The Dark Eighties / Cave of Bats at Gus' Pub: Dark Wave, Goth, Synth Pop, EBM, Industrial and more!

Fri, 03 Apr, 2026 at 09:00 pm to Sat, 04 Apr, 2026 at 02:00 am UTC-03:00

2605 Agricola St, Halifax, NS B3K 4C7, Canada | Halifax

The Dark Eighties
Publisher/HostThe Dark Eighties
The Dark Eighties \/ Cave of Bats at Gus' Pub: Dark Wave, Goth, Synth Pop, EBM, Industrial and more!
T H E D A R K E I G H T I E S / C A V E O F B A T S
featuring touring DJ Circuit Witch
Advance tix at: https://buytickets.at/12xuproductions/2137847
Tickets $20 at the door!
This April 3rd, come dance to your favourite DARK 80s + NEW alternative and dark cult hits until LATE plus Canadian and Nova Scotia (local) faves the first hour!!
Featuring Circuit Witch, the extraterrestrial DJ whose music takes you on a cosmic journey! Hailing from outer space, Circuit Witch crash landed in Fredericton, New Brunswick!
Delving into niche genres, Circuit Witch will be preparing to launch you back into the 80’s and transport back into the present for some darkwave, goth, industrial, ebm and more!
Circuit Witch has played at numerous locations across North America: New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Delaware, Washington DC, Saint John and Fredericton New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Toronto and to the west in California. They also DJ weekly on Twitch with a 3.9K following!
The original Dark Eighties night started in Vancouver 12 years ago at a dive bar with chequered floors called The Astoria. We've since done a few parties around the world in NYC, London, Montréal and Auckland. But Halifax stands out as an especially fun city with an amazing crowd!
Although there are certainly imitators, nothing's like an original THE DARK EIGHTIES dance night! ;)
GOTH I POST PUNK I NEW ROMANTICS I EBM I INDUSTRIAL I DARK + COLD WAVE I MINIMAL WAVE I CULT 80S HITS I DARK SYNTH POP I DARK ELECTRONIC I PUNK I INTERNATIONAL I BIG HITS + OBSCURITIES with 100% Canadian + local bands being played the first hour!
How shall I dress on a night like this?
Although there is no dress code, we strongly encouraged getting dressed up for your big night out! Big hair, wild + creative outfits, hairspray, loads of 80s style make up, fetish, deathrock/batcave style looks, leather, heels, buckles, jewelery, studs, lace, fishnets, eyeliner, black, bin bags, big boots, Bowie style + new romantics, and home made outfits all encouraged!
But dress how you feel best! There are no rules about clothing, hair or make up and everyone has their own unique style 😉
Gus' Pub
2605 Agricola St, Halifax, NS
Friday, April 3rd 2026
9pm-2am
Tix on Ticket Tailor, Eventbrite, and at the door!
Let's party!
Connect with us at:
FB: https://www.facebook.com/groups/680758361998881
Instagram/FB: @thedarkeighties
Twitter: @thedark80s
www.twitch.tv/thedarkeighties every Monday at 7pm
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2605 Agricola St, Halifax, NS B3K 4C7, Canada

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