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Komedia – Listings March 2016

MUSIC

Metropolis Music present Barry Adamson

Not satisfied with a Mercury Award nomination, the former Magazine bass player continues to push himself and blur the lines of film, music and art, with a spectacular outcome. Wed 2 Mar 7PM £15 ADV. 14+

Kev Minney: All You Need EP Launch


Kev Minney is a Brighton based virtuoso guitar player, singer and songwriter. Support from De La Rose & Will McNicol, and Chris Woods Groove.
Wed 2 Mar Studio 7.30PM £6 14+

SPOKEN WORD

Hammer & Tongue

A year round programme of poetry slams with touring guest artists. ‘Hammer & Tongue has reinvented the medium for the hip-hop generation’ The Guardian.
Thu 3 Mar Studio 7.30PM £6/£5 CONC 14+ TICKETS ON THE DOOR ONLY

Fri 4 Mar–Sat 5 Mar

Krater Comedy Club

Award winning comedy with top UK and international comedians. ‘A night full of fun and side-splitting laughter. I didn’t want it to end!’ The Latest.
Krater Comedy Club reserves the right to alter line-ups. 18 & over only.

Fri 8pm £16.50, £29 (Meal Deal Plus) £25.50 (Meal Deal)
Ben Norris, Rhys James, Ninia Benjamin, MC Stephen Grant
Sat 7pm £24, £36.50 (Meal Deal Plus) £33 (Meal Deal)
Ben Norris, Ivo Graham, Ninia Benjamin, MC Stephen Grant
Sat 10.30pm £14, £24 Side Saver, £9 Conc, £5 NUS/U26
Ben Norris, Ninia Benjamin, MC Stephen Grant
http://www.komedia.co.uk/brighton/comedy/krater/

COMEDY

The Maydays: Confessions! Plus Guest Improv Superstars!

Maydays return with a bigger show for 2016.  As well as performing 5-star show Confessions, they’ll be joined by guest Improv Superstars.
Fri 4 Mar Studio 7PM £10 16+

CLUB NIGHT

Ultimate Power

Nothing but the greatest power ballads ever written, resulting in a night of pure euphoria! “A fun as f**k communal club experience” NME.
Fri 4 Mar 11PM £4 ADV. 18+

FIX::RECKONWRONG

For our first dance party of the new year, we present a burgeoning talent in the scene, a recent addition to Whities consistently dece notch board of releases, Reckonwrong.

Fri 4 Mar 11PM £3. 18+

GoGoDisco

Resident and guest DJs spin 80s, indie, post-punk, brit-pop, new wave and garage rock.
Sat 5 Mar Studio 11PM £4 ADV OR WITH FLYER BEFORE MIDNIGHT /£6 AFTER 18+

MUSIC

The Bros. Landreth

Twenty-seven years. Four bandmates. Two brothers. One album. Anchored by the bluesy wail of electric guitars, the swell of B3 organ, and the harmonized swoon of two voices that were born to mesh.
Sat 5 Mar 7PM £8

COMEDY

Bent Double

Hosted by star of Michael McIntyre’s Comedy Roadshow, Zoe Lyons. Featuring Diane Morgan, Andrew Doyle and Pippa Evans. ‘Critics’ Choice’ The Times
Sun 6 Mar 7.30PM
SIDE SAVER £22 £12 £9 CONC £6 NUS SPECIAL. 18+

Dane Baptiste: Reasonable Doubts

Dane is back with his first nationwide tour of critically acclaimed smash-hit show, Reasonable Doubts.  ‘Observational comedy at its finest’ The Independent
Wed 9 Mar Studio 8PM £12/£10 16+

The Noise Next Door On Tour
The unstoppable comedy juggernaut that is The Noise Next Door are turning up the volume for their third national tour! ‘Comedy gold.’ Guardian

Thu 10 Mar 8PM £10 MEAL DEAL PLUS £22.50, MEAL DEAL £19 16+

Fri 11 Mar–Sun 13 Mar

Krater Comedy Club
Award winning comedy with top UK and international comedians. ‘A night full of fun and side-splitting laughter. I didn’t want it to end!’ The Latest.

Krater Comedy Club reserves the right to alter line-ups. 18 & over only.

Fri 8pm £16.50, £29 (Meal Deal Plus) £25.50 (Meal Deal)
Keith Farnan, Paddy Lennox, Andrew Bird, MC Sally Anne Hayward
Sat 7pm £24, £36.50 (Meal Deal Plus) £33 (Meal Deal)
Keith Farnan, Paddy Lennox, Mike Gunn, MC Stephen Grant
Sat 10.30pm £14, £24 Side Saver, £9 Conc, £5 NUS/U26
Keith Farnan, Mike Gunn, MC Stephen Grant
Sun 8pm £12, £24.50 (Meal Deal Plus) £21 (Meal Deal) £9 (Unwaged/Disabled/60+) £5 (Student NUS)
Danny O’Brien, Nick Banks, Matt Fong, Mike Gunn
http://www.komedia.co.uk/brighton/comedy/krater/

CLUB NIGHT

Reggae Roast Sound System with Brother Culture

One Love presents Reggae Roast Sound System with Brother Culture. Caribbean food and merchandise available.
Fri 11 Mar 11PM £8 18+

Pablo DiscoBar

Pablo DiscoBar is a collective of DJs, producers and multimedia artists that share the love for tropical rhythms and global beats with a firm basis of modern festival culture. Sat 12 Mar Studio 11PM £6. 18+

COMEDY

Omid Djalili: Live 2016

Award-winning stand up and acclaimed actor Omid Djalili brings his 2016 show to Brighton. ‘…joyfully smart, stimulating and entertaining…’ The Telegraph.

Mon 14 Mar 7PM £22. 16+

MUSIC

Access to Music

Featuring new and original talent from the UK’s largest Further Education Music Provider. All proceeds go to Music As Therapy.

Tue 15 Mar STUDIO 7PM £3 SUGGESTED DONATION / TICKETS ON THE DOOR ONLY 14+ STANDING

Melting Vinyl present Lubomyr Melnyk

Ukrainian composer and pianist Lubomyr Melnyk returns with his signature style – Continuous Music – an unbroken, continuous stream of minimalist sound. ‘Will make your heart tingle’ Guardian

Tue 15 Mar 7.30PM £16 ADV/£18. 14+

COMEDY/SPOKEN WORD

Stand Up & Slam

Stand-up comedy: poetry’s idiot relation, right? Performance poetry: comedy’s boring cousin, yes? Let’s find out! The winners? You decide!

Wed 16 Mar Studio 8PM £8/£5 CONC 16+

MUSIC

Melting Vinyl present Moogmemory: Matthew Bourne & Michael England

Genre-bending pianist Matthew Bourne returns to explore the sounds of the legendary Moog Memorymoog synthesiser but this time alongside visual cohort and acclaimed video artist Michael England. Plus support.

Thu 17 Mar 7.30PM £10/£12. 14+

Fri 18 Mar–Sun 20 Mar

Krater Comedy Club

Award winning comedy with top UK and international comedians. ‘A night full of fun and side-splitting laughter. I didn’t want it to end!’ The Latest.
Krater Comedy Club reserves the right to alter line-ups. 18 & over only.

Fri 8pm £16.50, £29 (Meal Deal Plus) £25.50 (Meal Deal)
Rich Wilson, Barry Castagnola, Mark Nelson, MC Stephen Grant
Sat 7pm £24, £36.50 (Meal Deal Plus) £33 (Meal Deal)
Rich Wilson, Barry Castagnola, Mark Nelson, MC Stephen Grant
Sat 10.30pm £14, £24 Side Saver, £9 Conc, £5 NUS/U26
Rich Wilson, Mark Nelson, MC Stephen Grant
Sun 8pm £12, £24.50 (Meal Deal Plus) £21 (Meal Deal) £9 (Unwaged/Disabled/60+) £5 (Student NUS)
Rich Wilson, TBC, Mark Nelson, MC Stephen Grant
http://www.komedia.co.uk/brighton/comedy/krater/

CLUB NIGHT

Fatback Records: Hiphop Meets Jungle.

Fatback Records passes through Komedia, Brighton on the 18th March to bring you some of the best acts in Hip Hop and Jungle for the night.
Fri 18 Mar 11PM £5. 18+

Hot Wax presents Dance Your Ass Off!

Celebrating the golden age of 70s disco and its spiritual home of New York City.
Fri 18 Mar Studio 11PM £5 ADV. 18+

Spellbound

The alternative 80s club night for people who hate 80s nights. From Jenna Allsop and Simon Price, the team behind London’s legendary Stay Beautiful glam night.

Sat 19 Mar 9PM £6/£5 CONC. 18+ TICKETS ON DOOR ONLY

MUSIC

Edgar Meyer & Christian McBride

The term ‘double bass’ takes on new meaning as two of the greatest living practitioners of the instrument join forces for a thrilling exploration of the deep space beyond genre and expectation.

Wed 23 Mar DOORS 7PM £18 EARLY BIRD. 14+

Fri 25 Mar–Sun 27 Mar

Krater Comedy Club

Award winning comedy with top UK and international comedians. ‘A night full of fun and side-splitting laughter. I didn’t want it to end!’ The Latest.
Krater Comedy Club reserves the right to alter line-ups. 18 & over only.

Fri 8pm £16.50, £29 (Meal Deal Plus) £25.50 (Meal Deal)
Michael Fabbri, Elis James, Charlie Baker, MC Stephen Grant
Sat 7pm £24, £36.50 (Meal Deal Plus) £33 (Meal Deal)
Michael Fabbri, Elis James, Charlie Baker, MC Stephen Grant
Sat 10.30pm £14, £24 Side Saver, £9 Conc, £5 NUS/U26
Michael Fabbri, Charlie Baker, MC Stephen Grant
Sun 8pm £12, £24.50 (Meal Deal Plus) £21 (Meal Deal) £9 (Unwaged/Disabled/60+) £5 (Student NUS)
Michael Fabbri, TBC, TBC, Charlie Baker, MC Stephen Grant
http://www.komedia.co.uk/brighton/comedy/krater/

MUSIC

Dub Organiser

Live dub music, classics riddims and original tunes performed, mixed, delayed and dubbed up live by the in-house band. Probably the most exciting dub night around!
Fri 25 Mar Studio DOORS 9PM £3. 18+

CLUB NIGHT

Battlejam with Beardyman and JFB
Celebrating 10 years of mashed up dancefloors, this Battlejam sees Beardyman join JFB for their insane double act.

Fri 25 Mar 11PM £20/£15/£10 Earlybird. 18+

COMEDY

Funny Women
Funny Women features the newest and most exciting female stand up in the UK, in support of brilliant local charity RISE. Line up TBC.
Sat 26 Mar Studio 7.30PM £12/£10 CONC. 18+

CLUB NIGHT

Club Rope

A disgustingly cool melting pot of mod, soul, rock’n’roll, boogaloo, ska, funk, glam, punk and more from resident DJs Andy Croft (The Moons/Paul Weller) and Tara Griffin.

Sat 26 Mar Studio 11PM £4/£3 CONC. 18+

MUSIC

Johnny Kid presents Jacqui McShee’s Pentangle

The latest incarnation of the legendary British folk-jazz band, Pentangle, play an eclectic mix of folk, jazz, blues with folk rock influences.

Wed 30 Mar 7.30PM £18 EARLY BIRD. 14+

COMEDY

Phil McIntyre Entertainments present John Robins: Speakeasy

Comedian, firebrand, sometime DJ and all-time vibe magnet. “Perfectly crafted, intelligently put, cynically hilarious… sublimely entertaining show” Broadway Baby.

Wed 30 Mar Studio 7.30PM £12/£10 CONC. 14+

MUSIC

Kris Drever

Kris Drever’s voice and guitar forms part of the backbone of today’s contemporary roots scene. ‘The folk revival has a new standard bearer’ Q. Plus support.

Thu 31 Mar Studio 7.30PM £13 ADV / £15. 14+ STANDING

COMEDY

Comic Boom

Another legendary night featuring rising comedy stars. Featuring headliner Ray Peacock and a secret special guest MC.‘Now widely regarded as the best new comedy night in Britain.’ ★★★★★ Latest.

Thu 31 Mar 8PM £9/£7 CONC. £5 NUS £19.00 SIDE SAVER. 18+

Box Office: 0845 293 8480
44 – 47 Gardner Street, Brighton, BN1 1UN
www.komedia.co.uk