Little Boots

Patterns, Marine Parade, Brighton, Friday, November 27, 7.30pm, £10, 01273 606312

NAMED by the BBC as the Sound Of 2009, Victoria Hesketh has struggled to reach the same heights as fellow poll-winners, including Adele, Sam Smith, Jessie J and Ellie Goulding. This tour is in support of third album Working Girl.

The Fiction Aisle

Unitarian Church, New Road, Brighton, Friday, November 27, 7.45pm, £7, 01273 606312

ELECTRIC Soft Parade’s Thomas White marks the launch of his new ten-piece 1940s jazz-inspired project’s debut album Heart Map Rubric.

Support from Capt Lovelace and Nick Hudson.

New Generation Jazz

The Verdict, Edward Street, Brighton, Friday, November 27, 8pm, £10/£5, www.newgenerationjazz.co.uk

THE Verdict’s new Arts Council-sponsored celebration of new jazz artists returns with the Jamie Leeming Project featuring singer Emily Dankworth.

Tigercub

The Haunt, Pool Valley, Brighton, Friday, November 27, doors 7pm, £7, 01273 606312

FOLLOWING support slots with Royal Blood, Dinosaur Pile Up, Benjamin Booker and Pulled Apart By Horses, Brighton-based trio Tigercub launch their new EP Repressed Semantics.

Support from Youth Man.

Simply Red

Brighton Centre, King’s Road, Saturday, November 28, and Sunday, November 29, doors 6.30pm, £50, 08448 471515

WITH a career stretching back 30 years, starting with their breakthrough single Money’s Too Tight To Mention, Mick Hucknall’s soulmen have sold more than 50 million albums. Following a farewell tour in 2010 the band is back with a new album of wholly original material Big Love.

The Sex Pistols Experience

The Hope And Ruin, Queen’s Road, Brighton, Saturday, November 28, 7.30pm, £10, 01273 606312

IT’S doubtful any watching that infamous Bill Grundy interview in 1976 would have imagined the foul-mouthed oiks on screen would have their own tribute band, let alone one which has played more than 1,500 shows over 11 years.

Support from Negative Measures.

Stornoway Unplucked

St George’s Church, St George’s Street, Brighton, Saturday, November 28, doors 7pm, from £18, 01273 606312

OXFORD’S folk-indie-pop four-piece has turned a corner with their third album Bonxie, which combines their love of birdlife with a knack for a beautiful song.

Support from Katherine Priddy.

Lanterns On The Lake

The Haunt, Pool Valley, Brighton, Monday, November 30, doors 7pm, £10, 01273 606312

CRITICALLY acclaimed Bella Union signings Lanterns On The Lake showcase their third album Beings, which frontwoman Hazel Wilde has described as a rawer effort.

Shura

The Old Market, Upper Market Street, Hove, Tuesday, December 1, doors 7pm, from £12, 01273 201801

MANCHESTER’S Aleksandra Denton’s postponed summer Old Market show finally arrives, following a series of critically acclaimed pop singles including White Light and 2Shy.

Support from Clean Cut Kid.

Duran Duran

Brighton Centre, King’s Road, Wednesday, December 2, doors 6.30pm, from £45, 08448 471515

ONE of the 1980s biggest bands returns with a trawl through their 100-million-selling back catalogue – with impressive support from 1990s star Seal.

Molotov Jukebox

The Haunt, Pool Valley, Brighton, Thursday, December 3, doors 7pm, £12.50, 01273 606312

LED by Game Of Thrones star Natalia Tena, London-based six-piece Molotov Jukebox combine Balkan and gypsy sounds. This tour is in support of forthcoming second album Tropical Gypsy.

Support from The Church.