Music

LAURA MARLING – BRIGHTON DOME 19.10.21 You know it will be a memorable night when concert goers arrive early and judging by their high...

JOHN + ODD MORRIS + CLT DRP – PATTERNS, BRIGHTON 20.10.21 Whilst the arrival of blustery winter nights has now set in, and the waves crash...

RAG ’N’ BONE MAN + EMILY BURNS + MAX WHITE – WORTHING PAVILION THEATRE 18.10.21 After a sold out Brighton Centre show yesterday Rag ‘n’...

The Courettes are an explosive Danish and Brazilian rock band who is praised by the coolest music magazines around the world! In 2020 the band...

Concert promoters One Inch Badge and music venue The Prince Albert will be hosting an exciting concert on Wednesday 10th November that will...

To many people, The Pretty Things were more than just a band, although their writing, recordings and performances touched many people through the...

RAG ‘N’ BONE MAN + EMILY BURNS + MAX WHITE – BRIGHTON CENTRE 17.10.21 Last Sunday Rag ‘n’ Bone Man kicked off his ‘Life By...

ROGER TAYLOR + COLIN MACLEOD – DE LA WARR PAVILION, BEXHILL-ON-SEA 17.10.21 Roger Taylor did not announce a Brighton concert on this tour,...

ERASURE – BRIGHTON CENTRE 18.10.21 Andy Bell and Vince Clarke of Erasure were back in Brighton this evening on the closing date of ‘The...

Everyone’s favourite ‘Daughters Of Anarchy’ – Nancy & The Dolls will be back in Brighton next summer. You might not recognise the new...

Those loveable local punk herberts, Peter & The Test Tube Babies (Peter, Del, Andy Agro and Sam), have announced their annual Brighton...

PALOMA FAITH + JOSEF SALVAT – BRIGHTON CENTRE 16.10.21 Whilst most of the country may feel their lives have been on hold over the past...

Looks like the place to be in Brighton if you fancy going to a gig on Sunday 24th October will be The Prince Albert, as they are putting on a...

AK/DK + ĠENN – CHALK, BRIGHTON 15.10.21 We have been looking forward to this hometown gig by Brighton’s double synth and drum duo AK/DK for...

Ladies and gentlemen and all those in between will be welcomed at the “Trans-Mit Festival”. This is a night of Trans & Non-Binary talent...

Red Guitars – one of the finest and most successful bands to come out of Hull – have reunited! Planning a series of UK shows with...

MANIC STREET PREACHERS + LOW HUMMER – BRIGHTON DOME 14.10.21 This was my first ‘big’ gig since lockdown so anticipation was high and it was...

THE PROFESSIONALS + DESPERATE MEASURES – THE FORUM, TUNBRIDGE WELLS 13.10.21 The Professionals opened up their 14-date UK tour tonight in...

Local concert promoters Weirdsville and Stay Sick have announced a trio of decent in-yer-face bands will be appearing live at Brunswick Cellar...

DEMURE + SPLEEN + ELECTRIC MILK + THE HIDDN – THE HOPE & RUIN, BRIGHTON 13.10.21 NativeSound hosted the rock power house Demure last...

BECKY HILL + RICHARD FAIRLIE – BRIGHTON DOME 11.10.21 Following on from her sold out headline Spring tour in 2919, Becky Hill finally got...

THE URBAN VOODOO MACHINE + ALAN CLAYTON – THE PRINCE ALBERT, BRIGHTON 8.10.21 & THE URBAN VOODOO MACHINE + KELLEY SWINDALL + TENSHEDS...

The Ramones are absolute legends. There’s just no denying it and here we are more than two decades since their sad demise and interest in all...

In late 1985 Wayne Hussey and Craig Adams left The Sisters Of Mercy and, after enlisting the talents of Simon Hinkler and Mick Brown, formed The...

THE SLOW READERS CLUB + SAD BOYS CLUB + SHADY BABY – CHALK, BRIGHTON 11.10.21 Manchester’s four piece The Slow Readers Club who specialise...

THE NINTH WAVE + PRIESTGATE + YOUTH SECTOR – THE HOPE & RUIN, BRIGHTON 9.10.21 Glaswegian gothic post-punk and electronic-pop group The...

NICK CAVE & WARREN ELLIS – BRIGHTON DOME 10.10.2021 Famously resident in the area for the past couple of decades, any Brighton show for...

Platinum selling and Grammy Award winning musician Bryan Adams will return to the UK in summer 2022 with a headline tour. Tickets go on sale at...

BILLY NOMATES + PRIMA QUEEN – THE MOTH CLUB, LONDON 8.10.21 Introduction: One Inch Badge welcomes us to MOTH Club in Hackney this evening...

BLEACH LAB + RALPH TV – KOMEDIA STUDIO BAR, BRIGHTON 8.10.21 South London based 4 piece Bleach Lab played their first gig in Brighton on...

FatCat Records’ latest signings Holiday Ghosts have announced that they are set to perform no less than 17 concerts between now and the end of...

STEVE HACKETT – BRIGHTON DOME 7.10.21 Steve Hackett has finally been able to perform his ‘Steve Hackett Genesis Revisited -Seconds Out...

PORCELAIN HILL + WAIT FOR THE RIVER + SILVER BULLET – THE BRUNSWICK, HOVE 7.10.21 US Rock and Rollers Porcelain Hill made their Brighton...

Blondie, one of the most influential bands to emerge from New York’s punk scene, have announced that their 10 date UK tour will not now begin in...

THE SPECIALS – CHALK, BRIGHTON 3.10.21 Last month, The Specials played to a sold out crowd at the Brighton Centre. It was the venue’s first...

THE MAGIC NUMBERS + REN HARVIEU – THE OLD MARKET, HOVE 6.10.21 It’s not often that you witness pure joy, but last night I did at Hove’s The...

THE SLAUGHTER HOUSE BAND + TOP LEFT CLUB – WATERBEAR, BRIGHTON 1.10.21 The Brighton & Hove News Music Team were tipped off that The...

VENGABOYS + PETER ANDRE + 5IVE + 911 + LIBERTY X + ATOMIC KITTEN + S CLUB + GARETH GATES + EAST 17 + A1 + BLAZIN’ SQUAD + LIVIN’ JOY + BABY D +...

THE VACCINES + BSI – CONCORDE 2, BRIGHTON 3.10.21 The Music Venue Trust has teamed up with The National Lottery to help to #ReviveLive...

PINS + ĠENN + MANGÖ – GREEN DOOR STORE, BRIGHTON 1.10.21 PINS made a welcome return to Brighton courtesy of those fine people at Melting...

CREEPING JEAN + LUNA BLUE + THE RAPPORTS – PATTERNS, BRIGHTON 1.10.21 Creeping Jean are a Brighton based 6-piece rock band that formed in...

THE WENDY JAMES BAND + SLANT – PATTERNS, BRIGHTON 30.9.21 Wendy James, the vocalist from Transvision Vamp was back in town. I never saw...

SNAYX + DAISY COBURN + WORLD NEWS + WINTER GARDENS + MONAKIS + SEADOG + DEMONSTRATIONS + HOTWAX – THE PIPER, ST LEONARDS-ON-SEA 2.10.21...

AUDIOBOOKS – RESIDENT, BRIGHTON 1.12.21 The Brighton & Hove News Music Team became aware of audiobooks (note the spelling without the...

SEI STILL + PSYCHIC LEMON – THE HOPE & RUIN, BRIGHTON 30.9.21 Tonight we headed off to The Hope & Ruin located on Queens Road in...

Following the news of an extensive UK headline tour for December 2021 which includes an appearance here in Brighton at the Komedia studio...

VOLLEYBALL + PASTIL – THE HOPE & RUIN, BRIGHTON 30.9.21 Tonight we headed off to The Hope & Ruin located on Queens Road in Brighton...

The Brighton & Hove News Music Team were informed that The Slaughter House Band will be embarking on their nine date UK tour starting...

LIZ LAWRENCE + ARXX – PATTERNS, BRIGHTON 27.9.21 It’s quite rare that a support band metaphorically grabs you by the scruff of the neck and...

Praised songwriter David Keenan has revealed his second album ‘WHAT THEN?’ will be available on all streaming platforms from the 15th October and...

Brighton based Penelope Isles have announced that they will be performing live in Brighton at the popular Resident music on Friday 5th November...

We know what you’re thinking. You’re thinking: “Why should I care about The Urban Voodoo Machine? They’ve been around for ages, haven’t they?...

Wendy James of Transvision Vamp fame, has announced that she will now be performing live in Brighton on Thursday 30th September 2021 at Patterns...

JOE & THE SH*TBOYS + LAMBRINI GIRLS + DAGOBAH SISTERS – THE HOPE & RUIN, BRIGHTON 27.921 Well I suppose that you have guessed my...

SEEDS OF 77 + ANORAKS + RAGE DC – THE PRINCE ALBERT, BRIGHTON 26.9.21 A Sunday matinee show may not be the usual environment for luminaries...

COCK SPARRER + SP*UNK VOLCANO & THE ERUPTIONS – CONCORDE 2, BRIGHTON 25.9.21 It’s been too long, but finally, Cock Sparrer, the...

THE VACCINES + BSI + HOTWAX – DE LA WARR PAVILION, BEXHILL-ON-SEA 26.9.21 I first saw The Vaccines at the Reading festival in 2018. I say...

Four arms, four legs, two heads, wood, metal and plastic. JOHN. It’s a cryptic and unsearchable band name but it serves as an important...

GOAT GIRL – CONCORDE 2, BRIGHTON 24.9.21 I first encountered Goat Girl back in 2016 supporting Parquet Courts at the Old Market in Hove. As...

Self Esteem has shared another cut from her forthcoming second album ‘Prioritise Pleasure’ in the shape of her undeniable new single ‘Moody’. The...

BESS ATWELL – RESIDENT, BRIGHTON 24.9.21 Brighton born indie folk singer Bess Hildick Smith better known as Bess Atwell returned to her...

Valentine’s Day last year was a rather eventful one as we were in the company of Dubioza Kolektiv in order to witness an inspiring one hour...

Metalcore band Architects were formed in Brighton seventeen years ago by twin brothers Dan and Tom Searle. The current Architects line-up...

Riskee & The Ridicule are a potent cocktail of highly infectious punk rock infused with grime and spiked with slabs of metallic hardcore. Add...

It’s now exactly two months until post punk rock band Cabbage grace the Patterns stage here in Brighton. There are still some tickets available...

Having just released her latest single ‘Priorities’, alt-pop singer-songwriter L Devine’s new project ‘Near Life Experience: Part 1’ is out no...

‘I Cried For You’ is the brand new single from Martin Stephenson and The Daintees. The single is taken from the new album ‘Howdy Honcho’ and is...

In a darkened bar just near the heart of London, there’s a cartoon that’s come to life. While the rest of the city toils away watching the clock...

Kiefer Sutherland has announced that he will be returning to the UK early in 2022 for a string of UK dates which includes a tour opener here in...

Atom Presents have this very moment announced that the mighty Rag’n’Bone Man will be performing an intimate one-off live concert in Worthing on...

‘234 FEST’, GREEN DOOR STORE, BRIGHTON 18 & 19.9.21 The team at the Green Door Store were certainly celebrating their 10th birthday in style...

‘234 FEST’, GREEN DOOR STORE, BRIGHTON 18 & 19.9.21 Congratulations to the Green Door Store music venue in Brighton for celebrating the fact...

TOM ODELL – RESIDENT, BRIGHTON 20.9.21 Tom Odell was appearing at Resident music in Brighton this evening on the first of an intimate seven...

ARLO PARKS + FRANCES BAKER – CHALK, BRIGHTON 17.9.21 Almost exactly two years after supporting Jordan Rakei at Concorde 2, the 2021 Hyundai...

ELBOW + PETER ALEXANDER JOBSON + JESCA HOOP – BRIGHTON CENTRE 18.9.21 Brighton is really buzzing again with so many decent concerts going...

Today is indeed a very good day as those lovely people at Family Ents have just announced that the very talented Peter Hook & The Light will...

PROJECTOR + HUTCH + SLEEP COUNCIL – THE HOPE & RUIN, BRIGHTON 17.9.21 A sold out Hope & Ruin hosted the grunge power trio PROJECTOR...

DJ SHADOW + FUTURE UTOPIA – BRIGHTON DOME 17.9.21 Whilst the streets bustle outside, inside Brighton Dome there is a party going on like no...

DR. FEELGOOD + BASSO! – MID SUSSEX MUSIC HALL, HASSOCKS 17.9.21 Dr. Feelgood make a very welcome visit to the Mid Sussex Music Hall in...

JOHN GRANT + TEDDY THOMPSON – DE LA WARR PAVILION, BEXHILL-ON-SEA 17.9.21 The very antithesis of toxic masculinity, singer songwriter John...

HANDS OFF GRETEL + MY-HI + SALVATION JAYNE – GREEN DOOR STORE, BRIGHTON 16.9.21 Hands Off Gretel were this evening finally in town, having...

DREADZONE – CONCORDE 2, BRIGHTON 17.9.21 It’s fair to say that Dreadzone are always 100% dependable in giving punters an absolutely...

ROYAL BLOOD + THE MYSTERINES – BRIGHTON CENTRE 15.9.21 Tonight is a homecoming gig for Royal Blood. They formed in Brighton and are a...

POM POKO + LEGSS – CHALK, BRIGHTON 16.9.21 There can be no denying that live music has been much missed. With news stories emerging that...

TOM JONES – CHALK, BRIGHTON 15.9.21 The audience slowly filled up last night at CHALK, an intimate venue in the centre of Brighton, amid a...

SONIC BOOM & MATTHS – GREEN DOOR STORE, BRIGHTON 9.9.21 Sonic Boom (aka Pete Kember) makes a rare live appearance in Brighton. There is...

“It was strange (and ambitious) announcing a tour because we were all locked down fighting this virus. We’re still fighting! We’ve had to amend...

Those intuitive people at Austerity Records have certainly got their eye right on the ball, as they have organised an all day music festival...

MCFLY + CHINCHILLA – BRIGHTON CENTRE 14.9.21 I’ve been a fan of McFly since 2004 when ‘Five Colours In Her Hair’ was released. When I’d go...

The Great Escape today announces the FIRST FIFTY acts set to play the Brighton festival in 2022. To celebrate its highly anticipated return to...

‘END OF THE ROAD FESTIVAL’ – BLANDFORD FORUM, DORSET 2-5.9.21 With the cancellation of many Sussex music festivals this year including the...

IDLES – CONCORDE 2, BRIGHTON 13.9.21 We have waited in Brighton for what seemed like eons for tonight’s performance by ‘world dominating’...

This afternoon, it has been officially announced that another Sussex concert venue is to close. The doors could be shutting for the final time on...

audiobooks (note the spelling without the capital ‘A’) consist of Evangeline Ling and Anglesey born Welsh musician and studio producer/sound...

DJ Shadow, who has in excess of one million Facebook followers, will only be playing a mere three ‘uplifting’ concerts this year and one of them...

THE WILDHEARTS + THOSE DAMN CROWS + BEACH RIOT – CHALK, BRIGHTON 11.9.21 Well, it’s been a long time coming, pandemic and all that....

PIXELSTORM – THE BEE’S MOUTH, HOVE – 10.9.21 How lucky were we tonight. Not only did we manage to get free after 8pm parking near our...

Todd Phillips’ ground-breaking, award-winning film Joker will be screened with the accompaniment of a live orchestra playing composer Hildu...

Famed space rockers Hawkwind have announced that their selective six date UK tour for this month (to celebrate their incredible new LP ‘Somnia’...

‘HASTINGS ROCKS’ – THE OVAL, HASTINGS 28.8.21 Hastings Rocks was a one-day festival, set up to showcase the wealth of diverse musical...