The Greys bar in Brighton - acclaimed venue for live music.

extracts from emails

All of the comments below were sent to us since we have had the pub and some while Mike Lance was still booking the gigs here so due credit to all of us!

Dear Chris and Gill,

What a great show on Sunday night. THANKS! A bit like those stellar moments on the albums when The Stones were hanging round with Gram Parsons and Ry Cooder. after the Karl Broadie & Alex Ryan gig. (this show contained one of my favourite lines (from the Australian support act) : "This is a song about my best mate's girlfriend" !! July '05

Just a little thank you for Sunday night. Had a fabulous evening watching and listening to Tony and Andy.
Wonderful to meet Robin Driscoll too....bit of a hero. Keep up the good work and hope to be back at the Greys soon. after Tony Haase & Andy Roberts, from a customer from Birmingham! April '05

great show as I said well done you were really on form with the sound.The greys sound is always the best but last night was superb - it was probably better than that but words fail me. after Kate Campbell, April '05

Can I just say how much me and the missus enjoyed Mr Bruntnell last Sunday. An excellent gig.
It was my first visit to The Greys, and a welcome bonus was that you had Timmy Taylor's on tap. I'm glad I had 'er indoors to drive me home... Thanks, and see you again. Good Boy! December '04

Thank YOU for all the info and hard work. Have a peaceful and very Merry Christmas yourself, and a happy and prosperous new year. Cheers a very smart customer December '04

On behalf of JT Van Zandt, Sandy Watson and myself, Gus MacLeod, please accept a big "thank you" for all of your recent efforts. We met some wonderful people, enjoyed sterling hospitality and had one heck of a good time. I hope you (and those who came to the show) enjoyed it half as much. November '04

Thanks for the Anne McCue show. Surely Australia's most potent blonde export
since Shane Warne! She reminded me of Sam Phillips ... anyway, top show! October '04

... one of England's premier music venues where, once again, a who's who of primarily singer/songwriters on tour find a great audience. .... that night, it was not only a standing room only audience .... a "tour best nite" is the result of a group of converging factors such as a full house (although numbers don't always make the night), the mentality of the crowd (as in are they all there for that singular purpose of seeing the artist), is the artist in rare form that night (vocally and in terms of communicating with the audience) and very importantly has he had the right balance of Stella .... Well, on this night, there were more requests and more laughter and more warmth and unequivocal support all around...AND more CDs sold than on any other night. Damn...what a night. Life's a bitch, then ya go to The Greys in Brighton! Bob Cheevers 'Road Diary' - Part 45 Sept'04

Another great show. Probably the most untidy man I've ever seen, but what a musician and sense of humour. August 2004 after the Mike West gig.

Well I know he's one of your top five - but I'd put him at number 2, second only to a fantastic show a year or so ago by Kevin Montgomery. Keep 'em coming! May 2004 the Peter Bruntnell gig.

Thanks for putting on a great and, apparently undervalued act. Those beautiful songs definately deserve to be heard by a bigger crowd. I've never sat that close before. It was a bit of a master class for we struggling guitar novices...Apr 2004 after the Paul Tiernan gig.

Excellent venue excellent gig - the world hardly seems big enough to contain David Thomas AND Jackie Leven, but somehow the Greys did.... Mar 2004

Just a line to say how much I enjoyed the Brian Houston / Chip Taylor gig. Thanks for putting on such a great evening... Feb 2004 got lots of similar emails after this show.

Thanks for bringing all the acts to the Greys - helps me plan my weeks in Brighton much more easily... received December 2003 - amongst numerous 'Seasonal Greetings' was this - he lives and works in Germany !!

Just a note to congratulate you on a great gig on monday night. Both acts were top rate, top draw, top of their game etc. And the sound was nice too! .......... after the Brian Houston / Greg Trooper gig Nov 2003

a truly excellent gig - let me know if you book him again!.......... after the Clive Carroll gig, received Oct 2003

Really enjoyed the PHIL LEE show shame about the locals not being clued up, well done mate for putting it on well worth the trip from Kent........... from Customers received July 2003

Great night - billiant performance from both Tom (Russell) and Andrew Hardin......... from 'A CUSTOMER' received July 2003

We had an absolute ball in Brighton and The Greys crowd were fantastic, you
really do have a great venue there...... Michael Carpenter (Sydney, Australia) received July 2003

Thanks for putting on another great Greys show despite your "retirement."
... received June 2003 (after the Woody Mann gig)

Howdy!! I had an excellent time last night. You have a very good thing going there. It's a wonderful gig. Many thanks for the years of work and attention that it has taken to build it so fellows like me can have a nice audience to play to!! Best - JASON RINGENBERG. ... received May 2003

Wow what a nite, thank you for everything. I enjoyed myself so much and you and your pub and commitment made it all possible. John Otway and Richard were brilliant and the venue is so intimate and makes for such excellent entertainment the beer is good too. ... received May 2003

Just a quick line to say great show from Michael Carpenter and Bill Mallonee on Sunday. Keep up the good work. ... received May 2003

Just wanted to say that last night was one of the best sessions I've been to at the Greys . Please book them both again soon. ... received March 2003 after the Pierce Pettis/Julie Lee gig.

Sorry to hear you are selling, myself and my friends have spent many a good evening listening to both the new and the familiar at your establishment. I'm glad though that the premises will be passed on to someone who will keep the successful format you have devised over the years, I'm also glad that your direct input will not be entirely lost. ... received January 2003

It's great that the music will continue at the Greys. ... received January 2003

Hey! Thanks for all your emails & excellent gigs. Your work in laying all this on is greatly appreciated. ... received December 2002

Coming to the Jackie Leven gig and I look forward to some more inspired bookings in 2003. Keep up the good work! ... received November 2002

Just a quick note to say I really enjoyed the Eric Roche gig the other night. I haven't been to your place before, but I really like what you're doing there. If I still lived down there I'd come along all the time! ... received November 2002

"Could you please let me know what wonderful music acts you have coming up, I am looking forward to making another visit to your brilliant pub!" ... received October 2002

"I was just in Brighton from the states and recently got one of the last tickets for the Jay Farrar show at your pub. What a fantastic show...nothing even compares to your pub in the states. Could you put me on your e-mail list of upcoming shows?" ... received September 2002

"We thoroughly enjoyed the Eleanor McEvoy show a couple of weekends ago. ... received July 2002

"Can I congratulate and thank you for being host of what is in my opinion the finest combination of food beer music and genial ambiance around after (in my case) a good 15 years of irregular patronage due to linving in Hove." ... received April 2002