BRIGHTON · GRASS-ROOTS DIRECTORY

Grass-Roots Gigs in Brighton

126 upcoming gigs across Brighton's indie venues, basement bars and community stages — sorted by date.

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126 Upcoming Gigs in Brighton

126 Upcoming 17 This Week 0 Free Entry 38 Venues Live data — refreshed continuously

Brighton has a busy grass-roots circuit — small-venue shows, basement bars, residencies and one-off promoter nights. The directory below pulls every upcoming bill published on GigXchange for Brighton: dates, doors, ticket links and venue details, sorted by date.

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Upcoming in Brighton

Sorted by date. Each card shows headliner, venue, doors and entry. Click through for full details and ticket links.

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The Great Escape 2026 – Wednesday
The Hope & Ruin, Brighton
Wednesday, 13 May 2026 · 3pm
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Submotion Orchestra at Chalk, Brighton
Chalk, Brighton, Brighton
Wednesday, 13 May 2026 · 7pm
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The Kooks, Girl In The Year Above, The Great Escape Festival at TGE Beach The Deep End
TGE Beach The Deep End, Brighton
Wednesday, 13 May 2026 · 7pm
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The Great Escape Festival at Various Brighton Venues
Various Brighton Venues, Brighton
Wednesday, 13 May 2026
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The Great Escape 2026 – Thursday
The Hope & Ruin, Brighton
Thursday, 14 May 2026 · 11am
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Kingfishr, The Great Escape Festival at Brighton Dome
Brighton Dome, Brighton
Thursday, 14 May 2026 · 7pm
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The Great Escape 2026 – Friday
The Hope & Ruin, Brighton
Friday, 15 May 2026 · 11am
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Peaches, The Great Escape Festival, Bimini at Brighton Dome
Brighton Dome, Brighton
Friday, 15 May 2026 · 7pm
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The Great Escape 2026 – Saturday
The Hope & Ruin, Brighton
Saturday, 16 May 2026 · 12pm
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JOHN 5, Dan Byrne, Divergent Promotions at Brighton Concorde 2
Brighton Concorde 2, Brighton
Sunday, 17 May 2026 · 7:30pm
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Ganser
The Hope & Ruin, Brighton
Tuesday, 19 May 2026 · 7pm
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Weatherday
The Hope & Ruin, Brighton
Wednesday, 20 May 2026 · 6:30pm
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22
The Park Series presents JLS (Brighton)
East Brighton Park, Brighton
Friday, 22 May 2026 · 4pm
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22
Fliptrix
The Hope & Ruin, Brighton
Friday, 22 May 2026 · 6pm
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22
Dame Area
The Volks, Brighton
Friday, 22 May 2026 · 7pm
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22
A Night of Jagged Little Pill | Concorde 2, Brighton
Concorde 2, Brighton
Friday, 22 May 2026 · 7pm
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22
Humour at DUST
DUST, Brighton
Friday, 22 May 2026 · 7pm
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22
Single Release Party
The Folklore Rooms, Brighton
Friday, 22 May 2026 · 8pm
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23
Dodgy, Bugeye at Quarters
Quarters, Brighton
Saturday, 23 May 2026 · 6pm
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23
Barbara + Blue Sky Falling
The Hope & Ruin, Brighton
Saturday, 23 May 2026 · 6:30pm
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23
The Specials Ltd at Chalk, Brighton
Chalk, Brighton, Brighton
Saturday, 23 May 2026 · 6:30pm
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23
The Specials Ltd. 'Ghost Town' 45th Anniversary
Chalk Brighton, Brighton
Saturday, 23 May 2026 · 6:30pm
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23
Barbara at The Hope and Ruin
The Hope and Ruin, Brighton
Saturday, 23 May 2026 · 7:30pm
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Day Fever at Brighton Concorde 2
Brighton Concorde 2, Brighton
Sunday, 24 May 2026 · 3pm
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Brighton Gig FAQs

126 upcoming gigs listed for Brighton. 17 are this week. Sorted by date — earliest first.
None of the listed Brighton gigs have free entry. Most are pay-on-the-door or pre-sold tickets.
A UK gig at an independent venue — typically capped under 600 capacity — by an artist who isn't on a major-label arena tour. In: pubs, basement bars, indie clubs, community halls, arts centres, and small folk / jazz / punk festivals. Out: arenas, stadiums, the O2 chain, Royal Albert Hall, Symphony Hall, the Barbican, premium dining-cabaret rooms (Jazz Cafe, KOKO, Boisdale), and mega-festival sites (Reading, Leeds, Glastonbury, BST Hyde Park). Major-artist 'World Tour' / 'Arena Tour' / 'Greatest Hits' shows are also excluded — this directory is for the early-career bands, local promoter nights and Tuesday-evening residencies the bigger aggregators tend to miss.
Promoters, venues and artists can submit gigs free via the submission form. Submissions are reviewed and verified within 48 hours before going live.
For recurring weekly slots, see the Brighton open mic directory. For the wider live-music scene, the Brighton live music hub. For artist booking advice, how to get gigs in Brighton. To hire performers, bands for hire in Brighton. Or browse the main UK gig directory.
Listings are compiled from public APIs (Ticketmaster, Skiddle) and direct submissions by promoters, venues and artists. Each listing carries a verification badge — verified means we've confirmed it independently; unverified means we sourced it from a publicly published event. For UK grassroots-venue context see the Music Venue Trust (industry body), PRS for Music (UK licensing) and Help Musicians UK (independent musicians' charity).
Beyond city pages, browse the UK open mic directory for recurring weekly nights, the UK city hub index for every covered city, the genre directory, the booking guides, or the GX Index for live UK gig rates and percentiles.

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