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!
Calendar of Events
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Psydoll + Zilch Patrol
Psydoll + Zilch Patrol
PSYDOLL are coming back to the core of Rock, Trillians, Newcastle !!
Tuesday 31 March First band 8pm!
FREE ENTRY
PSYDOLL
https://psydoll.bandcamp.com/
Tokyo Cyberpunk. A high-octane blend of industrial tracks, guitar, and keytar-wielding vocals. Enter a chaotic alternate reality where the sound never stops.
Zilch Patrol
https://linktr.ee/zilchpatrol
"Three cans of chuhai and the truth."!!!
Sadly "Sexx Hoof" have to cancel their stage, but PSYDOLL and they became to be the band friends, so please keep on your eyes!
https://www.facebook.com/therealhoof
This is one of the PSYDOLL MUTATE TOUR 2026.
For full information, please see the link below. If you […]
2 events,
The Awakening + Black Lakes
The Awakening + Black Lakes
The Awakening is a dark musical project born in Johannesburg, South Africa, in the late ’90s as the creative expression of vocalist, multi-instrumentalist, author, actor and songwriter Ashton Nyte. The Awakening’s sound has morphed and mutated over the years, incorporating elements of Gothic Rock, Darkwave, Gothic Metal, Industrial Rock, Post-punk, Electronic, New Wave, Folk Noir and other theatrical meanderings.
Frontman Ashton Nyte has released 8 solo albums and 2 books in addition to his work as The Awakening. He has contributed vocals and lyrics to several other projects, featuring members of The Cure, Peter Murphy, The Mission, Beauty In Chaos, […]
Psydoll + Gothzilla + Burnt Paw
Psydoll + Gothzilla + Burnt Paw
PSYDOLL coming back to Carlisle!!!
Psydoll is a Japanese musical group, formed in Tokyo in 1997, that specializes in a unique blend of cyberpunk, industrial, electropop, and gothic rock. Known for their futuristic aesthetic often inspired by anime, manga, and sci-fi films (particularly Blade Runner), the band has been described as "J-pop for the Nine Inch Nails generation".
+ Gothzilla
Scottish Goth Rock band
https://gothzilla.bandcamp.com/
+ Burnt Paw
weird dreams have people too:
drawing : music : Carlisle
https://burntpaw.bandcamp.com/
Melodic solo electric guitar with atmospheric vocal soundscapes, dark folk mythic psychedelia
Doors: 7pm
Live music 8pm - 11pm
Tickets on […]
2 events,
The Awakening + Black Lakes
The Awakening + Black Lakes
The Awakening is a dark musical project born in Johannesburg, South Africa, in the late ’90s as the creative expression of vocalist, multi-instrumentalist, author, actor and songwriter Ashton Nyte. The Awakening’s sound has morphed and mutated over the years, incorporating elements of Gothic Rock, Darkwave, Gothic Metal, Industrial Rock, Post-punk, Electronic, New Wave, Folk Noir and other theatrical meanderings.
Frontman Ashton Nyte has released 8 solo albums and 2 books in addition to his work as The Awakening. He has contributed vocals and lyrics to several other projects, featuring members of The Cure, Peter Murphy, The Mission, Beauty In Chaos, […]
Psydoll + <MADRIGIRL> + Janique James
Psydoll + <MADRIGIRL> + Janique James
PKushikatsu and Loud Women present a night of innovative female voices.
Chanelling ice goddesses Siouxsie Sioux and Nina Hagen over electro beats and metalic guitar shreads, PSYDOLL are pioneers in the Tokyo cyber goth scene. It's great to have them back in Birmingham on their MUTATE TOUR 2026
Jude Rees as <MADRIGIRL> delves deep into medieval and Renaissance manuscripts, electronically reconstructing it with looped improvisations and her own compositions. Expect shawms, bagpipes, hurdy gurdy, synths and voice, woven into immersive, otherworldly soundscapes. It’s experimental music with warmth, intelligence and edge.
Janique James is a Birmingham solo singer songwriter when she […]
2 events,
Resistanz 2026: Cassyette + Amelia Arsenic + Solar Fake + Lebrock + Reaper + MOAAN EXIS + Nevada Hardware + Rio Rodrigo + Rotorsand + Mercy Girl + Phosgore + Denuit + Strange Futures + Red Cell + Ghost Cop + Arch Femmesis + House of Serpents + Likk + Karkasarus + Tayne + Draven
Resistanz Festival 2026 - 3rd, 4th, 5th April.
Taking place at our spiritual home, the Corporation venue in Sheffield, England, UK. This three day event over Easter Bank Holiday weekend will see a full line up of both international and domestic artists from the world of industrial, electro, synthpop, alternative music and more, plus some of the scenes finest DJ's. Attendees can expect yet another high calibre and eclectic line up that the festival has become famously renowned for bringing together.
Tickets are now on sale exclusively at www.corporation.org.uk
The first release of early bird tickets sold out within minutes! The second and […]
Stripped
Stripped
'Stripped' is an alternative music night held at The Black Bull in Gateshead. It is held on the first Friday of every month. The Music you hear will be Aggrotech, EBM, 80s, Futurepop, Goth, Industrial, Post-Punk, Synthpop, various forms of "-Wave" and various related ephemera.
DJs: R. Sinister, Daimoniac, Jen
Start time: 7:00pm.
Entry price: Free.
1 event,
Mercy Girl + tbc
Mercy Girl + tbc
Mercy Girl is sensory euphoria and contemplation.
Formed in 2024 by members Daisy Miles, Davey Purdie, Craig Harkness and Kylie MacNaughton, the Glasgow based electronic outfit explore themes of love, despair and the uncertainty of the human experience. Taking inspiration from EBM, Darkwave and Electro-Pop, Mercy Girl invokes both the solace of a dark empty highway, and the surrender of a neon-hazed dancefloor.
Since launching in November 2024, the band have amassed a global audience and a cult online following. Having their music regularly played at, and being used to promote dark scene club nights everywhere from Los Angeles to […]
1 event,
Mercy Girl + tbc
Mercy Girl + tbc
Mercy Girl is sensory euphoria and contemplation.
Formed in 2024 by members Daisy Miles, Davey Purdie, Craig Harkness and Kylie MacNaughton, the Glasgow based electronic outfit explore themes of love, despair and the uncertainty of the human experience. Taking inspiration from EBM, Darkwave and Electro-Pop, Mercy Girl invokes both the solace of a dark empty highway, and the surrender of a neon-hazed dancefloor.
Since launching in November 2024, the band have amassed a global audience and a cult online following. Having their music regularly played at, and being used to promote dark scene club nights everywhere from Los Angeles to […]
1 event,
3 events,
IST IST + The Youth Play
IST IST + The Youth Play
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 […]
Elegia + Parade Ground
Elegia + Parade Ground
Elegia's moving feast for EBM and darkwave fiends host Parade Ground, legendary pioneers of '80s Belgian cold wave, whose anthem 'Gold Rush' has been played at every Elegia thus far. During the mid-late '80s Parade Ground issued a classic run of LPs + EPs produced by Front 242, effectively making them Patrick Codenys and co.'s more pop-wise, dadaist sibling unit. More recently Dark Entries' reissues and comps have reaffirmed Parade Ground's pioneering status for EBM veterans and wavey youngbloods snagged on their sharp rhythms and ohrwurm hooks.
Courtesan + The Black Riders Cult + Hollow Dawn
Courtesan + The Black Riders Cult + Hollow Dawn
3 Gothic Rock Bands Battle it out!
Courtesan:
Blendings of Goth Rock and Industrial Sounds.
The Black Riders Cult:
Mixing dark alternative sounds with heavy riffs, deep basslines and metaphoric lyrics…
Hollow Dawn:
Formed from the ashes of some of Sheffield's finest alternative/goth bands (The Way of all Flesh, Every Black Day, The Silent Age and Sanctuary) we still have unfinished business.
1 event,
Salvation + The InSect + The Scarlet Hour
Salvation + The InSect + The Scarlet Hour
A superb night of Gothic Rock with scene legends Salvation
With support from The InSect + The Scarlet hour
£9 Adv. / 11 O.T.D
3 events,
IST IST + The Youth Play
IST IST + The Youth Play
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 […]
Doom Loop
Doom Loop
DOOM LOOP: NEON NIGHTMARES & ANALOGUE DREAMS Saturday 18th April • The Back Room at Vintage • Free Entry
Fusing 80s Miami with a Transylvania retro-futurism fever dream.
This April, we are turning The Back Room into a collision point for two distinct worlds. We’re taking you on a sonic journey from the Sunset Strip to Dracula's Dungeon.
THE LINEUP
SPECIAL GUEST: JAY SINFUL (Shadow Factory) A true veteran of the UK Goth scene. Jay has been running the legendary Shadow Factory events in Whitby since 2016, cementing himself as a key figure in the […]
1 event,
Creeper + TBC
Creeper + TBC
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.
2 events,
Creeper + TBC
Creeper + TBC
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.
Creeper + TBC
Creeper + TBC
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.
6 events,
The Gothic Gathering: Baby Bat Ball
The Gothic Gathering: Baby Bat Ball
Welcome all Baby Bats! Don your best gowns, suits, fangs and wings and join us for this teen friendly ball. There will be a DJ, live music, dancing and more. You can also pop downstairs to the market to grab sweet snacks, top up your outfit with a handmade specialty and get your family portrait commissioned by local artists. No adults allowed!
The Gothic Gathering: The Ink & Shadow Club
The Gothic Gathering: The Ink & Shadow Club
Hark back to candle lit rooms of art and poetry that Stoker, Byron and Shelley would have frequented in this gentle evening of poetry, music, literature sharing and an art exhibition. Delight in the works of local and international artists over a tipple as we welcome in the weekend with some delectible dark culture.
Resurrection: The Hell ‘N Back Club @ April 2026’s The Gothic Gathering in Whitby.
Resurrection: The Hell ‘N Back Club @ April 2026’s The Gothic Gathering in Whitby.
Resurrection's The Hell 'N Back Club returns to Whitby Next April, as part of The Gothic Gathering at Whitby Weekend. We'll be at a NEW Venue for us, but one that over the years has hosted many events over Goth weekend, Whitby Rifle Club. From 8pm - Midnight. Just £5 entry. Playing a Mixture of Goth, Post-Punk, Darkwave & a bit of EBM, from the 80's, 90's 00's, 10's & 20's. This is not an 80's goth night, nor is it a Rock & Metal night. We play a wide selection of Goth, Post Punk & Darkwave from around the […]
The Nosferatu + Manuskript + Dhampyres
The Nosferatu + Manuskript + Dhampyres
Stigmata Presents The Nosferatu + Special Guests TBA Thursday 23 April 2026
Early Bird: £15 until 31/12/25 Advance: £20 until 23/4/26
WeGotTickets: https://wegottickets.com/event/684570
Fatsoma: https://www.fatsoma.com/e/3xoy6qi9/the-nosferatu-uk-tour-manchester
Skiddle: https://www.skiddle.com/whats-on/Manchester/Rebellion-Manchester./Stigmata-Presents-Nosferatu/41642796/
Age Restrictions: 14+ (Under 18s must be accompanied by an adult)
The Nosferatu are a UK gothic rock band formed from the ashes of the original Rise era Nosferatu formed in 1987, playing rousing rock anthems, with thunderous guitars and exquisite symphonic orchestration, combined with booming baritone vocals.
Since reforming in 2019 The Nosferatu have played many festivals including Wave Gothic Treffen (DE), Castle […]
Monster Mash
Monster Mash
Kick off your goth weekend in Whitby with Monster Mash.
Goth, New Wave, Post-punk, EBM, Industrial, Punk, Dark Wave and more.
A liberated space, be nice or go home.
A well stocked bar with beers on tap, shots, non alcohol drinks vegan and gluten free beers.
Plenty of seating and tables.
Accessible entrance.
2 DJ's Dark Soul and DJ Pink
Expect to hear music from bands such as: Sisters of Mercy, The Cult, Alien Sex Fiend, Yazzoo, The Cure, Fields of The Nephilim, Then Comes Silence, Killing Joke, Play Dead, Rosetta Stone, She Wants Revenge, Virgin Prunes, Twin Tribes, Joy Division, She Past Away, The Mission, […]
8 events,
Byronic Sex & Exile
Byronic Sex & Exile presents the second stage of the ‘Songs From The Blood' tour.
BYRONIC SEX & EXILE - ‘SONGS FROM THE BLOOD' TOUR (PART TWO)
In order to complete their Harkeresque sojourn in the footsteps of the Count, Byronic Sex & Exile presents the second stage of the ‘Songs From The Blood' tour.
Part 2 will involve immersive performances in the key locations from ‘Dracula’ - namely, Whitby, London, Purfleet, Exeter, and (of course) the Borgo Pass itself. The shows are a mixture of guerilla-style outdoor acoustic performances, and full electric shows. The tour, which will see the […]
The Gothic Gathering: The Alternative Market
Find all your favourite Alternative Traders and discover new ones as you fill your bag with the best gothic trinkets, art and more.
The Gothic Gathering: Literature Alley
The Gothic Gathering: Literature Alley
Explore the various gothic worlds with the authors themselves. Our alley lined with authors, booksellers and the best of gothic literature is open for you to puruse, purchase and maybe even get an autograph!
The Gothic Gathering: Voices of Darkness
The Gothic Gathering: Voices of Darkness
In a series of talks and workshops from academics, authors, creators, celebrities and more, these Voices of the Darkness will bring the interesting, the fascinating and the downright morbid to life.
The Gothic Gathering: Gothic on Wheels
The Gothic Gathering: Gothic on Wheels
From four to two, the gothic is bought to life with a series of gothic cars, metal headed motorbikes, dark classics and all that's inbetween. Marvel at the spectacle and enjoy a photograph with these classics and more.
machiner + Burn The Valley
machiner + Burn The Valley
machiner return to play live at the wonderful Whitby Brewery in the shadow of the Abbey once more, this time to headline the night along with our special guests Burn The Valley.
The Gothic Gathering: The Graveyard Social + Luxury Stranger
The Gothic Gathering: The Graveyard Social + Luxury Stranger
Join us at the Whitby Pavilion for the Social evening everyone has been asking for. This event will include music, games, entertainment and - mainly - an opportunity to socialise with your Whitby Weekend friends over a pint and some food
4 events,
Creeper + TBC
Creeper + TBC
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.
Dark Souls
Dark Souls
GOTH • PUNK • NEW WAVE • DARK WAVE • EBM
An official fundraising event for The Sophie Lancaster Foundation. All profits go to the charity. There will be a raffle with over 30 fantastic prizes donated.
Cash only for the raffle tickets which are for sale on the night until 10pm. Winning numbers will be put on screen at the event around 10.20pm. If you leave before the raffle has been drawn, prizes can be collected but we aren't able to post any prizes to winners. Any unclaimed prizes will be carried over to the next event.
If you intend […]
The Gothic Gathering: The Vampire Victorium Masquerade Ball + The Nosferatu
The Gothic Gathering: The Vampire Victorium Masquerade Ball + The Nosferatu
Join us for our annual Vampire Victorium Masquerade Ball for an evening of music, dancing and more. There will be a photographer to capture the evening, and prizes for the Best Dressed.
2 events,
Creeper + TBC
Creeper + TBC
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.
1 event,
Pink Turns Blue + The Snake Corps
Pink Turns Blue + The Snake Corps
Stigmata Presents The Black Swan UK Tour 2026
PINK TURNS BLUE
Plus Special Guests
THE SNAKE CORPS
German Post-Punk Legends Pink Turns Blue on Tour in Support of New Album “Black Swan” Since forming in 1985, German post-punk stalwarts Pink Turns Blue have refined their sound into something unmistakably their own—elegant in its minimalism, emotive in its delivery, and enduring in its relevance. From their early breakthrough with If Two Worlds Kiss to their newest release, Black Swan, the Berlin-based trio has remained a vital force in the international post-punk community, shaping and reshaping the genre across decades.
Black Swan, the band’s […]
2 events,
Stripped
Stripped
'Stripped' is an alternative music night held at The Black Bull in Gateshead. It is held on the first Friday of every month. The Music you hear will be Aggrotech, EBM, 80s, Futurepop, Goth, Industrial, Post-Punk, Synthpop, various forms of "-Wave" and various related ephemera.
DJs: R. Sinister, Daimoniac, Jen
Start time: 7:00pm.
Entry price: Free.
IST IST + Desperate Journalist + The Youth Play
IST IST + Desperate Journalist + The Youth Play
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 […]
2 events,
Monster Mash
Monster Mash
Kick off your May goth weekend in Whitby with May Monster Mash.
Goth, New Wave, Post-punk, EBM, Industrial, Punk, Dark Wave and more.
A liberated space, be nice or go home.
A well stocked bar with beers on tap, shots, non alcohol drinks vegan and gluten free beers.
Plenty of seating and tables.
Accessible entrance.
With DJ Dark Soul
Expect to hear music from bands such as: Sisters of Mercy, The Cult, Alien Sex Fiend, Yazzoo, The Cure, Fields of The Nephilim, Then Comes Silence, Killing Joke, Play Dead, Rosetta Stone, She Wants Revenge, Virgin Prunes, Twin Tribes, Joy Division, […]
2 events,
Mesh + tbc
Mesh + tbc
STIGMATA UK presents
MESH
plus special guests
The Truth Doesn't Matter - Tour 2026
Tickets:
www.stigmata.uk/tickets
Due to popular demand, those masters of emotional electronics MESH are playing their homeland again, it’s no secret their songs pull at your very heartstrings while more often then not, have you dancing the blues away too, this time they play these 3 very exclusive ‘The Truth Doesn’t Matter’ shows in the UK! In their hometown Bristol and also in Sheffield for the first time in several years!
These special shows will see them play tracks from their new album plus an extended […]
The Twilight Sad
The Twilight Sad
"If the world was a better place they would be playing to more people, and I think they can." - Robert Smith, The Cure
From their unassuming origins as a group of school friends drawn together by a shared passion for music to the global touring force they have quietly become, The Twilight Sad's ascent has been forged the old way with grit, graft and five exceptional studio albums. The Kilsyth group - based around the core duo of James Graham and Andy MacFarlane - seemed to emerge fully formed with their blindsiding 2007 debut Fourteen Autumns and Fifteen Winters […]