Shonen Knife Brighton

Shonen Knife play Brighton at Concorde 2 on 1st June 2025! Get tickets until 6pm on the show day with only a £1 booking fee plus a £1 venue levy above, or from Seetickets. Tickets also available on the door.

Stage times:

Chop Chop: 7.30pm

Shonen Knife: 8.30pm

“When I finally got to see them live, I was transformed into a hysterical nine-year-old girl at a Beatles concert.” – Kurt Cobain

Shonen Knife – from Osaka, Japan – formed in 1981 by sisters Naoko & Atsuko long before terms like ‘riot girrrl’ and ‘girl rock’ entered the lexicon, the all-female trio were happily snapping guitar strings to the sound of imported Ramones covers.Like fellow cult Japanese girl group The 5,6,7,8s, Shonen Knife have weathered decades of musical change by adhering to what they know best: belting out their own infectious brand of feelgood pop-punk.

Over the last 40 years they might not have packed out out stadiums but have been credited as a huge influence on alt rock acts from Sonic Youth to Nirvana.

Despite years on the road, their enthusiasm for live performances remains a joy to see as they delve into an extensive back catalogue ranging from solid thrash rock through to hit parade melodies.
But key to their success has been a disarming, often slightly surreal, take on their punk and rock influences – and with songs titled Tortoise Brand Pot Cleaner could they ever be accused of taking themselves too seriously?” MANCHESTER EVENING NEWS

https://www.shonenknife.net

Plus CHOPHOP: Artrocking quartet ChopChop make music that veers from super-bumping agit-funk to angular jazz-punk and beyond, and have drawn comparisons with Talking Heads, No Wave bands and the Marx Brothers. Tom Robinson has lauded them as “a wildly original quintet from Brighton” and described their music as “a fantastic life affirming noise”.

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Accessibility: Fully accessible to wheelchairs, all on one level. Gendered toilets. If you require a carer at the venue, please contact us at info@lovethyneighbourmusic.co.uk for guestlist, with evidence such as a blue badge or access card. If strobe lighting is an issue or if standing for long periods of time is an issue, please contact us in advance. More information: https://www.concorde2.co.uk/faq

Shonen Knife Brighton

Shonen Knife Brighton