By Sarah Groszewski. I grew up in the Britpop era. I was firmly in team Blur and had Blur stickers from Smash Hits magazine over my pencil case so getting to interview Alex James ahead of his forthcoming date at Southampton Summer Sessions on June 13th was pretty special....
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Southampton Festival of Eid rescheduled amid public safety concerns
Southampton’s Festival of Eid in the Park, held by Project Hidayah, in the city’s Hoglands Park has been rescheduled from this weekend due to safety concerns. The festival, billed as a day of fun, food and community for all, celebrating it’s tenth anniversary, was set to feature food, drink,...
Urban Wild Festival bring week long festival to Southampton this month
Pictures courtesy of New Forest National Park Authority. This month sees the Urban Wild Festival return to Southampton. With its flagship event on the Common on Sunday, May 24th, the week includes a huge range of events, from planting for children and families, through walks to discussion and planning...
Victorious Festival announces Easter Egg hunt with £14,000 worth of prizes
Victorious Festival is back with an Easter Egg hunt that is more Egg-citing than ever before. Following the success of last year’s weeklong search, they’ve decided to turn up the heat for 2026 with one HUGE, high-stakes hunt on Saturday 4th April. In honour of Portsmouth celebrating, it’s 100th...
Road to Victorious winner announced
Picture: HLD Media. On Friday night (8/3/36) Victorious Festival announced the winner of its Road to Victorious competition. The competition offers one emerging artist from the Portsmouth postcode area the chance to win a summer of touring some of the country’s biggest festivals, accompanied by a professional touring crew...
Interview: Rick Witter of Shed Seven on enjoying a second bite of the cherry
By Sally Churchward. Rick Witter bounces into the doorway of his dressing room, his index and middle fingers held up. “Two minutes,” he mouths. As a long term Shed Seven fan, it’s the first time I’ll have had a chance to chat with him in 30-odd years of fandom....
Victorious: Palestine and protest at the Southsea festival
By Sally Churchward. Picture by Simon Reed – Musical Pictures. The Mary Wallopers weren’t one of the headline acts at Victorious Festival but the band hit international headlines following their very brief outing on the main stage on Friday afternoon in front of a huge crowd at the Southsea...
Leftfield, Groove Armada, Dub Pistols and more at Winchester’s Mucky Weekender festival
Image: Dub Pistols. Leftfield, one of the most iconic and influential names in British electronic music, will be joining the line up at Mucky Weekender at Winchester’s Vicarage Farm in September. They will be playing an exclusive DJ set on Thursday 11th September, the opening day of this year’s...
Review: Wanderlust Festival 2025 – Southampton
By Darren Grayer. Additional reporting: Anita Foxall, Russell Foxall and Dan O’Farrell. Saturday After a highly successful first year, Southampton’s Wanderlust Music Festival returned at the weekend. Expanded to two days this time around, it saw well over 50 artists appear, spread over Saturday and Sunday at three local...
BBAM Festival – a rich and immersive experience into African and Caribbean cultures
All images courtesy of BBAM. BBAM Festival is back this month for a second year, after a stunning launch in October 2023! BBAM Festival is a vibrant celebration of the Southampton’s African, Caribbean, and Black British communities, recognising the contributions of the city’s black businesses, artists, and musicians. It...