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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Courtesan + The Black Riders Cult + Hollow Dawn
The Yorkshireman, Sheffield 10 Arundel Gate, Sheffield, United Kingdom3 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.
Salvation + The InSect + The Scarlet Hour
The Fulford Arms, York 121 Fulford Road, York, United KingdomA superb night of Gothic Rock with scene legends Salvation
With support from The InSect + The Scarlet hour
£9 Adv. / 11 O.T.D
IST IST + The Youth Play
Network, Sheffield 14 Matilda Street, SheffieldManchester’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 […]
Westenra + The Exceptional Mr Hyde + Play/Dead
The Grayston Unity, Halifax 8 Horton St,, Halifax4 GREAT DARK ACTS, MEDLODIC GOTH ROCK
WESTENRA
PLAY/ DEAD
THE EXCEPTIONAL MR HYDE
TARENTULA HANDSOME
DARK ENERGETIC GOTH/ POST PUNK WITH A DANCEABLE GROOVE,
EXCEPTIONAL MR HYDE: INDUSTRIAL, ALTERNATIVE, HEAVY, DARK, SYNTH, ROCK AND METAL
PLAY/ DEAD: GOTH GLAM POP METAL INSPIRED JOURNEY OF CAMPYU SATANIC INFLUENCED JOY.
Doom Loop
Vintage Rockbar 64-66 Silver St,, DoncasterDOOM 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 […]
Tokyo Taboo + Desensitised + Destroya + Palindrones
Wharf Chambers, Leeds 23-25 Wharf Street, Leeds, Yorkshire, United KingdomJoin Tokyo Taboo on their Wings Tour as they celebrate the launch of their new album: "FVCK YOUR OPINION"
Support from Destroya, Palindrones & Desensitised
Creeper + TBC
Social, Hull 63 Humber Street, Kingston Upon HullCreeper 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
The Key Club, Leeds 66 Merrion Street, Leeds, United KingdomCreeper 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.
The Gothic Gathering: Baby Bat Ball
Whitby Pavilion West Cliffe, Whitby, North Yorkshire, United KingdomWelcome 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
Whitby Pavilion West Cliffe, Whitby, North Yorkshire, United KingdomHark 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.

