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What's On in Brighton

Q: What's on in Brighton this weekend?

11 gigs in Brighton this weekend (Fri 6 Nov – Sun 8 Nov) - including Republica at DUST (Friday), The Dolly Parton Experience at The Volks Nightclub (Friday), Employed To Serve at Patterns (Friday). The full Friday-to-Sunday list is in This Weekend above, and every gig over the next 28 days is below it.

Q: What live music is on in Brighton over the next four weeks?

We currently list 86 gigs in Brighton between 4 Nov and 2 Dec, across 22 venues. The listings above are the full set, sorted by date and refreshed daily from the venues themselves — no algorithm decides what you see. For everything beyond this window, browse every upcoming gig in Brighton in the gig directory or every city we cover.

Q: What is the busiest night for live music in Brighton?

Saturday, with 21 gigs listed across the next 28 days. Saturday: 21 gigs · Friday: 18 gigs · Thursday: 15 gigs. Filter by This week or This weekend above to narrow it down.

Q: Which Brighton venues have the most on?

Right now: BRIGHTON, CHALK, Brighton Concorde 2, The Hope and Ruin. In total we track 94 grassroots venues in Brighton, of which 22 have something listed in this window. Capacity, backline and opening times for each are on the Brighton venue directory.

Q: Where can I find open mic nights in Brighton?

Brighton has 45 regular open mic nights that we verify on a rolling cycle. Each listing carries the sign-up time, slot length, entry fee and whether a PA and backline are provided — see the Brighton open mic finder, or the UK-wide finder.

4 Nov – 2 Dec

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All Brighton gigs This month

Updated 4 November 2026

At a glance

Gigs in
4 weeks

in Brighton, 4 Nov – 2 Dec

In detail

Venues with something on	22
Venues tracked	94
Open mics	45
Busiest night	Saturday · 21 gigs

86 gigs listed in Brighton over the next 28 days across 22 venues. Saturday is the busiest night with 21. In total we track 94 grassroots venues and 45 regular open mics here.

01 — This weekend

11 gigs

This weekend in Brighton

This weekend in Brighton, Friday to Sunday: 11 gigs. Highlights include Republica at DUST (Friday), Underground audio at Patterns Brighton (Saturday) and Culture & Congo's Cedric Myton at BRIGHTON, CHALK (Sunday). Each card is one night at one venue, with the start time and the price where the venue publishes it; the four-week list below covers everything after Sunday.

Fri6Nov Starts18:00 RepublicaDUST · Regency · Brighton

The Dolly Parton ExperienceThe Volks Nightclub · Kemptown · Brighton 19:00Fri 6 Nov

Employed To ServePatterns · Kemptown · Brighton 19:00Fri 6 Nov

Rival ConsolesOld Market · Brunswick & Adelaide · Brighton 19:00Fri 6 Nov

Sean Solomon, lots of hands, sundotsThe Folklore Rooms · West Hill & North Laine · Brighton 19:30Fri 6 Nov

NeverUnder: Brighton, with support from 5DNThe Prince Albert · West Hill & North Laine · Brighton 20:00Fri 6 Nov

Underground audioPatterns Brighton · Kemptown · Brighton 23:00Sat 7 Nov

Culture & Congo's Cedric MytonBRIGHTON, CHALK · Regency · Brighton 18:30Sun 8 Nov

Not Coping + Covent + Crossbow + Gold and GreenThe Bees Mouth · Brunswick & Adelaide · Brighton 19:00Sun 8 Nov

Kiwi Jr.The Hope and Ruin · West Hill & North Laine · Brighton 19:00Sun 8 Nov

02 — Compared

#1 of 7

How Brighton compares

Counting every upcoming date, not just the next four weeks, there are 241 gigs listed in and around Brighton - first of 7 against its nearest places with live music. Each row counts the gigs, venues and open mics our directories hold in and around that place, refreshed nightly; tap a town for its live music scene.

#	Place	Gigs
01	Brighton area This page 94 venues · 45 open mics	241
02	Sutton area 15 venues · 12 open mics	58
03	Tunbridge Wells area 10 venues · 9 open mics	44
04	Hastings area 24 venues · 15 open mics	39
05	Woking area 16 venues · 14 open mics	27
06	Epsom area 18 venues · 10 open mics	14
07	Crawley area 14 venues · 13 open mics	2

03 — Gigs

86 gigs

Gigs in Brighton

Four weeks of Brighton gigs, 4 Nov to 2 Dec: 86 listings from 22 rooms, with Saturdays the busiest. Where This Weekend stops at Sunday, this keeps going - earliest date first.

Wed4Nov Starts19:00 Hothouse FlowersThe Factory Live · Gaisford · BrightonTickets

Whitney Queen of the NightWorthing Assembly Hall 19:30Tonight

Joshua Idehen, Murkage DaveBrighton Dome Corn Exchange and Studio Theatre · West Hill & North Laine · Brighton 19:00Thu 5 Nov

Moon WalkerVolks Club · Kemptown · Brighton 19:00Thu 5 Nov

Teenage FanclubBrighton Concorde 2 · Kemptown · Brighton 19:30Thu 5 Nov

RepublicaDUST · Regency · Brighton 18:00Fri 6 Nov

The Dolly Parton ExperienceThe Volks Nightclub · Kemptown · Brighton 19:00Fri 6 Nov

Employed To ServePatterns · Kemptown · Brighton 19:00Fri 6 Nov

Rival ConsolesOld Market · Brunswick & Adelaide · Brighton 19:00Fri 6 Nov

Sean Solomon, lots of hands, sundotsThe Folklore Rooms · West Hill & North Laine · Brighton 19:30Fri 6 Nov

Search every Brighton gigEverything upcoming, not just the next four weeks

04 — This week

10 rooms

Where it's on this week

Not the gigs - the rooms. These are the Brighton venues with the most on in the next seven nights, counted from the listings above, so you can see where the city is busiest this week before you pick a night.

#	Venue	Gigs
01	Patterns	3
02	Brighton Concorde 2	2
03	The Hope and Ruin	2
04	Volks Club	2
05	Brighton Dome Corn Exchange and Studio Theatre	1
06	BRIGHTON, CHALK	1
07	DUST	1
08	Old Market	1
09	Rossi Bar	1
10	The Bees Mouth	1

05 — Venues

94 rooms

Venues in Brighton

Every grassroots venue we track in Brighton - all 94, whether or not it has a gig listed right now - with its capacity, kit and opening times. Use it to find a room near you, then check its page for what is on.

Photo: Google 150 cap Alphabet BrightonBrighton and Hove · BrightonHouse PA

Artista Cafe and GalleryThe Lanes · Brighton Cap tbc

Bar MedusaBrighton and Hove · BrightonHouse PA Cap tbc

Barbara's Bier Haus BrightonBrighton Cap tbc

Bohemia BrightonBrighton Cap tbc

Bom-Bane'sBrighton Cap tbc

Brighton ElectricBrighton Cap tbc

Brighton RocksKemptown · BrightonHouse PA Cap tbc

Brighton TavernBrighton and Hove · BrightonHouse PA Cap tbc

Carats CafeSouthwick, West Sussex · Brighton Cap tbc

All 94 Brighton venuesCapacity, backline and opening times

06 — Open mics

45 nights

Open mics in Brighton

Open mics are regular nights rather than one-off gigs: the same venue, the same night, week in, week out - 45 nights in Brighton. Each card shows the night, the sign-up time and the fee; most are free to watch and to play.

2-WKWed Kick-off19:30 Brighton RocksBrightonNo feeHouse PAFortnightly

The Lewes Road InnBrighton and Hove · BrightonNo feeHouse PA 19:30Tonight

SidewinderKemptown · BrightonNo feeHouse PA 20:00Tonight

The Folklore RoomsBrighton and Hove · BrightonNo feeHouse PA 20:00Tonight

The West Hill TavernBrighton and Hove · BrightonNo feeHouse PA 20:00Tonight

White RabbitNorth Laine · BrightonNo feeHouse PA 20:00Tonight

The BootleggerBrighton and Hove · BrightonNo feeHouse PAFortnightly 19:30Thu

The Mucky DuckKemptown · BrightonNo feeHouse PA 20:00Thu

The OakBrightonNo feeHouse PA 20:00Thu

Verdict Jazz ClubKemptown, Brighton and Hove · BrightonNo feeHouse PA 20:00Thu

All 45 Brighton open micsSign-up times, slots and kit for every night

07 — Support grassroots

Support grassroots music in Brighton

Grassroots venues are where every act you have ever paid to see started out. Brighton still has 94 of them.

From The Lanes' buskers to North Laine's indie haunts and Kemptown's eclectic late nights. Brighton is where UK music stays weird and wonderful. Planning a private party instead? See booking live entertainment in Brighton for bands, singers and DJs for one-off occasions. Booking for the company rather than yourself? See corporate entertainment in Brighton for Christmas parties, awards nights and conferences.

In the year to July 2025, 78 UK grassroots venues stopped putting on live music and 30 closed outright, while pubs shut at about two a day in early 2026. Each one was somewhere a band played its first paid gig or a songwriter tried a new song on a room of strangers.

This page exists to make them easy to find. It lists 86 gigs across Brighton over the next four weeks, pulled from the venues themselves and updated daily - alongside the 94 grassroots venues and 45 regular open mic nights we track in the city. No algorithm decides what you see: it is simply everything we know is on. Most of it happens at BRIGHTON, CHALK, Brighton Concorde 2 and The Hope and Ruin, and the sound leans rock and alternative rock.

The best support is a full room. Turn up to something new, stay for the support act, and buy from the bar. For a weekly round-up of Brighton gigs, use the sign-up below; if you run a venue here, claim your listing so people can find it. Start small: Nautilus Lounge hosts an open mic each Sunday.

Go to one this month

Between now and 2 Dec there are 86 gigs in Brighton, and 94 grassroots venues and 45 regular open mic nights. One night out this month keeps a room's diary full. Saturdays are the busiest for gigs here.

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One email, once a week. Noon on Monday, Brighton's week of live music from the 37 venues with gigs on, alongside 45 open mic nights, capped at two gigs a night so it stays readable.

Why sign up. Rooms like Chalk (9 dates coming up) are easy to miss in a social feed; the email puts them in one place. Expect plenty of alternative rock in Brighton, with rock close behind. One click unsubscribes, any time.

Planning ahead? Gigs in Brighton come and go each week; festivals are planned months ahead. One festival timeline holds the UK music festivals we have date-checked, by month, region and genre, and flags clashing weekends.

All Brighton gigsEverything upcoming, sorted by date
Brighton venues94 grassroots rooms
Brighton open mics45 regular nights
The Brighton sceneVenues, promoters, local rates and members near you
Every city we coverThe same page for every city, updated daily
UK gig directoryEvery upcoming grassroots gig
UK open mic finderStage time near you
UK venue directoryThe rooms behind the gigs

08 — Questions10 answersWhat's on in Brighton

What's on in Brighton this weekend?

11 gigs in Brighton this weekend (Fri 6 Nov – Sun 8 Nov) - including Republica at DUST (Friday), The Dolly Parton Experience at The Volks Nightclub (Friday), Employed To Serve at Patterns (Friday). The full Friday-to-Sunday list is in This Weekend above, and every gig over the next 28 days is below it.

How does live music in Brighton compare to nearby cities?

Counting every upcoming date, there are 241 gigs listed in and around Brighton - first of 7 against its nearest places with live music.

What live music is on in Brighton over the next four weeks?

We currently list 86 gigs in Brighton between 4 Nov and 2 Dec, across 22 venues. The listings above are the full set, sorted by date and refreshed daily from the venues themselves — no algorithm decides what you see. For everything beyond this window, browse every upcoming gig in Brighton in the gig directory or every city we cover.

Are there free gigs in Brighton?

None of the Brighton gigs currently listed are marked free entry, though many venues do not publish a price at all. Brighton open mic nights are your reliable free option — most charge nothing to watch or to play.

What is the busiest night for live music in Brighton?

Saturday, with 21 gigs listed across the next 28 days. Saturday: 21 gigs · Friday: 18 gigs · Thursday: 15 gigs. Filter by This week or This weekend above to narrow it down.

Which Brighton venues have the most on?

Right now: BRIGHTON, CHALK, Brighton Concorde 2, The Hope and Ruin. In total we track 94 grassroots venues in Brighton, of which 22 have something listed in this window. Capacity, backline and opening times for each are on the Brighton venue directory.

Where can I find open mic nights in Brighton?

Brighton has 45 regular open mic nights that we verify on a rolling cycle. Each listing carries the sign-up time, slot length, entry fee and whether a PA and backline are provided — see the Brighton open mic finder, or the UK-wide finder.

How much does a gig cost in Brighton, and what should an artist be paid?

Where a Brighton venue publishes a price, the average ticket is £20.00. Grassroots entry is typically a few pounds on the door, and many nights are free. On the other side of the transaction, the Musicians' Union publishes national gig rates as the recognised floor for live engagements, and the ISM publishes guidance for self-employed musicians. Our own UK gig rate benchmarks show what artists are actually being paid by region and act type.

Why do grassroots venues in Brighton matter?

Grassroots rooms are where every act you have paid to see learned to hold an audience. Two pubs a day closed across the UK in the first quarter of 2026, and over the year to July 2025 78 grassroots music venues stopped putting on live music — 30 of them for good. Brighton still has 94 on our list. Music Venue Trust campaigns for them nationally; venues themselves navigate PRS licensing and local authority licensing to keep putting music on. The single most useful thing anyone can do is turn up and buy a drink at the bar.

How do I get a Brighton gig or venue listed on GIGXCHANGE?

Listing is free and takes about two minutes — submit through the Brighton gig directory and it is reviewed before it goes live. No account is needed and there is no listing fee. If you run a venue here, claim your venue page to keep its capacity, backline and contact details current. Promoters and venues booking acts can also post paid work or find artists directly.

Every What's On page, A–Z140 pages

What's On across the UKNearby: Worthing, Eastbourne, Crawley, Tunbridge Wells

All 139 other cities, A–ZGigs

Aberdeen32 Accrington12 Aldershot2 Amersham Aylesbury Ayr

Barnsley Basildon15 Bath26 Bedford11 Belfast99 Berkhamsted Billericay2 Birmingham192 Blackburn5 Blackpool27 Bolton Borehamwood Bournemouth22 Bracknell Bradford40 Bridgend Brighouse Bristol100 Broxbourne13 Bushey

Cambridge16 Cannock Canterbury Cardiff56 Carlisle29 Chelmsford3 Cheltenham7 Chesham Cheshunt Chester Colchester Coventry28 Crawley

Derby40 Derry Doncaster2 Dundee12 Dunfermline Durham5

Eastbourne Edinburgh133 Egham6 Epsom5 Exeter20

Farnborough4 Frome

Gateshead Glasgow309 Gloucester3 Grimsby3 Guildford

Halifax Harpenden Harrogate Hastings15 Hatfield Hemel Hempstead Hereford4 Hertford High Wycombe18 Hitchin Hoddesdon Huddersfield Hull29

Inverness15 Ipswich12

Lancaster Leeds91 Leicester21 Leigh-on-Sea Lincoln8 Liverpool178 London535 Luton12

Maidstone10 Manchester296 Margate3 Marlow Middlesbrough14 Milton Keynes12

Newbury Newcastle113 Newquay15 Newry2 Northampton21 Norwich21 Nottingham81 Nuneaton

Oxford19

Paisley Perth Peterborough13 Plymouth8 Portsmouth14 Potters Bar Preston34

Rawtenstall17 Reading15 Rickmansworth Rochdale

Scarborough19 Sheffield53 Shrewsbury Southampton58 Southport St Albans Stevenage Stirling Stockport Stockton-on-Tees9 Stoke-on-Trent13 Sunderland Sutton9 Swansea9 Swindon4

Telford5 Torquay Tring Tunbridge Wells8

Wakefield Walsall Waterlooville3 Watford15 Welwyn Garden City Weymouth2 Whitby Widnes Woking14 Wolverhampton37 Worcester Worthing Wrexham18

York12

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What's On in Brighton

Live music in Brighton over the next four weeks — 4 Nov – 2 Dec. 86 gigs listed in Brighton over the next 28 days across 22 venues. Saturday is the busiest night with 21. In total we track 94 grassroots venues and 45 regular open mics here.

Two pubs a day are closing, and last year 78 grassroots venues stopped putting on live music. Get Brighton gigs in your inbox — and go to one.

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Every grassroots gig we hold for Brighton between 4 Nov and 2 Dec.

Saturday is the busiest night — 21 gigs
Saturday: 21 gigs
Friday: 18 gigs
Most listed genres: Rock (33), Alternative Rock (33), Pop (20), DJ / Electronic (10)
Average ticket price: £20.00
Imported daily from Ticketmaster, Skiddle and direct submissions

See the listings All upcoming gigs

22 different Brighton venues have something on in the next 28 days.

BRIGHTON, CHALK — 10 gigs
Brighton Concorde 2 — 9 gigs
The Hope and Ruin — 7 gigs
The Factory Live — 6 gigs
72 more tracked venues with nothing listed yet
Capacity, backline and opening times on every card

See the listings Brighton venues

45 regular open mic nights running in Brighton. Turn up, put your name down, play.

Weekly and fortnightly nights across the city
Most are free to attend and free to play
Re-verified on a rolling cycle

See the listings Brighton open mics

Everything the Brighton scene has beyond tonight's listings.

City guide: Brighton venues, promoters and bookers
Local rate benchmarks before you book or quote
Members near you on GigXchange

See the listings Brighton scene

What’s on near you, wherever you are — the same page for every city we track.

Gigs, venues and open mics per city
One email a week with live music near you
Free to browse — no account needed

See the listings Browse every city

Updated daily · 86 gigs in Brighton over the next four weeks

Last updated: 4 November 2026

This Weekend in Brighton

NOV

Republica

DUST·Regency, Brighton

Friday, 6 November 2026 · 18:00

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GenreDJ / Electronic

What's On in Brighton

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At a glance

01 — This weekend

This weekend in Brighton

02 — Compared

How Brighton compares

03 — Gigs

Gigs in Brighton

04 — This week

Where it's on this week

05 — Venues

Venues in Brighton

06 — Open mics

Open mics in Brighton

07 — Support grassroots

Support grassroots music in Brighton

Go to one this month

Help keep grassroots venues open in Brighton

08 — Questions10 answersWhat's on in Brighton

Play or put on gigs in Brighton?

What's On in Brighton

Help keep grassroots venues open in Brighton

This Weekend in Brighton

How Brighton Compares

Gigs in Brighton

Where It's On This Week

Venues in Brighton

Open mics in Brighton

Support grassroots music in Brighton

Go to one this month

Help keep grassroots venues open in Brighton

What's on in Brighton — FAQs

Play or put on gigs in Brighton?