Des Was a Bowie Fan: Brighton Special

Type:Club Nights

Brighton Beach, Madeira Drive, Brighton, BN1 1TW
Des Was a Bowie Fan: Brighton Special

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London clubnight Des Was a Bowie Fan returns to Brighton this summer for a beach-clad late-night of indiepop, new wave, 60s, post-punk, Northern Soul and wildcat rock'n'roll dancing at the seafront club Daltons on the Lower Promenade.

Prince to Pulp, The Shangri-Las to The Smiths, Candi Staton to The Cure, Brigitte Bardot to Blondie and Belle and Sebastian, Dusty Springfield to Depeche Mode, Jackie Wilson to Joy Division, Roy Orbison to The Raincoats, The Velvet Underground to Veronica Falls, Little Richard to Little Eva, Jimmy Ruffin to David Bowie. 11pm till 3am - Bank Holiday Friday, August 22nd - in the moonlight shadow of Brighton pier.

"One of London's best indie / 60s clubs" - NME

Expect to hear: Pulp * Prince * Belle and Sebastian * Billy Fury * Brigitte Bardot * The Beatles * Candi Staton * Dusty Springfield * Depeche Mode * Dexys Midnight Runners * Blondie * Billy Idol * The Smiths * Serge Gainsbourg * Suede * The Ramones * The Ronettes * Jackie Wilson * Joy Division * B52s * The Shangri-Las * Shop Assistants * Aztec Camera * Ash * The Undertones * Jimmy Ruffin * David Bowie * Talking Heads * T-Rex * Jonathan Richman * The Rolling Stones * The Jesus and Mary Chain * The Four Tops * The Supremes * Echo and the Bunnymen * The Cure * Carter USM * Chemtrails * The Fall * Roxy Music * Ladytron * Fire Engines * The Buzzcocks * Bronski Beat * Elvis Costello * Elvis Presley * New Order * The Pixies * Johnny Cash * Roy Orbison * Del Shannon * Veronica Falls * Martha Reeves and the Vandellas * The Magnetic Fields * The Jam * The Just Joans * The Beach Boys * Pet Shop Boys * The Field Mice * Camera Obscura * Television Personalities * Tullycraft * Felt * France Gall * Broder Daniel * Belinda Carlisle * The Go Gos * Orange Juice * The Indelicates * Manic Street Preachers * Mary Wells * Kim Weston * The Wolfhounds * Sister Wynonna Carr * Sonic Youth * Sister Rosetta Tharpe * Slowdive * Ducks Ltd. * Frank Wilson * Ritchie Valens * Vic Godard & the Subway Sect * The Velvelettes * The Velvet Underground and more

www.deswasabowiefan.com [http://www.deswasabowiefan.com]
"The jangle of the beat meets the Friday night soul of a valleys social club hall" - Oyster Boy

Des Was a Bowie Fan is a clubnight founded in 2013 at the Tutu's nightclub on London's Strand. It has since played out residencies at East End venues Jamboree, The George Tavern and Paper Dress Vintage, as well as on the West Ends famous Denmark Street at The Alleycat club and Edinburghs Henrys Cellar Bar, creating feral Pop dancing havens for lovers and dreamers young and old. Guest DJs at the club in its London carnation have included Eddie Argos of Art Brut, Darren Hayman of John Peel favourites Hefner, and feminist author and post-punk musician Helen McCookerybook. It is Wales' 600th most successful export across the bridge, coming in just after Shakin' Stevens' autobiography.

"The jangle of the beat meets the Friday night soul of a valleys social club hall" - Oyster Boy

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Des Was a Bowie Fan: Brighton Special (22 Aug 2025)
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