Dark Chisme
7:00pm at Easy Street Records, West Seattle Event details
Free and all ages.
JG Thirlwell ~ Silver Mantis, Leeni
7:30pm at The Rabbit Box Event details
Sold out. [0] [1]. All ages.
SAM Remix: DJs Kadeejah Streets, Coffin Birth, Dark Chisme, SOFIIAK
8:00pm-11:59pm at Seattle Art Museum Event details
Music, horror movies, hands-on art workshops, a scavenger parade hunt in the galleries, a costume contest, and for SAM members even create your own grimoire. Some restrictions on costumes e.g. no full-face masks and no live insects(?).
Samhain Celebration: DJs Libertine, Oliver D. Place
8:00pm-1:30am at The Church Cantina, Tacoma Event details
Costumes encouraged.
God Tongue, Static Ghost, DJs Wives, Reptile House
8:00pm-2:00am at The Mountain Room: Bar at the R Event details
Halloween party with music, dancing, costume contest.
BYC Halloween Bash: ONONOS, Ghost Fetish
8:00pm doors at Belltown Yacht Club Event details
Party begins at 8pm, bands at 9pm.
Peyote Ugly, Emi Pop, La Isla Electrónica, Benzo
9:00pm at Conor Byrne Pub Event details
Recommendation is for L.I.E. Scariest costume wins a prize.
Goth Skate Halloween: Sugar Bones, Man Plus, Tiny Holograms, DJs Keypr, Kritikal Virgo, Hex-A-Gone, Tremer
9:00pm at Southgate Roller Rink, White Center Event details
Haunted house, beer garden, costume contest. Skating optional.
Bump in the Night: Halloween Party
9:00pm-2:00am at Pony Event details
With DJs Pavor Nocturnus and Goo-Chi. Costume contest, horror flicks, jump scares. Costumes strongly encouraged,
Dark Komplex + SIN: Nox Novacula, DJs LSDFJ, Kota Kira, Faggoth, Shane Aungst, Jasyn Bangert
10:00pm-2:00am at Kremwerk | Timbre Room | Cherry Event details
EBM, industrial, darkwave, techno. Halloween or fetish attire encouraged.
Sat, Nov 1
Water From Your Eyes, Dutch Interior, Spiral XP
5:55pm-9:00pm at Madame Lou's Event details
Sold out. Start time changed to the very specific 5:55 on 11/1.
Cult of Morgue: All Saints Day
8:00pm-1:30am at The Church Cantina, Tacoma Event details
Dress to impress for this goth and new wave dance night.
Sun, Nov 2
Cliff and Ivy, Eve's Black Heart, Post Rapture Party, DJ Kritikal Virgo
1:00pm-5:00pm at Real Art Tacoma, Tacoma Event details
Day of the Dead celebration with live music inside Real Art. There will also be an artist market outside 11am-4pm. Both are all ages.
Sensoria: DJ Olivia Mutant-John
7:00pm-11:00pm at Kink Center Event details
Dark dance night. Not a kink event despite venue name. Masks required, KN95 or better (KH104? or does that joke ring hollow). Ages 18+.
Claudio Simonetti's Goblin
8:00pm at El Corazón Event details
Performing the live score to a screening of Dario Argento's Deep Red.
Tue, Nov 4
The Faint, Hercules, Love Affair
8:00pm at The Showbox Event details
Buy at the box office in advance to save ($42.50 vs $53.72 online).
Wed, Nov 5
Xeno & Oaklander, Sacred Skin, MØAA, Waves Crashing
8:00pm at Central Saloon Event details
Now with less skin.
Thu, Nov 6
Freakout Festival 13: Night 1
7:30pm-12:30am at Sunset Tavern | Ballard Smoke Shop | Cathedral Ballard Event details
glass egg (8pm) recommended.
Pixel Grip, Psymon Spine
7:00pm doors at Neumos Event details
Antimxb, Van Butchell, NiGHTofAL
8:00pm at The Funhouse Event details
Constant Lovers, Haunted Horses, Lil Lebowski
8:00pm at Central Saloon Event details
Recommendation is for the industrial punk of Haunted Horses.
Automelodi, Sleek Teeth, VOIDWRMR, DJ Coffin Birth
8:00pm doors at Clock-Out Lounge Event details
DJ at 8:00, bands at 8:30.
Fri, Nov 7
Freakout Festival 13: Night 2
7:30pm-1:30am at 9 venues in Ballard and Fremont Event details
Ghost Fetish (8:30pm), Painted Vein (9:40pm), 55CASTLES (9:40pm), and Dark Chisme (12:10am) recommended.
Dead On A Sunday, Nite
9:00pm at Substation Event details
On a Friday night.
All Waves: DJs Rota Rota, Wives
9:00pm at Underbelly Event details
Free dance night under Pioneer Square.
Night Shift: DJ Pavor Nocturnus
9:00pm-close at 2 Fingers Social, White Center Event details
Darkwave, synth, post-punk, industrial, horror films, a covered patio; all for free. Every first Friday.
Sat, Nov 8
Freakout Festival 13: Night 3
7:00pm-1:30am at 9 venues in Ballard and Fremont Event details Malcriada (7:30pm), Møtrik (10:10pm), and Chalk (11:30pm) recommended.
Jupe Jupe, Seaside Tryst, 2Libras, Mechanical Plague, DJ Activate
7:30pm at Central Saloon Event details
Dark Chisme, Night Ritualz, Vondré, Mutual Shock
8:00pm at The Funhouse Event details
Start time changed from 9pm to 8pm.
Outland - The Crimson Cathedral: Normoria, AVGMNT, DJs Sophixi, Lilith, Keypr
8:00pm-2:00am at Seattle Harbor Event details
Bands at 9:00pm.
Sun, Nov 9
Freakout Festival 13: Night 4
7:00pm-12:00am at Sunset Tavern | Ballard Smoke Shop Event details
9 bands at 2 venues.
Goblin Legacy, Nest
6:00pm at Ray's Golden Lion, Richland Event details
Canceled.
they are gutting a body of water, Sun Organ, Toner
7:00pm doors at The Vera Project Event details
[0]. All ages.
Mon, Nov 10
Bridles, Quilli Fin, Mary Chicken Soup and Rice
7:00pm-10:00pm at Recreational Psychoacoustics Lab Event details
Free and all ages.
Goblin Legacy, Nest
8:00pm at The Crocodile Event details
Canceled. More Italian goblins invade Seattle. This incarnation includes Maurizio Guarini and Walter Martino.
Tue, Nov 11
Nuclear Daisies
7:00pm doors at The Black Lodge Event details
A post-apocalyptic journey. [0] All ages.
Brìghde Chaimbeul, Lori Goldston
7:00pm doors at The Vera Project Event details
"The closing in of darkness, the pull to turn inward." [0] All ages.
KNOWER, Sam Wilkes
8:00pm at Neptune Theatre Event details
All ages.
Thu, Nov 13
Select Level, Bad Optics, Quilli Fin
8:00pm at Add-A-Ball Event details
Recommendation is for Quilli Fin.
Continuum feat. DJs Daemon Chadeau, Trent Von
8:00pm-1:30am at Time Warp Event details
Cyberpunk second Thursdays. Costumes encouraged but not required.
Vioflesh, Brittany Bindrim, Lucia Luna, Silent Mass, DJ Oliver D. Place
9:00pm at The Funhouse Event details
the stalk
Time TBA at The Mountain Room: Bar at the R Event details
[0]
Fri, Nov 14
Datura, Icarus, Self Immolation
7:00pm at IOOF Hall, Wenatchee Event details
Datura recommended. All ages.
Licorice Chamber, Other, Gallowmaker, Scavenger Parade
8:00pm at Lucky Liquor, Tukwila Event details
Off the top of my head: This Love Is Dark, As The World Breathes [0], Mythos, Night Bloom [1], Teeth [2], The Mire, Bitter Reward, Upheaval [3]. All ages.
State Alchemist, Regal Nonchalant, Kaizen Ave, DJ Lilith
8:00pm at El Corazón Event details
Sat, Nov 15
Nox Novacula, Datura, Cruel Velvet
8:30pm at Ray's Golden Lion, Richland Event details
All ages.
Sun, Nov 16
Death & Music feat. Fotoform
7:00pm at Town Hall Seattle - The Great Hall, entrance on 8th Ave Event details
An evening of stories and connecting through music and grief. All ages.
Mon, Nov 17
Nuovo Testamento, Nuxx
7:00pm doors at Barboza Event details
Tue, Nov 18
Dark Chisme, Bloococoon
7:00pm at Central Saloon Event details
Fri, Nov 21
Fotoform, Mechanical Plague, Replicas
8:30pm at Ray's Golden Lion, Richland Event details
All ages.
Sat, Nov 22
Nuda, Ceremony Shadows, Mortal Realm, Sombre Lux, DJ Spookachu
7:30pm at Real Art Tacoma, Tacoma Event details
All ages.
Nox Novacula, Someone's Daughter, Distest
8:00pm doors at The Kraken Bar & Lounge Event details
Dead Disko
9:00pm-late at Baba Yaga Event details
Dark dance night under Pioneer Square.
Fotoform, Mechanical Plague, Replicas
Time TBA at The Chainsaw Cat, Yakima Event details
Shows here usually start around 8pm. All ages.
Mon, Nov 24
Velvet Heartbreak, 2Libras
7:00pm at Belltown Yacht Club Event details
Tyler Noxwind, obli_x_vion, Static Ghost, Profit Prison, Somber Violets
8:00pm at The Funhouse Event details
All ages.
Wed, Nov 26
Primitive Man, otay:onii, Guiltless, Muñeca
7:30pm at Chop Suey Event details
otay:onii [0] recommended. All ages.
Bump in the Night
9:00pm-2:00am at Pony Event details
Themed dark dance night with DJ Pavor Nocturnus every last Wednesday.
Fri, Nov 28
Corbeau Hangs, Post Crucifixtiom, God Tongue
Time TBA at Central Saloon Event details
Venue announced the show but link forthcoming.
VALGUR, Dark Chisme, 55CASTLES
8:00pm at Lucky Dime, Everett Event details
No cameras, dogs, or bags larger than 6x8 inches. Absolutely no dogs larger than 6x8. All ages.
Revival: DJs Activate, Oliver D. Place
8:00pm-1:30am at The Church Cantina, Tacoma Event details
Dark dance night the last Friday each month in Tacoma.
Sat, Nov 29
Snakes of Russia
Time TBA at Central Saloon Event details
Venue announced the show but link forthcoming.
Mon, Dec 1
House of Harm, past self
8:00pm at The Funhouse Event details
Tue, Dec 2
Safe Mind, Touching Ice
7:00pm doors at Barboza Event details
Safer, less harsh.
Stick Men (Levin, Mastelotto, Reuter), We Are Ants To Them
7:30pm at The Triple Door Event details
All ages.
Sat, Dec 6
Nico Play, somesurprises
8:00pm at The Rabbit Box Event details
Sold out. All ages.
Tue, Dec 9
Mint Field, glass egg
7:30pm at Madame Lou's Event details
One of the last shows at Madame Lou's before it closes mid-Dec.
Thu, Dec 11
Mt Fog, Von Wildenhaus, Power Strip
8:00pm at Sunset Tavern Event details
Sat, Dec 13
Stygian Bough, Serpentent
9:00pm at Clock-Out Lounge Event details
Stygian Bough is a collaboration between Bell Witch and Aerial Ruin.
Fri, Dec 19
Beatrix Sky, Bonney Rubble, Mechanical Plague
9:00pm at Add-A-Ball Event details
12/19 not 12/12.
Sat, Jan 24, 2026
Dead Spells, Somber Violets, Mechanical Plague
Time TBA at Belltown Yacht Club Event details
Kayo Dot, Xasthur
9:00pm at Clock-Out Lounge Event details
Wed, Feb 4, 2026
She Past Away
8:00pm at The Crocodile Event details
$13 cheaper buying in advance at the box office.
Tue, Feb 17, 2026
Julianna Barwick, Mary Lattimore
8:00pm at The Crocodile Event details
[0].
Wed, Feb 25, 2026
All Them Witches, King Buffalo
8:00pm at Showbox SoDo Event details
Thu, Feb 26, 2026
Cold Cave, Rosa Anschütz
8:00pm at Neptune Theatre Event details
All ages.
Wed, Mar 4, 2026
Tigran Hamasyan
8:00pm at Neptune Theatre Event details
[0]. All ages.
Thu, Mar 26, 2026
Marissa Nadler
8:00pm at Tractor Tavern Event details
Ethereal folk.
Fri, Apr 3, 2026
Ultra Sunn, Ceremony Shadows, Skull Cultist, DJ Sophixi
9:00pm at Substation Event details
Sun, Apr 5, 2026
HEALTH, Carpenter Brut, Desire
7:30pm at Showbox SoDo Event details
Do you mean, like, forever-ever? forever-ever? forever-ever? All ages.
Tue, Apr 21, 2026
Lebanon Hanover
8:00pm at The Crocodile Event details
Buy at the box office in advance to save ($42.96 vs $56.80 online).
Wed, Apr 29, 2026
VNV Nation
9:00pm at Neptune Theatre Event details
All ages.
Thu, May 28 - Sun, May 31
Verboden Festival
7:00pm-2:15am at The Coffin Club, Portland, OR Event details
A 4-day darkwave festival.
There's also DJ'd music seven nights a week at The Mercury.