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Published: 05 July 2013

Britannia Boat Club, Nottingham, England
21st to 23rd June 2013
Dark Waters Festival Day 3: Scandacross, Arcane Winter, Joe Black, The Last Cry, Tenek

The final day of this year’s Dark Water Festival has a rather shaky start for me, as the earlier opening time seems to have passed me by, resulting in a missed opportunity to see first band SCANDACROSS. Slapped wrist. Apologies to them, then, for being omitted here, I will include their bio instead and wish them all the best.

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Published: 05 July 2013

Esprit Arena Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany
3rd July 2013
Depeche Mode & Matthew Dear

With the two dates in Düsseldorf, the stadium shows in Germany were coming to an end. On 3rd July, the first of two Düsseldorf dates was taking place. Even though it was a stadium show, it had more the feeling of a huge indoor event since the roof of the arena was closed.

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Published: 05 July 2013

Amphitheater, Gelsenkirchen, Germany
28th to 30th June 2013
Blackfield Festival 2013 Day 1: Full Contact69, Coppelius, Spetsnaz, In Strict Confidence, Deathstars, Blutengel

I am a person capable of being late to a festival in my own city. Gelsenkirchen indeed is a city. Not a village. Neither it is part of a Landkreis. This is important, as you will most certainly figure out later. More than that, Gelsenkirchen features one of the best open air locations available in Germany: The Amphitheater at Nordsternpark. Being suitable for about 5,000 people the theatre offers excellent sound and a great view of both the performers and the ships passing by behind the stage. In case people aren't completely freaked out by the mutant Hercules Statue in the park, there is a tendency to have an amazing weekend at Blackfield Festival.

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Published: 04 July 2013

Leipzig, Germany
17th - 20th May 2013
Wave Gotik Treffen Day 4: Nachtgeschrei, Orange Sector, Patenbrigade:Wolff, KMFDM, VNV Nation and Ulver

The fourth and final day of the WGT started as busy as the last ended with a short trip to the Heidnisches Dorf for one of the two NACHTGESCHREI gigs and an extensive stay at the Agra for some shopping, socializing and staring. There the Monday prepared greats of the electro genre like PATENBRIGADE WOLFF, KMFDM and VNV NATION. Since the weather was on our side with some extensive sunshine, we enjoyed the atmosphere in between gigs on the numerous food stands outside the hall. Finally we made a last stop for one of this day’s headliners ULVER at the Kuppelhalle before we started our trip back in the late hours of this year’s Whitsun.

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Published: 03 July 2013

Britannia Boat Club, Nottingham, England
21st to 23rd June 2013
Dark Waters Festival Day 2: Dreams Divide, Berlin Black, The Mekano Set, Rhombus, Skeletal Family

A windy and wet Saturday did little to dampen spirits for day two of the festival, and the weather gave a good excuse to spend several hours browsing at Void Clothing in the afternoon. Events got under way punctually back at the Britannia Boat Club, and there was an expectant buzz as the first band of the evening took to the stage.

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