The Utopia Strong Brighton

The Utopia Strong live in Brighton at The Hope & Ruin on 17th October! Get tickets above, or from SeeTickets.

Call it synchronicity, call it happenstance, call it no more than three friends getting together to give their speakers a workout.

Yet The Utopia Strong’s formidable conflagration of psychedelic radiance and beatific harmony has evolved way beyond all or any expectations since the band’s inception..

‘International Treasure’ chronicles the collaborative collision of Steve Davis, Kavus Torabi and Mike York heading into unchartered psychic territory, seemingly with nothing but their instincts as co-ordinates.

What’s resulted is a step beyond anything either band or audience might have expected – a deeply rewarding voyage into inner space which moves into darker and still more evocative sound-worlds whilst remaining fundamentally off the map. Influences know no bounds in this context, and the listener would be forgiven for locating the atmospheres and soundscapes of this album on some sonic promontory above and between the potent abstractions of Tim Hecker, the improvisatory excursions of The Necks, and the gothic allure of Bohren Und Der Club Of Gore.

‘International Treasure’’ is the next chapter in a story which only grows more rewarding with every stop along the way – one in which three heads travel together deeper into their own musical journeys, and the resulting alchemical power transmutes its origins into gold. As no less a sage than Andrew Weatherall proclaimed, The Utopia Strong are “gnostic sonics in a nutshell”.

https://theutopiastrong.bandcamp.com/album/the-utopia-strong

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Upcoming Love Thy Neighbour shows:
Upcoming Love Thy Neighbour shows:
13062025 – Eva Lunny. The Rose Hill
13062025 – Lower Slaughter. The Hope & Ruin
13062025 – Niamh Regan. Folklore
05072025 – Die Twice. Green Door Store
08072025 – Battlesnake + DZ Deathrays. Chalk
11072025 – Cheekface + Martha. Chalk
01082025 – Chris Cohen. Green Door Store
27082025 – The Burning Hell. Komedia
01092025 – Ducks Ltd. Dust
06092025 – Throwing Muses. Chalk
12092025 – Fortitude Valley. Hope & Ruin
19092025 – Nic Cage Against The Machine. Patterns
19092025 – Bridhde Chaimbeul. Komedia
20092025 – Warrington Runcorn New Town Development Plan. Dust
27092025 – The Beths, Chalk
28092025 – Chris Wood. Lewes Con Club
30092025 – The Wants. Green Door Store
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
17102025 – The Utopia Strong. Hope & Ruin
26102025 – The Lovely Eggs. Brighton
29102025 – Mumble Tide. The Prince Albert
31102025 – Lack of Afro. Patterns
05112025 – CIEL. Patterns
05112025 – ROIS. Green Door Store
09112025 – Lonnie Holley. Lewes Constitutional Club
13112025 – The Crazy World of Arthur Brown. Concorde 2
14112025 – Mik Artistik’s Ego Trip. Lewes Constitutional Club
15112025 – Stick in the Wheel. Lewes Constitutional Club
15112025 – Niall McNamee. Alphabet
28112025 – mclusky. Chalk
28112025 – Ozric Tentacles + System 7. Concorde 2
06122025 – Chainska Brassika. Alphabet
13122025 – John Otway & his band. Lewes Constitutional Club

Accessibility: The venue is only accessible via a flight of stairs however they can offer access via a back door at street level to the venue if mobility is an issue or you use a wheelchair. There are 3 large steps via this route so assistance to gain access and to exit the venue would be required. We can arrange this if you contact us in advance of a show. Please bear in mind that they can only allow access in between bands due to sound issues. Two disabled toilets upstairs, both gender neutral. 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. They can provide chairs in the venue although if the event is very busy this will impede visibility. If you wish to make use of a chair to view a gig, we advise arriving early to secure a position. They are happy to accommodate assistance dogs.

The Utopia Strong Brighton
The Utopia Strong Brighton