Victorious Festival, the UK’s biggest metropolitan family-friendly festival has announced a wave of new acts, family friendly entertainment, and nostalgia laden events – cementing the festival’s reputation as one of the UK’s most vibrant and diverse seaside events. Indie-rock heavyweights White Lies (pictured) have officially joined the Saturday line-up,...
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Keo announce debut album ahead of Southampton date
Keo have announced ‘Put A Smile On For Me,’ their debut album arriving 25th September via Island Records, alongside its explosive opening statement ‘That’s Me,’ out now. Accompanying the single is a dark, surreal video directed by long-time collaborator Hermione Sylvester, tracing a lonely man’s search for connection through...
Night Currents Festival returns to Wedgewood Rooms this autumn
By Darren Grayer. This year’s Night Currents Festival will take place for the fourth time on Saturday, October 4th at Portsmouth’s Wedgewood Rooms. It has established itself as the city’s leading alternative music festival and showcases 12 acts across the venue’s two stages and guarantees a great day of...
Preview: Wanderlust Festival brings more than 50 bands to Southampton
By Darren Grayer. This weekend will see the third Wanderlust Festival take place in Southampton (23-24 May). A total of fifty one bands drawn from across the alternative music scene will perform in three of the city’s venues-Heartbreakers Bar, The Joiners and The 1865. A mixture of established and...
Interview: Modern Woman’s Sophie Harris chats ahead of album release and Southampton date
By Darren Grayer. Pictures: Sandra Ebert. Art-rock four piece Modern Woman, fronted by primary songwriter Sophie Harris, will be one of the must- see acts at Southampton’s excellent Wanderlust Festival in May. The band are set to release their debut album, Johnny’s Dreamworld on May 1st via One Little...
Mucky Weekender All-Dayer + Warm-Up, The Brook, Southampton
Mucky Weekender is heading to Southampton on Saturday, May 2nd, for a full day of music, good people and proper festival vibes. Featuring Dub Pistols, Prince Fatty & Horseman, Kaya Fyah, Barefoot Bandit, Soul 45 & more! Barry Ashworth and his band Dub Pistols are teaming up with The...
Music in the City organisers launch a raffle to help keep the Southampton festival free
Plans are underway for Music in the City 2026, a free multi-venue community music festival that brings hundreds of free live music gigs to venues across Southampton, and organisers are raising funds for the event through a new raffle. With a collection of top prizes that have been specially...
Review: Drum & Bass on the Bike – a ride around Southampton
By Katie Isham. On Sunday afternoon, an array of bikes and other assorted wheeled vehicles gathered in Southampton’s Guildhall Square ready to ride the city to a soundtrack of drum and bass (29/3/26). The trouble was, as the crowds gathered, so did the heavy clouds overhead. But we’ll get...
Comedian and music journalist Marc Burrows brings The Britpop Show to Totton
Comedian and music journalist Marc Burrows presents The Britpop Show – a sharp, funny and unexpectedly moving multimedia show – part comedy, part cultural deep-dive into 1995. Thirty years on from the Blur vs Oasis chart battle, the show revisits the rivalries, personalities and chaos that defined Britpop, and...
Interview: Millie Manders on how to be anti-billionaire
By Laura McCarthy. Photos: Tina K. “I’m late. I lost track of time.” I’ve been waiting for my meeting with Millie Manders for ten minutes and the late start is no surprise; she is, and always has been, a busy person, what with numerous gigs, tours, interviews, and advocacy...