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Thursday 25th June 2026

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Thursday 2nd July 2026

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25th Jun

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@ The Rose Hill
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2nd Jul

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11th Sep

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Fuzzy Lights

26th Sep

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@ The Rossi Bar
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11th Oct

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Lemoncello

16th Oct

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@ The Folklore Roo…
Pete Fij

22nd Oct

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@ The Green Door S…
Stornoway

25th Oct

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@ CHALK
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Reflective, experimental pop. Departure Lounge @

Reflective, experimental pop.

Departure Lounge @departureloungemusic + special guests play The Rosehill @the_rose_hill on Saturday 12th December

Departure Lounge return to Brighton, one of their spiritual homes (the other is Nashville) for a special headline show at The Rose Hill on Saturday 12th December. They'll be showing off tracks from their forthcoming album, Field Conditions and upgraded versions of old favourites, as well as songs from 2021's Transmeridian, including the single, Australia, which featured R.E.M.'s Peter Buck on guitar.

The four-piece recording line-up of Chris Anderson (aka Crayola Lectern), Simon Edwards, Lindsay Jamieson and Tim Keegan will be augmented by Tim's son Quincy.

"These four friends from different musical backgrounds came together originally with the stated aim of ‘creating music to soothe the troubled soul’. Citing influences including Robert Wyatt, Nick Drake, Talk Talk, Lou Reed, Arvo Pärt and Cocteau Twins, the band’s diverse tastes are reflected in the music they create.
Departure Lounge could be said to embody a lost age of reflective, experimental pop music which came to the fore at the turn of the millennium with The Beta Band, Tunng, Boards Of Canada and Gorky’s Zygotic Mynci." (Matt Lockett, Violette Records).

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#departurelounge

Running Order 📣 20:00 Doors Open 20:00 - 20:30 D

Running Order 📣

20:00 Doors Open
20:00 - 20:30 DJ Slipstreem Worldwide Beats
20.30 - 21.00 Taibhsi
21.00 - 21:30 DJ Slipstreem Worldwide Beats
21.30 - 22.45/22.55 Tamikrest (75 min set)
Exit music

𝗧𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗸𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁 @tamikrest.official + 𝗧𝗮𝗶𝗯𝗵𝘀𝗶́ + 𝗗𝗝 𝗦𝗹𝗶𝗽𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗺 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱𝘄𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗕𝗲𝗮𝘁𝘀 play 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗛𝗼𝗽𝗲 & 𝗥𝘂𝗶𝗻 @thehopeandruin #Brighton TONIGHT, Tuesday 16th June.

Kindly note: this event is now SOLD OUT.
Please buy any returns from an outlet we sell from, or from reputable ticketing companies such as Twickets.

Tamikrest offer powerful psychedelic blues rock and hypnotic trance from the Sahara.

“𝘓𝘰𝘳𝘥𝘺, 𝘥𝘰 𝘛𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘬𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘰𝘵𝘩 𝘳𝘰𝘤𝘬 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘳𝘰𝘭𝘭; 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘥 𝘨𝘶𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘳 𝘦𝘹𝘵𝘦𝘮𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘌𝘯𝘵𝘸𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘭𝘦-𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘣𝘢𝘴𝘴 𝘳𝘶𝘯𝘴, 𝘵𝘪𝘱𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢 𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘰𝘵𝘩 𝘐𝘴𝘢𝘢𝘤 𝘏𝘢𝘺𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘷𝘺 𝘮𝘦𝘵𝘢𝘭
𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘶𝘯𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘮𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘳𝘥𝘴” ~ 𝗠𝗼𝗷𝗼

Taibhsí is the fretless and acoustic lapsteel duo of Kev Nickels and Linden Pomeroy; interlocking meditations and freakish modal zones.

Slipstreem Worldwide Beats radio show is over 20 years old, with tonnes of great music and guests each week. He also DJ's at Womad, Love Supreme and Brighton Festival. Bring your dancing shoes.

Listen to a range of DJ Slipstreem Worldwide Beats tracks via our Spotify playlist - a selection of which will be played at this event. Head to Spotify, then melting-vinyl.

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#tamikrest #taibhsi

Stornoway @stornowayband + special guests play Cha

Stornoway @stornowayband + special guests play Chalk @chalk_venue #Brighton on Sunday 25th October.

Defined by Brian’s ageless, clear tenor, Stornoway's songs are uplifting, heartfelt, and dashingly melodic; but the songs are just the start. This is a band that runs on curiosity. Producing their own records, they take a bespoke approach to each track. With a wonderfully diverse range of instrumentation and an unmistakable joy in the creative process, every one of their songs is given a very beautiful and carefully considered place to live - musically and geographically, with recording locations including campervans, wind-buffeted barns, chapels and community centres.

Now, Stornoway unveils their most ambitious album yet, Beyonder, out 25th September on Cooking Vinyl @cookingvinyl Widely recognised as a band at the intersection of music and conservation, the group continues that mission with an album of wild hope, born from isolation and exploration. Beyonder channels the powers of the natural world to reconnect us, using music to bring people closer to nature.

Beyonder is an album for a changing world. It confronts the biodiversity and climate crises, the rise of divisive politics, and the toll these pressures take on our minds and communities. These songs are about journeys and destinations, discovery and choice, and taken together they cultivate a hopeful state of mind in unsettled times.

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#stornoway #ontour

Electronica and fuzzed up dream-pop. Pete Fij @pe

Electronica and fuzzed up dream-pop.

Pete Fij @petefijski + special guests play The Green Door Store @greendoorstore on Thursday 22nd October

Renowned for his unmistakable voice and wry lyrical touch, Pete Fij(alkowski) makes a welcome return with fresh solo material - unveiling songs that brim with melody, wit and understated charm.

Pete first burst onto the scene in the early 90s as the frontman and guitarist of post-shoegaze / pre-Britpop band Adorable, whose 1993 album Against Perfection, released on Creation Records, is regularly referred to as a lost indie classic, with the band picking up multiple 'Single of the Week' awards in the NME, and topping the Indie charts.

He re-emerged alongside celebrated House of Love guitarist Terry Bickers to release two critically acclaimed albums as Pete Fij / Terry Bickers, winning the Roundtable 'Single of The Week' on Steve Lamacq's BBC 6Music show.

“𝘈𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘺𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘥𝘰𝘸𝘯𝘣𝘦𝘢𝘵 𝘴𝘰𝘯𝘨𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘮𝘦𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘭𝘰𝘴𝘴, 𝘢𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘸𝘢𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘨𝘰𝘰𝘥𝘣𝘺𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘢 𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘨-𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘮 𝘳𝘦𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘱, 𝘢𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘵 𝘢 𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘩𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘥𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘊𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘥 𝘱𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘮𝘪𝘤, 𝘢𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘴𝘦𝘦𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘰𝘧𝘧 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮 𝘰𝘧 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦 𝘢𝘴 𝘢 𝘍𝘶𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘭 𝘊𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘣𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘵, 𝘐 𝘥𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘢 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘵.”

Slinging back on the electric guitar, ditching the job, upping the BPMs, and falling in love again has resulted in Pete embracing his fuzzed-up dream-pop past but also throwing in elements of pop and electronica.

Now signed to Tip Top Recordings, the title of his forthcoming LP is appropriately enough 'Up's The New Down' (released 10th July 2026). The first single from the album, the euphoric ‘Love’s Coming Back’ came out in November 2025, followed by the dark, more cinematic track “Cuckoo” in February 2026.

Pete’s lush and rich baritone voice has been compared to Lee Hazlewood, Lou Reed and Richard Hawley in the past – and fans will be pleased to hear that, if anything, he's sounding stronger, more urgent and characterful than ever.

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#petefij

Synths and electronic percussion weaved into organ

Synths and electronic percussion weaved into organic sounds…

Lemoncello @lemoncello___ + special guests play The Folklore Rooms @thefolklorerooms Brighton on Friday 16th October.

It’s hard not to feel seen by Lemoncello, a band whose live performances and recordings shimmer with the tones of modern Ireland. Their upcoming release, Perfect Place, evolves from the band’s folk-soaked roots and confidently explores intricate new shapes. Marking a bold new chapter for singer-songwriter Laura Quirke & cellist-arranger Claire Kinsella, “Perfect Place” is imbued with assuredness, featuring full-band recordings that weave synths and electronic percussion into the band’s staple organic sound.

Through an intimate and devastatingly personal style of storytelling, the new album reflects upon the modern tension between togetherness and alienation and the chaos of human nature with radical acceptance and compassion. Perfect Place follows on from the band’s debut self-titled record, which received critical acclaim from BBC Radio 6 Music, Clash, and The Line Of Best Fit. Described as “direct and refreshing”, and “cathartic” by critics at Mojo and RNR, the duo speak to listeners in the way that an ex or an old friend might – cultivating a sense of consolation that leaves audiences forgetting there’s a world outside of the venue. Lemoncello’s body of work is equally familiar and confronting, driven by the palpable chemistry of a long-term friendship.

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#lemoncello

Fuzzed-out pop melodies, swirling guitars, otherwo

Fuzzed-out pop melodies, swirling guitars, otherworldly drones...

LSD and the Search For God @lsdandthesearchforgod_ + special guests play The Komedia, Brighton @komedia_brighton on Sunday 11th October.

LSD and the Search for God hit the Northern California coast in 2005, seemingly from another place and time, dosing San Francisco with hypnotic shows built on swirling guitars, otherworldly drones, fuzzed-out pop melodies, and dreamy vocal harmonies.

Early shows and recordings drew comparisons to My Bloody Valentine, Slowdive, Yo La Tengo, Spacemen 3, and Sonic Youth, helping the band quickly earn a reputation as a must-see act within the Northern California underground shoegaze and psych scene.

Their self-titled debut EP (Mind Expansion Records, 2007; Don Giovanni, 2025) sold out before its official release date, earned critical acclaim, and continues to appear on lists of essential shoegaze releases.

"𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘚𝘢𝘯 𝘍𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘪𝘴𝘤𝘢𝘯𝘴’ 𝘸𝘢𝘴𝘩𝘦𝘥-𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘨𝘶𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘴𝘤𝘢𝘱𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘦, 𝘣𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘬𝘦𝘵-𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘮 𝘮𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘥𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘮𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘔𝘺 𝘉𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘥𝘺 𝘝𝘢𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘫𝘢𝘮𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘠𝘰 𝘓𝘢 𝘛𝘦𝘯𝘨𝘰." ~ The Big Takeover

"𝘐𝘵 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘢 𝘯𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘦𝘹𝘤𝘦𝘱𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘶𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘲𝘶𝘪𝘵𝘦 𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺, 𝘢𝘯 𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳-𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥𝘭𝘺 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦. 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘦𝘵 𝘣𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘱𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘱𝘴𝘺𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘥𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘤 𝘣𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘴. 𝘊𝘳𝘢𝘻𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘱𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘳𝘰𝘸𝘥 𝘥𝘪𝘤𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘴𝘱𝘢𝘤𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘸𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘷𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘯, 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘱 𝘵𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘢𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘰𝘱 𝘰𝘧𝘧, 𝘭𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘴𝘱𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘨𝘶𝘵 𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘶𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘸 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘥 𝘵𝘰𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘥𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘰𝘳, 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘪𝘯 𝘤𝘢𝘴𝘦 𝘪𝘵 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘭𝘰𝘶𝘥 𝘦𝘯𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩." ~ Brighton Finest

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#lsdandthesearchforgod

Compelling new folk voices, experimental drone-fol

Compelling new folk voices, experimental drone-folk and acclaimed psych-folk.

Our next run of grassroots shows:

Juni Habel @junihabel + REA @reaamusic play The Rosehill @the_rose_hill Brighton on Thursday 25th June.

Alison Cotton @alison__cotton accompanied by Mark Nicholas on percussion, harmonium and synths + special guests play The Rosehill @the_rose_hill Brighton on Thursday 2nd July.

Fuzzy Lights @fuzzysnaps + special guests play The Rossi Bar @therossibar Brighton on Saturday 26th September.

Tickets are available for all of our forthcoming shows via
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Wonderfully raw post-punk and power pop. New Show

Wonderfully raw post-punk and power pop.

New Show 📣

Jetstream Pony @jetstream_pony + Firestations @firestationsband play
A L P H A B E T @alphabetbrighton on Friday 27th November.

𝗝𝗲𝘁𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝗣𝗼𝗻𝘆 are a mix of post-punk and power pop, featuring Beth Arzy (The Luxembourg Signal/Trembling Blue Stars) on vocals and percussion, Shaun Charman (original drummer of The Wedding Present/The Popguns) on guitar and vocals, Kerry Boettcher on bass and vocals, Mark Matthews (The Dentists) on guitar, and Tom Levesley on drums.

The band has released five 7-inch singles, two EPs, and two LPs, including last year’s acclaimed ‘Bowerbirds and Blue Things’, praised for its variety and development, which features a track with lead vocals by Eleni Poulou (The Fall). The most recent release is a 10″ vinyl version of their very well-received live session for the Riley & Coe show on BBC6 Music.

All releases have received enthusiastic reviews and radio play worldwide. The band have played across Germany, France, Spain, Portugal, Norway and the UK. This will be the band’s first gig back in Brighton for 18 months!

𝗙𝗶𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 is an art-pop band from London. New album ‘International Dust’ is out on Lost Map Records in October.

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#jetstreampony #firestations

Penguin Cafe - a blend of melodic instrumental pop

Penguin Cafe - a blend of melodic instrumental pop absorbing influences of folk, minimalism, and world music. This performance will not fail to mesmorise!

Penguin Cafe: Performs Music From The Penguin Cafe Orchestra
@penguincafe_official at Quarterhouse, Folkestone @creativefstone on
Friday 6th November.

Penguin Cafe was founded by Arthur Jeffes in 2009, bringing together a talented and disparate group of musicians initially to perform his father Simon Jeffes’ legacy of world-renowned PCO music, ten years after his untimely death in 1997. Arthur, a talented composer in his own right, quickly began to create new and unique genre-defying music, blending classical instruments like violins and cellos with unexpected elements like ukuleles and melodicas, the spellbinding philosophy of the Penguin Cafe always in his mind.

Penguin Cafe have released five studio albums of original music, four of which are released on Erased Tapes Records.

The current show ‘Penguin Cafe performs Music from the Penguin Cafe Orchestra’ pays homage to the original PCO music featuring performances of classic compositions that have been captivating listeners for decades. Audiences can expect to hear beloved works like ‘Music from a Found Harmonium’ and ‘Perpetuum Mobile’ delivered with the ensemble’s signature warmth and inventiveness. This tour not only celebrates the enduring legacy of the Penguin Cafe Orchestra but also showcases the continued evolution of their sound under Arthur Jeffes direction. To commemorate the tour Universal Music has re-released all of the original PCO albums on limited edition Vinyl, and the original iconic PCO album cover paintings by Emily Young are available to own as limited edition art prints for the first time.

Outside of Penguin Cafe, Arthur’s composition work has included several shorts and commissions. He worked with Greenpeace and Aardman Animations to compose the soundtrack for Turtle Journey, released in 2020 to high acclaim, to promote the Greenpeace ‘Protect the Ocean’ campaign.

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#penguincafe

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In response to the recent developments of Covid-19

Dear Melting Vinyl supporters,

At present we are in the process of finding out what the effect of the UK Government’s latest advice to the public to avoid contact in social spaces means in terms of our upcoming events.

It may mean some shows planned for the near future could be postponed to a later date in order to safeguard our local community.

Melting Vinyl are dedicated to supporting artists and the local live music venues and we are currently in close communication with both – we will keep you all updated as soon as any news comes in on our social media.

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