The Vatikan will be open this Friday June 1st for the first time in a while. It will now be open every Friday and Saturday. Located at 1032 Queen Street West, The Vatikan is the reincarnation of the former Sanctuary Vampire Sex Bar.

Monthly Darkrave with the Black Light Activists hosting upstairs with their blend of goa and psy trance. Will also have Hellraver Production artists DJ Hellraver from New York and DJ Syn from Montreal. Hellraver spins hard trance, industrial, EBM, and electro. Also featuring Dj Phink, Lazarus and and some others. At The Reverb (651 Queen St W.). Launch @ 10pm (until 5am). 19+ event. 10 dollars at the door. www.djlazarus.com www.hellraver.com

Scratching Post will headline a show June 2 at the Pladium video arcade (John at Richmond W). The show will also feature local bands Tagnet, Shag, Cracker Jack System and 10 others! Tix are $20 and include a free $20 Pladium game card! For tix available through one of the bands email junglist_lukifer@hotmail.com

The Cult plays at the Warehouse. Tickets on sale now from TicketMaster, Rotate This & Sonic Temple. www.hob.ca Purchase music by the cult from amazon.com and support toronto-goth

The DiVinE play at the Kathedral (651 Queen W). Doors open at 9pm, show starts at 9.45pm. Cover (unknown amount) at the door. 19+ only. For more info see www.virtualdivinity.net or email the.divine@home.com or phone 705-791-3974.

Dj Trauma and Velvet Underground (510 Queen W) are pleased to welcome local electronic artists Delica and dream.corrosion, marking the first live show at Velvet since Dj Mars left for New York last year. Doors open at 9pm, with performances starting at 10pm followed by Trauma spinning industrial, ebm and synthpop into the night. 19+ only, doors open at 9pm, no cover. For more info www.delicamusic.com or www.dreamcorrosion.com or email traumaspecialist@yahoo.com

Stabbing Westward with Aphex Theory plays at the Horshoe (370 Queen W). Tickets at Ticketmaster, Rotate This or Sonic Temple. 15$ advance. www.hob.ca

Savage garden is having their 7th anniversary this thurs (june 7th) (club nfo)

North By Northeast Music Festival & Industry Conference (NXNE) showcases the best in new and emerging acts from Canada, the U.S. and around the world. NXNE is considered as an essential festival in the music industry's calendar, bringing together new talent and music business heavies with media leaders and excited fans. www.nxne.com

The Erotica Exhibition at the Exhibition Place.

@ the Vatikan (1032 Queen W) - (club nfo)

Hosted by Mistress Jezebel, cover is $8 in goth/fetish wear, $2 off with flyer and/or the Salon de Kink flogger, $10 in evening gown/tuxedo, and $15 unprepared. Doors open at 9:30pm Theme for this night will be posted here shortly. DJ Jay plays goth/industrial and dancier-type things. There is usually a show and giveaways by Mistress at midnight. Play areas and a change area are very discrete for those who wish to play/change. For more info see www.salondekink.com

Test Tube Babies (Cure covers etc) and some other bands play at the Kathedral. 10$ in advance or 15$ at door. All ages show.

Depeche Mode plays at the Molson Amphitheatre. Special guest is Poe. 8pm showtime. Tickets from Ticketmaster on sale now. There will be an afterparty at The Vatikan (1032 Queen W). Buy music by Depeche Mode securely online from cdnow or amazon and support toronto-goth. www.depechemode.com

The theme of this months Fetish Masquerade party is "A Night in Metropolis." Come dressed in your best German expressionist fetish wear. Doors open at 10 pm and drinks are cheap before 11pm. Cover is $5 with pin or dressed in the the retro-future theme, $6 with a pass or $8 otherwise. With Dj's Lazarus and Phink. The Fetish Masquerade is a regular event and takes place on the 3rd Saturday of every month at the Reverb. Email fetish.masquerade@torgoth.com or visit www.fetishmasquerade.com if you have any questions or comments about this event or the nights in general. There is always a strict fetish dress code in effect.

This event has been cancelled. Next TIK at Savage Garden on July 1st.
T.i.K. moves to Area 51 for another evening of unique music, with DJs FNG, Squid and PTK. Again, musical styles change as T.i.K. offers a more IDM, Psy-Trance, Harsh Techno sound to Toronto's night life. For more info: www.yip.org/tik tik@yip.org

Northbound Leather's ISM Fetish Night on all 3 floors at the Limelight (250 Adelaide W). DJ's Phink, Phluph-E and Jimi LaMort. Dress code in effect ( Denim and Athletic wear not permitted ). Preferred Attire: Leather, Rubber, PVC, Drag, Lingerie, Uniforms, Gothic Admission b4 11pm or dressed to impress $10, $15 w/pass, $20 w/out pass. www.northbound.com

Local show at the Kathedral. Ten Speed Hero, Zyon, Harbinger, Lollipop Lust Kill and Rumsfield. This is an ALL AGES SHOW and tickets are $6. The first band is on stage at 5:30pm.

line-up includes Dj Shawn Macdonald, Troy Sinister and infamous bovine bartender extraordinaire Jen-O-Fur Johnston herself singing all your favorite Black Sabbath tunes! Bovine Sex Club, 542 Queen W. doors 9pm, no cover, drinks $2.50 B4 midnight

Pantera, Slayer, Static-x, Morbid angel, and Skrape play at Copps Colliseum (101 York Blvd, Hamilton, Ontario). Doors open at 6pm and tickets are $45 from Ticketmaster (on sale now).

Fictional "Fictitious" CD release party courtesy of Metropolis Records. This will be the only North American promotional party dedicated to this band. Free giveaways!! Hosted by DJ M at Savage Garden. www.yip.org/djm

The music of Depeche Mode with side projects and B-sides to feed your voracious depeche appetite. Studio 69 (69 Bathurst St.) $4 before 11pm $6 thereafter 10pm-3am. djlazarus.com

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