Teen Gothic

I don't usually listen to this type of music nor would I consider myself to be a part of the goth subculture but I have really enjoyed Bauhaus – Bella Lugosi's dead and the Cure – A Forest was one of my favorite songs at one point.

I'm seeing them in Houston next week. What to expect? I really love improvisation in music though it isn't everything.

The ticket price wasn't bad. It was $ 25. There was a cover band called Ghost Fetish, which I had never heard of, but are apparently a new band from Seattle. I was blown away by the entire experience. I can't accurately describe what I was feeling in words but the music really deeply stirred me.

I am glad I decided against wearing one of my Gothic lolita dresses. I went with a pair of New Rocks, which allowed me to see (since I am very short). She Past Away is one of my favorite bands so I was glad I could catch them here in the states especially. The venue was great, not too big or intimidating.

I can't dance but I was doing that side to side dancing in place dance and apparently so was nearly everyone else there. I think they said they would be back since the turnout was pretty good.

I am trying to get more involved in the local music scene (and probably along the west coast). I've been googling for similar upcoming events. Not sure where to start since I guess I'm new to the music scene.

hey! I'm going to see the sisters of mercy tonight at the roundhouse- is anyone else going that would like to meet up?

Hey so i made a post a while back about my going to my first concert specifically goth concert alone so i’d thought it be nice to update after the experience

Firstly i’d like to thank everyone who commented and gave me advice though i didn’t reply to all comments i did read them and i appreciate everyone’s feedback

So I went to see the sisters of mercy and… they sucked just like everyone said they would lol they had mic problems the whole night i don’t really mind though because i didn’t really have high expectations for them

However the coward there was awesome and made up for the lack luster show it was nice to see other goths there was this one elder goth who was telling stories about all these different shows he’s been to from skinny puppy to the cure. there was the this other guy next to me that i had friendly banter with about the mic problems of the night. so yea the crowd was pretty awesome and friendly and everyone still clapped and cheered despite mic troubles.

I got merch before the show started which was great because the line was long at the end of the night. I was also in the pit which I really didn’t mind despite me being short I was still able to make the most of it. the opening act which was a cloud of ravens was amazing and better than sisters imo. Anyway I had a great time and i’m happy I went just to be able to say i saw the sisters live. My advice for anyone who’s nervous about going to a show is just don’t be an asshole and you should be fine 🙂

Link to my previous post

https://www.reddit.com/r/goth/comments/13rsxjw/going_to_my_first_goth_concert_alone_any_advice/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=ioscss&utm_content=2&utm_term=1

hey so i’ll be going to sisters of mercy this saturday i’m pretty nervous because this is my first time i’m going to a concert alone since no one i know irl is into goth music it’s not a really large venue but i still feel a bit nervous any advice for this situation will be well appreciated 🙂

I wanted to share my thoughts on the current Cure Tour. I saw them in Phoenix on Thursday. OMG they were amazing. Just to give you an upfront review. If you get a chance, go see them. I understand tickets are VERY EXPENSIVE. Thanks TM.

The Twilight Sad was very good. I recommend checking them out. A lot of true goth songs and they really seemed to enjoy playing for the audience.

The Cure came on stage at around 8:40 and played until 11:30 which is amazing stamina for this group. It was well worth the money. Robert Smith gave a solid performance. He played with the audience a bit. He played with the cameras, etc. I feel the audience was there to say they went to a Cure concert. They didn't really interact with the band. It is what happens when you charge $ 500 tickets. You get rich folk in the audience instead of fans. This happens with a band of this stature.

The music was absolutely amazing. They played the songs in their genre. Most of the songs (75%) were goth. Which was awesome, I really enjoyed hearing goth from the Cure. Made the tickets totally worth it. The 5th or 6th song was Burn. The Cure used it as a drum solo. The guitars and bass were used. But the star of the Burn performance was the drummer. Incredible. I have never heard this version of Burn, but I absolutely love it. If anyone wants to send me a link to this masterpiece recording, please do. The last 30 minutes were dedicated to their hits. Songs like Friday I'm in Love, Just Like Heaven, etc. Good fan service, but was just icing on the cake. The beauty of the concert is the goth renditions at the center of the concert.

My aunt, her friends,and then other concert goers awaiting tonsee skinny puppy late 80s