Cheap Dirty Pride III — The Hope And Ruin, Brighton | whatnightout

About this event

F*uck Corporate Pride!

Cheap Dirty Horse return to Brighton for the 3rd annual 'Cheap Dirty Pride' An alternative pride all dayer from 2pm till 11pm on the 1st August 2026.

Tickets ONLY guarantee entry BEFORE 7pm. Unfortunately, last year we had to turn people away at the door all day, despite the room never being more than three quarters full. If you don’t arrive before 7pm your ticket could be sold on the door and you could be denied entry. If you’re leaving early and would like to help us out and raise more money, please let us know and we can sell your ticket on. Love you!x

Venue Accessibility Info: https://www.hope.pub/access/

Please note that the venue is upstairs and there is no lift. We did try and book somewhere with better accessibility this year but, unfortunately, even in August 2025 we couldn't find anywhere with an availability. We're really sorry about this and will continue searching for 2027.

The Venue is all ages (acompanied by an adult) up until 8pm. after which the show will be 18+

Raising Money For With Speeches From:

Branches of the Levant (Non-Profit Organisation distributing aid, food & water to marginalised communities across Gaza)

Transcend Borders (All QTIPOC Lineup Fundraisers for TNBI ⚧︎ Refugees and Asylum Seekers in Brighton)

With Live Music From:

Ace Ambrose

‘Ace Ambrose is a genre defying songwriter and DIY artist based in the West Midlands. With a passion for storytelling and a flair for the dramatic influenced by her love of musical theatre, glam rock and nerd culture, Ace brings the concepts and characters of her imagination to life through their soundtracks.’

https://aceambrose.bandcamp.co...

Breakup Haircut

‘Like if the Scooby Doo gang were in a band. Formed for London First Timers Fest 2019 with two goals: being friends and playing fast. They’ve been playing shows, making pals, and solving mysteries left and right ever since.’

https://breakuphaircut.bandcam...

Cheap Dirty Horse

‘Cheap Dirty Horse are a big rowdy queer trash folk-punk band from Nottingham. Blending acoustic and electric guitar with banjo, accordion, bass, drums, and sometimes mandolin, they write energetic, joyful protest music.’

https://cheapdirtyhorseband.ba...

COWZ

‘COWZ are a Brighton-based alt-pop duo with music that can only be described as 'Bubblegum pop in dire need of therapy'. The group was founded by Saga Wahlström and Natasha 'Tasha' Nicholl in 2021 with the goal of delivering some hard-hitting truths, with enough glitter and frills to get you dancing.’

https://wearecowz.bandcamp.com...

Floralis

‘Floralis is an anarcho queer trans woman of colour that delivers unapologetically political punky hip hop infused art pop, dealing with the process of neocolonialism, neoliberalisation and transness from a violently ethnic perspective. Dancey, dark, angry.’

https://floralis.bandcamp.com/

Strange New Places

‘Strange New Places are a Belfast-based band of right-on radicals with low self-esteem. The queerpunk five-piece are often found singing about gender, sexuality and life under capitalism, and how those intersect with anxiety, depression, and a perpetual fear of talking to girls.’

https://strangenewplaces.bandc...

Sunny Side Down

‘A queer band who make indie-emo-pop for people who stop to pet cats on the street!! You can expect punchy basslines and journal-style lyrics that balance weighty melancholy with hopefulness.’

https://sunnysidedown.bandcamp...

THWACK!

‘Formed in the ashes of late capitalist hell (London, 2022), orchestral punk band THWACK! are a high-octane cocktail of camp with a political edge and an undeniable groove, bringing unabashed queer theatricality and raw grit to every performance’

https://thwackband.bandcamp.co...