The Utopia Strong

The Utopia Strong Brighton

The Utopia Strong live in Brighton at The Hope & Ruin on 17th October! This show is sold out, if you missed out join the waiting list on SeeTickets or DICE.

Stage times:

Andrew Liles: 8.30pm

The Utopia Strong: 9.30pm

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:
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
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
24012026 – Niall McNamee. Folklore Rooms
31012026 – Naima Bock. West Hill Hall
03022026 – Junior Brother. Prince Albert
17022026 – caroline. Chalk
20022026 – Mermaid Chunky. Revenge
19032026 – Gong + Henge. Chalk
20032026 – Beans on Toast. Concorde 2
01052026 – Love. Concorde 2
10052026 – Sean Rowe. Green Door Store
19052026 – Charlie Parr. Green Door Store

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