East Sussex · 86 gigs · next 4 weeks
What's On in Brighton
4 Nov – 2 Dec
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Updated 4 November 2026
At a glance
4 weeks
| 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 gigsThis 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.
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 7How 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 |
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| 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 gigsGigs 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.
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 roomsWhere 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.
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| 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 roomsVenues 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 nightsOpen 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.
Help keep grassroots venues open in Brighton
—A UK venue stops hosting live music every 5 days — and turning up is what keeps a room open. Get a free weekly email of gigs in Brighton. Unsubscribe any time. Privacy.
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
Every What's On page, A–Z140 pages
What's On across the UKNearby: Worthing, Eastbourne, Crawley, Tunbridge Wells
Play or put on gigs in Brighton?
List a gig free, claim your venue, or join as an act - 86 Brighton gigs are already on GigXchange this month.
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.
Help keep grassroots venues open in Brighton
—A UK venue stops hosting live music every 5 days — and turning up is what keeps a room open. Get a free weekly email of gigs in Brighton. Unsubscribe any time. Privacy.
Last updated: 4 November 2026
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.
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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.
- #1 Brighton area This page 94 venues · 45 open mics 241
- #2 Sutton area 15 venues · 12 open mics 58
- #3 Tunbridge Wells area 10 venues · 9 open mics 44
- #4 Hastings area 24 venues · 15 open mics 39
- #5 Woking area 16 venues · 14 open mics 27
- #6 Epsom area 18 venues · 10 open mics 14
- #7 Crawley area 14 venues · 13 open mics 2
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.
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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.
- #1 Patterns 3
- #2 Brighton Concorde 2 2
- #3 The Hope and Ruin 2
- #4 Volks Club 2
- #5 Brighton Dome Corn Exchange and Studio Theatre 1
- #6 BRIGHTON, CHALK 1
- #7 DUST 1
- #8 Old Market 1
- #9 Rossi Bar 1
- #10 The Bees Mouth 1
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.
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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.
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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.
Help keep grassroots venues open in Brighton
—A UK venue stops hosting live music every 5 days — and turning up is what keeps a room open. Get a free weekly email of gigs in Brighton. Unsubscribe any time. Privacy.
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.
What's on in Brighton — FAQs
Common questions about live music in Brighton, answered with this week's live data.
Every What's On page, A–Z140 pages
What's On across the UKNearby: Worthing, Eastbourne, Crawley, Tunbridge Wells
Play or put on gigs in Brighton?
List a gig free, claim your venue, or join as an act - 86 Brighton gigs are already on GigXchange this month.