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Online events are the big thing this year and we have plenty of them right here on the Events page...
DANCING GHOSTS LIVE STREAM - 15th May 2020:
https://www.facebook.com/events/651452955410138/ The annual San Francisco Darkwave Dance Party will be holding their first ever streamed event on Andrew Eldtridtch's birthday.
ALCHEMY CELEBRATES WORLD GOTH DAY - 21st May 2020:https://www.facebook.com/events/s/alchemy-celebrates-world-goth-/2863581247072192/ For full details of this online event, please go to the Facebook event page link.
CABARET CU FOC: A CARPATHIAN RHAPSODY - 22nd May 2020:https://www.facebook.com/events/569965006962114/ Leeds based Byronic Sex & Exile will be performing an adapted cabaret-style selection of tracks from their new album Cu Foc, streaming from the relative comfort of their crypt.
BFG VIRTUAL W-FEST STREAM - 22nd May 2020:https://www.facebook.com/events/1554056921424860/ BFG were due to play on 22nd May alongside Front 242, DAF and OMD. Instead there will be a live stream featuring footage from BFG appearances in Berlin, Leipzig, Freiburg and Hilden.
WORLD GOTH DAY STREAM-CANADA - 22nd May 2020:https://www.facebook.com/events/163205505077348/ A virtual celebration for the masses providing you with a 4 hour set of Goth and Industrial music to dance the night away to.
COVID-19 RESISTANCE LIVE MUSIC STREAM FEST PT 2 - 22nd May 2020:https://www.facebook.com/events/164056981712117/ For full details of this online event, please go to the Facebook event page link.
SAN CRISTOBAL DE LAS CASAS BY DARKCRISTOBAL - 22nd May 2020:https://www.facebook.com/events/s/world-goth-day-2020-san-cristo/737099933762339/ For full details of this online event, please go to the Facebook event page link.
ELECTRO SPACE @ .ECLIPSE - 22nd May 2020:https://www.facebook.com/events/2899659073448288/ Electro Space .eclipse - a virtual world celebration of Goth culture through live music and fashion. Dedicated build, dark venues and events hub. For full details of this online event, please go to the Facebook event page link.
FESTIVAL UNDER LATINOAMERICANO - 22nd May 2020:https://www.facebook.com/events/199970227640823/ For full details of this online event, please go to the Facebook event page link.
WORLD GOTH DAY WITH DOPPELGANGER - 22nd May 2020:https://www.facebook.com/events/s/world-goth-day-with-doppelgang/2808583125934525/ For full details of this online event, please go to the Facebook event page link.
NITECALL: WORLD GOTH DAY - 22nd May 2020:https://www.facebook.com/events/s/nitecall-world-goth-day/2389199944711417/ For full details of this online event, please go to the Facebook event page link.
DARKITALIA WORLD GOTH DAY #FEST - 22nd May 2020:https://www.facebook.com/events/s/darkitalia-world-goth-day-fest/339281797035512/ For full details of this online event, please go to the Facebook event page link.
WORLD GOTH DAY / QUARANTINE EDITION / TIJUANA MX - 22nd May 2020:https://www.facebook.com/events/s/world-goth-day-quarantine-edit/364380374521370/ For full details of this online event, please go to the Facebook event page link.
FROM BITS BEDROOM - A WORLD GOTH DAY SPECIAL - 22nd May 2020:https://www.facebook.com/events/s/from-bits-bedroom-a-world-goth/535713567314659/ For full details of this online event, please go to the Facebook event page link.
ESCAPE: WORLD GOTH DAY- 22nd May 2020:https://www.facebook.com/events/s/escape-world-goth-day/666140100898065/ For full details of this online event, please go to the Facebook event page link.
WORLD GOTH DAY LA PAZ 2020 - 22nd May 2020:https://www.facebook.com/events/s/world-goth-day-la-paz-2020/566750810931071/ For full details of this online event, please go to the Facebook event page link.
COMMUNION L.A. WORLD GOTH DAY EDITION - 22nd May 2020:https://www.facebook.com/events/s/communion-la-world-goth-day-ed/679802859453763/ For full details of this online event, please go to the Facebook event page link.
WORLD GOTH DAY - CUVIOUS LIVE SET PARTY FROM HOME - 22nd May 2020:https://www.facebook.com/events/s/world-goth-day-2020-cuvious-li/256421969096623/ For full details of this online event, please go to the Facebook event page link.
THE DARK EIGHTIES ON WORLD GOTH DAY - 22nd May 2020:https://www.facebook.com/events/s/the-dark-eighties-on-world-got/821206251725865/ For full details of this online event, please go to the Facebook event page link.
OBSCURA UNDEAD VIRTUAL NIGHTCLUB - 22nd May 2020:https://www.facebook.com/events/242703376803865/ For full details of this online event, please go to the Facebook event page link.
DJ JASON ON TWITCH - 22nd May 2020:https://www.twitch.tv/djjasonspinsgoth DJ Jason will be spinning a mammoth 4.5 hour goth show on Twitch during World Goth Day (22.00 to 02:30 Eastern Time)
NECROMANTIC WORLD GOTH DAY SHOW! - 22nd May 2020:https://www.facebook.com/events/s/necromantic-world-goth-day-sho/238215930589381/ For full details of this online event, please go to the Facebook event page link.
WORLD GOTH DAY DEADSTREAM - 22nd May 2020:https://www.facebook.com/events/s/world-goth-day-deadstream/292727321893144/ For full details of this online event, please go to the Facebook event page link.
GOTHICAT FESTIVAL III WARMUP-THE DEAD KENNYS STREAM II - 22nd May 2020:https://www.facebook.com/events/s/gothicat-festival-iii-warm-up-/715278649276543/ For full details of this online event, please go to the Facebook event page link.
THE WORLD GOTH DAY STREAM - 23rd May 2020:https://www.facebook.com/events/877633222756946/ 28 DJ's from 11 countries will come together to stream their DJ sets throughout the day. There will be a short break in the event for the Gothicat Live stream #3 event and then it will then continue on afterwards.
GOTHICAT FESTIVAL-LIVE STREAM #3 - 23rd May 2020:https://www.facebook.com/events/642664112978044/ An online charity event to raise money to fight the COVID-19 virus. 2 hours of unreleased and never seen before live video clips from the best darkwave/goth acts from all around the world will be shown.
WORLD GOTH DAY MEXICO 2020 - DESDE CASA - 23rd May 2020:https://www.facebook.com/events/s/world-goth-day-mexico-2020-des/892508577922519/ For full details of this online event, please go to the Facebook event page link.
DANNY BLU LIVESTREAM @ NEVERMORE, NEW YORK USA - 23rd May 2020:https://www.facebook.com/events/s/danny-blu-livestream-at-neverm/270494347659386/ For full details of this online event, please go to the Facebook event page link.
3ª WORLD GOTH DAY Q. ROO CONVOCATORIA - 23rd May 2020:https://www.facebook.com/events/s/3%C2%AA-world-goth-day-q-roo-convoc/455795661992936/ For full details of this online event, please go to the Facebook event page link.
OF ASH AND WAKE-NOW IN DOUBLE DIGITS! - 23rd May 2020:https://www.facebook.com/events/s/of-ash-and-wake-now-in-double-/277020996670060/ For full details of this online event, please go to the Facebook event page link.
SACRILEGE LIVE STREAM 3 - 24th May 2020:https://www.facebook.com/events/975724506180177/ For full details of this online event, please go to the Facebook event page link.
WORLD GOTH DAY WITH THE BOX - 24th May 2020:https://www.facebook.com/events/s/world-goth-day-with-the-box/253136435893828/ For full details of this online event, please go to the Facebook event page link.
DJ PARTY BY DMITRY FLO - 24th May 2020:https://www.facebook.com/events/2385458035079478/ For full details of this online event, please go to the Facebook event page link.
WORLD GOTH DAY MTY 2020, MEXICO - 30th May 2020:https://www.facebook.com/events/1769695296505821 For full details of this online event, please go to the Facebook event page link.
IN OTHER WGD RELATED NEWS...
UNITY; THE CHARITY ALBUM - Released now on Bandcamp:
https://unitycharity.bandcamp.com/releases In a time where many care workers are now under incredible stress looking after patients during the COVID-19 pandemic, this charity ablum has been put together specifically to raise funds for The Care Workers’ Charity.
15 artists from the alternative music scene have each contributed a carefully chosen track, many of which are exclusive versions prepared specifically for the project and not available elsewhere.
GRATITUDE PART 1 - Released now on Bandcamp, Part 2 to be released on World Goth Day 22nd May.
https://deadfallmanagement.bandcamp.com/album/gratitude-part-1 A whopping 40-track compilation album of tracks contributed by bands and artists of the alternative music scene. All money made from this compilation will be donated to NHS Charities Together.
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