VampireFreaks Announces 2025 Dark Force Fest Lineup
VampireFreaks proudly presents Dark Force Fest – a mind-blowing, 3-day music festival from May 2nd to 4th, 2025, featuring a thrilling lineup of the most-beloved goth, industrial, darkwave, and post-punk bands from around the world. Tickets are available here.
This jam-packed festival features 35 bands performing across two stages: including Orgy The Birthday Massacre, Covenant, Suicide Commando, Aesthetic Perfection, Genitorturers, Funker Vogt, Razed In Black, Calabrese, SITD, Haujobb, Klutæ, TRAITRS, Beborn Beton, God Module, Flesh Field, Dead On A Sunday, Rosegarden Funeral Party, Amelia Arsenic, NYXX, Panic Priest, 2 Shadows, Seraphim Shock, Dancing Plague, genCAB, Occults, SINE, Circuit Preacher, Corbeau Hangs, Die Sexual, Frenchy and the Punk, Everything Goes Cold, Contracult, Project .44, and Whorticulture.
Dark Force Fest takes place in Parsippany, NJ (one hour from NYC) at the Sheraton Parsippany – a befitting, castle-style hotel that features 44,000 square feet of event space and 370 hotel rooms. While the hotel rooms in the main venue sold out within days of announcing the festival, there are still overflow hotels in the surrounding area.
In addition to 35 bands, Dark Force Fest activities include:
– Over 100 Vendors
– Sideshow Performances
– Drag Queens
– DJ Club Events (Playing Goth-Industrial Music)
– Classes & Activities
– Panels and Presentations
– Food Trucks
Dark Force Fest is brought to you by VampireFreaks. Founded in 1999, VampireFreaks is a globally-leading lifestyle brand that has been hosting gothic events and designing alternative clothing for over 20 years.