FASCINATION STREET: The Vampire Ball: Saturday, May 9th, 2026
Schedule
Sat, 09 May, 2026 at 09:00 pm to Sun, 10 May, 2026 at 03:00 am
UTC-05:00Location
Eastside Bowl | Nashville, TN
The FASCINATION STREET Vampire Ball returns on Saturday, May 9th, 2026 to the main venue at Eastside Bowl! Join DJs Ichabod + Baron von Birk for a crawl through the crypts as our annual celebration of the beauty in bloodthirst is unchained from its coffin again!This year's Vampire Ball theme marks the 60th anniversary of "Dark Shadows," the show that forever changed the way vampires would be depicted in popular culture. Initially a soap opera that dabbled in murder and ghosts, the show went on to conquer every corner of classic Gothic Horror. But it was the introduction of Barnabas Collins, the screen's first unwilling vampire, that made the show the cult sensation that is still celebrated to this day. Its haunting atmosphere, supernatural storylines, and romanticized morbidity created a new generation of monster kids, going on to influence everything from Anne Rice's "Interview with the Vampire," to the style and structure of "Twin Peaks."
Longtime fans will enjoy this year's visuals, decor, and themed drinks inspired by the original Dark Shadows, but even if you haven't seen the show, you can immediately appreciate its neo-gothic atmosphere on display while you sink your fangs into the decades of other vampire-obsessed music and movies that we'll be drawing inspiration from throughout the night. Make sure to dress for burial, as we will have a very special photo-op area set up in the back this time, with Studio Luna Photography on hand to capture your graven images.
Have a request to add to our signature mix of current and classic Goth, post-punk, deathrock, darkwave, coldwave, and batcave dance? Let us know in the comments, or write it (in blood) on the request sheets once you are invited inside. Until then, we await your arrival in the fog...
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WHERE:
Eastside Bowl: 1508A Gallatin Pike S, Nashville, TN 37115. Just 8 minutes away from The East Room, on the same road, Eastside Bowl is located just off of Briley Parkway on the Madison side, adjacent to TWO large cemeteries. (Nice!)
To get to the main venue room, simply walk in the front entrance, go all the way back through the lounge area, and take a left down the hall. Or, just follow the fog...
PARKING:
Eastside Bowl has its own gigantic parking lot, right out front, and it's all FREE!
DETAILS:
Doors for the Vampire Ball open at 9pm and close at 3am, but you can come enjoy drinks or food in the bar/lounge area at Eastside Bowl earlier than that.
Tickets for the Vampire Ball are $12 in advance, $15 day-of-show. Cash and cards accepted at the door. 18+up welcome! Valid government-issued ID required upon entry.
Please contact [email protected] for any ADA accommodations at least 48 hours prior to the event.
Advance tickets can be purchased here:
https://www.eventim.us/wafform.aspx?_act=eventtickets&_pky=688693
The above link is the ONLY source for advance tickets for this event.
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ABOUT FS:
We are faithful to the post-punk sounds the goth scene was built on, but this is not simply a retro night. Plenty of classics, club favorites, and even deep cuts will be heard, of course, but mixed with new & current artists that carry that spirit and expand on it today -- from the intentional revivalists, to the dark punk underwave, our mission is to bridge the past and the future, the icons with the new blood.
WHAT YOU WILL HEAR:
the cure. bauhaus. siouxsie & the banshees. the sisters of mercy. killing joke. christian death. joy division. clan of xymox. the wake. rosetta stone. dead can dance. fields of the nephilim. the mission. new order. the smiths. she past away. kælan mikla. cold cave. horror vacui. altar de fey. vincas. a projection. sopor aeternus & the ensemble of shadows. drab majesty. scary black. light asylum. david bowie. nick cave. cocteau twins. the chameleons. peter murphy. bella morte. the last dance. echo & the bunnymen. the church. portishead. switchblade symphony. new model army. nox novacula. twin tribes. vision video. ritual howls. secret shame. faith and the muse. praise of folly. corpus delicti. pink turns blue. en†er†ainmen†. depeche mode. london after midnight. specimen. mephisto walz. red lorry yellow lorry. alien sex fiend. astari nite. seraphim shock. samhain. bloody dead and sexy. swans. cinema strange. screaming dead. siekiera. attic eyes. nosferatu. virgin prunes. 45 grave
...and many, many more artists in those styles -- but not 00ntz, futurepop, techno, trance, aggro, cyber, or nu-metal. Graves not raves; Bauhaus is the only house we need.
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Where is it happening?
Eastside Bowl, 1508A Gallatin Pike South,Nashville, Tennessee, United States
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