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!

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In The Black Midsommar: Byronic Sex & Exile + Cadence Noir + Dierotica + The Glass House Museum + Passion Play + Jan Doyle Band + John Merrick’s Remains + Syd.31 + Tommy Biscuits + Jackhno + Dierotica + Sister Chain & Brother John

Unitarian Church, Doncaster Hall Gate, Doncaster

We're trying a summer festival! In Doncaster at a fabulous venue which has roots going back to 1740!

The Doncaster Unitarians are a wonderfully open minded religious organisation operating under the banner of Christianity but absolutely pro LGBTQ+ and basically everything good. And basically pretty much open to everyone..

In this event (full details of acts to be fully confirmed) we have (in alphabetical order)

Byronic Sex & Exile - The ultimate in romantic era goth fabulous. A staple at many of our events over the years and head honcho of Goth City. Has played many […]

Poisonous Little Creatures

The Hallamshire Hotel, Sheffield 182 West Street, Sheffield

After an absence of 36 years, Poisonous Little Creatures make their return to the stage. It will be the band's first gig for over three decades when they return at The Hallamshire Hotel, West Street, on Saturday 20th June, 2026.: the only venue they played back in the day that hasn't been either demo'ed or closed down! 

With founding member Pete Vanston retired from the stage, Denzil Watson (vocals), Kirk Nelson (guitars) and Michael Fearnley (drums) are joined by Denzil's ex-RepoMen bandmate Simon Tiller on bass and Lee Bradley on keyboards.

Sonically the band take their influences from the […]

£11

Papillon de Nuit + Tengu Taiko Drummers

National Early Music Centre, York St Margarets Church, Walmgate,, York

The debut concert by Papillon de Nuit, will take place at The National Early Music Centre, St Margaret's Church, in York on Friday the 26th June, 2026. The evening will be divided into two Acts, with an interval.
Act One - A stunning, heart-pounding performance by The Tengu Taiko Drummers.
Act Two - Papillon de Nuit unveil their debut album, playing live for the first time, with cello, piano, guitars, drums and percussion, soprano, orators and vocalist, and with a number of very special guests.

Finale - The Tengu Taiko Drummers and Papillon de Nuit join forces for an extended […]

£22

Byronic Sex & Exile + Alice Nicholls

The Pack Horse, Leeds 208 Woodhouse Lane, Leeds

With a new E.P cooling in the oven ahead of release this Friday, it's time to turn my attention to the next stage of the 'Last Of The Goths' project!

To that end, I'll be performing a one-off gig at my old stomping ground The Pack Horse, Hyde Park on Monday 6th July to debut the beginnings of a new show - the return of the Jacobin gothic, full of medievalism and mystery. A 'Night At Udolpho', if you will.

Special guest will be my old chum Alice Nicholls Music who will be getting the evening started […]

£10

Balaam and The Angel + The Exceptional Mr Hyde

The Fulford Arms, York 121 Fulford Road, York, United Kingdom

Balaam And The Angel: Formed in the West Midlands in 1984 by three Scottish brothers living in Staffordshire. The band have continued to perform in their original line up of Mark, Jim and Des Morris for over four decades.

The band, known for their dark, energetic sound blending goth, glam and alternative rock influences from acts like Bauhaus, Death Cult, Killing Joke etc, gained a cult following in the 1980’s underground scene.

Their career has been varied and diverse and included periods of mainstream visibility as recording artists for Virgin Records and the inclusion of the single […]

£17
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