Lightheaded + Special Guests — live event
Carrying on the long tradition of sentimental pop songwriters, U.S.'s Lightheaded distills decades of jangly, lovelorn tunes into sparkling sounds for modern softies. They have the sunshine sparkle of Margo Guryan, the C86 charm of Dolly Mixture, and the cinematic swell of Belle & Sebastian. Their latest batch of tunes, Thinking, Dreaming, Scheming, showcase the band bursting with ideas in all directions of their record collection. Formed on the shore of New Jersey by Cynthia Rittenbach and Stephen Stec, Lightheaded took time to hone their sound with a rotating crew of drummers, guitarists and backup vocalists. They found a community of like-minded bands in a vast but tight-knit international indie pop scene, which led them to the iconic California label Slumberland Records. Their debut EP, Good Good Great! landed in 2023 followed by the full-length Combustible Gems in 2024. A European tour and gigs opening for bands like Heavenly, The Softies, and The Ladybug Transistor rounded out their breakout year. SUPPORT: Jeanines: Over the course of nearly a decade making music as Jeanines, Alicia Jeanine and Jed Smith have charted a distinctive course through the history of pop, evoking influences as varied as the 60s folk of early Fairport Convention and Vashti Bunyan, the sunshine pop of Margo Guryan and Laura Nyro, and indiepop touchstones like Dear Nora, Marine Girls, Dolly Mixture, and the post-Black Tambourine projects of Pam Berry.
Starts: 2025-07-20T20:00:00Z
Ends: 2025-07-20T22:00:00Z
Where: 48 Trafalgar Street, Brighton and Hove, England, United Kingdom
Price: $17.4