Riot energy with a grin
Lambrini Girls emerged from Brighton's DIY rooms, mixing spit-fire riffs with pointed jokes and blunt politics. Their songs are short, catchy, and built to be yelled back, with the guitar buzz sitting right on top of a punchy rhythm section. Expect quick-hit staples like
Help Me I'm Gay,
White Van,
Homewrecker, and
Boys in the Band anchoring the night. The crowd skews mixed in the best way: queer kids with handmade patches shoulder to shoulder with longtime gig lifers, all making space when someone falls and restarting the push when the chorus hits. A small but telling quirk is how they will pause mid-set to set ground rules and then sprint into the next hook as if nothing happened. Early on they often sold stapled zines at the table and still bring that cut-and-paste spirit to how they pace a room. Setlist and production notes here are an informed read of recent shows, not a promise of what you will see.
Setlist guess and room feel
The Lambrini Girls Crowd, Up Close
DIY uniforms and soft edges
You will see patched jackets, scuffed boots, glitter on cheeks, and hand-lettered signs tucked into back pockets. People trade earplugs and zines, compare setlist guesses, and swap marker pens for custom shirt scribbles. When a chorus with a punchline lands, the whole room roars the line on cue, then laughs and resets before the next hit. Callouts about respect and space get clapped, not groaned, and you can feel shoulders loosen when the pit moves with care. Merch trends lean toward zines, screen-printed shirts, and small runs that vanish by the end of the night. The vibe nods to 90s riot grrrl, but the humor and pacing feel very now, tight and self-aware. It is a scene that prizes presence over polish and community over cool.
Rituals that feel local
How Lambrini Girls Make Short Songs Hit Hard
Short songs, big shapes
Live,
Lambrini Girls keep vocals front and dry so the words land like jabs, while the guitar slices in wide, fuzzy blocks. The bass often carries the hook so the guitar can stab on the downbeat, which makes choruses pop even at breakneck speed. They like stop-start tricks: drop everything to a single floor tom and voice, then slam the band back in on a shouted cue. Verses can ride on a lean two-step beat before a halftime crush makes the room bounce in place. A neat habit is stretching feedback between songs to link tempos, keeping energy up without chatter. They sometimes mute the guitar for a bar or two so the crowd can bark a line, then hit white-hot lights on the snare crack for emphasis. Expect strobes and stark color washes used as accents, not a distraction, with the music deciding when things flare.
Punch first, polish later
If You Like Lambrini Girls, You Might Click With...
Kindred noise, different accents
Fans of
Amyl and The Sniffers will hear the same sprinting tempos, dry humor, and crowd-bait choruses.
IDLES overlap comes through in the barked mantras, cathartic shout-alongs, and a pit culture that values care as much as chaos.
Dream Wife share bright hooks and a sharp feminist snap, drawing curious punks who want melody with their shove. For a harder swing between sweet and feral,
Mannequin Pussy sits close by, with crowds who arrive ready to sing as much as shove. All four acts build nights that feel communal, funny, and loud without losing the thread of the song.
Where fan bases overlap
