Music

Rokia Traoré is this year's Brighton Festival guest director

Singing star Michael Ball has announced that his first solo album in over four years will be released next month, a couple of months before his Brighton Centre concert.

Brighton has topped the list for the best city for live music in a new survey by Mojo Mortgages.

Tradition, spectacle and athleticism, Yamato: the Drummers of Japan have got the lot. And the great news is that you can come to it totally unprepared and still enjoy a thrilling evening.

Reformed Horsham band Cloud have got a couple of Brighton dates coming up. On Saturday, February 23 they play Brighton Electric and on Sunday, February 24 they play the Brighton Tattoo Convention at the Brighton Centre at 5pm. Spokeswoman Lisa de la Torre said: “Remember Horsham Battle of the Band 1997 winners Cloud?

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It was a name change they probably had to make when Allusondrugs became Allusinlove.

Peter Knight (ex-Steeleye Span) and John Spiers (ex-Bellowhead) join forces at Shoreham’s Ropetackle on Wednesday, February 20 at 8pm.

Multi-instrumentalist, singer, composer, arranger, producer and 2-time GRAMMY winning Jacob Collier will launch his ambitious new album project Djesse with four UK concerts this month, including Brighton.

Barry Steele & Friends bring The Roy Orbison Story to Brighton Theatre Royal on Thursday, February 14 at 7.30pm.

LGBTQ icon Kylie has been confirmed as the headliner for Pride In The Park, part of Brighton & Hove Pride Festival 2019.

It may be ten years since Michael Jackson passed away but his music lives on in a spectacular UK tour that heads to Horsham and Brighton this year.

Frenzy of the Meeting is the latest release from multi-award winning Scottish folk band Breabach who will headline the Ropetackle in Shoreham on February 17.

Can you identify the singer?

Classical music lovers can celebrate Valentine’s with Ensemble Reza at their next free lunchtime concert on Tuesday, February 12.