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!

Is something missing? Then go submit it!

Balaam And The Angel

The New Adelphi, Hull 89 De Grey Street, Hull,

The only shows we'll be performing this year in support of our forthcoming 40th anniversary release 'Forces Of Evil'.
Recorded in the summer of 2023 at Oxygene Studios, our new four track EP harks back to the darker era of the bands journey and mirrors the format of 'World Of Light', Love Me' and "Day And Night', filling the void between the early albums and "Live Free or Die". Release date 25.10.2024.
Expect a big slice of all the above plus Balaam classics at the shows.

For those interested the opening show is in the exact same town the World Of Light […]

£22

Alex’s Very Gothic Birthday Bash: Fleisch + Gothzilla + Dhampyres + Souls Of Misfortune

The Alhambra Theatre, Morecambe 56 Marine Road West, Morecambe, United Kingdom

DJ Alex aka The Gothmariner is getting old help him celebrate by doing what he loves, watching some great live Alternative bands followed by a great DJ playing nothing but floor fillers!
We have 4 awesome bands they are in no particular order:
FLEISCH, GOTHZILLA, DHAMPYRES and SOULS OF MISFORTUNE. Then we have DJ JOOLZ to keep us dancing until the small hours. Venue is Alhambra live.
It's free tickets (we need to know how many are coming for staffing) make sure you have a ticket to ensure you can get in.

Free

Black Doldrums + Bruxism

Exchange, Bristol 72 - 73 Old Market, Bristol, United Kingdom

“A MIX OF GOTHIC-ROCK AND SHOEGAZE SOUNDS
TO DIE FOR” ROL LING STONE

“A FIERCE COMBINATION OF POST-PUNK, REVERB, DRONE
AND MELODY” UNCUT

"YOUTHFUL AND AMBITIOUS CONTEMPORARY ROCK 'N' ROLL " -SHINDIG!

“AWE -INSPIRING… BLACK DOLDRUMS CREATE TRANSIENT AND
EUPHORIC DARK POST-PUNK. ” LOUDER THAN WAR

Kevin Gibbard and Sophie Landers produce a contemporary form of gothic post-punk, with songs that contain hook and lead tribal
drums and euphoric guitar textures that frame introspective lyrics.

They are known for their intense live performances, creating their
own style of gothic post-punk driven by vicious drums, distinctive
atmospheric guitar and melodic bass. In 2022 Black Doldrums
released their debut […]

£13.45

Balaam And The Angel

Esquires Bedford 60A Bromham Road, Bedford, United Kingdom

The only shows we'll be performing this year in support of our forthcoming 40th anniversary release 'Forces Of Evil'.
Recorded in the summer of 2023 at Oxygene Studios, our new four track EP harks back to the darker era of the bands journey and mirrors the format of 'World Of Light', Love Me' and "Day And Night', filling the void between the early albums and "Live Free or Die". Release date 25.10.2024.
Expect a big slice of all the above plus Balaam classics at the shows.

For those interested the opening show is in the exact same town the World Of Light […]

£19.80

Black Doldrums

Underland, Falmouth Old Brewery Yard, 15-17 High St,, Falmouth

“A MIX OF GOTHIC-ROCK AND SHOEGAZE SOUNDS
TO DIE FOR” ROL LING STONE

“A FIERCE COMBINATION OF POST-PUNK, REVERB, DRONE
AND MELODY” UNCUT

"YOUTHFUL AND AMBITIOUS CONTEMPORARY ROCK 'N' ROLL " -SHINDIG!

“AWE -INSPIRING… BLACK DOLDRUMS CREATE TRANSIENT AND
EUPHORIC DARK POST-PUNK. ” LOUDER THAN WAR

Kevin Gibbard and Sophie Landers produce a contemporary form of gothic post-punk, with songs that contain hook and lead tribal
drums and euphoric guitar textures that frame introspective lyrics.

They are known for their intense live performances, creating their
own style of gothic post-punk driven by vicious drums, distinctive
atmospheric guitar and melodic bass. In 2022 Black Doldrums
released their debut […]

£11

Stripped: Black Rain + Jan Doyle Band

Let the festivities begin!

Our 20th year of doing this continues with another in our series of Stripped Sessions, as we return to the Black Bull in Gateshead on December 6th with our usual-unusual mix of post punk, industrial, Goth rock, deathrock, EBM, New Wave, Coldwave, Darkwave, Neue Deutsche Hart, and various other alternative musical goodies. From the vault, hot off the press or anywhere inbetween, of course your requests are very welcome.

Featuring very special Live Performances from Black Rain, who have been blowing up all over the UK goth scene, and the goth variant of Jan Doyle Band […]

Free

Promenade Cinema + Play/Dead + Gothic Market

Well, ferment my figs!!
The 'ber months are already upon us.... which means Satan, erm... I mean Santa, is now crouched ominously in the wings....

But!
...put yer humbugs away, 'cos on Saturday 7th December we're back at our favourite punk bar for a spot of pre-xmas darkness.

Join us from 4pm, as once again, we come together in support of independent venues, small businesses & musicians 🖤
Enjoy a tipple or two, & a perusal of the weird & wonderful wares of talented traders of the Goth/Alternative kind.

From 8pm, we have twisted tune-age from the amazing:
Promenade Cinema
Play/Dead

[…]

£8

Carpe Noctum: Spray + Machiner + Siouxsie Suicide

Lending Room, Leeds 229 Woodhouse Lane, Leeds, United Kingdom

UK synth duo SPRAY headliner our Christmas bash - former Peel faves and two-time Festive 50 chart-toppers the Cuban Boys, now synthpop ironists.
https://www.facebook.com/spraypopmusic

Carpe debutantes MACHINER make widescreen atmospheric music with chiming/distorted guitars, drum machines and synths, and deep sailing vocals creating big skyscraping emotional songs, sometimes dark,and sometimes with a little light up ahead in the distance.
https://www.facebook.com/machineruk

Also making their Carpe debut, SIOUXSIE SUICIDE - an evil concoction of punk rock, industrial electronics, pop culture, and urban decay.
https://www.facebook.com/siouxsiesuicide/

CARPE NOCTUM is the biggest and longest-running regular goth club in the north of England, celebrating its 25th […]

£9.05
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