

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: European Sun + Railcard, Matinee Gig, The Albert, Brighton, 08/02/26
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sun, 08 Feb, 2026 at 02:30 pm
- **Event Description**: DOORS OPEN AT 2.30PM - MUSIC BEGINS AT 2.45PM - DON'T BE LATE

Steve Miles releases his second album as European Sun, accompanied by Ian Button (drums), Rob Pursey (bass) and Elin Miles (additional vocals). Today it's the Brighton launch gig.

If one LP could act as a refutation of the toxic culture of ‘masculine energy’ and the tech bro-sponsored whipping up of hatred that blights our lives - this is it.

It is true of the lyrics. Nostalgia for an imagined past where men were men, and racism was de rigeur is eviscerated in title track When Britain Was Great. Fetishisation of a World War by patriots who are too pumped up to realise the war was a fight against Nazism is picked apart in Angels In The Clouds. And the clumsy, half-arsed struggle to seek something better, to try to escape the trap of cynical acceptance of it all, is sardonically observed in the comically accident-prone Falling Down The Stairs With Arthur Seaton. All this is interspersed with deeply personal tracks like The Space She Left, unflinchingly exposing emotional vulnerability and anxiety, and with carefree pop songs, still able to access the wide-eyed wisdom of childhood: The Sea Is A Pirate’s Best Friend expresses a kind of joy that we all had once, but have lost contact with.

The music is a refutation of ‘masculine energy’ too: it is utterly devoid of that grim modern male quality ‘swagger’. Sometimes echoing the casual, intimate, fragile tones of the TV Personalities, the songs are bluntly emotional but shamelessly catchy. On other occasions - louder occasions - the echo of an angry Wreckless Eric riff can be heard. The warmth and gentleness of the vocal might remind you of Jonathan Richman. The experimentation - the brass section, the feedback, the occasional reggae rhythm – is reminiscent of the earliest, fearless phase of punk adventurism – The Slits, The Mekons, The Desperate Bicycles even. Punk before it regressed to Rock. This hand-made music is the opposite of AI-generated crud. Every bit of it, even the chaotic bits – especially the chaotic bits - are deliberate and meticulously thought through.

Special Guests - RAILCARD
Brand new band wth Rachel Love (Dolly Mixture), Peter Momtchiloff (Heavenly, Would-be-goods etc) and Ian Button (everyboody!!!!)
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/brighton/european-sun-railcard-matinee-gig-the-albert-brighton-08-02-26/200029219056112
- **Event Categories**: music, entertainment, reggae
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 27

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: https://wegottickets.com/event/678512?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=brighton-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Brighton
- **state**: EN
- **country**: United Kingdom
- **location**: The Prince Albert
- **lat**: 50.8284054
- **long**: -0.140395
- **full address**: The Prince Albert, Toston Tolon, Trafalgar Street, Brighton, BN1 4ED, United Kingdom

## Event Organizer details

- **affiliate_id**: 2
- **organizer**: Bizarro Promotions (https://allevents.in/org/bizarro-promotions/26007003)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Sun, 08 Feb, 2026 at 02:30 pm
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** The Prince Albert, Toston Tolon, Trafalgar Street, Brighton, BN1 4ED, United Kingdom
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Bizarro Promotions
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** music, entertainment, reggae
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about European Sun + Railcard, Matinee Gig, The Albert, Brighton, 08/02/26 ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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