Dark, danceable music near Seattle


Wed, Dec 4

Xeno & Oaklander, Heat of RXN, Aria Bare
7:00pm at Substation
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Atomic Pines, Dual Analog, Hush Hush Noise, DeShawn Rivers
8:00pm at The Funhouse
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Thu, Dec 5

Swamp Wife, Miscomings, Having Issues
8:30pm at Clock-Out Lounge
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Fri, Dec 6

Punk Rock Flea Market
2:00pm-8:00pm at Quality Flea Center, 416 15th Ave E
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Bargains, booze, beats. All ages.

Dancing Plague, Static Ghost, Venetian Veil, DJ Kritikal Virgo
9:00pm at Overkill Lounge, Tacoma
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GASP: Rave'n Dance
9:00pm-3:00am at Mercury @ Machinewerks
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December's theme is the ultimate goth winter ball. Costumes encouraged.


Sat, Dec 7

Punk Rock Flea Market
12:00pm-8:00pm at Quality Flea Center, 416 15th Ave E
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Beats. Bargains. Booze. All ages.

STAHV, Venetian Veil, Somber Violets
8:00pm at The Charleston, Bremerton
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All ages.

Licorice Chamber, Neurogeist, Hell Pony, DJ Boneburner
9:00pm at Overkill Lounge, Tacoma
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SIN: Annual Antichrist-mas Dark Dance Fetish Night
10:00pm-2:00am at Kremwerk
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EBM and industrial from DJs Shane Aungst and Jasyn Bangert.


Sun, Dec 8

Punk Rock Flea Market
12:00pm-6:00pm at Quality Flea Center, 416 15th Ave E
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Last chance for bargains, booze, beats. All ages.

Nox Novacula, Stainless, Rope
8:00pm at New Frontier Lounge, Tacoma
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Feat. DJs Roaring Blood, BS-System.

Blood Orchid, HADEE., J.L.G
8:00pm at Central Saloon
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Thu, Dec 12

Tremolo 2024: Night 1
7:00pm at Central Saloon
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Dark Chisme, Fotoform, Dead Spells, Modern Daze. "The darkest night of Tremolo."

Continuum feat. DJs Daemon Chadeau, Vain_Flesh
8:00pm-1:30am at Time Warp
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Cyberpunk on second Thursdays. Costumes encouraged but not required.


Fri, Dec 13

Tremolo 2024: Night 2
7:00pm at Central Saloon
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TV Star, New Age Healers, Guest Directors, No Floor, Ohr.

Licorice Chamber, Catica, 2Libras
8:00pm at Lucky Liquor, Tuqwila
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All ages.

Dance with the Dead, Korine, Starcourt
8:00pm doors at Neumos
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Danse Macabre feat. DJs Keypr, Daemon Chadeau
8:00pm-1:30am at The Church Cantina, Tacoma
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Monthly dark dance night second Fridays in Tacoma.

Night Moves: Friday the 13th Rave
Time TBA at Location TBA
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Secret theme and venue dropping soon.


Sat, Dec 14

Bell Witch, Year of the Cobra, The Well, Witch Ripper, Slow Goat, Ape Machine, Sorcia, Sun Crow, Melancholia, Mother Root
6:00pm at El Corazon
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Then, close to the hour of midnight, all the bronze gates burst open and emptied forth a frenzied throng that blackened the plain, so that all the visiting princes and travelers fled away in fright.

Doom comes to Seattle.

Tremolo 2024: Night 3
7:00pm at Central Saloon
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Black Nite Crash, Sparkler, Waves Crashing, supergloom, Ten Million Lights.

Eve's Black Heart, Dual Analog, Artificial Heart
8:00pm at The Kraken
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False Prophet's Audiodrome feat. guest DJ Bankie Phones
9:00pm-2:00am at Pony
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Recurring Italo, EBM, techno dance night. Also streams online.

Night Shift feat. DJ Pavor Nocturnus
9:00pm-2:00am at 2 Fingers Social, White Center (West Seattle)
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New dark dance night at White Center's one-of-a-kind horror movie bar.


Sat, Dec 21

Licorice Chamber, Jupe Jupe, Analog Ghost, Bunny Cult, Jesus on the Moon
7:30pm at Real Art Tacoma, Tacoma
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Jesus on the planets and the stars. All ages.

Sacred Skin, no kids pets ok
9:00pm at Clock-Out Lounge
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Mon, Dec 23

Static Ghost, Total Chroma, Skoto
Time TBA at Afterlife Seattle
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More details to be announced.


Thu, Dec 26

White Elephant / Black Celebration
7:00pm doors at Darrell's Tavern, Shoreline
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Regift a present while listening to goth music. Special surprise guests?


Fri, Dec 27

Night Moves feat. DJs Wax Witch, Repoman
Time TBA at The Hideout
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Monthly dark dance night, Krampus edition. Starting time probably 10pm but maybe 9?


Sat, Dec 28

Outland: Black Temple feat. DJs SpoopyLoops, Keypr
9:00pm-2:00am at The Rendezvous
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Monthly themed dark dance night.


Jan 9, 2025

Society of the Silver Cross, Fotoform, Dead Spells
7:30pm at Tractor Tavern
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Sat, Feb 1, 2025

School of Rock West Seattle Presents: Dark Wave
3:30pm at Clock-Out Lounge
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All ages.

Darkswoon, Shadowlands
8:00pm at The Charleston, Bremerton
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All ages.

Eve's Black Heart, Scavenger Parade
Time TBA at Cryptatropa Bar, Olympia
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Fri, Feb 7, 2025

SINTH PNW Dark Elektro Music Fest: Night 1
8:00pm-2:15am at The Coffin Club, Portland, OR
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Dark Chisme, Glori, Decomme, Ghost Fetish, DJs Non, Barbie Saint.


Sat, Feb 8, 2025

SINTH PNW Dark Elektro Music Fest: Night 2
8:00pm-2:15am at The Coffin Club, Portland, OR
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Xibling, ORKIS, Richie Filth, Tyler Noxwind, DJs Just Dave, Dark Chisme

Thu, Feb 20, 2025

Bonney Rubble, Heldscålla, Eve's Black Heart
8:00pm at Sunset Tavern
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Fri, Feb 28, 2025

Molchat Doma, Sextile
9:00pm at Showbox SoDo
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All ages.


Tue, Mar 11, 2025

Alcest, Kælan Mikla
8:00pm at Neptune Theatre
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Drekki þér í dimmum, djúpum táralaugum.

All ages.


Fri, Apr 4, 2025

ACTORS, Nox Novacula
6:00pm-9:00pm at The Crocodile
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In the year 2025.


Mon, Apr 7, 2025

The Birthday Massacre, Essenger, Magic Wands
8:00pm at El Corazon
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All ages.


Wed, Apr 9, 2025

Panzer AG, Nite, DV8R, Normoria
7:30pm at El Corazon
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Rescheduled from Nov 16, 2024.


Fri, Apr 25, 2025

Mogwai
8:00pm at The Showbox
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All ages.


Thu, May 8 - Sun, May 11

Verboden Festival
Hours TBA at multiple venues, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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Placeholder for a darkwave festival beyond the 49th parallel.


Thu, May 8, 2025

Godspeed You! Black Emperor
8:00pm at Neptune Theatre
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Sold out but overpriced resale tickets available. All ages.


Fri, May 9, 2025

Godspeed You! Black Emperor
8:00pm at Neptune Theatre
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Sold out but overpriced resale tickets available. All ages.


Mon, May 12, 2025

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
8:00pm at Paramount Theatre
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Sold out but overpriced resale tickets available. All ages.


Sat, May 17, 2025

zoe | juniper + Xiu Xiu
7:30pm at Moore Theatre
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Performance art with original music. All ages.


Sun, May 18, 2025

zoe | juniper + Xiu Xiu
7:30pm at Moore Theatre
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Performance art with original music. All ages.


Wed, May 21, 2025

Nils Frahm
8:00pm at Paramount Theatre
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All ages.


Tue, May 27

Mechanismus Festival: Pre-Party
9:00pm-2:00am at Mercury @ Machinewerks
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Mechanismus returns with industrial, EBM, aggrotech, and more. The pre-party will feature Mechanismus and guest DJs and 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
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Save on fees by buying tickets in person in advance.


Thu, May 29

Mechanismus Festival: Klutae, [:SITD:], Liebknecht, SINE, Intent:Outake, Third Realm
7:00pm-1:30am? at Madame Lou's at The Crocodile
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Save on fees by buying tickets in person in advance.


Fri, May 30

Mechanismus Festival: Eisfabrik, Angels & Agony, DSTR, Red Lokust, Normoria
7:00pm-1:30am? at Madame Lou's at The Crocodile
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Headliner TBA. Save on fees by buying tickets in person in advance.


Sat, May 31

Mechanismus Festival: Front Line Assembly, Funker Vogt, Solar Fake, Glis, Mortal Realm, The Secret Light
7:00pm-1:30am? at Madame Lou's at The Crocodile
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Save on fees by buying tickets in person in advance.

There's also music seven nights a week at The Mercury.