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!

Mercy Girl + Esther

Mercy Girl is sensory euphoria and contemplation.

Formed in 2024 by members Daisy Miles, Davey Purdie, Craig Harkness and Kylie MacNaughton, the Glasgow based electronic outfit explore themes of love, despair and the uncertainty of the human experience. Taking inspiration from EBM, Darkwave and Electro-Pop, Mercy Girl invokes both the solace of a dark empty highway, and the surrender of a neon-hazed dancefloor.

Since launching in November 2024, the band have amassed a global audience and a cult online following. Having their music regularly played at, and being used to promote dark scene club nights everywhere from Los Angeles to […]

£11

IST IST + The Youth Play

Thekla, Bristol The Grove, Bristol

Manchester’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 […]

£23.10

Mesh + tbc

Trinity Centre, Bristol Trinity Centre, Trinity Rd, Bristol

STIGMATA UK presents

MESH
plus special guests
The Truth Doesn't Matter - Tour 2026

Tickets:
www.stigmata.uk/tickets

Due to popular demand, those masters of emotional electronics MESH are playing their homeland again, it’s no secret their songs pull at your very heartstrings while more often then not, have you dancing the blues away too, this time they play these 3 very exclusive ‘The Truth Doesn’t Matter’ shows in the UK! In their hometown Bristol and also in Sheffield for the first time in several years!

These special shows will see them play tracks from their new album plus an extended […]

£36.3

Pink Turns Blue + The Snake Corps + The New Dark Age

Exchange, Bristol 72 - 73 Old Market, Bristol, United Kingdom

Stigmata Presents The Black Swan UK Tour 2026

PINK TURNS BLUE
Plus Special Guests
THE SNAKE CORPS

German Post-Punk Legends Pink Turns Blue on Tour in Support of New Album “Black Swan” Since forming in 1985, German post-punk stalwarts Pink Turns Blue have refined their sound into something unmistakably their own—elegant in its minimalism, emotive in its delivery, and enduring in its relevance. From their early breakthrough with If Two Worlds Kiss to their newest release, Black Swan, the Berlin-based trio has remained a vital force in the international post-punk community, shaping and reshaping the genre across decades.

Black Swan, the band’s […]

£24.75

Elkapath + Velocette + Play/Dead

Exchange, Bristol 72 - 73 Old Market, Bristol, United Kingdom

Elkapath at Bristol exchange (basement venue)
With Velocette and Play/Dead

7:30pm doors
£8 Adv

Elkapath
Elkapath are a glorious fusion of synths and heavy riff filled guitars working together in perfect harmony
Prepare to be transported into a realm of mesmerizing gothic synth melodies that will captivate your senses and ignite your imagination.
Albums:
Black Spiders 2021
The Twisted Jester 2024
New album coming

VELOCETTE
velocette are a gothic post punk duo band from Bristol

Play/Dead
Four piece band with a dynamic stage show. From industrial metal anthems, synth wave stompers and glam rock floor fillers one thing is for sure – each song delivers emotion, vitriol and theatrics which […]

£8

Lone Assembly + Ro Nova

The Jam Jar, Bristol Unit 4a, The Jam Jar, The Old Malt House, Little Ann St, St Jude's,, Bristol

Lone Assembly are a Swiss quartet blending new wave, romantic synthpop and dark, melancholic post-punk. Formed by Raphaël Bressler (vocals, keyboards), Glenn Le Meur (guitar), Jim Bodeman (bass) and Romain Segu (drums), the band broke through in 2024 with their debut EP That Never Happened — a release rooted in themes of grief, emotional distance and vulnerability, pairing ’80s cold-wave textures with sharp modern production.

Their forthcoming debut album Knots & Chains, due February 2026 via Irascible Records, expands on this world with thunderous basslines, hypnotic rhythms, reverb-soaked guitars and atmospheric synths underpinning Bressler’s deep, resonant vocals. Known for their […]

£12

Dark Neon Incantation: Palindrones

Basement 45, Bristol Avon, 8 Frogmore St,, Bristol

🖤DARK NEON RETURNS TO OUR SAFE HAVEN🖤
The incantation has shifted, we are returning to the adored by many, @basement45 🦇✨

Mark your calendars for the new date:
Saturday 20 June 2026 1000pm -3am!

Returning to our previous home means two rooms, on one floor - which also ensures full accessibility throughout the venue, so every single one of you can join every dance floor 🖤

THE VIBE: While we’re sad to announce that we won’t have the incredible WonderVal on the […]

£12.50

She Past Away + Actors

Strange Brew, Bristol 10-12 Fairfax Street, Bristol, United Kingdom

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 by Jason Corbett (vocals, guitar), known for their cinematic, synth-driven sound that blends classic 80s new wave with modern […]

£33

Auger + TBC

Zed Alley, Bristol Host Street, Bristol, United Kingdom

Auger are back in the UK in December 2026 to celebrate the release of their new album The Old Arcade. After 8 shows in Germany in September 2026, the tour will be hopping over the channel for the finalé in redacted, London and Bristol. And it gets better, they'll be bringing some very special guests over from Germany with them… so secure your tickets whilst you can, you won't want to miss it!

£20.60
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