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Infest 2026: IAMX + Modulate + Potochkine + ghostbells + The Gospel + Lovelorn Dolls + Human Steel + Scheuber + Agnis + Sylvgheist Maëlström + OWLS + Utah Saints + Bein-E + FISTING + Holy Braille + Louisahhh + Aux Animaux + Human Steel + The Dirt + Wave Peak + Tr4nsients

We are very excited to confirm the lineup for INFEST 2026, 21-23 August in Manchester, with a Warm-Up Party happening on Thursday 20th too!

IAMX // Utah Saints // Louisahhh (live hybrid) // Potochkine // Modulate // Scheuber // Agnis // Aux Animaux // Sylvgheist Maelstrom // Lovelorn Dolls // Human Steel // Holy Braille // The Gospel // Ghostbells // Wavepeak // The Dirt // Owls // FISTING // Bein-E // Tr4nsients

PLUS DJs – To be Confirmed

All ages show until 11pm. Under 14s must be accompanied. 18+ after 11pm, Right of admission reserved // ROAR.

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£90.10

The Cure Afterparty

The Star and Garter, Manchester 18-20 Fairfield St, Manchester

Join us at The Star & Garter, Manchester on Friday 21st August 2026 for our massive Cure Afterparty! 

We will be spinning all the hits, fan favourites & more plus a nice mix of your favourite alternative, goth, indie & new wave classics til late.

Expect to hear - The Cure, Depeche Mode, The Smiths, Bauhaus, Joy Division, Echo & The Bunnymen, Sisters Of Mercy, Siouxsie & The Bansheees, The Chameleons, Killing Joke, New Order, Pixies, Smashing Pumpkins, Bowie, Psychedelic Furs, The Mission, Talking Heads, The Jesus & Mary Chain, Cocteau Twins, Morrissey, R.E.M, Radiohead, Placebo, The Cult, Gary Numan […]

£8
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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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Massive Ego + Dead Lights + Larva + The Silent Era

Corporation, Sheffield Milton Street, Sheffield

Stigmata Presents The Symphony Of Flies UK Tour
MASSIVE EGO UK – 30th Anniversary Dates!
DEAD LIGHTS (UK)
LARVA (Spain) 
THE SILENT ERA (UK)

MASSIVE EGO Biography: Formed in 1996, UK synth-pop/electronic darkwave act Massive Ego emerged from the short-lived New Romantic revival known as Romo, attracting early critical attention with a favourable live review in Melody Maker. Across a three-decade career marked by frequent line-up changes, including members such as Dan Black (The Servant/Planet Funk) and Dean Bright (Dead Or Alive), the band has maintained a strong presence on the European alternative circuit, appearing at festivals including Wave-Gotik-Treffen, M’era Luna, Amphi, Infest, and […]

£17.60

Massive Ego + Dead Lights + Larva + The Silent Era

The Lexington, London 96-98 Pentonville Road N1 9JB, London

Stigmata Presents The Symphony Of Flies UK Tour
MASSIVE EGO UK – 30th Anniversary Dates!
DEAD LIGHTS (UK)
LARVA (Spain) 
THE SILENT ERA (UK)

MASSIVE EGO Biography: Formed in 1996, UK synth-pop/electronic darkwave act Massive Ego emerged from the short-lived New Romantic revival known as Romo, attracting early critical attention with a favourable live review in Melody Maker. Across a three-decade career marked by frequent line-up changes, including members such as Dan Black (The Servant/Planet Funk) and Dean Bright (Dead Or Alive), the band has maintained a strong presence on the European alternative circuit, appearing at festivals including Wave-Gotik-Treffen, M’era Luna, Amphi, Infest, and […]

£19.80

Reliquia + Hurtsfall + Mrs Frighthouse

Aatma, Manchester 1st Floor, 14-16 Faraday St, Manchester

A profoundly eclectic concert bill celebrating different and diverse sounds from the UK's dark alternative underground. From gothic rock, to post-punk doom to industrial noise.

"Reliquia is a UK-based five-piece crafting emotionally charged, atmospheric music that merges post-punk urgency, post-rock scale, and the weight of heavy alternative music into a sound that prioritizes dark atmospheres, anthemic songwriting and heavy, crushing emotion.
Formed by vocalist Gregg Neville (Spire Circle, Golden Gardens) and guitarist Tobias Gray (The Machinist), the lineup is completed by George Kal (guitars), Andy Lindley (bass), and Karim Nashar (drums).
Since emerging onto the UK live circuit in 2023, the band […]

£5.50

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

Bats in the Attic 2026: Long Night + Merciful Nuns + The House of Usher + Christine Plays Viola + Last Dusk + The Waning Moon + Deathtrippers + Liminal Project + Schrödinger + Berenika + Silentways + Velvet Dead

The Alhambra Theatre, Morecambe 56 Marine Road West, Morecambe, United Kingdom
🦇 BATS IN THE ATTIC 2026 🦇
A Gothic Rock Festival
2026 marks our 5th anniversary, join us at the iconic Alhambra Theatre for Bats in the Attic 2026 — a two-day gothic […]

She Past Away + Actors

Gorilla, Manchester Whitworth Street West, Manchester

Night Terrors will be hosting a double-bill of She Past Away + ACTORS at Dalston's EartH Hall this September.

SHE PAST AWAY is a dark wave/post-punk duo, consisting of Volkan Caner (vocal, guitars and songwriting) and Doruk Ozturkcan (drums, synths and production). Experimenting old/new aesthetic of synth music into their core guitar stuff, She Past Away forged a sound, an attitude, and a sensibility, conveyed through a minimalist poetry sung in Turkish, which sweeps the audience through a dense, continual epic trip in both their recordings and live performances.

ACTORS is a Canadian post-punk/darkwave band from Vancouver, formed in 2012 […]

£31.57

Lesbian Bed Death + Social Youth Cult

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

Lesbian Bed Death are unleashing their special potion of Gothic Punk and Metal across the UK to promote their new album and movie, Satan's Cellar. With their love of Horror, theatre, the occult and the macabre, expect Lesbian Bed Death to bring an unmissable show featuring a mix of new material and fan favourites.

£13.20
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