Plans to stage a safe seafront music event are being put before Brighton and Hove councillors.

The culture committee will tonight consider the aftermath of the Fatboy Slim show in July, when an unexpectedly large crowd of 250,000 put a strain on city services.

Councillors are being recommended by their officers not to stage a similar event next summer.

But Brighton-based company Boardwalk Live has been working for seven months on a proposal it says would get rid of this year's problems.

It proposes a three-day event called Seascape, costing more than £1 million, between September 5 and 7.

Unlike the Fatboy Slim concert, it would be strictly ticket-only with a discount rate for city residents.

Managing director Olly Olsen, who previously worked for West End impresario Cameron Macintosh, said: "Although the event will feature several world-famous bands and artistes, we aim to ensure it is the overall Seascape experience people remember."

Mr Olsen said Boardwalk would be happy to work with Fatboy Slim but had other possible acts in mind including Coldplay, Atomic Kitten and the Chemical Brothers.

Boardwalk plans to start the three-day spectacular on the Friday night with an evening of dance music followed by rock music on the Saturday, headed by a major international artist.

The final day could be devoted to world music or acts that particularly appeal to teenagers.

Street performers and local artists would be used along the seafront to enhance the carnival nature of the event.

The Fatboy Slim concert was staged between the piers but this one would be on the beach east of the Palace Pier between the ticket office for Volk's Railway and the beach huts.

Entry would be by ticket only, although video screens would be put up nearby for people without tickets to see acts.

Mr Olsen said a fifth of the tickets would be made available to local people. They could be priced at £15 against a charge of £25 for people from outside.

More than 100,000 people would be expected to attend the shows, spread over three days.