Dark electronic is an underground movement that includes gothic, EBM, darkwave, industrial and many other subgenres. The scene is rich with festivals all over the world including some of the largest in Europe and North America.
Here are my top 10 must see dark electronic music festivals:
The following is a list of the top 10 must-see dark electronic music festivals. The term “dark electronic” refers to a wide variety of genres that include darkwave, synthpop, gothic rock, industrial and more.
1. Wave Gotik Treffen in Leipzig, Germany
The biggest dark electronic festival in the world, Wave Gotik Treffen (WGT) takes over the city of Leipzig for four days every June. With more than 200 bands and artists performing each year across 12 different venues, WGT is a must for anyone who loves underground music.
2. Kinetik Festival in Montreal, Canada
Kinetik Festival was started by local band Datacrashrobot as a way to bring together fans of all forms of dark electronic music in one event. It has grown into a popular annual festival with headliners like VNV Nation and Combichrist and an incredible number of Canadian bands performing in its two indoor stages as well as two outdoor stages.
3. Amphi Festival in Cologne, Germany
Amphi Festival is another four-day German festival that takes place every summer in Cologne’s Tanzbrunnen am Rheinpark. The festival has four indoor stages with performances by well-known
The term “dark electronic” refers to a sub-genre of electronic music that includes dark techno, darkwave, and dark trance. The dark electronic scene has grown considerably over the past few years, with many festivals popping up all over the world. These festivals are often put on by underground promoters, and feature small, underground artists as well as larger, more well known ones.
In this article we focus on 10 top dark electronic festivals that you must see in 2016!
1. OFF Festival Katowice
2. WGT (Wave Gotik Treffen) Leipzig
3. Waveteef Koln
4. Amphi Festival Cologne
5. Castle Party Bolkow (Poland)
6. Infest Bradford (UK)
7. Summer Darkness Utrecht (Netherlands)
8. Kinetik Festival Montreal (Canada)
9. Dark Munich (Germany)
10. Festival E-tropolis Berlin
Since the early 1990s, festivals have become an integral part of our society. Festivals are seen as a way to spend time with family and friends, as well as a venue to celebrate special occasions such as birthdays and anniversaries. They are also used to commemorate historical events or even people who have passed away. If you are looking for a fun place to spend your vacation this year, why not consider attending one of the many dark electronic festivals around the world? The following article will help you choose which dark electronic festival you should attend.
Festivals can be divided into two main categories: those that take place outdoors and those that take place indoors. Outdoor festivals are more likely to feature food vendors and other types of entertainment such as live music, while indoor festivals will tend to have more interactive exhibits and games. There are some notable exceptions to these rules however – for example, the Cardiff International Festival is primarily held indoors but has featured some outdoors activities in recent years. Indoor festivals may also include attractions such as haunted houses, roller coasters, water slides and even fireworks shows!
1. The Wave-Gotik-Treffen (English: The Wave and Gothic Meeting) is an annual world festival for dark music and arts in Leipzig, Germany. It features multiple stages with live bands, as well as several halls dedicated to electronic music, including one for EBM, electro and synthpop, one for futurepop and synthpop, one for gothic rock and alternative rock, an industrial hall with a focus on dark electro, aggrotech, power noise and hard techno; there is also a medieval market.
2. Infest is an annual three day indoor music festival featuring live performances by electronic music artists from around the world. Its main focus is on industrial music in all its subgenres, but also includes other kinds of electronic music like EBM, synth pop and future pop.
3. Kinetik Festival is an annual four-day music festival held in Montreal, Quebec. It features Electronic Body Music (EBM), Industrial Music (Industrial), Power Noise (Powernoise), Rhythmic Noise (Rhythmicnoise), Aggrotech (Aggrotech), Electro-Industrial (Electro-industrial) related artists from across North America and Europe with a focus on underground acts that the organizers
I’m a big music lover and I have an extensive background in music. I was raised listening to Blues, Jazz and Metal. Since then I’ve played in bands and have done sound for huge musical acts such as Slipknot, Lamb of God, Megadeth, Pennywise, System of A Down, Ozzy Osbourne and many more.
I’ve also been a fan of Electronic music since the early 90s. I can’t really remember when I fell in love with this type of music but it was probably around that time when my parents introduced me to artists like Depeche Mode and New Order. From then on I was hooked!
Since then I’ve listened to all types of Electronic music: Techno, Trance, Drum & Bass, House, Dubstep etc. One of my favorite genres is what’s called “Darkwave”.
Darkwave is a combination of Gothic Rock & Post-Punk with elements of Electronic music. The genre started in the late 70s / early 80s when bands like Bauhaus combined their love for rock n roll with electronic sounds from synthesizers and drum machines. Over the years there has been many bands that have taken this genre to new heights by incorporating different instruments and styles into their sound. In the