Your guide to live music in Brighton this week.
It is A-L-L kicking off as we rattle through the worst of the winter. This week there are international indie pop bands ripping through town, a former Spice Girl smashing it up on a Sunday night, and the most packed Saturday I have seen since before the world went to absolute shite.
MONDAY 14
BRUNSWICK – OPEN MIC NIGHT
Open mic / Free / OTD
CHALK – BEARS IN TREES + SUPPORTS
Folk punk / £12.75 / ADV
GREEN DOOR STORE – PHNTM
Indie / £6 / OTD
KOMEDIA – COMEDY CLUB VALENTINES SPECIAL
Comedy / £18 / ADV
THE PRINCE ALBERT – ANTI VALENTINES SHOW
Drag, cabaret / £5 / OTD
TUESDAY 15
BRUNSWICK – JAZZ JAM
Jazz / Free / OTD
CONCORDE 2 – PIP BLOM + SUPPORTS
Pop / £13 / ADV
THE FOLKLORE ROOMS – NATIVE HARROW + SUPPORTS
Folk / Free / OTD
HOPE AND RUIN – VO VALENTINES: XADI
RnB, hip hop / £7 / ADV
KOMEDIA – BEN POOLE + GUY SMEETS
Songwriters / £10 / ADV
THE PRINCE ALBERT – PENGSHUI + DABBLA
Hip hop / £9.50 / ADV
WEDNESDAY 16
BRUNSWICK – BIMM LAMPLIGHT
Showcase / Free / OTD
THE FOLKLORE ROOMS – COMEDY COLOSSEUM
Comedy / £7 / ADV
GREEN DOOR STORE – CLT DRP + SUPPORTS
Punk, noise, sick / £10 / OTD
THE PRINCE ALBERT – HOLLY MACVE + SUPPORTS
Alt country / £11 / ADV
ROSSI BAR –
THURSDAY 17
BRUNSWICK – REBEL SOAPBOX
Spoken word / £7 / ADV
CHALK – ROSS FROM FRIENDS
Indie pop / £15 / ADV
GREEN DOOR STORE – HALVESIKA + SUPPORTS
Metal / £8 / OTD
HOPE AND RUIN – CHINA BEARS + SUPPORTS
Indie / £7.70 / ADV
KOMEDIA – FERN BRADY
Comedy / £16 / ADV
THE PRINCE ALBERT – SLIME CITY + SUPPORTS
Alt rock / £7 / ADV
ROSSI BAR –
FRIDAY 18
BRUNSWICK – COURT AND SPARK
Joni Mitchell & Carole King covers / £10 / ADV
CONCORDE 2 – MAJESTY QUEEN
Covers / £18.50 / ADV
GREEN DOOR STORE – DEATHCRASH
Rock / £9 / OTD
HOPE AND RUIN – GOOD SAD HAPPY BAD + SUPPORTS
Post grunge, indie, quality / £12 / ADV
KOMEDIA – SAVED BY THE 90S
Club / £5 / ADV
THE PRINCE ALBERT – SUSSEX BIG BAND
Big band / £5 / ADV
ROSSI BAR – VEKTRILL + SUPPORTS
Punk, noise / £5 / OTD
SATURDAY 19
BRUNSWICK – 80’S HIFI
Covers / £12 / ADV
CHALK – SHE DREW THE GUN + SUPPORTS
Pysch pop / £15 / ADV
CONCORDE 2 – NOASIS
Covers / £15 / ADV
THE COWLEY CLUB – PUPIL SLICER
Punk, metal / £5 / OTD
THE FOLKLORE ROOMS – SID GRIFFIN + SUPPORT
Folk / £10 / ADV
GREEN DOOR STORE – DUCK’S LTD + SUPPORTS
Indie pop / £10 / OTD
HOPE AND RUIN – THE DIALS + SUPPORTS
Psychy rock / £8.50 / ADV
KOMEDIA – ANIA MAGLIANO
Comedy / £5 / ADV
PATTERNS – HOT RED CHILI PEPPERS
Covers / £14.25 / ADV
PIPELINE – GULLS + AUSTERITY + SUPPORTS
Punk / £5 / OTD
THE PRINCE ALBERT – ZOFF + SUPPORTS
Prog / £10 / OTD
ROSSI BAR –
SUNDAY 20
CHALK – MELANIE C
Pop / £11 / ADV
HOPE AND RUIN – PACHYMAN
Reggae / £10 / ADV
KOMEDIA – DUMMY + SUPPORTS
Punk, experimental / £9 / ADV
THE PRINCE ALBERT – BOOGARINS + SUPPORTS
Psych rock / £12 / ADV