Since the 2000 Wave-Gotik Treffen was marred by mismanagement and the bankrupcy of the organizers, it was assumed that there would be a smaller turnout this year than last. While this was true, it seemed that this year's organizers seriously underestimated the turnout, which was somewhere around 20,000 people. Almost everywhere we went, it was crowds, crowds, crowds - even the Moritzbastei at sunrise! Here are some pictures of the crowds of people - also see the show pictures.
This is one of the main halls at the Agra, where most of the largest shows were. We guess that you could put 10,000 people inside if you filled it. Look at how many people are in front of me - can you see how far off the stage is, and how wide the hall is?	Crowds flowing in and out of Werk II between Absurd Minds and Haujobb. The lights way off in the back are along the top of the stage, and there are thousands of people between me and the stage!
Last year, Das Ich played at one of the huge Agra halls. This year they were at the Parkbühne - with maybe1/8 the capacity. There were many more people that *couldn't* get in than could. Here's the line of people who couldn't get in, snaking their way off into the rain.	And here's a continuation of the line of people outside Das Ich, none of whom would get in (Shea and I included). I hear it was a great show, though! That's a raindrop that makes it look like Shea's head is in a bubble. We stood and danced in the rain and mud...
The Moritzbastei is part of the old catacombs of Leipzig, buried in the ancient city walls. Now a cafe and entertainment center for the university, it served as a late-night hangout during the Treffen - and it was packed every night until sunrise.	There were as many as 3 dance floors active in the Moritzbastei, and they were often all full. These pictures are from the last night of the Treffen, somewhere around 5:00 am - with the sun coming up. We left just before 7:00.