Teen Gothic

I've been to bar sinister a couple of times and didn't like it too much. I have heard of das bunker but can't tell if it's even open anymore. anyone have any recommendations? I'll be there for a full week so hoping at least one day will be a decent goth night.

I suppose this is a bit of a broad question, but does anyone know of goth clubs that exist in virtual spaces?

I go to EDM festivals in some video games I play (Final Fantasy XIV, VRChat) quite frequently, and I've never been able to find a good club to vibe to real goth music in either space. It's strange, considering I've met people who know of or listen to goth music, especially in FFXIV.

I went to a goth night in FFXIV once that was hosted by a DJ I like, but she wasn't playing any sort of goth (or any alt music to begin with), just her usual pop set. The only thing that was goth was that people were wearing black. Very disappointing. As for VRChat, the closest I've ever gotten to hearing alternative music was Linkin Park during someone's set, and that obviously isn't goth.

I've considered starting up a virtual experience myself, but I have no idea how to DJ, nor do I have an ear for music. The best I could do is event planning and advertising.

So, I figured I'd ask here if anyone knows of any good goth clubs, either in VRChat, Final Fantasy XIV, or somewhere else that I could go check out. I've always wanted to meet people who like the same music I do, but it's very difficult right now due to COVID.

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I've never actually been to a club because I only turned 18 recently, but I feel like there wouldn't be much for me to do there. I would be too shy to talk to anyone, I don't like drinking, and I don't dance. And those are the things you do at clubs so I don't really know what else I would do there.

So as a socially anxious person what do I do to meet people in real life? Do I just suck it up and go to clubs a few times until I somehow gain a friend group? My city doesn't have many alternative events outside of club nights except for like, one picnic a year which is more my speed. But that's one day out of the whole year. Is there any chance of finding goths in places like comic conventions? From my experience online there is quite a bit of overlap with alternative and nerd culture but I think this might be too much of a reach. Maybe the friend tab on bumble? I'm kinda grasping at straws here. I mean shit even the last good clothing store I knew of shut down so I literally don't know where to go