Brighton Dome showcases UK’s best record labels, electronic music, folk & jazz this spring.
Brighton Dome kicks off 2025 with a refreshed contemporary music programme that includes a series of gigs curated by some of the UK’s most exciting independent record labels and acclaimed electronic musician Sebastian Mullaert’s immersive show Circle of Live. Elsewhere, folk acts including The Staves perform David Crosby’s solo masterpiece If Only I Could Remember My Name in full and Mercury Prize shortlisted Fergus McCreadie and his trio are the first act for brand-new event series Jazz Connections, which showcases the UK’s vibrant jazz scene.
On 13 and 14 February, Brighton-based record label Bella Union hosts two nights in Brighton Dome’s refurbished Studio Theatre, with artists including American multi-instrumentalist BC Camplight, rock group Plantoid, guitarist and vocalist LuxJury and a secret headliner. Together We Stand! on 28 February, in the Corn Exchange, is a celebration of new jazz from collaborating labels New Soil, Bridge the Gap, Jazz Re:Freshed and Women in Jazz. Artists include Mercury Prize shortlisted corto.alto, Scottish nine-piece Rebecca Vasmant Ensemble and the West African Mandé music-inspired Balimaya Project.
Manchester’s Gondwana Records opens a packed weekend of music on Thursday 27 March featuring Jasmine Myra, electronic duo Svanesborg Kardyb , Portico Quartet’s Jack Wyllie and a set from Gondwana’s resident DJ, Mari*. The following night, New Orleans’ Hot 8 Brass Band (28 Mar) return to the Concert Hall and on Sat 29 March, Circle of Live creator Sebastian Mullaert is joined by electronic music trailblazers Clark and Rival Consoles for a one-off show in the Corn Exchange.
Fans of the late American songwriter David Crosby can revisit the legendary songwriter’s music on 2 February at If Only I Could Remember My Name. The album will be played in full by modern-day folk musicians The Staves, Hothouse Flowers member Liam Ó Maonlai, Lau’s Kris Drever and BC Camplight on Brighton Dome’s Concert Hall stage.
On 4 April in the Studio Theatre, the inaugural Jazz Connections, a new event series features award-winning Scottish ensemble Fergus McCreadie Trio and the following evening, What’s in the Salsa? (5 Apr) spotlights Afro Cuban culture through music, dance and conversations with artists from Cuba, Nigeria, the US and the UK.
Bloc Party frontman Kele Okereke plays an intimate gig on 22 February and rising star Georgia Cecile performs music from upcoming release City Girl on 20 March. This spring also sees gigs from American singer-songwriter Iris DeMent (26 Feb), Glastonbury sensations The Mary Wallopers (6 Mar) and The Who’s Roger Daltrey (20 Apr).
For more details and to book tickets visit brightondome.org