August Live

Well, there's plenty of bands booking dates for the Autumn but not so much happening around the town this month. Here's the best of the events for August:

10/08 - The Editors bring their new wave indie sound to the basement at the Engine Rooms.

11/08 - Supergrass are doing a few small acoustic gigs to promote the release of their new Road To Rouen album and will be performing at the Komedia.

16/08 - After curating this year's Meltdown festival at the South Bank, Patti Smith is playing a rare concert at the Dome. A real rock legend, she was superb when I saw her at the Concorde a few years back. Or you could see Good Morning Captain supporting Actress Hands at the Sussex Arts Club.

18/08 - Pick of the bunch at the Concorde this month goes to The Bluetones... if anyone is still interested to hear what they're doing these days.

20/08 - Chungking are playing yet another Brighton gig, this time at the Ocean Rooms.

26/08 - Taking a break from the music scene I'm going to be holed up in the Odeon West End in London's Leicester Square for this year's FrightFest event. 22 films in 4 days? Easy! www.frightfest.co.uk

30/08 - Get your handbags and your gladrags ready! Yes, one of Dom's favourite bands comes to Brighton to play a special warm-up date before their forthcoming area tour - yes, it's the Stereophonics. Tickets sold out within three hours, so if you haven't got one already you're sh*t out of luck!