BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.4.0.1//EN TZID:Europe/London X-WR-TIMEZONE:Europe/London BEGIN:VEVENT UID:608@lewesconclub.com DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260123T193000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260123T230000 DTSTAMP:20251112T101609Z URL:https://www.lewesconclub.com/events/lewes-psychedelic-festival-day-1/ SUMMARY:Lewes Psychedelic Festival (Day 1) DESCRIPTION:Melting Vinyl &\; Innerstrings present: Lewes Psychedelic F estival 2026\nFriday 23rd: 7.30pm-11pm\, Saturday 24th: 6pm-11pm. Standin g 18+\nOn sale through: See tickets (Online)  www.seetickets.com/event/le wes-psychedelic-festival-2026/lewes-con-club/3544515.  and Union Music St ore (In person)\nMelting Vinyl and Innerstrings are proud to announce Lewe s Psychedelic Festival 2026\nThe festival returns on 23rd and 24th January 2026 offering visuals and music for the senses.\nJoin us in the ancient s etting of Lewes\, where we’re bringing together a wide variety of acts u nder the psych umbrella. As ever\, international visual artist Innerstring s will be providing the visuals\, turning both rooms into an experience of swirling liquid light.\n\nSince 2009\, Lewes Psychedelic Festival has bee n known for its mind-expansive lineups\, showcasing a range of psych wonde rs from Brighton and beyond. This year will be no exception\, with even mo re rule-breakers and genre-defyers than ever. Expect to hear a mix of psyc h\, komische and psych-funk grooves on Friday. On Saturday the dial change s to post-punk\, motorik repetition\, heavy-psych\, experimental shoegaze\ , and many flavours in between.\n\nHistorically this unique event sells ou t well in advance\; so we advise the early purchase of tickets to avoid di sappointment.\nArtist details for Friday 23rd January:\nBlack Market Karma  is technicolour liquid audio machine with a thick and colourful sound ro oted in 60’s guitar and pop music\, with layers of 90’s psychedelia\, fuzzed out tones and drunken grooves. They’ve incorporated touches of fo lk\, blues\, lo-fi electronica\, hip hop influenced beats and traditional Indian music. Hailing from London and now residing on the South Coast of E ngland\, the band have 11 albums in their catalogue\, all written and self produced in their entirety by band leader and multi-instrumentalist Stan Belton. They are recognised and respected by their peers within contempora ry psych-rock\, having toured with The Black Angels and The Warlocks\, and collaborated with Sonic Boom (Ex Spacemen 3) and The Telescopes\, Tess Pa rks and The Underground Youth.“Black Market Karma offer unadulterated dy namism and sincerity in their sonic approach\; a cacophony of beguiling me lodies\, killer hooks and an abundance of playfully distorted wobble” -  Clash Music.\nProject Gemini have firmly established themselves as lead ing exponents of cinematic psych-rock. Following well-received headline s hows and a successful UK tour supporting The Brian Jonestown Massacre\, th e Project Gemini live band\, featuring Jack Sharp (Large Plants/Wolf Peopl e/The Thorn) on guitar\, Tony Coote (Little Barrie/PP Arnold/Greg Foat/Ste ve Craddock) on drums and Bert Page (The Cromagnon Band) on keys have beco me a formidable unit\, taking the sound of the recorded music into expansi ve new territories. A live show truly not to be missed\, for lovers of gui tar-heavy funk\, acid-folk\, Anatolian rock\, ’60s psych and dusty break s.\n“A gloriously globalist psych-funk experience” 4/5 Shindig Magaz ine\nMinor Dents from Brighton are a propulsive kosmische trio with Holly Finch on vocals and bass\, Ryan Bollard on drums and Al Strachan on keys\ , cornet and electronics (a veteran of three previous LPFs\, Al also plays in Crayola Lectern\, ChopChop\, Zofff and more). They draw comparisons to Broadcast\, Stereolab and Nico\, and a recent live show inspired music wr iter Everett True to describe them as\,  “Mesmerising… Hypnotic go odness. Goodly hypnosis…. Goody goody gumdrops.” \nTheir first releas e is out on Rose Hill Records on January 23rd - timed to coincide with the ir Lewes Psych Fest show - with limited edition vinyl copies will be avail able on the day.\n\n\nArtist details for Saturday 24th January:\nAircool ed\nAircooled are a five piece disco rock band made up of five disparate a nd eclectic musicians. from artists from Neotropic\, Future\, Sound of Lon don\, The Wedding Present\, Elastica\, Suede\, JAMC\, Elastica and Miki Be renyi Trio.\nA crazed concoction of extended motorik beats and disco groov es\; mirror ball disco-funk-rock from a band that’s clearly and unashame dly having a very good time. By the time they were on their 8th show they were on the road with Suede and have celebrated sold out shows at The Lexi ngton\, The Trades\, The Windmill and others\, and have opened for The Jes us and Mary Chain\, The Wonderstuff and more.\nThe sound of Aircooled runs from the super solid\, relentless grind of Katharine and Justin’s stain less steel rhythm section to the twin-voices-as-one vocals from Riz and Ol lie and the psyched-out riffing\, wig-out guitars and synthesizers. This i s disco-fuelled locked grooves with rock swagger and glittered poise\, but with an expanded palette that brings vocals and songsmithing to the fore in equal measure.\n"The greatest Kraut-gospel-funk party album ever?" Moj o\nDactyl Terra from Wales experimental heavy psych-rock mixing krautrock instrumentation\, proto-metal riffs and psychedelic melodies into a groov y fuzzy sauce. Performing with 2 drummers and blending synths with guitars \, Dactyl Terra may send you into a state of groovy hysteria. "Playing a lively\, groove-laden brand of psychedelic rock\, the thrilling live shows of Dactyl Terra have turned them into a key act" Buzz Magazine\nThe Sick Man Of Europe Emerging from London’s underground music scene\, The Sic k Man Of Europe is distinctly monochrome in its outlook. Each note counts in this climate\; economical but played with absolute precision and convic tion. Propelled forward by machines and seeking solace in repetition. Ther e are echoes of the post-punk and European art rock pioneers at the cusp o f the 80s\, but re-tooled for the present. The same fears. Looking for ans wers or something to believe in\, but finding more questions in an age of absolutes.\n"Here is a dance of post punk and krautrock\, pushing the boun daries with a bunch of a groove-y\, authentic visions" Where The Horn Blo ws\n\n\n \n\nHoly Springs masterfully blend their love of shoegaze guit ars and lofi psychedelia. In 2022 the band released their debut LP ‘E.A. T’. The follow up ‘outside’ was released in August 2025 and sees the band peeling back the layers to focus directly on the songwriting and the primary instrumental parts whilst still remaining true to their unique so und. "A planet of unexploded noise in a molten pink cloud atmosphere" No ise Me  \n\n\n\nSwallowtail from Brighton blends the fuzzy aspects of shoegaze with the intricate melodies of post-punk\, creating an elegantl y gritty soundscape. Fresh off tour supporting ‘bdrmm’ and with stand out festival performances\, as well as a string of sold-out shows across t he country\, Swallowtail continue to establish themselves as a distinctiv e force among rising alternative UK bands. "Think heavy reverb-laden guit ars colliding with wiry\, melodic basslines\, all wrapped in a hazy\, mela ncholic intensity" NottsRocks\n\nKeep up to date with the festival news v ia the Lewes Psychedelic Festival links:\n\nFacebook | Instagram | X (Twitter)\nLPF reviews from 2024: Brighton &\; Hove news | Brighton S ource\n\n\n\n \;\n\n \; ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.lewesconclub.com/wp-content/uploads/ 2025/11/LPF2026FB.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/London X-LIC-LOCATION:Europe/London BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20251026T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR