Brighton Dome's Concert Hall is about to pull off a proper 80s double bill. On Thursday 28 January 2027, The Psychedelic Furs and The Jesus & Mary Chain share the stage, billed as 'two titans of the shoegaze and post-punk genres'. Doors open at 7pm and the show starts at 19:45, so there is a bit of time to get settled before the noise kicks in.
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The Jesus & Mary Chain are the Scottish brothers Jim and William Reid, who set up shop in East Kilbride, Lanarkshire, back in 1983. They are the only constant members since the start, and they built their name on a wall of feedback and melody that helped shape noise pop and shoegaze. Their debut album, Psychocandy, came out in 1985 and carried tracks like 'Just Like Honey', and it is still reckoned as one of the best records of the decade. Over the years they have put twelve entries in the top 40 and two in the top 10 of the UK Singles Chart, and their latest work, Glasgow Eyes, arrived in March 2024. The current lineup rounds out with Mark Crozer, Scott Von Ryper and Justin Welch.
The Psychedelic Furs come from the other end of the post-punk spectrum. Formed in London in February 1977 in Richard Butler's family living room, they went through a few names before settling on the one everyone knows. Richard Butler is still at the front, with his brother Tim on bass, and the band has a long list of albums behind them, from the self-titled debut in 1980 through to Made of Rain in 2020. Their reach goes well beyond the record shop, too: 'Pretty in Pink' landed in John Hughes' 1986 film, 'The Ghost in You' turned up in Stranger Things, and Richard Butler co-wrote 'Ghosts Again' for Depeche Mode's Memento Mori. The touring band now includes Amanda Kramer, Rich Good, Zack Alford and Peter DiStefano.
It is a rare pairing, and the Brighton date is part of a wider 2026/27 co-headlining tour that takes in Leeds, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Manchester, Bristol and Birmingham before heading to London and then over to the Something In The Way festival in Boston. Tickets are £51.50, with Brighton Dome & Brighton Festival members saving £2, and there is a limit of six per person. The official tour page is already flagging it as 'LOW TICKETS', so if you are planning to be there, it is worth not leaving it until the week before. The Concert Hall holds around 1,700 people, and the whole building is owned by Brighton & Hove City Council, officially known as The Corn Exchange and Dome Theatre, so it is a proper piece of the city's own history to catch a night like this in.
Published Date
13 October 2026
