Wave Gotik Treffen, Leipzig, Germany

The largest installment the WGT was the one the year 2000 with over 300 acts and an estimated 25,000 visitors. However, that year's festival suffered financial collapse on the third day and had to be aborted. After all festival security guards, most bands and much the technical staff had left, volunteer helpers and several bands who played for free staged a final concert. Contrary to police expectations, no rioting any sort occurred and the final day the festival was celebrated by the remaining visitors in a way that has been compared to the Burning Man.
Events
The major attraction the Wave-Gotik Treffen is the band performances. Generally, the number musical acts is close to 200, spanning the breadth "dark music" from acoustic folk to Medieval-influence to deathrock, to dark electro, EBM, Symphonic Metal, Gothic Metal, industrial. The dozen-or-more venues are equally varied, from the stately Schauspielhaus to the somber Krypta the Völkerschlachtdenkmal to the Parkbühne under the trees to the massive 10,000-person capacity AGRA fairground halls.