The Argus • 19/03/2025

Critically acclaimed singer says city is ‘super special’ ahead of show

Critically acclaimed Georgia Cecile will be performing her recently released project City Girl at the Brighton Dome on March 20. Championed by leading contemporaries Gregory Porter and Jamie Cullum, Cecile has been touring the UK with a run of shows at the Royal Albert Hall and a recent visit to Sussex’s very own Love Supreme summer festival. 'The Dome is so beautiful; it's a dream to play in there' (Image: Carver PR)Tickets for Thursday's show, with support by Amethyst, at 8pm can be...

The Argus • 13/03/2025

'I threw myself in the deep end with The Apprentice' - Melica speaks about show

The BBC show remains one of the most popular shows on British TV, with series 18 averaging 6.6 million viewers per episode. Series 19 is already six episodes in with the seventh airing tonight on BBC One at 10pm. So far, Worthing's very own Melica Moshiri has been bringing a je ne sais quoi entertainment factor. Her distinct and bubbly personality can be seen in each task set by Lord Sugar, and that did not change when she was selected as project manager for episode five. Lord Su...

The Argus • 12/03/2025

Turkish Delight good enough for Narnia - and the cast of a new Brighton show

Bunmi Osadolor who plays Edmund and Katy Stephens  who plays The White Witch/ Jardis in The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe visited Audrey's Chocolates on Tuesday ahead of their show at the Theatre Royal Brighton. The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe began its run last night and will be showing at the theatre until Saturday (March 15). C.S. Lewis’ book was first published in October 1950.  Since then, over 85 million copies in 60 languages have been sold and it is one of the top ten bes...

The Argus • 21/02/2025

Event celebrating Britain's best female talent comes to Brighton Festival

Brown Girl In The Ring, curated and produced by artist and DJ Sweety Kapoor, will be at the Brighton Dome Corn Exchange on May 3. It features the talents of award-winning poets, actors, dancers, musicians and activists, including actors Meera Syal (CBE) and Indira Varma, Kathak dancer Saloni Saraf, poet Nikita Gill and a special performance by Anoushka herself. The evening will be co-hosted by Kapoor and Brighton Festival 2025's guest director Anoushka Shankar, who has said the festival...

The Argus • 13/02/2025

'It’s either funny or it’s not' - The Last Laugh was the definition of funny

The show is currently running at the Theatre Royal in Brighton until Saturday. Tommy Cooper (Damian Williams), Eric Morecambe (Bob Golding) and Bob Monkhouse (Simon Cartwright) are three comedic giants that define an age of comedy that is often overlooked in the contemporary sphere. Paul Hendy’s interpretation of The Last Laugh allows each comedian to shine equally throughout the hilariously written theatrical piece, whilst brining a touch of humble humanity to each of the characters....

The Argus • 22/01/2025

Rock’n’roll hall of famers come to Brighton this summer

Lynyrd Skynyrd are coming back to the UK for the first time since 2019 for their tour Celebrating 50 Years of Lynyrd Skynyrd. The band from Jacksonville, Florida will be making a stop at the Brighton Centre on July 18. They will also be joined by county rock band, Blackberry Smoke, with £1 from every ticket donated to the newly launched Live Trust to support grassroots music venues. The Live Trust aims to support the grassroots music sector that is ‘such a vital part of the music eco...

The Argus • 20/01/2025

Brighton orchestra starts year in style with Duke Ellington-inspired concert

The Brighton Philharmonic Orchestra (BPO) will be hosting the Blue Notes: Duke Ellington, Wayne Shorter, Gwilym Simcock concert at the Brighton Dome on January 25 at 7.30pm.  Jazz pianist and composer Gwilym Simcock and his trio will lead the evening of 'classic cool' performing works by Wayne Shorter and Duke Ellington alongside Simcock’s own. American conductor and leading figure in contemporary and jazz music Clark Rundell will be conducting this concert. He has previously taken t...

The Argus • 04/12/2024

'What Brighton has done for music is incredible' - Sam Ryder reveals ahead of show

The Essex-born pop star Sam Ryder will be playing at The White Rock in Hastings tomorrow night, marking his second performance in the county. Speaking to The Argus as he travelled home from his run of shows in the US , he said: “I literally just got back from Nashville in the US last night – and then in a few days’ time we kick-off the December run. “So, I’m currently juicing ginger and lemon to make sure I’m ready for that. “I’m incredibly excited to be performing at The White Rock...

The Argus • 02/11/2024

Chart-topping band with son of U2's Bono to perform in the city

Irish outfit Inhaler have announced their new album Open Wide alongside a tour that brings them to the Brighton Centre on February 15. The Dublin four-piece will release their third album Open Wide on February 7 via Polydor Records and are set to play a set of international shows as part of the Open Wide World Tour. Tickets start at £26.50 and go on sale on November 8, to book visit: www.brightoncentre.co.uk Bandmates and childhood friends Elijah Hewson (Son of U2’s Bono), Robert Kea...

The Argus • 09/10/2024

Rising stars sell out show in Brighton

Good Neighbours will be at Patterns in Marine Parade, Brighton, on October 12 at 7pm. The band is made up of Scott Verrill and Oli Fox who have neighbouring studios at their building in East London. They began making music for the project together out of the desire to create something positive and unpolished. READ MORE: LGBTQ+ literary festival returns to Brighton with packed line-up Their single Home amassed more than 270 million global streams and it entered the singles charts in 1...

The Argus • 21/09/2024

Royalty and musical pioneers; 100 years of the orchestra

Now it is marking its 100th anniversary with a centenary season of that will run until April next year. The first programme will be The Rite of Spring: Stravinsky and Tchaikovsky  at  Brighton Dome tomorrow at 2.45pm, conducted by musical director Joanna MacGregor and award-winning solo pianist Aidan Mikdad. Joanna MacGregor became the fourth musical director of BPO in 2020  (Image: Pal Hansen)  “This is a really big concert and I deliberately designed it to be very big and very exciting...

The Argus • 16/09/2024

World premiere of musical based on Vincent Van Gogh dazzles the audience

Vagabond Skies - The Van Gogh Musical was staged this weekend, September 12-14, at the Devonshire Park Theatre in Eastbourne for a world premiere. The production, by Tony Norman and Mark Edwards, combined an original score with an "array of emotional and memorable lyrics" to tell the dramatic story of Vincent Van Gogh’s life as an artist. READ MORE: Sam Tompkins to perform debut album at the Brighton Dome I attended on the last matinee of the new musical and was taken aback by the sh...

The Argus • 13/09/2024

Mercury award-winners set to launch album in Brighton

Ezra Collective will be launching their new album Dance, No One’s Watching at Chalk in Brighton on October 1. Tickets for the show start at £20 and can be found here: The collective made history last year by becoming the first jazz winners of the Mercury Music Prize. They had stiff competition with Arctic Monkeys, Raye, Fred Again and Jessie Ware but still won the £25,000 prize. READ MORE: Pink Floyd's David Gilmour to perform at Brighton Centre Their album Where I’m Meant To Be...

The Argus • 07/09/2024

Chart-topping pop star set to come to Brighton with a special guest

The chart-topping star and former The X Factor contender has announced a 2025 arena tour with special guests Blue. He will be appearing at the Brighton Centre on April 26. The Troublemaker singer is fresh from his nationwide tour as special guest to Take That. His 16-date tour kicks off in Plymouth on April 24 and winds up at The 02 in London on May 17. Tickets go on sale on September 13, starting from £35. Olly said: “Celebrating 15 unbelievable years doing what I love best...

The Argus • 04/09/2024

International jazz star to perform in city as he embarks on UK tour

Gregory Porter is embarking on a 2025 UK tour and his first stop is set for the Brighton Centre on April 22.  He will be touring the UK across April and May performing at arenas and large capacity venues, including three nights at the Royal Albert Hall in London. READ MORE: Boston Manor to perform new album in Brighton at Resident Gregory has become one of the most successful jazz vocalists of his generation and has appeared in front of audiences around the world with his soulful...

The Argus • 01/09/2024

Rock band set to make trip from Blackpool to perform in Brighton

Boston Manor will be performing their new album Sundiver at Resident in Brighton's North Laine on September 7 at 6.30pm. Sundiver is the rock outfit's fifth album and is due to be released on September 6. The shop in Kensington Gardens will be their first stop in a host of album launch shows across the nation, with the following show the next day in Bristol. READ MORE: Wunderhorse to perform new album in Brighton at Resident The band was formed in 2013 and released their first EP...

The Argus • 28/08/2024

High-flying band comes to Brighton record shop to perform album

Their rendition of Indie Rock, psychedelic rock and grunge had impressed from the get go, when their single Teal peak on the Singles Chart at 17 and stayed there for three weeks in 2021. Their debut album Cub released in 2022 to critical acclaim, it was named as one of the best albums of the year by NME, Riot and Far Out Magazine. The album peaked at 71 for two weeks on the Official Albums Sales Chart and saw them garner millions of streams across all platforms. Tickets are on sale from...

The Argus • 19/07/2024

Musical based on Van Gogh's life set for autumn premiere

Vagabond Skies - The Van Gogh Musical will be staged at the Devonshire Park Theatre from September 12-14. The production, by Tony Norman and Mark Edwards, has combined an original score with an "array of emotional and memorable lyrics" to tell the dramatic story of Vincent Van Gogh’s life as an artist. The Dutch painter is one of the most famous artists in the world but, as the musical portrays, during his life he was dismissed as a madman. Vagabond Skies – The Van Gogh Musical premi...