brighton culture

Welcome to Brighton Culture, a guide to Brighton with an emphasis on underground art, alternative music and arthouse cinema.

What's on in Brighton

Gigs in Brighton

Brighton gig listings - a selection of the best bands and artists playing in Brighton with videos and ticket links.

Latest gigs listed include M83 @ Concorde 2, Jarvis Cocker @ The Dome, Woodpigeon @ Prince Albert, Peter Broderick @ The Freebutt and The Secret Machines @ Digital.

Art galleries in Brighton

The best galleries in Brighton, each of these show stunning exhibitions all year round. We provide links to maps, their websites, plus listings of current shows for each.

Latest Reviews

Our team reviews the most interesting gigs, films and exhibitions. If you want to write reviews for us get in touch.

More fun and vibrant than a Hare Krishna march, this is The Half Sisters - self appointed “busking queens of Brighton”. Squishing folk and pop together into a cuddly, dancing monster of a band, they’ve drawn big crowds and a lot of attention playing shows around town…

Great Escape Festival Brighton 2009 Preview

Sunday, May 10th, 2009

Selected acts to watch at The Great Escape Brighton 2009. A weak line up, made worse by some truly horrific additions. It was hard to pick the best, because there simply aren’t that many good bands playing.

900 Spaces Review

Saturday, February 21st, 2009

A review of 900 Spaces at The Prince Albert, 19th February 2009. “…All the core components of a good party band are here, from the synths and angelic voice of lead singer Emma Lou, to the style of bassist Joe-Leigh Branton who dances like Franz Ferdinand and the considered pickings of guitarist Adam House. They have a good forthcoming run of gigs and this should tighten the group dynamism further.”

Glissando Review

Monday, February 16th, 2009

A review of Glissando, at the Brighton Freebutt, 2nd February 2009. “Elly May Irving sang, sat at the piano with her eyes closed and seemingly wrapped up in her own world. At the back of the stage Glissando’s other half Richard Knox plucked at a guitar, hidden in the shadows with his head bowed. The song, Floods, drew to a close with the whole band… singing the lines together, a haunting crescendo that rang around the half-empty Freebutt”

Glissando Interview

Sunday, February 15th, 2009

Interview with Glissando, before their show at the Brighton Freebutt, 2nd February 2009… “Their music could be compared to Efterklang, Bat For Lashes and Godspeed You Black Emperor; it demands patience, but rewards you with an experience that’s warm, intimate and soothing to the spirit… sitting in the cosy, dim-lit upstairs bar of the Freebutt, they talked about the tour, their album, and Richard’s label, Gizeh”

Hjaltalín live review

Friday, January 30th, 2009

Review of Hjaltalín at the Freebutt Brighton on Jan 21st 2009…”The icing on the cake is ‘The Boy Next Door”. I nearly cried during this point, its graceful and full of exquisite adorn. “You’ll be fine,” sings Rebekka. I have to be, because there’s a celebration on the horizon tonight in the name of living.”