Always unpredictable heavy metal and progressive rock stalwart.

Canadian musician and producer Devin Townsend has an extensive catalogue under his belt as both the founder of the extreme metal outfit Strapping Young Lad and a solo artist who often branches into peripheral works blending progressive

🎤 Experience Devin Townsend Live at The Old Market on Thursday, October 1, 2026! 🎤 The countdown has begun! Devin Townsend is taking over The Old Market on…

Devin Townsend in Brighton And Hove

Devin Townsend: Metamorphosis - Solo

Devin Townsend

Canadian musician and producer Devin Townsend performs his 'Metamorphosis - Solo Tour 2026' in an intimate one-man show at The Old Market.

Devin Townsend - Metamorphosis - Solo Tour 2026

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Devin Townsend: Metamorphosis- Solo

Always unpredictable heavy metal and progressive rock stalwart.

Canadian musician and producer Devin Townsend has an extensive catalogue under his belt as both the founder of the extreme metal outfit Strapping Young Lad and a solo artist who often branches into peripheral works blending progressive rock with elements of everything from country and new age to ambient noise and orchestral musical t

Devin Townsend - Metamorphosis - Solo Tour 2026 @ The Old Market

Always unpredictable heavy metal and progressive rock stalwart.

Canadian musician and producer Devin Townsend has an extensive catalogue under his belt as both the founder of the extreme metal outfit Strapping Young Lad and a solo artist who often branches into peripheral works blending progressive

The Old Market

Trauma Industrial Complex: The Live Show

Orwell Prize-winning author and BAFTA-winning documentary maker Darren McGarvey presents an entertaining multi-media exploration of trauma, class, and the modern culture of oversharing. Blending comedy, spoken word, and social commentary, McGarvey offers a b

A multimedia live show by the Orwell Prize-winning author exploring the intersection of creativity, class, and the modern trauma industry.

Darren McGarvey: The Trauma Industrial Complex

TIMINGS Doors: 18:45 Starts: 19:30 Seated (unreserved) Age: 16+ only Presented by FriendlyWorld Productions

Trauma Industrial Complex- The Live Show by Darren McGarvey

Trauma Industrial Complex: The Live Show

Orwell Prize-winning author and BAFTA-winning documentary maker Darren McGarvey presents an entertaining multi-media exploration of trauma, class, and the modern culture of oversharing. Blending comedy, spoken word, and social commentary, McGarvey offers a bold, compassionate and unflinching look at how personal pain becomes public performance and what it 

Darren McGarvey: The Trauma Industrial Complex @ The Old Market

Trauma Industrial Complex: The Live Show

Orwell Prize-winning author and BAFTA-winning documentary maker Darren McGarvey presents an entertaining multi-media exploration of trauma, class, and the modern culture of oversharing. Blending comedy, spoken word, and social commentary, McGarvey offers a b

Orwell Prize-winning author, BAFTA and RTS-winning documentary maker, and former BBC Reith Lecturer Darren McGarvey brings his acclaimed Fringe show Trauma…

Orwell Prize-winning author, BAFTA and RTS-winning documentary maker, and former BBC Reith Lecturer Darren McGarvey brings his acclaimed Fringe show Trauma Industrial Complex: The Live Show to TOM this October!

An entertaining multi-media exploration of trauma, class, and the modern culture of oversharing, the show blends comedy, spoken word, and social commentary in McGarvey’s unmistakable voice

Loki (Darren McGarvey)

Loki (Darren McGarvey) @ The Old Market

Orwell Prize-winning author, BAFTA and RTS-winning documentary maker, and former BBC Reith Lecturer Darren McGarvey brings his acclaimed Fringe show Trauma…

Acclaimed climate scientist, Dr Matt Winning (LLB, MSc, PhD), has been given an ultimatum: save the world by lunchtime tomorrow or sell his soul for a slice of Rockefeller’s fortune. But right now, he’s busy: his son is being born and he’s desperate for a piss.
From karaoke with a bunch of

Acclaimed climate scientist, Dr Matt Winning (LLB, MSc, PhD), has been given an ultimatum: save the world by lunchtime tomorrow or sell his soul for a slice of Rockefeller’s fortune. But right now, he’s busy: his son is being born and he’s desperate for a piss.

From karaoke with a bunch of bankers to petrol station bathrooms and the United Nations, Solastalgia, is an epic story about fatherhood, 

Matt Winning

TIMINGS Doors: 18:45 Starts: 19:30 Seated (reserved) Age: 14+, under 16s must be accompanied by an adult. Contains infrequent strong language Presented by…

Matt Winning: Solastalgia

Acclaimed climate scientist, Dr Matt Winning (LLB, MSc, PhD), has been given an ultimatum: save the world by lunchtime tomorrow or sell his soul for a slice of Rockefeller's fortune. But right now, he's busy: his son is being born and he's desperate for a piss. 

From karaoke with a bunch of bankers to petrol station bathrooms and the United Nations, Solastalgia, is an epic story about fatherhood,

Matt Winning: Solastalgia @ The Old Market

Acclaimed climate scientist, Dr Matt Winning (LLB, MSc, PhD), has been given an ultimatum: save the world by lunchtime tomorrow or sell his soul for a slice of Rockefeller’s fortune. But right now, he’s busy: his son is being born and he’s desperate for a piss.
From karaoke with a bunch of

Singer and poet Josephine Foster and composer Víctor Herrero join forces for an intimate evening of hypnotic folk performances in TOM’s Bar.

A former opera student turned visionary folk experimentalist, Foster breathes new life into the classics with warmth and interpretive wit. Her recent record A

Josephine Foster

TIMINGS Doors: 19:00 Starts: 19:30 Taking place in TOM's Bar- limited availability Age: 14+, under 16s must be accompanied by an adult Presented by Josephine…

Singer and poet Josephine Foster and composer Víctor Herrero join forces for an intimate evening of hypnotic folk performances in TOM’s Bar.

A former opera student turned visionary folk experimentalist, Foster breathes new life into the classics with warmth and interpretive wit. Her recent record Adormidera, featuring the music of Spanish composer and Foster’s long-time collaborator Víctor Herrer

Josephine Foster + Víctor Herrero

Colorado-born singer, composer, and lyric poet.

Josephine Foster + Víctor Herrero @ The Old Market

Singer and poet Josephine Foster and composer Víctor Herrero join forces for an intimate evening of hypnotic folk performances in TOM’s Bar.

A former opera student turned visionary folk experimentalist, Foster breathes new life into the classics with warmth and interpretive wit. Her recent record A

TIMINGS Doors: 17:00 Ends: 01:00 Standing Room Only Age: 18+ only Warnings: Contains flashing lights and projections Presented by Field Trip Community

Field Trip

Field Trip @ The Old Market

TIMINGS Doors: 17:00 Ends: 01:00 Standing Room Only Age: 18+ only Warnings: Contains flashing lights and projections Presented by Field Trip Community

Britain is at a crossroads. With Labour struggling to articulate a convincing vision and Reform capitalising on...

Rachel Millward The Green Party Manifesto

Rachel Millward The Green Party Manifesto @ The Old Market, Brighton BN3 1AS

Britain is at a crossroads. With Labour struggling to articulate a convincing vision and Reform capitalising on...

This October, Hove plays host to a brand-new addition to the city's cultural calendar: the Brighton and Hove Speakers Festival. Launched as an extension of the hugely successful Lewes Speakers Festival — now in its 15th year — this inaugural event brings together seven of Britain's most compelling p

This October, Hove plays host to a brand-new addition to the city's cultural calendar: the Brighton and Hove Speakers Festival. Launched as an extension of the hugely successful Lewes Speakers Festival — now in its 15th year — this inaugural event brings together seven of Britain's most compelling political, literary and media voices for a single, unmissable day of conversation, argument and story

Brighton and Hove Speakers Festival

Brighton and Hove Speakers Festival @ The Old Market

This October, Hove plays host to a brand-new addition to the city's cultural calendar: the Brighton and Hove Speakers Festival. Launched as an extension of the hugely successful Lewes Speakers Festival — now in its 15th year — this inaugural event brings together seven of Britain's most compelling p

Why does nothing work in Britain?

Its harder than ever to get a GP appointment. Burglaries go unpunished. Rivers are overrun with sewage. Real wages have been stagnant for years, even as the cost of housing rises inexorably. Why is everything going wrong at the same time?

It's easy to blame dysfun

TIMINGS Doors: 11:30 Starts: 11:50 Ends: 13:00 Seated (unreserved) Age: 14+. Under 16s must be accompanied by an adult Doors open 20 minutes before the event.…

Sam Freedman – Failed State

Why does nothing work in Britain? It’s harder than ever to get a GP appointment. Burglaries go unpunished....

Sam Freedman Failed State: The Sunday Times Bestselling Investigation Into Why Britain is Struggling

Why does nothing work in Britain?

Its harder than ever to get a GP appointment. Burglaries go unpunished. Rivers are overrun with sewage. Real wages have been stagnant for years, even as the cost of housing rises inexorably. Why is everything going wrong at the same time?

It's easy to blame dysfunctional politicians who are out for themselves. But, in reality, its more complicated. Politicians c

Sam Freedman - Failed State: The Sunday Times Bestselling Investigation Into Why Britain is Struggling

Sam Freedman – Failed State @ The Old Market, Brighton BN3 1AS

Why does nothing work in Britain?

Its harder than ever to get a GP appointment. Burglaries go unpunished. Rivers are overrun with sewage. Real wages have been stagnant for years, even as the cost of housing rises inexorably. Why is everything going wrong at the same time?

It's easy to blame dysfun

Nearly fifty years ago, Jung Chang's Wild Swans told the story of three generations of women in her family, and became a global phenomenon that sold in the tens of millions and introduced the world to the human reality behind decades of Chinese history from the last emperor, through Mao's rule and t

TIMINGS Doors: 19:00 Starts: 19:20 Ends: 20:30 Seated (unreserved) Age: 14+. Under 16s must be accompanied by an adult Doors open 20 minutes before the event.…

Jung Chang: Fly, Wild Swans

Nearly fifty years ago, Jung Chang's Wild Swans told the story of three generations of women in her family, and became...

Jung Chang Fly, Wild Swans: My Mother, Myself and China

Nearly fifty years ago, Jung Chang's Wild Swans told the story of three generations of women in her family, and became a global phenomenon that sold in the tens of millions and introduced the world to the human reality behind decades of Chinese history from the last emperor, through Mao's rule and the horrors of the Cultural Revolution, to the reforms that followed.

Now, in the hotly anticipated 

Jung Chang - Fly, Wild Swans: My Mother, Myself and China

Jung Chang Fly, Wild Swans: My Mother, Myself and China @ The Old Market, Brighton BN3 1AS

Nearly fifty years ago, Jung Chang's Wild Swans told the story of three generations of women in her family, and became a global phenomenon that sold in the tens of millions and introduced the world to the human reality behind decades of Chinese history from the last emperor, through Mao's rule and t

Britain's economy is stuck. A succession of shocks has left the country with low growth, stagnant living standards and divided politics. Debt and taxes have reached record levels, and many fear the UK has fallen into a low-growth trap with ruinous consequences for future generations.

Jeremy Hunt kn

TIMINGS Doors: 14:30 Starts: 14:50 Ends: 16:00 Seated (unreserved) Age: 14+. Under 16s must be accompanied by an adult Doors open 20 minutes before the event.…

Jeremy Hunt: Can We Be Rich Again?

Britain's economy is stuck. A succession of shocks has left the country with low growth, stagnant living standards and...

Jeremy Hunt Can We Be Rich Again?: The Surprising Potential of Britain's Economy

Britain's economy is stuck. A succession of shocks has left the country with low growth, stagnant living standards and divided politics. Debt and taxes have reached record levels, and many fear the UK has fallen into a low-growth trap with ruinous consequences for future generations.

Jeremy Hunt knows this territory better than most. As Chancellor of the Exchequer, he navigated the economy throug

Jeremy Hunt - Can We Be Rich Again?: The Surprising Potential of Britain's Economy

Jeremy Hunt Can We Be Rich Again?: The Surprising Potential of Britain's Economy @ The Old Market, Brighton BN3 1AS

Britain's economy is stuck. A succession of shocks has left the country with low growth, stagnant living standards and divided politics. Debt and taxes have reached record levels, and many fear the UK has fallen into a low-growth trap with ruinous consequences for future generations.

Jeremy Hunt kn

Britain feels stuck. The NHS creaks, the housing crisis deepens, social care remains unresolved, and a growing fatalism has settled over public life - the sense that nothing can really change. John Kampfner has spent three years travelling the world to challenge that assumption, and the result is a

TIMINGS Doors: 13:00 Starts: 13:20 Ends: 14:30 Seated (unreserved) Age: 14+, Under 16s must be accompanied by an adult Doors open 20 minutes before the event.…

John Kampfner: Braver New World

Britain feels stuck. The NHS creaks, the housing crisis deepens, social care remains unresolved, and a growing fatalism...

John Kampfner Braver New World

Britain feels stuck. The NHS creaks, the housing crisis deepens, social care remains unresolved, and a growing fatalism has settled over public life - the sense that nothing can really change. John Kampfner has spent three years travelling the world to challenge that assumption, and the result is a book the Financial Times calls 'rattlingly readable... inspiring' and the New Statesman praises as '

John Kampfner Braver New World @ The Old Market, Brighton BN3 1AS

Britain feels stuck. The NHS creaks, the housing crisis deepens, social care remains unresolved, and a growing fatalism has settled over public life - the sense that nothing can really change. John Kampfner has spent three years travelling the world to challenge that assumption, and the result is a 

A candid conversation with one of British politics' most consequential and closely watched figures and the man who has just won a second parliamentary term as an independent. What is it like to spend four decades as a backbench MP, then suddenly find yourself leading a major political party? What di

TIMINGS Doors: 16:00 Starts: 16:20 Ends: 17:30 Seated (unreserved) Age: 14+. Under 16s must be accompanied by an adult Doors open 20 minutes before the event.…

Jeremy Corbyn: A Life in Politics- Reflections from the Backbenches to Downing Street's Door

A candid conversation with one of British politics' most consequential and closely watched figures — and the man who...

Jeremy Corbyn A Life in Politics: Reflections from the Backbenches to Downing Street's Door

A candid conversation with one of British politics' most consequential and closely watched figures and the man who has just won a second parliamentary term as an independent. What is it like to spend four decades as a backbench MP, then suddenly find yourself leading a major political party? What did Jeremy Corbyn learn from the extraordinary swings of fortune in his career from years as a rebel o

Jeremy Corbyn A Life in Politics: Reflections from the Backbenches to Downing Street's Door @ The Old Market, Brighton BN3 1AS

A candid conversation with one of British politics' most consequential and closely watched figures and the man who has just won a second parliamentary term as an independent. What is it like to spend four decades as a backbench MP, then suddenly find yourself leading a major political party? What di

Rachel Millward's path into politics is anything but conventional. Before ever standing for election, she built an award-winning career in the creative industries founding and directing a successful international film festival and a national charity supporting women filmmakers. In this session, she

TIMINGS Doors: 17:30 Starts: 17:50 Ends: 19:00 Seated (reserved) Age: 14+. Under 16s must be accompanied by an adult Doors open 20 minutes before the event.…

Rachel Millward: From Film Festivals to Frontline Politics

Rachel Millward's path into politics is anything but conventional. Before ever standing for election, she built an...

Rachel Millward From Film Festivals to Frontline Politics

Rachel Millward's path into politics is anything but conventional. Before ever standing for election, she built an award-winning career in the creative industries founding and directing a successful international film festival and a national charity supporting women filmmakers. In this session, she talks about that journey: the leap from the arts world into local government, what it actually feels

Rachel Millward From Film Festivals to Frontline Politics @ The Old Market, Brighton BN3 1AS

Rachel Millward's path into politics is anything but conventional. Before ever standing for election, she built an award-winning career in the creative industries founding and directing a successful international film festival and a national charity supporting women filmmakers. In this session, she 

Artificial intelligence is transforming every part of our lives but is it a threat, an opportunity, or both? We've been told AI will destroy and create jobs, supercharge and stifle creativity, serve us faithfully and deceive us cleverly. In this lively and sharply insightful session, AI expert Dr Fo

TIMINGS Venue Doors: 09:50 Main House Doors: 10:00 Starts: 10:20 Ends: 11:30 Seated (unreserved) Age: 14+. Under 16s must be accompanied by an adult Presented…

Peter Kyle MP & Dr Fola Yahaya - AI: Threat, Tool or Transformation?

Artificial intelligence is transforming every part of our lives — but is it a threat, an opportunity, or both? We've...

Peter Kyle MP in conversation with Dr Fola Yahaya  AI: Threat, Tool or Transformation?

Artificial intelligence is transforming every part of our lives but is it a threat, an opportunity, or both? We've been told AI will destroy and create jobs, supercharge and stifle creativity, serve us faithfully and deceive us cleverly. In this lively and sharply insightful session, AI expert Dr Fola Yahaya sits down with Peter Kyle MP one of the most prominent voices in British politics on the f

Peter Kyle MP in conversation with Dr Fola Yahaya AI: Threat, Tool or Transformation?

Peter Kyle MP & Dr Fola Yahaya - AI: Threat, Tool or Transformation? @ The Old Market, Brighton BN3 1AS

Artificial intelligence is transforming every part of our lives but is it a threat, an opportunity, or both? We've been told AI will destroy and create jobs, supercharge and stifle creativity, serve us faithfully and deceive us cleverly. In this lively and sharply insightful session, AI expert Dr Fo

A defining talk from one of British politics' most consequential and controversial figures — and the man who just won...

Jeremy Corbyn Your Party's Vision: A New Politics for a New Era

Jeremy Corbyn Your Party's Vision: A New Politics for a New Era @ The Old Market, Brighton BN3 1AS

A defining talk from one of British politics' most consequential and controversial figures — and the man who just won...

Featuring the original show (co-written with his 80-year old Nan Sicely) and some present day musings, this retrospective further explores grief, ambition, being a class traitor, milking having a dead dad for personal / professional gain, the innocence of writing just for oneself before the interfer

Jack Rooke

BAFTA-winning writer and recovering spoken-word artist Jack Rooke brings back his debut comedy-theatre show Good Grief.

Jack Rooke: Good Grief

TIMINGS (DAILY) Doors: 18:45 Starts: 19:30 Duration: 110 minutes including an interval Seated (unreserved) Age: 16+ only Presented by Berk's Nest in…

Featuring the original show (co-written with his 80-year old Nan Sicely) and some present day musings, this retrospective further explores grief, ambition, being a class traitor, milking having a dead dad for personal / professional gain, the innocence of writing just for oneself before the interference of 'telly wankers', and the palpable regret of his own decline into becoming said 'telly wanker

Jack Rooke: Good Grief @ The Old Market

Featuring the original show (co-written with his 80-year old Nan Sicely) and some present day musings, this retrospective further explores grief, ambition, being a class traitor, milking having a dead dad for personal / professional gain, the innocence of writing just for oneself before the interfer

Jack Rooke: Good Grief @ The Old Market

TIMINGS (DAILY) Doors: 18:45 Starts: 19:30 Duration: 110 minutes including an interval Seated (unreserved) Age: 16+ only Presented by Berk's Nest in…

TIMINGS Doors: 19:15 Starts: 20:00 Seated (unreserved) Age: 14+, under 16s must be accompanied by a paying adult Presented by Brighthelmstone Promotions

Eddi Reader

Brighthelmstone Promotions are delighted to present a full band show for a true musical icon - Eddi Reader.

Eddi Reader @ The Old Market

TIMINGS Doors: 19:15 Starts: 20:00 Seated (unreserved) Age: 14+, under 16s must be accompanied by a paying adult Presented by Brighthelmstone Promotions

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Devin Townsend: Metamorphosis- Solo · TIMINGS Doors: 18:45 Starts: 19:30 Seated (reserved) Age: 14+, under 16s must be accompan…

Trauma Industrial Complex- The Live Show by Darren McGarvey · TIMINGS Doors: 18:45 Starts: 19:30 Seated (unreserved) Age: 16+ only Presented by Friendl…

Loki (Darren McGarvey) · Orwell Prize-winning author, BAFTA and RTS-winning documentary maker, and former BBC Reit…

Matt Winning: Solastalgia · TIMINGS Doors: 18:45 Starts: 19:30 Seated (reserved) Age: 14+, under 16s must be accompan…

Josephine Foster · TIMINGS Doors: 19:00 Starts: 19:30 Taking place in TOM's Bar- limited availability Age: 1…

Field Trip · TIMINGS Doors: 17:00 Ends: 01:00 Standing Room Only Age: 18+ only Warnings: Contains flas…

Rachel Millward The Green Party Manifesto · Britain is at a crossroads. With Labour struggling to articulate a convincing vision and…

Brighton and Hove Speakers Festival · This October, Hove plays host to a brand-new addition to the city's cultural calendar: th…

Sam Freedman – Failed State · TIMINGS Doors: 11:30 Starts: 11:50 Ends: 13:00 Seated (unreserved) Age: 14+. Under 16s mu…

Jung Chang: Fly, Wild Swans · TIMINGS Doors: 19:00 Starts: 19:20 Ends: 20:30 Seated (unreserved) Age: 14+. Under 16s mu…

Jeremy Hunt: Can We Be Rich Again? · TIMINGS Doors: 14:30 Starts: 14:50 Ends: 16:00 Seated (unreserved) Age: 14+. Under 16s mu…

John Kampfner: Braver New World · TIMINGS Doors: 13:00 Starts: 13:20 Ends: 14:30 Seated (unreserved) Age: 14+, Under 16s mu…

Jeremy Corbyn: A Life in Politics- Reflections from the Backbenches to Downing Street's Door · TIMINGS Doors: 16:00 Starts: 16:20 Ends: 17:30 Seated (unreserved) Age: 14+. Under 16s mu…

Rachel Millward: From Film Festivals to Frontline Politics · TIMINGS Doors: 17:30 Starts: 17:50 Ends: 19:00 Seated (reserved) Age: 14+. Under 16s must…

Peter Kyle MP & Dr Fola Yahaya - AI: Threat, Tool or Transformation? · TIMINGS Venue Doors: 09:50 Main House Doors: 10:00 Starts: 10:20 Ends: 11:30 Seated (unre…

Jeremy Corbyn Your Party's Vision: A New Politics for a New Era · A defining talk from one of British politics' most consequential and controversial figure…

Jack Rooke: Good Grief · TIMINGS (DAILY) Doors: 18:45 Starts: 19:30 Duration: 110 minutes including an interval Se…

Eddi Reader · TIMINGS Doors: 19:15 Starts: 20:00 Seated (unreserved) Age: 14+, under 16s must be accomp…

Sylvie Lewis