Sadgoth's Guide to Wave gotik treffen / leipzig
17th May - 20th May 2024
Dont just dream it...get your arse to Leipzig
MAIN VENUES - OVERVIEW
Wave Gotik Treffen is a unique festival as it takes place in approx 50+ locations around the city of Leipzig. The venues are scattered right across the city from the very large main Agra Messepark venue South of the City Centre to the Industrial Estate venues in the East and the scattering of smaller venues around the City Centre. NOTE: The festival evolves each year, many of the minor venues will / will not be used, check the official WGT program / itinerary for exact details.
The nine Main venues of the festival are listed below together with a brief description of their use during the festival, click on the boxes to visit an individual page for each venue where you can find more details about the venue. The remaining venues are listed together on the 'Other Venues' page.
Why so many venues? well with over 200 bands, plus talks, exhibitions, shows, opera, ballet, classical, parties and a whole plethora of other activities it would be impossible to hold them in one venue, so essentially the whole of Leipzig becomes the festival ground
1. AGRA MESSEPARK
MAIN VENUE
This is the main venue for the WGT festival, located about a 30 minute tram ride from the centre of town.
Highlights: Headline bands will play, the main shopping location, camping ground, biggest dancefloor, largest selection of food stalls, kindergarten.
4. HEIDNISCHES DORF
KEY VENUE
Sometimes called Torhaus Dolitz or the Pagan Village, it is located just north of the Agra Messepark
Highlights: Its a tented pagan village, Bands every day, market stalls, best food at the festival, fruit wine (that you have to taste), great place to hang out
7. STADTBAD
KEY VENUE
Once an indoor swimming pool this wonderful venue located to the north of the city centre will host bands throughout WGT.
Highlights: Intimate venue, wonderful artwork on the ceiling of the venue, outside area / place to relax
2. FELSENKELLER
KEY VENUE
This venue is one of the main gig venues, it is located to the west of the city centre.
Highlights: EBM opening night party, bands every every day, themed after parties / neighboring Neumanns bar, nice outdoor area to hang out at
5. MORITZBASTEI
KEY VENUE
The remains of an old Fort, its now the cities student union bar / best underground night club in world.
Highlights: Bands every day, the bat cave, great place to hang out, wonderful vegetarian food, three dancefloors
8. TAUBCHENTHAL
KEY VENUE
This wonderful venue is one of the main gig venues located to the west of the city centre.
Highlights: large venue, bands every day, great area to hang out, the When we were Young after party (best Trad Goth nights)
3. HAUS LEIPZIG
KEY VENUE
This venue is quite intimate and will host bands every day of the festival, located just west of the city centre
Highlights: Get up close to the bands, after parties
6. NON-TOX
KEY VENUE
An independent mini electro festival within the WGT festival, located south west of the city on a small parking lot.
Highlights: Lots of smaller / lesser known Electro bands, and a few big hitters will play on three days over the festival.
9. WESTBAD
KEY VENUE
Throughout the festival it hosts bands each night, its located on back street to the west of the city and bands will play on the second floor of the building
Highlights: Medium sized venue, bands every day, good sound system, lift for disabled people.