WHAT SPELLBOUND IS ABOUT
Firmly established as one of Brighton’s best-loved monthly clubs, SPELLBOUND – The Alternative 80s Night – happens on (usually) the third Saturday of every month in the Studio Bar of Komedia. DJs SIMON PRICE (Stay Beautiful) & JAYNEY BLAMBLAM (Total Blam Blam) play Goth, Post-Punk, New Romantic, Alternative Rock, New Wave, Indie Rock, Synth and Ska classics 1979-1989.
It’s just like walking into your actual local alternative club at any random point in the 80s, right down to the smoke and the snakebite. A proper drinking and dancing session with a wonderfully mixed crowd of grown-ups who remember it all from first time around and young ‘uns just discovering it afresh. And look out for the Eighties visuals to help with the Time Travel…
SPELLBOUND CHRISTMAS PARTY – SAT 20 DEC!
SPELLBOUND CHRISTMAS PARTY: SATURDAY 20th DECEMBER!
O come, all ye Goths, Alternative Rockers and 80s Freaks of Brighton and beyond! A star is calling you towards Gardner St in North Laine. Yes, the SPELLBOUND CHRISTMAS PARTY will be bringing the festive vibes to the Studio Bar of Komedia on SATURDAY 20th DECEMBER, 9pm-3am. Expect the best in alternative 80s sounds as per usual, but with added crackers, mince pies, festive giveaways and a very light snowy scattering of Xmas tunes (Wham!, The Pogues, The Waitresses). Clanging chimes of doom to one and
SPELLBOUND’S ALTERNATIVE 80s NEW YEAR’S EVE PARTY!
Firmly established as one of Brighton’s best-loved monthly clubs, SPELLBOUND – The Alternative 80s Night – rings in the New Year at Komedia with its ALTERNATIVE 80s NEW YEAR’S EVE PARTY! DJs Simon Price (Stay Beautiful) and Jayney BlamBlam (Total Blam Blam) play Goth, Post-Punk, New Romantic, Alternative Rock, Indie, New Wave, Synth Pop and Ska. Think Siouxsie, Cure, Smiths, Bunnymen, PiL, Soft Cell, New Order, Sisters, Depeche Mode, Specials etc. There’s cheap Snakebite & Black, 80s-style smoke machines, period-relevant projections, etc. Tickets are £15 in advance from www.komedia.co.uk/brighton. Please note that as this event is in Komedia’s smaller (150 capacity) room, NUMBERS ARE LIMITED, so early booking is advised. When they’re gone, they’re gone! More info at https://www.facebook.com/spellboundclub
2026 SPELLBOUND EVENTS:
SPELLBOUND – GOTH SPECIAL – SAT 17 JAN!
GOTH SPECIAL! Backcomb your hair and break out the eyeliner for a whole night of Batcave-friendly sounds from Bauhaus, The Sisters Of Mercy, The Cure, Fields Of The Nephilim, Siouxsie And The Banshees, Alien Sex Fiend, The Cult, Specimen, The Cramps, Gene Loves Jezebel, The Damned, Virgin Prunes, The Birthday Party, Xmal Deutschland and more.
SPELLBOUND – DEPECHE MODE SPECIAL – SAT 21 FEB
DEPECHE MODE SPECIAL! To celebrate 45 years since Depeche Mode’s first 45 (their debut single Dreaming Of Me), Spellbound plays ALL the synth legends’ 80s singles amongst the rest of our usual Alt-80s playlist (see below), including such bangers as New Life, Just Can’t Get Enough, See You, Everything Counts, Master And Servant, A Question Of Time, Personal Jesus, Behind The Wheel and Enjoy The Silence.
SPELLBOUND’S BIRTHDAY PARTY SPECIAL – SAT 18 APRIL
General Alternative 80s (see below), but it’s Spellbound’s SEVENTEENTH BIRTHDAY PARTY! Can you believe this has lasted seven years longer than the actual 80s did? Come down to the Studio Bar and celebrate with us…
SPELLBOUND – SUMMER PARTY – SAT 18 JULY
The SPELLBOUND SUMMER PARTY! Expect general Alternative 80s sounds (see below), but this time with added songs about summer, holidays, sunshine, the beach, surfing, heat and so on. Bring your sunglasses!
THIS EVENT WILL TAKE PLACE IN THE KOMEDIA STUDIO
(HALLOWEEN SPECIAL IN OCTOBER WILL TAKE PLACE IN THE KOMEDIA BASEMENT )
STANDING CLUB NIGHT
AGES 18+
