BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.4.0.1//EN BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2791@bob.guide DTSTART:20260407T190000Z DTEND:20260407T230000Z DTSTAMP:20260217T054711Z URL:https://bob.guide/events/the-awakening-at-the-asylum-birmingham SUMMARY:THE AWAKENING at The Asylum - Birmingham DESCRIPTION:South African gothic / darkwave THE AWAKENING - THE DARK CARNIV AL TOUR with special guests BLACK | LAKES\n\nTickets https://tinyurl.com/B Aawakening\n£18 adv. // 7pm\n\n-------------------------\n\nPresented by ba-concerts.com\n\n-------------------------\nTHE AWAKENING\n\nhttps://you tu.be/LEZRfa_Orp0\ntheawakening.com\n\nThe Dark Carnival Tour 2026 follows the hugely successful Haunting Tour 2025\, which saw the band perform a h eadlining tour across the US\, Canada\, Mexico\, Germany\, France\, the Ne therlands\, Poland\, the UK\, and South Africa.\n\nWhile the Haunting Tour celebrated the release of the band’s eponymous 12th album (#3 on German y’s Deutsche Alternative Charts\, and with music videos amassing million s of views)\, 2026 will be a “different sort of celebration\, with more to be revealed soon\,” according to the band’s enigmatic frontman Asht on Nyte.\nAshton Nyte also brought his brand of dark-folk storytelling to life through select acoustic performances worldwide this year and intends to do the same in 2026.\n\nThe Dark Carnival Tour UK 2026 will see The Awa kening supported by UK dark rock outfits Black Lakes and Dhampyres (on cer tain dates). Tickets are on sale now via The Awakening’s official websit e: www.theawakening.com/live\n\n__________________________________________ ____\n\nThe Awakening is a dark musical project born in Johannesburg\, Sou th Africa\, in the late ’90s as the creative expression of vocalist\, mu lti-instrumentalist\, author\, actor and songwriter Ashton Nyte. The Awake ning’s sound has morphed and mutated over the years\, incorporating elem ents of Gothic Rock\, Darkwave\, Gothic Metal\, Industrial Rock\, Post-pun k\, Electronic\, New Wave\, Folk Noir and other theatrical meanderings.\n\ nFrontman Ashton Nyte has released 8 solo albums and 2 books in addition t o his work as The Awakening. He has contributed vocals and lyrics to sever al other projects\, featuring members of The Cure\, Peter Murphy\, The Mis sion\, Beauty In Chaos\, and All About Eve\, among others.\n\nNyte has wri tten and performed in theatrical productions and hosted philanthropic even ts\, including his Rock Against Rape concert series and presenting a lectu re series at US universities focusing on tolerance and acceptance. He has had songs featured in major television shows like Pretty Little Liars: Ori ginal Sin (HBOMax)\, The Purge (USA Network)\, among others.\n\nMusic jour nalists have described Nyte as "Johannesburg's Bowie" for his widely varyi ng musical styles and theatrical performance approach. With a catalogue of over 350 released original songs\, Ashton Nyte and The Awakening have enj oyed airplay and chart success on major independent radio stations worldwi de and have toured extensively and headlined music festivals in the USA\, Europe\, and South Africa to upwards of 30\,000 people.\n\nIn 2019\, Nyte worked on the score of the movie Don't Let Go with composer Ethan Gold\, w hich premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in January 2019. He completed a 36-date European Tour with British indie artist Wayne Hussey (The Missi on) in September / October 2019. Waiting For A Voice\, Nyte’s seventh so lo album and first book of poetry\, short stories\, and personal reflectio ns\, was released in July 2020. His second book and eighth solo album\, Au tumn's Children\, was released in August 2023 and was named one of the “ Top Albums of 2023” by American Songwriter. 2024 saw Nyte contribute his voice and lyrics to the latest Beauty In Chaos album and the movie Pale H orse\, directed by the late Pearry Teo.\n\nThe Awakening’s eponymous 12t h album entered Germany’s Deutsche Alternative Charts (DAC) at #3 in 202 5. The three videos from the album have amassed millions of views. The Awa kening toured extensively in 2025 with the Haunting Tour 2025 taking the b and to the USA\, Canada\, Mexico\, Germany\, France\, the Netherlands\, Po land\, the UK and South Africa.\nThe Awakening has just announced their fi rst tour dates of 2026\, starting with the Dark Carnival Tour in the UK.\n \nfacebook.com/theawakeningofficial\nfacebook.com/Blacklakes\nfacebook.com /theasylumvenue\nfacebook.com/baconcerts\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\nURLs:\nT ickets: https://go.evvnt.com/3390577-0?pid=6462\nYouTube: https://go.evvnt .com/3390577-2?pid=6462\n\nDate and Time: Tue\, 07 Apr 2026 19:00 - Tue\, 07 Apr 2026 23:00\n\n \;\n\nVenue details: The Asylum Venue\, 38-43 Ha mpton Street\, Birmingham\, England\, B19 3LS\, United Kingdom\n\n \;\ n\nPrice:\nGeneral Admission: GBP 18.00\n\nArtists: The Awakening\, Black Lakes ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://bob.guide/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/339 0577.jpg CATEGORIES:Live Music LOCATION:The Asylum Venue\, 38-43 Hampton Street\, Birmingham\, England\, B 19 3LS\, United Kingdom GEO:52.48845;-1.902385 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=38-43 Hampton Street\, Birm ingham\, England\, B19 3LS\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=The Asylum Venue:geo:52.48845,-1.902385 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR