Badtown do Brighton

West Auckland six-piece ska-punk band Badtown sold their worldly possessions to tour the UK seaside city of Brighton inspired by the city’s own legendary punk rockers Peter and the Test tube Babies. Badtown’s bassist Matt Daniel said: “Myself and a friend brought the Test Tubes over to New Zealand for a tour at the start of this year and we got to know the boys really well. Their tales about Brighton inspired us. One person remortgaged to come here while others took out loans and two members lost long-term relationships. I don’t know if some of us can go back because of the havoc this journey has caused.” Earlier this month they played in Worthing and then hit Brighton, appearing with another legendary Brighton band, rockabilly outfit Long Tall Texans, at The Albert in Trafalgar Street. Badtown play the Engine Rooms with Subhumans and Brighton band The Fish Brothers on August 27.