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{{Short description|Music festival in North Yorkshire, England}}
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{{Infobox music festival
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| music_festival_name = Whitby Goth Weekend
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Whitby Gothic Weekend Logo</td> -->
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| location = ], ], England, United Kingdom
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| venue(s) = ] 1997-2018, ] (overspill venue) 1999-2006, ] 2019-Current
| years_active = 1994–present
| founders = Jo Hampshire
| dates = October/November (1994–present),<br> April (1997–present)
| genre = ], ], ], ], ]
| website = {{url|http://whitbygothweekend.co.uk.}}
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'''Whitby Gothic Weekend''', often abbreviated to '''WGW''' or simply referred to by attendees as '''Whitby''', is a twice-yearly festival for ]s, in ], ], ], organised by Jo Hampshire who runs Top Mum Promotions. '''Whitby Goth Weekend''', abbreviated to '''WGW''' or nicknamed '''Whitby''', is a twice-yearly music festival for the ], in ], ], England, organised by Jo Hampshire. The event is an alternative music festival, consisting of two nights of live bands, and three days (Friday, Saturday and Sunday) of alternative trade stalls at the Whitby Leisure Centre, and Whitby Brunswick Centre.


The term "Whitby Goth Weekend" is sometimes used as a ] term to describe events during the week in Whitby as a whole, although the name of the event and its associated logo are ]s of Jo Hampshire of Top Mum Promotions.<ref>{{cite news
==Event history==
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The origins of WGW lie in an ''ad hoc'' meeting of around forty pen-pals who Hampshire had met through ] and which was arranged in 1994.<ref name="wgwhistory"></ref> Hampshire states that Whitby was chosen for its ] connections, although probably more so because this had already fostered a sense of acceptance on the part of locals and businesses rather than any inherent romanticism regarding the location. <ref name="wgwhistory"/>
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|title=Case details for trade mark UK00003016493: Whitby Gothic Weekend
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|website=IPO
}}</ref>


==History==
The festival was held yearly until 1997, when it became twice-yearly, now held in April and October. It has since 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 Whitby Spa Pavilion (known just as ‘The spa’, this is also where the 'Goth Market' is held); however, other venues such as The Metropole Hotel are used for overspill and The Resolution Pub for unofficial events.
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The origins of WGW are in a meeting of around forty of Hampshire's pen-pals in 1994.<ref name=":DS:">{{cite news|title=Goths descend on town to celebrate weekend|work=Darlington & Stockton Times|issue=2017–17|date=28 April 2017|page=22|editor-last=Richardson|editor-first=Andy|issn=2040-3933}}</ref> The first meeting was held in the Elsinore public house in Whitby along with the Little Angel, which continues to be a meeting point during the weekend.<ref name="wgwhistory">{{cite web|url=http://www.whitbygothweekend.co.uk/FAQ.php|title=Whitbygothweekend.co.uk|access-date=2 March 2019}}</ref> Hampshire said Whitby was chosen for its ] connections, although probably more so because the connection had already fostered a sense of acceptance on the part of locals and businesses rather than any inherent romanticism regarding the location.<ref name="wgwhistory"/> Until 1997, the festival was held yearly, after which it became twice-yearly in April and October. It has since grown into one of the world's most popular ] music events with thousands of attendees from across the UK and beyond.


In the mid-2000s the October weekend on or near ] began to attract large numbers of non-goths in Halloween, horror, historical, fantasy and sci-fi costume, which led to an increase in photographers and visitors. The weekend now attracts other alternative ], including Victorian vampires, ]s, ] and ]s. Some regulars consider it no longer a purely "goth" weekend, and it was acknowledged by Hampshire in the 2014 Whitby Goth Weekend Guide that in order to survive the event would have to diversify into other areas that have influenced goth. In recent years the costumed attendees now outnumber the goth attendees. Whitby Goth Weekend is now not as relevant on the Goth scene as it was 10-15 years ago.
Although referred to as a "weekend" it includes events during the day on Friday and Saturday as well as fringe events on the Thursday, Sunday and Monday. These events include additional club nights, markets, and a charity football match between ]s and the local newspaper on the Sunday. There are often unofficial day events that vary from year to year including sandcastle building competitions, picnics, photoshoots and boat trips.


The event often sells out and many more people attend than there are tickets available, resulting in booming business for Whitby pubs such as The Elsinore (where the WGW originally started) and The Little Angel. The October 2007 festival was dedicated to the memory of the murdered goth ] and a collection was raised of over £3000 from various events to place a memorial bench to her in Whitby. <ref name="bench"> </ref><ref> </ref> <ref></ref> The October 2007 festival was dedicated to the memory of the murdered Goth ] (who had attended three Whitby Goth Weekends) and a collection of more than £3,000 was raised from various events to fund a ] to her in the town.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.whitbygazette.co.uk/stories-of-the-week/Memorial-planned-for-murdered-goth.3318289.jp |title=Memorial planned for murdered goth girl |work= Whitby Gazette|date= 9 October 2007|access-date=5 November 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.halifaxcourier.co.uk/local-news/Goths-unite-in-tribute-bid.3231041.jp |title=Goths unite in tribute bid for tragic Sophie |work=Halifax Evening Courier |date= 26 September 2007|access-date=5 November 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.whitbygazette.co.uk/news/Sophie39s-memory-to-live-on.3436311.jp |title=Sophie's memory to live on |work= Whitby Gazette|date= 2 November 2007|access-date=5 November 2011}}</ref>


Newbies who have not attended the event before are referred to as "Whitby Virgins". To help introduce them to the event, there was a WGW Virgins Meet Up on the Friday morning at the Spa until about 2014.
==Whitby Gothic Weekend alumni by year==


In 2016, concerns were raised by locals about disrespect being shown to the graves in St. Mary's Churchyard by photographers using them for photographic purposes which has resulted in a petition to have the area closed during the event. The proposal was supported by Whitby Goth Weekend, saying that "behaviour displayed in the churchyard is disrespectful and offensive".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/whitbygothweekend/posts/1015075705251684 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/facebook/273203669438895/1015075705251684 |archive-date=2022-02-26 |url-access=limited|title=Whitby Goth Weekend|work=Facebook|access-date=2 March 2019}}{{cbignore}}</ref> In 2016 The Bram Stoker Film Festival, which also took place in the town, rehashed a proposal to build a film set graveyard which photographers would be charged to use.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Burgess|first1=Kaya|title=Whitby to make a scene for the goths|work=The Times|issue=71912|date=17 May 2016|page=21}}</ref>
(*) shows headline act for each night/event


In June 2018 there was a breakdown in the relationship between WGW and SIV Live, who operate the Spa. WGW was therefore unable to book the Spa for bands for October 2018.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://theblogginggoth.com/2018/06/15/pavilion-parts-ways-with-whitby-goth-weekend-promoter/|title=Pavilion parts ways with Whitby Goth Weekend promoter|work=The Blogging Goth|date=15 June 2018|access-date=2 March 2019}}</ref> In July a new promoter was found to put bands on at the Spa in October. Subsequently, WGW announced a different set of 2019 dates to those announced by the Spa and the new promoter,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://theblogginggoth.com/2018/07/06/fields-of-the-nephilim-paradise-lost-to-headline-new-whitby-event/|title=Fields of the Nephilim, Paradise Lost to headline new Whitby event|work=The Blogging Goth|date=6 July 2018|access-date=2 March 2019}}</ref> with bands at Abbey Wharf, a large pub in Whitby.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.whitbygothweekend.co.uk/wgw-whats-on/|title=WHAT'S ON AT WGW}}</ref>
*September 1994: ]*, ], ], ], ]
*September 1995: ]*, ], ], ], ]
*September 1996: ]*, The Marionettes, ], ], ]
*April 1997: ]*, ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ]
*October/November 1997: ]*, ], ], ], ], ]
*April 1998: ]*, ], ], ]*, ], ]
*October 1998: ]*, ], ], ]* (tribute act), ], ]
*April 1999: ]*, ], ], ]*, ], ]
*November 1999: ]*, ], ], ]*, ], ]
*April 2000: ]*, ], ], ]*, ], ]
* November 2000: ]*, ], ], ]*, ]
*April 2001: ]*, ], ], ], ], ], ]
*November 2001: ]*, ], ], ], ], ], ], ]
*April 2002: ]*, ], ], ], ], ], ], ]
*November 2002: ]*, ], ], ], ], ], ]
*April 2003: ]*, ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ]
*October/November 2003: ]*, ]*, ], ]*, ], ], ], ]*, ], ], ], ]
*April 2004: ]*, ], ], ]*, ], ]
*October 2004: ]*, ]*, ]*, ], ], ], ], ], ]
*April 2005: ]*, ], ], ], ]*, ], ], ]
*October 2005: ]*, ], ], ], ]*, ], ], ]
*April 2006: ]*, ], ], ]*, ], ], ]
*October 2006: ]*, ], ], ], ], ], ]*, ]
*April 2007: ]* ]*, ], ], ], ], ], ]
*October 2007: ]*, ], ], ], ]*, ], ], ]
*April 2008: Friday: ]*, ], ], ]. Saturday: ]*, ], ], ].
*October/November 2008: Friday: ]*, ], ]. Saturday: ]*, ], ].<ref>http://wgw.topmum.co.uk/2008/07/13/wgw-october-2008-lineup/</ref>
*April 2009: ], ], ], ], ], ]


==External links== ==Economy==
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The event results in business for the town in general, with attendees spending around 10,000 bed-nights in Whitby and the weekend contributing £1.1&nbsp;million per annum to the local economy.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-york-north-yorkshire-20188996 |title=Whitby's goth visitors' £1m seaside bounty |publisher=BBC News Online|date= 2 November 2012|access-date=9 November 2012}}</ref>
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==Location and events==
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The "weekend" starts during the day on Friday and fringe events are held on Thursday, Sunday and Monday including club nights, markets, and a charity football match between visiting goth team Real Gothic, and local team Stokoemotiv Whitby. During the October/November event there is an independent custom car show, 'Whitby Kustom' in the grounds of West Cliff School. There are also several "meet ups" aimed at goths with a particular interest, e.g. ].

The main event was held in the town's largest venue, the ]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gazettelive.co.uk/whats-on/whats-on-news/fears-its-the-beginning-end-14792054|title=Fears it's 'the beginning of the end' for Whitby Goth Weekend|first=Laura|last=Love|date=16 June 2018|work=Gazette Live|access-date=2 March 2019}}</ref> (known as the Spa) and the Bizarre Bazaar 'Goth Market' is also held there and at Whitby Leisure Centre and the Brunswick Centre.<ref name=":DS:" /> Access to the Spa in the evening required a ticket and live bands played on both Friday and Saturday from 08:00 until about midnight. The Metropole was often used as an overspill venue for the Spa, with bands due to play the next evening/or playing from the previous evening. In recent years it has been used as a venue for the markets as well as the clubs, Manic Monday and Sexy Sunday. Crafty Cove (formerly RAW Nightclub) holding Shadow Factory and Monster Mash (Dead Skool Disco) and Abbey Wharf are used for official fringe events; other venues including The Resolution, The Rifle Club,The Metropole and the Whitby Rowing Club housing an official SOPHIE Lancaster Fundraising Event, Dark Souls and INVASION on the Sunday are used for unofficial events.

For many years there was a 1980's music night held at Laughtons. The night would traditionally end with the song ]. In 2010 this venue became a Wetherspoons Hotel, but the lineal descendant of the 80's night continues to take place on the Sunday night.

===Lineups===
(*) indicates headline act for each night/event
{| class="sortable wikitable"
|-
!Event # !! class="unsortable" |Title !! class="unsortable" |Date
! class="unsortable" colspan=4 |Bands (split into nights where applicable)
|-
|1|| Whitby&nbsp;1 || {{nowrap|2–4 September 1994}}
|Friday:<br />Manuskript*
|Saturday:<br /> ]*, 13 Candles, Nightmoves, ]
<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/groups/WhitbyGothWeekend/permalink/10155364046870381/|title=Matthew North|work=Facebook|access-date=2 March 2019}}</ref>
<ref> {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090223233654/http://wgw.topmum.co.uk/about/the-bands/ |date=23 February 2009 }}</ref>
|-
|2|| Whitby&nbsp;2 || {{nowrap|1–3 September 1995}}
|
|Saturday:<br /> ]*, ], ], The Horatii, Manuskript
|-
|3|| Whitby&nbsp;3 || {{nowrap|27–29 September 1996}}
| The Marionettes*, ], Midnight Configuration
| ]*, ]
|-
|4|| Whitby&nbsp;4 || {{nowrap|25–26 April 1997}}
| Friday:<br />]*, ], Libitina
| Saturday:<br />]*, ], Judith
| Sunday:<br />Emma Conquest, Robed In Desire, The Tortured, Violet Times
|-
|5|| Whitby 4.5 || 31 October – {{nowrap|1 November 1997}}
| ]*, Manuskript, Psycho TV
| ]*, The Horatii, ]
|-
|6|| Whitby 5 || {{nowrap|24–25 April 1998}}
| ], Nekromantik
| ]*, These Crimson Dreams, Isobels Shrine
|-
|7|| Whitby 5.5 || {{nowrap|30–31 October 1998}}
| ]*, Funhouse, Nervosa, ] (at overspill venue), Passion Play (at overspill venue)
| ]*, Emma Conquest, Faithful Dawn, ] (at overspill venue), The Sisters Of Murphy (tribute act at overspill venue)
|-
|8|| Whitby&nbsp;6 || {{nowrap|23–24 April 1999}}
| ]*, ], Denyze & Ed Alleyne-Johnson
| Manuskript*, ], Star 80
|-
|9|| Whitby 6.5 || {{nowrap|5–6 November 1999}}
| Dream Disciples*, Manuskript, Passion Play, ] (at overspill venue), ] (at overspill venue)
| ]*, The Narcissus Pool, The Chaos Engine, ], Manuskript (at overspill venue), Dream Disciples (at overspill venue), The Chaos Engine (at overspill venue)
|-
|10|| Whitby&nbsp;7 || {{nowrap|28–29 April 2000}}
| ]*, Saints of Eden, The Chaos Engine
| ]*, ], Putra-Chic
|-
|11|| Whitby 7.5 || {{nowrap|3–4 November 2000}} || ]*, ], Mist Of Avalon
| ]*, Emma Conquest
|-
|12|| Whitby 8 || {{nowrap|27–28 April 2001}} || ]*, ], Adfinem
| Je$us Loves Amerika, The Last Days, ], The Faces Of Sarah
|-
|13 || Whitby 8.5 || {{nowrap|2–3 November 2001}} || ]*, ]
| D.U.S.T., Finger Puppets, ], ], ]
|-
|14|| WGW&nbsp;9 || {{nowrap|26–27 April 2002}}
| ]*, Manuskript, Passion Play, Je$us Loves Amerika
| Action Directe, Arkam Asylum, Little Match Girl, Synthetic
|-
|15|| WGW&nbsp;9.5 || {{nowrap|1–2 November 2002}}
| ]*, The Narcissus Pool, ]
| Beautiful Deadly Children, Ordinary Psycho, Season's End, Spermwhale
|-
|16|| WGW 10 || {{nowrap|11–12 April 2003}}
| Belisha, deadfilmstar, Scary Bitches, The Ghost Of Lemora, Torsohorse
| ]*, Spares, Synthetic, Psychophile
|-
|17|| WGW X || 30 October – {{nowrap|1 November 2003}}
| Thursday:<br />]*, ], ]
| Friday:<br />]*, The Chaos Engine, ]
| Saturday:<br />]*, ], ]
| Sunday:<br />]*, Manuskript, ]
|-
|18|| WGW 11 || {{nowrap|23–24 April 2004}}
| ]*, Earth Loop Recall, ]
| ]*, ], Libitina ||
|-
|19|| WGW 11.5 || {{nowrap|29–31 October 2004}}
| Manuskript*, ], Corrosion, Faetal
| ]*, ], Beautiful Deadly Children, Torsohorse
| ]*, Glass, ]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://wgw.livejournal.com/5630.html|title=Oct 2004 WGW Line Up {{as written|Ad|dtion }}|first1=Axwrote in|last1=wgw|date=18 August 2004 |website=wgw.livejournal.com|access-date=2 March 2019}}</ref>
|-
|20|| WGW 12 || {{nowrap|22–23 April 2005}}
| ]*, ], Psychophile, ]
| ]*, ], ], Greenhaus<ref>{{cite web|url=https://wgw.livejournal.com/8974.html|title=WGW Band Line Up|first1=Axwrote in|last1=wgw|date=11 February 2005|website=wgw.livejournal.com|access-date=2 March 2019}}</ref>
|-
|21|| WGW 12.5 || {{nowrap|28–29 October 2005}}
| ]*, NFD, ], Katscan
| ]*, ], ], Neon Zoo<ref>{{cite web|url=https://wgw.livejournal.com/15178.html|title=band lineup|date=28 September 2005|website=wgw.livejournal.com|access-date=2 March 2019}}</ref>
|-
|22|| WGW 13 || {{nowrap|21–22 April 2006}}
| Manuskript*, ], Misty Woods & GDM, ]
| ]*, Frankenstein, ], Spares<ref> {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080726173914/http://wgw.topmum.co.uk/2006/03/21/wgw-april-2006-final-line-up/ |date=26 July 2008 }}</ref>
|-
|23|| WGW 13.5 || {{nowrap|27–28 October 2006}}
| ]*, ], Trauma Pet, Xykogen
| ]*, ], Inertia, Uninvited Guest<ref> {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081028041343/http://wgw.topmum.co.uk/2006/08/01/oct-2006-band-line-up/ |date=28 October 2008 }}</ref>
|-
|24|| WGW 14 || {{nowrap|27–28 April 2007}}
| ]*, ], D.U.S.T., RazorBladeKisses
| ]*, ], Machine Gun Symphony, ]<ref> {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091006231054/http://wgw.topmum.co.uk/2007/01/26/wgw-april-2007-line-up/ |date=6 October 2009 }}</ref>
|-
|25|| WGW 14.5 || {{nowrap|26–27 October 2007}}
| ]*, Crud, Ghost of Lemora, Voices of Masada
| ]*, ],<ref> {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081226124305/http://wgw.topmum.co.uk/2007/05/09/addition-to-the-band-line-up/ |date=26 December 2008 }}</ref> ], ]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.myspace.com/whitbygothweekend/blog/264032725|title=Myspace|access-date=2 March 2019}}</ref>
|-
|26|| WGW 15 || {{nowrap|26–27 April 2008}}
| Star Industry*, ], ], Dyonisis
| ]*, Mercurine, ], Snuff Radio<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.myspace.com/whitbygothweekend/blog/370413961|title=Myspace|access-date=2 March 2019}}</ref>
|-
|27|| WGW 15.5 || 31 October – {{nowrap|1 November 2008}} || ]*, ], Rezurex
| ]*, ], ]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.myspace.com/whitbygothweekend/blog/432893710|title=Myspace|access-date=2 March 2019}}</ref>
|-
|28|| WGW 16 || {{nowrap|24–26 April 2009}} || ]*, ], Zeitgeist Zero<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.myspace.com/whitbygothweekend/blog/480910766|title=Myspace|access-date=2 March 2019}}</ref> || ]*, The House of Usher, RazorBladeKisses<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.myspace.com/whitbygothweekend/blog/450300948|title=Myspace|access-date=2 March 2019}}</ref>
|-
|29|| WGW 16.5 || 30 October – {{nowrap|1 November 2009}} || ]*, ], ]
| ]*, ], ]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://whitby.livejournal.com/629437.html|title=Full Line Up - the latest from WGW|date=18 May 2009|website=whitby.livejournal.com|access-date=2 March 2019}}</ref>
|-
|30|| WGW 17 || {{nowrap|22–25 April 2010}}
| ]*, ], In Isolation
| ]*, Pretentious Moi?, Vendemmian<ref> {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100605122720/http://wgw.topmum.co.uk/2010/04/15/spa-line-up/ |date=5 June 2010 }}</ref><ref> {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100701072712/http://wgw.topmum.co.uk/2010/04/20/april-2010-line-up-change/ |date=1 July 2010 }}</ref>
|-
|31|| WGW 17.5 || {{nowrap|29–31 October 2010}}
| ] (with special guests ], ] and Erica Nockalls)*, Autumn Cannibals, The Last Cry<ref> {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100821140227/http://wgw.topmum.co.uk/2010/08/03/band-line-up-for-october-2010/ |date=21 August 2010 }}</ref>
| Manuskript*, The Stripper Project, ]<ref> {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100605122740/http://wgw.topmum.co.uk/2010/05/06/confirmed-bands-for-october-2010/ |date=5 June 2010 }}</ref>
|-
|32|| WGW 18 || {{nowrap|25–27 March 2011}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.myspace.com/whitbygothweekend/blog/540257768/|title=Myspace|access-date=2 March 2019}}</ref>
| ]*, ], Dr Arthur Krause, Black Moth, Dutch Order
| ]*, Frankenstein, ], Luxury Stranger, Pink Hearse
|-
|33|| WGW&nbsp;18.5 || {{nowrap|4–6 November 2011}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.britishfantasysociety.co.uk/ai1ec_event/whitby-goth-weekend/|title=Britishfantasysociety.co.uk|access-date=2 March 2019}}</ref>
| ]*, The Mist of Avalon, ], Cryogenica, Berlin Black
| ]*, ], ], The Dark Shadows, The Death Notes
|-
|34|| WGW&nbsp;19 || {{nowrap|27–29 April 2012}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.whitbygothweekend.co.uk/news.php?item=27 |title=NEWS |publisher=Whitby Goth Weekend |access-date=5 November 2011}}</ref>
| ]*, Ugly Buggs, The Spiritual Bat, Last July
| ]*, ], ], Red Sun Revival, Dead Eyes Opened
|-
|35|| WGW&nbsp;19.5 || {{nowrap|2–4 November 2012}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.whitbygothweekend.co.uk/news.php?item=35 |title=NEWS |publisher=Whitby Goth Weekend }}</ref>
| ]*, Fangs On Fur, Inertia, Dutch Order, Last July
| ]*, Blitzkid, ], The Last Cry, Bad Pollyanna
|-
|36|| WGW&nbsp;20 || {{nowrap|26–28 April 2013}}
| ]*, ], ], ]
| ]*, ], ], Deviant UK, ]
|-
|37|| WGW&nbsp;20.5 || {{nowrap|1–3 November 2013}}
| ]*, ], ], Bad Pollyanna
| ]*, ], ], ]
|-
|38|| WGW&nbsp;21 || {{nowrap|25–27 April 2014}}
| ]*, Vince Ray & The Boneshakers, Cold In Berlin, Alexa De Strange
| ]*, The Last Cry, ], ]
|-
|39|| WGW&nbsp;21.5 || 31 October – {{nowrap|2 November 2014}}
| ]*, ], Deviant UK, Black Volition
| ]*, ], ], Bad Pollyanna, Lesbian Bed Death
|-
|40|| WGW&nbsp;22 || {{nowrap|23–26 April 2015}}
| Thursday:<br />]*, ]*, ], Ashestoangels
| Friday:<br />]*, ]*, ], ]
| Saturday:<br />]*, ]*, ]*, Manuskript, ]
| Sunday:<br />]*, ]*, ], Pussycat And The Dirty Johnsons
|-
|41|| WGW&nbsp;22.5 || 30 October – {{nowrap|1 November 2015}}
| ]*, ], Bad Pollyanna, Chasing Dragons
| ]*, The Last Cry, Vince Ripper and the Rodent Show, In Isolation
|-
|42|| WGW&nbsp;23 || {{nowrap|22–24 April 2016}}
| ]*, ], ], Hands Off Gretel
| ]*, ], ], ]
|-
|43|| WGW&nbsp;23.5 || {{nowrap|4–6 November 2016}}
| ]*, ], Manuskript, Kitty in a Casket
| ]*, ], ], Chasing Dragons
|-
|44|| WGW&nbsp;24 || {{nowrap|21–23 April 2017}}
| ]*, Bad Pollyanna, Deviant UK, Healthy Junkies<ref name=":DS:" />
| ]*, ]*, ], ]<ref name=":DS:" />
|-
|45|| WGW&nbsp;24.5 || {{nowrap|27–28 October 2017}}
| ]*, The Membranes, Hands Off Gretel, Pussycat and the Johnsons<ref name=":DS:" />
| The Birthday Massacre*, Fuzzbox (cancelled), Vince Ripper and the Rodent Show, Massive Ego<ref name=":DS:" />
|-
|46|| WGW&nbsp;25 || {{nowrap|27–29 April 2018}}
| Dr Haze's Circus of Horrors, ], Rayguns Look Real Enough<ref name="blogging2018">{{cite web|url=https://theblogginggoth.com/2018/05/07/reviews-from-whitby-goth-weekend-april-2018/|title=Reviews from Whitby Goth Weekend April 2018|work=The Blogging Goth|date=7 May 2018|access-date=2 March 2019}}</ref>
| ], The Last Cry, ] Electronica, 1919<ref name="blogging2018" />
|-
|47|| WGW&nbsp;25.5 || {{nowrap|25–28 October 2018}}
| Thursday @ Abbey Wharf:<br />As Sirens Fall
| Saturday @ Abbey Wharf:<br />Soraya Vivian, Dead Ringers
|-
|48|| WGW&nbsp;26 || {{nowrap|11–14 April 2019}}
| Thursday @ Abbey Wharf:<br />Chasing Dragons
| Saturday @ Abbey Wharf:<br />David Live (David Bowie tribute)
|}

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Music festival in North Yorkshire, England

Whitby Goth Weekend
Whitby Goth Weekend logo and image of Whitby Abbey
GenreGothic rock, dark wave, synth-pop, future pop, gothic metal
DatesOctober/November (1994–present),
April (1997–present)
Location(s)Whitby, North Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Years active1994–present
FoundersJo Hampshire
Websitewhitbygothweekend.co.uk.

Whitby Goth Weekend, abbreviated to WGW or nicknamed Whitby, is a twice-yearly music festival for the goth subculture, in Whitby, North Yorkshire, England, organised by Jo Hampshire. The event is an alternative music festival, consisting of two nights of live bands, and three days (Friday, Saturday and Sunday) of alternative trade stalls at the Whitby Leisure Centre, and Whitby Brunswick Centre.

The term "Whitby Goth Weekend" is sometimes used as a generic term to describe events during the week in Whitby as a whole, although the name of the event and its associated logo are registered trademarks of Jo Hampshire of Top Mum Promotions.

History

Screaming Banshee Aircrew on stage at Whitby Goth Weekend, April 2005
Uninvited Guest on stage at Whitby Goth Weekend, October 2006

The origins of WGW are in a meeting of around forty of Hampshire's pen-pals in 1994. The first meeting was held in the Elsinore public house in Whitby along with the Little Angel, which continues to be a meeting point during the weekend. Hampshire said Whitby was chosen for its Dracula connections, although probably more so because the connection had already fostered a sense of acceptance on the part of locals and businesses rather than any inherent romanticism regarding the location. Until 1997, the festival was held yearly, after which it became twice-yearly in April and October. It has since grown into one of the world's most popular goth music events with thousands of attendees from across the UK and beyond.

In the mid-2000s the October weekend on or near Halloween began to attract large numbers of non-goths in Halloween, horror, historical, fantasy and sci-fi costume, which led to an increase in photographers and visitors. The weekend now attracts other alternative subcultures, including Victorian vampires, rockers, punks and steampunks. Some regulars consider it no longer a purely "goth" weekend, and it was acknowledged by Hampshire in the 2014 Whitby Goth Weekend Guide that in order to survive the event would have to diversify into other areas that have influenced goth. In recent years the costumed attendees now outnumber the goth attendees. Whitby Goth Weekend is now not as relevant on the Goth scene as it was 10-15 years ago.

The October 2007 festival was dedicated to the memory of the murdered Goth Sophie Lancaster (who had attended three Whitby Goth Weekends) and a collection of more than £3,000 was raised from various events to fund a memorial bench to her in the town.

Newbies who have not attended the event before are referred to as "Whitby Virgins". To help introduce them to the event, there was a WGW Virgins Meet Up on the Friday morning at the Spa until about 2014.

In 2016, concerns were raised by locals about disrespect being shown to the graves in St. Mary's Churchyard by photographers using them for photographic purposes which has resulted in a petition to have the area closed during the event. The proposal was supported by Whitby Goth Weekend, saying that "behaviour displayed in the churchyard is disrespectful and offensive". In 2016 The Bram Stoker Film Festival, which also took place in the town, rehashed a proposal to build a film set graveyard which photographers would be charged to use.

In June 2018 there was a breakdown in the relationship between WGW and SIV Live, who operate the Spa. WGW was therefore unable to book the Spa for bands for October 2018. In July a new promoter was found to put bands on at the Spa in October. Subsequently, WGW announced a different set of 2019 dates to those announced by the Spa and the new promoter, with bands at Abbey Wharf, a large pub in Whitby.

Economy

Visitors to Whitby in November 2016

The event results in business for the town in general, with attendees spending around 10,000 bed-nights in Whitby and the weekend contributing £1.1 million per annum to the local economy.

Location and events

The "weekend" starts during the day on Friday and fringe events are held on Thursday, Sunday and Monday including club nights, markets, and a charity football match between visiting goth team Real Gothic, and local team Stokoemotiv Whitby. During the October/November event there is an independent custom car show, 'Whitby Kustom' in the grounds of West Cliff School. There are also several "meet ups" aimed at goths with a particular interest, e.g. Gothic Lolita.

The main event was held in the town's largest venue, the Whitby Pavilion (known as the Spa) and the Bizarre Bazaar 'Goth Market' is also held there and at Whitby Leisure Centre and the Brunswick Centre. Access to the Spa in the evening required a ticket and live bands played on both Friday and Saturday from 08:00 until about midnight. The Metropole was often used as an overspill venue for the Spa, with bands due to play the next evening/or playing from the previous evening. In recent years it has been used as a venue for the markets as well as the clubs, Manic Monday and Sexy Sunday. Crafty Cove (formerly RAW Nightclub) holding Shadow Factory and Monster Mash (Dead Skool Disco) and Abbey Wharf are used for official fringe events; other venues including The Resolution, The Rifle Club,The Metropole and the Whitby Rowing Club housing an official SOPHIE Lancaster Fundraising Event, Dark Souls and INVASION on the Sunday are used for unofficial events.

For many years there was a 1980's music night held at Laughtons. The night would traditionally end with the song Vagabonds. In 2010 this venue became a Wetherspoons Hotel, but the lineal descendant of the 80's night continues to take place on the Sunday night.

Lineups

(*) indicates headline act for each night/event

Event # Title Date Bands (split into nights where applicable)
1 Whitby 1 2–4 September 1994 Friday:
Manuskript* 		Saturday:
Inkubus Sukkubus*, 13 Candles, Nightmoves, All Living Fear

2 Whitby 2 1–3 September 1995 Saturday:
Children On Stun*, Shadowmaker, Suspiria, The Horatii, Manuskript
3 Whitby 3 27–29 September 1996 The Marionettes*, Die Laughing, Midnight Configuration London After Midnight*, Corpus Delicti
4 Whitby 4 25–26 April 1997 Friday:
James Ray's Gangwar*, Dream Disciples, Libitina 		Saturday:
Stun*, The Merry Thoughts, Judith 		Sunday:
Emma Conquest, Robed In Desire, The Tortured, Violet Times
5 Whitby 4.5 31 October – 1 November 1997 Inkubus Sukkubus*, Manuskript, Psycho TV Rosetta Stone*, The Horatii, Sunshine Blind
6 Whitby 5 24–25 April 1998 Die Laughing*, Nekromantik All Living Fear*, These Crimson Dreams, Isobels Shrine
7 Whitby 5.5 30–31 October 1998 Sunshine Blind*, Funhouse, Nervosa, Dream Disciples (at overspill venue), Passion Play (at overspill venue) Rosetta Stone*, Emma Conquest, Faithful Dawn, Sunshine Blind (at overspill venue), The Sisters Of Murphy (tribute act at overspill venue)
8 Whitby 6 23–24 April 1999 Switchblade Symphony*, The Last Dance, Denyze & Ed Alleyne-Johnson Manuskript*, This Burning Effigy, Star 80
9 Whitby 6.5 5–6 November 1999 Dream Disciples*, Manuskript, Passion Play, The Breath Of Life (band) (at overspill venue), Sneaky Bat Machine (at overspill venue) The Breath Of Life*, The Narcissus Pool, The Chaos Engine, Sneaky Bat Machine, Manuskript (at overspill venue), Dream Disciples (at overspill venue), The Chaos Engine (at overspill venue)
10 Whitby 7 28–29 April 2000 Mesh*, Saints of Eden, The Chaos Engine Sigue Sigue Sputnik*, VNV Nation, Putra-Chic
11 Whitby 7.5 3–4 November 2000 Clan of Xymox*, Screaming Dead, Mist Of Avalon Inkubus Sukkubus*, Emma Conquest
12 Whitby 8 27–28 April 2001 Dream Disciples*, Attrition, Adfinem Je$us Loves Amerika, The Last Days, Seize, The Faces Of Sarah
13 Whitby 8.5 2–3 November 2001 Andi Sex Gang*, Sorrow D.U.S.T., Finger Puppets, Swarf, Rome Burns, Cauda Pavonis
14 WGW 9 26–27 April 2002 Paradise Lost*, Manuskript, Passion Play, Je$us Loves Amerika Action Directe, Arkam Asylum, Little Match Girl, Synthetic
15 WGW 9.5 1–2 November 2002 Last Rites*, The Narcissus Pool, Swarf Beautiful Deadly Children, Ordinary Psycho, Season's End, Spermwhale
16 WGW 10 11–12 April 2003 Belisha, deadfilmstar, Scary Bitches, The Ghost Of Lemora, Torsohorse Red Lorry Yellow Lorry*, Spares, Synthetic, Psychophile
17 WGW X 30 October – 1 November 2003 Thursday:
Inkubus Sukkubus*, Faith and the Muse, DeathBoy 		Friday:
Wayne Hussey*, The Chaos Engine, All Living Fear 		Saturday:
Icon of Coil*, Sheep on Drugs, Goteki 		Sunday:
All About Eve*, Manuskript, Rose McDowall
18 WGW 11 23–24 April 2004 The Damned*, Earth Loop Recall, Zombina and the Skeletones The Mission*, Dream Disciples, Libitina
19 WGW 11.5 29–31 October 2004 Manuskript*, The Last Dance, Corrosion, Faetal Zodiac Mindwarp and the Love Reaction*, Claytown Troupe, Beautiful Deadly Children, Torsohorse Alien Sex Fiend*, Glass, Ovni
20 WGW 12 22–23 April 2005 Gene Loves Jezebel*, Voltaire, Psychophile, Screaming Banshee Aircrew In the Nursery*, QueenAdreena, Devilish Presley, Greenhaus
21 WGW 12.5 28–29 October 2005 Doctor and the Medics*, NFD, DeathBoy, Katscan Rico*, Mechanical Cabaret, The Modern, Neon Zoo
22 WGW 13 21–22 April 2006 Manuskript*, Swarf, Misty Woods & GDM, History Of Guns The Breath Of Life*, Frankenstein, Zombina and the Skeletones, Spares
23 WGW 13.5 27–28 October 2006 The Damned*, Vampire Beach Babes, Trauma Pet, Xykogen XPQ-21*, Katzenjammer Kabarett, Inertia, Uninvited Guest
24 WGW 14 27–28 April 2007 The Last Dance*, Sohodolls, D.U.S.T., RazorBladeKisses The Crüxshadows*, Bella Morte, Machine Gun Symphony, Rome Burns
25 WGW 14.5 26–27 October 2007 The Cassandra Complex*, Crud, Ghost of Lemora, Voices of Masada The Birthday Massacre*, Sins of the Flesh, All Living Fear, Pro-jekt
26 WGW 15 26–27 April 2008 Star Industry*, Skeletal Family, Cauda Pavonis, Dyonisis Clan of Xymox*, Mercurine, Screaming Banshee Aircrew, Snuff Radio
27 WGW 15.5 31 October – 1 November 2008 Specimen*, Christian Death, Rezurex Wayne Hussey*, Voltaire, The Beauty of Gemina
28 WGW 16 24–26 April 2009 Abney Park*, The Last Dance, Zeitgeist Zero Diary of Dreams*, The House of Usher, RazorBladeKisses
29 WGW 16.5 30 October – 1 November 2009 The Eden House*, Zombina and the Skeletones, Grooving In Green Faith and The Muse*, Adoration, Rhombus
30 WGW 17 22–25 April 2010 Justin Sullivan*, Deviant UK, In Isolation Anne-Marie Hurst*, Pretentious Moi?, Vendemmian
31 WGW 17.5 29–31 October 2010 Wayne Hussey (with special guests Simon Hinkler, Miles Hunt and Erica Nockalls)*, Autumn Cannibals, The Last Cry Manuskript*, The Stripper Project, Pro-jekt
32 WGW 18 25–27 March 2011 Red Lorry Yellow Lorry*, Fuzzbox, Dr Arthur Krause, Black Moth, Dutch Order The Damned*, Frankenstein, The Beauty Of Gemina, Luxury Stranger, Pink Hearse
33 WGW 18.5 4–6 November 2011 Abney Park*, The Mist of Avalon, Devilish Presley, Cryogenica, Berlin Black Chameleons vox*, Voltaire, Rhombus, The Dark Shadows, The Death Notes
34 WGW 19 27–29 April 2012 In The Nursery*, Ugly Buggs, The Spiritual Bat, Last July Gene Loves Jezebel*, Die Laughing, The Bellwether Syndicate, Red Sun Revival, Dead Eyes Opened
35 WGW 19.5 2–4 November 2012 Mesh*, Fangs On Fur, Inertia, Dutch Order, Last July Alien Sex Fiend*, Blitzkid, All Living Fear, The Last Cry, Bad Pollyanna
36 WGW 20 26–28 April 2013 Voltaire*, Doctor and the Medics, Zombina and the Skeletones, Pussycat and the Dirty Johnsons Clan Of Xymox*, Skeletal Family, The Danse Society, Deviant UK, William Control
37 WGW 20.5 1–3 November 2013 William Control*, Fearless Vampire Killers, Ashestoangels, Bad Pollyanna Diary Of Dreams*, Bella Morte, Rabia Sorda, Method Cell
38 WGW 21 25–27 April 2014 Toyah*, Vince Ray & The Boneshakers, Cold In Berlin, Alexa De Strange New Model Army*, The Last Cry, UK Decay, Jordan Reyne
39 WGW 21.5 31 October – 2 November 2014 Heaven 17*, Visage, Deviant UK, Black Volition Voltaire*, Hugh Cornwell, Rhombus, Bad Pollyanna, Lesbian Bed Death
40 WGW 22 23–26 April 2015 Thursday:
The Birthday Massacre*, Abney Park*, The Red Paintings, Ashestoangels 		Friday:
The Crüxshadows*, Bella Morte*, Sigue Sigue Sputnik Electronic, The Last Dance 		Saturday:
Sex Gang Children*, Andi Sex Gang*, The Chameleons Vox*, Manuskript, Jordan Reyne 		Sunday:
The Damned*, William Control*, Doctor And The Medics, Pussycat And The Dirty Johnsons
41 WGW 22.5 30 October – 1 November 2015 Altered Images*, Fearless Vampire Killers, Bad Pollyanna, Chasing Dragons Spear of Destiny*, The Last Cry, Vince Ripper and the Rodent Show, In Isolation
42 WGW 23 22–24 April 2016 Therapy?*, The Red Paintings, Lene Lovich, Hands Off Gretel Wayne Hussey*, Fuzzbox, Rhombus, She Made Me Do It
43 WGW 23.5 4–6 November 2016 Heaven 17*, Sigue Sigue Sputnik Electronic, Manuskript, Kitty in a Casket The Mission*, Skeletal Family, Children On Stun, Chasing Dragons
44 WGW 24 21–23 April 2017 Toyah*, Bad Pollyanna, Deviant UK, Healthy Junkies Voltaire*, Abney Park*, The Men That Will Not Be Blamed For Nothing, Magic Eight Ball
45 WGW 24.5 27–28 October 2017 Theatre of Hate*, The Membranes, Hands Off Gretel, Pussycat and the Johnsons The Birthday Massacre*, Fuzzbox (cancelled), Vince Ripper and the Rodent Show, Massive Ego
46 WGW 25 27–29 April 2018 Dr Haze's Circus of Horrors, Desmond O'Connor, Rayguns Look Real Enough Aurelio Voltaire, The Last Cry, Sigue Sigue Sputnik Electronica, 1919
47 WGW 25.5 25–28 October 2018 Thursday @ Abbey Wharf:
As Sirens Fall 		Saturday @ Abbey Wharf:
Soraya Vivian, Dead Ringers
48 WGW 26 11–14 April 2019 Thursday @ Abbey Wharf:
Chasing Dragons 		Saturday @ Abbey Wharf:
David Live (David Bowie tribute)

See also

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