Brighton

Brighton is a seaside resort and the largest part of the City of Brighton and Hove situated in East Sussex, England. Historically in the Rape of Lewes in Sussex, Brighton forms a part of the Brighton/Worthing/Littlehampton conurbation. Brighton's location has made it a popular destination for tourists, renowned for its diverse communities, quirky shopping areas, large cultural, music and arts scene and its large LGBT population, leading to its reverence as the "gay capital of the UK." Brighton attracts over 8.5 million visitors annually and is the most popular seaside destination in the UK for overseas tourists. Brighton has also been called the UK's "hippest city", and "the happiest place to live in the UK".

Links To Peel
Peel would often travel to Brighton to see gigs and perform at his roadshows and especially visited the city when his daughter Alexandra graduated from university in 2001. In November 2003, he presented shows from Brighton as part of the One Live festival on Radio 1.

Many artists from the city were played on his shows and some recorded sessions, including several bands first heard on the Vaultage 78 - Two Sides Of Brighton compilation. One Brighton band Peel was eager to sign up when he owned Dandelion records was Rancid Cyril & His Mighty Balloons, a group who he wanted to sign due to their unique name rather than their musical outputs.

After Peel's death, a murial was painted on the side of the Prince Albert pub opposite over the entrance to Brighton's Toy and Model Museum at Frederick's Place, which has since been redesigned since 2013 with a picture of Peel along with musicians such as Jimi Hendrix and Marc Bolan.

Featured Bands
The following artists from the Brighton area recorded sessions for the John Peel Show:


 * 14 Iced Bears: (2 sessions, 1986-87)
 * Chefs: (1 session, 1981)
 * Clearlake: (1 session, 2000)
 * Dodgems: (1 session, 1979)
 * Electrelane: (1 session, 2004)
 * Lianne Hall: (4 sessions, 2000-04).
 * Huggy Bear: (2 sessions, 1992-93)
 * Molesters: (2 sessions, 1978-79)
 * Nicky & The Dots: (1 session, 1979)
 * Peter And The Test Tube Babies: (1 session, 1980).
 * Piranhas: (3 sessions, 1979-80)
 * Popguns: (2 sessions, 1990)
 * Skat: (1 session, 1982)
 * Wreckless Eric: (2 sessions, 1977-78).