Jack Dee and his love for Hastings*

And the main reason for the trip to Brighton, was Jack Dee (English comedian) doing his stand up show at the Brighton Dome. If you don't know Jack, I would strongly recommend changing this e.g. by getting one of his DVDs. I think he is absolutely hilarious! And the show at the Dome did not disappoint! The venue was fully booked (1,700 seats) and I was laughing out loud throughout the whole show.

Before the show, we had a show-round the venue. The building is really stunning - and now that I've seen it live (after having met with Donna and Tom back in January in London and having seen the presentation), I am even more convinced that it would the perfect place for our annual meeting!

Hospitality was great, too - with drinks and a light supper before the show and more drinks and cheese during the interval. Many thanks to the whole team from both myhotel Brighton and the Brighton Dome, who looked after us so well! 

Fun fact: Abba won the Eurovision Song Contest with Waterloo at the Dome back in 1974! 

the beautiful entrance area

one half of the multi-purpose corn exchange

the cafe bar - the contemporary space of the venue

* I'm afraid you had to be there to understand the Hastings reference... ;-)