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!
Detroit deathgaze duo VAZUM make their Manchester debut, fresh off the heels of their latest album Western Violence. With support from Stained Glass and Dierotica.
DARE YOU ENTER THE RED ROOM?
STIGMATA and Industrial legends gift you a rare opportunity to enjoy three nights of SIN SEX & SALVATION as they play their first UK shows since 2020.
With brilliant new album RED ROOM (Armalyte Industries / Metropolis Records) taking the Hog to new highs, the band are currently trawling the blood-slicked highways of North America on their 'Heroin For The Damned' tour.
Making his live debut with is none other than the Sinsational six-string supremo, Jim Davies (The Prodigy / Concrete Hyena), who will be joining the Lord of Lard himself, Mr Raymond Watts.
We are moving back to Retro (bar) where it all began, come and join as our new (old) venue 
For February and March we will be DJing in the main bar until closing time (about midnight). It's FREE ADMISSION and a chance to get together again for the first time since last November.
As usual, DJs Mat and Malc play the best in Goth, New Wave, Punk, Post-Punk, Alt. 80's, Industrial, Synthpop, EBM as well as the odd curveball.
In April and May we will be downstairs in the basement club from 9pm 'til 2am.
Led by Irish vocalist, producer and songwriter Ronan Harris, the alternative indie act VNV Nation will tour double album ‘Construct // Destruct’, that showcases VNV Nation's evolution, pushing the boundaries of alternative-electronic music with intricate soundscapes and emotional depth.
Fans can expect an immersive experience, blending the powerful and energetic live performances that VNV is renowned for, with new musical elements.
Sale Dates and Times:
Public Onsale : Wed, 19 Jun 2024 at 09:00 AM
Priority from O2 : Mon, 17 Jun 2024 at 09:00 AM
Ticketmaster Presale : Tue, 18 Jun 2024 at 09:00 AM
Mutations returns on Saturday 22nd March at Overdraught for our first cybernetic adventure of 2025. Running from 7pm-3am; expect a night of mutant electronics, industrial rhythms, and leftfield energy.
Brussels-based Ottoman Gruw headlines with a special live set. Fusing Techno, EBM, Electro and Post Punk; his raw experimentalism and distorted vocals create a hypnotic dancefloor experience. With killer releases on X-IMG and Khoinix, he's not one to miss.
Midlands selector Department For Dance also joins us; fresh off a standout Narr Radio residency, and a killer set we caught in Leeds. Expect a seamless mix of New Wave, Minimal Synth, […]
Our 27th Birthday Party - the LAST CLUB LASH!
WHERE – Rebellion MCR, 2a Whitworth Street, Manchester M5 4WZ
WHEN – Saturday 22nd March 9 pm - Late
COST - £15
A Dark and Gothic Ball
Our last Club Lash event in collaboration with RWNwho are providing our play space for the final time in 27 years! We have picked a theme close to our hearts and roots! Dark and Gothic! Pull on your favourite latex, leather or pvc or go all out in a ball gown - as always totally up to you but we know you will make an effort!
Admission by advance ticket […]
Sentinel returns for another night of bouncy dancefloor friendly EBM, Synthpop and Industrial tunes
Apparitions is a new dance night dedicated to post-punk, gothic rock, ebm, new wave, dark indie, industrial and other associated genres with a focus on modern tracks and obscure classics.
The night features DJ sets from Spire Circle, Lady E from Cadence Noir and a performance from US EBM/Industrial/Post-Punk legend Desolation Colony
No cover. 7pm-11pm. Sunday, 23rd of March.
STIGMATA proudly presents TRAITRS & TWIN NOIR 2025 UK shows, the dynamic duo have seen a meteoric rise in popularity over the last couple of years with their beautifully crafted melancholic songs and mesmerising live shows, TRAITRS have quickly become one of modern post-punk’s fastest rising independent bands. Now it’s time for the UK to experience once more their encapsulating shows!For fans of The Cure, She Past Away, Clan Of Xymox, Lebanon Hannover etc
German industrial metal band Eisbrecher take their high energy live shows out on their ‘KALTFRONT TOUR 2025’, joined by special guests Heldmaschine.
We are moving back to Retro (bar) where it all began, come and join as our new (old) venue
For February and March we will be DJing in the main bar until closing time (about midnight). It's FREE ADMISSION and a chance to get together again for the first time since last November.
As usual, DJs Mat and Malc play the best in Goth, New Wave, Punk, Post-Punk, Alt. 80's, Industrial, Synthpop, EBM as well as the odd curveball.
In April and May we will be downstairs in the basement club from 9pm 'til 2am.
Dead Space Chamber Music (DSCM) are a gothic / experimental / doom band of voice (Ellen Southern), guitar (Tom Bush), cello (Liz Muir) and drums (Ekaterina Samarkina) from Bristol, UK. They reinterpret historical material, taking forms and melodies that are hundreds of years old and shape-shifting them into new and varied contemporary works. Drawing on many musical approaches including improvisation and use of 'found sounds', and with vocals spanning medieval Middle English, Latin and Welsh, they incorporate elements of dark ambient, post-industrial, avant-classical, sacred chant and dark-folk in their powerful and atmospheric music.
DSCM evolved through founding the award winning […]
