Name: Brighton Mod Weekender 2013
Start: 2013-08-23
End: 2013-08-25
Location: various venues

Brighton Mod Weekender 2013

Friday 23rd to Sunday 25th August 2013
various venues, Brighton, East Sussex, BN1 1UN, England MAP
daytime events free, evening Fri £8, Sun £12, Sat - sold out

Daily capacity: 1,000

Last updated: Fri 14th Jun 2013

The 7th Brighton Mod Weekender witnesses the return of Mod Scene to its spiritual home at Brighton over three days from Friday 23rd until Sunday 25th August 2013.

All evening events will be held at Brighton's Komedia Theatre in the lanes area. The venue boasts a huge wooden dancefloor with low ceiling and long bar with plenty of seating around the edges complete with kicking sounds system and friendly bar staff!

On Saturday and Sunday's all nighters the Weekender takes over two rooms.

Line-up

Saturday & Sunday daytime are at the Volks Tavern 200 yards east of Brighton Pier (where the scooters arrive in the iconic film Quadrophenia). The venue has a well stocked bar and serves food all day complete with outside terrace and entry is FREE both afternoons. Live bands on Saturday include The Faith Keepers from Spain and Hypnotic Eye from London. Sunday is Northern Soul all nighter with DJs Ginger Taylor, Yann Vatiste & Si Bridger join Chris Dale & Rob Bailey.

Sunday hosts the Scooter competition held outside the Volks at 3pm followed by a cruise to Beachy Head and back with an open decks DJ session both afternoons.

Both days also feature a market selling records, vintage and bespoke clothes, art and memorabilia. And to top off the afternoon entertainment the event hosts a 'Sounds of the Birdcage' exhibition featuring rare Action memorabilia from the book about the legendary '60s Mod band.

DJS include Pid, Rob Bailey, Lee Miller & Chris Dale will be joined by special guests
Mik Parry, Holly Calder, Jamie Parr, Rhys Webb, Craig 'Swifty' Simpson & Graeme Very & Pete & Kris Tebbutt.

Tickets

Daytime events free, a Friday ticket is priced at £8, and a Sunday ticket is priced at £12, Saturday tickets have already sold out. To buy tickets now, click here.

Accommodation

This event does not have camping but there are a number of hotels, hostels and guest houses in the area.

More information will be here when available.