Live – The Lovely Eggs | Polite Bureaux at Concorde 2

The Lovely Eggs & Polite Bureaux at Concorde 2, Brighton, 26th October 2025

Celebrating 20 years of The Lovely Eggs feels like a fine way to spend a Sunday evening, and the Brighton show is packed to the rafters in recognition.

Opening act for the evening Polite Bureaux also have a lot of support in Brighton having spent time based here, and they’re clearly the reason a section of the crowd has arrived early and waited in the rain. Their set is testament to the the value of the grassroots music venues that have hosted them since their inception; their confidence and precision have visibly and audibly risen, and it’s great to see them commanding a bigger stage with a selection of tracks new and old. With spoken-word songs that take no prisoners and hard hitting electro beats, Polite Bureaux paint a picture of the reality of today’s socio-economic landscape while injecting a hint of delicacy and nostalgia. Do go and see them if you get the chance.

Hosted by Love Thy Neighbour

Polite Bureaux

And so to The Lovely Eggs, a duo who have somehow managed to blast through two decades and hang onto their authenticity, creativity and sheer vitality on stage. Holly and David could likely do this with their eyes shut and standing on their heads at this point, but they never give anything less than 100% from start to finish. There is a by now very easy connection between the band and their audience and the splashes of Eggs’ merch being worn by those in attendance is hard to miss, along with tropes of sing-alongs throughout.

With tracks like Introducing Bullshit and People Are Twats, there’s a clever balance between resentment and rage coupled with humour and fun. The same goes for the chats between songs, this time including a three years out of date can of Strongbow, a handmade denim ukulele case, and one more hark back to the Brighton audience of the past that featured someone at the front applying lipstick instead of dancing.

It’s a twenty song setlist which inevitably has to miss lots of tracks from across the years but The Eggs’ fanbase is such that they’ll be happy with whatever is dropped in. Playing a run of well loved independent venues is fitting for their DIY ethos and their trip to Brighton proves to be a warming contrast to the seaside weather, closing song Meeting Friends At Night a pretty good description of what just happened. There are still a few more dates before they take a well earned break – last remaining tickets here.

The Lovely Eggs