Name: Animals As Leaders at Chalk, Brighton
Start: 2026-08-03T18:30:00+01:00
Location: Chalk Venue Brighton

Lout Promotions present
Animals As Leaders
plus guests
Monday 3rd August 2026
at Chalk, Brighton
£22.50 adv
Doors 6.30pm
Over 14's only
“As satisfying in their visceral kick as they are in dazzling displays of dexterity.” – Rolling Stone
It might sound strange to associate “storytelling” with instrumental music. But ANIMALS AS LEADERS jettisoned the rules, limitations, and boundaries of conventional rock music from the start.
Armed with palette-expanding eight-string guitars, rich synths, and pummeling percussive grooves, the trio is beloved by metalheads, aspiring virtuosos, jazz fanatics, and casual listeners alike. As Pitchfork observed, “Animals As Leaders have walked the tightrope between sheer technical virtuosity and actual emotional resonance.” Even without vocals, this is intimate, mythmaking music.