Friday – The Sassy Cabaret Club Presents…..The Rock n Roll Glitter Ball @Rialto Theatre
Doors open at 8pm / show starts promptly at 9pm – 11pm and after show party until 2am. Tickets: £12
Far Out & Sundaze Present…
The people behind Far Out (Luton & Hitchin) and Sundaze (London) join forces to bring you a psychedelic clubnight, held at The Green Door Store in Brighton
Featuring a host of DJs, spinning their favourite mind-bending, foot-stompin’ records, joined by psychedelic projections, giant fabrics and burning incense
DJs:
Lee Petryszyn
Will Crosby (Reptunes)
Davey Pentecost (Lactose)
Rebecca Manning (Far Out)
Henry W-P (Sundaze)
2300-0400 // Free Entry // 18+, 2,3,4 Trafalgar Arches, Lower Goods Yard, Underneath Brighton Station, BN1 4FQ Website, Email
Friday – Radio 4A Festive Knees Up – Throw Down! The Brunswick
Come and celebrate Brightons longest running pirate station with the underground legends on the wheels all night 🖖🖖
Friday – African Night Fever Presents: Zong Zing All Stars – Christmas Party! @Ropetackle Arts Centre
Hailing from the Democratic Republic Of Congo, the Zong Zing All Stars describe their music as ‘perfect’ for a sunny day at a festival. Infectious and energetic, their soukous music is a blend of vocal harmonies, guitar picking, and dynamic rhythms.
This nine-piece are as much about the dancing as the music, and between them have a wealth of stage experience having played with the likes of the Orchestra Virunga of Samba Mapangala and OK Jazz of Franco Makiadi.
In recent years the Zong Zing All Stars have modernised their take on soukous music, blending it with the rhythms and innovation of ‘New Africa’ and making their style unique and easy to dance to.
This evening promises to take you on a wonderful musical journey across Africa, and remember to bring your best dancing shoes.
Delicious Afro-Caribbean food will also be on sale from Brighton’s very own Cummin Up chefs. Limited seating.
9pm
Ropetackle Arts Centre – BN43 5EG t: 01273 464440 | Website | Email
Saturday – Roller Derby Special @Brighton Dome
Roller derby is the fastest growing sport in the world. Played on roller skates it’s a high impact, high scoring, full contact sport.
Come and take advantage of this unique opportunity to see Brighton’s home team – the Brighton Rockers – play in the historic Brighton Dome Corn Exchange, itself once a popular roller skating rink back in the 1870s, before transformation starts on the Grade-1 listed building as part of our upcoming redevelopment plans.
In this full-on Christmas special, Team Black will be going up against Team Blue – in a Brighton v. Brighton bout. See some of Brighton’s favourite skaters, and the new up and coming rookies battle it out on the track. With DJs, bands, kids’ games, face painting and half-time entertainment.
After another sold-out spectacular at the Speigeltent in May, Club Click are over the moon with excitement to announce a Yuletide return to The Old Market this December…
Booty Queens and Hip Hustlers! Zip up your tinsel jumpsuits, strap on those fur- lined platforms and slide down our chimney for a seasonal dusting of Seventies glamour, glittering divas, cabaret chic and dirty disco dancing at the legendary Studio 54… by the sea.
Club Click are proud to present:
Our racy resident hosts Cutting Luce, Local Honey and Desert Ivan Discs
Guest DJ Flick Ferdinando
Aerial antics with Noctambulé
Dancefloor dynamite with Too Many Tinas
Disco Diva DilEmma Kilbey and her hip-swivelling dancers, the Hot Pockets.
Get a Sassy Seventies make-over from our mobile Glitter Girls!
Strut your stuff in the Soul Train Boogie Down!
Win sparkling disco trophies for Best Dancer and Best Dressed for the nattiest cats!
And… don’t forget to sit on Seventies Santa’s knee!
Celebrate the season with us – yule dance, yule laugh, yule pull a cracker!
9pm
11a Upper Market Street, BN3 1AS, Hove Tel:01273 201 801 Website, Email
Saturday – Pop Not Pop @The Green Door Store
A night of pop heavy tunes to move those dancing feet too!
Always the 2nd Saturday of the month!
FREE FREE FREE FREE FREE FREE FREE FREE FREE FREE FREE
11pm-late // 18+ // …£free
2,3,4 Trafalgar Arches, Lower Goods Yard, Underneath Brighton Station, BN1 4FQ Website, Email
Sunday – Christmas Concert @Brighton Dome
with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
James Morgan conductor
Juliette Pochin mezzo
Nicky Spence tenor
Brighton Festival Chorus
Brighton Festival Youth Choir
Join Brighton Festival Chorus, Brighton Festival Youth Choir and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra for this annual highlight. Get in the festive spirit with all the family, and join in with this joyous and humorous celebration of the very best of Christmas music, including the chance to sing along to your favourite carols.
There’s also a chance for one lucky person to try their hand at conducting Handel’s Hallelujah Chorus!
4pm
Tickets: £12.50, £15, £20, £25
Under 16s half price
Church Street, BN1 1UE, Brighton Tel: 01273 709709 Website, Email
Sunday – XMAZZ JINGLE JAZZY JUMBLE 8 @The Hope & Ruin
12pm – 4pm
JAZZY JUMBLE CHRISTMAS SPECIAL!
Ho ho ho it’s the last one before xmas!
Get some Christmas bargains!
Gnarly xmas nailz!
COOL Xmas SONGS ALL DAY
Who knows SANTA BARRY might be in the building for anyone who want their photos taken with him????!!!!!!!
11-12 Queens Road, Brighton, East Sussex, BN1 3WA, Tel: 01273 325793 Website, Email
Sunday – Rusty Bones and Acoustic Guitars @The Brunswick
Chuck is a Folk Punk Protest Writer hailing from Brighton, UK. Although their roots lie in folk punk, Chucks guitar playing extends far beyond the contemporary and expected style of an acoustic guitarist. Shouting at the goverment and getting you dancing.
Jake Martin is an energetic and charismatic folk punk singer/songwriter from the UK. Jake intelligently blends the art of story telling; depicting tales of life, love, and the road, with dark wit, politics, and his own cheeky brand of cider fuelled humour.
Acoustic singer-songwriter Paul Murray performs a mix of folk, indie and blues songs, combined at times with heavier rock guitar techniques. The guitar work sits perfectly with the thoughtful, observant and entertaining lyrics.
Ren Stedman is a singer songwriter from Essex, currently signed with The Famous Company. Ren has been compared to other artists of a similar style such as Frank Turner and Billy Bragg.
7:30pm – Over 18’s
The Brunswick – 1 Holland Road, Hove, BN3 1JF tel: 01273 733984 Email, Website
Feature image by GIM D
