The Wants + Debdepan | Brighton

The Wants Brighton

The Wants live in Brighton at Green Door Store on 30th September! Get tickets above until 6pm on the show day, or from SeeTickets. Tickets available on the door

Stage times:

Debdepan: 8.15pm

The Wants: 9.15pm

The Wants began playing shows in the New York City underground music scene in 2017. They signed with the London-based record label Council Records, an imprint of Johnny Greenwood’s Octatonic label. The Wants played SXSW 2019 and then The Great Escape 2019, followed by a series of short tours in the UK and France in the lead-up to the release of their debut album, Container. Their touring cycle for Container was cut short by the COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns. Nevertheless, the record received critical acclaim from outlets like NME and Mojo and has maintained an organic listenership.

During this downtime, The Wants worked on what would become Bastard. They opened for Nation of Language in the US and returned to playing local shows in New York City. They have shared the stage with notable acts like Dry Cleaning, Nation of Language, Bambara, Bodega, Lithics, Working Men’s Club, Model/Actress, Public Practice, Xeno & Oaklander, and others.

Their new record Bastard is out Friday, June 13th, 2025, on STTT. https://thewantsnyc.bandcamp.com/

+ debdepan is Chelsea Tolhurst and Grace Bontoft, a female duo from Margate. They were discovered by Pie Factory Music’s Emerging Artists Programme which offered to release a single on its Wantsum Music? label.

The band then signed publishing and label deals with Archangelo Music and shortly afterwards released their first EP ‘OMEN’, in 2023, featuring leading track ‘The Goat’ which entered the Deutsche Alternative Charts and was picked up by BBC Introducing, BBC 6 Music and gained plays on international radio.

In 2024 debdepan made their European debut, at Music Showcase Festivals.

The duo are set to release new music in 2025, supported by gigs in the UK and Europe.

Upcoming Love Thy Neighbour shows:
27092025 – The Beths, Chalk
28092025 – Chris Wood. Lewes Con Club
30092025 – The Wants. Green Door Store
01102025 – Quade. Prince Albert
08102025 – Martha Tilston. Komedia
11102025 – Jah Wobble & The Invaders of the Heart. Lewes Con Club
12102025 – Martin Carthy. Lewes Con Club
13102025 – Gwenifer Raymond. Komedia
13102025 – Welly. Chalk
14102025 – Sam Moss. Folklore Room
15102025 – Long Fling. Hope & Ruin
15102025 – MF Tomlinson. Folklore Rooms
17102025 – The Utopia Strong. Hope & Ruin
19102025 – Pynch. Green Door Store
22102025 – Helen Ganya. The Brunswick
26102025 – The Lovely Eggs. Brighton
29102025 – Mumble Tide. The Prince Albert
31102025 – Lack of Afro. Patterns
01112025 – Scott Lavene. Hope & Ruin
02112025 – Search Results. Prince Albert
05112025 – CIEL. Patterns
05112025 – ROIS. Green Door Store
09112025 – Lonnie Holley. Lewes Constitutional Club
13112025 – The Crazy World of Arthur Brown. Concorde 2
14112025 – B.A. Johnston, Hope & Ruin
14112025 – Mik Artistik’s Ego Trip. Lewes Constitutional Club
15112025 – Stick in the Wheel. Lewes Constitutional Club
15112025 – Niall McNamee. Alphabet
18112025 – Laura Groves. The Prince Albert
24112025 – The Belair Lip Bombs. Volks
28112025 – mclusky. Chalk
28112025 – Ozric Tentacles + System 7. Concorde 2
04122025 – Immersion. Alphabet
04122025 – SANAM صنم (Beirut). Patterns.
06122025 – Chainska Brassika. Alphabet
13122025 – Cubzoa. Alphabet
13122025 – John Otway & his band. Lewes Constitutional Club
14122025 – Hard Skin. The Hope & Ruin 
31012026 – Naima Bock. West Hill Hall
03022026 – Junior Brother. Prince Albert
17022026 – caroline. Chalk
01052026 – Love. Concorde 2

Accessibility: Fully accessible, on one floor. Disabled toilet, ask at bar for key. Full gender neutral toilets. Warning, cobbled floors which are uneven in places. If you require a carer ticket, please contact us at info@lovethyneighbourmusic.co.uk with evidence such as a blue badge or access card. If strobe lighting or standing for long periods of time is an issue, please contact us in advance so we can make arrangements.

The Wants Brighton
The Wants Brighton