Music

Following the phenomenal success of his debut album ‘Human’ in 2017, featuring the huge hits ‘Skin’ and ‘Human’, Rag‘n’Bone Man plays Brighton...

PUSSYLIQUOR + POND LIFE + SKY CASSETTES +TURTLE CIRCLES – THE SUSSEX HOTEL, BEXHILL-ON-SEA 19.04.19 Every once in a while you get a girl...

THE LONG RYDERS – ISLINGTON ASSEMBLY HALL, LONDON 13.04.19 We tracked down The Long Ryders twice on their current tour and so to spice...

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...

THE SPECIALS + THE TUTS + DJ SAFFIYAH KHAN – BRIGHTON DOME CONCERT HALL 17.04.19 The legendary 2 Tone band, The Specials, are back on the...

The Toasters, are heading on Brighton on Saturday 20th April, when they will be thrilling ska fans at the Prince Albert along with the wonderful...

Doves are one of Britain’s rarest treasures and their reputation as a committed and consistent albums band is gilded by timeless singles...

The Damned are set to return to Brighton having performed at the Dome on 19th November last year (Read our report HERE). This time around they...

CHELSEA + THE DERELLAS – THE CON CLUB, LEWES 13.04.19 Saturday night and another trip to The Con Club beckoned. Considering I had never...

THE VIBRATORS + PENNY BLOOD + M@D INC – THE PRINCE ALBERT, BRIGHTON 12.04.19 The 1976 Punk Rock legends, The Vibrators, have returned to...

Pick of the Festival – DANCE This May there is some truly groundbreaking, exciting, world-class dance coming to Brighton. Here’s our pick...

GIRLI + ASHNIKKO – THE HAUNT, BRIGHTON 13.04.19 OK OK OK I admit it, GIRLI is my guilty pleasure! I first became aware of GIRLI prior to...

The Brighton & Hove News music team are always reporting on decent concerts in Brighton and further afield. In fact in 2018 we witnessed 444...

For those vinyl enthusiasts the wait was finally over today as it is Record Store Day through Brighton, Sussex and the UK. Vinyl junkies have had...

THE MANATEES + LACUNA BLOOME + CRYSTAL TIDES + CHINA BAMBOO – HOPE & RUIN, BRIGHTON 10.04.19 We had a tricky decision tonight as to...

Attention Electric Six fans. You lucky people have not one but two chances to see your favourite band play live in Sussex during 2019. The...

Internationally renowned poet, writer and humanitarian Benjamin Zephaniah will take his incendiary dub reggae band on tour throughout the UK...

Blimey! The Theatre Royal in Brighton have managed to get a bit of a scoop as none other than everyone’s favourite 80’s crooner Paul Young, is...

It’s official – Buster Bloodvessel and his band Bad Manners will make a welcome return to the Con Club in Lewes this summer. The date is...

Synth legend Gary Numan has been in the limelight for 40 years now and shows no sign of waning as he has announced a 23-date UK tour with two of...

SOLOMUN AT PRINTWORKS, LONDON 05.04.19 I love Solomun, he is a rare type of DJ who plays what he wants to play but also listens to the crowd. His...

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...

In an epic battle of the bands that saw 10,000 people cast votes for their choice to play the main stage at the Soundcrash Funk and Soul...

THE SLOW READERS CLUB + BRIDGES + GREENNESS – THE HAUNT, BRIGHTON 09.04.19 The Brighton & Hove News music team were back at Th...

SUZI QUATRO + DAVID ESSEX + LES MCKEOWN’S BAY CITY ROLLERS + SHOWADDYWADDY – BRIGHTON CENTRE 07.04.19 So Sazza and I rocked up to the...

Cro-Cro Land is the new multi-stage South London Indie Music Festival, which was being held for the first time this year. It was staged at the...

STEVE IGNORANT’S SLICE OF LIFE + ZOUNDS + EMILY FLEA – THE CON CLUB, LEWES 06.04.19 F.A Cup semi-final day and the local ale houses in...

MICHAEL ROTHER + THURSTON MOORE – UNDER THE BRIDGE, LONDON 05.04.19 Kraftwerk and NEU! affiliate Michael Rother is a bit of a hero and he...

AMYL AND THE SNIFFERS + TRUMAN DINOSAUR – THE HAUNT, BRIGHTON 07.04.19 Melbourne based four piece Amyl And The Sniffers deliver short sharp...

HANDS OFF GRETEL + MY-HI + PREACHER + RAGWEED – HOPE & RUIN, BRIGHTON 06.04.19 Tonight Brighton seemed to be a little quieter than...

UB40 FEATURING ALI CAMPBELL & ASTRO + GENTLEMAN’S DUB CLUB – BRIGHTON CENTRE 08.04.19 To save any confusion from the start we are...

HAZEL O’CONNOR – THE ROPETACKLE ARTS CENTRE, SHOREHAM-BY-SEA 05.04.19 It seems as though the Ropetackle Arts Centre in Shoreham is like a...

THE MEKONS + HAGAR THE WOMB + DUNSTAN BRUCE – PATTERNS, BRIGHTON 04.04.19 It takes something special to get me to travel to Brighton for an...

COCKWOMBLE + WHO KILLED NANCY JOHNSON? + CHARLIE HARPER – HOTEL PELIROCCO, BRIGHTON 04.04.19 Tonight’s gig was a short journey through to...

One of the best ever gigs that I attended in my 41-year gigging history was held at the Lyceum in London on Sunday 25 May 1981. It featured no...

With a reputation forged in fire, brimstone and magic, plus a fierce collective intellect, Killing Joke have long been one of rock’s most iconic,...

WITCHDOKTORS + PUSSYCAT AND THE DIRTY JOHNSONS – THE PRINCE ALBERT, BRIGHTON 29.03.19 Okay so I’m late, I’ve run (okay walked...

GABRIELLE + JAHMÈNE + AMIR – BRIGHTON DOME 03.04.19 The Brighton Dome Concert Hall hosted Gabrielle ‘Under My Skin Tour’. This...

ARXX – PRINCE ALBERT, BRIGHTON 28.03.19 Tonight, we hot-footed it from the Hope & Ruin on Queens Road, Brighton (where we had witnessed...

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...

SWOON + THE GRAND NOWHERE + THE HIDDEN, PRINCE ALBERT, BRIGHTON 01.04.19 Tonight’s concert was billed as “It’s no joke, don’t be a...

THE LEVELLERS + DREADZONE + WILDWOOD KIN + DON LETTS – ROYAL ALBERT HALL, LONDON 31.03.19 The Teenage Cancer Trust have been bringing...

SHARK PARK + PUNKA + ANAS – SUSSEX HOTEL, BEXHILL-ON-SEA 29.03.19 Well, whilst the rest of the team were off to see the IDLES at the Dome...

HEALTH + HOLYGLAM + TAYNE – PATTERNS, BRIGHTON 30.03.19 Although Brighton has a vibrant music scene, it’s not really that often that we get...

To celebrate 15 years of releasing, publishing, managing and promoting some of the past decade and a half’s most vital and exciting talent,...

The 80’s Invasion Tour is back with a bang in 2019 and features seven of the decade’s most popular acts that are coming together on one stage...

HELEN MCCOOKERYBOOK – LATEST MUSIC BAR, BRIGHTON 30.03.19 Brighton is such a wonderful place for live music. You can literally go out every...

IDLES + CROWS – BRIGHTON DOME CONCERT HALL 29.03.19 Thursday 12 April 2018 is a date which will forever be in my annals of musical regret...

IDLES + CROWS – BRIGHTON DOME CONCERT HALL 29.03.19 The Brighton & Hove News are very pleased to bring you the IDLES concert thoughts...

IDLES + CROWS – BRIGHTON DOME CONCERT HALL 29.03.19 IDLES are a band in the middle of a dramatic rise to prominence. The Bristol based...

COUNTY LINE RUNNER + MYSTIC PEACH – HOPE & RUIN, BRIGHTON 28.03.19 Things have seemed to have kicked off mighty early this year for The...

Music venues have asked for more help from the council in supporting the city’s multimillion-pound industry. Grassroots Brighton and Hove...

Wayne Hussey is a name that doesn’t come up much these days when referring to concert appearances. Maybe it’s because according to Wikipedia, he...

The Brighton & Hove News Music Team listen to a wide range of music. This spans from the year dot, right up to the sounds of tomorrow. We...

Stepback! 90’s vs 00’s featuring: Five, S Club, Atomic Kitten, Fatman Scoop, Shayne Ward, Blazin’ Squad, Big Brovaz, Booty Luv, 911 Two massive...

Kelly Jones – frontman and creative force of Stereophonics for over 22 years – will be heading out on a solo tour around the UK in June and...

Skunk Anansie will be appearing at The Brighton Centre on Monday 26th August 2019. Tickets go on general sale on Friday 29th March at 9am and can...

After a sell out show last year, (read the review HERE) Brighton’s biggest party animals the Carnival Collective are set to return to The...

THE STRANGLERS + DR FEELGOOD – BRIGHTON DOME 26.03.19 As I get older I find I appreciate a bit of routine in my life. Th...

Free Taster Day offers a flavour of Brighton Festival 2019 Brighton Festival is hosting a free taster event on Sunday 7 April at Brighton Dome...

Singer songwriter Rag ’n’ Bone Man is to play a gig at Brighton Racecourse this summer, it was announced today (Wednesday 27 March). The...

Tonight whilst I was watching The Stranglers performing at the Dome Concert Hall (review to follow), my colleague messaged me of the sad passing...

The Great Escape – Brighton & Hove:  500+ BANDS.  35 VENUES.  3 DAYS. The Great Escape has today announced Fat White Family to play The...

The Great Escape are whetting your appetite nice ‘n’ early this year as the guys have organised a FREE concert up at the ever popular Hope &...

UK pop icon Will Young has just released a brand new single entitled ‘All The Songs’, the first track to be heard from his long awaited seventh...

VILLAGE PEOPLE + THE REAL THING + THE THREE DEGREES + LEEE JOHN FROM IMAGINATION + THE TRAMMPS + THE GIBSON BROTHERS + ODYSSEY – BRIGHTON...

DREADZONE + SLIPSTREEM WORLDWIDE BEATS – CONCORDE 2 23.03.19 It’s a well known fact that Dreadzone are always dependable in giving...

ULRICH SCHNAUSS + JOHANNA BRAMLI – ST. LUKE’S CHURCH, BRIGHTON 22.03.19 I have to say that this concert was always going to be a memorable...

NAIPIA + BLACK DOG COLLECTIVE – THE PRINCE ALBERT, BRIGHTON 21.03.19 Brighton is such a buzzing place musically and we are often spoilt for...

Spinningchilli have announced details of their 10th John Peel Night, celebrating the life of the late great DJ (30th August 1939 – 25th...

Toyah hits the road in autumn 2019 to celebrate and perform material from her newly re-imagined double album ‘In The Court Of The Crim...

WINTER GARDENS – THE RICHMOND BAR, BRIGHTON 21.03.19 Last November we picked up on local band Winter Gardens when they were performing only...

The Brighton & Hove News Music Team listen to a wide range of music. This spans from the year dot, right up to the sounds of tomorrow. We...

VITAL IDLES + THE LEGEND! + RADISSON BLUE – EAST STREET TAP, BRIGHTON 20.03.19 I have been aware of the name Vital Idles for a while now,...

DAVID GRAY + L.A. SALAMI – THE DOME, BRIGHTON 19.03.19 This evening’s event at the Brighton Dome Concert Hall was understandably a...

WHO ARE YOU – THE CON CLUB, LEWES 16.03.19 One might think that being of a musically punk/psychobilly leaning, that a band that was the...

BAYONNE + VIKTOR MAGICK – THE HOPE & RUIN, BRIGHTON 18.03.19 It’s been quite a while since we have seen a performance by Bayonne, who...

HANNAH WANTS + JESS BAYS + BRAD LESSUR – PATTERNS, BRIGHTON 16.03.19 The ‘What Hannah Wants’ tour rolled into Brighton and what a great...

THE RAMONAS + THE WEIRD THINGS – THE CON CLUB, LEWES 17.03.19 Tonight we were off to one of my favourite venues, the Con Club in Lewes to...

The Selecter have announced a return to Brighton in celebration of their 40th anniversary. The bands shows always go down a storm with local...

Now this is a bit of a scoop by the Spinningchilli promotions guys as they have once again secured a booking for the elusive Alternative TV to...

FROM A TWISTED MIND + L.O.A.D + POND LIFE + CRASH COURSE – THE SUSSEX HOTEL, BEXHILL-ON-SEA 15.03.19 Tonight we made our way over to a very...

David Gray is all ready and set to return to Brighton when he drops into the Brighton Dome Concert Hall on Tuesday 19th March. If you are...

PLASTIC MERMAIDS + YOUTH SECTOR – THE PRINCE ALBERT, BRIGHTON 14.03.19 Tonight the Prince Albert in Brighton was once again hosting yet...

CALVA LOUISE + KID KAPICHI + SHORT PEOPLE – THE PRINCE ALBERT, BRIGHTON 13.03.19 I already own a copy of the terrific ten track debut Calva...

The Brighton & Hove News Music Team listen to a wide range of music. This spans from the year dot, right up to the sounds of tomorrow. We...

So I’ve been honoured with the task of sharing with you some stories from my outings into Club Land. Which is often a slightly surreal...

THE OVERLOAD + WHO KILLED NANCY JOHNSON? + RED TERROR + SPINNER FALL + DOCTOR GONZO – BAR 42, WORTHING 10.03.19 The DIY punk scene has been...

Local concert promoters Hidden Herd have announced details of their Hidden Herd Festival 2019 – a massive one-day new music event with 14...

Brighton Open Air Theatre (BOAT) is preparing to set sail into a summer of theatre, comedy, music and family shows as it celebrates its fifth...

Having last week completed a sold-out UK tour, which included a sold out show at Patterns on Friday 8th March, She Drew The Gun have today...

Ahead of her first album in five years, the stunning ‘Still On My Mind’, which came out March 8th on BMG, Dido has announced her 2019...

The Doc’N Roll Film Festival is set to return to Brighton for its 4th edition on 1st to 7th April 2019. It will feature six exclusive screenings...

It’s going to be fun, fun, fun up at the Hope & Ruin, Brighton on Friday 26th July, as the ever smiling Shonen Knife will be returning to the...

Something brand new is going down on London Road, Brighton on Sunday 24th March between Midday and 6pm. Ross Harper is bringing a new event to...

Well folks here’s an unusual one for you! Those lovely people at Melting Vinyl and Lewes Psychedelic Festival have put their heads together and...

The Devils seems to be a rather apt name for the controversial Italian duo of Erica Volgare and Gianni Puzzadidio who hail from Naples. The duo...

The SoapGirls have announced their first ever appearance in Lewes at the Con Club on 139 High Street on Sunday 30th June. Being the height of...

Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark (OMD) continue their 40th anniversary celebrations with the announcement of a special world tour. Starting in...

The legendary 10cc have announced major new dates for 2019 including a concert in Sussex on Wednesday 1st May at Eastbourne Congress Theatre....