Stigmatophiles from all corners of the UK will converge on Brighton next month when 300 of the world’s top tattooists will be giving it the needle for the 12th year in a row. From its humble beginnings at Brighton Race Course in 2007, the Brighton Tattoo Convention has grown year on year into a major…
After a a six-year break from touring, Welsh comedian Rhod Gilbert is back on the road in 2019 with a new show, The Book of John. The tour kicks off on Saturday, 2 February, at the William Aston Hall in Wrexham and spans 52 venues over six months, with two nights at both London’s Eventim…
It’s not long into the new year before the festivals kick-off again and next weekend there’s the Rockaway Beach Festival to look forward to at the Butlin’s resort in Bognor Regis, West Sussex. Now in its fourth installment the festival takes place from 11-13 January 2019 and features Gary Numan, Maximo Park, Barry Adamson, Laetitia…
Yesterday marked the 70th anniversary of the death of one of Britain’s greatest racing pioneers, Sir Malcolm Campbell. Born in Chislehurst, Kent, Campbell passed away on 31 December 1948 at the age of 63, having held the world speed records on land and on water at various times during the 1920s and 1930s, a feat…
Originally constructed in 1907, the Brooklands race track was the ‘Ascot of Motorsport’ in its heyday and the place where speed demon Sir Malcolm Campbell cut his teeth as a racing driver. Built by local landowner Hugh Locke King on 330 acres of farm and woodland on his estate at Weybridge in Surrey, it was…
Taking place across multiple venues in Brighton in May, the Great Escape Festival features a huge line-up of new music with hundreds of up-and-coming acts lined up for the city from 9-11 May 2019. A leading festival for emerging talent, the Great Escape showcases about 500 developing artists from all over the world at more…
Some of the leading lights on the funk and soul circuit will be jazzing up Brighton this weekend when the Love Supreme Festival sets up camp from 30 June to 2 July. The three-day greenfield jazz festival takes place in the stunning surroundings of Glynde Place on the beautiful South Downs in East Sussex, about…
