Concord 2
Type Of Event: Brighton's No1 Live Music Venue
Details:
What's On - December
Concorde 2, Madeira Drive, Brighton:
December 2011 and January 2012: Listings
Thursday 1st December
SJM Concerts Presents The Rock Sound Riot Tour
featuring Every Time I Die
The Rock Sound Riot Tour rolls into town featuring a stellar lineup headlined by New York metalcore giants Every Time I Die. Blending elements of more traditional hardcore with technically brilliant mathcore and ingenious cynical lyrics, they've quickly become one of the best bands of the genre around. They've released 5 albums to date, including 2009's spectacular New Junk Aesthetic which receiving+ overwhelmingly positive reviews across the board for its ability to merge epic rock songwriting with chaotic rock. This year's new album, of which they'll be showcasing material from, is undoubtedly set to be one of the metal albums of the year.
Plus support fron Trash Talk, Defeater and Spycatcher
Doors: 7.30pm
Tickets: £14 + bf in adv
www.myspace.com/everytimeidie
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Friday 2nd December
Bone Shaker Presents Mad Professor
Plus the legendary Earl 16 + Manasseh Hi-Fi + Roots Garden feat MC Brother Culture.
In room 2: upfront reggae and bashment with Stylo G, Deadly Hunter , Renegade Youth, Robbie Rootsand Karl Muir.
Doors: 11pm - 4am
Tickets: £8 + bf in adv
www.myspace.com/madprofessordub
www.myspace.com/earl16music
www.myspace.com/manassehsound
www.myspace.com/rootsgarden
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Saturday 3rd December
Early Show
Mean Fiddler Presents Little Dragon
Followed by
Doors: 11pm - 4am
Tickets: £8 + bf in adv
www.kingsofthejungle.co.uk
www.myspace.com/congo_natty
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Sunday 4th December
Family Ents Presents Hard Fi
Hard-Fi started creating their social realist indie rock anthems for our audible pleasure back in 2003 and in 2005 we saw the tracks “Cash Machine”, “Living for the Weekend” and “Hard to Beat” all get into the top 15 of the UK Singles Chart. Their debut album Stars of CCTV reached number 1 in the UK Album Chart.
Two years later their second album Once Upon a Time in the West also reached number 1 in the UK Album Chart featuring the singles “Suburban Knights”, “Can’t Get Along (Without You)” and “I Shall Overcome”. Lead singer Archer said of the album that it is “darker and more expensive.” Fast forward a couple of years and 2011 has seen the release of the singles “Good for Nothing” and “Fire in the House” from their new album Killer Sounds. “Good for Nothing” being coined Hottest Record in the World on April 28th by Radio 1’s highly regarded DJ Zane Lowe- a credible accolade indeed.
Doors: 7.30pm
Tickets: £17.50 + bf in adv
www.hard-fi.com/
www.myspace.com/hardfi
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Tuesday 6th December
Family Ents Presents Electric Six
Electric Six is a six-piece metro Detroit-based band playing what has been described as a brand of rock music infused with elements of "garage, disco, punk, new wave, and metal." The band met widespread recognition in 2003 with the single "Danger! High Voltage", and their second single, "Gay Bar", became their biggest hit to date, reaching #5 in the charts. They have subsequently recorded five full-length albums: Fire, SeSmoke, Switzerland, I Shall Exterminate Everything Around Me That Restricts Me from Being the Master and Flashy, as well as a rarities album, Sexy Trash. Now, following on from their 2 sold out show at Concorde2, Electric 6 are back again to delight the funs once more.
Doors: 7.30pm
Tickets: £12 + bf in adv
www.electricsix.com
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Friday 9th December
Early Show
Bimm End Of Term Party
These hard working BIMM students have a good reason to celebrate after yet another musical term successfully completed! With some of the best talent in the UK right now sprouting from inside its walls, BIMM is the place to see all your favourite new artists!
Doors: 7pm - 10pm
Tickets: £2 on the door
www.bimm.co.uk
Followed by
CARBON - Pure Drum and Bass
In the main room: D BRIDGE +TECH ITCH + RAIDEN+ DATA + EQUINOX + VOYTEK. Hosted by: MC SYSTEM + 40K Funtion One Rig. In room 2: Techno // Oldskool // Dubstep // Dub
Doors: 11pm - 4am
Tickets: £8 + bf in adv
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Saturday 10th December
Early Show
Advance Promotiopns Presents The Undertones
It's a welcome return to the Concorde 2 for classic punk band The Undertones. Probably best known for their massive single Teenage Kicks, they're well known for being John Peel's favourite band. They reformed in the late 90s, replacing Feargal Sharkey with new frontman Paul McCloone and they've not looked back since. After releasing four critically, acclaimed albums in the punk movement in the late 70s and early 80s, they've released 2 albums since their reformation and are now supporting the reissue of their Best Of released earlier this year Plus support fromDoyle & the Forefathers.
Doors: 7pm - 10pm
Tickets: £16.50 + bf in adv
www.theundertones.com/_/Home.html
www.myspace.com/77tones
FOUNDATION
REGGAE / JUNGLE / DNB / HIP HOP / RUFFNECK
With SIR COXSONE feat Festus, Lloyd Coxsone, Blacker Dred, Tenor, Fly, Daddy squechey, Gary G & Miss Independent.
Also, PHILIFE CYPHER + RAGGA TWINS LIVE PA + GROOVERIDER (jungle set) plus DJ AS-IF & SINNER.
In the Front bar: RK BASS DJS
Doors: 11pm - 4am
Tickets: £3 + bf in adv
www.myspace.com/philifecypher
www.myspace.com/raggatwins
www.myspace.com/djgrooverider1
www.myspace.com/djasif1
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Sunday 11th December
SJM Concerts Presents Death In Vegas
Death in Vegas are a psychedelic rock duo who've been creating some of the most mindwarpingly brilliant music of its kind since the mid 90s. Richard Fearless and Tom Holmes have released 5 albums to date, including September's Trans-Love Energies, and have created a musical fusion of genres as diverse as psychedelic rock, industrial or dub and even into minimal techno and electronica. In 2000, they were nominated for a Mercury Music Prize, proving despite the unconventional style of their play they are incredible musicians and it's in their live show that it really shows.
Doors: 7.30pm
Tickets: £13.50 + bf in adv
www.myspace.com/deathinvegas
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Tuesday 13th December
This Must Be The Place and Concorde2 presents The Lemonheads
Performing It's A Shame About Ray + Guests TBA
THE LEMONHEADS have just announced an extensive US and UK tour for later this year where the Evan Dando-led three piece will be performing their classic 1992 album, IT’S A SHAME ABOUT RAY, from beginning to end. Joining Dando on this tour will be guitarist Josh Lattanzi (The Candles) and drummer Brian Nolan (American Hi-Fi).
It’s A Shame About Raywas released in 1992 and was The Lemonheads’ second album for Atlantic Records. The album featured the trio – Evan Dando (guitar, vocals), David Ryan (drums) and Juliana Hatfield (bass, backing vocals) – breezing through 13 songs in just under 30 minutes, including the title track, “My Drug Buddy,” “The Turnpike Down” and a romping cover of the Simon and Garfunkel classic “Mrs. Robinson.”
Rhino Records re-released a collector’s version of the classic album with bonus tracks and a DVD in 2007 for the US and now the UK will get their chance thanks to the Edsel imprint of the UK-based Demon Music Group later this fall.
Doors: 7.30pm - 11pm
Tickets: £SOLD OUT
www.thelemonheads.net/
www.myspace.com/thelemonheads
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Wednesday 14th December
ZaZA Music Presents Seth Lakeman
Seth Lakeman is one of the most talented multiinstrumentalists on not just the folk circuit but in the UK today. A master of the fiddle, tenor guitar, viola and many more, he's a stalwart of the live music circuit with his incredibly wonderful shows at countless festivals and show out arenas worldwide. Since his nomination for the Mercury Music Prize in 2005 for his stunning second album Kitty Jay, he's continued to produce a vast array of critically acclaimed solo work, well known for its fusion of traditional and modern folk methods, demonstrated perfectly on his latest effort Hearts and Minds.
Doors: 7.30pm
Tickets: £18 + bf in adv
www.sethlakeman.co.uk/
www.myspace.com/sethlakeman
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Saturday 17th December
FREEBASS XMAS PARTY - The Last Freebass of 2011!
A monstrous mash up of 100% heavyweight Drumz-Bass-Breaks-House-Jungle-Electro-Oldskool-Dubstep-Rave-Reggae and all points inbetween with every dj from the last year of massive raves going back to back selecting their top 5 Freebass floorshakers of 2011.
Non-stop party rocking Freebass anthems. No turkeys on our tables!
FREEBASS - BRIGHTONS BIGGEST, BADDEST CHRISTMAS PARTY - ITS FREE & FULL OF BAUBLES!
Doors: 11pm - 4am
Tickets: FREE ENTRY ALL NIGHT
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Saturday 30th December
Supercharged New Year Eve Special
Featuring Friction + Hatcha + Dynamite MC + Benny Page and loads more TBA
Doors: 9.30pm - 5am
Tickets: Limted Early Bird @ £15 + bf in adv
www.myspace.com/frictiondeejay
www.myspace.com/djhatcha
www.myspace.com/dynamiteuk
www.myspace.com/bennypage1
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Monday 3rd Jan - Thurs 13th Jan
The venue is closed for Refurbishment.
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Saturday 14th January
Early show
Broken Design Presents My Element EP Launch Party
MyElement are a five piece indie / powerpop band based in East and West Sussex. The band formed at the beginning of 2006 when vocalist and lead guitarist Harry Peach went into the studio to record some songs for James Borland's Music Production degree. All of the other band members were then brought in as session musicians to record various parts for the songs, however the chemistry between all the musicians was so strong that they decided to give playing as a band a go. Since these very early days, the band have had time to develop their sound and stage show to a point where they are a truly unique unsigned band. Their broad range of influences and backgrounds mean that the songs vary in style from one to another - one minute calming you with their melodic three part harmonies, the next making you want to dance around the room
+ Support TBA
Doors: 7pm - 9.30pm
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Doors: 7pm - 10pm
Door: 11pm - 4am
www.myspace.com/m83
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Plus support from This Time Next Year + A Loss For Words + Don Broco
Doors: 7pm - 11pm
Boyz To Men
This year sees the iconic R&B trio, Boys II Men, celebrate their 20th anniversary and what better way to mark the occasion than have them serenade you at Concorde2!? Over the past two decades Boys II Men have sold over 64 million records, had eight #1 singles on Billboard Charts, had three of the longest running #1 singles on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and won 4 Grammy Awards, deservedly earning them the title of the most successful R&B act of all time.
Plus support from Brighton's very own DJ Mick Fuller / SoulShyne!
Doors: 7pm - 10.15pm
Followed By
Fresh from headlining last year's Green Man festival, the 4 man Explosions in the Sky are one of most talented and awe inspiring bands around on the circuit at the moment. The 4 men that make up EITS have been making instrumental post rock for more than 10 years now, and have been wowing crowds with their incredible mix of cinematic production and live shows abundant with controlled chaos. 2011's Take Care, Take Care, Take Care was praised by many as a progression in the band's already accomplished and original style, with many songs taking an even greater and more patient build up into epic distorted choruses. As one of the most popular post rock bands about, their anthems are surefire to catch your attention, and they shine even brighter at their shows.
Doors: 7pm - 11pm
Tickets: £20 + bf in adv
www.explosionsinthesky.com/
www.myspace.com/explosionsinthesky
In the front bar the THTC massive will be spinning sweet reggae sounds all night long while local dubstep upstarts Propergander will tearing your brain apart with an injection of Dubstep Bass as they take over room 3.
Another massive THTC lineup, we don’t believe in pigeon holing our music with genres, just smoking beats……
Doors: 11pm - 4am
Tickets: £8 + bf in adv
www.thtc.co.uk/
www.myspace.com/trojansoundsystem
www.myspace.com/stigofthedumpuk
www.myspace.com/djkennyken
www.myspace.com/djmanipulatednb
www.myspace.com/southboundhangers
Doors: 7pm - 11pm
Venue:
Madeira Drive
Kemptown Beach
Black Rock
Brighton
Contact Telephone: Box Ofice 01273 673 311
Event Dates: 7 nights a week - All Year