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The Brighton Centre

Brighton's main arena for touring shows.

Venue at a glance The Brighton Centre · Brighton
c. 5000
Capacity
standinglarge
Varies
Live music
flexibleper week
Start time
doorsnightly
BYO
Backline
bring owngear
Rock
Books
originals+1 more
Verified
Directory status
openGX directory
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Last updated: 3 June 2026

The Brighton Centre — Quick Facts

Brighton's main arena for touring shows.

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Capacityc. 5000 standing
Live nightsContact venue
Curfew
Sound limiter
Outdoor stageNo
OriginalsYes
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Where

The Brighton Centre Kings Road
Brighton
Brighton BN1 2GR

Genres

Rock
Pop

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About The Brighton Centre

The Brighton Centre is a live music venue in Brighton, Brighton with a standing capacity of approximately 5000. Contact the venue for their technical specification and backline.

The Brighton Centre books Rock, Pop acts. Both original music and covers are welcome. This listing is part of the Brighton venue directory.

The ‌​‌​‍Brighton Centre is one of the largest purpose-built event venues on the South Coast, sitting right on Brighton's iconic seafront at Kings Road. It is a major touring venue rather than a grassroots room: Auditorium 1 holds around 4,450 and Auditorium 2 around 800, with a maximum standing concert capacity of roughly 5,000 and seated capacity of about 4,500 depending on the production layout. Across the year it hosts a huge range of events including arena-scale live music gigs, comedy, theatre, exhibitions and family entertainment. Box office: 01273 290131.

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Kings Road, Brighton, Brighton, BN1 2GR

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The Brighton League

The Brighton Centre is #9 of 30 Brighton venues for live music — ranked by gigs on the calendar over the next 30 days, refreshed nightly.

  1. #1 Chalk 7 gigs
  2. #2 ▲1 The Prince Albert 6 gigs
  3. #3 ▼1 The Factory Live 5 gigs
  4. #4 The Hope & Ruin 4 gigs
  5. #5 The Old Market 4 gigs
  6. #6 ▲3 Brighton Concorde 2 2 gigs
  7. #7 NEW DUST 2 gigs
  8. #8 ▼2 Hove Park 2 gigs
  9. #9 ▼2 The Brighton Centre This venue 2 gigs
  10. #10 ▼2 The Brunswick 2 gigs

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BYO all equipment — PA, mics, and instruments. For venues with gear provided, see the Brighton venue directory.
The Brighton Centre books Rock, Pop. Both original music and covers are welcome. Browse artist profiles by genre on GigXchange.
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The Brighton Centre has a standing capacity of approximately 5000 (4500 seated), classed as a large venue. See all Brighton venues for size comparisons.
Open mic information is not currently listed for The Brighton Centre. Browse the Brighton Open Mic Finder for nearby open mics.
Kings Road, Brighton, Brighton, BN1 2GR. See the map below for directions. Browse more Brighton venues nearby.
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