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Home by the Sea – a festival made in Brighton!
This eclectic line up was sure to set a few Brightonian's
taste buds tingling and the Concorde seemed the most
perfect venue choice. Quite how they were going to pull
off 4 stages in one venue was an exciting mystery. However
as a veteran Concorde goer I found the set up confusing
and got a little tetchy when security kept telling me
which doors I could and couldn’t use. ‘This
is OUR club!’ my inner voice cried ‘What
are they doing to me?’ I felt my indignant heels
dig in and an instant dislike crept over me. Being the
fickle person I am this soon dissipated when I found
my feet and I almost wept with joy when I found the
out door arches stage all pretty with fairy lights,
curated by Peggy Sue with no pirates in sight. Ticket
prices were good value for what was on offer but even
better value when they fell in price and went on sale
at a 2 for 1 offer which meant most people I spoke to
scooped up a complete BARGAIN!
With short slots, the line up was truly
bursting with home grown Brighton bands and a generous
sprinkling of those from further afield. The most exciting
of which for me was the nostalgic and angst ridden Shout
Out Louds. This tight Swedish born band jammed their
slot with a good smattering from both albums and left
the crowd (albeit far too small) wanting more.
Back in the front bar bands such as Thomas Tantrum,
The Wave Pictures and Shortwave Set tore through their
sets, the smaller space encompassing a more impressive
atmosphere.
Cocknbullkid seemed unphased by the smaller
crowd in the main room, which did increase as (tragically)
they shut the beautiful out door stage. By the time
The Brakes came on we were stomping…not sure if
that was them or the alcohol because from then on it’s
a bit of a hazy blur.
At Home by the Sea - great idea with a
good line up and at a good price, unfortunately under
promoted with little info available on line. The small
crowd did feel a bit of a downside to the event; often
the main stage was devoid of people and the infill music
was not enough to sustain the atmosphere between bands
(hence the onslaught of human pyramids by the general
public). I hope they do this event again but with more
promotion and shorter gaps between longer sets.
Written by Sarah Brownlow
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