Strange Day – all dayer & Strange Manchester after party.£15 adv £20 door including after party Live:j:dead Strange Futures (Bristol)KK Verkefni (Wrexham)Trianglecuts (Manchester)Mother Suspiria (Manchester) £5 adv after party onlyStrange Manchester DJs:Medusa (The Ravens Nest)Strange DJsMark Walker (Strange Manchester)
The March Violets, early ’80’s gothic post punk from Leeds, UK. Rebirthed and ReVioletized! New album, Crocodile Promises out now! http://www.marchvioletsband.com
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Inkubus Sukkubus is a British pagan goth rock band, formed in the summer of 1989, with 27 studio albums – and performances in Mexico, USA, Australia, Russia, Turkey, Scandinavia, UK and most of Europe – under their belts.The subject matter of their music tends to veer towards the dark and supernatural, exploring witchcraft, magick, folklore, death rites and more.In 2026, they’re releasing their 28th studio album – entitled ‘Eternal Monsters’ – and will be doing a series of gigs to promote and celebrate 37 years of making witchcraft and wonder!They are joined at The Peer Hat by Manchester-based dark wave
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Off-Beat Promotions presents a a night of Gothic Rock/Post-Punk/Industrial at The Castle Hotel, Manchester. Off-Beat Promotions presents a a night of Gothic Rock/Post-Punk/Industrial at The Castle Hotel, Manchester, featuring three of the UK’s top contemporary acts, GROOVING IN GREEN, CHAOS BLEAK, & ST LUCIFER. GROOVING IN GREEN is a Brighton-based gothic rock band known for blending darkwave atmospheres with post-punk energy and modern alternative influences. Emerging in the early 2010s, the group carved out a distinctive space within the contemporary goth scene by combining brooding vocals, melodic basslines, and cinematic synth textures. While rooted in traditional gothic rock influences, their
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Join us to celebrate a night of music in memory of our friend and talented musician Fitz. A year after he left us, we wanted to create an event he would be proud of, remembering Fitz and his music project SkinjoB. Bands on the night:Spire Circle – Featuring Susana Duende, SkinjoB live keyboard player Witch of the Vale – Featuring Erin Hawthorne, the beautiful art face cover of SkinjoB’s album Displeasure Deviant UK – Featuring Jay Smith, Fitz performed live with Jay as guest keyboard player for Deviant UK Keep an eye out for other special announcements! Doors open 18:30
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Stigmata Promotions: Gigs, Clubs, Tours Present Twisted Firestarter 6. The Official Infest Festival Warm Up! Twisted Firestarter has become the eagerly anticipated warm up party for the Infest Festival and always delivers a fantastic party atmosphere to get the festival off to a cracking start. This year we are proud to bring as an incredible headliner the pioneering stalwarts of the electro-goth scene CLAN OF XYMOX! This will be an exclusive UK show for them. MASSIVE EGO are finally back and this show is a long awaited return to the UK scene! DEAD LIGHTS are fast becoming serious contenders for
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Join us at The Star & Garter, Manchester on Friday 21st August 2026 for our massive Cure Afterparty! We will be spinning all the hits, fan favourites & more plus a nice mix of your favourite alternative, goth, indie & new wave classics til late. Expect to hear – The Cure, Depeche Mode, The Smiths, Bauhaus, Joy Division, Echo & The Bunnymen, Sisters Of Mercy, Siouxsie & The Bansheees, The Chameleons, Killing Joke, New Order, Pixies, Smashing Pumpkins, Bowie, Psychedelic Furs, The Mission, Talking Heads, The Jesus & Mary Chain, Cocteau Twins, Morrissey, R.E.M, Radiohead, Placebo, The Cult, Gary Numan
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A profoundly eclectic concert bill celebrating different and diverse sounds from the UK’s dark alternative underground. From gothic rock, to post-punk doom to industrial noise. “Reliquia is a UK-based five-piece crafting emotionally charged, atmospheric music that merges post-punk urgency, post-rock scale, and the weight of heavy alternative music into a sound that prioritizes dark atmospheres, anthemic songwriting and heavy, crushing emotion.Formed by vocalist Gregg Neville (Spire Circle, Golden Gardens) and guitarist Tobias Gray (The Machinist), the lineup is completed by George Kal (guitars), Andy Lindley (bass), and Karim Nashar (drums).Since emerging onto the UK live circuit in 2023, the band
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