Cabaret Voltaire + TBC
XOYO, Birmingham Lower Trinity St, Deritend, Birmingham50 year anniversary
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50 year anniversary
Always a fantastic evening. The marvellous Sisters Of Murphy are back in Birmingham to deliver a 2 hour set of Sisters Of Mercy joy.
With a set that includes early EPs, through First And Last And Always, Floodland and Vision Thing, the SOM produce a truly authentic sound and atmosphere.
Support comes in the form of the excellent Black Rose Moves
We are very excited to announce four shows in winter of this year.
These will be our biggest ever headline shows in the UK outside of our home city of Manchester and we can't wait to see out our tenth year as a band in style.
With tunes from the likes of:
Siouxsie and the Banshees | Alien Sex Fiend | Type O Negative | Lacuna Coil | Bauhaus | The Sisters of Mercy | Xmal Deutschland | The Cure | Type O Negative | Rosetta Stone | Corpus Delicti | Sex Gang Children | HIM | Christian Death | Joy Division
plus many more
FREE ENTRANCE All Day, Every Day.
This December we’re back at the the flapper for a night of goth classics from all eras and its subgenres presented by DJ BOD.
Playing the sounds of Siouxsie & The Banshees, Bauhaus, Sisters of Mercy, Type-O-Negative, Nine Inch Nails, HIM, Paradise Lost, Joy Division, Alien Sex Fiend, Rammstein, The Cure, Killing Joke, Evanescence, Depeche Mode, Lacuna Coil and many others!
This all awaits at one of Birmingham's most iconic alternative venues, The Flapper, in it’s gig room downstairs - Not to mention, it has some of the best priced drinks in town!
We are bringing Strange 80s & Substance nights together for a big New Years Eve Party.
Room 1 - Strange 80s playing the best in dark 80s, New Romantic & Synthpop with Strange events DJs
Room 2 - Indie & alternative with DJ Scott Evans (Substance Club)
Entry is £7 advance & is a ticket only event.
LiveWire presents the return of Rhombus on Saturday 24th January 2026!
Doors open 7:30pm
Rhombus has been well established for more than a decade as one of the best Alternative/Goth bands on the UK scene.
Mixing male and female vocals with swirling guitars, a rock solid rhythm section, and a powerful and ear-wormingly catchy sound, Rhombus have gained a strong following across Europe and beyond.
Playing regularly in Germany at prestigious events and festivals. The band has also visited Greece, Austria, Switzerland with more adventures planned in new countries and destinations
The band’s live […]
Horny Vampire Music, Chapter I:
Calling all goths, emos, nu metal & industrial metal fans and baddies. On the 7th March we are bringing our first ever night dedicated entirely to the horniest vampire music of all time. Imagine if Nosferatu, Morticia Addams, The Crow and Elvira had a Spotify jam going - you get the picture...
Expect to hear:
Type O Negative - The Cure - The Smiths - The Sisters of Mercy - Rob Zombie - Nine Inch Nails - Korn - System of a Down - Tool - Rammstein - Alice In Chains - Deftones - Slipknot - Loathe - Sleep Token - […]
Formed in Nice in 1992, Corpus Delicti quickly made their mark on gothic rock with their debut Twilight (1993), followed by two more genre-defining albums before disbanding in 1997. Their fusion of post-punk energy and dark melody earned international acclaim, a US tour, and a lasting cult following.
Over two decades later, their reputation has only grown: reissues on Cleopatra Records, praise from Postpunk.com, Ascension, and Sens Critique (which lists them among the 35 must-have gothic rock bands alongside Bauhaus, The Cure, and Joy Division), and a dedicated global fanbase keeping their legacy alive.
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