Bay Area darkwave & goth guide

Best Darkwave & Goth Nights in the Bay Area

The Bay's dark side is bigger than most people realize. The Blue Lagoon, DNA Lounge, Great American Music Hall, F8 and SF Eagle carry the darkwave, goth and EBM bills — cold synth lines, ritual drums and strobe-lit dance floors, several nights a month. This guide tracks the rooms carrying the sound and every darkwave and goth show on the calendar right now. Listings refresh daily.

38 upcoming shows tracked

Top venues

Upcoming shows

SUN OCT 18 ::The Box:: w/ DJs Usual SuspectsThe Blue Lagoon · Santa Cruz

SUN OCT 18 Nuclear Winter: An Immersive ExperienceSF Eagle · San Francisco

SUN OCT 18 Super Wave Sunday w/ DJ X-MOLegend Has It · Sacramento

MON OCT 19 Death GuildDNA Lounge · San Francisco

TUE OCT 20 INTERZONEF8 · San Francisco

TUE OCT 20 Interzone: Hex Embrace, Byter, HopelesssF8 1192 Folsom · San Francisco

THU OCT 22 Substance Fest: A Split Second, Crash Course In Science, Automelodi, Vioflesh, Pink Stiletto, God Tongue, DJ Mozghan, DJ JumprGreat American Music Hall · San Francisco

FRI OCT 23 Ritual Dance PartyHenHouse's Palace of Barrels · Petaluma

FRI OCT 23 Substance Fest: TR/ST (DJ Set), Buzz Kull, Kontravoid, Zanias, Ghost Cop, Aux Animaux, DJ Omar PerezGreat American Music Hall · San Francisco

SAT OCT 24 Club CovenOld Ironsides · Sacramento

SAT OCT 24 Hot Goth Night Halloween: Skoto, Hot Goth GfThee Stork Club · Oakland

SAT OCT 24 Mod 80s Disco: XsonicwavesX, Little treasureRumpus Room · San Francisco

SAT OCT 24 Rave In The Grave: Ashkeezzy, Blk2Blk, Briz, R Souls, Burman Boys, CHIQUITA, Hot Chocolate, Ugh, Jlittle, King Khvng, Lorega, Mannat, M2, Mophead, ZumixThe Tarmac · Atwater

SUN OCT 25 ::The Box:: Devil's Night: DJs Usual SuspectsThe Blue Lagoon · Santa Cruz

SUN OCT 25 Psyched! Radio Halloween Rooftop Takeover: Pinch-I-Lesli, Quetzal, Boyprincess, The Junior, Rau, DJ Ken, DJ Lobotomy, Saratonin, Discnogirl988 Market St (rooftop) · San Francisco

TUE OCT 27 Interzone Halloween Costume Bash (Rafael Fierro, Hex Embrace, Byter)F8 · San Francisco

THU OCT 29 Random Access: Rndm-Axs _ 1029 - Psybertone, Meikee Magnetic, Byter, Hopeless, KAJEMonarch · San Francisco

THU OCT 29 Substance Fest: Desire, MOTHERMARY, Madeline Goldstein, Sacred Skin, Clubdrugs, Violet ThronesGreat American Music Hall · San Francisco

FRI OCT 30 Devil's Night: Sage, Starr Noir1190 Folsom St · San Francisco

FRI OCT 30 Fixed Gloss: Brown Angel, Charles Hawthorne, Alice StriblingUnderground · San Francisco

FAQ

Where can I hear darkwave in San Francisco?

The Blue Lagoon, DNA Lounge and F8 run the most darkwave and goth nights in SF — the Top venues list above ranks rooms by upcoming shows.

Is there a goth scene in the Bay Area?

Yes, and it's active: Great American Music Hall hosts bigger touring darkwave acts, while DNA Lounge and SF Eagle run regular goth and EBM nights.

Are darkwave nights usually 21+?

Most club nights are 21+, but some DNA Lounge and warehouse bills are all-ages — check the individual show listings.

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