Welcome to The Goth Calendar, an attempt to help people find which Goth gigs and club nights are happening in our busy busy times.

Hopefully this will help you find when your favourite goth band is playing next, or when your favourite goth club is next happening, providing someone has submitted it of course!

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Ghost Dance + TBC

The Giffard Arms, Wolverhampton 64 Victoria Street, Wolverhampton, United Kingdom

LiveWire and The Giffard Arms are proud to present Ghost Dance on Friday 17th April 2026

Ghost Dance is a British gothic rock band formed in 1985 by Gary Marx and Anne-Marie Hurst as both were leaving their respective bands.

Doors open 7:30pm

£17

Jack Leonard Band + Crimes Of Humanity + Palindrones

Lamb & Lion / Moonraker Nightclub, Southend-on-sea 272 - 274 Station Road, Southend-on-Sea

Live music, live energy 🎶

Get ready for an unforgettable night at Moonraker Grassroots! Friday, April 17th, join us for powerful performances from

The Jack Leonard Band -

Crimes of Humanity - Post-Electro-Industrial Metal. They set out to create music that's similar to the pioneers of the old Post-Industrial genre; all while channeling personal, relatable and introspective lyrics.

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Palindrones - emotionally immersive, dark electronic duo from London. They will take you on a shimmering and cathartic sonic journey with dreamy Industrial Synthpop, infused with pounding rhythms, haunting, evocative vocals and esoteric ambiance.

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Experience the […]

£6

Creeper + TBC

The Asylum, Birmingham 38-42 Hampton Street, Birmingham

Creeper will tour the UK and Ireland with a special run of intimate shows focused entirely on their ’Sanguivore’ era, performing songs from volumes I and II in small rooms for the first time.

£34.60

IST IST + The Youth Play

Network, Sheffield 14 Matilda Street, Sheffield

Manchester’s IST IST return with their fifth studio album ‘DAGGER’ - the follow-up to 2024’s ‘Light A Bigger Fire’ which charted at number 25 in the UK, breaking them into the Top 40 for the first time.

Once again collaborating with producer Joseph Cross (Hurts, Lana Del Rey, Courteeners) the record finds the band returning to their electronic-infused post-punk roots after making a leap into more mainstream sensibilities last time out.

Over their decade as a band so far, IST IST have forged a formidable reputation on word of mouth excitement, amassing a dedicated cult following in the […]

£23.10

Rose Of Avalanche + Hurtsfall

Mist Rolling Inn, Nottingham 78 Derby Road, Nottingham

THE ROSE OF AVALANCHE + HURTSFALL

THE ROSE OF AVALANCHE
www.facebook.com/roseofavalanche

https://tinyurl.com/TROAYT
Too much to write about TROA. Have a read of this lot instead:
BIOGRAPHY: www.roseofavalanche.com/bio
WIKI: www.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rose_of_Avalanche
DISCOGS: www.discogs.com/artist/279061-The-Rose-Of-Avalanche

HURTSFALL
www.facebook.com/HurtsfallUK
www.hurtsfall.bandcamp.com

Hurtsfall have a unique approach: with no guitars, keyboards and Bass VI build a rich soundscape as a foundation for Sam Harrison Emm’s distinctive theatrical delivery. Hurtsfall blend gothic rock, post-punk, and synth/pop, recalling the essence of your favourites with a fresh genre-spanning twist. Based in Nottingham, the ancestral home of Lord Byron, they share his penchant for romantic verses.

This will be a very up close and personal gig, with just 50 […]

£22.00

Westenra + The Exceptional Mr Hyde + Play/Dead

The Grayston Unity, Halifax 8 Horton St,, Halifax

4 GREAT DARK ACTS, MEDLODIC GOTH ROCK 

WESTENRA 

PLAY/ DEAD

THE EXCEPTIONAL MR HYDE 

TARENTULA HANDSOME

DARK ENERGETIC GOTH/ POST PUNK WITH A DANCEABLE GROOVE, 

EXCEPTIONAL MR HYDE: INDUSTRIAL, ALTERNATIVE, HEAVY, DARK, SYNTH, ROCK AND METAL 

PLAY/ DEAD: GOTH GLAM POP METAL INSPIRED JOURNEY OF CAMPYU SATANIC INFLUENCED JOY.

£11.35

The InSect + Social Youth Cult + Blinded By Passion

The Fiddlers Elbow, London 1 Malden Road, Camden, London

London's The InSect release their first full-length album, "As It Ever Was," in March 2026. Playing new tracks plus material from their two previous EPs, The InSect deliver theatricality, passion and otherworldly sounds in a compelling live performance that is not soon forgotten.

Support from Newcastle's Social Youth Cult, a young band rapidly rising in the post-punk scene in the North. They recently released their first album, "The Lighthouse," drawing favourable comparisons with Bauhaus and Sex Gang Children.

Plus London's Blinded By Passion, a rising band blending darkwave, synthpop and postpunk sounds into a rich tapestry of haunting melancholy.

£13.20

Creeper + TBC

Rescue Rooms, Nottingham 25 Goldsmith Street, Nottingham, United Kingdom

Creeper will tour the UK and Ireland with a special run of intimate shows focused entirely on their ’Sanguivore’ era, performing songs from volumes I and II in small rooms for the first time.

£30.80

Creeper + TBC

Social, Hull 63 Humber Street, Kingston Upon Hull

Creeper will tour the UK and Ireland with a special run of intimate shows focused entirely on their ’Sanguivore’ era, performing songs from volumes I and II in small rooms for the first time.

£30.25
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