Past Events

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The place it all began. The Crown in Littlehampton was our first venue. We started our journey at The Crown in Littlehampton, and due to circumstances beyond our control, we could not return after the pandemic. A big thanks to Phill, the then manager, for all his time, effort, and support in allowing LARS Promotions to exist and grow.

	An Alternative Christmas Party	We all know by the first week in December we will be sick of the Christmas music in every shop. Well that's where we come in. This event promises to avoid the cheesy Christmas tunes and instead bring the party to The Crown. Stone Soup will be kicking off the night with their blend of blues rock, with My Pet Sharks' Funk Rock to follow. Tidal Rave will be heading with their awesome rave tunes, party cannons, and UV costumes to really get the party raving!
	The Halloween Horror	Welcome the dark and the Twisted to The Crown in this Halloween themed event. We will be bringing you the darker side of the scene while still managing to make you bounce! Dark punk rock opens the show from Idle Bones, with the Metal Marauders Derilict Dream taking the helm.
	Punk-A-Palooza VI	The Punk-A-Palooza returns with three amazing acts from across the genre. This event showcases Ska-Punk from Doctor Gonzo, Hardcore Punk from The SLM and Grunge Punk from our headliners Glove! Any lover of punk should mark this event in their diary as one not to be missed.
	LARS Promotions Showcase	3 bands take to the stage for this event showcasing alternative genres. This month features acts from the Prog, Rock, and Punk sides of the spectrum, and all pack a punch while doing it. Haunting vocals, Guitars shredding. Something for everyone to enjoy, so come on down and join us for another awesome night.
	The Rock Riot!	The Rock Riot is back once again! 3 more amazing acts to fill our stages for a night of Rock. If you are a fan of any alternative music, we are sure you will find at least one act to rock out to!
	The LARS Promotions Showcase	Three amazing acts from across the genres hit our stages to show off what LARS Promotions is all about; live, original, music. Our showcases aim to bring you a cross-genre event that any music lover will enjoy!
	Punk-A-Palooza V	The Punk-A-Palooza returns for another night of pure punk. Three amazing punk bands return to our stages to show off the different sub-genres that punk has to offer. From comedy punk band Second in line to the punk rock stylings of Gloo, this is an event for all punk lovers whilst offering an evening of awesome music for anyone that wants to let loose!
	Junkyard Sons plus Supports	This Month we are bringing the Rock and Roll to our event night. Three Amazing Acts will be arriving on our stages to bring you a mix of Rock, Blues and a bit of folk thrown in for good measure. Come on down for another fun filled night!
	Icarus Falls plus Supports	Icarus Falls return to our stages with the amazing Ariandelle and The Lucky Scars for a night of punk and rock. The three acts featured on this event are from the rockier corner of our spectrum but we are sure anyone who enjoys original music will have a blast at this event. Still not sure? Then come on down and check it out!
	March Metal Madness	This March we are bringing the Madness and the Metal to Littlehampton with these three amazing acts. Prepare yourselves for shredding guitars, deep riffs and screaming vocals from these three awesome acts.
	Tidal Rave plus Supports	Tidal Rave return to bring the colour and the madness back to Littlehampton, with two supports to entertain you as well, this promises to be a night of lights, laughs, and awesome music!
	Punk-A-Palooza	We are back with another Punk-A-Palooza to kick off your 2019. Keep the new year vibes going with this rebellious range of acts. Three great Punk bands are going to be hitting the stages to keep you entertained throughout the night.
	The Prog Rock Revolution	This months event features three different but well suited together acts. We have Prog, Rock, and Metal acts this month, all working together to create an epic event. This will be our last event of 2018 and if you have enjoyed our previous events, this one will definitely be one not to miss!
	The Rock Riot	The Rock Riot returns with three more amazing acts. An evening of rock awaits you as we take over The Crown once again. This month sees the awesome Icarus Falls return to our stage, supported by two newcomers to a LARS Promotions event; Dead Letter and Wytch Pycknyck. If you like your original rock, this is the event to attend!
	The LARS Promotions Showcase	Presenting the LARS Showcase. This event brings three different acts from the alternative spectrum and combines them into one awesome show. Grunge, Classic Punk and Classic Rhythmic Rock are the sounds of this showcase. If you haven't been to a LARS Promotions event before, this will be the perfect introduction, showcasing just a fraction of the styles we showcase. If you have been before, prepare yourself for another awesome night of original music.
	The Punk Rock Rave	A Punk Rock Rave, what else do you need to know? Well it's something a little different for us here at LARS Promotions. We are still bringing you three awesome bands in one awesome night, but this time we have a mix of bands that you wouldn't expect to find on one event, but that work brilliantly together. We have the evening starting off with a bit of a punk feel from Grenades who mash up the sound of pop, moving through to the realms of rock with Graces Collide with their heavy riffs, and finishing up with a Tidal Rave, a band who are on a multicoloured musical journey to take over the world of pop. All we can say is this will be a fantastic night, and don't forget your glow sticks!
	Augmented August	We are Augmenting August with a mix of three amazing bands from different realms of the alternative scene; Terraborn supported by Killing Graves and Jokers Parade. Come on down and help Terraborn fight their was to reclaiming the land of Terra in their quest to take down The Fallen with their heavy beats and powerful vocals. Supporting Terraborn in their quest will be Killing Graves. These guys promise rhythm and riffs in with their progressive metal style. Opening the evening are Jokers Parade. These guys will defiantly get the night going with mix of alternative rock and 'clowning' around on stage.
	The Rock Riot	The Rock Riot is Back! Three more amazing bands with one returning to our stages. This Event will kick off with Cyanide Sunday, followed by Reawaken with Killatrix headlining this event. This event is for all alternative fans as the event has themes of Rock, Metal, and Punk, so why not come along and have a Rock Riot!
	The Hard Rock Horror	This month brings you Horror, Hard Rock and Heavy Metal. Three bands bringing you the darker, heavier side of rock. With Goth-Rock and Power Metal vocals, twisted story telling and Hard hitting riffs, this event features something everyone can enjoy.
	Bleed Again Plus Supports	This month brings the metal \m/ and prog to this months three awesome band line-up. A Special Event for you this April. The mighty 'Bleed Again' will be gracing our stage with their mighty metalcore along with Aren Drift and Ariandelle.
	Punk-A-Palooza	The Punk-A-Palooza is back! February brings another mix of amazing punk bands guaranteed to get your blood pumping. These three amazing acts showcase the range of styles within the punk community, so even if you aren't a hardcore punk, we are sure you'll find something to love at the first Punk-A-Palooza of 2018!
	The Rock Riot	We blasted the New Year hangovers out of the window with this fantastic event. Another set of Amazing Original bands rocked the stages, keeping the new year vibe going for one more weekend. We all rocked out at the Rock Riot! Icarus Falls were due to play this event, but unfortunately were unable to attend.
	The Raven Guard Plus Supports	Our next event supporting the Littlehampton Alternative Rock Society is our Fawks Friday event with The Raven Guard as our headline act and two more amazing bands in support.
	Punk-A-Palooza	We are proud to present to you our upcoming event: Sweet Jonny supported by Geezapunx and Glove. Old school garage rock with a slice of grunge and punk. These bands showcase the blurred lines between these genres and present their own takes on them. Starting the night we have Glove who draw inspiration from the grunge and garage rock scene. Our second act of the night is Geezapunx with their 'old school' inspired punk. Completing the Line up we have our headliners for the night; Sweet Jonny. These guys take their musical muse from the 80's scene, imagine 'The Pixies on Speed'. Even if you aren't a big fan of punk, we are sure you will love this event.
	Pretty Little Enemy plus Supports	The Femme Fatale event. 3 Amazing female fronted bands to keep you entertained at this event.
	Doctrine Of Complicity: The Final Act	Littlehampton Alternative Rock Society Bring you a special good bye show; Doctrine of Complicity: The Final Act. We are honoured to host the final show of Littlehamptons own Doctrine of Complicity. Doctrine of Complicity, or as they are known to their followers 'D.O.C.', are Littlehamptons Dark Alternative Metal band. After setting stages on fire across the country (thankfully not literally) D.O.C. are calling an end to the three piece life, and to celebrate the Circus of the Gods they are performing one final act where it all began all those years ago. We give you Doctrine of Complicity: The Final Act.
	Junkyard Choir plus Supports	Littlehampton Alternative Rock Society brings you another night of great live bands. This time we have...
	Charged plus Supports	Three Original Bands, One Awesome Night! Another mash up event for the Littlehampton Alternative Rock Society.
	Tales of Autumn plus Supports	Tales of Autumn return to the LARS stage for this awesome event supported by Hawka and Gold Phoenix
	Punk-A-Palooza	Our second dedicated punk night for all the punks out there! This night was filled with the punk sounds of three amazing local bands, entertaining everyone not just the punk fans. As with many genres the lines are blurring so we are sure even you classic rockers out there enjoyed our Punk-A-Palooza event. If in doubt; come along next time and find out!
	The Showcase	The L.A.R.S. Showcase is an event where we showcase a mixture of bands from different genres. This event showcased Stone Angels with support from Spindlefish and The Hellfire Club. All bands feature within the 'Rock' genre but all with different takes. And of course, as usual we had our partners Metal Meyhem Radio there on the night; Live streaming the event and playing all the classics.
	The Rock Riot	Our third event for 2017 was the Rock Riot! We had three brilliant bands for this event and they all Rocked!
	Metal Massacre	Full of pounding metal beats, screaming battle cries and all round remarkable riffs this is the Metal Massacre. Opening the night we had Them Broads, a Gritty 5 Piece hardcore metal band from Bognor Regis, followed by Derelict Dream. This Worthing based trio aim to bring 'music to it's audience covering subjects such as psychological malaise, a self inflicted perdition and the primal instinct to survive.'
	Punk-A-Palooza	This was our first very own dedicated punk night! This night was filled with the punk sounds of three amazing local bands. Do not be put off however if you're not really a punk fan. As with many genres the lines are blurring so we are sure even you classic rockers out there will our Punk-A-Palooza events. If in doubt; come along and find out!
	Tellurium Album Launch Party	Launch night for us here at L.A.R.S. and what a night it was! We were given the honour of launching Tellurium's new album: Conform and Consume onto the general public. With a live performance of the album, it was the best possible night to launch ourselves into the public eye. Our aim for this event was not just to provide an amazing launch for Tellurium's album, but to showcase what people can expect for our events in 2017. To do this Tellurium were joined by Harsh Times, an Brighton based punk band and home town locals Small Town Silence.