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With a highly central position between the Clock Tower and Brighton station, The Hope is a bustling, music-led watering hole, popular with the city's creative community and after-work crowd. It offers a wide selection of drinks to lubricate the soul, along with a delicious tapas and pizza menu to keep the body happy. Upstairs sits The Hope Live, a 100 capacity live music venue boasting a fantastic PA, stage and bar setup. Acting as both a showcase for Brighton's flourishing indie scene and a destination venue for touring acts from across the world, the room has a strong musical heritage - The Strokes, The White Stripes and Adele are just a few of the big names to have passed through its doors. The space can also cater for a range of other activities such as private parties, film screenings and dance classes etc.
It came as a surprise that Newcastle act Polarsets were headlining the first Vive La France night this year at The Hope. That is until after a little digging, the reason’s became apparent. Legendary record label Kitsune Maison has of course snapped them up as another promising addition to their small but perfectly formed list of acclaimed indie-popsters. Home to Two Door Cinema Club and Is Tropical to name a few, Polarsets are in good company. And of course as a French music label, it provides ample enough reason for them to spearhead a festival dedicated to great French music.
5 acts in one night is interesting. 5 great acts in one night is brilliant. The Hope was filled to the brim in store for an evening that spanned several genres and performances, whilst remaining universally entertaining.
The Great Escape is thrilled to be announcing an initial line-up of acts to play across its 30 venues in Brighton this May. Crossing genres from Catalan garage to Australian Electro-chant, UK Surf to Canadian Blues, a staggering host of remarkable sounds are on show already. Old or young, jaded or woefully naïve, TGE 2012 will have something to surprise you.
A few nights before Christmas, a cold night and a free Communion show featuring some Brighton’s brightest talents. With the stars having seemingly aligned for what would’ve seemed to be a definite room filler, it was with some surprise that The Hope crowd remained eerily sparse for what was, by all accounts, a charming evening.
Michael Kiwanuka’s place on the BBC’s ‘Sound of 2011’ was a pretty safe bet. Somehow, he has managed to capture a strong online audience, as well as an even stronger radio following. A feat far harder than people consider. Much of this could well be to do with his timeless sound.
Southern Comfort has got an exciting, new shot guaranteed to get you a little hot under the collar and we’re offering you a free one at Drink In Brighton venues!
The black walls and raftered ceiling of The Hope was to be made the perfect venue for one of the USA's rising rap stars, Macklemore. As a primarily alternative venue, it may have come as quite a surprise booking, but a rather impressive one to say the least.
The 15th October saw humble Yorkshireman James Owen Fender come to the end of his mini UK tour in sunny Brighton to the receptive ears of the Hope’s weekend crowd.
Things started eerily quiet upstairs at The Hope. Quiet enough to grab a pint, have a sit down, a nice way to end the week sure, but not what’s expected from one of Brighton’s best and bravest venues!
Hands stamped and beers ready the Hope crowd prepared for a night of rock ‘n roll, punk and a whole lot in between. Headlining were the newly signed Various Cruelties, setting out on their UK tour off the back of an impressive festival season, having also supported the likes of Mumford & Sons and The Vaccines, evidence they’re as well connected as they are talented.
Friday 23rd of September was the opening night of the Brighton Weekender at the Hope. A two evening event raising funds for Amnesty international, it was perhaps a little disappointing not to see a stronger turn out to appreciate local talent playing for such a worthy cause.
Between 22nd September and 22nd October we are offering £2 off door ticket prices at our ‘The Hope Live’ shows to anyone carrying a valid Big Lemon Bus ticket for that date. What’s more, riders of the Big Lemon will be entitled to happy hour drinks prices throughout the whole day too! Check out our facebook page for more details! The Big Lemon is a fun, locally-based and environmentally-conscious business... We strongly encourage everyone to ride it if you can!
Live in Brighton? Free this weekend? Fancy going to the Big Chill Festival? We might just be able to help you....
Since facebook will soon be changing their rules regarding business profiles such as ours, we’re encouraging all our friends to join our group page and like our ‘place’ page so we can continue to keep in touch with info about food & drink deals and live music events in future.
The Great Escape, Europe’s leading event for showcasing new musical talent announces the first artists for the 2011 festival. Taking place in Brighton over 3 days in May, The Great Escape kick starts the festival season, introducing 15,000 music lovers to the key artists and sounds of the year.
Brugal Rum bring you a refreshing alternative to every day busking in Brighton & Hove. This fantastic new venture has seen many musicians sign up to play impromptu sets at 15 venues across the city who are a part of the ‘Busk Stop’ initiative.
Family Funktunes celebrate their 1st Birthday and present... The Radio Reverb Fundraiser at The Hope!
Melting Vinyl presents... Vive La France! 2010. An eclectic mix of explosive indie/pop, chanson and French- infused world music.
Movember (the month formerly known as November) is a moustache growing charity event held during November each year that raises funds and awareness for men's health. As a key local supporter of the cause, Drink in Brighton is looking for your help in making this year’s campaign bigger and better than ever.
In these troubled financial times, one of the few success stories we've seen in the drinks trade has been real ale. No longer the sole preserve of tankard weilding, beard wearing 'enthusiasts', real ale now finds iteslf at the forefront of a national trend toward supporting small businesses, buying local produce and consuming organic ingredients.
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Brugal Rum bring you a refreshing alternative to every day busking in Brighton & Hove. This fantastic new venture has seen many musicians sign up to play impromptu sets at 15 venues across the city who are a part of the ‘Busk Stop’ initiative.
Musicians can register for free with Busk Stop by supplying details of their act and Myspace account and/or web site for consideration. Members will then be able to busk in the designated Busk Stop pubs at any time of day. Just as with normal busking, any money collected by the musicians performing will be theirs to keep, with no limit on the amount of performances per day.
The aim of the project is not only to support upcoming musical talent but also to provide customers with a more varied and exciting visit to their local public house; which will also include some tantalising Brugal cocktails and drinks offers throughout the Busk Stop network. Every busker will be entitled to a free Brugal and Coke when they play, whilst customers will be able to buy them for just £2 during a performance.
All of the participating venues have been chosen specifically because live performances will compliment the atmosphere of each of them, while all Busk Stop musicians will be carefully selected by experienced local music promoter and ex-Freebutt operator Andy Rossiter.
Andy’s years of booking experience at The Freebutt have been to put to good use with the Busk Stop scheme. “I’m really excited to see this project develop and see Brighton’s pub and music scene become even more interesting than it already is, with musicians being free to play to an audience whenever they feel the urge and customers of the pubs experiencing some of Brighton’s talent in an informal atmosphere.”
Busk Stop contact: buskstop@drinkinbrighton.co.uk
The participating pubs are:
Ancient Mariner - The Black Lion - Cobbler‘s Thumb - Fiddler‘s Elbow – The Fish Bowl – The Globe - The Hampton - The Hope – Sticky Mike's Frog Bar - Mash Tun - The Norfolk - The Open House - Saint George – Sidewinder - The Signalman - The Three Graces - The Thomas Kemp –The White Rabbit – World‘s End - Xuma
Brugal is a brand of rum currently being introduced to the UK market. The company was founded in the Dominican Republic in 1888.
