The Freebutt & Penthouse - Brighton's legendary small music venue & bar.

Coming Soon @ The Freebutt: 
tUnE-YaRdS, Hot Club De Paris, The Soft Pack, Shearwater, David Thomas Broughton, Japandroids, Xiu Xiu, Memory Tapes, Blakfish, Brother Ali, Memory Tapes, The Heavy, Gift Of Gab, Islands, Wooden Shjips, High Places, Mount Eerie, Viking Skull... and lots more.

Upcoming Freebutt promotions elsewhere in Brighton:
Fanfarlo (@ Audio)...


!!NEW!!
TALL SHIPS FREE EP LAUNCH SHOW

Tallk Ships, our favourite tech-pop-noise-post-punk 3 piece will be celebrating their debut release on Big Scary Monsters with a free show at the Freebutt on Saturday 13th February. The boys have also hand picked an ace line-up with On Histories Of Rossenberg, Wilson Fisk and Owen Davey, plus art and poetry from the Clinic Collective and Tubelord DJing. There is also talk of jelly and ice cream... and it's all free so don't miss it!!
www.myspace.com/tallshipsfromfalmouth
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!!NEW!!
M.U.F.F. @ The Penthouse - Feb. 11th

Another hot new night is coming to the Penthouse this Thursday; M.U.F.F. is a night of all girl music being celebrated by girl DJs, with the added bonus of games, prizes and free mix CDs. Big tunes will be played ranging from riot grrrl to pop to hip hop. It's free from 8pm 'til midnight.
Sisterhood YAY!
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!!NEW!!
GIFT OF GAB FROM BLACKALICOUS @ THE FREEBUTT!

Exciting hip hop news at Freebutt towers... we have Gift Of Gab, legendary MC from hip hop heroes Blackalicious playing at the Freebutt on 7th of March. The dude's a proper legend so get tickets for this sharpish! His new album 'Escape 2 Mars' is out now. Tickets are available now.





!!NEW!!
JAPANDROIDS ARE COMING!!

Oh yes, it's getting nearer! Japandroids debut Brighton show is going off on Feb 22nd and it promises to be a night of big rocking fun, positve feelings and songs about girls and parties. If you haven't got a ticket yet then DO.... IT.... NOW! The show is selling fast to don't be left out in the cold.
Just to get you in the mood check it out...





UPCOMING HIGHLIGHTS:
CHESNEY HAWKS - Sat. 6th Feb.

Yes! It's not long 'till Mr Hawks graces us with his presence for a special acoustic show. Come see a true 80s pop legend and sing along to 'The One And Only'!!

TUNE-YARDS - Tues 9th Feb.
Her album Bird-Brains was certainly one of the best albums 2009 for us at The Freebutt and this show should be a real treat! Quirky, compelling, looping left-field folk with real soul. Support from The Creaking Chair and Animal Magic Tricks

HOT CLUB DE PARIS - Wed 10th Feb.
A night of high energy tech-pop on Moshi Moshi Records! Support from Rob The Rich and Swims.



!!SELLING FAST!!
Shearwater, Japandroids, The Heavy, Wooden Shjips!

Just a heads up for anyone planning on seeing Shearwater, Japandroids, The Heavy or Wooden Shjips who hasn't got a ticket yet... these shows are selling FAST so we advise you to avoid being let down and get a ticket for these show in advance. Tickets are on sale from all the usual places.
ps. heres a little vid of The Heavy playing on The Late Show with Letterman. DAMN!





MEMORY TAPES - 9th MARCH

A very exciting new show, on March 9th we have Memory Tapes! The debut album 'Seek Magic' showed up in countless 'Best of 2009' lists so this should not be missed. Tickets are on sale now so be sure to snap them up quick!
www.myspace.com/memorytapes

 



FREEBUTT TICKETS AVAILABLE FROM SUSSEX UNIVERSITY BOX OFFICE

Tickets for Freebutt shows are now available to buy on Sussex University campus from their new box office.
Easy.
 



WOODEN SHJIPS RETURN!!We are very please to confirm the return of a Freebut favourite WOODEN SHJIPS! The boys will return on April 20th. Tickets will be on sale very soon from all the usual outlets. Don't miss the freak out!