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Beat:Cancer Summer BBQ
Summer Gothmas is an annual free entry event run by Beat:Cancer, and held at the Castle Tap in Reading: featuring a lineup of excellent DJs, a VERY well stocked bar, and BBQ manned by the B:C crew… not forgetting the obligatory B:C Raffle of course!With an unmissable set promised by Shark/Dinosaurs hybrid DJ monstrosity Karkasaurus, and host of guest DJs being lined up, this promises to be the highlight of your GothSummer calendar.Stay tuned for details on the new BBQ format for 2024, and don’t forget there is a brand new ltd edition T-Shirt design available NOW over at https://beatcancer.info/shop
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29 June 2024
Ghost Dance + Korinthians
Ghost Dance…… Anne Marie Hurst was the backing vocalist for the Goth Rock group the Elements in Keighley UK (until 1982). In December 1982, she helped form Skeletal Family. After departing from Skeletal Family in 1985, she co-founded Ghost Dance with Gary Marx (formerly of The Sisters of Mercy). Ghost Dance released several indie chart hit singles through Karbon Records, which were later compiled on the ‘Gathering Dust’ album. In 1989 they signed to Chrysalis Records and released the ‘Stop The World’ album and two more singles, with ‘Down To The Wire’ peaking at no.66 in the UK singles chart.
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18 April 2024
Church of Madness Vs Exit the Grey
Joining us for our Christmas celebration for 2023, we have Victoria Fenbane and Simon Briggs from Exit the Grey bringing their mix of modern synthpop, EBM and futurepop, with a hint of darkwave and dark techno. Entry, as always, is FREEDoors: 8pm-2am The nearest car park is Q-Park on Chatham street, about a minute from the venue. It is open all night, and secure. A slightly cheaper alternative is the Oracle car park, which is a longer walk, through town. Pre-event drinking establishment of choice for local goths would be the Castle Tap where they serve an excellent selection of
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2 December 2023
Club Velocity/New Mind Promotions presents: Vision Video + West Wickhams
Goth-Pop Post-Punk Band from Athens, Georgia.Dance Music for the End Times. “Brilliant weavings of the sound that has made Joy Division and The Cure so loved” – The Big Takeover “Vision Video are blessed with a singer whose voice soars instead of sulks. And when he blends his with that of keyboardist Emily Fredock, the group exhibits a radiance that distinguishes them from fellow black-lipstick aficionados.” – Pitchfork West WickhamsAre a two piece Psychedelic Garage Noir
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Reading
9 November 2023
Club Velocity/New Mind Promotions presents: The March Violets
October 7th 2022 marks the digital release of the Walk into the Sun 7” (unavailable since the 80’s). The perfect time to announce The March Violets reunion! Since the last March Violets tour in 2015 we’ve been shocked at how many musical friends have passed over and out. And after Simon Denbigh’s life-changing stroke, it’s no surprise we all thought that was it for the Violets. When, in 2021, Jungle Records released Big Soul Kiss (The BBC Sessions double album) for Record Store Day 2021 it sold out its entire pressing in 24 hours. We were amazed at the response,
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26 October 2023
Church of Madness Vs DJ Nollipop
Joining us all the way from Ireland is DJ Nollipop! (https://www.mixcloud.com/noelle-duffy-n%C3%AD-doherty/) DJ Nollipop plays a blend of Punk, Riot Grrrl, 80s cheese, Alternative, Goth, Metal, Irish Folk, Neo Folk, Industrial, EDM and Acid Techno. (She’s also partial to the phenomenon that is Eurovision.) and has been seen providing the entertainment in the Escape bar at Infest Entry, as always, is FREEDoors: 8pm-2am The nearest car park is Q-Park on Chatham street, about a minute from the venue. It is open all night, and secure. A slightly cheaper alternative is the Oracle car park, which is a longer walk, through town.
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Reading
16 September 2023
Heathen Apostles
LA based The Heathen Apostles-debut UK tour-and they are coming to Reading. If there is such a thing in the current fringe roots genre as a supergroup, it would certainly be the LA based dark roots and gothic country band Heathen Apostles, who includes ex members of Radio Noir (Mather Louth), The Cramps (Chopper Franklin), Kings of Nuthin’ (Thomas Lorioux) and Christian Death (Steve Grey) in its ranks. That is one hell of a line up Page Of SwordsA one man mean song writer machine.The real deal
Reading
21 July 2023
Church of Madness Vs Gilly Woo & Rich Deadsignal
Joining us for our 6th outing are Gilly Woo and Rich Deadsignal. Gilly is known for floor fuckin filthy electro and Industrial with some curve balls aimed squarely at the dancefloor. Rich, on the other hand, streams on https://twitch.tv/dj_deadsignal and can be found playing… anything he fancies! He promises to stick to something vaguely relevant this time Entry, as always, is FREEDoors: 8pm-2am The nearest car park is Q-Park on Chatham street, about a minute from the venue. It is open all night, and secure. A slightly cheaper alternative is the Oracle car park, which is a longer walk, through town. Pre-event
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Reading
3 June 2023
Ghost Dance At Club Velocity
Ghost Dance…… Anne Marie Hurst was the backing vocalist for the Goth Rock group the Elements in Keighley UK (until 1982). In December 1982, she helped form Skeletal Family. After departing from Skeletal Family in 1985, she co-founded Ghost Dance with Gary Marx (formerly of The Sisters of Mercy). Ghost Dance released several indie chart hit singles through Karbon Records, which were later compiled on the ‘Gathering Dust’ album. In 1989 they signed to Chrysalis Records and released the ‘Stop The World’ album and two more singles, with ‘Down To The Wire’ peaking at no.66 in the UK singles chart.
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