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THE BEACH BOYS – BRIGHTON CENTRE 06.07.19 The Beach Boys became a sensation in the 1960’s, signing with Capitol in 1962 and releasing their first album, ‘Surfin Safari’ the same year. Their famous harmonies and arrangements in a huge catalogue of hit...

STRAY CATS + THE SELECTER – EVERTIM APOLLO, HAMMERSMITH, LONDON 27.06.19 The Stray Cats are currently touring to celebrate the fortieth anniversary of their formation. I well remember first becoming aware of the band on the release of ‘Runaway Boys’ in 1980. Although the...

The Brighton & Hove News Music Team listen to a wide range of music. We would like to share our musical journey with you and so this week we have been enjoying….. Team Member – Alan Poole The Release – ‘Fistful Of Metal’ by Anthrax (Selected Video) This weeks...

Crikey! So what’s going down at the Concorde 2 in Brighton on Thursday 11th July from 7pm to 11pm? They’ve got decent local bands, local beer, local food, local drink and local art on offer adjacent to Brighton’s wonderful seaside. Local’s where’s...

The legendary Slade were due to perform at the Concorde 2 in Brighton last Christmas, but sadly founding member Don Powell had an unfortunate accident and so the gig was postponed. A new date has been announced. It is Saturday 21st September and there are a few tickets available,...

Celebrating the 25th anniversary of her GRAMMY®-award winning, critically acclaimed album ‘Ingénue’, K. D. Lang (stylized as k.d. lang) is bringing her ‘Ingénue Redux’ UK tour to fans in Brighton on Tuesday 16 July. k.d. will perform the album in its entirety, and in sequence,...

American singer, songwriter, and actress Lauren Alaina is heading to the UK this month, where she will be performing her trademark ‘Country Pop’ sounds across the length and breadth of the land. Brighton is thankfully included in the tour with an intimate date at The Haunt on...

The Psychedelic Furs are coming back to the UK for a nine-date tour this October, including an appearance at the Brighton Dome Concert Hall on Friday 4th October. The veteran post-punk band led by brothers Richard and Tim Butler, played a celebrated handful of summer UK shows in...

THE SOAPGIRLS – THE CON CLUB, LEWES 30.06.19 I was due to see The SoapGirls last year at the Blackmarket VIP in Hastings, but the gig was cancelled at the last minute, as strong rumour has it, that there were apparently threats made to the band and their safety couldn’t be...

Our team at Glastonbury 2019 are certainly delivering some truly spectacular photos of the musical acts appearing at the world famous music festival, as well as eye-catching pictures of the fans who are lapping up the sunshine.   Team members Sara and John have been based at...