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World Goth Day @worldgothday.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

For me it's 'Double Dare' by Bauhaus.

World Goth Day @worldgothday.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

While it was quiet, the website got a much needed update this week. Since it's purely an info site, most of the old images were scrapped & the content arranged in a way that's much crisper, clearer & also phone friendly. Granted, it's more Wordpress than Killstar, but it's readable now!

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World Goth Day @worldgothday.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

*sigh* is anyone else just going to put their phone on Do Not Disturb & watch '9 to 5' & 'The Rocky Horror Picture Show' back to back this week? 😕

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World Goth Day @worldgothday.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Goth in a nutshell, courtesy of Stephen Archer (Ego Likeness):

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World Goth Day @worldgothday.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

Every now & then the past will surprise me with a band I'd have absolutely loved if I'd heard of them. DARK ORANGE was a German band from the early '90s whose sound was a blend of All About Eve and Cocteau Twins. The more or less pre-internet era hides so many gems... youtu.be/SnPv4zmB3zE?...

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The Witch

YouTube video by Dark Orange - Topic

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World Goth Day @worldgothday.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Released August 6th 1979, many contend that Bauhaus’s Bela Lugosi’s Dead was the first goth record released, but it is heavily debated. Whatever you think I believe it was an important record in the formation of our wonderful scene.

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World Goth Day @worldgothday.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

If you've seen this movie several times we can probably be friends.

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World Goth Day @worldgothday.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

As Pride Month draws to an end, a small reminder that the scene was always queer from the start.

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World Goth Day @worldgothday.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

Big 69th birthday shout out to Susan Ballion from Southwark, UK. I bet she got up to all sorts of trouble back in the day, bless her.

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The Blogging Goth @theblogginggoth.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

Still recovering from a very long #WorldGothDay friends - thanks for all your comments and letting me know what you were up to! Remember, #goth is for life, not just #Halloween. Uh I mean WGD.

A photograph of a snoozy bat being held and smooched by a woman. The caption reads "it flaps, it squeaks, but most importantly... It sleeps"

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World Goth Day @worldgothday.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

@terminatryx.bsky.social released a new cover for World Goth Day - their 6th successive WGD cover, this time with a new lineup. They've really done this song justice in my opinion. youtu.be/Hyz9VkEPWh8?...

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TERMINATRYX - Cities In Dust (Siouxsie & The Banshees cover - music only - full video coming soon)

YouTube video by TERMINATRYX

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World Goth Day @worldgothday.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

A little piece of history; an in-depth interview with our co-founder from 2013 that answers all the questions you might have had, not least why WGD is on the 22nd of May.

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World Goth Day @worldgothday.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

Please do check this out. It's an important collection of words, more so than ever.

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World Goth Day @worldgothday.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

Not everybody remembers that All About Eve once had a drum machine phase, but it was equally as awesome a time as when they first broke the charts. www.youtube.com/watch?v=n93q...

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All About Eve - The Timebox @ The Bull and Gate 1986 full gig

YouTube video by Tony Walters

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World Goth Day @worldgothday.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

I was contacted last night by Bruce Haley, the man behind the iconic imagery used for 'Goth Box', a compilation album that much of the goth scene will be familiar with. I'll be posting his words later, once I've had a cuppa and taken care of a phone call 😉

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Sarah Tipper @sarahtipper.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

It’s @worldgothday.bsky.social To celebrate my books with a Goth in are free on Kindle! Eviscerated Panda A Metal Tale www.amazon.co.uk/Eviscerated-... The Very Metal Diary Of Cleo Howard www.amazon.co.uk/Very-Metal-D... #WorldGothDay #Goth

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World Goth Day @worldgothday.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

How the literal HELL is it only 2 days to World Goth Day? If you're out there organising a WGD event year after year like an unstoppable final boss, we love you. You're inspiring others to get up and do the same. Just look at us all. Getting up and doing goth community stuff. Damn.

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World Goth Day @worldgothday.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

Finally. I've been meaning to get this done on the World Goth Day website homepage for a couple of days. Please help out our martin if you can. If you can't, then share the link below and hopefully someone who can will see it. Cheers. www.gofundme.com/f/help-marti...

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World Goth Day @worldgothday.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

This is possibly the most goth thing I've seen on the internet all week.

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World Goth Day @worldgothday.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

Just did a quick count. We currently have a grand total of 123 confirmed World Goth Day events. That number will go up as we get closer to the day itself. Thank you to all of the promoters & event organisers who take up the baton for this year after year. The Goth community is a bit amazing, right?

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World Goth Day @worldgothday.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

It appears Facebook adjusts the event date to show the date relative to us in the UK. That means we might see an event on the 23rd May, even though it's actually on the 24th in that country. If you're an event organiser and see a wrong date for your event on our website, let us know!

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World Goth Day @worldgothday.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

I've added probably another 10 or 15 WGD events to the website since last night - we've gone way past the 100+ count. So if all that talk about us goths being 'harbingers of doom' is anything to go by, then 2026 looks pretty f#cked for us all. But at least the music will be really good again.

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World Goth Day @worldgothday.bsky.social · 03/05/2026

We're pleased to announce that the World Goth Day website has now been updated with an unprecented number of announced events already. Well over 90 in-person and online events are now listed, and this is likely to increase as the days go by. Thank you to all the organisers in this worldwide scene!

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World Goth Day @worldgothday.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

Please give our co-founder's new track a consideration for Bandcamp Friday, he's ever so proud of it, bless him. 😉

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World Goth Day @worldgothday.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

If you're in the UK and a bit of real culture is your thing, this looks like a really good way to spend World Goth Day. www.strawberryhillhouse.org.uk/goth-day/

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World Goth Day - Strawberry Hill House & Garden

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World Goth Day @worldgothday.bsky.social · 19/04/2026

Heads up. #WorldGothDay is approaching! We'll start to update worldgothday.com from the 1st May onwards so if you have a WGD event you want us to know about, contact us with a URL or Facebook event link & tell us where in the world it's taking place.

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World Goth Day Dot Com - get your goth on around the world for a day!

The official World Goth Day website

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BatBoy Slim @batboyslim.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

Here's something I'd quite like to bring your attention to; it would be great to see this film become a reality, not least because you might just see a bit of me in it. I'm not telling you which bit. www.kickstarter.com/projects/mag...

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It's Not Easy Being Strange: Goth Music & Culture

A feature-length gothumentary film on a subculture built by outsiders, sustained by community, and shaped outside the mainstream.

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BatBoy Slim @batboyslim.bsky.social · 05/04/2026

Have you checked out the snazzy little 'visualizer' video I smooshed together for the new track 'LUC45'? You know how socials work - give it a Like 😉 youtu.be/_IyMc0mQT-0?...

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CODENAME:LOLA - LUC45

YouTube video by CODENAME:LOLA

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World Goth Day @worldgothday.bsky.social · 28/03/2026

Released on 16 November 1987, Floodland is the second studio album by the English gothic rock band the Sisters of Mercy.

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World Goth Day @worldgothday.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

Just in case you weren't aware and in need of trivia.

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World Goth Day @worldgothday.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

Great news! A pizza business from California wants to set up their food truck at this year's World Goth Day event. Uh...I hope they have passports and a LOT of staff.

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World Goth Day @worldgothday.bsky.social · 08/03/2026

The Sisters of Mercy released 'No Time To Cry' the second single from their debut album 'First And Last And Always' on this day in 1985 (I still bemoan the loss of my copy on vinyl)

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World Goth Day @worldgothday.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

Nottingham based goth-botherers Manuskript have dropped new music". preorder from Bandcamp here: manuskript-uk.bandcamp.com/album/doomsc...

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Doomscrolling, by Manuskript

1 track album

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World Goth Day @worldgothday.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

It seems our choice to leave X has been largely positively received! Thank you to all our new followers for finding us here. 😊

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World Goth Day @worldgothday.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

Wishing you a fabulous Friday 13th!

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World Goth Day @worldgothday.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

Just to let you all know, the World Goth Day X account as of now, has been deactivated. We exist only here on Bluesky, Facebook (www.facebook.com/worldgothday...) and of course our official website (worldgothday.com).

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World Goth Day @worldgothday.bsky.social · 07/02/2026

A new goth charity compilation album was released yesterday by UK based Deadfall Management. All funds will go to the Sophie Lancaster Foundation. 'REBIRTH' features 26 tracks from various artists around the world. deadfallmanagement.bandcamp.com/album/rebirth

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Rebirth, by Deadfall Management

25 track album

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BatBoy Slim @batboyslim.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

Speaking of stuff getting dropped tomorrow on Bandcamp, there's this little bugger right here too! codenamelola.bandcamp.com

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BatBoy Slim @batboyslim.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

A compilation album is to be released tomorrow-all funds will go to the Sophie Lancaster Foundation. 'REBIRTH' features 25 tracks from various artists incl. a live version of 'Voyeur' by The Glass House Museum recorded at the Darker Days Festival 2025! deadfallmanagement.bandcamp.com/album/rebirth

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Rebirth, by Deadfall Management

25 track album

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The Blogging Goth @theblogginggoth.bsky.social · 15/01/2026

Happy Birthday to Carl McCoy, of #FieldsOfTheNephilim - born 15 January 1963

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