NC Clubs and Venues That Are Gone

• How To Get On This Page:
  I move clubs and venues that close from the Clubs and Venues page to here.
  I move recurring events that go defunct from the Recurring Events and Regular Club Nights page to here.

• How To Get Off Of This Page: If you see a venue or a club night on this page and it is still active, I am happy to correct that quickly. Email me at steve@ncgoth.com with some way for me to check - an active website with current content, a telephone number for a venue that I can call - and I will move that listing back to the main pages as soon as I can.

An archived version of this page from December 2012 is kept for historical purposes.

Raleigh

• Kings
  Downtown Raleigh, 424 South Mcdowell Street, next to the Vertigo Diner.
  Directions to Kings (taken from an email by Ross Grady: you should check out his Triangle Music Scene Events page):
  "King's is on McDowell Street in downtown Raleigh. Here's how I go: Take I-40 towards Raleigh, and take the Wade Avenue Exit. Follow Wade Avenue until it meets I-440 (aka the Beltline). Get on the Outer Loop of the Beltline (that's the first exit onto 440, before the overpass) and go a couple of exits (the first one is Hillsborough, and then there are two separate exits for the two directions of Western Blvd) You want the second Western Blvd exit, which has a sign for NCSU and downtown Raleigh. and which goes off right & then loops around so you wind up going left/east.

  Take Western Boulevard all the way into downtown Raleigh, past the fringe fast food joints, and past NCSU, and past Central Prison on the left and Dorothea Dix on the right. Couple of miles, a half-dozen stoplights at least. If you haven't been to Raleigh in the past 3 years you'll be surprised to learn that they've extended Western Boulevard all the way through the south side of downtown. After you pass Dorothea Dix, you'll start seeing exits. You're looking for the McDowell Street exit, which is the 3rd one, I believe. It loops off to the right & back under & you end up going left/north, into downtown.

  Up a little rise, under an overpass and you're at a stoplight. There's a car dealership or something there on the left. Go through that stoplight & then start looking to park. King's is on the left a block or two further down, but it's hard to park once you get that close. King's is right next door to the Vertigo.

  Note: King's moved several blocks, and to a new website. King's.

• [CLOSED July 2005]V.I.P. Ultralounge
  430 S. Dawson St., Raleigh NC. (Where the Metro used to be.)
• [CLOSED June 2007]Kulture
  430 S. Dawson St., Raleigh NC. (Where the Metro/VIP Ultralounge used to be.)
  (Kulture closed 17 June 2007.)
• [CLOSED Jan 2008]Underground
  Beneath Charlie Goodnight's. 861 W. Morgan St, Raleigh NC 919.664.8704
• Trace Gallery closed on December 18, 2000.
• The Five-O closed on August 9, 2001.
• Glitter Factory
  1436 Rock Quarry Road, Raleigh. (919) 601-3131. Closed since early 2005.
• [Closed April 2005] Martin Street Music Hall
  14 W. Martin St, Raleigh NC 27601 - 919.828.7622.
• [Closed April 2008] Downtown Event Center (formerly Martin Street Music Hall)
  14 W. Martin St, Raleigh NC 27601 - 919.828.7622.
• [Closed mid-July 2008] Percolator Lounge
• [Closed end 2007 early 2008]Aries Lounge
• BLITZ EBM/industrial night at Spy Raleigh - Ran briefly from 4 Dec 2013-15 Jan 2014.
  Note posted on Facebook 21 Jan 2014: Blitz will be on hiatus until further notice. We would like to thank everyone who has come out and supported us. We hope to be back soon.
• Cantina
  (closed sometime after 2005)
• Five-Star (citysearch)
• The Brewery
  Hillsborough St phone 838-6788. (Closed early 2004, reopened May 2004) 14 W. Martin St, Raleigh NC 27601 - 919.828.7622.
• Berkeley Cafe
• DIVEbar
• Volume 11 Tavern (V11 myspace)
• The Ruby Red - changed to Ruby Deluxe, which closed May 2025

Chapel Hill and Carrboro

• [CLOSED end 2003] Club NV
  Rosemary Street, in the location of the former Ram Triple theatre.
• [CLOSED July 2005]Temple Ball Gallery, De La Luz Performance Space
• [CLOSED February 2008]Blend - formerly Wetlands Dancehall - above Hell
• CLOSED - Go! Studios in Chapel Hill/Carrboro (Room Four is their performance area) is (919) 969-1400 (visit their web schedule).
  Directions to Go! Studios:
  Go to Franklin St. in Chapel Hill. Head W. on Franklin St. As you get to the Carrboro/Chapel Hill border (at Merritt Mill Rd, where the Jiffy Lube and Crooks Corner is), you'll see the Car Wash to your left. You may notice a small street which intersects with Franklin, just to the left of the Car Wash. This is Brewer Lane, and Go! Studios is on Brewer Lane, just behind the Car Wash.
• [CLOSED Dec 2008] HELL (LJ post)
• [CLOSED March 2010] Mansion 462
• Skylight Exchange
  405 1/2 W Rosemary St, Chapel Hill NC 27516. Phone: (919) 933-5550
• Nightlight - the Skylight Exchange after dark.
• The Station at Southern Rail
  201-B East Main Street, Carrboro, NC 27510.
• Jack Sprat Cafe - 161 E. Franklin Street, Chapel Hill, between Sutton's Drug Store and Franklin St. Pizza & Pasta.
• Reservoir

Durham:

• Broad St. Cafe
• BCHQ (Bull City HeadQuarters)
• MarVell Event Center - closed October 2012
• Man Bites Dog Theatre
  - venue closed in 2018
• [CLOSED late April 2008]Ringside - Ringside - 308 W. Main Street, Durham. (citysearch)
• Club Wonderland closed 1 April 2001 (and the website is gone as of August 2001)
• [Closed mid 2007]Starlite Drive-In
  2523 E Club Blvd. (919) 688-1037
  map to Starlite
• [CLOSED 26 June 2005] Ooh La Latte Cafe - 1116 Broad St
• [CLOSED Nov 2006]Joe & Jo's
  427 W Main St. Durham NC
• [Closed 28 October 2007] [still closing December 2007]305 South
  craigslist sale ad

Charlotte Locations

• Breakfast Club - An '80s club opened new year's 2003 in Charlotte. thursday night is the night to go there its more new wave but you get the goth crowd.Its is run by Jody from the baha club with christian (from the Pterodactyl and baha) djing.
• A Jarrell Afair
• Prevue Lounge
  2909 N. Davidson St., Charlotte NC 28205.
• Charlotte's Underground
  4205 Monroe Road, Charlotte, NC 28205. Home to Return of the Bats monthly goth night for Sept 2008.
• The Garden and Gun Club
• Damnit Janet Nightclub
  3746 N. Davidson St., Charlotte, NC, 28205. (Facebook group)
• The Closet
• Wine Up in NoDa (Upstairs at...)
  3306 N. Davidson St., Charlotte, NC 28205
• TILT (formerly the Liquid Lounge)
  Used to have a goth DJ. Nothing of interest as of July 2003.
• Tutto Mondo - 1820 South Blvd, Charlotte NC, (beside the Pewter Rose), telephone (704) 332-5142. across the street from Oleen's.
• Tremont Music Hall - Now closed (2016).
  400 W. Tremont Ave
  Charlotte, NC
  directions from I-40 south........ Ok,I would either call (704)343-9494 or (704)343-9432. The first one is the Tremont info line,and has(or should have) directions at the end of the message.The second is the office line, which after about noon may be pretty busy, so I'd use it as a back-up only. Best thing I can tell you to do is get on I-77 south,go through town, take the west Blvd exit, go left at the light, up to S.Tryon, take a right, and the club will be on your right at the next light. If you miss west blvd,look for Clanton road exit,take a left at the light,go all the way to S.Tryon take a LEFT,and after about 3 lights, you'll see the club on your left.
• Oleens - now closed.
• Fat City Deli - 3127 N. Davidson St. Charlotte, NC info 704 343-0240.
  OK, since I'm assuming you'll be coming down 321 to 85, we'll go from there. From 85, you will take the exit for Sugar Creek Rd. At the top of the ramp, take a right onto Sugar Creed. You'll stay on Sugar Creek for a mile or thereabouts, and when you get to the intersection of Sugar Creek and N Tryon, take a right. (It's a big intersection, you can't miss it.) Once on N Tryon, you'll follow that road for about a mile, and you'll turn left onto Craighead (can't miss a weird name like that). Once you're on Craighead you will follow it until you come to North Davidson St. Once you're on N Davidson, follow it until you see Fat City, which will be on the right side (I think it's 35th Street) with a tent outside of it.
• Cafe Dada (closed as of August 2000)
  
• [CLOSED before Dec 2005] The Perch - north on Hwy 77, take exit 9b onto 277, take exit 2a as if you are going to the hosiptial, *warning 2a has a fork in it, just as you exit, keep to the left side, DO NOT take the right side* follow till a light, take a right and get into the far left lane as soon as possible, turn left at the 1st light, this will turn into Central AVE, stay on Central *a while* till you see Heaven: the Perch is above that.
• Pat's Tavern Pat's is in Charlotte on North Davidson Street between 35th and 36th streets (just a few doors up from Fat City).
  Closed Feb 2003 - (torn down)
• Daily Double (formerly Daily Double, formerly Pterodactyl) is now (as of 17 November 2000) Genesis, a gay bar, with no goth content. Directions & old writeup saved here for historical purposes.
  Turned into the Hungry Duck, now torn down and gone July 2003.
• Tonic Lounge
  CLOSED
• Liquid Lounge
  Used to have a goth DJ. Nothing of interest as of July 2003.
• Garbo's - 403 West Summit Ave., Charlotte. (704) 333-3591.
  Closed April 9, 2002.
• Visulite Theatre
• The Hungry Duck - 607 W. Fifth St., 704.358.0322. (where the Pterodactyl used to be). map here.
  Formerly the Daily Double then Pterodacyl, the Hungry Duck was torn down July 2003.
• [CLOSED 2006?]The Spot
  - 1212 pecan ave., Charlotte NC.
  The new club (as of late May 2006) in the space formerly occupied by the Steeple and the Goblin.
• [CLOSED May 2006] The Goblin Club
  - 1212 pecan ave., Charlotte NC.
  The now-closed Steeple venue reopens in late February or early March 3006. we will be booking goth bands, djs theme parties and rock djs and bands. check the website weekly for memberships and announcements. (Creative Loafing story on Goblin closing)
• [CLOSED early 2005] The Steeple
  - 1212 pecan ave., Charlotte NC. 704-333-5545.
• 15th Street Garage -closed end of February 2003
• [CLOSED Aug 2005] The Room - 1812 Montford Drive, Charlotte NC 28209. (704) 527-4511.
  Directions: Take Woodlawn past the Park Road Shopping Center as you are going away from South Blvd...as you pass the shopping center there is a Taco Bell on the right hand side, take that right and the Room is located between the Taco Bell and the Blockbuster).
• [CLOSED Aug 2005] Jambase info page for the Room with calendar, venue info, and link to map.
• Amos' Southend - 1423 S. Tryon St.
  Next to the Gin Mill and across from Jillian's.
• The Forum
  "....mainly a top 40's miami type club, still in its honeymoon period...."
• [CLOSED summer 2005, reopen eventually?] Mythos
• Club Eden
  (formerly the Sky Lounge that closed in January 2007) (closed June 2007 for damage)
  1400 Elizabeth Avenue, Charlotte, North Carolina
• Prevue Lounge

Other Clubs in North Carolina:

• Greensboro - Audrey's Lounge - 328 Tate Street, behind Tate Street Billiards
• Greensboro - Broach Theatre - 520 S. Elm Street.
• Greensboro - Club N
• Greenville - Peasant's Cafe, 110 E. 4th St., Greenville, NC. Info 252 752-5855.
• Winston-Salem - Morning Dew Coffee House
• Winston-Salem - Elliott's Revue
  701 N Trade St.. After-hours club, open very late, live music often begins at 2am Fridays and Saturdays.
• Salisbury - Three Fifteen Club, 315 E Council Street.
• Greenville - P.B's, 513 Contanche Street, Greenville, NC, 252-757-3778.
• Spring Lake (Fayetteville area) - Sinners - 404 W. Manchester Rd, Spring Lake, NC, 28390. Telephone (910) 436-6511.
• Statesville - Shockwave
• Wilmington - The Soapbox - closed 2013
• Winston-Salem - The Werehouse is where Project Space 211 used to be, and where the former Wherehouse was before that. As of 2019 it's an AirB&B. Directions:Very easy to get to. From the Triangle: 40 to Bus. 40 to 52 N and _immediately_ (you don't even get out of the merge lane) take the exit for 3rd, 4th, 5th sts. Left onto 3rd, they're at 211 E. 3rd, the big red brick building on your right at the corner of 3rd and Patterson, right next to the train tracks.
• Greensboro - Lost Dimensions - short-time to Celebre Noir is closed again as of September 2003.
• Greensboro - The Underground (formerly Ace's Basement)
  2428 High Point Road (at the Coliseum Inn) Greensboro, NC.
• Greensboro - The N Club
  117 S Elm St, Greensboro, NC 27401, (336) 333-9300.
• Greensboro - Somewhere Else Tavern - Somewhere Else closed in 2019.
• Asheville - Hairspray
• Asheville - Stella Blue
• Asheville - The Mill Room Asheville Brewing Company's new venue behind Asheville Pizza on Coxe downtown, at 66 Asheland Avenue. Full bar with mixed drinks, great local beers and more, a large open dance floor that fits 300 concert goers, and a raised stage.
• Boone - Geno's Sports Bar 1785 Highway 105 South, Boone, NC. (828) 264-1000.
• Boone - Black Cat
• Boone - Flipside
  421 Blowing Rock Rd, Boone NC, 828 268 9683.
• Clayton - The Coffee Mill
• Fayetteville - Black Cat Lounge
• Fayetteville - The Rockshop
  128 S. King Street, Fayetteville, NC 28301
• Fayetteville - Alias
  984 Old McPherson Church Road, Fayetteville, NC 28303. Telephone 910-484-7994.
  (The old Neo's location is now Alias.)
• Fayetteville - Candy's Sports Bar, 4939 Bragg Blvd. (910) 826-9098. near R's Rocks and Gems and the old Fantasy Club
• Fayetteville - Jester's Pub - 6577 Fisher Rd., Fayetteville,NC. (910) 423-6100.
• Fayetteville - Duh! SkateZone - 504 N Mcpherson Church Rd, Fayetteville, NC 28303-4408, (910) 868-3233.
  As of Sept 2003, no longer doing live shows.
• [CLOSED 18 June 2020] Asheville - The Mothlight (article)
• [CLOSED late 2007] Asheville - Tribes
  
• [CLOSED late 2007] Asheville - Green Eggs and Jam
  (828) 350-1195, 237 Haywood St; Asheville, NC
• [closed pre-Aug 2005] Asheville - Shotzy's is located in the S&W building in Downtown Asheville. 56 Patton Avenue, telephone 828.252.1912. link to map here
• [CLOSED late 2007] Asheville - Vincent's Ear - 68 B N. Lexington Ave., 28801.
• Asheville - [CLOSED April 2008]Joli Rouge (myspace)
  news article
• Fayetteville - Candy's Sports Bar, 4939 Bragg Blvd. (910) 826-9098. near R's Rocks and Gems and the old Fantasy Club
• Fayetteville - The Musik Hut - shopping resource for music
• Greensboro - The Underground (formerly Ace's Basement)
  2428 High Point Road (at the Coliseum Inn) Greensboro, NC.
• [Closed April 2003] Greensboro - The Klick - 3010 Sands Dr, Greensboro, NC 27405. 336-954-0802.
• [Closed June 2003] Greensboro - Dizzy G's, 3922 West Market St, Greensboro. Telephone (336) 299-1119. (old Celebre Noir location)
• Greensboro - gatecitynoise (warning: annoying website)
  401 tate st. greensboro , n.c. 27403, phone 336.272.7883///336.272.5994 fax
  Closed 22 Dec 2006.
• High Point - Hartley's House of Rock
• [CLOSED Sept 1 2005] Jacksonville - Arena Sportsbar on the corner of Route 24 and Western Blvd.
  The Arena Sports Bar hosts a Goth Night on the first Saturday of each month (August is the exception due to the fact that we will be having the Cruxshadows playing on 10 August, that will be Carpe Noctem III. The bar is transformed for Carpe Noctem: beer ads are covered, neons are off, blacklights are on, candles are lit, and goth items are scattered about the bar. Each Carpe Noctem will either have a DJ playing Goth/Industrial/Darkwave, or we will have a live band or two. The Arena Sports Bar is located on the corner of Hwy 24 (Lejeune Blvd) and Western Blvd next to the Liberty Inn.
  For more information contact arenasportsbar@ec.rr.com.
• Wilmington - Bessie's - 133 N. Front St, Wilmington, NC, 910-762-0003.
• Wilmington - Marrz
• Wilmington - The Juggling Gypsy changed names to Barzarre December 2019 - January 2020
• Winston-Salem - Ziggy's - After 30 years at the 433 Baity St. location we closed the club on Sunday November 26, 2007.
• Graham - Castelda's - Castelda's is located at: 127 W. Harden Street, Graham, NC 27253, (336) 222-9402. (Directions) - now some kind of martial arts joint

Clubs Outside North Carolina:

• Springfield VA - JAXX
• Charlottesville VA - Tokyo Rose
• Spartanburg SC - Ground Zero
• Atlanta GA - The Secret Room
• Danville VA - Plan B Live Music - 322 Memorial Dr., Danville, VA 24541 - closed 2009
• Washington DC - Alchemy (at Club Envy on Thursdays)
• Baltimore MD - Angelfall Studios
• Virginia Beach VA - The Abyss. (757) 422-8634 [CLOSED Sep 2004]
• Atlanta GA - The Chamber, 2115 Faulkner Rd. Telephone 404-249-8300. CLOSED summer 2004
• Atlanta GA - The Riviera Club - Place called 112 in the old location of the Riviera.
• Atlanta GA - Echo Lounge
• Myrtle Beach SC - The Lazy I/The Lime Light, changed name to The Social 2004? - 1724 Hwy. 501, Myrtle Beach, SC 29577. 1-843-626-0730.

Defunct Events

No-longer-happening club nights are moved from the Nights page and archived here for historical reference.

• Saturday (second Saturday, first month of the quarter)
  Charlotte: Bats II: Electric Boogaloo goth/industrial/synthpop night, Wine Up in NoDa - $3 cover, 18+, 9pm - 2am
• Asheville: Shellshock goth/industrial/ebm dance night - last show sometime in 2018?
• Saturday (first Saturday of the month)
  Asheville: Altaer goth night, at The Underground
• Friday (last Friday of the month)
  Charlotte: Mirror Moves 80s and 90s Dance Party - Petra's Bar
• Greensboro - Celebre Noir - closed at least three times before finally vanishing.
  Lost Dimensions location Aug 2003 Celebre Noir is closed again as of September 2003
• Raleigh - Saturday (second Saturday of the month)
  Zombie Room at King's - defunct as of June 2005
• Thursday (every other Thursday starting July 7th 2005)
  Charlotte - Schizophrenic Thursdays (info on the Installation website) - The Room - the venue The Room closed August 2005
• Raleigh - Wicked Wednesday 80s/goth/darkwave night, V.I.P. Ultralounge (the former Metro) - Only occurrence was a single night in Jan 2005, not repeated before the venue V.I.P. Ultralounge closed summer 2005.
• Saturday (first Saturday of the month)
  Jacksonville NC: Carpe Noctem - Arena Sports Bar - bar closed Sept 1 2005
• Charlotte - Resurrection goth night - The Steeple or The Room
• Friday (fourth Friday of the month) (beginning June 2005)
  Durham: Fourth Fetish Friday - Ringside - closed by January 2006
• Raleigh - Damnation goth night - The Brewery - $5 21+/$7 under 21 - (Was Irregular, now defunct as of Feb 2006, nothing for last few months)
• Saturday (starting 13 August 2005)
  Raleigh: Retro 80s night - Underground - 10pm+ - moved to Defunct category Feb 2006
• Tuesday - Chapel Hill: Gawthee goth coffee night - Caffe Driade - every Tuesday, no cover (started Feb 7 2006) (canceled 30 May 2006)
• Friday (first Friday of the month)
  Raleigh: Industrial Immersion goth/industrial night - Aries Lounge (started January 2006) (moved from Thursday to Friday late January 2006) (changed to First Friday only April 2006) (canceled October 2006)
• Saturday (last Saturday of the month)
  Charlotte - Installation - The Spot
  (historical note: originally at The Room through August 2005 when The Room closed, re-started April 29 2006 at the now-defunct venue The Goblin Club, then moved to the Spot as of July 2006) (Moved here Jan 2007 in response to LJ posting.)
• Charlotte - Inferno - Sky Lounge (venue closed, new venue in same location called Club Eden as of Jan 2007)
• Sundays (fourth Sunday of the month)
  Raleigh: Dirge Factory fetish/goth night - Underground
  (historical note: ran as a weekly Feb 20 2005 - 9 May 2005, converted to monthly fetish night 22 May 2005 - January 2007, lost venue after Jan 2007 event - will relist as active when they secure a new venue)
• (third Saturday of the month)
  Chapel Hill - Wastelands fetish night - Blend (formerly Wetlands Dancehall) -
  (Historical note: according to the founder, "night started February 2007, canceled April 2007")
• (third Thursday of the month)
  Charlotte: Retroactive Thursdays at the Breakfast Club, Thursdays are Cure/Depeche Mode-ish night (ended 20 December 2007)
• Monday (weekly)
  Raleigh: "Forbidden Mondays" goth/industrial night - Aries Lounge - 21+ (night gone as of Dec 2007, venue cut back number of nights open per week)
• Sunday (every week)
  Raleigh -Submission Sunday goth/industrial night - DIVEbar - no cover, but 21+ only - first night 27 January 2008 - Night shut down 28 December 2008 (Submission Sunday Myspace blogpost announcing the end)
• Thursday (second Thursday of the month)
  Columbia SC: Asylum at Art Bar (Note: I was informed in Jan 2010 that all goth events at the Art Bar in SC are defunct.)
• Sunday (1st and 3rd Sundays of the month)
  Columbia SC: Sin-dustrial Sunday - Art Bar (Note: I was informed in Jan 2010 that all goth events at the Art Bar in SC are defunct.)
• (third Saturday of the month)
  Charlotte - Return of the Bats goth night - Charlotte's Underground (4205 Monroe Road, Charlotte, NC 28205) for Sept 2008. (Historical Note: started Feb 16 2008 at Nelson's Bar, announced the following week as a regular monthly event for March 15 2008 and thereafter, moved to A Jarrell Affair for June 2008, moved to Charlotte's Underground for Sept 2008. The night's myspace page was updated 20 April 2010 announcing April 2010 as the last night, hoping to continue once they find a new location.) - 18 and up, $5 cover.
• Thursday (every Thursday)
  Raleigh: Raleigh Underground goth/industrial night with DJ Joey at Legends - cover $1 members (free if before 11pm)/ $3 non-members, 18+
  (Historical note: changed from goth to 80s/90s night end of October 2005, changed back to goth/industrial Feb 2006, Thursdays at Legends official last night was 8 July 2010)
• Thursday (last Thursday of the month barring special events)
  Raleigh: Raleigh Underground 80s night with DJ Joey at Legends - cover $1 members (free if before 11pm)/ $3 non-members, 18+ (Historical note: Goth/80s Thursdays at Legends official last night was 8 July 2010)