Brighton What's On Guide

Music, clubs, theatre, comedy, film, pubs, folk, yoga & everything else.

5 week Body Conditioning programme @ Hove Park

A Legal High Tea @ Komedia

Ana Terr + Yeah Go On Then Presents: Arts and Music All Dayer @ The Pipeline

Be your own Soul Coach - Spirituality & Men @ Cornerstone Community Centre

Boom for Real: The Late Teenage Years of Jean-Michel Basquiat 15 @ Depot Cinema

Brighton Wine Tasting Experience Day 'World of Wine' @ Drakes of Brighton

Broken Silence @ Brighton Little Theatre

BURGUNDY BLOOD/MNP/AROE/NO FAKIN DJS/ DJ ROB LIFE @ Latest Music Bar

Edie PG @ Depot Cinema

Edinburgh Fringe Festival Previews at The secret Comedy Club @ Artista Cafe & Gallery

encore Summer Concert with: Pianist Ashley Beauchamp  Brighton Youth Orchestra String Ensemble @ Danny House

Fantasia U @ Depot Cinema

Four Nations Medieval Tournament @ Arundel Castle

Free Drop-In Activities for Families @ St Peters Church

FREE WORKSHOP: Make a Liberty fabric printed dress for your teddy bear (for a 12” or 21” tall bear) @ The Fashion School

Hove Actually Tour - Brunswick and Bullrings @ The Floral Clock

In The Fade 18 @ Depot Cinema

Jaws 12A @ Depot Cinema

Making Food Choices no rating @ Depot Cinema

McQueen 15 @ Depot Cinema

Planet Cruise Holiday Show @ American Express Community Stadium

Poetry In The Pub Brighton @ The Southern Belle

Rura @ Ropetackle Arts Centre

Saturday Sessions: The Ukulele @ Ropetackle Arts Centre

Stanmer Park - Estates , Earthships and Ecology @ Stanmer Park

Summer Body Slam @ Hove Park

Summer Fayre @ The Dharma Primary School

Summer Jam @ Funky Fish Club

THE COMPLETE WORKS OF WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE (ABRIDGED) The National Production Company @ Brighton Open Air Theatre (B.O.A.T)

The Courage to be Myself - Just 4 Women @ Cornerstone Community Centre

The Happy Prince 15 @ Depot Cinema

The Merchant of Venice @ Rialto Theatre

The Ultimate Old School Party @ Funky Fish Club

The Viva Soul Club Summer party w/ Soul Jazz Records @ Komedia

Together @ Brighton Dome Concert Hall

Whiplash 15 @ Depot Cinema

Whats on at Concorde 2

Music Fri 7 Sep 2 10pm

Neville Staple Band & Dakka Skanks @ Concorde 2

@ Concorde 2
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The Neville Staple Band with Dakka Skanks Live at The Concorde 2 'Ska on the Beach' Brighton

THE NEVILLE STAPLE BAND:
“Nothing came close to the sensational Neville Staple Band who really got the party started and had the masses dancing along” - Anita Merritt-Exeter Express & Echo.
Neville Staple, legendary frontman of The Specials, Fun Boy Three and Special Beat, also known as The Original Rude Boy, is credited with changing the face of pop music not only once but twice. He celebrates a super 40-year career in the music business which is well documented and started out from the early days with Ray King, Pete Waterman, The Coventry Automatics and his Jah Baddis Sound System, before taking to the stage with The Specials during the famous ‘Clash’ tour.

Neville states, “I remember the massive reactions to the hit songs like Ghost Town, Too Much Too Young and Gangsters and fans still write to me about my rugged, energetic and fun stage presence. The way we brought ska to the mainstream was by mixing Jamaican music with the English style, which at the time was punk. A lot of young bands are now putting their own spin on ska –some with dance music and some with a rock beat. It’s all good. The music just makes you want to dance. Even
when singing about tough times, every-day things or bad things, the beat and the rhythm makes you want to move. I turn all our live shows into a massive party. The crowd love it and sing along to all the tracks!”

Neville’s 2-Tone legacy is huge. 2-Tone fused traditional ska music with punk rock attitude, energy and musical elements. The movement helped to transcend and defuse racial tensions in Thatcher-era Britain. The actual black and white chequered imagery of 2 Tone has become almost as famous
as the music itself.

Neville’s autobiography, THE ORIGINAL RUDE BOY, was published by Aurum Press in the UK in May 2009. It is an amazing story that tells of Neville’s interest in music in the early ‘60s, his relationship with Pete Waterman (record producer, songwriter, radio and club DJ and television presenter) who he met at a club in Coventry and his rise out of hell into stardom. There is also an exclusive ‘Original Rude Boy Neville Staple – THE EXHIBITION’, on now at the Coventry Music Museum at the 2Tone Village, Coventry CV2 4ED (Thurs-Sun throughout 2018), where Neville was made an honorary patron.

"Out on his own, still pretty special" Record Collector

Neville Staple continues to write and produce music and along with his wife and manager, Christine Sugary Staple, he works with schools, charities, university and youth groups providing talks, performance tips, music lesson guest-tuition and fund-raising activities. In his hometown Coventry (where 2Tone music was born), he is celebrated as a Living Legend. He worked with the Lord Mayor to support Coventry in winning the ‘City of Culture 2021’ bid and was recently presented with a ‘Lifetime Achievement Award,’ during a special performance with the children of Foxford School. Now as patrons of the historic Albany Theatre, Neville and his wife continue to work with
inner-city children on various creative projects. Neville’s work and performances are regularly screened on mainstream TV.

DAKKA SKANKS:
Dakka Skanks formed in mid-2016 with one goal in mind - rejuvenate British ska. They are a 5-piece ska/dub/reggae band based out of Brighton. The home of the Mod. Combining catchy choruses, up-tempo riffs and dubby breakdowns, they create a new hybrid blend to set their own stamp on a classic sound.
It all began when Henry and Clara met in university when she performed her rendition of the iconic ‘Ghost Town’. When he heard it, they immediately formed the beginnings of Dakka Skanks. They recruited members along the way until there were 5. Then the adventure began, 2018 has seen extensive touring both in UK and abroad, with several Spanish shows under the belt, Ghent, Toulouse, The Costa Blanca and Marseille, all to immidiate rebookings for 2019.. summer sees the band head out to Germany and beyond

Dakka Skanks have already played many of the Brighton hotspots including Concorde 2, The Prince Albert and Volks and now set their sights on Europe. They have performed at The Great Skinhead Reunion and Paddle Round The Pier, two of Brighton’s top festivals and now look to the mainland to see where the adventure takes them. Make sure you catch them at a show near you, you wont regret it!
In 2018, they are playing some iconic sets including Skamouth, 2Tone Village and going on a UK & European tour in April. Keep an eye out on the page for more dates being added to see Dakka Skanks in your town.

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