Dirt Royal had invited three bands to join them in The Rialto Theatre, Brighton on Fri 22 June. It was a warm night as the venue slowly started to fill. An inspired line up of incredible talent on the bill for the Dirt Royal launch of “Glory Days”. Four bands, […]

Time for Four Play in Brighton!

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  Two legends Charlie Harper and Tony Feedback, one night in the legendary Pelirocco Hotel in Brighton, 21/06. This had the promise of being something special. It was. The Young Troubadours: Charlie Harper & Tony Feedback A warm summer evening in Brighton saw two legends Charlie Harper (UK SUBS)  and […]

Young Troubadours: Charlie Harper & Tony Feedback.

The Vibrators The boys were back in town! This looked set to be a fine night of Rock n Roll and punk! A packed out Prince Albert welcomed the two bands who were set to play with The Vibrators topping the bill for this gig. The Vibrators were founded by […]

The Vibrators return. A night of punk mania!

The Scaners arrivent à Brighton! They’re here! The Scanners parked up their UFO at a near by alien crash site and beamed into The Prince Albert in Brighton – the band, from France had promised to return. They were now back and all of the songs fired at us at […]

UFO parked. The Scaners energised back to Brighton!

Dirt Royal: Glory Days – Is released on limited edition vinyl on a Double A side format – remember those? Main A side being “Glory Days” and the other A side is their last release that was only available on CD “Waiting For The radio”. This is a class presentation […]

Dirt Royal: Glory Days 7″ vinyl & video review.

Darrell Bath Punk-rock-blues guitarist and songwriter, Darrell Bath –  Crybabys, (ex-UK Subs/Vibrators /Ian Hunter/Nikki Sudden/Dogs D’Amour – and maybe more!). It is always a pleasure to sit back and listen to Darrell play. He is an artist. He makes that guitar break your heart, make you weep or stamp your […]

Darrell Bath Band & Kult 45s rip it up!

Nick Heyward and Haircut 100 burnt briefly and brightly – the ultimate group of pals who, within a year, had hit the big time. Sadly it finished as quickly as it began. Nick has continued to make music and tonight on the first leg of his Woodland Echoes tour – […]

Nick Heyward. Live at Concorde 2 Brighton.

Bakers Eddy Who? Never heard of them? Not surprising if you live in the UK. If you live in New Zealand or Australia then its a different story. I had been invited to visit the Impressive PR show in Brighton as part of The Great Escape event for 2018. Band […]

Lets meet Bakers Eddy. TGE 2018

The RPMS – rocking into The Great Escape. The RPM’s emerged from the Brighton scene that has also birthed contemporaries Black Honey and Fickle Friends. The band was formed in Dorset by childhood friends Jack Valero (lead vocals, guitar), Callum James, (drums and backing vocals). Following a move to Brighton […]

The RPMs rock up to The Great Escape.

MET Showcase: Photos by Ian Bourn for Scene Sussex
So lucky to attend the end of year showcase from MET. I was outside the venue, Concorde2 earlier in the afternoon and watched as the students arrived clutching a various assortment of guitars, keyboards and drum kits. It was baking hot as the equipment was ushered into the cool air […]

The MET at Concorde 2: Showcase

  Brightonsfinest Showcase 2018 Brightonsfinest once again took over the breathtakingly beautiful St Mary’s Church on Saturday 19th May, during The Great Escape Festival. They promised another great day of live music and performers. After the success of last year’s Alternative Escape showcase, they announced a line-up that boasting to […]

Brightonsfinest: Live Showcase. The Great Escape.

Dove House I had a text from a friend “come and see these guys”. Camera loaded up Scene Sussex headed for the Green Door Store in Brighton. Scene Sussex continues to bring local bands and talent to your attention in our “Introducing” category. This time the slot goes to the […]

Scene Sussex introducing: Dove House