Goth means different things to different people…In the 80’s, the term was a part of the hardcore community, used to describe the way women in the scene dressed, or dudes who were really into Christian Death. Fast forward to 2015, and the term Goth and the people who are a part of the community have taken it to a whole other level of self expression, especially in Europe. Check out these amazing photos from this year’s Wave-Gotik-Treffen in Germany, the biggest fest of its kind in the world.
via Lazer Horse
LEIPZIG, SAXONY – MAY 17: A goth couple wearing masks rest on the lawn during the traditional park picnic on the first day of the annual Wave-Gotik Treffen, or Wave and Goth Festival, on May 17, 2013 in Leipzig, Germany. The four-day festival, in which elaborate fashion is a must, brings together over 20,000 Wave, Goth and steam punk enthusiasts from all over the world for concerts, readings, films, a Middle Ages market and workshops. (Photo by Marco Prosch/Getty Images) ORG XMIT: 169024637
FreonHeart .
August 21, 2015 at 8:22 pm
These big festivals attract a very diverse audience.
Dylan Farwell
August 21, 2015 at 7:08 pm
Zach Lincoln check some posers
Zach Lincoln
August 21, 2015 at 8:42 pm
Idk man, these people are commited as fuck to the scene
Dylan Farwell
August 21, 2015 at 11:20 pm
Lol
Teresa Holt
August 21, 2015 at 6:42 pm
Incredibly creative!
Rodney Justin
August 21, 2015 at 3:18 pm
WTF
Kevin Schwarz
August 21, 2015 at 3:04 pm
Burn The horseman
Grind Filth
August 21, 2015 at 2:26 pm
this is cosplay……NOT ‘real’ goth for that matter….
Eli Marsh
August 21, 2015 at 1:53 pm
Caitlin
Caitlin Mcnally
August 21, 2015 at 5:59 pm
lmao I liked this already
Plum Brierley
August 21, 2015 at 12:47 pm
Whitby next year?
Majin Kulam
August 21, 2015 at 10:06 am
you guys are being mean to people just trying to have fun in their own way. you deadbeats remember fun, right?
Matthew Nood Beatch
August 21, 2015 at 9:34 am
Jordyn Rijpstra these are your people
Brittany Sgnilloc
August 21, 2015 at 9:28 am
They’re cosplaying, not goth. Still pretty rad costumes nonetheless. I like the style.
Jasmine Winchester
August 21, 2015 at 9:16 am
Adora BatBrat (official) is in the first picture <3
Steven James Marzia Rangel
August 21, 2015 at 9:09 am
My bands have played that festival several times and each time I return I want to cut my Mohawk off and become an accountant.
There are a number of genuinely cool people there, who gather from across the globe to make it a truly spectacularly fun drinking event, but everyone else is just a mega backdrop of Super Dork!!!
Megan Bowers
August 21, 2015 at 9:05 am
Katrina Falke thank you for not letting me slip too far down the gothic hole. I love you mom. Hahahaha
Tiago Ferraz
August 21, 2015 at 8:46 am
I think they’re really awesome
Emmanuel Galey
August 21, 2015 at 7:26 am
Florian Costes Julio Perrino
Faustus F. Graves
August 21, 2015 at 7:00 am
This doesn’t seem like goth…more like pseudo-industrial-“goth”-steampunk? Idk.
Yoshi Zeroine
August 21, 2015 at 5:03 am
Yud Hil
Andreas Eriksson
August 21, 2015 at 4:48 am
Linus Pettersson Du tiłl höger, nästa Hallo W. 😂
Gary Evans
August 21, 2015 at 4:11 am
what the fuck are they trying to be,wings and a gas mask just plain stupid
Brittany Sgnilloc
August 21, 2015 at 9:27 am
They’re creating their own unique characters. Sorry they’re not generic fags.
Chubee D. Nass
August 21, 2015 at 3:52 am
GothiCon
GusGus Bowgown
August 21, 2015 at 3:22 am
Fags
Bob No
August 21, 2015 at 3:16 am
Sinistre Ivan
Sinistre Ivan
August 21, 2015 at 3:22 am
*____*
Gioacchino Di Trapani
August 21, 2015 at 3:09 am
gothic … in 2015…..
Mario Novak
August 21, 2015 at 2:48 am
Roberta Tkalčec did you see it?
Roberta Tkalčec
August 21, 2015 at 2:50 am
kak ću ić dogodine 😀
Heriot Matt
August 21, 2015 at 2:38 am
Mitch Coon hahaha fuck
Annette Shirley
August 21, 2015 at 2:15 am
These are not actual goths. We have a shitload of these people here in the Netherlands and what they are is attention-whoring cosplayers.
Ethan Rogers
August 21, 2015 at 2:42 am
Thank god someone pointed that out.
Maëva Sarah-Rose Viaud-Valbousquet
August 21, 2015 at 2:55 am
Don’t care they’re cool
Dylan Gubbels
August 21, 2015 at 3:28 pm
Jep indeed hahah
Pete Verdun Bruntdoge
August 21, 2015 at 11:42 pm
Virgin latex cretins
Carmen Stevenson
August 21, 2015 at 2:12 am
Loving the steam punk groove.
Marco Sano
August 21, 2015 at 2:05 am
all the good goths have died from heroin overdose, the cosplayers are left.
Iain Garvie
August 21, 2015 at 1:49 am
The Creepiest Photo Album Part V, lol
Magdalena Maria Marta Muerte
August 21, 2015 at 1:40 am
Phantastisch
Fox Marie
August 21, 2015 at 1:11 am
Hernan Cortes
Hernan Cortes
August 21, 2015 at 1:12 am
Mai laiiiiphee
Martin Repliuc
August 21, 2015 at 12:58 am
Alma Lovela
August 21, 2015 at 12:20 am
tenemos aliados por el mundo Polo Vega
Polo Vega
August 21, 2015 at 6:50 am
Jajaha
Xavier Guijarro
August 21, 2015 at 12:14 am
Il y a de ces perles là dedans …
Sebastian Necromogarip
August 21, 2015 at 12:09 am
Scott Shepherd
August 21, 2015 at 12:36 am
What if C-A-T Really Spelled Dog? 3:)
Alex Igorsson
August 21, 2015 at 12:07 am
Dana Glover Kate Hutchinson Mitch Routman Pierce Lightning
Charles Gary
August 21, 2015 at 12:05 am
privileged kids in expensive leather? yep, that seems par the course.
Scott Shepherd
August 21, 2015 at 12:35 am
Charles Gary
August 21, 2015 at 12:37 am
i LOOOOOVVVVEEEE turtles. …?