By Graham Hiley. Ferocious Dog’s last ever appearance at the Wickham Festival will be an emotionally-charged event. After 25 years on the road, the band are splitting up in November as lead singer Ken Bonsall fulfils his promise to retire and spend more time with his wife Karen. The...
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Review: Wanderlust Festival 2026, Southampton
By Darren Grayer. Additional reporting: Anita Foxall & Russell Foxall. Image: Hot Stamp. Saturday The sun came out in glorious fashion and shone on Southampton over the weekend for the third Wanderlust Festival (23-24/6/26). Some seven hundred music lovers descended on the city to see around fifty bands perform...
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...
Review: Big Special with support from Good Health Good Wealth & Gans, The 1865, Southampton
By Darren Grayer. West Midlands duo Big Special arrived at the 1865 in Southampton on Tuesday night (25/2/26) well into their current UK tour having very quickly gained a reputation for producing live shows that have enthralled audiences up and down the country and beyond. Joe Hicklin (vocals/guitar) and...
Huey Morgan of Fun Lovin’ Criminals comes to Southampton in October
Photo by Eddie Hayes. After founding Fun Lovin’ Criminals and writing and producing their seminal hits, Huey Morgan marks 30 years since the release of Come Find Yourself with a brand-new band and a 13-date UK tour this October, coming to Southampton’s 1865 on the 23rd. Three decades on...
Review: Fozzy, Tailgunner, Marisa and the Moths at The1865, Southampton
By Chris Taylor. Heavy metal is clearly alive and well in Southampton. I haven’t been to a sold out gig at 1865 for a while, so it’s a bit of a shock to the system to walk in at 7.15pm to an already-packed venue (19/2/26). The main floor is...
Big Special come to Southampton’s 1865 in February
Off the back of dropping surprise second album National Average in July via SO Recordings, Big Special are going back on the road in February, including a performance in Southampton at 1865 on February 25th. The album includes such singles as Plaintive Native. Explaining the single, frontman Joe Hicklin...
The Manatees end autumn tour with date at Southampton’s 1865 this weekend
British indie-rock five-piece The Manatees bring their UK tour to a homecoming conclusion at Southampton’s 1865 on December 20th. Earlier this year they released their latest single, Consequence, a glimpse into the aftermath of failed love and driven by crunchy guitars, intricate vocal harmonies, and a propulsive rhythm section....
Review: Pet Needs with support from Carsick & Samantics – The 1865, Southampton
By Chris Taylor. This is my second night in a row at the 1865 (4/12/25). The Joiners Live team have thrown down the gauntlet for those of us who feel like we’re getting too old by putting on a midweek double of Skinny Lister and Pet Needs – two...
Review: Skinny Lister, The 1865, Southampton
By Laura McCarthy. Skinny Lister are an adrenaline shot to the chest – and I’m Mia Wallace, resuscitated and left reeling from the effects. I’ve seen them numerous times before, both as headliners and support acts, including when they supported Reel Big Fish in London a few years back....