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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Social Youth Cult are a post-punk group that love to cultivate the unusual. The budding
group are a force to be reckoned with in the gothic world, both in attitude and sound.
Having shed the skin of their early darkwave-esque efforts, SYC now command
attention via a heavy, rhythmic sound reminiscent of early Bauhaus. Refusing a firm
definition, their sound is atmospheric, yet sporadic; outward, yet introspective; gothic, yet Gang of Four. Social Youth Cult are in fine form, returning from an array of cross-
country dates that both stunned and captivated new listeners. The band’s debut album ‘The Lighthouse’ will be released on the 2nd November 2025.
BLACK PILGRIMAGE LINEUP ANNOUNCED
May we present to you the lineup for the second Black Pilgrimage, taking place on 17th & 18th October at Wharf Chambers in Leeds during Leeds Alternative Day alongside great events by Leeds Festival of Gothica and Le Phonographique AKA The Phono amongst others!
On the Friday, our headliners are resurgent West Yorkshire goth legends Rhombus with top-class special guests in rising north-eastern insurgents Social Youth Cult and brutal doom duo The The Medea Project. Doors at 7.30pm until 11pm.
And on the Saturday it is the almighty Stiiill, rising from the […]
The Launch party for The Lighthouse, the debut album from Social Youth Cult. With support from two acts making their Whitby debut : Vice Vera CLAUDIA
Five hours of varied and eccentric goth and post-punk, headlined by seasoned Newcastle-based band Social Youth Cult
Formed in Nice in 1992, Corpus Delicti quickly made their mark on gothic rock with their debut Twilight (1993), followed by two more genre-defining albums before disbanding in 1997. Their fusion of post-punk energy and dark melody earned international acclaim, a US tour, and a lasting cult following.
Over two decades later, their reputation has only grown: reissues on Cleopatra Records, praise from Postpunk.com, Ascension, and Sens Critique (which lists them among the 35 must-have gothic rock bands alongside Bauhaus, The Cure, and Joy Division), and a dedicated global fanbase keeping their legacy alive.
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London's The InSect release their first full-length album, "As It Ever Was," in March 2026. Playing new tracks plus material from their two previous EPs, The InSect deliver theatricality, passion and otherworldly sounds in a compelling live performance that is not soon forgotten.
Support from Newcastle's Social Youth Cult, a young band rapidly rising in the post-punk scene in the North. They recently released their first album, "The Lighthouse," drawing favourable comparisons with Bauhaus and Sex Gang Children.
Plus London's Blinded By Passion, a rising band blending darkwave, synthpop and postpunk sounds into a rich tapestry of […]
A weekend of vampire-adjacent culture and the Gothic, taking place in Bradford.
Taking place over bank holiday weekend on Friday 29th & Saturday 30th May, the event - which celebrates the historical links between Bradford and the gothic - takes place in the magnificent surroundings of the Midland Hotel Bradford and the legendary The 1 in 12 Club Bradford.
On Friday 29th May, the Re:Vamped Masquerade Ball will take place in the French Ballroom at the Midland Hotel, featuring an evening of spooky tunes courtesy of DJ Pyromancer (Flock) as well as an invigorating halftime performance by […]
Darker Days Festival is a dark alternative festival, the festival takes place at The International, Garden St, Leicester LE1 3UA.
From Friday 26th to Sunday 28th of June 2026.
Weekend tickets are on sale now
Day splits will be added at a later date.
The complete line up for Darker Days 2026!
Sweet Ermengarde
VAZUM
Elkapath
Amnesiak
My Funeral Dance
The March Violets
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