TECHY STUFF
BEST VIEWED IN
1024 X 768 (with a Wide Screen Monitor)
BROWSER
OPERA 9.50: Extremely fast/effecient Web browser.
NETSCAPE 9 & MOZILLA FIREFOX 2.0: Very good performance, can sometimes struggle
to format google maps.
INTERNET EXPLORER 9: Fine browser, but struggles for speed and formatting tables
and google maps.
BROWSER TEST
I test this site with lots of browsers. My Test for the best browser is to time how long it
takes to show all the photos on one of the Band Photo pages. Internet explorer fails
dramatically, formatting the tables incorrectly. Netscape and Mozilla have good
performance but are a little sluggish. Opera's performance is tremendous, very fast, no
known issues and looks excellent.
WEBSITE COMPLETE
90%
WHY THE WEBSITE?
I have created this website to help first timers get to the worlds biggest and best Gothic Festival. I suppose I found it rather daunting
when I first went as there is very little information in English on the Internet that can help you. If you have been before you will know what
I mean, with the various venues scattered around the city its very easy to miss whole sections of the festival.

In 2002 I finally got around to going to my first Wave Gotik Treffen (WGT), having previously only been to various UK based festivals. I
didn't know what to expect, except for the knowledge that there were 150 bands playing. I loved every minute of the festival, from the
shopping hall to the bands playing, from the multi-national make up of the crowd to the city and all that has to offer. I have been every
year since, and it really is the highlight of my year. I started a small Yahoo Group to help other British Goths get to Leipzig, and as the
group has grown its become obvious that people want more information on how to get to Leipzig and what to expect when they get
there. I initially sat down and wrote a 20 page guide to WGT, that expanded to 30 pages, however there was still more information to
add, but the limitations that Yahoo place on document size meant that I could not expand the document any more. The Guide has
evolved to become this website. Feel free to email me, with suggested ideas, a review, or to join the yahoo group.

I don’t profess to be an expert on the festival, nor do I have any connections with the organisers, this is purely my own opinion of what I
have seen and experienced, although I hope many of you will send me additional information. Although most of the travel information is
for a British traveller I hope that I can expand this to cover more counties. See you in Leipzig.

VISION FOR THE FUTURE
I had a vision to have this site translated into various other languages, over the past year or two various people have offered their
services to do this, however I the site was not stable enough, and would need lots of re-work. If you have plenty of time and would care
to translate this site into German, French, Spanish, Russian or any other language then please contact me. There is little in the way of
incentive and no compensation other than knowing that you are helping others. Note there are over 150 pages to translate if you should
feel the urge to offer your services. Contact me for further details or to ask questions.
LATEST CHANGES - BLOG
DATE
2008
 
WGT Venues shortcut buttons updated
22/06/08
WGT 2008 Review amended with Pagan village info
22/06/08
Agra map updated, new Agra Leipzig map added
21/06/08
WGT Venues page updated, Various WGT Venue pages updated
21/06/08
WGT 2008 Review completed
21/06/08
New pages added for Venues used at WGT 2008 (Work in Progress)
17/06/08
WGT Venues page updated (Venues separated between Minor and Major, new Nav Bars added)
17/06/08
Correction to some quick navigation buttons within WGT Festival pages
17/06/08
Past WGT quick navigation buttons added to pages
15/06/08
More WGT Review 2008 added
15/06/08
Start of Reaper photos added
06/06/08
Blutengel and Unheilig photos added
05/06/08
Santa Hates You and Solar Fake photos added
04/06/08
WGT 2008 Photo Pages added, plus nav bar and Ashbury Heights Photos
03/06/08
WGT 2008 Review started, Pre WGT Meeting page updated with 2009 info and photos, Rogues Gallery updated
02/06/08
Changes to WGT Festival pages and buttons
28/05/08
Every other page updated
27/05/08
Hotel Reviews Stern Hotel, Westin and Seaside Park added
26/05/08
Food and Drink, getting toe Leipzig, History of WGT, Hotel Listing Pages updated
26/05/08
WGT Improvements, Agra Messepark, Kindergarten, Airports, Berlin to Leipzig, Cameras, Camping, Credits, Darkflower Pages updated
26/05/08
New Banner Header Artwork added to all pages
26/05/08
WGT 2008 Flyers added along with info on the UK / USA Yahoo group meeting, Pre WGT Gig info and WWWY info
22/04/08
Planning Flight details updated
18/02/08
More Camping advice added
18/02/08
New Location of 'Gotik & Schach' added to Goth Shops page
18/02/08
Official Band List updated, DJ Sets added to Latest info page
16/02/08
Official Band Listing added
29/01/08
WGT unofficial band listing updated
17/01/08
Hotel listing page updated, Renaissance Hotel no longer recommended, as the price is now  too high for a 4 Star Hotel
05/01/08
2007
 
Overview Page updated
31/12/07
Newbie Decisions Page Updated
30/12/07
Hotel Review feedback form added to all Hotel Pages
30/12/07
Links page updated
30/12/07
Old pages removed from site, general tidy up of various pages
29/12/07
Side Line added to every page
29/12/07
Camping Page updated
29/12/07
Unconfirmed Bands 2008 updated
29/12/07
Google ads have proved to be not worth the effort to keep updated...in six months I have only made $8...Therefore I will remove Google
ads and replace them with the Side Line magazine RSS News feed, its far more goth friendly. Opera download link also added.
24/12/07
Flight tracker updated with latest costs
24/12/07
Unconfirmed bands add to WGT 2008 page
24/12/07
Gothic Portal link added to link page
24/12/07
Galerie Hotel review added
24/12/07
WGT 2008 pages prepared
23/12/07
New software update, website re-published
23/12/07
Updated Leipzig Hauptbahnhof Webcam view on Tram and Taxis page
01/10/07
Flight price Tracker started on Planning page
30/09/07
Minor updates to Credits and Help page
29/09/07
New Movie Camera Link Artwork added to WGT Festival page and Leipzig page + Links to WGT 2003 and Leipzig 2003 Movies
27/09/07
Colditz Castle photos link added to Tourist Attraction page
27/09/07
Additon of Tourist Attraction Pages and information plus easy navigation buttons
26/09/07
Leipzig main page re-created + Emergency Help and Leipzig Tourist Information pages added
25/09/07
All Hotels Map re-added to all Hotel Pages Nav bar + map updated
07/09/07
Various changes to navigation around website to minimise the amount of clicks to get to each page
01/09/07
Broken maps now working, embedded code within each map has been updated to new host
01/09/07
Due to work commitments and various other reasons I have had very little spare time to work on the website...dont worry I have not
forgotten it and updates will follow shortly
27/08/07
Updates to Camera Page, WGT Festival Page, New WGT Improvements Page, Photo page navigation correction
01/07/07
Second Page of Band Photos added (with photo page navigation buttons)
15/06/07
More Band Photos added
14/06/07
Translation requests now accepted, see above 'Vision for the future'
13/06/07
I have started to add WGT 2007 Band photos.
13/06/07
WGT 2006 Photos page re-formatted
13/06/07
WGT Festival Nav Bar updated
12/06/07
Sadgoth WGT 2007 two page Review now added, Doktor Joy Review added, other 'The WGT Festival' page changes and links added,
plus easy buttons.
10/06/07
Deletion of some 2007 specific info
02/06/07
New Page sizes, Complete Backgrounds and Google Ads added to all pages
02/06/07
New Banner added to all pages
02/06/07
Mobile Phone Program now Live + Steve Week Agra 4.2 Flyer added to Program page
18/05/07
More Rogues Photos added to Rogues Gallery
15/05/07
New Goth Hotel reviews added,  ACHAT MESSE LEIPZIG and HOTEL IM SACHSENPARK
13/05/07
More Special Event Details added to the Program Page
11/05/07
I have updated and uploaded the 'Tram Map with Venues Marked', you will find it on the Program Page, its a PDF file and should open
when you click on the title.
11/05/07
Program page added to WGT 2007, list of official times and dates plus various flyers.
08/07/07
Latest Information page updated
07/05/07
Links Page updated (page will be reviewed after WGT 2007)
07/05/07
Randbewegung event details added to the Other Events page
07/05/07
Confirmed Band List updated
05/05/07
I have created a new banner for WGT 2008, there is also a new page format size. I have seen the site on a wide screen monitor and it
looks quite poor, so I have extended the page width to reflect the new trend of wide screen monitors. In this new width space I will add a
Google Ads banner (if you have a normal sized monitor or screen resolution you wont see the Ads unless you scroll right, those with wide
screen monitors will see the Ads). Why have I added Ads?  I only hope that the Ads will cover the cost of the website approx £100 a year.
28/04/07
Confirmed Bands listing updated...a check of every bands Myspace page has provided a number of unconfirmed venues and the day
when the band is expecting to playing.  
23/04/07
I have not had that much time to add more content over the last few weeks and probably will NOT add much in the next few weeks.
Band listings will be updated along with the Programme info when it is released. I have already started working on elements of the
website for 2008 and there will be a revamp after WGT 2007. Thank you all for your feedback it really makes it worth while to know this
site helps.
21/04/07
Band Listing updated
12/04/07
When We Were Young details added to Other Events page
04/04/07
WGT 2007 picture added to ticket page. Ticket page reformatted and updated.
04/04/07
All errors fixed, website acting normal once again
26/03/07
ALERT - SOMEBODY HAS TRIED TO HACK MY PC AND THIS WEBSITE, I BELIEVE I HAVE DELETED THE OFFENDING BACK
DOOR, HOWEVER IT DOES HIGHLIGHT THAT THERE ARE SOME TOTAL FUCK HEADS OUT THERE...PLEASE EMAIL ME IF YOU
GET ERRORS WHILST SURFING AROUND THE WEBSITE, Thank you
25/03/07
Airports page updated with latest info and future changes to Berlin Airports
24/03/07
Mobile Page for each day of the festival added...2007 details will be added when the program is published. Note these page names will
not change if you want to bookmark them to your mobile phone in advance of the festival.
20/03/07
So not much has changed in the last week or two as I have been rather busy. I have added another aspect to the website that you may
not be aware of...if you go to the home page at www.sadgoth.com on your mobile phone you may (depending on your phone and
settings) see a box that will direct you to the WGT Program Beta guide. The idea is that when you are in Leipzig, wondering what bands
are on next you can simply check the program guide on your phone. There will be a page for each day of the festival, showing the
larger venues bands and times. I will keep the font size small and the colours limited to reduce band width. I would be interested in any
feedback on the beta page...email me at sadgoth@yahoo.com if you can suggest any improvements
(NOTE: I have populated this new mobile phone page with one day of WGT 2006 venue details)
18/03/07
Latest Bands Confirmed List updated
14/03/07
Gothic Shops Map and Other Events Map added
05/03/07
Gothic Shops in Leipzig Page updated
04/03/07
Miscellaneous & Food and Drink pages updated.
04/03/07
2 Short Movies added to the Photo Page (Leipzig 2003 and WGT 2003)
03/03/07
So now all the Hotels are complete and all venues are finished its time to reflect and update much of the material that I wrote a year
ago as well as updating information about WGT 2007. Thank you once again for your support I'm glad the site has helped you out.

I guess I have made mistakes in places around the website, its only natural. If you live in Leipzig or you have a greater knowledge of
subjects than I then feel free to point me in the right direction and correct my mistakes. Thanks.
28/02/07
Venue info - Volkspalast and Werk II details and info added
28/02/07
Camera Page updated with new info and layout
26/02/07
Other Events Gothic Pogo Party details and info added + Latest Confirmed Band Line up updated
26/02/07
Venue info - Torhaus Dolitz and UT Connewitz details and info added
25/02/07
Venue info - Schauspielhaus details and info added
24/02/07
Venue info - Parkbuhne and Parkbuhne Geyserhaus details and info added
22/2/07
Venue info - Moritzbastei details and info finished, 3D map and photos
20/02/07
Venue info - Moritzbastei details and info started (more soon), confirmed band listing updated
18/02/07
Venue info - Krystallpalast Variete details and info added
18/02/07
Strangely enough a few people have emailed me to ask who I was and why I am sad? Don't you have better things to do...well obviously
not, so I have added a few lines next to my name on the Credits and Help page. And even more strange I have had two email's recently
saying I should put a 'Donate' button on my website...well if you have money to throw my way I wont say no :) anyway you will find the
button on the Credits and Help page too...so now I can call myself a web-whorem, great (the button will not appear on any other page, I
didnt really create this site to raise money, although it does cost around $120 a year to keep going. Thank you once again for your
emails of praise.
17/02/07
Quite a few minor changes to various pages, Hotel Listing hotel names changed to silver colour to make them easier to read. WGT 2007
Confirmed Bands listing updated along with a When and Where column as bands unofficially announce when and where they are
playing
17/02/07
Venue info - Krypta details and info added
16/02/07
Venue info - Die Villa, Haus Auensee and Kohlrabizirkus details and info added
15/02/07
Venue info - Darkflower and Der Anker details and info added
14/02/07
Venue info - Cinestar details added to WGT Venues
12/02/07
Trams and Taxis page updated with Live Webcam feeds overlooking the main tram stop in Leipzig
11/02/07
Confirmed bands list updated
11/02/07
Auerbachs Keller updated to new WGT Venue layout
10/02/07
WGT Confirmed Bands Page added, along with their website and Myspace Page, as well as the Myspace Genre type
10/02/07
WGT 2007 Ticket info now on the WGT Tickets page. Plus updates to a couple of Hotels and Latest Info page
07/02/07
Agra Messepark page 2 added, with photos and maps, page for every WGT venue added
29/01/07
Agra Messepark details added (started)
28/01/07
Up and Down buttons added to every Hotel Page (allowing you to now scroll through the hotels)
28/01/07
Siteplan page updated, Sixtina page updated with new layout plus individual map
27/01/07
Some Camping info added, plus I have started the Agra Site Map
25/01/07
Day and Night Tram/Public Transport Maps added to the Maps page
23/01/07
Finally all the Hotels are done, 56 are now listed with details and maps...if you find any bad links feel free to email me, thanks.
23/01/07
All Hotel Markers now shown for Green/Amber and Red Hotels, buttons added to Hotel Listing page
22/01/07
Details for 5 Red hotels added
22/01/07
5-10 Red Area Hotels will be added in the next week or two, I will then move on to WGT Venues adding a Map to each page as well as
re-designing each venues pages.
19/01/07
WGT Venues added to the 'WGT Venue Maps' Page
19/01/07
Last remaining Amber hotel details added along with remaining buttons
19/01/07
Details of four more hotels added
18/01/07
Direct Hotel Page buttons added to Hotel Map page
17/01/07
Two more hotels details added, Merseburger and Michaelis