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IDESTROY + THE METATRONS + YUR MUM – THE PRINCE ALBERT 31.7.21 On the bill tonight at The Prince Albert in Brighton courtesy of Angel...

IAMWARFACE + THE PINK DIAMOND REVUE – GREEN DOOR STORE, BRIGHTON 31.7.21 We were certainly in for a COLOURFUL night out in Brighton this...

Dutch Indie-Rockers Pip Blom are set to return to Brighton on Tuesday 15th February 2022, when they rock on up at the Concorde 2. They have...

TOYAH + PHUN CITY – THE FACTORY LIVE, WORTHING 29.7.21 Toyah had only recently announced that she was to put on a concert back on the South...

TRANSMISSION THE SOUND OF JOY DIVISION – PATTERNS, BRIGHTON 30.7.21 Tonight, it was finally happening! We had waited 692 days (that’s...

25 million sales, six UK top 10 singles and a BRIT Award to their name, Soft Cell are one of British music’s most visionary bands. They’ve cast a...

The 9th edition of the Brighton Music Conference (BMC), the UK’s foremost electronic music and networking event will focus on shaping the...

The National Lottery’s Revive Live Tour, which kicked off on July 19th with a show by Frank Turner at Clapham Grand, is a unique initiative to...

Thirty years on from their ground-breaking debut ‘Foxbase Alpha’, the much-loved London trio, Saint Etienne, return this autumn with their 10th...

The Concorde 2 and local concert promoters JOY. have announced that punk legends Buzzcocks will be performing live in Brighton next year as part...

Coming to the Green Door Store in Brighton this December are the iconic new-wave electro pop duo REYKO, who have conjured up a major following...

The Daniel Wakeford Experience will be playing two concerts in Brighton on Saturday 7th August at The Prince Albert which is located at 48...

ABSOLUTE BOWIE – CHALK, BRIGHTON 24.7.21 After two days of solid Punk Rock gigs, it was now time for some Glam Rock in our lives! This...

WIFE SWAP USA – THE PIPELINE, BRIGHTON, 23.7.21 + MONAKIS – THE ROSSI BAR, BRIGHTON 23.7.21 Post covid lockdown and Brighton town...

The Concorde 2 have just released this official announcement … “IMPORTANT UPDATE Due to reasons beyond our control, we regret we have to...

MAID OF ACE + BRATAKUS – THE GREEN DOOR STORE, BRIGHTON 22.7.21 It was always going to be a raucous post-lockdown night in Brighton at the...

Internationally renowned singer, composer and actor David Essex OBE has announced a full list of rescheduled shows for his nationwide tour. The...

FRANK TURNER & THE SLEEPING SOULS + PET NEEDS + JESS GUISE – CONCORDE 2, BRIGHTON 21.7.21 In November 2019 I witnessed Frank Turner...

Garageland London will be bringing their famed long-standing 1977 punk rock roots club night down to the seaside for their first instalment of...

Rolling Stone calls Candi Carpenter “a devastatingly direct singer with a gospel foundation, a Janis Joplin obsession and an axe to grind.” To...

SAVING GRACE + SCOTT MATTHEWS – DE LA WARR PAVILION, BEXHILL-ON-SEA – 20.7.2021 As frontman of rock legends Led Zeppelin, Robert...

Nick Cave and Warren Ellis have announced an Autumn 2021 tour of the UK. In their first ever tour as a duo, Cave and Ellis will play 20 shows...

Saturday 5th February 2022 will be a great day for electronic music lovers in and around Brighton as Wolfgang Flür, who was one of the four...

Hands Off Gretel have announced their ‘Still Angry Tour’ for the autumn of this year. The tour will pick up from where the band left off,...

The Brand New Heavies latest double vinyl (single CD) album ‘TNBH’ (out on Acid Jazz) features guest appearances from Beverley Knight,...

Lala Lala is the project of Chicago-based musician Lillie West. She has announced that her new album, ‘I Want The Door To Open’, will be out on...

Legendary singer-songwriter and multiple Grammy award winner, James Taylor & His All-Star Band, who last toured the UK in 2018, have...

Bristol psych four piece Dreamwave comprise of Ben Symons on guitar and vocals, Hester Battin on keys and vocals, Grant Organ on bass and vocals...

James Blunt has announced a special greatest hits album, ‘The Stars Beneath My Feet (2004-2021)’ – out November 19th on Atlantic...

Manic Street Preachers have now released the second track from their forthcoming album ‘The Ultra Vivid Lament’. ‘The Secret He Had Missed’ is...

Live Music Fans Urged to Self-Test Before Attending Gigs! Music Venue Trust (MVT), which represents hundreds of grassroots music venues, has...

Hats off to The Green Door Store music venue in Brighton as they will be celebrating the fact that they have been supporting local grassroots...

Other Half are screaming out that they offer “Nasty Music For Nice People” and we at Brighton & Hove News towers certainly wouldn’t argue...

It’s sure going to be a hot one down at The Prince Albert in Brighton on Saturday 31st July, as they have teamed up with Angel Promotions for a...

Los Fastidios formed in Verona (north east Italy) in late 1991 and are led by Enrico, who is the founder of the independent label KOB Records....

The Rossi Bar located at 8 Queens Road, Brighton have announced that their evening with SNAYX plus special guests PLAY DEAD and Hotwax will now...

Kosheen have been referred to as one of the UK’s booming live electronic music showstoppers during their time, along with their contemporaries...

Those wonderful people down at The Green Door Store in Brighton have organised a free entry music concert for your delight. The venue is...

The second of the very popular Record Store Day events will be going ahead in the UK and around the globe on Saturday 17th July 2021, with the...

Legendary 2-Tone Punk Ska Reggae Group The Beat led by vocalist Dave Wakeling celebrate their 40th Anniversary with the announcement of a 22 date...

Plastic Mermaids are a five-piece band from the Isle of Wight who, after building their own analogue studio, unleashed to an unsuspecting public...

You washed out? We’re certainly feeling the ‘Washed Out’ vibe as the ‘Washed Out Fest’ is back in Brighton for 2021! This year it will be more of...

A long overdue round up of pretty much everything recorded by legendary Brighton Ska-Pop-Punk outfit The Piranhas will be hitting the record...

Brighton concert promoters Sugar-Free Music are certainly chomping at the bit in order to get some post lockdown local rocks shows back under...

Today, Hampshire trio Drug Store Romeos release their critically acclaimed debut album ‘The World Within Our Bedrooms’ on Fiction Records. The...

Boy George & Culture Club have announced that their series of exclusive UK outdoor shows as part of the Heritage Live Concert Series, will...

New Irish auteur Aoife Nessa Frances (pronounced Ee-­‐fa) has announced that she will be performing live in Brighton at The Hope & Ruin on...

The Music Venue Trust and The National Lottery have got together to present ‘The Revive Live Tours’, whereby concert goers can purchase a ticket...

In a series of live streamed performances and with Arts Council support, Melting Vinyl is giving a new generation of exciting artists the...

RADIDAS have announced that they will be playing a free entry show at The Green Door Store in Brighton on Tuesday 10th August 2021. Support will...

The Theatre Royal Brighton has today announced its plans to welcome back audiences on Saturday 24 July, providing step 4 of the government’s...

The Brighton & Hove News Music Team are very excited to note that west London quintet Chubby And The Gang, will be bringing their wonderful...

£1m initiative will support over 300 live performances in ‘The National Lottery’s Revive Live Tour’. Sir Tom Jones, Rag ‘N’ Bone Man...

In a city famous for festivals Brighton Palace Pier has launched a festival of fun that clearly echoes the pier’s historic past as a centre for...

Enter Shikari will release a film ‘Live At Vada’ on 16th July, filmed recently at Vada Studios (the location of a lot of the tracking f...

It’s now going to be fun, fun, fun up at The Con Club in Lewes on Sunday 17th April 2022 instead of Sunday 3rd October 2021, as that’s the...

Local concert promoter Love Thy Neighbour has certainly (once again) come up trumps with their choice of up-and-coming bands to host for a...

London based Trojan Sound System are an institution in Sound System culture. A legendary team of selecta (Daddy Ad) and vocalists, they...

Clubbers in Brighton will be able to witness Eat Static, Zion Train and Banco de Gaia do their thang on Sunday 29th August at the CHALK venue...

You may consider Grant Marshall, a.k.a. Daddy G as spiritus rector of what has historically become known as the “Bristol Sound“. It’s that laid...

After a sold-out show in Sussex in early 2020, John Rossall was set to bring The Glitter Band back for one final time to the Lewes Con Club on...

Beat Down Promotions are getting ready to bring the legendary Grandmaster Flash to Brighton this summer for something a little different! The...

Coastal Events are thrilled to announce that Saving Grace featuring the prestigious Robert Plant OBE on vocals, will now also be appearing at the...

The original JoBoxers line up are set to make their long and eagerly awaited return when they play their first live shows in nearly thirty five...

Brighton based concert promoter and event organiser, JOY., who have been organising UK events for the past 12 years for some of the best artists...

If Rockabilly and Psychobilly are your thing, then you seriously must not miss a double headline show in Brighton on Friday 3rd September 2021....

Friday 23rd July is certainly hotting up as one of THE exciting dates on the Brighton gig calendar, with already announced performances in town...

Huey Morgan’s NYC Block Party is coming to Komedia Brighton on Friday 24th September 2021 from 11pm to 3am. Check out the promo vid HERE. The...

Brighton-based rockers, The Big Push have just announced the release of their EP, ‘Can Do, Will Do’. The highly anticipated body of work will be...

Brighton’s Shelter Hall announces ‘Shelter Hall Introduces’ a new partnership with local music college BIMM and youth music project AudioActive,...

The Prince Albert at the top of Trafalgar Street in Brighton will have its windows booming and walls shaking on Saturday 30th October 2021 as...

With politics in Europe leaning to the far right and with Racism ever more prevalent on the streets of Britain the Global Beats promoters are...

It has been announced today that Acid Box Promotions are putting on an exciting gig at The Hope & Ruin featuring Mexico’s Sei Still on...

The Rossi Bar, located at 8 Queens Road, Brighton, had planned to play host to live music sets from Demonstrations, Congratulations and...

With their mix of funk, rock and disco, Detroit’s finest American six-piece Electric Six, who formed in 1996, have plenty more to give and...

After the resounding success of their sold out appearance in 2019 at The Old Market in Hove (read our review HERE) The Blockheads have announced...

Legendary 2-Tone Punk Ska Reggae Group The Beat led by vocalist Dave Wakeling were to celebrate their 40th Anniversary with an 18 date UK tour,...

An exciting evening of Punk, Ska and Reggae was initially lined up for Saturday 3rd July 2021,  featuring The Members, along with Dakka Skanks...

Exactly 20 years after the release of his self-titled, debut solo (& No.1) album, one of the best-loved singers of our generation, Ronan...

Local promoters, JOY. have announced that their sold out Opus Kink, Keg, and Bellydancer gig at The Prince Albert in Brighton will now take place...

Local promoters, JOY. have announced that their already sold out  Wife Swap USA, Sit Down, and Monakis gig at The Prince Albert in Brighton has...

Local promoters, JOY., have announced that their Lunar June, AtticOmatic, & Eve Simmonds gig at The Prince Albert in Brighton will now take...

Local concert promoters, JOY. have announced that their  Ciel, Ralph TV, & Hanya  gig at The Prince Albert in Brighton has had to change from...

Local promoters JOY. have announced changes to their month residency at The Prince Albert where they will be putting on five concerts with three...

Due to the ongoing covid restrictions being imposed by the government, the open-air series of music events called ‘Life in the Park‘...

Next month sees the live concert return of Brighton’s very own Piranhas who will be rockin’ The Admiral, on Thursday 15th July which is located...

The wild night out in Brighton on Thursday 24th June has been rescheduled! Eager gig goers who are in the know, will now be heading over to 8...

After a sold-out show in Sussex in early 2020, John Rossall brings The Glitter Band back for one final time to the Lewes Con Club as part of his...

London-born rising star GIRLI has just announced the incredibly exciting news that she is heading out on a UK/IRE tour in November and December!...

Award-winning Black Deer Festival have sadly announced that this year’s event will no longer be taking place. Their official statement...

The Lovely Eggs do not give up. Ever. The proudly independent Northern psychedelic punk rock duo have now, since the beginning of the pandemic,...

Brighton-based Night House have announced a socially distanced live concert in celebration of the debut album ‘Everyone Is Watching From Afar’....

Following on from recent single ‘A Little Love’, Brighton duo Blood Red Shoes, who are Laura-Mary Carter (guitars and vocals) and...

Metal veterans Bullet For My Valentine have today announced a 7 date UK tour that includes an appearance at the Brighton Centre on Tuesday 9th...

For those vinyl enthusiasts the wait was finally over on Saturday as it was drop one of Record Store Day throughout Brighton, Sussex and the UK....

PVA + NUHA RUBY RA + MUCK SPREADER + LAMBRINI GIRLS – THE PRINCE ALBERT, BRIGHTON 10.6.21 & ARTIFICIALLY YOURS – THE PIGS PALACE,...

SQUID + LAUNDROMAT – DE LA WARR PAVILION, BEXHILL-ON-SEA 9.6.21 Formed in Brighton in 2017, Squid have forged an impressive reputation with...

One of the most renowned voices in British music, Tony Hadley, has announced a huge UK tour for 2022, celebrating a remarkable 40 years in music....

Fast-rising Dublin singer-songwriter-producer Orla Gartland today announces details of her long-awaited debut album ‘Woman On The Internet’, due...

Rock icon Roger Taylor has made the surprise announcement that he will play a UK solo tour this Autumn, introducing brand new material and...