Welly Worthing

Welly live in Worthing at The Charles Dickens on Friday 18th April! Sold out! If you missed out, join the waiting list on DICE.

Stage times:

Christian Le Surf: 8.30pm

Welly: 9.30pm

Welly is “one of the most exciting new acts in ages” (Dork Magazine). Crashing together the best bits of escapist pop, indie-disco, punk and DIY electronics, the group—made up of Welly and his school-mates—show early ambition to reconnect the great, grassroots British tradition with the mainstream band. First single ‘Shopping’, for instance, was a riotous love-letter to the UK high street, as compelled by the arch, art-rock of Pulp as the left-field bangers of Girls Aloud. Currently working as a greengrocer, Welly is quickly building a world of curtain-twitching storytelling: recent single ‘Soak Up The Culture’ both sends-up and pays loving tribute to the Lads-On-Tour anthem, whilst ‘Deere John’ is a rollicking tableaux of marital strife (and a lawn-mower). With early support across 6Music, Radio X, and a run of sold-out shows and festivals, Welly are rallying a young audience likewise in search of something different (and something fun). “Meet one of the UK’s wittiest new songwriters” – NME – “a Where’s Wally (or Where’s Welly) of suburban England.” https://worldwidewelly.com/

+ Christian Le Surf:  Born in Angmering and based in Brighton, Christian Le Surf is a singer-songwriter and artist creating experimental pop worlds that dive into inclinations of post-rock, folk and indie pop. Taking a chameleonic approach to his work, Christian’s music explores odysseys into songs surrounding themes of politics and heartbreak, or vast polyrhythmic minimalism projects, all the while maintaining a distinct nostalgia-infused sound palette that has enjoyed cult success and BBC Introducing airplay.

Christian has enjoyed his growth in the Brighton live music circuit, coming off the back of projects like his 2021 debut album ‘Bontempi Cher Lloyd 1999’, or his two back-to-back EPs dropped in October 2023, ‘The King’s Meadow’ and ‘The Scroll’, the latter of which saw a sell-out show at The Folklore Rooms complete with stage interviews and a disorienting live performance. Christian operates his live shows between a full live band and an invigorating solo loop pedal-based arrangement that melds surreal improvisational performances with skeletons of his songs. His latest release, ‘I Wish You Hell’, acts as the first single from his upcoming sophomore studio album ‘Chicago, the Moon!’ set for release 22nd April. http://linktr.ee/christianlesurfmusic/

Upcoming Love Thy Neighbour shows:
18042025 – Welly. The Charles Dickens, Worthing
20042025 – Chat Pile. Chalk
27042025 – Erotic Secrets of Pompeii. The Prince Albert
30042025 – Michael Cera Palin. Patterns
30042025 – Hannah James & Toby Kuhn. Lewes Constitutional Club
30042025 – GNOD & White Hills. Green Door Store.
02052025 – Henge. Concorde 2
02052025 – Penelope Trappes. Alphabet
04052025 – Acid Mothers Temple. The Hope & Ruin
06052025 – Soccer Mommy. Chalk
08052025 – Mekons. Lewes Constitutional Club
11052025 – Rust For Glory play Neil Young. Lewes Constitutional Club
11052025 – Miki Berenyi Trio. Dust
13052025 – Snapped Ankles. The Old Market
16052025 – The Bevis Frond. Lewes Constitutional Club|
22052025 – Lunar Vacation. The Hope & Ruin
23052025 – Atticomatic. Dust
29052025 – Shotgun Jimmie. Folklore Rooms
29052025 – Throwing Muses. Chalk
30052025 – MJ Lenderman. Chalk
31052025 – Oi Va Voi. Patterns
01062025 – Shonen Knife. Concorde 2
06062025 – Willi Carlisle. Alphabet
13062025 – Niamh Regan. Folklore
08072025 – Battlesnake + DZ Deathrays. Chalk
11072025 – Cheekface + Martha. Chalk
01082025 – Chris Cohen. Green Door Store
27082025 – The Burning Hell. Komedia
19092025 – Nic Cage Against The Machine. Patterns
19092025 – Bridhde Chaimbeul. Komedia
20092025 – Warrington Runcorn New Town Development Plan. Dust
17102025 – The Utopia Strong. Hope & Ruin
29102025 – Mumble Tide. The Prince Albert
13112025 – The Crazy World of Arthur Brown. Concorde 2
15112025 – Niall McNamee. Alphabet
28112025 – Ozric Tentacles + System 7. Concorde 2

Accessibility:

There are a few stairs down to the venue from the front entrance, and a few up to the bar and toilets. Toilets are gendered.

Welly Worthing
Welly Worthing