Violent Goth: DJ Lucian Black Death
6:00pm-10:00pm at New Frontier Lounge, Tacoma Event details
Monthly all-vinyl dark dance night. Also taco specials.
Wed, Apr 2
Dual Analog, Replicas, Fotoform, Christian Rowell
7:30pm at Central Saloon Event details
Yasuaki Shimizu, Spencer D
8:30pm at Madame Lou's Event details
Sold out.
Thu, Apr 3
Headstone Brigade, Byssus, Mountain Holler
8:00pm at Teatro de la Psychomachia Event details
The tones of Headstone, lit by flickering torchlight The netherworld is gathered in the glare Byssus takes the cavern to the northlight The sound of Holler is rising in the air. Byssus! Night of darkness!
Light Asylum, Dark Chisme, FEVR
8:00pm at The Spanish Ballroom, Tacoma Event details
Lower fees at the Bottle Shop box office on the first floor. All ages.
Someone's Daughter, Mutual Stoke, Shame Banger, 2Libras
8:00pm at Chop Suey Event details
Recommendation is for 2Libras.
Fri, Apr 4
ACTORS, Nox Novacula, LEATHERS
6:00pm-9:00pm at The Crocodile Event details
Soft Vein swapped out for LEATHERS but you can still catch them 6/14.
Headstone Brigade, Byssus, Stray Sod
7:00pm at Le Voyeur, Olympia Event details
Beak>, Litronix
8:00pm doors at Neumos Event details
Recommendation is for Beak>. First band likely starts at 9:00pm.
Man Plus, DJs Impure Moods, Hex-A-Gone
9:00pm-12:00am at Belltown Yacht Club Event details
Goth, italo, darkwave, and synth 1.5 blocks from The Crocodile.
Night Shift: DJ Pavor Nocturnus
9:00pm-2:00am at 2 Fingers Social, White Center Event details
Darkwave, synth, post-punk, industrial, goth, horror flicks, a covered patio; all for free. Every first Friday.
Sat, Apr 5
Cult of Morgue: Spring Awakening
8:00pm-2:00am at The Church Cantina, Tacoma Event details
Dress to impress for this goth and new wave dance night.
Monsterwatch, Semisoft, Dark Chisme
9:00pm at Sunset Tavern Event details
Recommendation is for Dark Chisme.
SIN: Easter Zombie Dark Dance Party
10:00pm-2:00am at Kremwerk Event details
Monthly EBM and industrial night. CARAVAN upstairs in the Cherry room plays experimental world music which is also fun to dance to.
Sun, Apr 6
Artist Market feat. DJ Kritikal Virgo
11:00am-4:00pm at Real Art Tacoma, Tacoma Event details
Organized by Layla Reyna of Licorice Chamber and Strap On Halo. Every other Sunday. All ages.
Belltown Film Society: SLC Punk
7:00pm at The Rendezvous Event details
Tears In Vogue: DJs BPA, Trishy
7:00pm-11:00pm at Lucky Dime, Everett Event details
Monthly dark cabaret and gothic dance night. Ages 18+.
Mon, Apr 7
Mayhem, Mortiis, Imperial Triumphant, New Skeletal Faces
6:30pm at Temple Theatre, Tacoma Event details
All ages.
The Birthday Massacre, Essenger, Magic Wands
8:00pm at El Corazon Event details
All ages.
Blone Noble, Vance Latta, Gallowmaker
8:00pm at The Shakedown, Bellingham Event details
Wed, Apr 9
Bubble Tea and Cigarettes, MYXA
7:00pm doors at Substation Event details
Trip hop band MYXA and dreamy BTaC provide music to float away to.
Panzer AG, Nite, DV8R, Normoria
7:30pm at El Corazon Event details
Kraftwerk
8:00pm at Moore Theatre Event details
Fun, fun, fun. All ages.
Quid Quo, Mary Chicken Soup And Rice, Quilli Fin
8:00pm at Baba Yaga Event details
Recommendation is for Quilli Fin.
Thu, Apr 10
Light Asylum, Blone Noble, Devours, Bijoux, Total Chroma, VOIDWRMR, DJ Wives
7:00pm at Central Saloon Event details
The Bad Bar show was combined with this one; start time now 7pm.
Bestial Mouths, Prelude to a Pistol, This Soil is Diseased
8:00pm at Substation Event details
Lucid Express, Letting Up Despite Great Faults, Fotoform
8:30pm at Madame Lou's Event details
Fri, Apr 11
Swamp Wife, OK Bucko, Fine
7:00pm doors at Black Lodge Event details
Recommendation is for Swamp Wife; their 2nd EP's out 4/4. All ages.
Danse Macabre feat. DJs Keypr, JQ
8:00pm-1:30am at The Church Cantina, Tacoma Event details
Monthly dark dance night second Fridays in Tacoma.
Sat, Apr 12
Rosegarden Funeral Party, Missing, Summore, Datura
8:00pm at The Funhouse Event details
Spring Fling: Vvilfred, Shattered Lense, DJ Stephen Cavendish
8:00pm doors at BatHaus Event details
Gothic dance night, corsage making, a giant canvas for painting, food, drinks. Gothic formal dress code. Ages 18+.
An Evening with Jesse Sykes, Phil Wandscher, Bill Herzog
8:00pm-11:00pm at The Rabbit Box Event details
Sold out. All ages until 10pm.
Audiodrome: DJs Sharlese, Lord Phatrick, Nick Carroll, Kadeejah Streets, SH1-TR
9:00pm-2:00am at Pony Event details
Italo, EBM, techno on second Saturdays. Also streams online.
Sun, Apr 13
Ozzie's Uncommon Arts Market: DJs Omega Brain, Brucifer
12:00pm-6:00pm at Ozzie's (second floor) Event details
Alternative market with DJs and purchasable food and drink. All ages.
Mon, Apr 14
death's dynamic shroud, Vitesse X
8:30pm at Madame Lou's Event details
Chiptune and other electronic music.
Thu, Apr 17
Shadowhouse, Licorice Chamber, Accolade, Ghost Fetish
8:00pm at The Spanish Ballroom, Tacoma Event details
Lower fees at the Bottle Shop box office on the first floor. All ages.
Fri, Apr 18
Space Is The Place Festival: Sun Ra Arkestra, The Space Lady, DJ Rizz Rollins, Diminished Men, DJ Sherman, Bear Glass, DJ spaceotter
8:00pm-4:00am at Naf Revival, West Seattle Event details
Astro jazz, lofi synth, experimental music. Ages 18+.
Sat, Apr 19
Vision Video, Dancing Plague, Dark Chisme, Tyler NoxWind
8:00pm at El Corazon Event details
All ages.
Continuum: DJs Graz, Dual Analog, Daemon Chadeau
8:00pm-1:30am at Time Warp Event details
SakuraCon afterparty.
Space Is The Place Festival: Sun Ra Arkestra, The Space Lady, Fabulous Downey Brothers, DJs Donald Glaude, Slantooth, Eva, Jules
8:00pm-6:00am at Naf Revival, West Seattle Event details
Astro jazz, lofi synth, experimental music. Ages 18+.
The Asylum: Halloween in April
10:00pm-1:30am at Asylum Collective Event details
Spooky rave. Costume required. Ages 18+.
Wed, Apr 23
L.A. WITCH, Daiistar, Julia, Julia
8:00pm at Tractor Tavern Event details
Thu, Apr 24
Second Place Theory, Bonney Rubble, Atomic Pines
8:00pm at Conor Byrne Pub Event details
DJ uhhcult
8:00pm-12:00am at Add-A-Ball Event details
Cliff and Ivy, Replicas, Glitt, Neurogeist, DJ Ghastlycrumb_tiny
8:00pm at New Frontier Lounge, Tacoma Event details
Awaiting official ticket link.
Fri, Apr 25
Mogwai, Papa M
8:00pm at The Showbox Event details
Sold out. All ages.
Viva Non, Static Ghost, At The Heart Of The World, DJ Coffin Birth
8:00pm-11:30pm at Bad Bar Event details
Sat, Apr 26
Cliff and Ivy, Eve's Black Heart, The Mourning Watch, Scavenger Parade, DJ Wrain Havoc
8:00pm at Lucky Liquor, Tukwila Event details
All ages.
Outland - Dante's Inferno: Grizz, Vick Vapors, Hot Hail
9:00pm-1:30am at The Rendezvous Event details
Themed dark dance night feat. DJs Keypr, Sophi.
Wed, Apr 30
Cryogeyser, Flooding
7:00pm doors at Barboza Event details
Bump in the Night
9:00pm-2:00am at Pony Event details
Themed dark dance night with DJ Pavor Nocturnus every last Wednesday.
Thu, May 1
Academy Order, Licorice Chamber, 2Libras
8:00pm at Lucky Liquor, Tukwila Event details
All ages.
Diavol Strain (Chile), Dark Chisme, Dead Spells
9:00pm at Clock-Out Lounge Event details
Fri, May 2 - Sun, May 4
Crypticon Seattle
4:00pm Friday - 5:00pm Sunday at DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Seattle Airport Event details
"The largest gathering of fans of the macabre in the PNW." There will be some dark music events on the 13th floor. All ages; kids under 12 are free with paid adult but not allowed in VIP or adult events.
Fri, May 2
Academy Order, WitchHands, 13th Sky, Torment in Tyranny, The Glow, Hot Hail
7:00pm at New Frontier Lounge, Tacoma Event details
First night of the Mayday Misery deathrock fest. Carpe noctem.
Korine, Johnny Dynamite & The Bloodsuckers, Ghost Fetish, Shiny Lake, DJ Sophixi
9:00pm at Central Saloon Event details
Night Shift: DJ Pavor Nocturnus
9:00pm-2:00am at 2 Fingers Social, White Center Event details
Darkwave, synth, post-punk, industrial, goth, horror flicks, a covered patio; all for free. Every first Friday.
Sat, May 3
Eve's Black Heart, Deathcharge, Ashes Fallen, Guilty Strangers, Temple, Gallowmaker, Scavenger Parade
7:00pm at New Frontier Lounge, Tacoma Event details
Final night of the Mayday Misery deathrock fest. The DJs for the fest are Ghastlycrumb_tiny, Wrain Havoc, Maxx Destrukt, and Mark Splatter.
Society of the Silver Cross, Von Wildenhaus
7:30pm at Quilcene Lantern, Quilcene Event details
Likely all ages.
Tue, May 6
XTR Human, EX-HEIR, Total Chroma
7:00pm-11:30pm at Bad Bar Event details
Tribulation, Unto Others, Final Gasp, Unreqvited
7:30pm at El Corazon Event details
A variety of metal including gothic. All ages.
Wed, May 7
Meldamor, Llora, Ronnie Stone, Blood Rave, God Tongue
7:00pm-11:30pm at Bad Bar Event details
Grails, somesurprises
7:00pm doors at Neumos Event details
Music likely starts at 8:00pm.
Thu, May 8 - Sun, May 11
Verboden Festival
Times vary at The Cobalt | The Astoria, Vancouver, BC, Canada Event details
A darkwave festival beyond the 49th parallel.
Thu, May 8
Nuxx Vomica, Semantix, Jeff in Leather, Void Palace
7:00pm-11:30pm at Bad Bar Event details
Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Mat Ball
8:00pm at Neptune Theatre Event details
A dark wind blows. Sold out but overpriced tickets available. All ages.
Mentallo & The Fixer, Xorcist, Black Agent, Mechanismus DJs
9:00pm at El Corazon Event details
Fri, May 9
Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Mat Ball
8:00pm at Neptune Theatre Event details
They had a large barge with a radio antenna tower on it that they would charge up and discharge. They had a large barge with a... Sold out but overpriced resale tickets available. All ages.
Russian Blue, Society of the Silver Cross, The Marrying Type
8:30pm at The Redwood Theater at Tracyton Movie House, Bremerton Event details
All ages.
Spiral XP, Mt Fog, Jo Passed
9:00pm at Clock-Out Lounge Event details
Recommendation is for Mt Fog.
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
8:00pm at Paramount Theatre Event details
Sold out but overpriced resale tickets available. With Colin Greenwood of Radiohead on bass. All ages.
Tue, May 13
Slowdive
8:00pm at Paramount Theatre Event details
Opener(s) unannounced but PNW bands Fotoform, MØAA, -ether (non-ether, née DEAD NETTLE) or similar would fit well. All ages.
Thu, May 15
Sharon Van Etten & The Attachment Theory, Love Spells
8:00pm at The Crocodile Event details
Sold out. All ages.
Fri, May 16
Silencio Permanente, Flickers From The Fen, Fugitive Wizard, Orcus, Amn
8:00pm at Jules Maes Saloon Event details
Sharon Van Etten & The Attachment Theory, Love Spells
8:00pm at The Crocodile Event details
Sold out. All ages.
The NightCry, Die Robot, STAHV
8:00pm at The Charleston, Bremerton Event details
All ages.
Sat, May 17
World Goth Day: Autumn, Licorice Chamber, Tethys, The Glow, The Palace of Tears, Neurogeist
5:30pm-1:30am at Real Art Tacoma, Tacoma Event details
Feat. DJs Ghastlycrumb_tiny, Kritikal Virgo. All ages.
zoe | juniper + Xiu Xiu
7:30pm at Moore Theatre Event details
Performance art with original music. All ages.
Kumité, DMN, Replicas, 2Libras
9:00pm at Central Saloon Event details
Sun, May 18
zoe | juniper + Xiu Xiu
7:30pm at Moore Theatre Event details
Performance art with original music. All ages.
Mon, May 19
Florist, Allegra Krieger
8:30pm at Madame Lou's Event details
The entirety of The Birds Outside Sang is a good introduction to Florist. All ages.
Tue, May 20
Gang of Four
8:00pm at Neptune Theatre Event details
All ages.
Wed, May 21
Nils Frahm
8:00pm at Paramount Theatre Event details
All ages.
Thu, May 22
Freak Heat Waves, Jack J.
7:00pm doors at Black Lodge Event details
All ages.
Blood Club, Obskuros, Twin Ion Engine, Ex Lover
8:30pm at The Funhouse Event details
Sat, May 24
Dark Wave Mixtape, Spell Bound, Sour Times
8:30pm at Clock-Out Lounge Event details
Tribute bands including for Siouxie and the Banshees and Portishead.
Shadowplay: 80s and New Wave Dance Night
9:00pm-2:00am at Chop Suey Event details
Sun, May 25
Gothic Pride Seattle Pageant
5:00pm-9:00pm at Julia's On Broadway Event details
Music by DJ Name.
Tue, May 27
Mechanismus Festival: Pre-Party
9:00pm-2:00am at Mercury @ Machinewerks Event details
Mechanismus returns with industrial, EBM, aggrotech, and more. The pre-party is held at a private club with a dress code.
Wed, May 28
Mechanismus Festival: Suicide Commando, Aesthetic Perfection, Beborn Beton, Ego Likeness, GenCAB, Skull Cultist
7:00pm-1:30am? at El Corazon Event details
Save on fees by buying tickets in person in advance. Note that unlike other nights this is at El Corazon.
Ministry, My Life With The Thrill Kill Kult, Die Krupps
7:30pm at Showbox SoDo Event details
Bump in the Night
9:00pm-2:00am at Pony Event details
Themed dark dance night with DJ Pavor Nocturnus every last Wednesday.
Thu, May 29
Mechanismus Festival: Klutae, [:SITD:], Liebknecht, SINE, Intent:Outake, Third Realm
7:00pm-1:30am? at Madame Lou's at The Crocodile Event details
Save on fees by buying tickets in person in advance.
Fotoform, Mt Fog, Darkswoon
8:00pm at Tractor Tavern Event details
Fri, May 30
Mechanismus Festival: 16volt, Eisfabrik, Angels & Agony, DSTR, Red Lokust, Normoria
7:00pm-1:30am? at Madame Lou's at The Crocodile Event details
Save on fees by buying tickets in person in advance.
Lords of Acid, Little Miss Nasty
8:00pm at El Corazon Event details
Sat, May 31
Mechanismus Festival: Front Line Assembly, Funker Vogt, DJ? Acucrack, Glis, Mortal Realm, The Secret Light
7:00pm-1:30am? at Madame Lou's at The Crocodile Event details
Save on fees by buying tickets in person in advance.
Dark Chisme, Valgur, Midnight High, San Gabriel, Graveyard Gossip, Glass Egg, Ghost Fetish, Mutual Shock
7:30pm at Baba Yaga Event details
Darkwave, synthpop, and dream pop fest.
Mon, Jun 2
Napalm Death, Melvins, Hard-Ons, Dark Sky Burial
7:30pm at The Showbox Event details
Recommendation is for Dark Sky Burial. The others are okay too.
Fri, Jun 6
Night Shift: DJ Pavor Nocturnus
9:00pm-2:00am at 2 Fingers Social, White Center Event details
Darkwave, synth, post-punk, industrial, goth, horror flicks, a covered patio; all for free. Every first Friday.
Sat, Jun 7
Datura
8:00pm at The Charleston, Bremerton Event details
All ages.
Sat, Jun 14
Twin Tribes, TRAITRS, Forever Grey, Soft Vein
6:00pm at The Crocodile Event details
Thu, Jun 19
Licorice Chamber, Mutual Shock, ManWoMan, Hilinner
8:00pm at Chop Suey Event details
Fri, Jun 20 - Sun, Jun 22
Cascadian Midsummer: The Sacred Grove
10:00am Friday - 12:00pm Sunday at Red Hawk Avalon, Pe Ell Event details
A 3-day, on-site camping, summer solstice experience. All ages.
Sat, Jun 21
ÆNIGMATUM, Liminal Shroud, Isenordal
9:00pm at Belltown Yacht Club Event details
Recommendation is for Isenordal.
Sat, Jun 28
Faun
9:00pm at Neptune Theatre Event details
There's a VIP upgrade available for an acoustic performance, Q&A, etc. All ages.
Fri, Jul 11 - Sun, Jul 13
Dungeon Siege West MMXXV
12:00pm Friday - 11:59pm Sunday at Red Hawk Avalon, Pe Ell Event details
Outdoor dungeon synth festival. Ages 18+.
Brit Floyd
7:00pm at Marymoor Park, Redmond Event details
All ages but those under 6 aren't allowed into the reserved section due to eardrums exploding.
Thu, Jul 24
Loving, Ora Cogan
8:00pm at Neptune Theatre Event details
Recommendation is for Ora Cogan. Their last performance in Seattle was excellent. All ages.
Thu, Jul 31
Sauvageoness, Feral Anthem
8:00pm at The Charleston, Bremerton Event details
Recommendation is for Sauvageoness. All ages.
Sun, Aug 3
past self, Sculpture Club, The True Faith, Profit Prison
8:00pm at The Funhouse Event details
Tue, Aug 12
Nine Inch Nails, Boys Noize
7:30pm at Climate Pledge Arena Event details
Sold out but overpriced resale tickets available. All ages.
Fri, Sep 12
Ott
8:00pm doors at Nectar Lounge Event details
Rescheduled from May 2nd.
Sat, Sep 13
Wardruna, Chelsea Wolfe
7:30pm at Moore Theatre Event details
All ages.
Sun, Sep 14
Wardruna, Chelsea Wolfe
7:30pm at Moore Theatre Event details
Sold out but overpriced resale tickets available. Saturday's show still has tickets. All ages.
Tue, Sep 23
Swans, Little Annie & Paul Wallfisch
8:00pm at Neptune Theatre Event details
All ages.
Mon, Oct 6
Autechre, Mark Broom
10:00pm at The Crocodile Event details