Brighton scene guide
Brighton scene guide — find your venue by sound. House lands at Patterns. The venues, promoters and artists shaping Brighton’s electronic scene.
Find your venue
- House — if you like Todd Terje: Patterns, Quarters, Concorde 2
- Drum & Bass — if you like Delta Heavy: Quarters, Volks, Patterns
- Techno — if you like Christian Smith: Patterns, A L P H A B E T, WaterBear Venue
- Tech House — if you like SOSA (UK): Concorde 2, Horizon Nightclub, Tide Nightclub
- Deep House — if you like deadright: Horizon Nightclub, Hare & Hounds, Presuming Ed Coffeehouse
- Jungle — if you like Christian Smith: Quarters, Volks, Chalk
- Bass — if you like Notion: Oculist, Quarters, Patterns
Busiest venues
How big is Brighton’s electronic scene?
Over the last 12 months soundcheck tracked 728 club nights across 76 venues in Brighton, featuring 870 artists. Every listing carries the line-up, times and venue — see what’s on in Brighton tonight.
Which Brighton venues have the most club nights?
Counted over the trailing 12 months of listings:
| Venue | Nights (12 mo) |
|---|---|
| Patterns | 133 |
| Quarters | 98 |
| Volks | 93 |
| Oculist | 56 |
| WaterBear Venue | 40 |
| The Tempest Inn | 30 |
| Concorde 2 | 29 |
| A L P H A B E T | 28 |
| Brighthelm Centre | 21 |
| Tide Nightclub | 18 |
What time do Brighton club nights actually start and end?
From the 728 listings publishing door times: the median Brighton night opens at 21:00 — 50% open before 22:00, 50% between 22:00 and midnight, and 0% after midnight. Of the 154 listings publishing a close time, the median close is 03:00, 34% run past 04:00 and 12% go to 06:00 or later.
How much does a club night in Brighton cost?
Across the 153 listings publishing prices (21% of all nights): the median advance ticket is £9, with half of all nights between £4 and £11. 24% of listed nights are free.
When does Brighton go out?
Saturday is the biggest night (48% of all listings); Friday and Saturday together carry 84% of the week. The busiest month of the year is October.
What does Brighton sound like?
By share of genre tags across the year’s line-ups: House 29% · Techno 18% · Drum & Bass 15% · Garage 10% · Jungle 8% · Disco 7%. Genre-by-genre venue picks are in the routes above.
All figures derived from soundcheck’s listings database over the trailing 365 days; updated with each rebuild.