Whitby Gothic Weekend
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The Whitby Gothic Weekend is a twice-yearly festival for goths, in Whitby, North Yorkshire, England, organised by Jo Hampshire of Top Mum Promotions.
The first festival was held in 1994, and it was held annually until 1997, when it became a twice-yearly event - generally held in April and October/November. Whitby was chosen in part because it features in Bram Stoker's Dracula as well as inspiring it.
It has now grown into one of the most popular gothic events in the world, attracting attendees from across the UK and around the world. Most of the events are held at the town's 1,000 capacity Spa Pavilion, however, other venues such as The Metropole Hotel are used for overspill and unofficial events.
Although referred to as a "weekend" it includes events during the day on Friday and fringe events on the Thursday and Monday. The event always sells out and many more people attend than there are tickets available, resulting in booming business for Whitby pubs such as The Angel and The Elsinore.
Line Ups
2003
April
- Red Lorry Yellow Lorry
- Spares
- Synthetic
- Belisha
- deadfilmstar
- Scary Bitches
- Psychophile
- Torsohorse
- The Ghost Of Lemora
November
- Wayne Hussey
- All About Eve
- Faith and the Muse
- Icon Of Coil
- Sheep On Drugs
- Manuskript
- All Living Fear
- Inkubus Sukkubus
- Sorrow
- The Chaos Engine
- Goteki
- Deathboy
2004
April
October
- Alien Sex Fiend
- Zodiac Mindwarp
- Manuskript
- The Last Dance
- Claytown Troupe
- Glass
- Corrosion
- Beautiful Deadly Children
- Faetal
2005
April
- Gene Loves Jezebel
- Voltaire
- Psychophile
- Screaming Banshee Aircrew
- In The Nursery
- Queen Adreena
- Devilish Presley
- Greenhaus
October
- Doctor and the Medics
- NFD
- Deathboy
- Katscan
- Rico
- Mechanical Cabaret
- The Modern
- Neon Zoo
2006
April
External links
- [Whitby Gothic Weekend]
- [Assorted Whitby Gothic Weekend photographs] from users of [Fotopic]
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