aiden-grim

Aiden Grimshaw, Mon 24th Sept

Aiden Grimshaw went AWOL from the celebrity circuit after X Factor, until being snapped up by RCA Records earlier this year.

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Spectrum

Spectrum, Weds 15th

Pete Kember’s Spectrum return to Brighton for a sonically and visually rich evening of hypnotic psychedelia.

Bands 9 months old
Inspiral Carpets

Inspiral Carpets, Fri 27th July

Inspiral Carpets have reunited with original vocalist Stephen Holt for a tour of hits and new material.

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Sweet Sweet Lies

SOURCE New Music, Fri 13th July

Suited lovers of the sweeping pop epic Sweet Sweet Lies headline this month’s SOURCE showcase.

Bands 10 months old
Futures

Futures, Weds 11th July

Futures postponed their tour after setting up their own label, Indigo. Will this decision pay off? Pop along and see.

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Orca Team

Orca Team/Joanna Gruesome, Tues 3rd July

Witness the UK debut of Orca Team’s sparse beach party pop, alongside Cardiff’s Joanna Gruesome.

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SNS

Sean Nicholas Savage, Fri 29th June

This Canadian solo artist is something of a music machine, with at least six albums in the last couple of years.

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hans chew

Hans Chew: Weds 9th May

Described as sounding like Jerry Lee Lewis playing with The Faces, Brooklyn’s Hans Chew returns to Brighton with a hatful of new songs.

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SaintSaviour

Alternative Escape Preview

Haven’t got a Great Escape wristband? Well, you can still enjoy some amazing bands as part of the Fringe version of TGE. Most events are free too.

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Euros Childs

Euros Childs, Mon 3rd Sept

Euros Childs is back in Brighton this week, playing to his charming glam-rock strengths once more.

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Pictureplane

Pictureplane, Mon 13th Aug

We were pretty excited about this gig, and then One Inch Badge made it free. Now we’re beside ourselves.

Bands 9 months old
That Sunday Feeling

That Sunday Feeling, Sat 28th July

For many, ‘that Sunday feeling’ revolves around laziness, but this rock quartet’s cheery disposition should keep your weekend on a high.

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Sham 69

Sham 69, Fri 13th July

Jimmy Pursey’s back on board so lace up your Docs and get down the front. No gobbing though, please.

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Burn The Fleet

Burn The Fleet, Sun 8th July

Last seen in Brighton at The Great Escape festival, Southampton’s answer to Thrice return to the city as headliners.

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Otis Gibbs

Otis Gibbs, Tues 3rd July

Otis Gibbs makes a welcome return to town, complete with a whole bunch of new songs from his latest album.

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Soccer96

Bizarro World, Sat 30th June

The best idea we’ve heard in ages, Todd Jordan’s Bizarro World is a mini Stars In Their Eyes for bands.

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bobby-mcgee's

No Escape Festival: Fri 11th & Sat 12th May

This two-nighter features local acts drawn from three specific indie genres; tweecore, dark cabaret and folk punk

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junior-boys

Junior Boys, Sun 19th August

A long-awaited return for Canada’s electronic pop specialists Junior Boys’ beautifully produced songs.

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Damien-Jurado

Damien Jurado, Tues 14th August

This show, promoting the ‘Maraqopa’ album, is an intimate one by Jurado’s standards.

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Frankie Rose

Frankie Rose, Fri 27th July

If you like your guitar pop whiplash smart and sugary sweet, get down to this Teen Creeps show.

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Jason Ringenberg

Jason Ringenberg, Fri 13th July

He’s a funny, compelling storyteller, providing a poignant history lesson along with the cornball hokum.

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Professor Elemental

Professor Elemental, Fri 6th July

He’s best known for a song about tea. Intrigued? Sorry, EVENT CANCELLED.

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katenash

Kate Nash, Thurs 28th June

Kate Nash has got a new riot grrl direction and a bindi. It’s all change, just don’t expect to hear ‘Foundations’

Bands 10 months old
Damo-Suzuki

Damo Suzuki: Tues 19th June

Krautrock legend brings his Never Ending Tour to Brighton for an improvised set with local musicians.

Bands 11 months old
DjangoDjango

Massive Great Escape Preview

If you’re going to the Great Escape this weekend you’ll want to know which are the good bands first. Our writers will fill you in with this huge guide.

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