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!

Deviant + The Go Go Cult + Palindrones + This Is Radio Silence

The Facebar, Reading Chatham Street, Reading

eat:Cancer & Church of Madness are back at Facebar, Reading on the Sat 30th May 2026

Featuring four bands & afterparty DJs playing Synthpop, EBM, industrial & more.

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Deviant

Deviant require no introduction. Formed in 2004 by devilishly charismatic frontman Jay Smith, they became ubiquitous mainstays of the UK dark alternative scene for the next decade, touring relentlessly throughout the UK, Europe, and the US.

Equal parts industrial, goth and pop science, the sound is built on atmosphere yet anchored by force. A very British strain of iconic darkness.

Deviant released two successful albums ‘Barbed Wire Star’ and ‘Very […]

£16

Creux Lies + tbc

The Old Blue Last, London 38 Great Eastern Street, London

Revered for use of reverb-laden guitar work, creative synth structures,  and dynamic vocals akin to the style of many shades of 80's and early 90's pop-darkness. Hailing from Sacramento, California. The lineup includes - Ean Clevenger (vox/programming), Barry Crider (guitarist), David Wright  (synth/drums) , & Kyle Vorst (bassist).

In late 2017, Creux Lies completed their first full-length album via Cleopatra, "The Hearth", recorded at the creative fantasy-land known as Earthtone Studios (Tera Melos, So Stressed!, King Woman) in their home city under the creative care of producer/engineer extraordinaire Patrick Hills. 

Seminal performances for Creux Lies include appearances at WGT, Absolution […]

£13.20

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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Carpe Noctum: TBC

Lending Room, Leeds 229 Woodhouse Lane, Leeds, United Kingdom

CARPE NOCTUM is the biggest and longest-running regular goth club in the north of England. It celebrated its 25th anniversary last year, and was recently an inaugural inductee of the Leeds Goth Hall of Fame. Our resident DJs boast a wealth of experience, with past residencies in Leeds and Bradford, including the legendary Flock club night, under their belts, alongside guest appearances at clubs and festivals throughout the North, including repeat appearances at Goth City Festival, Tomorrow's Ghosts, and Infest. Weaving sets from a broad palette of dark alternative genres and subgenres, fuelling and fuelled by the dancefloor, their ethos […]

£9.05
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Palindrones + Hurtsfall + Hexial

Mist Rolling Inn, Nottingham 78 Derby Road, Nottingham

Palindrones
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Palindrones is a dark electronic duo from South London. They take listeners on a shimmering and cathartic sonic journey with dreamy Industrial Synthpop, infused with pounding rhythms, haunting, evocative vocals and esoteric ambiance. Palindrones embrace contrasts to create music that challenges, provokes, and resonates, spreading a message of hope, positivity and unity, transporting audiences to surging, euphoric dance floors and otherworldly spaces.

Hurtsfall
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Affectionately dubbed “Goth & Soul”, Hurtsfall masterfully blend gothic rock, post-punk, and synth-pop to create a sound that’s both familiar yet utterly unique.

Lush keyboards and darkly groovy Bass VI form a rich soundscape, perfectly complementing frontman Sam […]

£8.00

Synthicide: Sad Lovers and Giants + Static Palm

Hootananny Brixton, London 95 Effra Rd,, London

Tickets - link.dice.fm/H78b02b74da8

Club.The.Mammoth. presents Synthicide UK at Hootananny Brixton on 13th June 2026...

Sad Lovers & Giants
linktr.ee/Sadloversandgiants

Static Palm
staticpalm.bandcamp.com

Resident DJ: Less Than Human - https://www.instagram.com/less.than.human/
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Doors 6:45pm
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facebook.com/clubthemammoth

£22.25

The March Violets

The Bullingdon, Oxford 162 Cowley Road, Oxford

The March Violets are a rejuvenated 1980s British gothic rock band from Leeds, featuring original members Tom Ashton and Rosie Garland, with bassist Mat Thorpe. Following a 2023 reunion and signing with Metropolis Records, they released the 2024 album Crocodile Promises, toured the USA, and played major UK festivals like Rebellion and Bearded Theory.

£22

Ultra Sunn + TBC

Oslo Hackney, London 1A Amhurst Road, London

Night Terrors will be hosting Belgian coldwave act ULTRA SUNN for their next London headline at OSLO, Hackney next June.

£19.80
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