Live – Velvetine | Swallowtail | Le Lamb at The Rossi Bar

Velvetine, Swallowtail & Le Lamb at The Rossi Bar, Brighton, 17th July 2025

Take two promoters with a love for live music, three acts putting their own mark on live performance, one short walk from Brighton train station to The Rossi Bar, and you have yourself an excellent way to spend a very misty Thursday night.

First up, and with the crowd already flocking in (no apologies there, many more ovine puns I’m omitting to include), Le Lamb combine theatrics with musical shades of dark and light, elements of avant-rock through to psych-noir – if there is such a thing – popping up across the set. Always intriguing, don’t be surprised to see bigger dates coming through for them soon.

The filling in the sonic sandwich came from another local act, Swallowtail. More juxtapositions of genres, think hefty shoegaze that lures you in and smacks you round the shoulders just as you’re getting comfortable… in a good way, in case of any doubt. The ones to watch list just keeps getting longer.

Closing the evening, Velvetine brought a case load of glammed up alt-rock down from London with them. The four piece have developed a heavier sound and performance over the last couple of years, and seem very at home picking up the headline slot. It may have been foggy outside, but inside the talent roster was clear for all to see. Gallery below.

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Le Lamb