Your guide to live music in Brighton this week

This is life, but not quite as we know it. Your boss doesn’t quite know what to ask of you, shops are always busy, but no one is properly off for Christmas yet, it is unclear if you can totally shirk all responsibility, but it kinda feels that way.

So what better way to sashay through thease dreary December days than with a gig calendar chock full of indie folk, tech metal and lovely gothy punk goodness.

This week has got the mighty Creeper at Concorde 2 on Thursday, a BN1 UKHC Christmas party at Cowley on Saturday, and not one, not two, but THREE different tribute acts all this week.

Well, ’tis the season after all.

TUESDAY 14

CONCORDE 2 – BIMM LIVE

Showcase / £3 / Online tickets

GREEN DOOR STORE – ED WYNNE (OZRIC TENTACLES)

Instrumental rock / £15 / Online tickets

HOPE AND RUIN – LOVEPOINT + SUPPORTS

Songwriter, ambient / £8 / OTD

THE PRINCE ALBERT – THEODEFEATIST + SUPPORTS

Alt rock / £5 / OTD

WEDNESDAY 15

GREEN DOOR STORE – FINIAN JAMES

Songwriter / £5 / Online tickets

HOPE AND RUIN – SIT DOWN + SUPPORTS

Art rock / £5 / Online tickets

PATTERNS – SAM TOMPKINS + SUPPORTS

Rnb, songwriter / £8 / OTD

PIPELINE – OUT OF REACH + SUPPORTS

Pop punk / £4 / OTD

THE PRINCE ALBERT – MR B THE GENTLEMAN RHYMER

Comedy / £10 / OTD

THURSDAY 16

BRUNSWICK – NIL BY HABIT

Grungey post-punk / £6 / OTD

CHALK – K KOKE

Hip hop / £19.25 / Online tickets

CONCORDE 2 – CREEPER + SUPPORTS

Gothy punk / £18 / Online tickets

THE FOLKLORE ROOMS – GGLUM + SUPPORTS

Folk / £4 / Online tickets

GREEN DOOR STORE – THE RAVEN AGE + SUPPORTS

Heavy metal / £13.25 / Online tickets

HOPE AND RUIN – GALLUS + SUPPORTS

Indie punk / £9 / Online tickets

THE PRINCE ALBERT – BEACH RIOT

Punk / £8 OTD

ROSSI BAR – LET’S GET SAUCY XMAS PARTY

Disco, funk, house / £6 / OTD

FRIDAY 17

BRUNSWICK – IRON TYGER

80s tribute / £10 / Online tickets

CONCORDE 2 – DUB PISTOLS + SUPPORTS

Dub crossover / £15 / Online tickets

GREEN DOOR STORE – SOULFUL STRUT

Soul, funk / £4 / OTD

PATTERNS – LOATHE + SUPPORTS

Metal / £17 / OTD

PIPELINE – SELF LOVE + SUPPORTS

Noise, punk / £8 / OTD

THE PRINCE ALBERT – SLADY (SLADE TRIBUTE)

Tribute / £12 / OTD

SATURDAY 18

CHALK – THE MANOR

Hip hop, grime / £20 / Online tickets

CONCORDE 2 – NIRVANA UK

Tribute / £16 / Online tickets

THE COWLEY CLUB – RAIDEN BN1 XMAS PARTY

UKHC / £10 / OTD

GREEN DOOR STORE – OSIAH + SUPPORTS

Tech metal / £12 / Online tickets

HOPE AND RUIN – DAVID DEVANT + HIS SPIRIT WIFE

Indie rock / £10 / OTD

PATTERNS – OASIS MAYBE

Tribute / £16.50 / Online tickets

ROSSI BAR – SWEET JONNY + SUPPORTS

Rock n roll / £4 / OTD

SUNDAY 19

BRUNSWICK – SUPER FRIENDS + SUPPORTS

Punk / £5 / Online tickets

CHALK – FLASH, A QUEEN TRIBUTE

Tribute / £15 / Online tickets

CONCORDE 2 – PRINCE TRIBUTE NIGHT

Tribute / £20 / Online tickets

GREEN DOOR STORE – DEAD SWANS

UKHC / £15 / OTD

HOPE AND RUIN – CLOCK TOWER SANCTUARY FUNDRAISER

Punk rock / £5 / OTD

THE PRINCE ALBERT – ROBB JOHNSON + SUPPORTS

Songwriter / £9 / Online tickets