Oddball forerunners of the Britpop scene, Suede never played things by the book. After a string of incredible early records the band called it a day in 2003 following the release of an insipid and disappointing fifth album (it need not be named), only to reform seven or so years later. Now they’re coming to the Brighton Centre on the final date of a sold-out UK tour.

Rather than running still on the nostalgia treadmill, the band have continued to produce new material that has taken them into some unusual and rather experimental places. However, Brett Anderson and his band have never abandoned the core elements that make their music so distinctive. Indeed, even those latter-day deepcuts that veer into soundscapes and spoken word are still recognisably the work of the same Suede.

Our first glimpse of the band as a revitalised outfit was at Together the People Festival at Preston Park, which we reviewed a mere ten years ago. That performance was a revelation, and it’s made us check in on them ever since.

Last year’s ‘Antidepressants’, the band’s tenth studio album, saw Suede lean hard into the post-punk and goth influences that were probably always lurking in the background. Now the band find themselves in the curious position of having released as many albums since their comeback as they did during their first stint. Where they go from here is anyone’s guess. But you can be pretty sure they won’t skimp on the hits when they finish their tour this month in Brighton.

Brighton Centre, Saturday 21st February 2026