Night-life & popular music of Brighton and Hove

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The "Brighton Gloucester" nightclub on London Road.

Brighton and Hove, England is noted as a centre for popular music. Internationally known artists include The Levellers, Fatboy Slim, British Sea Power, and The Kooks. Record labels include Skint Records. Brighton underground music is increasingly influential in the UK electronic/dance music scene, with Wrong Music and Litmus Records artists such as Shitmat, Drops and Daddy inspiring a grass-roots movement away from big name DJ culture towards live performance and experimentation.

There are a large number of pubs, bars and nightclubs in Brighton — over 300 pubs and bars according to a book of July 2006.^{[citation needed]} Alcohol consumption on the street (other than in regulated zones directly outside licensed premises) is now banned in many central parts of the town.

Nightclubs include The Zap, The Volks, The Honey Club, The Ocean Rooms, The Brighton Gloucester, The Event, Funky Buddah Lounge, Audio, Creation, and Arc.

Live music venues (some of which also serve other functions) include Concorde2, Brighton Arena, The Brighton Dome, The Corn Exchange, The Brighton Centre, The Freebutt, The Pressure Point, The Engine Rooms, Casablanca and the Komedia.

[edit] Brighton in popular music

The Queen song, "Brighton Rock", named after Graham Greene's 1930s novel Brighton Rock, told a story of two young lovers meeting at Brighton on a public holiday.
Of Montreal's song "My British Tour Diary" says "Brighton's lovely in the fall."