Coming up in 2011…
Long time no post – but here’s an update of what we have in store to go to and report back on for 2011
Festivals
Top of my list for festivals this year is Amphi Festival. I have never been to Cologne’s famous Goth and alternative festival but this year’s lineup is just irresistible: it looks as though it’ll be In Strict Confidence‘s only Festival and also on the lineup Covenant, Suicide Commando, Grendel, [X]-rx, Hocico, Nitzer Ebb… check the entire lineup on the Amphi Website.
Coming in at a close second is Wave Gotik Treffen. It’s the 20th Birthday of the worlds biggest Goth Festival and that can only mean it’s going to be bigger and more crazy than ever! The WGT official site has only sent out one newsletter so far stating that there will be a grand opening gig on Thursday 9th June with some of the original lineup from the first festival in 1991. Other rumoured bands have been listed on WGT’s Last.FM events page include The Murderdolls but the lineup isn’t quite capturing my imagination yet. Something tells me though that considering there were almost 200 bands in the lineup last year, I’m sure there will be something for everyone this year.
In third place is probably my favourite festival M’era Luna. M’era Luna has an atmosphere like no other and so far we have ASP and Within Temptation and a handful of other bands
We also have the British festivals: no announcements on Infest (Bradford) other than the dates which seem to indicate that it is definitely going ahead. We also have Resistanz in Sheffield which has a similar lineup to Amphi Festival (meaning I might not go to Resistanz – maybe only Amphi Festival).
And finally I have a ticket to see Danny Boyle’s (Trainspotting, Shallow Grave, 28 Days Later, Slumdog Millionaire) adaptation of Mary Shelley’s gothic classic Frankenstein at The National. Benedict Cumberbatch (The BBC’s Sherlock) and Jonny Lee Miller (Trainspotting). Should be reporting on that too!
Happy New Year!
