An iconic seafront music venue is set to reopen in May under a new name.

Audio, one the Brighton’s best loved and most influential nightclubs, will relaunch as Patterns.

The club has been at the forefront of the city’s nightlife scene for 30 years as The Escape Club, then Audio, under former owner John Holland. 

Daft Punk, The Stone Roses, The Chemical Brothers, Carl Cox and Paul Oakenfold have all graced the premises.

The combined acquisition and refurbishment of the club by the Mothership Group is worth in excess of £4 million.  

Patterns will follow in the footsteps of the electronic music Mecca, with a focus on house music, techno and progressive electronic music. 

New owners Mothership promised a vibrant space for creative crowds.

The club will stay open seven days a week from lunchtime through to late nights on the terrace, bar and club.

A new menu of cocktails, wine, draught, craft and bottled beers and an spirits selection will be available, with street food on offer to hungry revellers. 

The ground floor style will stay in keeping the building’s original art deco features, with a nod to Bauhaus design with geometric stalactite structures, coloured glass and oversized convex mirrors.

The basement will remain a hedonistic heads-down club with major investment on upgrading the sound system, as well as improved facilities and accessibility.

The “most eminent DJs, promoters and live talent” will play at the historic space, as well as a selected family of resident DJs.

Heather Pistor, creative director of London-based independent events company Mothership, said: “We're excited to have taken on such a well-respected Brighton music venue.

“The dream is to create a thriving social hub for drinking, dancing, hanging out with friends but most of all a place for forward-thinking music.

“Local promoters and artists will sit side-by-side with national promoters and headline acts, producing what we believe to be an innovative programme of club nights to rival the top clubs across the country.”

Patterns will open on May 13.