The Skids and The Ramonas; Concorde 2 30/10/2021 The Skids are a Scottish punk rock and new wave band, formed in Dunfermline, Fife in 1977 by Stuart Adamson (guitar, keyboards, percussion and backing vocals), William Simpson (bass guitar and backing vocals), Thomas Kellichan (drums) and Richard Jobson (vocals, guitar […]

Gig Review: The Skids are coming!

808 State: Photo by Ian Bourn for Scene Sussex
808 STATE and ABSOLUTE: CONCORDE 2, BRIGHTON 29 Oct 2021.   808 State 808 State are an English electronic music group formed in 1987 in Manchester,[3] taking their name from the Roland TR-808 drum machine. They were formed by Graham Massey, Martin Price and Gerald Simpson, and they released their […]

808 State – “In Yer Face” in Brighton. Gig Review.

Bootleg Blondie - photo by Ian Bourn for Scene Sussex
Bootleg Blondie – The Factory Live, Worthing 22/10/2021 Debbie Does Worthing! Top Blondie tribute Bootleg Blondie appeared at The Factory Live in Worthing. 2 hours of non-stop classics! BOOTLEG BLONDIE are the world’s No.1 official Debbie Harry and Blondie tribute band. They started up in 2001 and have played the […]

Debbie H does Worthing! Bootleg Blondie gig review

Chubby and The Gang: photo by Ian Bourn for Scene Sussex
They definitely have a punk/rock fuelled heart coupled with fury in there, and, oh yes, the sense of fun is there also. A superb display in Resident Records and an upcoming gig in Brighton at The Green Door Store. Introducing: Chubby and The Gang London punk five-piece Chubby and the […]

INTRODUCING: Chubby and The Gang

ERASURE: photo by Ian Bourn for Scene Sussex
Erasure and sent fans home hot, sweaty, smiling and brimming with the sense of sheer joy from that evening. Those hit laden 80’s may have gone now, but, you know what, it’s great to have these two still doing it. Gig review: Erasure – Brighton Centre – 18/10/2021 – Kilimanjaro […]

Erasure bring a sparkled NEON show to Brighton

ELBOW: photo by Ian Bourn for Scene Sussex
ELBOW – Brighton Centre 18 September 2021 ELBOW – background. Elbow are an English rock band formed in Bury, Greater Manchester, in 1997. The band consists of Guy Garvey (lead vocals, guitar), Craig Potter (keyboard, piano, backing vocals), Mark Potter (guitar, backing vocals) and Pete Turner (bass guitar, backing vocals). […]

Gig Review: Brighton giving elbow room to ELBOW

Wendy James Band: Photo by Ian Bourn for Scene Sussex
Wendy James returns to Brighton. She wants our love! Patterns, Brighton 30 Sept 2021. Wendy James, the vocalist from Transvision Vamp was back in town. I never saw those guys live whilst the band enjoyed chart success in the late 1980s and early 1990s with their pop/punk sound. Transvision Vamp […]

Wendy James returns to Brighton. She wants our love!

Whole Lotta Led: Concorde 2 – 15 Oct 2021, Black Rabbit Productions. Whole Lotta Led: Whole Lotta Led are the longest running, full-time professional tribute to Led Zeppelin, some 25 years I think. Since their formation in 1996 the band have continually led the field of Zep tributes and with […]

Whole Lotta Led give Brighton some Rock n Roll!

Friday 3 September: Guns 2 Roses/Surreal Panther and Mirko Fadda Concorde 2 – Black Rabbit Productions. Guns 2 Roses “THE MOST NOTORIOUS GUNS N ROSES TRIBUTE IN HISTORY EST 2002 – THE ONLY G’N’R TRIBUTE TO PLAY LIVE WITH 4 DIFFERENT MEMBERS OF GUNS N ROSES! WE PLAY ALL THE […]

Welcome to The Jungle: Guns 2 Roses were back!

Brighton: Clash of Titans at The Fiddlers Elbow Sunday 29 August. The Fiddlers Elbow, Brighton. Young Francis HI FI and Top Left Club Fiddler’s Elbow 11 BOYCE’S STREET, BRIGHTON, EAST SUSSEX, BN1 1AN Fiddler’s Elbow A Brighton staple when it comes to Guinness, the Fiddler’s Elbow is an Irish pub […]

Brighton: Clash of Titans at The Fiddlers Elbow

Setting the MOD scene: Sat 28 August 2021 – Black Rabbit Productions present at Chalk, Brighton. Who’s Who and The Small Fakers. Now, it was a Saturday evening, a Saturday after the Pandemic / Covid restrictions had been lifted. It was a bank Holiday weekend, the August bank Holiday Weekend. […]

MOD WEEKEND 2021: Who’s Who and Small Fakers LIVE!

Les Bods and Little Triggers LIVE! Brighton. The Green Door Store 21 Aug 2021. Promotion: Blue Door Music Productions. Les Bods were originally formed way back in pre pandemic times in 2019 originally a two piece band formed by two friends in an attempt to get away from day to […]

Les Bods and Little Triggers turn it up in Brighton!