Brillig have been invited to play at Wave-Gotik-Treffen (WGT) in May/June 2009, the world’s largest dark alternative festival which attracts upwards of 25,000 people to Leipzig, Germany.

They will be joining 150+ bands from across the globe on the lineup, including a handful from Brillig’s own label Black Rain Music Group.

Wave-Gotik-Treffen (Treffen means “the meeting”) is an annual festival for music and arts featuring performances from a variety of genres (e.g. Gothic rock, EBM, Darkwave, Neofolk, Neoclassical, Noise, Medieval Music, Experimental) throughout the city of Leipzig over 4 days on Whitsuntide (ie. the week beginning on Whitsunday, or seventh Sunday after Easter).

WGT has seen the likes of The Human League, Cocteau Twins, Alphaville,
Soft Cell, The Legendary Pink Dots, Lydia Lunch grace the stage in the
past, plus more goth bands than you can poke a frown at including Opeth,
Emilie Autumn, My Dying Bride, Cinema Strange and many others.

Meanwhile you can can catch the band play a couple of free shows at the Grace Emily on December 4 and 5.