Duncan Hall has rounded up the best events for the Bank Holiday weekend

 

Two Three Four Festival Green Door Store Trafalgar Street Arches, Brighton, Saturday, August 23, and Sunday, August 24, from 2pm, free, www.thegreendoorstore.co.uk FRESH from touring the US with The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart, Brighton's Fear Of Men headline two days of local musical talent.

Also on the bill are The Black Tambourines, Morning Smoke, The Hundredth Anniversary, Tyrannosaurus Dead and this week's On The Radar stars Spit Shake Sisters (below).

*Look out for an interview with Fear Of Men’s Jess Weiss in The Guide next month.

At The Edge Of The Sea Concorde 2, Madeira Drive, Brighton, Saturday, August 23, and Sunday, August 24, 3pm, £22, 01273 673311 THE headline slots for the annual Wedding Present-curated two-day festival focus on the band's 1994 Watusi album and 1996 Mini EP.

Also on the bill are David Gedge's other project Cinerama, The Membranes, Sky Larkin, Emma Pollock, and the fabulous Art Brut.

Rottingdean Jazz Festival Various venues, Rottingdean, Friday, August 22, to Monday, August 25, various times and prices, 01273 308779 A LONG weekend of jazz featuring headline shows by British Jazz Award-winning saxophonist Bobby Wellins, Herbie Flowers and the Ronnie Scott All-Stars. Free gigs will be at the Queen Victoria, in High Street, Beyond Design Cafe in Marine Drive, Molly's At The Beach in the Undercliff and the Rottingdean Terraces Stage throughout the weekend.

Fuzz For Freaks Weekender Sticky Mike's Frog Bar, Middle Street, Brighton, Saturday, August 23, and Sunday, August 24, 9pm, £10, 01273 749465 A WEEKEND for lovers of 1960s psychedelic, freakbeat and garage music – complete with kaleidoscope visuals and live sets from The Exploding Sound Machine, The Hypnotic Eye and The Dials.

Making Waves On Broadway The Broadway, Haywards Heath, Sunday, August 24, 11am to 10pm, £7/£12, 01444 800045 ANOTHER Haywards Heath street party of live music across two stages, featuring 16 acts playing everything from pop to blues.

Whoopsadaisy Charity Rock Festival Hove Park Tavern, Old Shoreham Road, Hove, Sunday, August 24, 2pm to 11pm, free, www.brightonsounds.com A DOZEN city bands come together to raise cash for the Whoopsadaisy charity helping kids with cerebral palsy and motor disorders.

Alternative Notting Hill All Dayer Concorde 2, Madeira Drive, Brighton, 3pm to 9pm, free, 01273 673311 The Jamaican carnival experience features live music from General Skank and the Dub M Tuff All-Stars, plus rum punch, face-painting and a barbecue.

Crawley New Music Festival The Hawth, Hawth Avenue, Crawley, Sunday, August 24, noon to 6pm, free, 01293 553636 HOTLY tipped Sussex songwriter Chris Simmons headlines this celebration of local talent, alongside rockers Stark, Tariq Khawaja and Robin Romei.