Bing Crosby's final performance was at Brighton Centre on 10 October 1977. He died of a heart attack four days later, while at a golf tournament in Spain.
The Jacksons performed on 10 February 1979 as part of their
Destiny World Tour.
The Who performed on 10 and 11 November 1979 as part of their
Who Are You Tour, and returned as part of their Face Dances Tour in 1981, and in 2006 as part of their Endless Wire Tour.
Queen performed on 10 and 11 December 1979 as part of their
Crazy Tour.
Bob Marley and The Wailers performed on 8 and 9 July 1980 as part of their
Uprising Tour. Between 1978 and 1995 it was the venue for the
Brighton International tennis tournament, an annual event on the
WTA Tour. Champions of the event included
Chris Evert,
Martina Navratilova and
Steffi Graf. From 29 to 30 November 1983, pop duo
Wham! performed their final dates on their debut UK tour, titled
Club Fantastic Tour. On 11 December 1982,
The Jam played their last gig in the Conference Room at Brighton Centre. From 9–15 September 1989, the
Liberal Democrats held their first
Liberal Democrat Conference at Brighton Centre, after the party's formation in the previous year. In 1991 and 1992, the
World Wrestling Federation (WWF) came to the venue as part of their 'World' and 'European Rampage Again' Tours. The promotion would return to the venue (as WWE) numerous times in the 2010s. In 2003 and 2004, Brighton Centre hosted the
2003 and
2004 British Open snooker, from 8–16 November. On 17 December 2006 comedy rock duo
Tenacious D performed as part of their
Pick of Destiny Tour,
Neil Hamburger was the opening act. On 13 May 2024 they returned as part of their
Spicy Meatball Tour opened by
Dave Hill. ==Renovations==