Live – Ashnymph | Francis Pig | Solid Pleasure at The Rossi Bar

Ashnymph, Francis Pig & Solid Pleasure at The Rossi Bar, Brighton, 19th March 2026

A night full of underground electronica and art-punk as The Rossi Bar was filled with three acts all making waves on the local scene.

Only a few months since we first caught darkwave duo Solid Pleasure and already it’s clear to see the progression in their live performance. The layered synths sit sweetly alongside the reverb splattered vocals which dip into echoes of The Cramps, The Associates and The Sisters of Mercy in turn. We remain suitably impressed.

Solid Pleasure

Next up, Francis Pig are equally fond of pushing their performance forward with much crowd interaction and floor writhing in place. Channeling The Slits and The Mary Chain, their catalogue of confrontational avant garde tracks is reaching the stage of audience singalongs, and they have the makings of a little army of regular fans visible at their shows. Another impressive set.

Francis Pig

Headlining the evening, Ashnymph drew the crowd back from the bar for more synths married with drums and guitar. A little reminiscent of Scaler but with more light and shade, they provided a solid end to the line-up curated by Hidden Herd and Parallel Lines.

The next Hidden Herd show is this week on 25th March at The Hope & Ruin with another great bill featuring Whitelands, Helen Ganya, Alphabet and Dirtsharks – limited tickets here.

Ashnymph