The Brighton Beer Guide1.Barbara's Bier Haus Brighton
Google rating 4.8
79 West St · The Lanes
- Live music
- Pub quiz
- Food served
- Live sport
50 pubs
Best pubs for live music in Brighton & Hove
50 pubs whose own websites advertise live music or open mic nights in Brighton & Hove, ranked by Google rating (weighted by number of reviews). We only include a pub when its own website says so, so there may be others we couldn't confirm. Checked November 2026.
All 50 pubs, ranked
2.Village
Google rating 4.7
129 Islingword Rd · Hanover
- Live music
- Food served
3.The Prestonville Arms
Google rating 4.7
64 Hamilton Rd · Seven Dials
- Live music
- Pub quiz
- Sunday roast
4.The Birdcage
Google rating 4.8
11-12 Marine Parade · The Lanes
- Live music
- Pub quiz
- Food served
5.The Hope & Ruin
Google rating 4.6
11-12 Queens Rd · The Lanes
- Live music
- Pub quiz
- Food served
- Step-free access
6.The Evening Star
Google rating 4.6
55-56 Surrey St · North Laine
- Live music
- Real ale
7.The Better Half Pub
Google rating 4.6
1 Hove Pl · Hove
- Dog friendly
- Live music
- Pub quiz
- Sunday roast
8.Shakespeare's Head
Google rating 4.6
1 Chatham Pl · Seven Dials
- Dog friendly
- Live music
- Sunday roast
- Real ale
9.The Southern Belle
Google rating 4.6
3 Waterloo St · Brunswick
- Dog friendly
- Live music
- Sunday roast
10.The Cleveland Arms
Google rating 4.6
27A Cleveland Road · Fiveways
- Beer garden
- Dog friendly
- Live music
- Pub quiz
- +3 more
11.The Neptune Inn
Google rating 4.6
10 Victoria Terrace · Hove
- Live music
- Real ale
12.The Greys Freehouse
Google rating 4.6
105 Southover St · Hanover
- Live music
13.Yellow Book Bar
Google rating 4.6
3A York Pl · North Laine
- Live music
14.The Lion & Lobster
Google rating 4.5
24 Sillwood St · Brunswick
- Beer garden
- Live music
- Pub quiz
- Sunday roast
15.Camelford Arms
Google rating 4.5
30-31 Camelford St · Kemptown
- Dog friendly
- Live music
- Pub quiz
- Sunday roast
16.The Mucky Duck
Google rating 4.5
7-9 Manchester St · The Lanes
- Dog friendly
- Live music
- Pub quiz
- Sunday roast
17.The Poets Ale and Smokehouse
Google rating 4.5
33 Montgomery St · Hove
- Beer garden
- Dog friendly
- Live music
- Sunday roast
- +1 more
18.Caxton Arms
Google rating 4.5
36 North Gardens · North Laine
- Live music
- Pub quiz
- Sunday roast
- Real ale
19.Ancient Mariner
Google rating 4.5
59 Rutland Rd · Hove
- Beer garden
- Dog friendly
- Live music
- Pub quiz
- +1 more
20.Dover Castle
Google rating 4.5
43 Southover St · Hanover
- Live music
- Food served
21.The Bevy
Google rating 4.5
50 Hillside · Lewes Road
- Live music
- Pub quiz
22.The Round Georges
Google rating 4.5
14-15 Sutherland Rd · Kemptown
- Live music
- Food served
23.The Guinea Pig at the Dyke
Google rating 4.5
218 Dyke Rd · Preston Park
- Live music
- Pub quiz
- Sunday roast
24.Maris & Otter
Google rating 4.4
113-114 Western Rd · Brunswick
- Live music
- Pub quiz
- Food served
- Real ale
25.The Chimney House
Google rating 4.4
28 Upper Hamilton Rd · Seven Dials
- Dog friendly
- Live music
- Pub quiz
- Sunday roast
- +1 more
26.The Duke Of Wellington
Google rating 4.4
70 Upper Gloucester Rd · North Laine
- Beer garden
- Live music
- Pub quiz
- Live sport
27.The Lewes Road Inn
Google rating 4.4
158 Lewes Rd · Lewes Road
- Dog friendly
- Live music
- Pub quiz
- Food served
28.Exchange
Google rating 4.4
8 Goldstone St · Hove
- Beer garden
- Live music
- Sunday roast
- Live sport
- +1 more
29.Fountainhead
Google rating 4.4
North Rd · North Laine
- Live music
- Pub quiz
- Food served
30.The Market Inn
Google rating 4.4
1 Market St · The Lanes
- Live music
- Pub quiz
- Food served
- Live sport
31.Victory
Google rating 4.4
6 Duke St · The Lanes
- Beer garden
- Live music
- Sunday roast
32.Fiddlers Elbow
Google rating 4.4
11 Boyce's St · The Lanes
- Live music
- Live sport
33.The Brunswick
Google rating 4.4
1 Holland Rd · Brunswick
- Beer garden
- Live music
- Sunday roast
- Step-free access
34.The Walrus
Google rating 4.4
10 Ship St · The Lanes
- Dog friendly
- Live music
- Pub quiz
- Sunday roast
35.The Hartington
Google rating 4.3
41 Whippingham Rd · Hanover
- Beer garden
- Live music
- Pub quiz
- Sunday roast
36.The Tub
Google rating 4.3
16 Church Rd · Brunswick
- Live music
37.Caroline of Brunswick
Google rating 4.3
39 Ditchling Rd · London Road
- Live music
- Real ale
38.The Pub at Fiveways
Google rating 4.3
292 Ditchling Rd · Fiveways
- Beer garden
- Dog friendly
- Live music
- Pub quiz
- +2 more
39.Freemasons
Google rating 4.3
39 Western Rd · Brunswick
- Live music
- Food served
- Live sport
40.Le Pub (The Paris House)
Google rating 4.3
21 Western Rd · Brunswick
- Live music
- Food served
41.Dead Wax Social
Google rating 4.3
18A Bond St · The Lanes
- Live music
42.Seven Stars
Google rating 4.3
27 Ship St · The Lanes
- Live music
- Sunday roast
43.Worlds End
Google rating 4.3
60-61 London Rd · London Road
- Live music
- Food served
44.Ye Olde King & Queen Brighton
Google rating 4.3
13-17 Marlborough Pl · North Laine
- Beer garden
- Live music
- Food served
- Live sport
45.Black Lion
Google rating 4.3
14 Black Lion St · The Lanes
- Beer garden
- Dog friendly
- Live music
- Sunday roast
- +2 more
46.The Wellington
Google rating 4.1
53 Elm Grove · Hanover
- Dog friendly
- Live music
- Pub quiz
- Live sport
47.The Grand Central, Brighton
Google rating 4.2
29-30 Surrey St · North Laine
- Dog friendly
- Live music
- Food served
- Live sport
- +1 more
48.Mash Tun
Google rating 4.2
1 Church St · The Lanes
- Live music
- Live sport
49.The Druids
Google rating 4.1
79-81 Ditchling Rd · London Road
- Dog friendly
- Live music
- Food served
50.The Stoneham
Google rating 4.1
153 Portland Rd · Hove
- Beer garden
- Live music
- Sunday roast
- Real ale
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