Weird Nightmare | Brighton
Weird Nightmare Brighton
Weird Nightmare live in Brighton at ALPHABET on Saturday 29th August! Get tickets above, or from SeeTickets.
Weird Nightmare released Hoopla on 1st MAy 2026, the engaging and melodic second LP from former METZ frontman Alex Edkins.
Every band worth its salt has a member who worked in a record store. In METZ, the fearless noise rock trio who released five full-length albums on Sub Pop between 2012 and 2024, it was singer and guitarist Alex Edkins. Slinging indie rock and hardcore records in his hometown record store while attending university, Edkins became an ardent student of rock ‘n’ roll; from the psychedelic 1960s to the DIY 1990s and beyond. The new Weird Nightmare album, Hoopla, mixes and matches these wide-ranging influences in fun, exhilarating combinations, showcasing his sophisticated musical mind. Bursting to life with hooks and earworms.
Co-produced by Edkins and Spoon’s Jim Eno at Seth Manchester’s Machines With Magnets in Providence, RI. Edkins expands Weird Nightmare’s dimensions to new heights, gilding the direct emotions of his straightforward songwriting with musical textures such as piano, bells, and castanets, giving these well-wrought tunes a shiny luster.
Following the previously released single “Forever Elsewhere,” which Stereogum called “… an undeniably infectious power-pop anthem”, Weird Nightmare has shared an official video for their new song, “Might See You There,” which was directed by CC Mulligan.
Edkins shares about the track: “‘Might See You There’ is about going back to visit my hometown and being flooded with teenage nostalgia. Small-town boredom and isolation almost feel like a gift in today’s highly connected world. I feel fortunate for that time spent idly, down in the basement, learning the entire Rancid ‘Let’s Go’ album on guitar with my friends. I find it easy to romanticise that time in my life, even though I was, without question, a disgruntled kid who badly wanted to escape my surroundings and see the world.
“I was listening to a lot of the Irish bands The Undertones and Protex while writing this one, and I think there is a fair bit of their influence. Just the simplicity and big bar chords mostly.
Seth Manchester and I were very into the idea of adding piano and bells to the outro, akin to the Phil Spector-produced ‘End of the Century’ album by The Ramones. The great Julianna Riolino sings with me on the choruses, too!” https://weirdnightmare.bandcamp.com/music
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Upcoming Love Thy Neighbour shows:
22072026 – Tracey Nelson. The Hope & Ruin
24082026 – Michael Cera Palin. Green Door Store
29082026 – Weird Nightmare. Alphabet
10092026 – Ohtis. The Prince Albert
16092026 – Bratakus. The Prince Albert
19092026 – Immersion. Alphabet
20092026 – Glasshouse Red Spidermite. Prince Albert
21092026 – Jim Ghedi. Green Door Store
24092026 – Iraina Mancini. Alphabet
24092026 – Pozi. Green Door Store
01102026 – The Tubs. Chalk
03102026 – Cory Hanson. The Hope & Ruin
06102026 – Skating Polly. The Hope & Ruin
08102026 – Dateline. Prince Albert
10102026 – A Certain Ratio. Lewes Constitutional Club
13102026 – Jake Xerxes Fussell. Concorde 2
15102026 – Burglar. Hope & Ruin
17102026 – John Craigie. Alphabet
18102026 – Kacy & Clayton. Prince Albert
20102026 – Pina Palau. The Prince Albert
21102026 – Martha Tilston. Lewes Constitutional Club
21102026 – The Sewing Club. Hope & Ruin
22102026 – Kristin Hersh. The Old Market
22102026 – Mr Bruce. Patterns
28102026 – Deradoorian. Hope & Ruin
30102026 – Hollow Hand. Alphabet
31102026 – Penelope Isles. The Hope & Ruin
01112026 – Stu Larsen. The Prince Albert
04112026 – Furrow Collective. Lewes Constitutional Club
04112026 – zzzahara. Green Door Store
08112026 – Alien Boy. The Prince Albert
08112026 – Kiwi Jr. The Hope & Ruin
13112026 – The Boo Radleys. Lewes Constitutional Club
19112026 – Gold Panda. ALPHABET
19112026 – Niall McNamee. Prince Albert
22112026 – mildred. Prince Albert
25112026 – Ozric Tentacles. Lewes Constitutional Club
26112026 – Chris Wood. Lewes Constitutional Club
27112026 – Dave McCabe (The Zutons). Lewes Constitutional Club
29112026 – Dylan LeBlanc. Alphabet
04122026 – Mik Artistik’s Ego Trip. Lewes Constitutional Club
05122026 – John Otway. Lewes Constitutional Club
06022027 – Jim Moray. Komedia Brighton
13022027 – Amelia Coburn. Komedia Brighton
19032027 – HENGE. Chalk, Brighton
15042027 – Focus. Lewes Constitutional Club
ACCESSIBILITY : We operate within a Grade-II listed building, built in the 1860s. Although built as a school for working-class children, we do not have the facility to give unencumbered access to users with physical access needs. There are two large staircases to the live room. We are looking to improve our accessibility for all users, any requests for special requirements please do communicate with us and we will endeavour to meet your needs.
Weird Nightmare Brighton
Weird Nightmare Brighton