Roy Ayers And The Ubiquity Band

Concorde 2, Madeira Drive, Brighton, Friday, July 24, doors 6.30pm, £16.50, 01273 673311

MAKING his name as a jazzman on the vibraphone, Roy Ayers became a band leader in the 1970s – and is now credited as the godfather of neo-soul.

Chris Difford

The Old Chapel, Alfriston, Saturday, July 25, 8pm, £16.50, 01323 841414

SQUEEZE lyricist Chris Difford drops into Alfriston’s Old Chapel for an acoustic mix of back catalogue favourites and newer solo material, accompanied by folk harmony trio Arcelia. Get down early for a picnic on The Tye.

Anathema

Concorde 2, Madeira Drive, Brighton, Sunday, July 26, 7.30pm, £18, 01273 673311

LIVERPOOL’S band of brothers are celebrating the 25th anniversary of their earliest incarnation – doom band Pagan Angel. Last year the band released their tenth album Distant Satellites – their first featuring drummer Daniel Cardoso.

Support from Messenger.

Cosmonauts

The Hope And Ruin, Queen’s Road, Brighton, Monday, July 27, 8pm, £7, 01273 673311

TEEN Creeps bring Californian reverb-loving, shoegazers Cosmonauts to Brighton, with support from Octopuses and Buddha Blood.

Luna

Sticky Mike’s Frog Bar, Middle Street, Brighton, Thursday, July 30, 7.30pm, £18, 01273 606312

US indie-rock legend Dean Wareham’s post-Galaxie 500 outfit play their first UK shows in ten years as part of a farewell tour.