Welly + SLAG + Lemonsuckr | Brighton
Welly Brighton
Welly live in Brighton at CHALK on 13 October! Get tickets above, or from SeeTickets.
Welly is an extraordinary character with a remarkable literary way of describing himself, his band and society. A square peg in the round hole of suburban life, Welly embraced his difference from an early age and went onto channel his observations on suburbia into songs. Whip-smart, playful, funny and terrifyingly smart pop songs to be precise. He then set about finding the perfect vehicle to pedal his wares and so formed a band and delivered a debut album bursting with “democratised pop music for people that feel fun in the charts stopped at ‘Love Machine’ by Girls Aloud”.
To Welly “The suburbs are a total microorganism of modern British society, the purgatory of class and status, copycat compounds of 5 shops (Co-op, Coral, Age UK, another Co-op, and a chippy that charges for Ketchup), 2 pubs (a bad one, and a really bad one) and 10,000 identical little homes. But the album isn’t as specific as this – you’ll find the songs are about things we all know well – wanting more than we’ve got, insecurity, cold feet, young drunkenness, jealousy, sickly sweet love, regret, uncertainty, and just wanting to fit in. But these tableaux were all born out of those odd places, thousands of which perch under major cities and above the countryside, never knowing its time, but always knowing its place.”
Welly’s songwriting is journalistic, telling the world what he sees out of his window, “I’m just lucky that most of the nation grew up with a similar view out of the window as I had. My songs point the finger but don’t wag it. It’s just going ‘Look! Isn’t this funny everyone?’ over a disco-punk beat.” Big In The Suburbs magnifies the mundane with humour. “When you look at life through a microscope, as suburbanites often must, sometimes a speck of dust can be mistaken for nuclear warfare.”
Welly writes and arranges everything himself with the unwavering faith of this mystery gang of bandmates: Jacob and Joe on bass and guitar, friends since school and are Welly’s most tolerant allies, keeping him in check. Matt (guitar) and Hanna (keys, Grade 1 cowbell) from the Netherlands met Welly at University in Brighton and thus completed the gang.“The best analogy for our relationship is that of ‘Scooby-Doo’ – the show is named after the main character, but there’s a whole gang involved that are just as memorable.” https://worldwidewelly.com
Plus support:
SLAG formed in Brighton, late 2023. SLAG’s guitar riffs are actually kind of crazy when you think about it. SLAG wear some really cool outfits on stage sometimes. SLAGs singer could be a man if you closed your eyes and listened closely, but she isn’t. SLAG released the song Ripped in September and everyone seems to really like it. SLAG released a work out video on YouTube. SLAG’s live shows are awesome – lots of people have said so. SLAG have plans. https://linktr.ee/slag.band
LEMONSUCKR: For those who like to dance but don’t know how. https://www.instagram.com/lemonsuckr.wav/
Upcoming Love Thy Neighbour shows:
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
10052026 – Sean Rowe. Green Door Store
Fully accessible venue, disabled toilet at the back. Ask bar for assistance. Entrance for wheelchairs at the back of the venue. Toilets gender neutral on some nights. 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. Wheelchair area, and sofa at the side for seating, but depending on how many people are in it may affect the viewing.
Welly Brighton
Welly Brighton