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Brighton's reputation for fun and party times stretches back to the Regency period. Jane Austen's characters were always disappearing off to Brighton, and who could blame them - Brighton today as then has a kicking nightlife scene and a Gay club and resident Gay scene to beat all. Essentially the Gay Capital of the South with outstanding Brighton and Hove Pride Festivals and a host of gay shops, bars, clubs and gay friendly and gay owned accommodation, Brighton's gay village centres around stunning Regency Kemp Town. In Brighton you'll find some of the best Gay Clubs and Club nights in the UK, many with a long and established history.

The best of British live music is on offer in the city across popular live music venues like Concorde 2, Freebutt and the Engine Room as well as bigger rock and pop concerts at the Brighton Dome and Centre. The annual Great Escape Music Festival in Brighton during May sees live acts performing across 25 live music venues around Brighton and Hove and Fatboy Slim's Beach Boutique party in September sees huge crowds flocking to Brighton.

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The Downs Hotel - Woodingdean

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Brighton Gay Clubs & Gay Guide Village

The Gay capital of the south and one of the UK's most popular gay friendly hotspots, Brighton has a long history as a gay centre (checkout the comprehensive history of Gay Brighton via the 'Our Story' weblink) and offers a superb choice of gay owned and gay friendly accommodation and gay clubs and bars. Brighton's Gay Village centres around beautiful Regency Kemptown just east of the city centre running east parallel to the seafront to Brighton Marina. Find a choice of gay shops around the St James's Street area plus a good sprinkling of tecno clubs.

Brighton's gay clubs are legendary, listed in full via the Gay Brighton and Hove webguide right. Topspot clubs include Revenge on Old Steine, The Club on Charles Street, Legends on Marine Parade and various club nights including Sunday Sundae at Audio on Marine Parade and Wild Fruit at Tru the former club Creation on West Street. In the heart of the Gay Village The Candy Bar on St James's Street offers free entry on the Wednesday night extravaganza.

Gay friendly bars in Brighton you won't have trouble finding - the list is huge. A choice sit along St James's Street including Candy Bar, Cafe 22 and Bulldog. Some double up as clubs and some sit adjacent or within gay friendly Brighton Hotels. See a full listing of Brighton and Hove's gay friendly pubs and bars via the Brighton and Hove Gay Guide weblink right. Marine Parade also offers an excellent choice including Charles Street Bar/Cafe, the R Bar & Lizard Lounge and the Amsterdam Bar, Hotel and Sauna. The big one has to be Revenge, Brighton's biggest gay club and top Friday and Saturday night slots Lollipop vs House of Diva and Kinky Dangerous. Checkout Revenge's weblink right for details.

Definitive Gay Club guides are via the Gay Guide Brighton & Hove and Real Brighton weblinks right.

Brighton Clubs & Bars

Easily a UK clubbing hotspot, Brighton clubs cater for all tastes of music from thumping dance and club nights to laidback soul and jazz. One of the best club listings for Brighton and Hove is the Real Brighton webguide right. Browse through each of Brighton's many clubs to see reviews and details of the kind of music and entertainment you can expect there.

Brighton offers a huge collection of Gay, Mixed and Mostly Straight clubs so take your pick. Details are via the Real Brighton weblink. Down on Brighton Seafront the Kings Road Arches holds a huge choice of some of the city's most popular clubs including The Brighton Coalition, Digital - Brighton's former Zap Club, Arc, Funky Buddha Lounge and the Beach Club.

Brighton Live Music Venues

Brighton's live music choice across numerous venues large and small, concert hall and club, ranks with the best of the UK cities. Larger popular live music Brighton Venues include the Brighton Dome's Concert Hall and the Brighton Centre for big pop and rock concerts. Many of the Brighton Clubs and theatres including Komedia's studio bar, The Old Market in Hove and the popular Concorde 2 live music venue are host venues for live music during popular Brighton Festivals including the Brighton Festival Fringe, the Great Escape Music Festival in May and Brighton Pride events. Top live music venues in Brighton which have played host to the best of up and coming bands include The Engine Room and Freebutt. Checkout too live music programmes at Komedia, Concorde 2 and Digital.

Engine Room, 5 Preston Street, Brighton BN1 2HX. Tel. 01273 728999. Brighton's best Alt/Rock Club Venue. Freebutt, 1 Pheonix Place, Brighton BN2 9ND. Book online via the Brighton Ticketshop weblink right.

Digital Brighton, 187-193 Kings Road Arches, Brighton BN1 1NB. Tel. 01273 227767.

Concorde 2, Madeira Shelter Hall, Madeira Drive, Brighton BN2 1EN. Tickets tel. 01273 673311.

Brighton Pride Summer & Winter Festivals

Brighton's celebrated and internationally famous Pride Summer Festival Week runs annually from the end of July into early August (see Brighton Pride's weblink right for forthcoming dates). Consistently voted the top Pride event in the UK by Gay Times, inclusive in events is the famous Brighton Pride Carnival Parade and Park Event with the parade starting at Madeira Drive adjacent to Brighton Pier and usually kickstarting around 11am following along Kingsway then up to West Street and back down to North Street then on to Old Steine and up towards Preston Park for 1pm and the Park Festival. Countries from around the world contribute floats and costumes - Brighton's Pride Parade is one of the most colourful out there. Brighton Pride also holds a Winter Pride week event in early February annually.

A dazzling programme of events and activities takes place through Brighton Pride week in the summer including dog shows, club nights, theatre and street parties often on St James's Street in the heart of the gay village. Brighton's Pride has long roots dating back to 1992, but Brighton's lesbian, gay and bisexual history as the Gay Capital of the South stretches much further back to the early 19th century when huge numbers of soliders were garrisoned at Brighton during the Napoleonic Wars. The superb 'Brighton Our Story' weblink right explores in-depth Brighton's Queer History from the early 1800s through to todays Community Comes of Age and the huge success of Brighton Pride and the celebrated gay scene in the city. Plans for a Lesbian Gay & Bisexual Heritage Centre in Brighton are underway and you can read more via the Brighton Our Story weblink right.

Winter Pride in Brighton is newer than the August Pride week and is seeing continued growth and success with events running across 37 venues across Brighton and Hove. Find out more on both Brighton Pride events via the Pride weblink.

Pride in Brighton and Hove, 6 Bartholomews, Brighton, BN1 1HG. Tel. 01273 775939.