The Xcerts Announce Brighton Show

The Xcerts have announced details of a one-off headline show in Brighton at The Haunt on September 29th.

Set Your Goals Add Brighton Date To UK Tour

Set Your Goals have added a date at Brighton's Digital on May 15th to their upcoming UK tour.

May
15th - Brighton Digital (new date)
16th - Bristol O2 Academy 2
17th - Norwich Waterfront
18th - Oxford O2 Academy 2
19th - Leicester Sub91
20th - Liverpool O2 Academy 2
21st - Nottingham Rescue Rooms
22nd - Manchester Academy 3
23rd - Cardiff Millennium Music Hall
24th - Aberdeen Cafe Drummond

June
1st - London Camden Underworld

Live Review: Young Guns, The Swellers and Set Your Goals - Concorde 2, Brighton - 4/12/2010

Sincerest apologies to Japanese Voyeurs whose set (owing to an unbelievable sequence of train delays involving ill/fighting passengers, screaming drivers and stupid amounts of snow) I missed completely.

The reason for the aforementioned rockers early start was the addition to the bill of pop-punks Set Your Goals, whose dates with You Me At Six in bonnie Scotland were postponed due to adverse weather conditions. The San Francisco 6-piece’s set was an unexpected treat for many crammed into Concorde Two’s corridor like seaside venue.

A tidy performance including tracks such as oldie ‘Goonies Never Say Die’ and ‘Summer Jam’ warms the boisterous crowd into some early movement that will please the Americans, bearing in mind they could easily have been twiddling their thumbs in a Edinburgh hotel room.

The King Blues To Play Sewers In Brighton

Macbeth Shoes are teaming up with The King Blues during The Great Escape weekend in Brighton for a series of totally unique shows. The band will play 3 sets in the sewer system underneath Brighton Pier on Saturday the 15th May as part of the The Alternative Escape, bringing a whole new level of low down and dirty to the music world.

The band will perform three 20 minute sets during the day, taking place at 5:00pm, 5:40pm and 6:20pm. Entry to the shows will be entirely free, but there is a strict capacity of 20 people per show, so fans will need to get down early to get in. Entry to the sewer will be at Southern Water Brighton Pier, Madeira Drive, Brighton, BN2 1TW.

Macbeth will be running a number of competitions for fans to gain entry to the show, so fans should head to www.macbeth.com, but there will also be access for a lucky few punters on the day.

Blakfish To Play Free X-Mas Show

Blakfish have announced they will play a free Christmas show at the Brighton Hobgoblin on December 16th.

Support will come from Let's Talk Daggers & Shoes and Socks Off.

Four Year Strong Live Video From UK Tour

A video of Four Year Strong performing 'Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Hell' from the Brighton date of the Eastpak European 2009 tour can be seen by clicking read more.

Four Year Strong - 'Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Hell' from Hassle Records on Vimeo.

Brighton Eastpack Antidote Tour Date Added

The Eastpack Antidote Tour, made up of Anti-Flag, Alexisonfire, Four Year Strong and The Ghost of A Thousand, have added an extra date. On October 13th, all 4 bands will play Brighton Concorde 2.

07 Cambridge Junction
08 Norwich UEA
09 Oxford Academy
10 Nottingham Rock City
11 Bristol Anson Rooms
13 Brighton Concorde 2
14 London HMV Forum
16 Glasgow ABC
17 Leeds University
18 Manchester Academy
20 Birmingham Academy
21 Portsmouth Pyramids

Stage Times For The Great Escape Festival

The stage times for The Great Escape Festival this weekend have been announced:

Friday 15th May:
9.00pm: Lights - The Arc

Saturday 16th May:
12.30pm: Lights - Komedia Theatre
2.20pm: Enter Shikari - Concorde 2
9.15pm: The Ghost of A Thousand - Revenge (1st Floor)

Big Scary Monster Showcase At Great Escape

Big Scary Monsters Records are showcasing some of their roster this weekend at The Great Escape in Brighton.

For more info click here.

The Ghost Of A Thousand To Play Free Shows

The Ghost Of A Thousand are set to play two free album release shows in Brighton and London.

The band will play the Brighton Audio (30th May) and will play the Bloomsbury Bowling Lanes in London the day of the release (1st June) w/Warship.

'New Hopes, New Demonstrations' is out 1st June on Epitaph.

Limited Tickets for Enter Shikari Great Escape Show

Enter Shikari will play Concorde II in Brighton on May 16th as part of the The Great Escape festival. Support comes from DJ Pdex, Lights Go Blue and Bang Bang Eche.

Tickets are limited to availability and can be purchased here.

Lights Announces UK Dates In May

Lights has announced a series of dates around her appearance at The Great Escape Festival in Brighton next month:

14/5 - London The Fly (Heroes Club 18+)
15/5 - Brighton Arc (Great Escape)
16/5 - Brighton Komedia (Great Escape)
18/5 - London South Of The Border

Lights Announces UK Return

When speaking in their last video blog, Lights said they are set to make their UK return in May at this years Great Escape Festival in Brighton.

More info can be found here.

Enter Shikari for intimate Great Escape Festival show

Enter Shikari are set to play an intimate matinee show as part of this years Great Escape Festival in Brighton.

The show is set to take place at the Concorde 2 - 16th May.

Live Review: Fall Out Boy/Hey Monday - Brighton Centre - 08/03/09

Kicking off the show are female fronted pop-punk outfit Hey Monday. The band are well received by the young crowd, and despite the fact their album has yet to be released this side of the pond, many are singing along. For such a new band, Hey Monday deliver an assured performance, on such a large stage.

Front-woman Cassadee had everything required to keep the attention of the crowd, the looks, the energy and youthful exuberance. Highlights of their set included the single 'Homecoming,' but, the slower 'Candles' its the undoubted highlight of their set. In an interview with Alter The Press! before the show, the band confirmed they are back in May, with We The Kings. On tonight's performance, they are well worth checking out, and are certainly a band for the future. Watch this space.

Headliners Fall Out Boy are a band at the peak of their careers. They are playing venues that fives years ago seemed unimaginable, and show no signs of stopping. Obviously, the band have undergone a gradual metamorphosis from the 'TTTYG' days, and are now dominated by the pop sensibilities hinted at in the aforementioned record. This though, has served as a help rather than a hinderance for Fall Out Boy, who come to England having sold-out arenas worldwide.

Opening with 'Thanks For The Memories,' the varied set conforms to the prerequisite of appealing to old and new fans alike, despite the broadening of their genre allegiances. All of the usual suspects are included, as is the band's cover of 'Beat It.' The live show though, leaves fans in no doubt that they are at a pop concert. A stage show full of gimmicks (fire, and flashing guitars to name a few) certainly entertain the younger audience, at the risk of alienating the band's older fans. All though, are united in their views of vocalist, Patrick Stump, who's performance tonight is nothing short of breathtaking, confirming him as technically one of the best singers in the genre.

Finishing with 'Saturday,' Fall Out Boy end the set on a high. Serving as a testament to the band's back catalogue, the now archaic song takes pride of place alongside the band's newer radio hits. With Pete Wentz throwing himself into the adoring crowd, its clear Fall Out Boy have reached the pinnacle of their scene, both sides of the Atlantic. Pop music, flashing guitars, glow sticks, and screaming teen fans. It's certainly nothing new, but, it's definitely very enjoyable.

Chris Powers

Maps & Atlases: Brighton tickets now on sale + support bands revealed?

Tickets for Maps and Atlases Brighton date of their upcoming UK tour have now been released.