Music

ZOONI + HANYA + CIEL – THE HOPE & RUIN, BRIGHTON 17.01.20 The second day of Love Thy Neighbour’s Triptych event takes place on a very...

VANISHING TWIN + WAX MACHINE + SLEEPING CREATURES – WESTGATE CHAPEL, LEWES 17.01.20 This evening, the dearly beloved were gathered in a...

‘ROCKAWAY BEACH’ FESTIVAL – BUTLINS, BOGNOR REGIS 10-12.01.20 This is the second year that I’ve attended the Rockaway Beach Festival,...

HILANG CHILD + ABI WADE + CUBOZA – THE HOPE & RUIN, BRIGHTON 16.01.20 The Fourth annual Triptych event hosted by Love Thy Neighbour is...

HOLLY MACVE + THE HANGING STARS + PORTLAND BROTHERS – THE LEXINGTON, LONDON 08.01.20 There’s been a buzz about Holly Macve for some time,...

The Chats who recently took the Concorde 2 by storm on 30th November 2019, (read our review HERE) have announced that their debut album titl...

Hot on the heels of her critically acclaimed debut album in 2019, Rosalie Cunningham is back on the road in March and May this year. Rosalie is...

GEORGIA – RESIDENT MUSIC, BRIGHTON 10.01.20 A cheeky headline indeed! But I seriously wanted to get your attention on this. If you as yet...

THE BOYS + LAST GREAT DREAMERS + MENACE – THE CON CLUB, LEWES 10.01.20 There’s nothing quite like the music you grew up with as a teenager...

GLITTER P*SS + YOUNG FRANCIS HI-FI + THE HOODNIKS + JOANNA & THE DROPOUTS – GREEN DOOR STORE, BRIGHTON 09.01.20 Joanna And The Dropouts...

To coincide with their recently announced headline tour for Spring 2020, Barnsley’s ferocious four piece Hands Off Gretel have revealed details...

It has been announced that Cock Sparrer will be playing the ever-popular Concorde 2 in Brighton Saturday 5th October 2020. As far as I can...

The first time I saw the Skids in Brighton was at the Top Rank Suite (which used to be at the bottom of West Street) on the 15th of October 1980....

Clearly there’s a buzz going around certain quarters of the punk fraternity on the announcement that Steve Ignorant will actually be performing a...

Well what do you know! The Adicts have announced a welcome return to Brighton. They will be performing on Friday 28th February at the ever...

The ever popular Green Door Store in Brighton is most certainly going to be absolutely buzzing on Wednesday 29th January. The reason being is...

Bailey Tomkinson is a singer-songwriter from St Ives, Cornwall, who’s mastery of pop-country hooks and relatable emotional storytelling has...

The original and ever present member of The Blues Band (with Paul Jones, Tom McGuinness etc) Gary Fletcher and his full 6 piece band play the...

The James Taylor Quartet are set to play live in Brighton on Saturday 22nd February, when they will be performing at Patterns. James Taylor,one...

Brighton dream-pop outfit Thyla who consist of Millie, Mitch, Dan and Danny, are set to release their highly anticipated sophomore EP ‘Everything...

Show Me The Body have announced that they will be performing live in Brighton on Saturday 25th April 2020, when they will be appearing at Chalk....

One of my old fave bands are back on the case! Out of the blue the awesome Sheep On Drugs have announced a date in Brighton on Sunday 8th March,...

At the back end of last November the Brighton & Hove News Music Team reported on a rather exciting evening at The Prince Albert which...

Five years on from the release of their previous record, Austin’s art-rock punk mothertruckers …And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead...

PENGSHUi have announced a Brighton gig as part of their forthcoming 13 date UK tour this March. The exciting new act will be livening up The Hope...

The New Year is already shaping up rather nicely for those of you that enjoy your music on the loud side. It seems that the Brighton music scene...

The legendary frontman of Theatre Of Hate and Spear of Destiny, Kirk Brandon, has today announced that he will be performing a special ‘aKoustiK’...

The Brighton & Hove New Music Team have been fortunate to have witnessed a couple of live sets from up-and-coming Brighton punk outfit...

With the nation’s ever-increasing embracing of music with a country vibe, there’s surely no better sound for summer radio than Jake Morrell’s...

PETER AND THE TEST TUBE BABIES + VIKI VORTEX & THE C**SHOTS + PENNY BLOOD – THE PRINCE ALBERT, BRIGHTON 28.12.19 Well here we go again...

Right then lovely people, if you are rather partial to The Cure, Sisters Of Mercy, Clan Of Xymox, Joy Division, New Order, The Associates, David...

There are already hundreds of concerts planned to take place right across the city of Brighton & Hove for 2020. The events will be happening...

PETER & THE TEST TUBE BABIES + SKURVI – THE PRINCE ALBERT, BRIGHTON 27.12.19 It’s that time of year again…The mince pies...

On Thursday 18th May 2017, The Brighton & Hove News Music Team were reporting from The Great Escape new music festival in town. The very...

Wife Swap USA are a new Brighton band that are most certainly worth checking out! The Brighton & Hove News Music Team were fortunate to catch...

The Brighton & Hove News Music Team have certainly pulled out the stops in 2019 and have reviewed on no less than 970 musical performances. A...

SWEET + NOVATINES – DE LA WARR PAVILION, BEXHILL-ON-SEA 21.12.19 Legendary 70’s glam rock icons Sweet offered up the perfect Christmas gift...

ABSOLUTE BOWIE – CONCORDE 2, BRIGHTON 22.12.19 ‘Modern Love’ was certainly in the air tonight at the Concorde 2 in Brighton and will...

SKINNY MILK + YOUNG FRANCIS HIFI + NEGATIVE MEASURES + BLACK CAT & THE BOY – THE PIPELINE, BRIGHTON 20.12.19 There’s not much of...

PIROSHKA + WINTER GARDENS + EVA KATHARINA – THE PIPER, HASTINGS 20.12.19 I can remember first hearing about the new ‘supergroup’ Piroshka...

This winter season’s exciting new circus event for kids and families at the Brighton Dome has started, heralding the start of the school...

Los Angeles post-punk trio Automatic has announced a European tour, with over 15 dates in February 2020. An appearance at The Hope & Ruin on...

Lacuna Bloome are a youthful Brighton based indie-pop quartet, who are certainly no strangers to the Brighton & Hove News Music Team as we...

STARSHA LEE + THE WEIRD THINGS + POLLYPIKPOCKETZ – DUBLIN CASTLE, CAMDEN, LONDON 13.12.19 Tonight’s event at the Dublin Castle is billed as...

FOREVER AMY – CONCORDE 2, BRIGHTON 18.12.19 I wonder how many people realised the significance of the venue chosen for tonight’s...

Like so many gifted musical minds, adolescent isolation and a degree of loneliness are to thank for the guitar-wielding subterranean alien queen,...

Piroshka are most certainly a supergroup, as the four band members are former Lush vocalist/guitarist (and former redhead) Miki Berenyi, former...

Local concert promoters Melting Vinyl are overjoyed to bring rising indie-pop trio Peaness (pronounced PEA-NESS) to The Prince Albert in January...

Oh my word! This is certainly not one to miss! The Undertones AND ex Stranglers frontman Hugh Cornwell will both be performing in Brighton on the...

This afternoon, the Brighton Centre have announced that Pete Tong & The Heritage Orchestra will be performing at the venue as part of the...

The Pittsburgh political punk band Anti-Flag have announced that their 7-date 2020 UK leg of their world tour will kick off at CHALK in Brighton...

RIDE + PÊTR ALEKSÄNDER – BARBICAN CENTRE, LONDON 09.12.19 Ride were the leading lights of the ‘shoegaze’ movement of the early 1990’s....

THE PINK DIAMOND REVIEW + HOW TO LIVE + PARIS ALEXANDER – THE PRINCE ALBERT, BRIGHTON 15.12.19 Brighton is most certainly rammed with...

VETIVER + TREETOP FLYERS + JACKO HOOPER – THE BRUNSWICK, HOVE 15.12.19 Hailing from San Francisco, California, Vetiver, normally a...

PICK A PIPER + VIA TIRANA – THE HOPE AND RUIN, BRIGHTON 12.12.19 On a cold, wet and blustery Thursday, when all the talk around town was...

The Brighton & Hove News Music Editor has compiled a list of this year’s Top 50 favourite album releases. We have looked well beyond...

FROM THE JAM – CONCORDE 2, BRIGHTON 13.12.19 It is bitterly cold down due to the sea breeze down on the seafront tonight, as a line begins...

Concert promoters Hidden Herd have announced details of their exciting ‘Hidden Herd Festival 2020’. Once again, it will take place at...

NEW MODEL ARMY + SEAN MCGOWAN – CONCORDE 2, BRIGHTON 12.12.19 Tonight, we took a break from all of the political shenanigans and headed on...

The Boomtown Rats will mark 2020 (The Year Of The Rat) with the release of ‘Citizens Of Boomtown’, their first new studio album since 1984, plus...

THE DARKNESS + REWS – BRIGHTON DOME 10.12.19 This evening the Brighton Dome sees the return of The Darkness, who last took this venue...

PENELOPE ISLES + ITCHY KID + CIEL – CHALK, BRIGHTON 11.12.19 Well what can we say about Lily Wolter, Becky Redford, Jack Sowton and Jack...

Domino Recording Company are extremely proud to present ‘Seeking Thrills’, the new LP from Georgia, due for release on January 10th 2020. The new...

The Great Escape has announced Aitch as the first Spotlight act for next year’s festival. Presented by The Great Escape and The Box Plus Network,...

Poliça have announced their rousing, defiant new single ‘Forget Me Now’, which is the second from the band’s forthcoming new album ‘When We...

Madrid 4-piece Hinds got together back in 2011 as a bedroom duo called Deers, which consisted of cheeky Carlotta Cosials (vocals, guitar) and...

The legendary 808 State are set to bring their full live show to Brighton’s Concorde 2 in April 2020 as part of a select 7-date Spring UK...

The Orielles will be returning to Brighton this coming March and it will be at least their third time in the city. Here is a band that are...

I had the pleasure of witnessing the only previous appearance by DIIV in Brighton, which was at the Concorde 2 on 23rd September 2016, in support...

San Diego’s finest noise merchants, Hot Snakes, will be appearing in Brighton this weekend, when they will be performing live at Patterns on...

Through a fusion of folk instruments, punk energy and catchy pop melodies, Black Water County’s sing along choruses rile up audiences all over...

WIFE SWAP USA – THE HOPE & RUIN, BRIGHTON 06.12.19 Wife Swap USA is a new name that we are certain that you will be hearing a lot more...

Singer songwriter Minhee Jones is due to wrap up an exhausting-sounding whirlwind tour in Brighton on Thursday (12 December). Jones – formerly...

L’ÉPÉE + SOFT WALLS – CONCORDE 2, BRIGHTON 08.12.19 Tonight, those that were in the know were present and those that we...

ADAM ANT + GLAM SKANKS – DE LA WARR PAVILION, BEXHILL 03.12.19 & BRIGHTON CENTRE 06.12.19 Antmania spread across East Sussex last week,...

STEREO MC’S – CONCORDE 2, BRIGHTON 07.12.19 Tonight, we headed down to the ever popular Concorde 2 on Brighton seafront in order to open up...

STEALING SHEEP + VIDE0 – CHALK, BRIGHTON 07.12.19 It’s a very busy pre-Christmas Saturday night in Brighton with everyone out to enjoy the...

SLADE + THE GRIMMS – WHITE ROCK THEATRE, HASTINGS 05.12.19 Christmas has come early this year for Slade fans, as they rocked on up in East...

Yes folks on the back of his successful sold out De La Warr Pavilion show in Bexhill last month (read our review HERE), Frank Turner has now...

DIDO + SONIA STEIN – BRIGHTON CENTRE 04.12.19 It’s a very chilly night down by the seafront when I arrive at the Brighton Centre. But...

TEMPLES + UNEXPECTED GAINS – KOMEDIA, BRIGHTON 02.12.19 Just emerging, with anticipation from a studio exile and recording the new alb...

BAT FOR LASHES – ST. BARTHOLOMEW’S CHURCH, BRIGHTON 28.11.19 Bat For Lashes concerts are always far more than just a ‘gig’, and tonight is...

VAN MORRISON + JAMES HUNTER – BRIGHTON DOME 03.12.19 The six-piece band walked on stage without fanfare at Brighton Dome last night, Van...

!!! (CHK CHK CHK) + BABII – CONCORDE 2, BRIGHTON 01.12.19 In a Brighton room that, it seemed, went from empty to 80% full in a matter of...

I’m pretty certain that Juniore are rather partial to performing live in Brighton as they have previously played Sticky Mike’s Frog Bar (July...

THE STEVE HILLAGE BAND + GONG – CONCORDE 2, BRIGHTON 24.11.19 Although tonight at the Concorde 2 in Brighton, Gong were supporting Steve...

THE CHATS + BAD//DREEMS + CROCODYLUS – CONCORDE 2, BRIGHTON 30.11.19 The Concorde 2 on Brighton seafront was tonight besieged by no less...

FRANK TURNER & THE SLEEPING SOULS + EMILY BARKER – DE LA WARR, PAVILION, BEXHILL-ON-SEA 29.11.19 The first time I saw Frank Turner was...

Following his sold-out tour earlier this year British Soul icon Billy Ocean has announced a huge UK headline tour for Autumn 2020. Billy will be...

UK SUBS + PETER AND THE TEST TUBE BABIES + NUFFIN’ – THE CON CLUB, LEWES 24.11.19 Tonight we made our way over to Lewes for the UK Subs...

The Boys are the great ‘should’ve beens’ of the punk era. At the beginning of 1977 they were the only British punk band with an LP record deal....

THE DARLING BUDS + HELEN LOVE – THE LEXINGTON, LONDON 23.11.19 The Darling Buds shone brightly but briefly during the late 1980’s and early...

TOKYO TABOO + YUR MUM + HEALTHY JUNKIES + POLLYPIKPOCKETZ – THE PRINCE ALBERT, BRIGHTON 27.11.19 We always love a four-band bill at the...

FONTAINES D.C. + WARM DRAG – CONCORDE 2, BRIGHTON 28.11.19 If you’re at all aware of guitar based music, and haven’t spent the last several...

Christmas is on the way and the season of goodwill kicks off in Trafalgar Street next week. We have learned that all the door money for the...

The Brighton and Hove Folk Festival is a timely new addition to the folk festival circuit, run by established local promoters Folkroom, with...

Legendary 2-Tone Punk Ska Reggae Group The Beat led by vocalist Dave Wakeling celebrate their 40th Anniversary with the announcement of an 18...

Singer/songwriter. Internationally-renowned guitarist. Producer. Solo artist. A lifelong musician, there are few roles Ariel Posen hasn’t played....

Soccer Mommy was last in Brighton on Wednesday 7th March 2018, when an appearance at The Hope & Ruin on Queens Road was the order of the day....

Scottish guitar legend from Rockpile and The Pretenders, Billy Bremner, is set to play live at The Prince Albert, 48 Trafalgar Street, Brighton,...