Festival No. 0001080 · Est. 1992
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- Venue
- Wave-Gotik-Treffen
- City
- Leipzig, Germany
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For the record
About the artists
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45 Grave formed in Los Angeles, United States, in 1979. Plays deathrock, horror punk, punk, punk rock. -
Aesthetic Perfection formed in 2000. Plays ebm, electronic.
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Altar De Fey formed in 1983.
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Ambassador21 formed in Minsk, Belarus, in 2001. Plays electronic.
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Armageddon Dildos formed in Kassel, Germany, in 1988. Plays ebm, electro, electro-industrial, synth-pop.
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Ash Code formed in December 2013. Plays dark wave, post-punk.
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Bestial Mouths formed in Los Angeles, United States, in 2009.
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BlakLight formed in 2020.
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C-Lekktor formed in Mexico, Mexico, in 2000. Plays aggrotech, electronic.
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Cat Rapes Dog formed in 1985. Plays electro.
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Clan of Xymox formed in Nijmegen, Netherlands, in 1984. Plays dark wave, gothic rock, synth-pop.
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Code 64 formed in Lysekil Municipality, Sweden, in 2000. Plays ebm, electronic, electropop, synth-pop.
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Corpus Delicti formed in Nice, France, in 1992. Plays deathrock, gothic rock, rock.
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Covenant formed in Helsingborg, Sweden, in 1989. Plays ambient, ebm, electronic, futurepop, synth-pop, trip hop.
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Creux Lies plays alternative rock, dark wave, gothic, post-punk.
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Das Ich formed in 1989. Plays ebm, electronic.
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Demented Are Go formed in Cardiff, United Kingdom, in 1982. Plays psychobilly.
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Die Streuner formed in Bonn, Germany, in 1994. Plays folk, medieval.
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Diorama formed in 1996. Plays electronic, electropop.
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Dlina Volny formed in 2016. Plays coldwave, dance, dark wave, electronic, electronica, pop, post-punk, synth-pop.
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Ductape formed in 2019. Plays coldwave, dark wave, deathrock, ebm, gothic rock, pop, post-punk.
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Einstürzende Neubauten formed in Berlin, Germany, on 1 April 1980. Plays alternative rock, art pop, avant-garde, dark ambient, electronic, experimental, experimental electronic, industrial.
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Eisfabrik plays electro, synth-pop.
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Empathy Test formed in January 2013. Plays coldwave, electronic, futurepop.
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Erdling formed on 1 August 2014. Plays neue deutsche härte.
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Fliehende Stürme formed in 1984. Plays post-punk.
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Front Line Assembly formed in Vancouver, Canada, in 1986. Plays breakbeat, ebm, electro-industrial, electronic, electronica, industrial, industrial metal, industrial rock.
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Frustration formed in 2002. Plays coldwave, new wave, post-punk, punk, punk rock.
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Grausame Töchter formed in 2009. Plays aggrotech, dark electro, ebm.
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GULVØSS plays electro.
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Heimataerde formed in 2004. Plays dark electro, ebm, electro, industrial.
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Ist Ist formed on 1 September 2014. Plays post-punk.
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KiEw formed in 1991. Plays electro, electro-industrial, industrial.
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Kim Wilde was born in Chiswick, United Kingdom, on 18 November 1960. Plays dance-pop, hi-nrg, new wave, pop, pop rock, rock, synth-pop.
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Kommunity Fk formed in 1978. Plays deathrock, gothic rock, post-punk, punk.
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Kompromat formed in 2019. Plays electronic.
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Lacrimosa formed in Frankfurt am Main, Switzerland, in November 1990. Plays dark wave, gothic, gothic metal, symphonic metal.
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Leæther Strip was born in Aalborg, Denmark, on 13 November 1967. Plays dark electro, ebm, electro-industrial, industrial.
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London After Midnight was born in Los Angeles, United States, in 1990. Plays deathrock, gothic rock, progressive, rock.
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Minuit Machine formed in Paris, France, in June 2013. Plays dark wave, new wave, synthwave.
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Moonspell formed in Lisbon, Portugal, in 1989. Plays black metal, gothic metal, metal.
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Nachtmahr formed in 2007. Plays aggrotech, ebm, electronic, industrial.
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Nox Novacula formed in 2017.
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Octavian Winters formed in 2022.
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Oh Hiroshima formed in 2006. Plays indie rock, post-rock, progressive rock.
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Other plays dance.
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Pankow formed in Florence, Italy, in 1979. Plays ebm, industrial.
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Panzer Ag formed in 2004.
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Phosgore formed in 2008.
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Pink Turns Blue formed in Berlin, Germany, in 1986. Plays alternative rock, gothic rock, post-punk.
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Portion Control formed in London, United Kingdom, in 1979. Plays ebm, electro-industrial, industrial, minimal synth, minimal wave.
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QUAL plays dark wave, ebm, minimal synth.
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Rein formed in 1999, and split up on 21 December 2012, after 13 years. Plays alternative rock, folk punk, folk rock, ska punk.
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Rosegarden Funeral Party formed in 2017. Plays gothic rock.
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sagenbringer formed in Hamburg, Germany.
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Schöngeist plays gothic metal, gothic rock.
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Scratch Massive formed in 1999. Plays electronic.
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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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Skeletal Family formed in Keighley, United Kingdom, in 1982. Plays gothic rock, post-punk.
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Solar Fake formed in 2007. Plays electronic, gothic.
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Soman plays ebm, techno.
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Suicide Commando formed in Leopoldsburg, Belgium, in 1986. Plays aggrotech, electro-industrial, electronic.
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The Beauty of Gemina formed in 2006. Plays alternative rock, dark wave, electronic, electronic rock.
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The Crimson Ghosts formed in 2001. Plays horror punk, punk.
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The Devil and the Universe plays dark wave, electro, industrial.
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Trans-X formed in Montreal, Canada, in 1981. Plays synth-pop.
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Tyske Ludder formed in 1989. Plays ebm, electro-industrial.
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Vermilia plays atmospheric black metal, black metal, pagan black metal.
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Waldkauz formed in Hildesheim, Germany, in 2012. Plays folk, pagan folk.
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Xmal Deutschland formed in Hamburg, Germany, in 1980, and split up in 1989, after 9 years. Plays alternative rock, dark wave, dream pop, gothic rock, neue deutsche welle, new wave, post-punk.