North Rhine-Westphalia
Gothic and Metal Events - Parties, Concerts, and Festivals in North Rhine-Westphalia and the surrounding area.
June 2026
5.6.2026 Old school EBM - Kulttempel Oberhausen
Start 11 PM
https://www.kulttempel.com/kkt-kalender/old-school-ebm-aftershow-party-von-tyske-ludder
6/6/2026 Iron Age - Phoenix Mühlheim
Medieval - Folk-Rock - Gothic-Rock - NDH and related dark guitar music
Starts 9:30 PM
https://phoenix-club.online/
6.6.2026 Underground in DarknesS - Eventground Wuppertal
Gothic, EBM, Industrial, NDH, Synth Pop & Classics
Starts 10 PM
https://www.eventground-wuppertal.de/DiskoClub-Termine/
6/6/2026 Night Dance - Zeche Carl Essen
EBM, Industrial, Futurepop and Electro, 80s, Wave, Gothic, Post-punk and Batcave
Starts at 10 PM
https://www.zechecarl.de/carlsprogramm/260606-nachttanzparty
June 6, 2026 Castrum Nigra Treasury Warmup Party - Shadow Leverkusen
Dark Electro, Aggrotech, Industrial, Hellelectro, Future Pop, Cyberpunk
Starts 9 PM
https://shadow-lev.de/events/castrum-nigra-schatzkammer-warm-up/
June 11, 2026 Dark Disco - Zentrum Altenberg Oberhausen
EBM, Futurepop, Industrial, Gothic, Post-Punk, 80's, Wave, Synth
Starts 9 PM
https://www.zentrumaltenberg.de/events/duesterdisco/?occurrence=2026-06-11
June 12, 2026 Hell's Chamber - Kulttempel Oberhausen
Aggrotech, Dark Electro, Industrial
Starts 9 PM
https://www.kulttempel.com/kkt-kalender/hells-chamber-4
12.6.2026 Vampire Dance Club - Shadow Leverkusen
Batcave, Dark/ Cold-Wave, Synth-Wave, Dark 80s&Goth Classix, Minimal
Starts 9 PM
https://shadow-lev.de/events/vampire-dance-club/
6/13/2026 EBM meets Synth & Future Pop Party - Kulttempel Oberhausen
Starts 10 PM
https://www.kulttempel.com/kkt-kalender/ebm-meets-synth-future-pop-post-punk-wave-gothic-minimal-aftershow-nach-dem-sono-konzert-2
June 13, 2026 Temple of Love - Old Daddy Club Lounge Oberhausen
New Wave, Electro, Post-Punk, Pop, Gothic from 1977 to 1997
Start 10 PM
https://www.kulttempel.com/kkt-kalender/tempel-of-love-15
June 13, 2026 80s and more Dance Night - Bahnhof Langendreer Bochum
80s Sound & Related Styles from the Post-80s Era
Starts 9 PM
https://bahnhof-langendreer.de/80er-dance-night-juni-2026
June 13, 2026 Dark Nite - Movie Bielefeld
Electro, EBM, Industrial, Coldwave, Darkwave, Gothic
Starts 10 PM
https://www.movie-bielefeld.de/
13.6. The Dark Unicorn - MTC Cologne
Dark Electro, EBM, Post-Punk, Synth, Wave
Starts 11 PM
https://www.mtc-cologne.de/about
June 13, 2026 Empire of Darkness - Matrix Bochum
AREA 1 - TUBE
Electronic, Industrial, EBM, Cyberpunk, Synthwave, Agrotech, Future Pop, Harsh Electronic
AREA 2 – BIZARRE
Goth Rock, Medieval Rock, NDH, Folk, Pagan
AREA 3 – THE AREA
Wave, Classic, Dark, Cold Wave, 80s, 90s
AREA 4 – ROCKPALAST
Nu Metal, Metalcore, Alternative
AREA 5 – HALL 5 (from 11 p.m.)
Sisters vs. Cure Party
Starts 10 p.m.
https://www.facebook.com/eodempireofdarkness/?locale=de_DE
June 13, 2026 Dark Origins - Phönix Mülheim
Dark Wave, Post-Punk, Gothic-Rock, Minimal, 80s & Cold Wave
Starts 9:30 PM
https://phoenix-club.online/
June 18, 2026 Dark Disco - Zentrum Altenberg Oberhausen
EBM, Futurepop, Industrial, Gothic, Post-Punk, 80's, Wave, Synth
Starts 9 PM
https://www.zentrumaltenberg.de/events/duesterdisco/?occurrence=2026-06-18
20.6.2026 Lost Sounds - Bahnhof Langendreer Bochum
Goth Rock, Batcave, Wave, Post-Punk
Starts 10 PM
https://bahnhof-langendreer.de/lost-sounds-juni-2026
June 20, 2026 Depeche Mode - Shadow Leverkusen
Original versions, remix versions, 80s synth-pop, new & dark wave, future-pop
Starts at 9 PM
https://shadow-lev.de/events/depeche-mode-2/
20.6.2026 NOIR by Kiya Noir & Luke WTF - MTC Cologne
Dark Electro, Post-Punk, Synth, Dark Wave, EBM
Starts 11 PM
https://www.mtc-cologne.de/about
20.6.2026 Dance of the Vampires - Sputnikhalle Münster
Gothic/Wave, Industrial, EBM, Post-Punk, 80s & more
Starts at 10 PM
https://sputnikhalle.de/tanz-der-vampire-5/
20.6.2026 Dark Society - Kulturfabrik Herford
Haunted Hall – Factory Hall
Future Pop, Dark Wave, Synth-Pop, 80s Classics, EBM, Gothic, NDH and Medieval Sounds
System Crash – Factory 1
Noise, Industrial, Hard Electronics, Dark Tech, Harsh & Cyber-Punk
Paranoid - Factory 2
Heavy, Thrash, old school, Death, Power, modern, glam, Rock
Starts at 10 pm
https://www.kulturwerk-herford.de/events-und-konzerte/
June 25, 2026 Dark Disco - Zentrum Altenberg Oberhausen
EBM, Futurepop, Industrial, Gothic, Postpunk, 80s, Wave, Synth
Starts 9 PM
https://www.zentrumaltenberg.de/events/duesterdisco/?occurrence=2026-06-25
26.6.2026 Old school EBM - Kulttempel Oberhausen
Start 11 PM
https://www.kulttempel.com/kkt-kalender/old-school-ebm-aftershow-party-von-tyske-ludder-2
27.6.2026 Depeche Mode & Electro Night - Kulttempel Oberhausen
the greatest hits, but also remixes, rare B-sides and live versions of Depeche Mode, 80s, Wave, Synthpop, Electro and Futurepop
Start 10 PM
https://www.kulttempel.com/kkt-kalender/depeche-mode-party-29
27.6.2026 Dark Insanity - Phönix Mülheim
Synth & Future Pop, Wave, Dark Electro, NDH, Gothic Rock, EBM, Indie, and Dark 80s
Starts 9:30 PM
https://phoenix-club.online/
28.6.2026 Coffee talk into the dark - Movie Bielefeld
Dark/Alternative from the last 50 years
Starts 5 PM
https://www.movie-bielefeld.de/
July 2026
2.7.2026 Dark Disco - Zentrum Altenberg Oberhausen
EBM, Futurepop, Industrial, Gothic, Post-Punk, 80's, Wave, Synth
Starts 9 PM
https://www.zentrumaltenberg.de/events/duesterdisco/?occurrence=2026-07-02
7/4/2026 Underground in DarknesS - Eventground Wuppertal
Gothic, EBM, Industrial, NDH, Synth Pop & Classics
Starts at 10 PM
https://www.eventground-wuppertal.de/DiskoClub-Termine/
4.7.2026 80s and more Dance Night - Bahnhof Langendreer Bochum
80s Sound & Related Styles from that Era
Starts at 9 PM
https://bahnhof-langendreer.de/80er-dance-night-juli-2026-1
4.7.2026 Iron Age - Phoenix Mülheim
Medieval - Folk Rock - Gothic Rock - NDH and related dark guitar music
Starts 9:30 PM
https://phoenix-club.online/
7/4/2026 SchwarzSehen - Forum Bielefeld
Dark, 80s, Gothic, Electro, Post-Punk, Indie, Punk Rock, NDW, Minimal
Starts 10 PM
https://www.facebook.com/events/forum-bielefeld/schwarzsehen-forum-die-dunkle-seite-der-nacht/979251771355368/
4.7.2026 Nachttanz - Zeche Carl Essen
EBM, Industrial, Futurepop and Electro, 80s, Wave, Gothic, Post-punk and Batcave
Starts 10 PM
https://www.zechecarl.de/carlsprogramm/260704-nachttanzparty
7/9/2026 Dark Disco - Zentrum Altenberg Oberhausen
EBM, Futurepop, Industrial, Gothic, Post-Punk, 80s, Wave, Synth
Starts 9 PM
https://www.zentrumaltenberg.de/events/duesterdisco/?occurrence=2026-07-09
10.7.2026 Dark Spectrum - Kulttempel Oberhausen
EBM, Industrial, Cyberpunk, Dark Electro, Industrial Rock
Starts 9 PM
https://www.kulttempel.com/kkt-kalender/dark-spectrum
11.7.2026 EBM meets Synth & Future Pop Party - Kulttempel Oberhausen
Starts 10 PM
https://www.kulttempel.com/kkt-kalender/ebm-meets-synth-future-pop-post-punk-wave-gothic-minimal-aftershow-nach-dem-sono-konzert-4
11.7.2026 Tempel of Love - Old Daddy Club Lounge Oberhausen
New Wave, Electro, Post-Punk, Pop, Gothic from 1977 to 1997
Starts 10 PM
https://www.kulttempel.com/kkt-kalender/tempel-of-love-17
July 11, 2026 Dark Nite - Movie Bielefeld
Electro, EBM, Industrial, Coldwave, Darkwave, Gothic
Starts 10 PM
https://www.movie-bielefeld.de/
16.7.2026 Dark Disco - Zentrum Altenberg Oberhausen
EBM, Futurepop, Industrial, Gothic, Postpunk, 80’s, Wave, Synth
Starts 9 PM
https://www.zentrumaltenberg.de/events/duesterdisco/?occurrence=2026-07-16
July 18, 2026 Lost Sounds - Bahnhof Langendreer Bochum
Goth Rock, Batcave, Wave, Post-Punk
Start 10 PM
https://bahnhof-langendreer.de/lost-sounds-juli-2026
19.7.2026 Dark Day Disco - Kulttempel Oberhausen
Futurepop, Gothic, EBM, Post-Punk, 80s, Industrial, New Wave & More.
Old Daddy Club Lounge:
EBM, Dark Alternative, Electro
2 PM - 8 PM
https://www.kulttempel.com/kkt-kalender/dark-day-disco-tanze-am-tag-schlafe-in-der-nacht-4
June 20, 2026 Electronauts! - Phönix Mülheim
Dark Electro
Absurd Minds, Aesthetic Perfection, All The Ashes, And One, Antibody, Apoptygma Berzerk, Assalm, Assemblage 23, C-Lekktor, C-Tec, CHROM, Covenant, CYLiX, David Allan, De/Vision, Dead Lights, Destroy Me Again, Die Krupps, Diorama, Electronic Frequency, ES23, Example, Extize, Extra Terra, FabrikC, Faderhead, Feindflug, Fixmer/McCarthy, Front 242, Frozen Plasma, Funker Vogt, IAMX, KatDivine, Kid Moxie, Kirlian Camera, Kontrast, Laserkraft 3D, Linea Aspera, Lord Of The Lost, Max Brhon, Mindless Self Indulgence, Nero, Neuroticfish, Noise Unit, Northern Lite, NYXX, Oberer Totpunkt, Patenbrigade Wolff, Project Pitchfork, Rhys Fulber, Rotersand, Schiller, SIERRA, SITD, Sleetgrout, Solar Fake, Solitary Experiments, Soman, Sono, Spetsnaz, Steinkind, Suicide Commando, TENSION CONTROL, Torul, TR/ST, Traumpatrouille, UFO SHADOW, Ummet Ozcan and VNV Nation
Starts 9:30 PM
https://phoenix-club.online/
23.7.2026 Düsterdisco - Zentrum Altenberg Oberhausen
EBM, Futurepop, Industrial, Gothic, Post-Punk, 80's, Wave, Synth
Starts 9 PM
https://www.zentrumaltenberg.de/events/duesterdisco/?occurrence=2026-07-23
25.7.2026 NOIR by Kiya Noir & Luke WTF - MTC Cologne
Dark Electro, Post-Punk, Synth, Dark Wave, EBM
Starts 11 PM
https://www.mtc-cologne.de/about
25.7.2026 Dark Revival Party - Moondock Recklinghausen
EBM, Electro, Synth-pop, Wave, 80s
Starts 9 PM
https://www.moondock.tv/page/Events
July 30, 2026 Düsterdisco - Zentrum Altenberg Oberhausen
EBM, Futurepop, Industrial, Gothic, Post-punk, 80s, Wave, Synth
Starts 9 PM
https://www.zentrumaltenberg.de/events/duesterdisco/?occurrence=2026-07-30
August 2026
August 1, 2026 Eventground in DarknesS - Eventground Wuppertal
Gothic, EBM, Industrial, NDH, Synth Pop & Classics
Starts 10 PM
https://www.eventground-wuppertal.de/DiskoClub-Termine/
August 6, 2026 Dark Disco - Zentrum Altenberg Oberhausen
EBM, Futurepop, Industrial, Gothic, Post-punk, 80's, Wave, Synth
Starts 9 PM
https://www.zentrumaltenberg.de/events/duesterdisco/?occurrence=2026-08-06
8/8/2026 Tempel of Love - Old Daddy Club Lounge Oberhausen
New Wave, Electro, Post-Punk, Pop, Gothic from 1977 to 1997
Starts at 10 PM
https://www.kulttempel.com/kkt-kalender/tempel-of-love-16
August 8, 2026 EBM meets Synth & Future Pop Party - Kulttempel Oberhausen
Start 10 PM
https://www.kulttempel.com/kkt-kalender/ebm-meets-synth-future-pop-post-punk-wave-gothic-minimal-aftershow-nach-dem-sono-konzert-3
8.8.2026 80s and more Dance Night - Bahnhof Langendreer Bochum
80s Sound & Related Styles from the Era After
Start 9 PM
https://bahnhof-langendreer.de/80er-dance-night-august-2026
13.8.2026 Gloomy Disco - Zentrum Altenberg Oberhausen
EBM, Futurepop, Industrial, Gothic, Post-Punk, 80's, Wave, Synth
Starts 9 PM
https://www.zentrumaltenberg.de/events/duesterdisco/?occurrence=2026-08-13
15.8.2026 Lost Sounds - Bahnhof Langendreer Bochum
Goth Rock, Batcave, Wave, Post-Punk
Starts 10 PM
https://bahnhof-langendreer.de/lost-sounds-august-2026
August 15, 2026 Spleen - MTC Cologne
Dark Electro, Synth, Industrial, Coldwave, Darkwave, EBM, Minimal
Starts 11 PM
https://www.mtc-cologne.de/about
August 20, 2026 Düsterdisco - Zentrum Altenberg Oberhausen
EBM, Futurepop, Industrial, Gothic, Post-Punk, 80's, Wave, Synth
Starts 9 PM
https://www.zentrumaltenberg.de/events/duesterdisco/?occurrence=2026-08-20
27.8.2026 Düsterdisco - Zentrum Altenberg Oberhausen
EBM, Futurepop, Industrial, Gothic, Postpunk, 80's, Wave, Synth
Starts 9 PM
https://www.zentrumaltenberg.de/events/duesterdisco/?occurrence=2026-08-27
28.8.2026 Black - all styles of dark - Kulttempel Oberhausen
80's, Wave, Darkwave, EBM, Gothrock, Minimal, NDH, Postpunk and Futurepop
Starts 11 PM
https://www.kulttempel.com/kkt-kalender/schwarz-all-styles-of-dark-lacrimas-profundere-aftershowparty
29/08/2026 Love2Dance - Kulttempel Oberhausen
Floor 1:
Industrial / Future & Synth Pop / EBM / Noise
Floor 2 (Old Daddy Club Lounge):
80s / Wave / Gothic / Postpunk / Minimal / Synth
Starts 10 PM
https://www.kulttempel.com/kkt-kalender/love2dance-11
29.8.2026 Just can't get enough - Phoenix Mülheim
Synth-pop legends with trendy synth/future/dark pop hits.
Starts at 9:30 PM
https://phoenix-club.online/
September 2026
September 3, 2026 Dark Disco - Zentrum Altenberg Oberhausen
EBM, Futurepop, Industrial, Gothic, Postpunk, 80s, Wave, Synth
Starts 9 PM
https://www.zentrumaltenberg.de/events/duesterdisco/?occurrence=2026-09-03
4.9.2026 80s and more Dance Night - Bahnhof Langendreer Bochum
80s Sound & Related from the Era After
Starts 9 PM
https://bahnhof-langendreer.de/80er-dance-night-september-2026
September 5, 2026 Underground in DarknesS - Eventground Wuppertal
Gothic, EBM, Industrial, NDH, Synth Pop & Classics
Starts 10 PM
https://www.eventground-wuppertal.de/DiskoClub-Termine/
9/10/2026 Düsterdisco - Zentrum Altenberg Oberhausen
EBM, Futurepop, Industrial, Gothic, Postpunk, 80’s, Wave, Synth
Starts 9 PM
https://www.zentrumaltenberg.de/events/duesterdisco/?occurrence=2026-09-10
September 17, 2026 Düsterdisco - Zentrum Altenberg Oberhausen
EBM, Futurepop, Industrial, Gothic, Post-Punk, 80's, Wave, Synth
Starts 9 PM
https://www.zentrumaltenberg.de/events/duesterdisco/?occurrence=2026-09-17
19.9.2026 Lost Sounds - Bahnhof Langendreer Bochum
Goth Rock, Batcave, Wave, Post-Punk
Start 10 PM
https://bahnhof-langendreer.de/lost-sounds-september-2026
September 19, 2026 NOIR by Kiya Noir & Luke WTF - MTC Cologne
Dark Electro, Post-Punk, Synth, Dark Wave, EBM
Starts 11 PM
https://www.mtc-cologne.de/about
24.9.2026 Düsterdisco - Zentrum Altenberg Oberhausen
EBM, Futurepop, Industrial, Gothic, Postpunk, 80’s, Wave, Synth
Starts 9 PM
https://www.zentrumaltenberg.de/events/duesterdisco/?occurrence=2026-09-24
26.9.2026 Dark Revival Party - Moondock Recklinghausen
EBM, Electro, Synth-pop, Wave, 80s
Starts 9 PM
https://www.moondock.tv/page/Events
October 2026
10/1/2026 Düsterdisco - Zentrum Altenberg Oberhausen
EBM, Futurepop, Industrial, Gothic, Postpunk, 80's, Wave, Synth
Starts 9 PM
https://www.zentrumaltenberg.de/events/duesterdisco/?occurrence=2026-10-01
2.10.2026 A NIGHT LIKE THIS The Alternative 80s Party - FZW Dortmund
Wave, Post-Punk, and Synth Classics
Starts 10 PM
https://fzw.de/event/%d0%b0-night-like-this-the-alternative-80s-party-3/
10/3/2026 Underground in DarknesS - Eventground Wuppertal
Gothic, EBM, Industrial, NDH, Synth Pop & Classics
Starts 10 PM
https://www.eventground-wuppertal.de/DiskoClub-Termine/
10/8/2026 Dark Disco - Zentrum Altenberg Oberhausen
EBM, Futurepop, Industrial, Gothic, Postpunk, 80’s, Wave, Synth
Starts 9 PM
https://www.zentrumaltenberg.de/events/duesterdisco/?occurrence=2026-10-08
10.10.2026 Empire of Darkness - Matrix Bochum
AREA 1 - TUBE
Electronic, Industrial, EBM, Cyberpunk, Synthwave, Agrotech, Future Pop, Harsh Electronic
AREA 2 – BIZARRE
Goth Rock, Medieval Rock, NDH, Folk, Pagan
AREA 3 – THE AREA
Wave, Classic, Dark, Cold Wave, 80s, 90s
AREA 4 – ROCKPALAST
Nu Metal, Metalcore, Alternative
AREA 5 – HALL 5 (from 11 PM)
Blacklight Techno Floor feat. Dancefloor Gladiatorz
Starts 10 PM
https://www.facebook.com/eodempireofdarkness/?locale=de_DE
15.10.2026 Düsterdisco - Zentrum Altenberg Oberhausen
EBM, Futurepop, Industrial, Gothic, Postpunk, 80’s, Wave, Synth
Starts 9 PM
https://www.zentrumaltenberg.de/events/duesterdisco/?occurrence=2026-10-15
10/16/2026 80s and more Dance Night - Bahnhof Langendreer Bochum
80s Sound & Related from the Time After
Start 9 PM
https://bahnhof-langendreer.de/80er-dance-night-oktober-2026-1
10/17/2026 Lost Sounds - Bahnhof Langendreer Bochum
Goth Rock, Batcave, Wave, Post-Punk
Start 10 PM
https://bahnhof-langendreer.de/lost-sounds-oktober-2026
17.10.2026 Koma - MTC Cologne
Post-Punk, Deathrock, Punk, Wave, Independent
Starts 11 PM
https://www.mtc-cologne.de/about
22.10.2026 Dark Disco - Zentrum Altenberg Oberhausen
EBM, Futurepop, Industrial, Gothic, Postpunk, 80s, Wave, Synth
Starts 9 PM
https://www.zentrumaltenberg.de/events/duesterdisco/?occurrence=2026-10-22
29.10.2026 Düsterdisco - Zentrum Altenberg Oberhausen
EBM, Futurepop, Industrial, Gothic, Post-Punk, 80s, Wave, Synth
Starts 9 PM
https://www.zentrumaltenberg.de/events/duesterdisco/?occurrence=2026-10-29
10/31/2026 Dark Halloween - Kulturwerk Herford
Haunted Hall – Workshop Hall:
Future Pop, Dark Wave, Synth-Pop, 80s Classics, EBM, Gothic, NDH and Medieval Sounds
System Crash – Plant 1:
Noise, Industrial, Hard Electronics, Dark Tech, Harsh & Cyber-Punk
Paranoid - Plant 2:
Heavy, Thrash, oldschool, Death, Pwer, Modern, New, Glam Metal
Starts 10 PM
https://www.kulturwerk-herford.de/events-und-konzerte/
November 2026
2026-11-05 Gloom Disco - Zentrum Altenberg Oberhausen
EBM, Futurepop, Industrial, Gothic, Postpunk, 80’s, Wave, Synth
Starts 9 PM
https://www.zentrumaltenberg.de/events/duesterdisco/?occurrence=2026-11-05
11/12/2026 Dark Disco - Zentrum Altenberg Oberhausen
EBM, Futurepop, Industrial, Gothic, Postpunk, 80’s, Wave, Synth
Starts 9 PM
https://www.zentrumaltenberg.de/events/duesterdisco/?occurrence=2026-11-12
14.11.2026 80s and more Dance Night - Bahnhof Langendreer Bochum
80s Sound & Related Styles from that Era
Starts 9 PM
https://bahnhof-langendreer.de/80er-dance-night-november-2026
11/14/2026 Dark Nite - Movie Bielefeld
Electro, EBM, Industrial, Coldwave, Darkwave, Gothic
Starts 10 PM
https://www.movie-bielefeld.de/
11/19/2026 Dark Disco - Zentrum Altenberg Oberhausen
EBM, Futurepop, Industrial, Gothic, Post-Punk, 80's, Wave, Synth
Starts 9 PM
https://www.zentrumaltenberg.de/events/duesterdisco/?occurrence=2026-11-19
21.11.2026 Lost Sounds - Bahnhof Langendreer Bochum
Goth Rock, Batcave, Wave, Post-Punk
Starts 10 PM
https://bahnhof-langendreer.de/lost-sounds-november-2026
21.11.2026 NOIR by Kiya Noir & Luke WTF - MTC Cologne
Dark Electro, Post-Punk, Synth, Dark Wave, EBM
Starts 11 PM
https://www.mtc-cologne.de/about
22.11.2026 Coffee & Chat in the Dark - Movie Bielefeld
Dark/Alternative from the last 50 years
Starts 5 PM
https://www.movie-bielefeld.de/
26.11.2026 Dark Disco - Zentrum Altenberg Oberhausen
EBM, Futurepop, Industrial, Gothic, Postpunk, 80’s, Wave, Synth
Starts 9 PM
https://www.zentrumaltenberg.de/events/duesterdisco/?occurrence=2026-11-26
28.11.2026 Dark Revival Party - Moondock Recklinghausen
EBM, Electro, Synth-pop, Wave, 80s
Starts 9 PM
https://www.moondock.tv/page/Events
December 2026
3.12.2026 Düsterdisco - Zentrum Altenberg Oberhausen
EBM, Futurepop, Industrial, Gothic, Post-punk, 80s, Wave, Synth
Starts 9 PM
https://www.zentrumaltenberg.de/events/duesterdisco/?occurrence=2026-12-03
12/10/2026 Düsterdisco - Zentrum Altenberg Oberhausen
EBM, Futurepop, Industrial, Gothic, Post-Punk, 80s, Wave, Synth
Starts 9 PM
https://www.zentrumaltenberg.de/events/duesterdisco/?occurrence=2026-12-10
12/11/2026 80s and more Dance Night - Bahnhof Langendreer Bochum
80s Sound & Related Styles from that Era
Start 9 PM
https://bahnhof-langendreer.de/80er-dance-night-dezember-2026-1
12/12/2026 Empire of Darkness - Matrix Bochum
AREA 1 - TUBE
Electronic, Industrial, EBM, Cyberpunk, Synthwave, Agrotech, Future Pop, Harsh Electronic
AREA 2 – BIZARRE
Goth Rock, Medieval Rock, NDH, Folk, Pagan
AREA 3 – THE AREA
Wave, Classic, Dark, Cold Wave, 80s, 90s
AREA 4 – ROCKPALAST
Nu Metal, Metalcore, Alternative
AREA 5 – HALLE 5 (from 11 PM)
Noise & Industrial feat DJ Leif ( Mono No Aware ) & DJ Noizerker
Start 10 PM
https://www.facebook.com/eodempireofdarkness/?locale=de_DE
December 17, 2026 Düsterdisco - Zentrum Altenberg Oberhausen
EBM, Futurepop, Industrial, Gothic, Post-punk, 80s, Wave, Synth
Starts 9 PM
https://www.zentrumaltenberg.de/events/duesterdisco/?occurrence=2026-12-17
19.12.2026 Lost Sounds - Bahnhof Langendreer Bochum
Goth Rock, Batcave, Wave, Post-Punk
Starts 10 PM
https://bahnhof-langendreer.de/lost-sounds-dezember-2026
19.12.2026 A NIGHT LIKE THIS The Alternative 80s Party - FZW Dortmund
Wave, Post-Punk, and Synth Classics
Starts 10 PM
https://fzw.de/event/%d0%b0-night-like-this-the-alternative-80s-party-4/
24.12.2026 Dark Disco - Zentrum Altenberg Oberhausen
EBM, Futurepop, Industrial, Gothic, Post-Punk, 80's, Wave, Synth
Starts 9 PM
https://www.zentrumaltenberg.de/events/duesterdisco/?occurrence=2026-12-24
26.12.2026 Night & Shadow - Kulttempel Oberhausen
Twilight Zone
New Wave, 80s, Gothic, Post-Punk, Minimal, ClassiXs
AREA2 in the Old Daddy Club Lounge:
Hell's Chamber
Aggrotech, Dark Electro, Industrial
Starts 10 PM
https://www.kulttempel.com/kkt-kalender/night-shadow-3
31.12.2026 Düsterdisco - Zentrum Altenberg Oberhausen
EBM, Futurepop, Industrial, Gothic, Postpunk, 80’s, Wave, Synth
Starts 9 PM
https://www.zentrumaltenberg.de/events/duesterdisco/?occurrence=2026-12-31
Gothic and Metal Parties and Festivals in North Rhine-Westphalia and surrounding areas
Gothic and Metal Parties and Festivals in North Rhine-Westphalia
Experience the Dark Scene in North Rhine-Westphalia
North Rhine-Westphalia is one of the most important regions for gothic, metal, and alternative music in Germany. Between Cologne, Düsseldorf, Dortmund, Essen, Bochum, and Duisburg, numerous concerts, festivals, and scene parties take place throughout the year. The wide selection of clubs, event halls, and open-air events makes NRW a popular meeting point for fans of the dark scene.
Gothic Parties and Dark Wave Events
The Gothic scene in North Rhine-Westphalia impresses with numerous club nights and scene events. Dark Wave, EBM, Industrial, Synthpop, and classic Gothic music ensure unique nights with a dark atmosphere. Many events combine music, alternative fashion, and creative scene culture to create special experiences.
Festivals in North Rhine-Westphalia and the surrounding area
Festival fans will also find a large selection of events in North Rhine-Westphalia. Whether metal festivals, medieval markets, or gothic open airs – NRW offers diverse events for fans of hard and dark music genres. The mix of live music, scene culture, and a large community makes festivals in North Rhine-Westphalia so popular.
Discover current events in the dark scene
On this page, you will find current gothic and metal festivals and parties in North Rhine-Westphalia and the surrounding area. Discover events for fans of Dark Wave, Industrial, Alternative Rock, and Metal all in one place.
