Brighton & Hove Pride 2026: Day One – Pride, Pop and a Whole Lot of Love
Day One – Pride, Pop and a Whole Lot of Love Preston Park, Brighton – Saturday 1 August 2026 Pride…
7 min read October 19, 2026Beautiful Days 2026 Media Roundup
Press round-up / Escot Park, East Devon / 21–23 August 2026 Beautiful Days2026 What the press said The Levellers' festival…
11 min read September 17, 2026Nick Cave Curates a Day of Controlled Chaos Before Delivering Brighton’s Greatest Homecoming
Some days of live music are just … meh. This definitely wasn't one of them. REVIEW AND PICS: SARA-LOUISE BOWREY…
4 min read August 11, 2026Latitude at 20: has the festival grown up, grown safe, or simply grown with its audience? Opinions are divided…
Twenty years (jumping one for COVID) after Latitude first appeared in a Suffolk field promising an alternative to Glastonbury and…
24 min read August 9, 20262000trees 2026: What the Press Said…and what we predicted
Some festivals run like clockwork and as a result fade quickly from your memory. WORDS John Bownas, PICTURES Sara-Louise Bowrey…
16 min read July 31, 2026‘Great’ was the word For The Great Escape 2026
Twenty years in, and The Great Escape still feels like a window into the future of live music. Words and…
4 min read June 7, 2026Bearded Theory 2026: festival overview and MASSIVE photo and video gallery
Words and video by John Bownas, Photos by Sara-Louise Bowrey https://youtu.be/Q4j5jQ2slYI PHOTO GALLERIES 3 Daft Monkeys – A Certain Ratio…
11 min read May 31, 2026Spacebars, Stardom, and Sleaford Mods Comparisons: Inside the World of Getdown Services At Bearded Theory 2026
The BBC recently heralded Getdown Services as "possibly the best band/musicians to come out of Minehead." It’s a bold claim, though a…
5 min read May 23, 2026NEW GERMAN CINEMA + NIERRA CREEK – THE FOLKLORE ROOMS, BRIGHTON 25.4.26
Words by Nick Linzasoro, Photos by Sara-Louise Bowrey It’s been quite some time since I’ve visited the compact gem that…
8 min read April 27, 2026Green Door Store Takes the Party Outside for its First Ever Garden Party
LIME GARDEN + HOTWAX + LONNIE GUNN + MAGDA (1999) – Green Door Store, BRIGHTON 19 April 2026 Words: Peter…
2 min read April 26, 2026Parasites & Butterflies takes flight as Nova Twins launch their UK/EU tour in Brighton
Nova Twins + BEX + Venus Grrrls, Chalk Brighton, Friday 13 March 2026 Words: PETER GREENFIELD, Pictures: SARA-LOUISE BOWREY Nova…
4 min read March 23, 2026HotWax Bring the Hot Shock Tour Home — Loud, Loose and Unapologetically Themselves
Brighton’s Chalk got the full‑blast treatment as HotWax wrapped up the UK leg of their UK/EU tour on home‑turf. Words:…
3 min read February 22, 2026HotWax light up Camden Underworld at their biggest London headline yet
Camden Underworld, Thursday 5th February 2026 (words and pictures by Sara-Louise Bowrey) Camden Underworld is the kind of venue that…
2 min read February 9, 2026Green Door Store at 15 – thistle. + Goodbye + Little Grandad
Green Door Store Continues Birthday Festivities with Another Standout Night Celebrations for the Green Door Store’s 15th birthday rolled on…
3 min read January 23, 2026Green Door Store Kicks Off Birthday Celebrations in Style
Brighton’s beloved Green Door Store marked its 15th birthday with the first of four free celebratory events. Three acts, three…
3 min read January 13, 2026Imogen and the Knife and The Last Dinner Party – Brighton Centre Review
A night capturing the future of British alternative Words and Pictures by Sara-Louise Bowrey The Brighton Centre has seen more…
2 min read December 6, 2025Mutations Festival 2025 — 7th & 8th November
Multiple Venues, Brighton Words by Sara-Louise Bowrey with some by Peter Greenfoeld, all pics by Sara… Brighton’s Mutations Festival returned…
3 min read December 2, 2025Snapped Ankles – Live at The Piper, St Leonards-on-Sea
Friday 28 November** words and pictures by Sara-Louise Bowrey A Night of Pure, Unhinged Joy Snapped Ankles didn’t just play…
1 min read December 2, 2025Truck Festival 2026: Indie Royalty, Chaos Merchants & Future Favourites Land at Hill Farm
With only 25% of tickets left and installment plans available to soften the financial blow (your bank account can stop…
3 min read December 2, 2025Gary Numan – Telekon at 45: Grief, Legacy & Electrifying Renewal
Two consecutive nights in London and Brighton revealed Gary Numan at his most intense, most vulnerable, and most deeply connected…
3 min read December 1, 2025Delete Everything – except this new album by PWEI from your playlists
Here’s a feral, loud-eyed, slightly-unhinged review of the new PWEI album — loose, human, with typical PWEI energy. I’ve tried…
2 min read November 30, 2025English Teacher and The Orielles at Chalk, Brighton
Brighton’s Chalk hosted two of the UK’s most inventive acts: Mercury Prize winners English Teacher, fusing art‑rock intensity with poetic…
3 min read November 30, 2025GANS review – supporting PWEI, London Electric Ballroom, Nov 2026
The mark of a truly great support act is when they feel less like a booking agent’s afterthought and more…
2 min read November 30, 2025Chaos Theory: Babyshambles Ignite Reunion with Incendiary Hastings One-Off Show (5/11/25)
Big Reference and Aircooled support a sweat-drenched, one-night eruption presented by Hastings Fat Tuesday Words and pictures by Sara-Louise Bowrey…
3 min read November 6, 2025Chaos Theory and the Gypsy Punk Circus: Gogol Bordello, Split Dogs, and Puzzled Panther at Chalk, Brighton
Chalk Venue, Brighton 24/10/25 – words and pictures by Sara-Louise Bowrey Gogol Bordello + Puzzled Panther + Split Dogs Live…
2 min read October 25, 2025Bloc Party and More: Brighton Beach Music Festival 2025
BLOC PARTY + EVERYTHING EVERYTHING + ENGLISH TEACHER + MYSTERY JETS + LIZ LAWRENCE + FEET + MARTIAL ARTS -…
6 min read July 29, 20252000Trees (2025) Bands Photo Gallery – all days
That was sooooo damned hot! Having only just recovered from a scorchio Glastonbury, the intense heat of 2000Trees really took…
4 min read July 17, 2025Just a little taster of Friday at 2000Trees 2025
Sooo many great photos to come… but we just wanted to share this tiny taster of at hot hot hot…
1 min read July 11, 2025Thursday 2000Trees Photo Gallery
Just a small selection of photos from Thursday's action at 2000Trees Festival – full review and comprehensive band-by band gallery…
1 min read July 11, 2025Getting creative in the Glastonbury Craft Village
The Glastonbury Green Crafts Village offered those who wanted an escape from the music a diverse and engaging array of…
2 min read July 11, 2025The Big Glastonbury Festival 2025 run-down
So, Glastonbury Festival 2025… what a marathon! Two people, two cameras, and four very tired legs. Most photos here by…
13 min read July 6, 2025Glastonbury 2025: Wednesday opens with a perfect day
The sun beat down (but gently) through a mix of cloudy and clear skies onto a relatively dust-free Glastonbury Festival…
3 min read June 26, 2025Armed with a harp and a voice, ROZSA steals the show on Glastonbury’s opening day
As the sun shines down the rolling hills of Worthy Farm, a big crowd gathers at the Croissant Neuf bandstand…
1 min read June 26, 2025Bearded Theory 2025 – a truly magical experience
When we get asked about our favourite festivals (which happens a LOT), Bearded Theory always ranks towards the top of…
7 min read June 1, 2025Bearded Theory 2025 – what a fantastic way to start the summer!
Bearded Theory 2025: A Deep Dive into Five Festival Experiences Bearded Theory Festival 2025 has done it again, and this…
5 min read June 1, 2025Getdown Services – that band you’d missed, but found at a festival
No matter how hard you try it's impossible to stay on top of new music these days. And that's why…
1 min read May 25, 2025Takedown Festival 2025 – Saturday Galleries
Check out the Saturday action from Takedown Festival 2025 through the lens of Sara-Louise Bowrey… ACRES BLACK COAST BLANKET DREAM…
2 min read April 14, 2025HotWax with support from The Pill and The Scimitars at The Forum, March 2025
It’s an early-doors start at The Forum tonight, but this Sunday session is a sell-out…and that’s not surprising, because headliners…
6 min read April 2, 2025Exploring English Teacher: A Unique Blend of Post-Punk Sounds (End of The Road 2024)
English Teacher: A Post-Punk Powerhouse English Teacher are a rising force in the indie rock scene. Their story begins in…
1 min read January 1, 2025Babybird – end of gig bombshell moment at Dust, Brighton
Both Babybird and their support act, The Sammy Vincent Band* (*working title) are a drummer down tonight at Dust in…
5 min read October 8, 2024
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