Dr Martens Competition
Win £300 worth of Doc’s by looking cool, as Dr Martens open their first Brighton store.
In this instance, it’s okay to judge a book by its cover
First wave art-punk indie band supported by cult anti-comedian
They can take our disposable income, but they’ll never take our nowave disco!
A play about two female astronomers from different centuries who are united by the stars
Stand up comedy and live indie music
Witty songs of everyday failure set to punky and bouncy folk
Live music
The man who saved the world is back with a new band to prove he is more than simply the progenitor of vapid tabloid-faced offspring
Slightly sick versions of pop songs from the comedy doctor who found YouTube fame with his London Underground song
New show about celebrity, sexual identity and a woman waiting to see if Morrissey will come to her birthday party. Stars Amy Lamé – and possibly Morrissey
Reading of a work about women, stars and women who look at stars
Noise rock, disco pop and acid folk from the Superheroes of BMX
Norman’s annual knees-up goes inland
Industrial party to get you in the mood for tomorrow’s big gig
If you don’t go to this gig it means you’re a Nazi
Gritty documentary following the exploits of a Brighton magazine as it struggles against corruption to bring truth to the people of the city – not really, it’s a film about a tribe of woman who refuse to have sex with their husbands until they sort out the village irrigation
Bands and DJs promoting the post-ironic fashion mag
Stand-up comedy
New show about celebrity, sexual identity and a woman waiting to see if Morrissey will come to her birthday party. Stars Amy Lamé – and possibly Morrissey
A silken river of alt pop, blog dance and hip twitching jiggy bangers
Spanish gangsta house duo
Norman’s annual knees-up goes inland
This is a night with a difference – one in which you become the DJ! An iPod is all you need to make your musical journey. YOU decide which requests to take, which classics to play and which self-indulgent B-sides to risk
Country rockers team up with a blues soul band to promote subcultural harmony
Live music
Digging up the long-buried bodies of 90s house and pop ‘classics’
Modern women in control of their lives and proud of their bodies, not desperate exhibitionists catering to a male-dominated sex industry
Two full days of live bands
Driving trance music, not trance driving music – there’s a big difference
Travel through time to an ancient realm where drum machines still sound novel and exciting
Fun and games in the garden to celebrate the long and prosperous reign of Norman Cook
Legendary Brighton club returns to its old home for a night of heavy funk, soul, Afro and dance, etc
Stand-up comedy
New eclectic club night offering an nice alternative to the standard seafront malarky
By the late 20th century the population of the western world became increasingly brutalised by an oppressive regime of industrial capitalism warping their senses to the point where the sound of machinery was considered high art, the noise of metallic grinding was a thing of beauty and the ear-rupturing roar of electronic distortion became suitable entertainment for an all day music festival
In this instance, it’s okay to judge a book by its cover
Did you know that the Uzi 9mm which Arnie inspects in the gun shop scene in the film Terminator is actually a short barrelled version of the weapon which would have been illegal to sell over the counter in 1984? If so, then get your arse down to the Caroline
Reggae, funk, Afro beat and jazz – dance like it’s 1649 and you’re ready to execute a monarch
Disco, boogie, house and funk party
Bank holiday all-dayer with two rigs of reggae, hip hop, electro swing, funk and everything else
Two full days of live bands
Fun and games in the garden with live music celebrating the long and prosperous reign of Norman Cook
Stand-up comedy
A showcase of bands comprised of children and teenagers
Alternative DIY queer night with a one-off tracksuit and sweat band theme
Even the American military might consider it cruel to subject people to sixteen hours of techno and psytrance, but for some this will be the big bank holiday bass bender to end all big bank holiday bass benders
Live music, BBQ and kids’ corner – celebrating 60 years of being ruled by a non-elected tax-funded anachronistic parasite
In this instance, it’s okay to judge a book by its cover
Retro night dedicated to the decade that was dedicated to retro nights
An inexplicable fusion of cultures has produced the curious phenomenon of the Royalist Rasta
New comedy club underneath the Greenhouse Effect
Comedy and music fundraiser
Enigmatic as ever, the Ultravox man brought his brand of dense electronica to the Concorde.
We’ve been lucky enough to see KRS-One at his last three Brighton shows, so expectations were high.
Straight out of the Brighton Institute of Modern Music, Friends Are Foes are a pop-punk band with a bright future.
To celebrate the release of their EP Us Baby Bare Bones packed out the Green Door Store and dazzled all.
The dark cabaret band came to Brighton Festival with a macabre take on The Rime Of The Ancient Mariner.
The Flaming Lips tarted up the Dome with some flamboyant visuals but could the band’s sound rise to the occasion?
Jamaica Inn solves the problem of not everyone wanting spicy food by serving both English classics and Jamaican staples.
Win £300 worth of Doc’s by looking cool, as Dr Martens open their first Brighton store.
This, the big Mondays show Brighton never had, was everything we could have hoped for – and much better than we expected.
A mix of pop-punk kids and pop-punk grown-ups turned up to hear Allister do their now-a-decade-old second album.
This Brighton Festival stage adaptation brought us a beautiful and insightful look at life in a divided Afghanistan.
Noir pop duo Curxes dazzled us at The Great Escape and are ready to step up to the next level.
Win £300 worth of Doc’s by looking cool, as Dr Martens open their first Brighton store.
Straight out of the Brighton Institute of Modern Music, Friends Are Foes are a pop-punk band with a bright future.
Who should you spend your £150 with this year? We’ll help, or guide you towards cheaper, more local offerings.
Jamaica Inn solves the problem of not everyone wanting spicy food by serving both English classics and Jamaican staples.
Enigmatic as ever, the Ultravox man brought his brand of dense electronica to the Concorde.
With so many great independent fashion shops in Brighton it almost impossible to choose just six to pat on the back.
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