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 Deerhunter @ Audio, The Secret Machines @ Digital, Of Montreal @ Digital, Sebastien Tellier @ Concorde and David Grubbs @ Prince Albert.

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.

The Beautiful Word xmas 2008 gig review

Wednesday, December 17th, 2008

A review of The Beautiful Word and Los Bonobos at Sanctuary Cafe on Dec 13th 2008. “The Beautiful Word is a Christmas bundle of Stars, Psapp and Alisha’s Attic…”

Spacedog review

Monday, December 15th, 2008

A review of the Spacedog gig at The Freebutt on 13th December 2008. A great night with a quirky fun band of sound artists. Dolls, theramin, singing saw, waterphone, Portishead and more.

Salter Cane gig review

Tuesday, December 9th, 2008

A live review of Salter Cane, a local alt-country band with an incredibly passionate lead singer, a Bouzouki and a real life American to add the authenticity. A great night of top Americana.

Three Miles North Of Molkom film review

Wednesday, December 3rd, 2008

A review of Three Miles North of Molkom, a touching and hilarious documentary set during a new age festival in Sweden. Screened as part of the Brighton Cinecity Film Festival 2008.

Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds live review at The Brighton Centre 2008

Tuesday, November 25th, 2008

A review of the Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds gig at the Brighton Center in November 2008. A fight, a spirited crowd and a greatest hits set, what more could anyone ask for!

Fight Like Apes live review - Brighton

Friday, November 21st, 2008

Live review of the Levis OnesToWatch Fight Like Apes gig at Audio, Brighton. “Fight Like Apes carry the Midnight Juggernauts’ ravey interface, a whole load of Fiery Furnace rhyming sensibility and Architecture In Helsinki quirk-in-your face.”