Brighton Live 2008

Brighton Live is a celebration of live music, bringing together live music venues, promoters, labels, record shops, bands and the music industry to showcase live music of all genres for one week and all for FREE.

The event will run over five days from 23rd to 27th September. Last year 20,000 people enjoyed the event, with 250 bands (with around 1000 artists) performing in approximately 90 free events, in 20 venues.

Events on Wednesday 24th September
Dom Meakins + Alan Bonner + Kelly Barnes @ Heist
Donna Fullman + The Elms + Bella Spinks @ Mad Hatters
Gloria Cycles + Friday Night Hero + Catapult @ Audio
Lawrence Jones + Just The Three Of Us @ Unitarian Church
Ghostbirds + Ocean Delay + Tub @ Mrs Fitzherberts
Seratone + Hot Damn + Cinemascopes @ Sanctuary Cella
The Brigadier + Jenny Stanley + Lindsey Woolsey @ Three And Ten
Hold Fire + The Wonderfuls + The Pursuit @ Ohso Social
Reo Rae + Dan Sumner + Emily Baker @ Freemasons
The Drookit Dogs + Go Johnny Go + Les Valentines @ Prince Albert
Jumping Ships + Loaded Dice + Duke Raoul @ Ocean Rooms
The Kuru Smile + Slytones + Mantra @ Greenhouse Effect
The Laylanas + The Tacent Ensemble + Yoko Nagai @ Beesmouth
Transformer + Boy Patient + Leno Goldstein @ Latest Music Bar
Club NME @ Coalition

Events on Thursday 25th September
Seminar: The Indep Label Scheme ... Jumpstart @ Latest Music Bar
Doll & The Kicks + Die Vibes + Special K's @ AudioE
Rahma Ali + support @ Unitarian Church
The Burlettes + Luke Sital Singh + Corrina Slow @ Mad Hatters
Wood n Juice + Venetia ... Voltage + Learn To Swim @ Heist
Ben Poole + Alex Gigante + Thieves By The Code @ Mrs Fitzherberts
Joy of Sex + Man Ray Sky + Chechnya Blast @ Sanctuary Cella
Swarf + Jonny Loves House + Portslade @ Three And Ten
Kojo + Mean Poppa Lean + Mascara @ Ohso Social
Lisa Osbourne + Paul Diello + Jeni Saint @ Freemasons
My Device + Riot Riot + Medicine Show @ Prince Albert
All These Arms + The Horse + Jet Glo @ Greenhouse Effect
Arty Karate + Way Tangent + Lost Cosmonaut @ Ocean Rooms
Azalea + The Beautiful Word + Danni Nicholls @ Beesmouth
The Winter Club + Joe Woodham + The Astonishing @ Latest Music Bar
Artrocker Club @ Latest Music Bar

Events on Friday 26th September
A Bushell, T Norrell + Bernice MacDonald @ Mad Hatters
Floors and Walls + Educated Animals + Son of Robot @ Audio
Linos Wengara & Nhasi Tafara Crew + OziOzaa @ Unitarian Church
The Lieutenant's Mistress + The Dials + Longtomb @ Heist
Fade Out + Jamestown Union + Magic Bullet Band @ Mrs Fitzherberts
Petruska + A Scandal in Bohemia + Bleeding Heart N @ Sanctuary Cella
Seany Clarke + Francesca Young + Hattie Snooks @ Three And Ten
EJ Norman + Heartree + Vic Ferguson, Ben Ingall @ Freemasons
Hereldeduke + Spiridon + Second Time Lucky @ Ohso Social
Rob The Rich + End O Level Baddie + Betty Woz Ere @ Prince Albert
Kovak + Left Hand Red + Turncoat @ Ocean Rooms Friday
Sport + The Wot Nots + Old Mayor @ Greenhouse Effect
Sweet Sweet Lies + Bitter Ruin + Le Band Extra... @ Beesmouth
The Perils + The Splendour + The Lanes @ Latest Music Bar
The Fly @ Audio Friday

Events on Saturday 27th September
Battle of the bands featuring This is Massacre + Climax Unit + The ReserVees + The Persuasion @ Audio
Best Of BrightonLive 08 @ Audio
The Ravens Empire @ Unitarian Church

There are still a few more acts to be confirmed.

Venues this year include Audio and Above Audio, Greenhouse Effect, Heist, Komedia, Latest Music Bar, Mrs Fitzherberts, Ohso Social, The Prince Albert, Sanctuary Cella, and the Unitarian Church.

Entrance to all the events is FREE. Events include seminars, breakfast, lunchtime and evening shows, all ages shows and an outdoor stage. Plus, expect many more remarkable events which are still in the planning stages!

This year the festival takes in 3 key areas of the city, with colour coded 'festival zone' maps to make it easier get around the city from one gig to another.

Each year the festival introduces a new genre, this year it will be focusing on African music.

For more information, see the Brighton Live website.

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