split up in 1976, after 1 year. Plays punk.
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Hord formed in 2002. Plays metal.
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Ianva formed in 2003. Plays neofolk.
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Illuminate formed in Karlsruhe, Germany, in 1993, and split up in 2023, after 30 years. Plays dark wave.
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In the Woods... formed in Kristiansand, Norway, in 1991. Plays atmospheric black metal, avant-garde metal, black metal, gothic metal, metal, progressive metal, progressive rock.
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Iszoloscope formed in 1999.
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Jarboe was born in Mississippi, United States. Plays experimental, experimental rock.
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Klangstabil formed in 1994. Plays electronica, experimental, idm, industrial, noise.
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Klez.e formed in 2002.
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Lebanon Hanover formed in Sunderland, Germany, in July 2010. Plays coldwave, dark wave, gothic, gothic rock, minimal wave, new wave, post-industrial, post-punk.
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Massive Ego formed in 1996. Plays electronic, synth-pop.
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Mlada Fronta formed in Cannes, France, in 1992. Plays electro, electronica, idm, techno.
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Moon Far Away formed in Arkhangelsk, Russian Federation, in August 1994. Plays dark folk.
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Nim Vind formed in 2005. Plays horror punk, punk, rock.
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Noisuf-X was born in Bochum, Germany. Plays electronic, power noise.
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Odroerir formed in 1998. Plays folk metal.
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Ohm formed in Los Angeles, United States, in 2002. Plays jazz fusion, jazz rock, progressive rock.
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Ordo Rosarius Equilibrio formed in May 1993. Plays dark folk, martial industrial, neofolk.
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Peter Bjärgö was born on 26 April 1974.
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Peter Heppner was born in Hamburg, Germany, on 7 September 1967. Plays electro.
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Pouppee Fabrikk formed in 1988. Plays ebm.
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RAGNARÖEK formed in 2005. Plays folk metal, gothic metal.
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Red Cell formed in 2003.
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red mecca formed in 1997. Plays dark wave, electronic, electronica, new wave, post-punk, synthwave.
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Revolting Cocks formed in Chicago, United States, in 1985. Plays alternative rock, electronic, industrial, industrial rock, rock.
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Ritual Howls formed in Detroit, United States, in 2012. Plays deathrock, gothic rock.
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Rotersand formed in 2002. Plays dark electro, ebm, electro, electronic, futurepop, industrial, synth-pop.
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Rotting Christ formed in Athens, Greece, in 1987. Plays black metal, gothic metal, grindcore, melodic black metal, metal.
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S.P.O.C.K formed in 1988. Plays synth-pop.
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Saigon Blue Rain formed in September 2012. Plays coldwave, dark wave, dream pop, ethereal wave, synthwave.
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Scary Bitches formed in 1999. Plays deathrock.
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Sex Gang Children plays gothic rock.
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She Past Away formed in 2006. Plays coldwave, dark wave, gothic rock, minimal wave, post-punk, synth-pop.
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Shireen plays folk, gothic rock, new age, pop.
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Sinistro formed in Lisbon, Portugal, in 2011. Plays atmospheric sludge metal, doom metal, metal, post-metal, post-rock.
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Sixth June plays minimal wave.
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Skinny Puppy formed in Vancouver, Canada, in 1982, and split up on 5 December 2023, after 41 years. Plays electro-industrial, electronic, industrial, singer-songwriter.
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Soviet Soviet formed in 2008. Plays gothic rock, indie rock, post-punk.
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Spiritual Front formed in 1999. Plays chamber pop, dark cabaret, electronica, experimental rock, folk pop, martial industrial, neoclassicism, neofolk.
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Suicide Commando formed in Leopoldsburg, Belgium, in 1986. Plays aggrotech, electro-industrial, electronic.
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Sutcliffe Jugend formed in London, United Kingdom, in 1982, and split up in February 2019, after 37 years. Plays dark ambient, death industrial, drone, industrial, noise, power electronics.
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SYLVAINE was born in San Diego, Norway, in 1991. Plays blackgaze, dark folk, post-metal, post-rock, shoegaze.
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The 69 Eyes formed in Helsinki, Finland, in 1989. Plays garage rock, glam metal, gothic, gothic metal, gothic rock, hard rock, metal, rock.
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The Devil and the Universe plays dark wave, electro, industrial.
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The eye of Time plays ambient, drone, experimental.
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The Mission formed in Leeds, United Kingdom, in December 1985. Plays alternative rock, gothic, gothic rock, pop rock.
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The Vision Bleak formed in Mellrichstadt, Germany, in 2000. Plays doom metal, gothic metal, metal, orchestral.
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This Morn' Omina formed on 1 June 1996. Plays ambient, ebm, electronic, industrial, rhythmic noise.
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Thrudvangar formed in 1998. Plays viking metal.
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Too Dead to Die formed in 2012.
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Unlight formed in 1997. Plays black metal.
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Varg formed in Coburg, Germany, in 2005. Plays black metal, melodic death metal, pagan black metal, viking metal.
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VNV Nation formed in 1990. Plays ebm, electro-industrial, electronic, futurepop, pop, synth-pop, trance.
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Vogelfrey formed in 2004. Plays folk rock.
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Welicoruss formed in Novosibirsk, Russian Federation, in 2002. Plays symphonic black metal.
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Whispering Sons formed in Houthalen-Helchteren, Belgium, in 2013. Plays dark wave, experimental, post-punk, shoegaze.
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Whispers In the Shadow formed in Niederösterreich, Austria, in 1996. Plays gothic rock.
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Wires & Lights formed in 2014.
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Yggdrasil formed in 2001.