Dalliance at Depot
May – September 2024
Every Saturday & Bank Holiday Sunday from 17:00
The clocks have changed, spring has sprung and the wait is finally over! The best Saturday night out in Lewes is back for the summer!
Dalliance is Depot’s weekly live music & street food extravaganza, which has been bringing those summer festival vibes to Lewes since 2021!
Each Saturday (and bank holiday Sunday) from May to September, we host live music and delicious street food vendors on our beautiful open terrace, guaranteed to give you that great festival experience. Mix that with a great selection of local beers and ciders, and you’ve got an unforgettable night out planned.
Throughout the summer we’ll have a mix of musicians, bands and DJs visiting us, along with a selection of Dalliance food vendor favourites – and some new names for you to try out! Check out our listings below for the coming weeks lineup.
Please note: as we welcome Dalliance back for another summer season, we need to make you aware of some important changes:
Saturday 4
Django Chutney
What could be better to kick off our first Dalliance of the year than the toe-tapping, hot & swinging tunes of Django Chutney, a manouche-jazz-trio from Brighton. inspired by the likes of Django Reinhardt, as well as more contemporary bands such as Slayer. With their mix of classic swing, blues and vintage R n’ B, Django Chutney are guaranteed to get you moving with their memorable guitars, three-part vocal harmonies and a (perhaps) unnecessary amount of slap bass solos!
Pat's Pizza
Lewes locals Pat’s Pizza believe that great pizza should be available to anyone, anywhere, and are on a mission to provide freshly made, authentic wood-fired pizza in any location. And luckily for us, that means they’re bringing their portable pizza oven to Depot’s terrace for our opening weekend of Dalliance!
Saturday’s menu:
10” pizzas made using fresh dough from a locally grown heritage grain mix. Heritage grain is farmed “regeneratively” making it more sustainable.
Kids Margherita – £8
Add a mild pepperoni or any vegetable toppings for £1
Margherita – £9
tomato sauce, Basil, Grana Padano, mozzarella, olive oil
(Not strictly vegetarian, Grana Padano added which uses animal Rennet)
Pepperoni – £10
Tomato sauce, mozzarella, spicy pepperoni
Vegetarian – £10
Tomato sauce, mozzarella, roasted peppers, caramelised onions, mushrooms
Napoletana – £12
Tomato sauce, mozzarella, anchovies, black olives, capers
Al Funghi – £12
Truffle oil base, mozzarella, blue cheese, garlic mushrooms and black olives
Dips – £1.50
Truffle Mayo
Spicy Mayo
Pesto Mayo
All ingredients listed can be added to any pizza for the additional cost of: £1 per veg item, £2 per meat item
Vegan cheese alternative available at no extra cost
Sunday 5
Lewes Curious
Enjoy a showcase of amazing local artists bringing their unique sounds to Depot’s terrace. Expect Acoustic – Celtic – Latin – World – Acapella and Folk! As part of the Lewes Curious Season at Brighton Fringe – Open Mic Lewes and The Ripple are sponsoring these events to plant seeds for artists in Lewes and its surrounds for the future of Fringe. Come and be #LewesCurious!
On the line up:
Lucho Brunicardi; The Robbie Underwood Band; Emma Gatsby v The World; The Bedford Celts Jem Hannam; Pam and des Femmes
Winterbourne Kitchen
Winterbourne Kitchen is a family run business that focuses on wholesome and nutritious food. Their dishes are packed full of flavour and aromas guaranteed to fill your body and soul – all made fresh in the heart of Lewes. This week, they’re returning to Dalliance with a spanish twist!
Sunday’s menu:
Valencian Paella – £12
Choice of seafood, chicken or vegetarian – all gluten free
Pam and de Femmes
Pam and de Femmes hail from Lewes in East Sussex. They started in March 2019 as a foursome of females doing calypso interludes for an evening of poets with Caribbean roots.Now they are an eight piece band, singing in languages from all around the world, and are constantly expanding their repertoire.
Happy Go Souvlaki
You don’t have to travel to the Medditeranean to experience the best in Greek street food! Brighton based Happy Go Souvlaki promise to bring you the best summer vibes and delicious Mediterranean flavours with every single bite, using only the very best ingredients in every dish.
This week’s menu:
Coming soon…
Ska Toons
They’re big, bold, and they’re back at Depot! Lewes’ homegrown Ska Toons bring their old-skool ska style to our terrace. Their solid-blowing horns and groovesome rhythm section combined with the soulful vocals of the wonderful Ms Matty Eeles create an irresistible mix of great classic ska, skanked-up jazz instrumentals and rock-steady reworkings of great pop songs.
Kabak
Kabak specialises in food from the Eastern Mediterranean and North Africa: the incredibly rich and diverse cuisines of Turkey, Lebanon, Israel/Palestine, Egypt and Morocco. Reflecting these cuisines, Kabak’s food is a delight to the senses: colourful, deeply flavoured and richly fragrant.
This week’s menu:
Coming soon…
Saturday 25
Fukushima Dolphin
Please welcome newcomers to Depot, Fukushima Dolphin! Founded two years ago, they’re a six piece psy-pop & rock band based in Brighton, fusing catchy melodies with evocative lyrics, bendy guitars, vocoder and synth harmonies and driving rhythms.
Pat's Pizza
Lewes locals Pat’s Pizza believe that great pizza should be available to anyone, anywhere, and are on a mission to provide freshly made, authentic wood-fired pizza in any location. And luckily for us, that means they’re bringing their portable pizza oven back to Depot’s terrace this weekend!
Saturday’s menu:
Check back soon…
Sunday 26
Bang Bang Meringue
Bang Bang Meringue, the all female DJ collective from Lewes, are back at Dalliance spinning an eclectic mix of tunes from reggae, ska, R n’ B, afrobeat, 80s, alternative and current grooves!
JIAJA - Taiwan Bento
Sharing flavours from the beautiful island of Taiwan, JIAJA wish to evoke the memories of home cooking and a mother’s love, with their name coming from the characters JIA-家 (Home) and JA-呷 (Eat). Bento can be found everywhere in Taiwan, called ‘bian dang’ in Mandarin – a word meaning ‘convenient’. Expect delicious boxed portions, jam packed with protien and veggies served over a bed of steamed rice.
Sunday’s menu:
Check back soon…
Fruitful Soundsystem
Dj Nick Carling returns to Depot this summer with Fruitful Soundsystem. Bringing his extensive collection of vinyl, you can expect an energetic and eclectic mix for the evening, with everything from film scores and soundtracks to Brazilian and Balearic beats!
Slam BBQ
Slam BBQ will be grilling the most epic burgers at Dalliance this weekend, using only the best local produce – like Trenchmore’s West Sussex wagyu beef, or authentic veggie burgers with a choice of trademark SLAM sauces and mouth-watering toppings!
This week’s menu:
Coming soon…
Dave Williams Swing Trio
Born entertainer Dave Williams is bringing his swing trio to Dalliance, where they will be performing a toe-tapping set of jazz-influenced-swing from the British and American songbooks.
Happy Go Souvlaki
You don’t have to travel to the Medditeranean to experience the best in Greek street food! Brighton based Happy Go Souvlaki promise to bring you the best summer vibes and delicious Mediterranean flavours with every single bite, using only the very best ingredients in every dish.
This week’s menu:
Coming soon…
DJ Southpaw
Take a spin back through time with DJ Southpaw, playing only the best in rock n’ roll, rhythm n’ blues, soul and pop from the golden era of the 1950s to 60s – all on vinyl! If you’re a fan of Elvis Presley, The Beatles and Chuck Berry with a mix of Motown and Northern Soul thrown in, to name a few, then this is the night for you!
Pat's Pizza
Lewes locals Pat’s Pizza believe that great pizza should be available to anyone, anywhere, and are on a mission to provide freshly made, authentic wood-fired pizza in any location. And luckily for us, that means they’re bringing their portable pizza oven back to Depot’s terrace this weekend!
This week’s menu:
Coming soon…
The Flex
Brighton-based DJ collective The Flex are back at Depot, serving up irresistible boogie, disco and synthetic gems from Europe & beyond – all night long!
Tiny Thai
Tiny Thai are a mother & daughter duo whose goal is to supply East Sussex with the freshest and most authentic Thai food. With years of culinary experience behind them, you can expect only the best Thai experience from Tiny Thai!
This week’s menu:
Coming soon…
Hope Street
Dalliance regulars Hope Street fuse together folk and jazz, blues and gospel: where Tom Waits hangs out with the Staple Singers, Ry Cooder with Charles Lloyd, The Band with Booker T – with a dynamic interplay of voices, tenor sax, guitar, bass and drums.
Majahma
We welcome Majahma to Dalliance this weekend, bringing us recipies that have been passed from generation to generation – modern regional indian cuisine, and comforting home classics, taking you on a journey from the foothills of the Himalays to the southern shores of Kerela. You can look forward to wildly varying textures, thrilling blends of spices and assertive, delicious flavours accompanied by wonderful, freshly-made bread.
This week’s menu:
Coming soon…