Yellow Book Bar

With shows and events that celebrate all things terrifying and chilling, BRIGHTON HORRORFEST 2025 presents some of the finest scares from across the UK over 13 days of productions. Join us at the Yellow Book 18-30 October. brightonhorrorfest.com

Thu 31-Jul ☞ FREE ENTRY! Wander through the enchanting night market, where local artisans showcase their crafted treasures. Our night market runs through-out the evening of The Court, welcoming you at The Yellow Book bar from 18:00 - 22:00.

19:30 Thu 31-Jul ☞ Lammas is upon us, and we are proud to present the artists who form our first harvest, to share their bounty with you all… The Court is a celebration of folklore, folk culture, and folk horror bonded by a deep affection for talks, stories, and music sweetvenues.com/whats-on/the...

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19:00 Wed 30-Jul ☞ The Brighton Slamologue, a monologue slam where performers deliver 2-3 minute monologues from existing plays — expect quirky, offbeat choices - not overdone speeches! BUY TICKETS HERE sweetvenues.com/whats-on/the...

Clothes swap 3-5pm on Sat 26-July 2025 in aid of @acornunion.bsky.social’s Brighton Chapter - come and get involved!

Free live music in the bar tonight! Featuring Sleepless Pleasures, Occulture and the inimitable Wage Theft - doors 7:30pm #brightonmusicscene #freegigsbrighton

Thursday 26-Jun 2025… Brighton’s black metal banshee Artemesia brings an acoustic set of gothic tunes to the Yellow Book with Post-Punk inspired guitar noise from OPM. Melody and Melancholy — Celebrate the dark flipside of summer. FREE ENTRY!

Music to melt your faces off at the BATSHIT BALL this Saturday — 07-Jun 2025 — FREE ENTRY & LATE BAR. Rikki Chaos delivers the best of Death Metal / Black Metal / Extreme Metal / Industrial / Goth / Hard Rock. DJ set starts 8pm, bar serving up to midnight.
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Join us in the darkness! #worldgothday

SweetFest 2025 at the Yellow Book — 19 days of comedy, theatre, music, magic and spoken word. Tickets and more info sweetvenues.com

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FREE ENTRY! 8pm Tuesday 6th May at the Yellow Book Bar.

Falling Boy: Drone Metal feat. Oliver IronGiant.

Kalopsia: Blend of goth, industrial, sludge and doom - heavy as an evil brick.

Wrench: Beer-fuelled sludge, designed to deafen.

#alternativemusicbrighton #freegigsbrighton #brightonmusicscene

Brad Jon Kane with a furry Russian hat and Zapata moustache, accompanied by hamsters

Sweet@YellowBook: Start the weekend off with some alternative comedy!

Brad Jon Kane: Please Slow Down (Work in Progress)
19:30 (60mins)

Be prepared to enter the surreal, silly and bizarre in a character comedy show.

Visit www.sweetvenues.com to get your tickets, or visit the link in our bio!

May mayhem at our monthly metal night this coming Saturday (3rd May). Noise starts 8pm, bar serving up to midnight and entry is FREE.

Poster advertising my talk on 'The Lady of the Labyrinth' on Sunday 27th April for the Once&Future Festival at @yellowbookbar.bsky.social

If you're in Brighton next Sunday, I'll be giving a talk entitled 'The Lady of the Labyrinth', kicking off the final day of events for the Once&Future Festival at @yellowbookbar.bsky.social. Book here: sweetvenues.com/whats-on/the...

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Once&Future 2025: Wed 23-Apr @ 18:00

The Fae as Folklore Podcast! Journey deeper beyond the Veil with your favourite faerie bards. Gabi, Alicia, Madi and Nem are the fae queens behind fantasy folk band Fae as Folk.

Tickets sweetvenues.com/whats-on/the...

Darling, Bedtime (one half of the artist duo Bedtime and West)

Once&Future 2025: Tue 22-Apr @ 21:00

An intimate storytelling experience with immersive sound design. Our stories are Inspired by various folklore of the forest, magic and myth, and staying up way too late into the night.

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Harpist and singer Clare McGlone and singer and guitarist Claire Rakich.

Once&Future 2025: Sun 20-Apr @ 19:45

The Claras are a Sussex-based folk duo performing traditional songs from the British Isles and beyond, alongside traditional folk-inspired originals and the occasional left-field cover.

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Once&Future 2025: Sun 20-Apr @ 18:00

A fairy curse. A sleeping princess. A kingdom in turmoil. A story you think you know. All actions have a consequence; all magic has a price. Robin Gurney weaves poetry together with storytelling…

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Illustration from a twelfth-century Canterbury manuscript showing St Dunstan pulling the devil by the nose with his blacksmith's tongs.

Once&Future 2025: Sun 20-Apr @ 16:45

Magical Marginalia: Stories and Styles of Mediaeval Art - a journey through the landscape of mediaeval illumination, exploring how a centuries-old style continues to speak to our imagination.

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Black and white photo of a lone cyclist travelling along an otherwise deserted country lane

Once&Future 2025: Sun 20-Apr @ 15:30

Whispers in the Green: A Double Bill of Rural Horror! We proudly present two new pieces of folk horror on film, fresh nightmares from the lonely green...

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Comedian Simon Topping sitting in a giant ice-cream cone.

Once&Future 2025: Sat 19-Apr @ 19:30

It's comedy, but it ain't stand-up. The UK's finest sketch, improv, character, physical or musical comedy or anything that is just that little bit different. All hosted by the insatiable and incorrigible Leslie Bloom.

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Edinburgh Comedy Award-nominated comedian The Story Beast (alias John Henry Falle) and world renowned illustrator and Observer political cartoonist, Chris Riddell.

Once&Future 2025: Sat 19-Apr @ 18:00

Expect a rowdy evening of live-illustrated Epics, Folktales and the occasional sea-shanty live and in pencil when Chris Riddell and The Story Beast Get Folked Up!

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Not for kids!

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Join comedian and tale-teller The Story Beast (alias John Henry Falle) as he teams up with former Children’s Laureate Chris Riddell for a rollicking live illustrated romp through the many realms of folktale.

Once&Future 2025: Sat 19-Apr @ 15:00

Meet your local dragon! Learn to walk like a giant! Watch stories come to life live and in pencil! With comedian and tale-teller The Story Beast and former Children’s Laureate Chris Riddell.

(Recommended age 6+)

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Far Darrig band playing folk music on traditional instruments

Once&Future 2025: Fri 18-Apr @ 21:00

Finish off the first night of the Once&Future fest with Far Darrig, the most sluttish, slouching, jeering, mischievous phantoms. Here to bring you jigs, reels and a hangover!

#brightonmusicscene #follband #folkmusic

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A poster for the VVAIF performance at Once & Future Fest 2025. It reads: “VVAIF conjures primal, acoustic doom folk with melancholic vocals, raw guitar, and a stark, theatrical presence- unraveling subconscious emotions through eerie, unearthed tales where myth, memory, and reality blur.” Located at Sweet venue at The Yellow Book in Brighton, on April 24th 2025 from 6-6:50pm. Advanced tickets on sale for £10

Join, hear, and feel. Gravity weighs into its pictures present, to move for only those present.

Thank you to @onceandfuturefest.bsky.social for hosting this special performance. #onceandfuture25

Tickets: sweetvenues.com/whats-on/vvaif

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A piratical violin and mandolin with a flagon of ale.

Once&Future 2025: Fri 18-Apr @ 19:30

For one night only, Frankie Heartless brings us sea shanty and folk favourites! Frankie also performs on board the Golden Hinde, at steampunk events, and recently made their international debut at Helsinki Drag Fest.

Tickets: sweetvenues.com/whats-on/the...

Folk singer Claire Vine performing on stage at a microphone. She is wearing a black vest and floral skirt.

Once&Future 2025: Fri 18-Apr @ 18:00.

Claire Vine’s songs sound like they’ve always existed. Condensing urgent political and social commentary into concise, uncompromising moments of raw beauty, her songs are unashamedly political and poignantly personal.

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