The annual Wave Gotik Treffen in Leipzig announced The Jesus & Mary Chain back in December and hasn’t announced new live acts until now.
In one week, the gothic, industrial, EBM, synthpop, darkwave and neofolk festival has released 40 names and more will follow. Here’s some picked from the list: Black Line (with Douglas McCarthy and Bon Harris from Nitzer Ebb), Vomito Negro, Sturm Café, Arcana, Raison D’être, Seigmen, Zanias (pic above), The KVB, Trisomie 21, Kiew, Centhron and [:SITD:].
Wave Gotik Treffen 2018 takes place on May 18-21.