There will be at least one 2-band Gothic Western festival appearance in 2025: both the Fields of the Nephilim and the Heathen Apostles will be playing the renowned UK gothic festival Tomorrow’s Ghosts on Halloween, Oct. 31st, 2025. Fields of the Nephilim will be headlining that evening, they are one of the original bands that represented the Gothic Western style, and the Heathen Apostles have been charging forth in their way since 2013. Also appearing are Clan of Xymox and Pink Turns Blue, tickets go on sale on Monday, November 4th at 12:00 (GMT), you can get them HERE.
Tomorrow’s Ghosts Festival was established in 2018 by Absinthe Promotions and is held at the Whitby pavilion annually. TGF’s previous events have seen the following acts grace their stage: The Mission, The Loveless, The 69 Eyes, New Model Army, Fields Of The Nephilim, Peter Hook & The Light, Theatre Of Hate, Cold Cave, The March Violets and Clan Of Xymox.
Fields of the Nephilim is the creation of vocalist and front man Carl McCoy, a seeker of the greater truth, who sprang from humble beginnings in south London. Brought up in a religious environment, Carl became familiar with the stories of the Watchers and Nephilim at a very early age. Unquestionably, this influenced his decision to pursue a creative career in art and music which embraced the world of the occult and portrayed it through his own apocalyptic fusion of Victorian underworld meets Sergio Leone Spaghetti Western, Fields of the Nephilim’s emerging brand of dark aural delights.
The Heathen Apostles’ Gothic Americana music harkens back to a bygone chapter of American history. Mather Louth (Radio Noir), Chopper Franklin (The Cramps), Thomas Lorious (Kings of Nuthin’) and Luis Mascaro use contrasting influences such as Bauhaus, Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds and The Pogues along with Howlin’ Wolf, Loretta Lynn (the band covers her classic Fist City) and Bessie Smith, the Heathen Apostles have created a style of music that at once conjurs both angels and demons, and will enlighten a darkened soul.
