Freakout Festival 13: Night 3
7:00pm-1:30am at 9 venues in Ballard and Fremont Event details
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.
Audiodrome: DJs Kadeejah Streets, Sharlese
9:00pm-2:00am at Pony Event details
Italo, EBM, techno on second Saturdays. Also streams online.
Sun, Nov 9
Freakout Festival 13: Night 4
7:00pm-12:00am at Sunset Tavern | Ballard Smoke Shop Event details
9 bands and 1 DJ 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
Style King of the Week, Katana Boy, the stalk, Changeling
8:00pm at The Mountain Room: Bar at the R Event details
Recommendation is for the stalk [0].
Fri, Nov 14
Datura, Icarus, Self Immolation
7:00pm at IOOF Hall, Wenatchee Event details
Datura recommended. All ages.
Licorice Chamber, Gallowmaker, NiGHTofAL, 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] (no longer performing but very talented musicians), Teeth [2], The Mire, Bitter Reward, Upheaval [3]. All ages.
State Alchemist, Regal Nonchalant, Kaizen Ave, DJ Lilith
8:00pm at The Funhouse Event details
Mutual Shock, Doomed Romantics, STRZYGA, DJ Final Girl
8:00pm-12:15am at The Mortuary, Olympia Event details
Ages 18+.
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
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, Total Chroma, Post Crucifixion
8:00pm at Central Saloon Event details
Possibly canceled. The event was on Corbeau Hang's website in October but has now been removed. However, flyers for the event are up in Central Saloon as of 11/5. But no tickets are available, so...
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, God Tongue, VOIDWRMR, DJ Wives
8:00pm at Central Saloon Event details
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.
Fri, Dec 5
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, Dec 6
Nico Play, somesurprises
8:00pm at The Rabbit Box Event details
Sold out. All ages.
Licorice Chamber, Vicious Cycles, Eve's Black Heart, Normoria, Ghosts in the Graveyard
8:00pm at Tim's Tavern, White Center Event details
Toy drive; bring unwrapped toys to donate. All ages until 10:00pm.
Cult of Morgue: Krampusnacht
8:00pm-1:30am at The Church Cantina, Tacoma Event details
Dress to impress for this goth and new wave dance night.
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
There are already scalpers trying to sell tickets for $150 (4x list price) and it's not even sold out yet, consider buying before it is. $42.50 buying at the Showbox or Showbox SoDo box office in advance, $11 cheaper than online.
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, 2026
Verboden Night 1: Street Fever, Mvtant, More Ephemeral, Puerta Negra
7:00pm-2:15am at The Coffin, Portland, OR Event details
A 4-day darkwave festival at The Coffin, formerly The Coffin Club, formerly Lovecraft Bar. The 10+ year festival formerly in Vancouver, BC, now near Vancouver, WA.
Fri, May 29, 2026
Verboden Night 2: Sacred Skin, SRSQ, Dildox, Damascus Knives
7:00pm-2:15am at The Coffin, Portland, OR Event details
A 4-day darkwave festival one block from Hotel Grand Stark. Not sure if there'll be discount codes here or elsewhere but currently $122/night incl. fees for a queen. Others rent an Airbnb, or it'll be late spring in Portland, just rough it in a tent anywhere you like. What's the worst that will happen, death in late-May?
Sat, May 30, 2026
Verboden Night 3: Hallows, Carrallee, Blone Nobel
7:00pm-2:15am at The Coffin, Portland, OR Event details
A 4-day darkwave festival an easy train or bus ride from Seattle. I've taken both and I haven't lost a kidney or other organ yet, and I fell asleep.
Sat, May 31, 2026
Verboden Night 4: Male Tears, Sleek Teeth, Hexx Head, Dot Wall
7:00pm-2:15am at The Coffin, Portland, OR Event details
A 4-day medium wave festival bringing signals here from far away.
There's also DJ'd music seven nights a week at The Mercury.