Thank you for your kind comments to me alan,i really enjoyed this video,and its one the places i will get to"if motorhome prices ever come down".And sad about the girl and her bf who got attacked for being differant"i got so much for being a punk in the 70's.I know what i like to do to whoever attacked them.Not back on you tube yet,but you have a friend for life in me debs xx 💎 🤗
Thanks very much for watching Debs and your very kind words. Yes it was so tragic about Sophie but good that she is still remembered and her memory lives on through the foundation set up in her name. Take care, cheers Alan
@@AlanMETALMAN Just finished walk the wight,i just like to say a BIG THANK YOU,for your lovely donation to the mountbatten hospice,means the world to me.The video will be up soon, then i am having a break from RUclips .Your lovely channel will get a shout out when video is live,When i come back ,i will be changing the way i manage my channel.i will lose views and subs,but its what i want to do,as i feel i have done alot more than i ever dreamed possible. debs xx 💎 🤗 🥾 💎 ps I ended up in a wheelchair after the walk.🥾 😂
Love the shirt. Man, some of these Goth girls are HOT! When I think of Goth, I think of Danzig, Type-O Negative but not The Cure... hahaha! Joy and I would love, love the Goth festival. It angers me that the beautiful young girl lost her life due to her chosen aesthetic fashion choice. The green 3 wheeled motorcycle was fun. That guy who drives it must be a horrible driver seeing how his passenger fared.
Haha, too true and I cannot believe this was my first visit to the Goth festival as it has been going on for yeas and Whitby is local for us, a place we visit every year. They have a Steam Punk Festival in the summer there and another Goth Festival in October, so I will be back for both of them. Appreciate you stopping by, cheers Alan
Nice one Alan. It looks a superb festival. Some of those costumes are unbelievable!! What a great day out with the GenXers and Watto and Kim. Great stuff
Really enjoyed it especially as the weather was supposed to be rain all day, what a bonus it was when we got there to find it dry and ending up in short and a T Shirt. Always fun to meet up with fellow RUclipsrs, especially ones I have already met up with before. Thanks very much for watching, cheers Alan
@@christinerussell138 - oh nice one, real pleased you enjoyed it and thank you very much for watching, real nice of you. It was my first time at the Goth Festival but not my last, as I really enjoyed it, such a good vibe there all day, cheers Alan
Yes, two weekends a year Chris and been going of for a long time but my first ever visit but I will be back for more of the same, I loved it. Thanks very much for watching, cheers Alan
I really enjoyed the whole day and will be back for more in July and October. Looking forward to another two videos of this too. Thanks very much for watching, cheers Alan
This festival looks very interesting. Brilliant costumes!!! Great gathering and fantastic outfits. A truly superb Whitby Goth festival experience!! I hope that you and Mrs. Metalman will have a pleasant and relaxing time on the train ride back. Nice to see Watto & Kim in this video! Cheers!!! 🖐👍
I enjoyed it so much and if Mrs Metalman had actually been with me, she would have enjoyed it too, shame the early morning rain put he off coming. Thanks very much for watching, cheers Alan
This was really enjoyable watching Alan Whitby looks amazing and the Goth festival (well icing on the cake 🙌🙌) Great to see Jill Kim Paul and Nick Great channels and those big smiles all round was great to see 🤠👍 Thanks and Best wishes Simon 🤠🙏🏼 (I agree with you (forget the weather forecast and just go 👍🙌🙌))
We really enjoyed it, although Nick and Jill were feeling a bit tired after someone had beasted them over the Derbyshire Moors lol. Thanks very much for watching, cheers Alan
Great to see such a fantastic group together! Glad the weather behaved for you all. There were some amazing costumes. Ah the fella with the dinosaur!! Remember him from the GenX vid! Yes - you all enjoyed some fish n chips. We love Whitby, it’s such a lovely town. We enjoyed visiting with you! Cheers 🍻
Such a fun day with fun people, I loved every second of it. First visit to the Goth festival for me but I will be back as it is just over an hour away from home. Thanks very much for watching, cheers Alan
What a great group of wanderers! Sorry to hear Mrs M wasn't with you all. It was lovely to see your take on the festival. I appreciated how you introduced it and gave your perspective on it. You had some great shots of people dressed in their amazing costumes, and also some lovely footage of the town. I loved the music you chose to accompany your video - it worked so well. I thoroughly enjoyed your vlog, Alan. Thank you ❤
Thanks so much for watching, real good of you and a real fun day in great company. My first ever visit for the Goth Festival and there is another in October and a Steam Punk weekend in July, so I will be back for those both, cheers Alan
Thanks very much for watching and taking the time to leave a comment. My first visit there and I really enjoyed it, so will be back again for sure. Cheers Alan
Yes weird is the name of the game and there were some weird and also very wonderful costumes on show all day. Thanks so much for stopping by, cheers Alan
That looks really cool and fun!! I loved all the costumes that people were wearing. The Raven one especially was like wow!! I'm glad you're gonna go back because cause I'd love to see this next year also. Super cool, Alan!!
Yes, there are two Goth Festivals every year and a Steam Punk weekend too, so I got them all wrote on my calendar, defo going back to them all it was so much fun and just over an hours drive away for me. Good of you to stop by, cheers Alan
Exceptional Alan. Just watched on the big telly with a very late tea. What can we say? We loved it. Not just the day spent in your company along with Watto and Kim too, which was fabulous, but your take on it. Awesome edit, great facts, learnt a few things along the way too. Music was spot on throughout, think this will deservedly go down well. As you could see from your video we were non stop smiles throughout. The Goth weekends are incredible. Id like to win the lottery have us redo the day, go into the pavilion dressed in our usual clobber and come out dressed in all the best goth gear. Now thats a lottery win. PS still sat on that ticket…
Haha, I do that with lottery tickets so often especially when I know there is an unclaimed win too, it makes me feel so good but than again, so disappointed when I eventually do check it and find out it is not me - Boo! I would do so much good with a big win for family, friends and so many well deserving causes and feel dam good about doing it as well. Such a good day, brilliant company, so I will be back for sure. Thanks very much for watching, cheers Alan
Big smiles all round for this one. Joy joy joy seeing you all out. Whitby is so beautiful. Sorry I missed the trip last rugby game of the season for Riley. Wow the effort people go to for the festival is incredible. Lovely to see. Such a sad story about the girl who passed Alan. Thoroughly enjoyed this video it's nice to so something different sometimes other than hills and fells isn't it. Looked like a great day out with fabulous friends. And fish n chips ❤
It was brilliant to meet up with everyone again and we had so much fun too. There are two Goth weekend festivals a year in Whitby and a weekend Steam Punk festival in July so I will be back for those too, the vibe was brilliant and real good to see so many people making the effort to get dressed up. Thanks very much for watching, cheers Alan
Yes it was and such a shame the rest were moving on as we could have chatted more. My first ever visit but I will be back for sure, it was great fun and a real good vibe the whole day, just a pity Mrs Metalman did not come in the end. Thanks very much for watching, cheers Alan
Hi Alan. Brilliant selection of music! Fascinating tradition, Whitby Goth Festival-WGF. Before Nick and Jill introduced Punk in their video, my expression to it was leather Jacket and pants, chain, spiked and dyed hair which was totally my misconception. lol Gothic culture, music and fashion fascinate me, especially fashion from top to toe in goth finery is flattering. It creates a impressive visual spectacle. Mrs. Metalman must have enjoyed dressing it. Oh, You don't wear any costume, Alan? Mysterious...I feel like I arrived in back in a day.. What I may discover as I explore this charging town. You absolutely executed presentation of Goth Festival. Thank YOU very much. I cannot wait for you to come back with Mrs. Metalman. ciao.
I did have a very old and long Edwardian coat I was going to wear but the weather forecast said t was going to rain all day and I did not want to get it wet. Turned out it was dray all day, so I wish I had taken it now lol. First visit to the festival but it was so much fun, especially having some great company to enjoy the day with, I will be back for sure. Thanks very much for watching, cheers Alan
The gang is back together, an absolutely fantastic presentation and these are the things I love RUclips for. People with whom I have never had a coffee or a beer, but when I look at you together it is as if I have lived in the same street all my life. Brilliant Alan 🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻
It was great to meet up with everyone again and it was such a fun day, here's to many more days like this in the future. Thanks very much for watching, cheers Alan
My first ever visit despite it being on for years and we live just over an hour away but I loved it, so will be back for the next one. Thanks very much for watching, cheers Alan
Thanks very much for watching Gary, real nice of you and very much appreciated. despite us going to Whitby every year this was my first visit to the Goth festival and really enjoyed it, a great vibe there all day, so I will be back in October for sure, cheers Alan
There is another Goth Festival in October and a Steam Punk Festival in July, all weekend festivals and I am sure you would enjoy them all, we had a blast there. Thanks very much for watching, cheers Alan
Hey Alan,what a great event with some stunning costumes, people really put alot of effort into dressing up for the festival and they look fantastic. I am glad the weather forcasters got it wrong or there would bealot of running makeup lol. Really interesting to see and looked like a great day out. Thanks for sharing
It's about time they got it wrong in my favour for a change lol and it was so nice to get to Whitby and find it was dry, despite an awful forecast. A real fun day there mine, great company and a superb vibe all day. Thanks very much for watching, cheers Alan
1:26 Okay .... That's good ..... The SCENERY here is LOVELY ENOUGH !!!!! ...... It's really colorful here ...... 3:10 Oh my goodness ...... 5:12 That is so very sad.
Sad times remembered but good times celebrated, so a fun day and a real good vibe through the day, as well as great company. Thanks very much for watching, cheers Alan
You have a choice of the July Steam Punk Festival and the October (second) Goth Festival, I am going to both, really had a great day and in great company too. Thanks very much for watching, cheers Alan
Thanks for a great video about the Gothic Weekend in Whitby. I have been twice there, but never during this events. And I am living in wrong country too. But my spouse Trevor took me there when we was in UK. And he is originally from northwest of UK. But now living since years back in Sweden with me. Thanks again!
Thanks very much for watching and taking the time to leave a comment, real good of you and very much appreciated. It was a first every visit for the festival despite us going to Whitby a couple of times a year. There is another Goth festival in October and a Steam Punk Festival in July, so I will be going to both, as I enjoyed this one so much, cheers Alan
Isn't that the way, there is threat of rain and you cancel your plans only to find out it was a spectacular day! If I've learned anything, is that you just go, because the weather is not that predictable! Mrs. M missed out on a great time it looks like. Oh, that atmosphere is very much akin to October in Salem, Massachusetts! The backdrop of the Abbey and Cemetery is just perfect and of course the tie in with Dracula contributes to the scene. Some really amazing outfits and costumes. Very cool indeed. Look forward to seeing the other's content too. Good stuff Alan, enjoyed our tour with you.
Thanks very much for watching, real good of you and you are so right about the weather and Mrs Metalman was cursing when I got back and told her of the day she had missed out on lol. cheers Alan
It was brilliant Rachel, real fun day with great company too. My first ever visit to Whitby when the Goth Festival has been on but I will be back, such an awesome feel all day. Thanks very much for watching, cheers Alan
That looked so good Alan and you looked like you had fun with everyone. Shame Mrs M backed out because of the rain that never came ! You had a lovely day and the costumes of people were amazing. The harbour area was beautiful and the abbey was stunning. Sad to hear about Sophie so its great that proceeds are going to a good cause. Loved that green bike with a skeleton on . Great editing and music/ sound. So good :) ~ Anna 👍
Appreciate you watching Anna and a real fun day, great people and great company, I really enjoyed my first visit and will be back for the next one too, as they have 3 festivals in the year at Whitby. Take care, cheers Alan
First time at the Goth Festival for me but I will go again as we all have a great day, even though the weather was not the best. Poor Mrs Metalman was looking forward to going but it was pouring with rain when I set off, so she decided not to go and as soon as I arrived the rain stopped lol. Thanks so much for watching, cheers Alan
Great video Alan. Believe it or not I've never visited Whitby for leisure only work. Looked like a great day with some interesting characters and things to see, Bex Liked your constant smell of fish and chips awww comment lol, said you're her spirit animal lol. Will have to visit Whitby soon.
We go a couple of times a year and always enjoy it but a first evert visit when the Goth festival has been on but will be back for more of the same as it was a brilliant day. The smell of fish n chips was driving me crazy all day lol. Thanks very much for watching, cheers Alan
Absolutely superb take on this superb event! Fabulous day, lovely seeing you again and meeting Watto & Kim! So glad we were able to show you our route into Whitby! Hope you and Mrs Metalman will get to enjoy it with a train ride back! You got some incredible shots and your music choices were spot on! Take care 👍❤️
Good of you to watch and I had such a fun day and a day I have been meaning to do for years but usually find out about it after it has been on, so had al three festivals wrote in my calendar this year, so I did not miss any of them. Looked forwards to Friday and (I think) Sundays take on the festival, it's always good to see it through the eyes of somebody else. Great day, superb company and a real good vide the whole day - that will do for me, cheers Alan
A very interesting video. Many original, colourful people on show. I thought there was a lot more to it than music-based Goths, with pirates and many other themes on show. So good to see that the memory of Sophie Lancaster is kept alive, and the hate that she and her boyfriend received is not allowed to win. Really good video, Alan. I really enjoyed it.
I think a lot of other people came along for the ride Mal but all good with me and if I had known it was going to be dry, I would have made more of an effort myself. Great day out, with fun people, I loved it there. Thanks very much for watching, cheers Alan
Yes, something that came out f the post punk era in the early 80s and my first ever visit there for the festival. Must admit I loved it so much fun, great vibe all day and amazing company, so I went home buzzing. Thanks very much for watching, cheers Alan
I was never a goth, but I was a metalhead. I used to have real long hair. My wife then my girlfriend had short spiky hair. I have some pictures. Looked like a great time. I love that place.
We go to Whitby a couple of times a year, every year but this was my first Goth Festival but not my last it was great fun. They have two Goth Festivals a year there and a summer Steam Punk festival too. Thanks very much for watching, cheers Alan
Totally agree Max and it was a real fun day, great vibe all day too, so I will be back for some more in the future. They do three weekend festivals like this every year there and it is only an hours drive for me to get there. Thanks very much for watching, cheers Alan
Thanks very much for watching real nice of you and it was great to meet up with Paul and Kim again, as well as the Gen X guys, a real good day was had by all. We have been going to Whitby for over 40 years every year but this was my first visit to the Goth Festival but I will be back, a real fun day, cheers Alan
Hi Alan, love Whitby but never been to the Goth Festival, Wow some of them costumes, looks very sinister but a event i would like to visit 1 day so thanks for this video really enjoyed it cheers nigel
Same here Nigel and this was my first time for the festival but not my last, we had so much fun so I will be back for some more. Thanks very much for watching, cheers Alan
Looks a good day out, love the Goth scene, how them young lads beat that poor couple resulting in her dearh is just beyond me, how is there so much hatred in this world ? Beautiful young lady with her whole life a head of her, crazy.
Still after all these years it is totally unbelievable, such a waste of a life and all for what. It's good to see she is still remembered and the legacy of her foundation is still going strong and doing some great work. Thanks very much for watching Marc, cheers Alan
So sad about Sophie for sure Definitely a lot of interesting sights and creativity So sad Mrs MM wasn’t up for the ☔️ rain….of course I probably wouldn’t have been either these days. Way to get out and enjoy Alan 🙌🏻❤️🔥🙏🏻🤟🏻
Mrs Metalman was cursing when I got back and told her it was dry and warm as well, as she always loves a trip to Whitby. They do three festivals line this every year there, so I will be back for the others for sure, it was so much fun. Thanks very much for watching, cheers Alan
Good morning Al, well the goth weekend never disappoints, some great outfits on display and great to see GenX Watto and Kim We definitely live in the wrong country to plan to much around the weather, we’d never be out if we did that , Shame about the the poor girl that was killed for the way she dressed, there’s some horrible people out there. Whitby fish and chips just has to be done !!! Never knew that’s where Dracula was written either, A great watch mate sorry I’ve missed the last few, no doubt speak soon 🤜🤛
Haha, no problem mate work and family always have to come first (not in that order) and it was brilliant to meet up with the GenXs and the Wattos again, we had a real fun day, I was buzzing when I got home, it was so much fun. Thanks very much for watching, cheers Alan
Hi Alan, I've never been to Whitby, I must get there at some point and meet the goths - fantastic. I didn't expect to see so many 'older' goths 😄 Great that money is donated to a good cause. The Magpie was doing well! I saw you on Wattos' vid, looks like you had a fun time. This is Rob from The Country Traveller. I've set up this channel 'Living in The New Forest' to try and get more traction behind my 'New Forest' videos, which aren't getting enough views. I'm friends with you now on this new channel :) All the best, Rob
Always a long line of people waiting to get into the Magpie Rob, which is why we always get ours somewhere else. Whitby is great we go at least a couple of times a year but this was my first Goth Festival but I will be back for more, really enjoyed it. Thanks very much for watching, cheers Alan
Yes, I remember it well as sad her her family and friends and obviously awful for the poor young lass. On a positive note it is good to see that her memory lives on and her foundation is doing some great work. Thanks very much for watching, cheers Alan
Very good video, Alan. I was gutted to miss the event and meet up with everyone. Hopefully, we might be able to meet for the October event. I'd have loved WGW in my late teens, I had the long black hair (long since departed), the extremely tight black jeans (no chance of getting into those now!) Is that one of your lad's T shirts you're wearing?
Yes, I put a link in the description, he does some amazing work and sends it all over the world. Shame you could not make it but if you are bad there is only one place to be and that's bed. Thanks very much for watching, cheers Alan
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Funny you should mention Steampunk as there is a Steampunk Festival in Whitby on 22/23 of this month and another Goth Festival at the end of October. perfect setting for both of them as we are big fans of Whitby and we live less than an hours drive away, so a place we visit every year. Appreciate you watching, cheers Alan
Fascinating film Alan, you covered it so very well. Colourful streets and even more colourful people, brilliant. Thought Nick’s Dracula’s costume was totally realistic except for the ubiquitous shorts! Jill’s costume was spot on and I recognise it immediately from the Nun out of the Blues Brothers. I remember the Sophie Lancaster case and isn’t it a terrible shame that people are killed because of how their dressed, or their skin colour, or sexual orientation. Shame on the totally ignorant and imbecilic Neanderthal types that inhabit our world.
Very true Mike and it's good that something positive can come out of it with the foundation that was set up in her name and the work that it does to this day. A real fun day, great meet up as always and a first visit to the Goth festival for me but I will be back it was such a good day with a great vibe. Thanks very much for watching, cheers Alan
Oh heck. I thought this was going to be as scary as the ghost stories in your last video with all those people dressed in black. Not at all though as everyone looked to be friendly and just well into their scene. Shocking a girl was murdered because of the way she dressed ... each to their own as long as they don't force their opinions on you and likewise you on them I say. Whitby is a fabulous town but then oh I remembered the Dracula connection and you got that scary music going... had me running for the hills ... that is until the chips arrived ... I came back for them 🤣😃🤣
Haha, yes we love Whitby too and about an hour away for us, so we are there 2 - 3 times a year but my first ever visit to the Goth Festival and it was a great day. Awful what happened to Sophie Lancaster but it is good that her memory lives on in such a positive way with the foundation created in her name. There are actually 3 weekend festivals like this every year two Goth and a Steam Punk and I will be back for them too, a real fun day. Thanks very much for watching, cheers Alan
Loving this Alan, really enjoyed seeing the different outfits people had chosen, so unique and i'd absolutely love to visit the goth festival one year, the pirate trips looked so cool!! I liked the alice in wonderland bit, so creative and that view of Whitby Abbey! What a site. Couldn't agree with you more about the weather, 'just go for it' still an awesome day out by the looks of it!! Love the steampunk theme too in the clothing, it's super interesting! Another fantastic vlog, glad to see you all had a great day out!! x
It was such a good day and brilliant weekend to be fair. There is a weekend Steam Punk Festival in July and the second Goth Festival is in October, so I will be going to both of those too. Thanks very much for watching, cheers Alan
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That's real nice of you to watch and I always appreciate a comment as well, cheers Alan
Thank you for your kind comments to me alan,i really enjoyed this video,and its one the places i will get to"if motorhome prices ever come down".And sad about the girl and her bf who got attacked for being differant"i got so much for being a punk in the 70's.I know what i like to do to whoever attacked them.Not back on you tube yet,but you have a friend for life in me debs xx 💎 🤗
Thanks very much for watching Debs and your very kind words. Yes it was so tragic about Sophie but good that she is still remembered and her memory lives on through the foundation set up in her name. Take care, cheers Alan
@@AlanMETALMAN Just finished walk the wight,i just like to say a BIG THANK YOU,for your lovely donation to the mountbatten hospice,means the world to me.The video will be up soon, then i am having a break from RUclips .Your lovely channel will get a shout out when video is live,When i come back ,i will be changing the way i manage my channel.i will lose views and subs,but its what i want to do,as i feel i have done alot more than i ever dreamed possible. debs xx 💎 🤗 🥾 💎 ps I ended up in a wheelchair after the walk.🥾 😂
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Love the shirt. Man, some of these Goth girls are HOT! When I think of Goth, I think of Danzig, Type-O Negative but not The Cure... hahaha! Joy and I would love, love the Goth festival. It angers me that the beautiful young girl lost her life due to her chosen aesthetic fashion choice. The green 3 wheeled motorcycle was fun. That guy who drives it must be a horrible driver seeing how his passenger fared.
Haha, too true and I cannot believe this was my first visit to the Goth festival as it has been going on for yeas and Whitby is local for us, a place we visit every year. They have a Steam Punk Festival in the summer there and another Goth Festival in October, so I will be back for both of them. Appreciate you stopping by, cheers Alan
Nice one Alan. It looks a superb festival. Some of those costumes are unbelievable!!
What a great day out with the GenXers and Watto and Kim.
Great stuff
Really enjoyed it especially as the weather was supposed to be rain all day, what a bonus it was when we got there to find it dry and ending up in short and a T Shirt. Always fun to meet up with fellow RUclipsrs, especially ones I have already met up with before. Thanks very much for watching, cheers Alan
Looks like a really cool day.
It was great fun and a real nice vibe all day, I really enjoyed it. Thanks very much for watching, cheers Alan
I was there that weekend, you showed me another view, and I loved it. Many thanks xx
@@christinerussell138 - oh nice one, real pleased you enjoyed it and thank you very much for watching, real nice of you. It was my first time at the Goth Festival but not my last, as I really enjoyed it, such a good vibe there all day, cheers Alan
I never knew this took place Alan. Great coverage and a great collab. Nice to see you all enjoying the day together. Thanks for sharing.
Yes, two weekends a year Chris and been going of for a long time but my first ever visit but I will be back for more of the same, I loved it. Thanks very much for watching, cheers Alan
Nicely done Alan. Enjoyed seeing your take in the day.
We enjoyed ourselves that’s for sure.
Great job. 👌🏻
I really enjoyed the whole day and will be back for more in July and October. Looking forward to another two videos of this too. Thanks very much for watching, cheers Alan
This festival looks very interesting. Brilliant costumes!!! Great gathering and fantastic outfits. A truly superb Whitby Goth festival experience!! I hope that you and Mrs. Metalman will have a pleasant and relaxing time on the train ride back. Nice to see Watto & Kim in this video! Cheers!!! 🖐👍
I enjoyed it so much and if Mrs Metalman had actually been with me, she would have enjoyed it too, shame the early morning rain put he off coming. Thanks very much for watching, cheers Alan
This was really enjoyable watching Alan Whitby looks amazing and the Goth festival (well icing on the cake 🙌🙌)
Great to see Jill Kim Paul and Nick
Great channels and those big smiles all round was great to see 🤠👍
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(I agree with you (forget the weather forecast and just go 👍🙌🙌))
Thanks for watching Simon and what a great day it was, brilliant company too. First time for the Goth festival for me but I will be back, cheers Alan
What a wonderful day out from start to finish !!
We really enjoyed it, although Nick and Jill were feeling a bit tired after someone had beasted them over the Derbyshire Moors lol. Thanks very much for watching, cheers Alan
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Thank you very much for watching and taking the time to leave a comment, real nice of you and very much appreciated, cheers Alan
Great to see such a fantastic group together! Glad the weather behaved for you all. There were some amazing costumes. Ah the fella with the dinosaur!! Remember him from the GenX vid! Yes - you all enjoyed some fish n chips. We love Whitby, it’s such a lovely town. We enjoyed visiting with you! Cheers 🍻
Such a fun day with fun people, I loved every second of it. First visit to the Goth festival for me but I will be back as it is just over an hour away from home. Thanks very much for watching, cheers Alan
What a great group of wanderers! Sorry to hear Mrs M wasn't with you all. It was lovely to see your take on the festival. I appreciated how you introduced it and gave your perspective on it. You had some great shots of people dressed in their amazing costumes, and also some lovely footage of the town. I loved the music you chose to accompany your video - it worked so well. I thoroughly enjoyed your vlog, Alan. Thank you ❤
Thanks so much for watching, real good of you and a real fun day in great company. My first ever visit for the Goth Festival and there is another in October and a Steam Punk weekend in July, so I will be back for those both, cheers Alan
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Thank you very much for watching and taking the time to leave a comment, real nice of you and very much appreciated, cheers Alan
They all looked fantastic, my Mum used to go to Whitby every year for the Goth Fest, she loved it. Thanks for showing us!
Thanks very much for watching and taking the time to leave a comment. My first visit there and I really enjoyed it, so will be back again for sure. Cheers Alan
Very interesting to see this festival, some dresses a bit weird. Love beautiful natural views surrounding ❤️👍
Yes weird is the name of the game and there were some weird and also very wonderful costumes on show all day. Thanks so much for stopping by, cheers Alan
Fascinating! And Gen X were there! Cool.
Yes it was a really good day, great fun and great company too, I will be back there for sure. Good of you to watch, cheers Alan
That looks really cool and fun!! I loved all the costumes that people were wearing. The Raven one especially was like wow!! I'm glad you're gonna go back because cause I'd love to see this next year also. Super cool, Alan!!
Yes, there are two Goth Festivals every year and a Steam Punk weekend too, so I got them all wrote on my calendar, defo going back to them all it was so much fun and just over an hours drive away for me. Good of you to stop by, cheers Alan
Exceptional Alan. Just watched on the big telly with a very late tea. What can we say? We loved it. Not just the day spent in your company along with Watto and Kim too, which was fabulous, but your take on it. Awesome edit, great facts, learnt a few things along the way too. Music was spot on throughout, think this will deservedly go down well. As you could see from your video we were non stop smiles throughout. The Goth weekends are incredible. Id like to win the lottery have us redo the day, go into the pavilion dressed in our usual clobber and come out dressed in all the best goth gear. Now thats a lottery win. PS still sat on that ticket…
Haha, I do that with lottery tickets so often especially when I know there is an unclaimed win too, it makes me feel so good but than again, so disappointed when I eventually do check it and find out it is not me - Boo! I would do so much good with a big win for family, friends and so many well deserving causes and feel dam good about doing it as well. Such a good day, brilliant company, so I will be back for sure. Thanks very much for watching, cheers Alan
@@AlanMETALMAN yes wonderful day we should definitely make it a thing. Might throw in a piece of cod with the chips on our next visit 👍
@@GENerationXplorers - that's a must 👍
That was a fun outing and great company as well.
You called it, right on both counts, I had the best of times. Thanks for stopping by, cheers Alan
Big smiles all round for this one. Joy joy joy seeing you all out. Whitby is so beautiful. Sorry I missed the trip last rugby game of the season for Riley.
Wow the effort people go to for the festival is incredible. Lovely to see. Such a sad story about the girl who passed Alan.
Thoroughly enjoyed this video it's nice to so something different sometimes other than hills and fells isn't it. Looked like a great day out with fabulous friends. And fish n chips ❤
It was brilliant to meet up with everyone again and we had so much fun too. There are two Goth weekend festivals a year in Whitby and a weekend Steam Punk festival in July so I will be back for those too, the vibe was brilliant and real good to see so many people making the effort to get dressed up. Thanks very much for watching, cheers Alan
Nice bumping into you Alan, Glad you enjoyed it, Until next time.
Yes it was and such a shame the rest were moving on as we could have chatted more. My first ever visit but I will be back for sure, it was great fun and a real good vibe the whole day, just a pity Mrs Metalman did not come in the end. Thanks very much for watching, cheers Alan
Hi Alan.
Brilliant selection of music!
Fascinating tradition, Whitby Goth Festival-WGF.
Before Nick and Jill introduced Punk in their video, my expression to it was leather Jacket and pants, chain, spiked and dyed hair which was totally my misconception. lol Gothic culture, music and fashion fascinate me, especially fashion from top to toe in goth finery is flattering. It creates a impressive visual spectacle. Mrs. Metalman must have enjoyed dressing it. Oh, You don't wear any costume, Alan? Mysterious...I feel like I arrived in back in a day.. What I may discover as I explore this charging town.
You absolutely executed presentation of Goth Festival. Thank YOU very much. I cannot wait for you to come back with Mrs. Metalman. ciao.
I did have a very old and long Edwardian coat I was going to wear but the weather forecast said t was going to rain all day and I did not want to get it wet. Turned out it was dray all day, so I wish I had taken it now lol. First visit to the festival but it was so much fun, especially having some great company to enjoy the day with, I will be back for sure. Thanks very much for watching, cheers Alan
The gang is back together, an absolutely fantastic presentation and these are the things I love RUclips for. People with whom I have never had a coffee or a beer, but when I look at you together it is as if I have lived in the same street all my life. Brilliant Alan 🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻
It was great to meet up with everyone again and it was such a fun day, here's to many more days like this in the future. Thanks very much for watching, cheers Alan
Neat festival Alan glad you enjoyed it!
My first ever visit despite it being on for years and we live just over an hour away but I loved it, so will be back for the next one. Thanks very much for watching, cheers Alan
Interesting as ever...good music for it too.
Thanks very much for watching David and my first visit to the Goth Festival but I really enjoyed it, so will be back again for sure, cheers Alan
Hi Alan, just joined your channel. My daughter is a goth and we love Whitby, and will be back in October.....Great video.
Thanks very much for watching Gary, real nice of you and very much appreciated. despite us going to Whitby every year this was my first visit to the Goth festival and really enjoyed it, a great vibe there all day, so I will be back in October for sure, cheers Alan
My kind of people. Thanks for sharing Alan. Never been but maybe next year
There is another Goth Festival in October and a Steam Punk Festival in July, all weekend festivals and I am sure you would enjoy them all, we had a blast there. Thanks very much for watching, cheers Alan
Hey Alan,what a great event with some stunning costumes, people really put alot of effort into dressing up for the festival and they look fantastic. I am glad the weather forcasters got it wrong or there would bealot of running makeup lol. Really interesting to see and looked like a great day out. Thanks for sharing
It's about time they got it wrong in my favour for a change lol and it was so nice to get to Whitby and find it was dry, despite an awful forecast. A real fun day there mine, great company and a superb vibe all day. Thanks very much for watching, cheers Alan
1:26 Okay .... That's good ..... The SCENERY here is LOVELY ENOUGH !!!!! ...... It's really colorful here ...... 3:10 Oh my goodness ...... 5:12 That is so very sad.
Sad times remembered but good times celebrated, so a fun day and a real good vibe through the day, as well as great company. Thanks very much for watching, cheers Alan
Looks a fun meet up, love seeing all the different outfits 😊 everyone looked amazing! I really need to make one of the goth weekends there one year.
You have a choice of the July Steam Punk Festival and the October (second) Goth Festival, I am going to both, really had a great day and in great company too. Thanks very much for watching, cheers Alan
Thanks for a great video about the Gothic Weekend in Whitby.
I have been twice there, but never during this events. And I am living in wrong country too. But my spouse Trevor took me there when we was in UK. And he is originally from northwest of UK. But now living since years back in Sweden with me.
Thanks again!
Thanks very much for watching and taking the time to leave a comment, real good of you and very much appreciated. It was a first every visit for the festival despite us going to Whitby a couple of times a year. There is another Goth festival in October and a Steam Punk Festival in July, so I will be going to both, as I enjoyed this one so much, cheers Alan
Isn't that the way, there is threat of rain and you cancel your plans only to find out it was a spectacular day! If I've learned anything, is that you just go, because the weather is not that predictable! Mrs. M missed out on a great time it looks like. Oh, that atmosphere is very much akin to October in Salem, Massachusetts! The backdrop of the Abbey and Cemetery is just perfect and of course the tie in with Dracula contributes to the scene. Some really amazing outfits and costumes. Very cool indeed. Look forward to seeing the other's content too. Good stuff Alan, enjoyed our tour with you.
Thanks very much for watching, real good of you and you are so right about the weather and Mrs Metalman was cursing when I got back and told her of the day she had missed out on lol. cheers Alan
Hi Alan, well this is a bit different. 😊 Looks like a good day out and you had a good time. Loving the costumes too. 🤪
It was brilliant Rachel, real fun day with great company too. My first ever visit to Whitby when the Goth Festival has been on but I will be back, such an awesome feel all day. Thanks very much for watching, cheers Alan
That looked so good Alan and you looked like you had fun with everyone. Shame Mrs M backed out because of the rain that never came ! You had a lovely day and the costumes of people were amazing. The harbour area was beautiful and the abbey was stunning. Sad to hear about Sophie so its great that proceeds are going to a good cause. Loved that green bike with a skeleton on . Great editing and music/ sound. So good :) ~ Anna 👍
Appreciate you watching Anna and a real fun day, great people and great company, I really enjoyed my first visit and will be back for the next one too, as they have 3 festivals in the year at Whitby. Take care, cheers Alan
I don't believe we have anything like this! These kind of events can't be really fun.
First time at the Goth Festival for me but I will go again as we all have a great day, even though the weather was not the best. Poor Mrs Metalman was looking forward to going but it was pouring with rain when I set off, so she decided not to go and as soon as I arrived the rain stopped lol. Thanks so much for watching, cheers Alan
Great video my friend
Thanks very much for watching John and my first visit there for the festival but I will be back for sure, cheers Alan
Great video Alan. Believe it or not I've never visited Whitby for leisure only work.
Looked like a great day with some interesting characters and things to see,
Bex Liked your constant smell of fish and chips awww comment lol, said you're her spirit animal lol.
Will have to visit Whitby soon.
We go a couple of times a year and always enjoy it but a first evert visit when the Goth festival has been on but will be back for more of the same as it was a brilliant day. The smell of fish n chips was driving me crazy all day lol. Thanks very much for watching, cheers Alan
Absolutely superb take on this superb event! Fabulous day, lovely seeing you again and meeting Watto & Kim! So glad we were able to show you our route into Whitby! Hope you and Mrs Metalman will get to enjoy it with a train ride back! You got some incredible shots and your music choices were spot on! Take care 👍❤️
Good of you to watch and I had such a fun day and a day I have been meaning to do for years but usually find out about it after it has been on, so had al three festivals wrote in my calendar this year, so I did not miss any of them. Looked forwards to Friday and (I think) Sundays take on the festival, it's always good to see it through the eyes of somebody else. Great day, superb company and a real good vide the whole day - that will do for me, cheers Alan
A very interesting video. Many original, colourful people on show. I thought there was a lot more to it than music-based Goths, with pirates and many other themes on show. So good to see that the memory of Sophie Lancaster is kept alive, and the hate that she and her boyfriend received is not allowed to win. Really good video, Alan. I really enjoyed it.
I think a lot of other people came along for the ride Mal but all good with me and if I had known it was going to be dry, I would have made more of an effort myself. Great day out, with fun people, I loved it there. Thanks very much for watching, cheers Alan
I did a little Internet research on the Goth subculture. My first experience with this culture. It seems to be unique. Thanks for sharing the videos.
Yes, something that came out f the post punk era in the early 80s and my first ever visit there for the festival. Must admit I loved it so much fun, great vibe all day and amazing company, so I went home buzzing. Thanks very much for watching, cheers Alan
I was never a goth, but I was a metalhead. I used to have real long hair. My wife then my girlfriend had short spiky hair. I have some pictures. Looked like a great time. I love that place.
We go to Whitby a couple of times a year, every year but this was my first Goth Festival but not my last it was great fun. They have two Goth Festivals a year there and a summer Steam Punk festival too. Thanks very much for watching, cheers Alan
Interesting festival...Bizarre for my tastes but interesting none the less and harmless... No one should be harmed for their attire
Totally agree Max and it was a real fun day, great vibe all day too, so I will be back for some more in the future. They do three weekend festivals like this every year there and it is only an hours drive for me to get there. Thanks very much for watching, cheers Alan
Hi Alan. Have popped over from Watto and Kim's to say a big hello! So hello 👋 from Millionaire Paul :)
Thanks very much for watching real nice of you and it was great to meet up with Paul and Kim again, as well as the Gen X guys, a real good day was had by all. We have been going to Whitby for over 40 years every year but this was my first visit to the Goth Festival but I will be back, a real fun day, cheers Alan
Hi Alan, love Whitby but never been to the Goth Festival, Wow some of them costumes, looks very sinister but a event i would like to visit 1 day so thanks for this video really enjoyed it cheers nigel
Same here Nigel and this was my first time for the festival but not my last, we had so much fun so I will be back for some more. Thanks very much for watching, cheers Alan
Looks a good day out, love the Goth scene, how them young lads beat that poor couple resulting in her dearh is just beyond me, how is there so much hatred in this world ?
Beautiful young lady with her whole life a head of her, crazy.
Still after all these years it is totally unbelievable, such a waste of a life and all for what. It's good to see she is still remembered and the legacy of her foundation is still going strong and doing some great work. Thanks very much for watching Marc, cheers Alan
So sad about Sophie for sure
Definitely a lot of interesting sights and creativity
So sad Mrs MM wasn’t up for the ☔️ rain….of course I probably wouldn’t have been either these days.
Way to get out and enjoy Alan 🙌🏻❤️🔥🙏🏻🤟🏻
Mrs Metalman was cursing when I got back and told her it was dry and warm as well, as she always loves a trip to Whitby. They do three festivals line this every year there, so I will be back for the others for sure, it was so much fun. Thanks very much for watching, cheers Alan
Good morning Al, well the goth weekend never disappoints, some great outfits on display and great to see GenX Watto and Kim
We definitely live in the wrong country to plan to much around the weather, we’d never be out if we did that ,
Shame about the the poor girl that was killed for the way she dressed, there’s some horrible people out there.
Whitby fish and chips just has to be done !!!
Never knew that’s where Dracula was written either,
A great watch mate sorry I’ve missed the last few, no doubt speak soon 🤜🤛
Haha, no problem mate work and family always have to come first (not in that order) and it was brilliant to meet up with the GenXs and the Wattos again, we had a real fun day, I was buzzing when I got home, it was so much fun. Thanks very much for watching, cheers Alan
Nice video Alan 👍
Good of you to watch, appreciate it, cheers Alan
Hi Alan, I've never been to Whitby, I must get there at some point and meet the goths - fantastic. I didn't expect to see so many 'older' goths 😄
Great that money is donated to a good cause. The Magpie was doing well! I saw you on Wattos' vid, looks like you had a fun time. This is Rob from The Country Traveller. I've set up this channel 'Living in The New Forest' to try and get more traction behind my 'New Forest' videos, which aren't getting enough views. I'm friends with you now on this new channel :) All the best, Rob
Always a long line of people waiting to get into the Magpie Rob, which is why we always get ours somewhere else. Whitby is great we go at least a couple of times a year but this was my first Goth Festival but I will be back for more, really enjoyed it. Thanks very much for watching, cheers Alan
@@AlanMETALMAN Yes it looks like a fun trip. Tx for the sub, much appreciated. All the best, Rob
obviously a big day on the goths calendar.last time we were in Whitby it was on.absolute tragic story about the young girl😢
Yes, I remember it well as sad her her family and friends and obviously awful for the poor young lass. On a positive note it is good to see that her memory lives on and her foundation is doing some great work. Thanks very much for watching, cheers Alan
Very good video, Alan. I was gutted to miss the event and meet up with everyone. Hopefully, we might be able to meet for the October event. I'd have loved WGW in my late teens, I had the long black hair (long since departed), the extremely tight black jeans (no chance of getting into those now!)
Is that one of your lad's T shirts you're wearing?
Yes, I put a link in the description, he does some amazing work and sends it all over the world. Shame you could not make it but if you are bad there is only one place to be and that's bed. Thanks very much for watching, cheers Alan
@@AlanMETALMAN I'm still not back to normal now. I think this may be the cold /flu you had and knocked you for six, it certainly seems a slow recovery.
Would love to go to the goth festival. Most videos I see people are wearing steampunk
Funny you should mention Steampunk as there is a Steampunk Festival in Whitby on 22/23 of this month and another Goth Festival at the end of October. perfect setting for both of them as we are big fans of Whitby and we live less than an hours drive away, so a place we visit every year. Appreciate you watching, cheers Alan
Fascinating film Alan, you covered it so very well. Colourful streets and even more colourful people, brilliant. Thought Nick’s Dracula’s costume was totally realistic except for the ubiquitous shorts! Jill’s costume was spot on and I recognise it immediately from the Nun out of the Blues Brothers. I remember the Sophie Lancaster case and isn’t it a terrible shame that people are killed because of how their dressed, or their skin colour, or sexual orientation. Shame on the totally ignorant and imbecilic Neanderthal types that inhabit our world.
Very true Mike and it's good that something positive can come out of it with the foundation that was set up in her name and the work that it does to this day. A real fun day, great meet up as always and a first visit to the Goth festival for me but I will be back it was such a good day with a great vibe. Thanks very much for watching, cheers Alan
Oh heck. I thought this was going to be as scary as the ghost stories in your last video with all those people dressed in black. Not at all though as everyone looked to be friendly and just well into their scene. Shocking a girl was murdered because of the way she dressed ... each to their own as long as they don't force their opinions on you and likewise you on them I say. Whitby is a fabulous town but then oh I remembered the Dracula connection and you got that scary music going... had me running for the hills ... that is until the chips arrived ... I came back for them 🤣😃🤣
Haha, yes we love Whitby too and about an hour away for us, so we are there 2 - 3 times a year but my first ever visit to the Goth Festival and it was a great day. Awful what happened to Sophie Lancaster but it is good that her memory lives on in such a positive way with the foundation created in her name. There are actually 3 weekend festivals like this every year two Goth and a Steam Punk and I will be back for them too, a real fun day. Thanks very much for watching, cheers Alan
Loving this Alan, really enjoyed seeing the different outfits people had chosen, so unique and i'd absolutely love to visit the goth festival one year, the pirate trips looked so cool!! I liked the alice in wonderland bit, so creative and that view of Whitby Abbey! What a site. Couldn't agree with you more about the weather, 'just go for it' still an awesome day out by the looks of it!! Love the steampunk theme too in the clothing, it's super interesting! Another fantastic vlog, glad to see you all had a great day out!! x
It was such a good day and brilliant weekend to be fair. There is a weekend Steam Punk Festival in July and the second Goth Festival is in October, so I will be going to both of those too. Thanks very much for watching, cheers Alan