Brighton Music, Comedy and Cultural Listings: 9nd - 15th June 2025
Weirdo jazz soundscapes, zine making, and Murder She Wrote among this week’s recommendations
Hello! A couple of new sections this week:
Plugs for some of the other stuff I do (I promise it’s good. I only do good stuff).
Shows coming up later in the year that you should be aware of in the exciting new “get them while they’re hot” section.1
🔌🔌🔌 PLUGS 🔌🔌🔌
If you like alternative comedy and/or being in London Bridge, the last Next Level Sketch until the autumn is on at Hoopla Impro on Wednesday 25th June. Look at that lineup. Look at it.
I’ve collected together all the reviews I did during Brighton Fringe in one handy place. You’ll notice I’ve booked some of the people I saw for my show. This is called SCOUTING FOR COMEDIANS.
🍰🍰🍰 Get them while they’re hot 🍰🍰🍰
Welsh awkward-guitar pop genius Cate Le Bon is performing at The Old Market in October. This will sell out.
Brighton Listings
Comedy
Tuesday 10th June
LILY PHILLIPS + RAJIV KARIA, Caroline of Brunswick*, 7:30pm. £10adv. WIP double-bill of stand-up comedy.
Ed’s Comedy Club, Presuming Eds*, 8pm. Free. New comedian / new material night upstairs of London Road’s
bestonly boho cafe/bar. The affable James Onionz usually hosts.
Wednesday 11th June
Solve-Along-A-Murder-She-Wrote, Komedia, 7:30pm. £14. Does-what-it-says-on-the-tin celebration of television’s greatest detective.
Cool Aid Comedy, Caroline of Brunswick*, 7:30pm. Free. Brighton’s longest-running new material night. This week featuring Martha Casey and William “Bill” Stone.
Queer AF comedy, The Brunswick, 7:30pm. £5/£7.50adv, £15otd. Local queer comics with a (usually) non-local headliner.
Thursday 12th June
The Branding Needs Work, Caxton Arms*, 7:30pm. Free. New material and new human comedian night hosted by the lovely Simon in the Caxton’s stage-right-by-the-door function room.
Friday 13th June
Derek Mitchell: Double Dutch, The Dome, 7:30pm. £16. Charming, queer alternative stand-up goblin.
Boast In Show, Presuming Ed’s*, 7:30pm. £8. Comedians being nice to each other, rather than mean (roast shows are bad).
Saturday 14th June
Showstopper! The Improvised Musical!, The Dome, 7:30pm. Very talented improv singers and performers do their thing.
Music
Monday 9th June
Dana Sipos (Canada) & Band with Karl Bray, The Folklore Rooms, 7:30pm. £10. Canadian folk songwriting.
Open Mic Night, The Brunswick, 7:30pm. Free.2 Music-dominates but all-welcome open mic night.
Tuesday 10th June
Jazz Jam, The Brunswick, £3. Free. 8pm. Assorted jazz musicians get together to make your evening… nice. £3 to guarantee table / admission.
Thursday 12th June
VILE IMBECILES + Human Leather + Oz, Green Door Store, 7pm. £7. Metal and alternative rock.
Eric Chenaux (solo) + Lee Westwood, The Rose Hill, 7pm. £10/12/PWYC. Legendary Canadian guitar / avant folk / soundscapes.
H&R Presents: Ones 2 Watch ft. crysometimes + Crimson + Jimmy, Hope & Ruin*, 7:30pm. £5. Alt-rock and emo from up-and-coming Brightonians plus support.
Friday 13th June
Niamh Regan, The Folklore Rooms*, 7:30pm. £15. Irish country-folk.
Eva Lunny, The Rose Hill, 7:30pm. £8 adv. Loopy harp ambient gorgeousness.
Saturday 14th June
SHAKE SOME ACTON #100. BRIGHTON SURF TSUNAMI WITH THE MULLET MONSTER MAFIA,YUR MUM,DEAD HOMBRES BBW. Garage Rock celebration of The Prince Albert’s 100th gig.
Theatre / Cabaret
Wednesday 11th June
Cabaret for a Cause: A Variety Show for MimOnTheMend, The Brunswick, 7:30pm. £7.50/£12.50/£15. A fundraising night of cabaret joy featuring Veronica Von Beaverhausen.
Talks / Poetry / Other
Wednesday 11th June
SCRATCH || MEET 15, The Rose Hill, 7pm. £7adv. Performance maker networking and performance event. Whatever you do, do it here!
Zine Club, The Actors, 7:30pm. Free. “It's a chill, low-pressure space to co-work on zines, explore our optional theme, or do your own thing. Bring your own materials and projects, or just bring yourself.”
Glossary
OTD - On the door. As in, it’s cheaper to buy in advance.
* - a venue that is not accessible. With so many venues in Brighton being rooms above Victorian Gin Palaces, it’s important to be clear.
PWYW/C - Pay what you want / can. Please give what you’re able to, as clowns can’t live on grease paint alone.
Adv - In advance.
Bf - Booking free, not boyfriend
WIP - work in progress.
I’ve ummmed and ahhhed about this section. I don’t like how cultural nights out now involve booking months or even years in advance - it jars with my ADHD and general enjoyment of just being able to rock up to stuff. But when there’s something special - like the Magnetic Fields gig I mentioned a few months ago - I feel I must do my duty.
I’m thinking of doing a separate section for open mics, tho it’s often tricky to figure out which ones are still going. What do we reckon?