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!

Wyldwood Renaissance Festival: Westenra

Kirkleatham Showground Kirkleatham Village, Redcar

⚔️ Step into Wyldwood, the UK’s Renaissance Festival! For three enchanted days, Kirkleatham Showground stirs to life with wandering bards, mischievous fae, lively markets, curious craftsfolk, and revels fit for heroes and hedge-witches alike. The gates creak open soon… dare you wander in? Wyldwood RenFest – The Year of the Bard 29th–31st May 2026 Kirkleatham Showground, TS10 4QR, Redcar, UK Hark, travellers! A long weekend of wonder awaits. History whispers through the trees, folklore dances in the firelight, and fantasy slips easily into the world as wandering minstrels trade tales, knights and mounted warriors clash in gleaming displays, and authors […]

£30 – £85

Vampire Ball

The Vermont Hotel, Newcastle Castle Garth, Newcastle upon Tyne

HOUSE OF KAOS: VAMPIRE BALL

The ritual returns… and this time, it’s grander, darker, and more decadent than ever.

� Date: 30th May 2026
� Venue: The Vermont Hotel, Newcastle
� Tickets: £65 per person
� Reserve your seat with just £10

Join us for a night of gothic elegance and immersive indulgence, featuring:

� Live performances by Volcarna & Chaos 8
� A sumptuous three-course meal
� Atmosphere thick with mystery, music, and mischief

Seats are limited and the coven is already stirring.

DM to secure your place at the table. Come dressed to mesmerise.

#HouseOfKaos #VampireBall #GothicGlamour #VermontHote

£65

Stripped

The Black Bull, Gateshead 2.Mulgrave Terrace, Gateshead

'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.

Free
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Stripped

The Black Bull, Gateshead 2.Mulgrave Terrace, Gateshead

'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.

Free
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Ghost Dance + Snide Remarks + Analogue Blood

The Georgian Theatre, Stockton-on-Tees Green Dragon Yard,

Georgian Theatre
Ghostdance
Saturday, July 18, 2026 - 7:30 pm
£16.50 ADV
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1985-1989

Ghost Dance was originally formed in 1985 by Anne Marie Hurst (formerly of Skeletal Family) and Gary Marx (from The Sisters of Mercy). The band quickly built a strong following, spending several weeks high in the indie charts with a string of singles and an album on the Karbon label. During this time, they toured extensively with acts such as The Cult, The Mission, All About Eve, The Wonder Stuff, and Killing Joke, and appeared at the Reading Rock Festival in 1988.

After signing with Chrysalis Records, Ghost Dance released […]

£18.14

Deviant + Play/Dead + Stock Image

Trillians, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne Princess Square, Northumberland St, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom

NEW SHOW!

Deviant UK are back, and return for their first Newcastle show in many years! They have new music out very soon, as well as of course many scene classics.

They are joined by PLAYDEAD and Stock Image

The show is Trillians on July 19th

£13.20

The Sweet Kill + tbc

The Cluny, Newcastle upon Tyne 36 Lime Street, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom

LA post-punk band THE SWEET KILL, helmed by Pete Mills, stands as a gothic-rock tour-de-force, a dark presence in a world of cold wave synths and brooding guitars. Spawned to be a beacon for those lost in the shadows of life, Mills’ deep baritone voice guides us through sonic terrains stretched over wind-swept moors and crumbling Gothic ruins. THE SWEET KILL delves into the chambers of the soul, where despair and longing collide. His voice, like a haunting refrain, pulls at the heartstrings, evoking the desolate beauty of a long-lost romantic era echoing the laments of London After Midnight, Sisters […]

£16.90

Stripped

The Black Bull, Gateshead 2.Mulgrave Terrace, Gateshead

'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.

Free
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Stripped

The Black Bull, Gateshead 2.Mulgrave Terrace, Gateshead

'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.

Free
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The Spiritual Bat + TBC

The Black Bull, Gateshead 2.Mulgrave Terrace, Gateshead

One of few European bands in the scene that has carried out several coast-to-coast tours in the USA.
The Spiritual Bat is based in Italy and has performed at several festivals in Europe, such as WGT, Whitby Goth Weekend, Return To The Batcave, Gotham Sounds, Castle Party. The project evolves from "The Spiritual BatS" (plural), conceived in 1992 and features artwork by the Alchemisti Painters.Its the 3rd time this wonderful band have played here and we look forward to it massively.only £10 otd

£10
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