Gothic music, culture fans gather at German festival

The shadows of a buggy textile fall on a puppet during the so called ‘Victorian Picnic’ during the Wave Gothic Festival (WGT) in Leipzig, Germany, Friday, June 7, 2019. Approximately 20,000 goths and other dark subculture fans such as cybergoths, metalheads, steampunks, neo-Victorians, dark romantics, dark electro, industrial, medieval and fetish fans are expected to attend the world’s largest gothic and ‘dark’ culture festival until June 10, 2019. (AP Photo/Jens Meyer)

Participants in fancy dress costumes attend the so called ‘Victorian Picnic’ during the Wave Gothic Festival (WGT) in Leipzig, Germany, Friday, June 7, 2019. Approximately 20,000 goths and other dark subculture fans such as cybergoths, metalheads, steampunks, neo-Victorians, dark romantics, dark electro, industrial, medieval and fetish fans are expected to attend the world’s largest gothic and ‘dark’ culture festival until June 10, 2019. (AP Photo/Jens Meyer)

Participants in fancy dress costumes attend the so called ‘Victorian Picnic’ during the Wave Gothic Festival (WGT) in Leipzig, Germany, Friday, June 7, 2019. Approximately 20,000 goths and other dark subculture fans such as cybergoths, metalheads, steampunks, neo-Victorians, dark romantics, dark electro, industrial, medieval and fetish fans are expected to attend the world’s largest gothic and ‘dark’ culture festival until June 10, 2019. (AP Photo/Jens Meyer)

Participants in fancy dress costume attend the so called ‘Victorian Picnic’ during the Wave Gothic Festival (WGT) in Leipzig, Germany, Friday, June 7, 2019. Approximately 20,000 goths and other dark subculture fans such as cybergoths, metalheads, steampunks, neo-Victorians, dark romantics, dark electro, industrial, medieval and fetish fans are expected to attend the world’s largest gothic and ‘dark’ culture festival until June 10, 2019. (AP Photo/Jens Meyer)

A woman in costume attends the so called ‘Victorian Picnic’ during the Wave Gothic Festival (WGT) in Leipzig, Germany, Friday, June 7, 2019. Approximately 20,000 goths and other dark subculture fans such as cybergoths, metalheads, steampunks, neo-Victorians, dark romantics, dark electro, industrial, medieval and fetish fans are expected to attend the world’s largest gothic and ‘dark’ culture festival until June 10, 2019. (AP Photo/Jens Meyer)

Participants in fancy dress pose during the so called ‘Victorian Picnic’ during the Wave Gothic Festival (WGT) in Leipzig, Germany, Friday, June 7, 2019. Approximately 20,000 goths and other dark subculture fans such as cybergoths, metalheads, steampunks, neo-Victorians, dark romantics, dark electro, industrial, medieval and fetish fans are expected to attend the world’s largest gothic and ‘dark’ culture festival until June 10, 2019. (AP Photo/Jens Meyer)

LEIPZIG, Germany — Thousands of Goth music and culture fans have gathered in the eastern German city of Leipzig for the annual Wave Gothic Festival, this year featuring some 220 artists.

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