music, photography and more
Jason Derolu at Brighton Centre, 3rd February 2026
Putting on a huge performance last night, Jason Derulo stopped off at Brighton Centre as part of The Last Dance World Tour. New single You DJ I’ll Drive offers a glimpse into his latest body of work and the progress since his debut track back in 2009. Some fantastic shots in our gallery by Mike Burnell below.
Photos © Mike Burnell iso400.com | Instagram: iso400mike | X: iso400photo
Published 4th February 2026
Tummyache, Human Interest, Not Richard & Her Majesty & Ism at The Hope & Ruin, Brighton, 29th January 2026
Off to a flying start, the first Hidden Herd new music showcase of 2026 brought a genre-mixed line-up to Brighton’s Hope & Ruin last week. These are always a great opportunity to discover new artists and check out what’s happening on the local music scene and further afield, while supporting grassroots venues (a number of acts who have performed previously have just been announced for this year’s Great Escape including Big Long Sun, SLAG, Ain’t and Hot Face). Thursday night brought Tummyache, Human Interest, Not Richard & Her Majesty and Ism to the stage – gallery below.
Hosted by Hidden Herd
Photos © Siobhan O’Driscoll
16beasleystphotography.com | Instagram: 16beasleyst
Published 2nd February 2026
Breaking Glass Magazine – February 2026
music, photography and more…
Welcome to all our new readers – we’re here to bring you live music through photos, reviews and previews from venues large and small. Throughout the year there will also be themed galleries to capture other aspects of photography, and opportunities for photographer features irrespective of subject matter.
For all our latest posts, follow us on Instagram here
Header shot Madness at Brighton Centre © Siobhan
Published 1st February 2026
The BRIT Awards 2026 with Mastercard have today announced that Jacob Alon is the winner of the prestigious BRITs Critics’ Choice award supported by BBC Radio 1. The news was revealed by Jack Saunders on his BBC Radio 1 New Music show. Jacob is the first winner to be revealed for The BRITs 2026, and will take home the Matthew Williamson-designed trophy.
Jacob said: “Taing mhòr to the critics for recognising my work for this award, you absolute dotes! In the wee town where I grew up in Scotland, it often felt like there was a limit to how high you could dare to dream. So being part of something like this makes me feel like I’m floating far above the sky. In a world full of broken and rusted jaggy edges, I’m grateful to find a place for softness still. And I will keep fighting for it. I really care about and believe in this music, and it makes my world brighter every time it reaches someone else. Hopefully this means some more beautiful people might find something in my album. Thank you to anyone who has ever listened.”
This year’s nominees also included Rose Gray and SIENNA SPIRO who, alongside Jacob, follow in the footsteps of an impressive alumni of former winners and nominees who have gone on to achieve remarkable success after being shortlisted, including Dua Lipa, Adele, Florence + The Machine, James Blake, Michael Kiwanuka, Sam Smith, Jorja Smith, Griff, FLO, The Last Dinner Party, Myles Smith and more.
The BRIT Awards 2026 with Mastercard will take place on Saturday 28th February from Manchester’s Co-op Live, marking the first time the event has been held in the city and outside of London, and will also be broadcast on ITV and ITVX.
Feature added by Callum
Published 19th January 2026
So Long Good Friday Festival, multi-venue across Liverpool, 3rd April 2026
The Good Times and HSP Presents have announced So Long Good Friday, a new multi-venue all-dayer in Liverpool showcasing the best new music at an affordable price.
In spring 2026, a brand new event brings some of the most exciting upcoming bands to Liverpool. Taking place on 3rd April, the first edition of So Long, Good Friday already boasts an impressive lineup, including a headline set from rising rock ‘n’ roll cowboys Fat Dog.
South London haiku-loving trio Honeyglaze and Chicago’s early-millenium indie-rockers Brigitte Calls Me Baby will close out their own stages, with more headliners still to be announced. The initial lineup also includes Halifax Heavenly band The Orielles, Wigan-born alt-rockstar TTSSFU and Manchester’s most high-energy electronic duo Silverwingkiller.
Jeanie and the White Boys, Monks, Credits, Mickey Callisto, World News, Curiosity Shop, Pevova, Kissing Peoples and Dave Lofts complete the huge first wave announcement.
Tickets are currently under £30 – grab yours here!
Published 10th January 2026
Rockaway Beach Festival, Bognor, 2nd – 5th January 2026
No let up in pace for the second instalment of this year’s Rockaway Beach as Saturday saw a medley of indie favourites take to the stage. Dry Cleaning are always a popular booking, alt-rock duo Gans are fast building a reputation for solid live performances, and headliners for the night were post-punk giants PIL. Highlights from these sets, and more from day 2, captured by Mike Burnell below.
More info and bookings for Rockaway Beach 2027 here
Photos © Mike Burnell iso400.com | Instagram: iso400mike | X: iso400photo
Published 4th January 2026
Rockaway Beach Festival, Bognor, 2nd – 5th January 2026
Back with the first festival of 2026, the unlikely amalgamation of Butlin’s in Bognor Regis with some high-spec names from the music world gives Rockaway Beach a special place on the annual event calendar. Always on the pulse with breakthrough artists thrown into the mix with more established acts, this year is no exception – highlights from day 1 captured by Mike Burnell below.
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More info and bookings for Rockaway Beach 2027 here
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Published 3rd January 2026
Breaking Glass Magazine – January 2026
music, photography and more…
Wishing everyone a happy and peaceful new year – it won’t stay quiet for long though, as we’ll be hitting our first festival of 2026 any day now…
Lots more live music and photography features to come throughout the year – for all the latest posts, follow our updates here
Header shot Brighton Pavilion © Siobhan
Published 1st January 2026
Breaking Glass 2025 Contributors
Another year full of discovering new music and revisiting our favourite acts along the way – from big festival stages to our second homes at local venues, we’ve had the pleasure of bringing you galleries, reviews and some amazing photography covering other subjects too. As always, a huge thank you to everyone who has created and shared content throughout the year. And thanks also go to all the bands, artists, music PR teams and promoters, venues and galleries who’ve invited us in. Here’s our list of contributors for 2025 – do take a look at their work online and give them a follow on Instagram if you don’t already…
Abigail Place (Abby’s Art Collection)
Callum O’Driscoll
Emily Prizio (Photography by Priz)
Francisco Vicaria (VE Productions)
Heiko Becker (frontofstage.photography)
Lauren Wenham (Wider Focus Media)
Reagan Johnson (RJ Photography)
Ryan Howarth
Seb K Akehurst (Jolly Bearded)
Siobhan O’Driscoll (16 Beasley St Photography)
Wishing you all a safe and happy new year; see you back here in 2026
Siobhan x
Published 27th December 2025
Francis Pig, Solid Pleasure & U-Men at Green Door Store, Brighton, 18th December 2025
Brighton seems to be buzzing with a new underground scene littered with art-punk and darkwave electronic acts evocative of the 80s’ Batcave glam-goth squad – a happy return bringing self-expression to the sounds and styles of live events cropping up across the city.
Photos from an exquisite night at Green Door with Francis Pig, Solid Pleasure and U-Men below.
Photos © Siobhan 16beasleystphotography.com | Instagram: 16beasleyst
Published 22nd December 2025
So to the final day of our Best Music Shots of 2025 galleries – so many brilliant submissions from a truly global group of photographers this year; it’s been an absolute delight going through all the images and having lots of new contributors involved. These galleries are always a highlight of the year, and we hope you’ve enjoyed them too. As always, pictures are in no particular order, so please scroll on through right to the end to avoid missing something special…
Header shot: Pond Scum by SC Hagerty – details in article
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By Siobhan (16 Beasley St Photography)
SOAPBOX at Daltons, The Great Escape Festival, Brighton, UK – May 2025
Solid Pleasure at The Hope & Ruin, Brighton, UK – October 2025
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By Paul Cutts Photography
Busted at Lakefest, UK – August 2025
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By Abigail Place (Abby’s Art Collection)
Kiid Chris at Rabbit Hole, Brooklyn, New York, USA – May 2025
dylAn, Kiid Chris, & Noah Yesa at Purgatory, Brooklyn, New York, USA – April 2025
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By Nigel King Photography
Iona Lynch of The Cliffords at The Bodega, Nottingham, UK – April 2025
Izzy B Phillips of Black Honey at Rescue Rooms, Nottingham, UK – August 2025
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By Taya Tinsley
Ant Russell at Hangar 34, Liverpool, UK – April 2025
Harry Fazakerley at Hangar 34, Liverpool, UK – April 2025
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By Cian O’Donnell
Marc Rebillet at Electric Picnic, Ireland – August 2025
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By Nicole Bessega
I Ministri at New Age, Roncade, Italy – September 2025
Gattotoro at New Age, Roncade, Italy – September 2025
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By Denise Johnson
Echospine at Three Clubs, Los Angeles, USA – November 2025
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By Mackenzie Sloan Photography
Myles Smith at Brooklyn Paramount, New York, USA – September 2025
Yungblud at Brooklyn Paramount, New York, USA – September 2025
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By Seb K Akehurst (Jolly Bearded)
The Dead South at The Waterfront Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland – March 2025
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By Mairi Lynch
James Marriott at Barrowlands, Glasgow, UK – November 2025
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By Coen Cramer
Danny Rascal at The Butter Factory, Whangārei, New Zealand – November 2025
Lauren Marshall of Tadpole at The Butter Factory, Whangārei, New Zealand – November 2025
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By Meri Borràs
Obeses at Sala Apolo, Barcelona, Spain – February 2025
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By SC Hagerty
Jupiter Bloom at Bananas Records, St Petersburg, Florida, USA – September 2025
Pond Scum at Bananas Records, St Petersburg, Florida, USA – September 2025
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A massive thank you to all the photographers who have contributed – it’s great to have you involved and we’re looking forward to seeing more of your work in 2026. Do check out more from everyone featured on the links shown above.
Best Music Shots of 2025 Parts 1 and 2 are available to view here:
Part 1
Part 2
All pictures are copyrighted by the photographer credited; please do not use without gaining their permission first.
Published 19th December 2025
And we’re back with the second of our 3 galleries celebrating your favourite live music shots of 2025! As with yesterday’s collection, it’s a pleasure to be featuring images from a range of photographers worldwide, all brought together by a love of live music – some more fantastic captures here. As always, pictures are in no particular order, so please scroll on through right to the end to avoid missing something special…
Header shot: Dillinger Escape Plan by JCPhotoMedia – details in article
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By Per-Åke Wärn (Monokrom Photos)
The Headlines at Medley, Malmö, Sweden – October 2025
Split Dogs at Islington O2 Academy, London, UK – May 2025
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By Deaghan McLeod (Stills By D)
Ja Rule at Canada life Centre, Winnipeg, Canada – April 2025
Halestorm at Canada Life Centre, Winnipeg, Canada – October 2025
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By András Kilencz
Borg at Turbina, Budapest, Hungary – November 2025
Novan at Pontoon, Budapest, Hungary – June 2025
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By Megan Pennings
Tell-Tale Hearts at Whiskey a Go Go, West Hollywood, USA – September 2025
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By Caleb Anderson Photography
Sisyphus at The Bay Hotel, Mornington, Victoria, Australia – April 2025
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By Reagan Johnson (RJ Photography)
Pink Fuzz at The Press, Manhattan, Kansas, USA – July 2025
Trivium at Steelhouse, Omaha, Nebraska, USA – April 2025
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By Luigi Lahaye
Brant Bjork Trio at Muziekgieterij, Maastricht, Netherlands – October 2025
Leap at Muziekgieterij, Maastricht, Netherlands – October 2025
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By Nina Miller (echoesoftrench)
Opeth at Arenele Romane, Bucharest, Romania – October 2025
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By Heiko Becker (frontofstage.photography)
Cannabineros at Columbia Theater Berlin, Germany – October 2025
Wine Lips at Desertfest Berlin, Columbiahalle, Berlin, Germany – May 2025
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By Eve ov Beer Photo
Witch Club Satan at Hellfest, France – June 2025
The Kovenant at Hellfest, France – June 2025
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By Steven Medeiros
Shiv and the Carvers at Do West Fest, Toronto, Canada – June 2025
Marshall Dane at CNE, Toronto, Canada – August 2025
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By Star Daly
Phantom at The East Room, Nashville, Tennessee, USA – June 2025
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By Francisco Vicaria (VE Productions)
Yungblud at Prospect, Bristol, UK – July 2025
Palaye Royal at Prospect, Bristol – November 2025
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Knocked Loose at Furnace Fest, Birmingham, Alabama, USA – October 2025
Dillinger Escape Plan at Furnace Fest, Birmingham, Alabama, USA – October 2025
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A massive thank you to all the photographers who have contributed – it’s great to have you involved and we’re looking forward to seeing more of your work in 2025. Do check out more from everyone featured on the links shown above.
Best Music Shots of 2025 Parts 1 and 3 are available to view here:
Part 1
Part 3
All pictures are copyrighted by the photographer credited; please do not use without gaining their permission first.
Published 18th December 2025
Almost the end of the year and time once more for our annual Best Music Shots galleries. 2025 brings a bumper collection, so is split into three galleries; we’ll be publishing one each day so check back in tomorrow and Friday for the rest! We’re delighted to be featuring images from a range of photographers worldwide – it’s a privilege to have an insight into your local music scenes, and great to see so many different genres and styles represented. As always, pictures are in no particular order, so please scroll on through right to the end to avoid missing something special…
Header shot: Currls by Don Blandford – details in article
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By Jackstagemedia
Devastator at Thrashchester, Rebellion, Manchester, UK – November 2025
Kabuki at Slammer Festival, Rebellion, Manchester, UK – October 2025
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By Lauren Wenham (Wider Focus Media)
Evior at New Century Hall, Manchester, UK – September 2025
Native James at The Lodge, Deaf Institute, Manchester, UK – November 2025
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By Philippa Revitt
Kelsy Karter & The Heroins at Key Club, Leeds, UK – April 2025
Harpy at Corporation, Sheffield, UK – April 2025
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By Adri
Silent Planet at The Summit, Denver, USA – April 2025
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By Emily Prizio (Photography by Priz)
Drew Ryder Smith at Milford Arts, Milford, Connecticut, USA – November 2025
Matty Spence of Struggle Monkey, New Milford Rock the Block, New Milford, Connecticut, USA – September 2025
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By Alex Alexandrova (Spadey)
Jordan Chipev of Sunblinds at Club Mixtape 5, Sofia, Bulgaria – October 2025
Andrew Eldritch of Sisters of Mercy at Rebel Rebel Fest, Vidas Art Arena, Sofia, Bulgaria – September 2025
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By Tiarna Stahmer
Matt Tuck of Bullet For My Valentine at Hordern Pavilion, Sydney, Australia – October 2025
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By Moes
Growing Horns, Cave Rock Club, Amsterdam, Netherlands – November 2025
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By Dave Sloan
Wrex at The Loft / The Kings, Icebreaker Festival, Southsea, UK – February 2025
Slow Century at The Wedgewood Rooms, Southsea, UK – September 2025
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By Joshua Watt
Half Awake Eyes at The Classic Grand, Glasgow, UK – August 2025
Hollowkin at Bannermans, Edinburgh, UK – October 2025
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By Jensen Maxwell
Snotty Nose Rez Kids at The Burton Cummings Theatre, Winnipeg, Canada – December 2025
OLGA at The Handsome Daughter, Winnipeg, Canada – April 2025
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By Izzi Glover
Hard Life, Y Not Festival, Derbyshire, UK – August 2025
The Rolling People, Together Again Festival, Cheshire, UK – July 2025
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Alex Kapranos of Franz Ferdinand at Shaky Knees Festival ’25, Piedmont Park, Atlanta, USA – September 2025
Nita Strauss at Hangar 1819, Greensboro, North Carolina, USA – February 2025
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Feast at Karawang, Jawa Barat, Indonesia – September 2025
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Meryl Streek, Rockaway Beach Festival, Bognor, UK – January 2025
Curls at Signature Brew, Haggerston, UK – March 2025
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A massive thank you to all the photographers who have contributed – it’s great to have you involved and we’re looking forward to seeing more of your work in 2025. Do check out more from everyone featured on the links shown above.
Best Music Shots of 2025 Parts 2 and 3 are available to view here:
Part 2
Part 3
All pictures are copyrighted by the photographer credited; please do not use without gaining their permission first.
Published 17th December 2025
Madness & Squeeze at Brighton Centre, 14th December 2025
If ever there was a gig that made the ideal pre-Christmas party, this was it. A stalwart of the British music scene since the late 70s, Madness brought their Hit Parade tour to Brighton Centre last night, and with it a sold out venue and a matinee performance added to help meet demand. As if that wasn’t enough, support came from creators of so many lyrically sublime songs, Squeeze.
With a more than impressive back catalogue of their own, Squeeze took the reins first and bought right into bringing hit after hit to the party. Amongst the most revered songwriters of our time, Chris Difford and Glenn Tilbrook have a knack for mixing humour with melancholy, and classic tracks like Up The Junction and Another Nail In My Heart stand up as great songs as much now as they did when they were first released. Alongside tracks from their pending new album Trixies, the latest line-up gave it their all with old favourites Cool For Cats and debut single Take Me I’m Yours.
The band have a busy 2026 planned with the album set for release in March and a headline tour later in the year.
And so to the return of the Camden 7 (plus extras). Celebrating their biggest hits, and there is an enormous pile of them, Madness played a setlist of gigantic proportions, kicking off with the building anticipation of One Step Beyond – no need to wait for the crowd to warm up when you have an intro like that – then heading straight into Embarrassment and The Prince.
The tunes just kept on coming; lovely to hear the likes of Grey Day and Bed and Breakfast Man, then entering into what Suggs declared to be ‘showtime’ a ridiculously good four-in-a-row consisting of House of Fun, Baggy Trousers, Our House and It Must Be Love. The last of these received the biggest sing back from the audience, who were rewarded with an immense confetti downpour.
There are few bands who can put a smile on people’s faces quite so quickly and easily; Madness have somehow managed to retain their early energy and mischievousness while becoming a household name for multiple generations.
Finishing with a giant balloon filled encore consisting of a ska-fuelled version of Wizzard’s I Wish It Could Be Christmas Every Day, Madness and Night Boat To Cairo, it’s fair to say the crowd sang their hearts out to every single note of the evening. A brilliant night from the Nutty Boys, turning Brighton Centre into a House of Fun for all – an array of red hats making this a truly fez-tive event.
Review by Callum
Photos © Siobhan 16beasleystphotography.com | Instagram: 16beasleyst
Published 15th December 2025
Winter Gardens, Big Fear, GIFTHORSE & Snowy Mountain at the Hope & Ruin, Brighton, 10th December 2025
It’s been a year of consistently high quality new music showcases from local promoter Hidden Herd, and this week’s offering was no exception.
A gentle start to proceedings with flurries of dream pop from Snowy Mountain. Dressed in space attire ready for take off, the songs were fittingly other-worldly – notes of Portishead with a slightly more positive vibe if you will. And always good to see the room busy from the off; it seemed people were keen to see all four acts – a good decision as it turned out.
Maintaining the momentum, alt-pop outfit GIFTHORSE provided flowers and a refreshing burst of nostalgia without feeling like a carbon copy of any of the multitude of influences that seem to bring their sound together. There’s an impossible to ignore Blondie comparison to be made both in their sound and in Charlie and Naomi’s resemblance to a fresh-faced Chris and Debbie – lots more layers to unravel too though, with elements of 60s’ Spector bands and pure pop acts like Eighth Wonder each springing to mind. A sleek performance, would like to see again.
Taking a more indie-rock approach, Big Fear were up next, bringing loads of energy to the table. Recent single Mildew was a stand-out and is a good introduction to anyone not familiar with their music. We discovered it was keyboard player Ben’s birthday and the crowd were clearly impressed enough to offer up their own rendition of Happy Birthday between tracks. To be fair, their set felt like a bit of a party – always nice to see a band enjoying themselves and it’s inevitably infectious.
I’ve seen headliners Winter Gardens numerous times over the years and, I have to say, I think their current output is the best it’s ever been. They manage to give shoegaze a strong injection of the guitar/synth bands of yesteryear topped with some phenomenal drumming that takes things to an altogether more urgent level. Shades of light and dark keep the music and performance dynamic and absorbing, Ananda and Jasmine’s vocals blending beautifully together. I have a sense that the crowd would have been happy for them to play for twice as long but, for now, this was the perfect ending to a great evening.
Words and photos © Siobhan 16beasleystphotography.com | Instagram: 16beasleyst
Published 14th December 2025
“Photography takes an instant out of time, altering life by holding it still” – Dorothea Lange
It’s time for our year end galleries, starting with reflections of 2025 through the lens of a group of photographers from around the world. As always, these are in no particular order so please check out all the images start to finish…
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Diwali Festival, Stanley Art, London, November 2025
Cultural Style Week, Wood Green, London, May 2025
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Halloween House Show, October 2025
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Watching The Leaves Falling In, October 2025
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By Lauren Wenham (Wider Focus Media)
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Y Not Festival, August 2025
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Strutting, January 2025
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Paddle Close Up (Chris Young, Tadpole at The Butter Factory, Whangārei), November 2025
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By Kevin Harpin
None Sharing Pizza Dip, November 2025
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By Jennifer Mullins
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Elon Arm Of The Law, Nottingham, March 2025
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A huge thank you to all the talented photographers whose pictures make up the gallery – we’re privileged to share an insight into what 2025 has held for you. You can see more of each photographer’s work on the links included.
All pictures are copyrighted by the photographer credited; please do not use without gaining their permission first.
Our Best Music Shots of 2025 galleries will be with you in the coming week – we’re very much looking forward to sharing those too.
Published 13th December 2025
Fatboy Slim at Concorde 2, Brighton, 12th December 2025
Local superstar DJ Fatboy Slim is mixing the tracks at Brighton’s Concorde 2 over two nights, raising funds for Martlets. Gallery by Mike Burnell from last night’s special club night below.
Photos © Mike Burnell iso400.com | Instagram: iso400mike | X: iso400photo
Published 12th December 2025
Solid Pleasure & Death Drive at Daltons, Brighton, 9th December 2025
A meeting of minds as Tenebris Presents bring swathes of darkwave beats to the jet black walls and kitsch of Daltons on a suitably stormy night by the sea. From electro-pop through house and EBM, the prevalence of music-making duos has been a constant, and tonight sees two on the line-up.
First up, London-based Death Drive waste no time in warming up the crowd, layering driving sequence patterns with piercingly intense vocals. With a multitude of sub-genres categorising music now, there maybe isn’t an obvious one for their sound, but industrial goth feels like a reasonable fit. Relentlessly pulsing latest single Don’t Hide is one of the stand outs of the set, fundamentally memorable and danceable. A strong performance on their debut trip to Brighton.
Having caught Solid Pleasure supporting Amsterdam’s indie-royalty collab Long Fling recently, it’s great to see them take the headline slot this time – to be honest and with no deference to the other party, they stole the show last time. A fusion of techno-synth and reverb-heavy vocality, the two-piece provide a slice of Twin Peaks’ Red Room ambience lightened by the inclusion of some updated 80s’ classics – to say cover versions ironically doesn’t really cover it; but there are insertions of Blue Monday and Sweet and Tender Hooligan that reflect rather than repeat the originals. Probably their most accessible track Lux Interior is an easy singalong homage to The Cramps’ frontman, while recent single New York takes an avant-garde trip to the local disco noir. A skilfully executed set, and a chance for more next week as they play at Green Door with Francis Pig and U Men on 18th December – be there or be regretfully missing out.
Words and photos © Siobhan 16beasleystphotography.com | Instagram: 16beasleyst
Published 11th December 2025
Matt Berninger & Ronboy at Concorde 2, Brighton, 9th December 2025
Best known as vocalist and lyricist of indie giants The National, Matt Berninger is currently touring under his own name, with support from Ronboy (the other members of his touring band). The opportunity to see him in a more intimate than usual venue was not lost on the Brighton crowd, where he played to a sold out Concorde 2. Gallery from Mike Burnell below.
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Published 10th December 2025
The Last Dinner Party & Imogen and the Knife at Brighton Centre, 5th December 2025
Not so many years since they started out playing small stages, The Last Dinner Party, this year’s BRIT Award Breakthrough Artist winners, are now selling out shows wherever they go. Touring with latest album From the Pyre, they came to Brighton last night with support from Imogen and the Knife. Mike Burnell was there to capture the performances in all their glory.
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Published 6th December 2025
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