Word and pictures by Rhona Murphy. There’s a lot of gig competition in Southampton tonight (11/4/26) with Wigan quartet The Lilacs playing a sold-out show at The Joiners so it’s a testament to the quality of this Heartbreakers show with The Kairos headlining that it’s also sold-out and absolutely...
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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...
Review: Callous Daoboys with Knives and Love Rarely at The Joiners, Southampton
By Chris Taylor. Every few years I’ll catch a Southampton show that’s so intense and important that I’m literally left gasping for air. They’re the times when you can tell the whole crowd knows that this is the last time we’ll ever see this band in an intimate setting....
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: Divorce, Papillon, Southampton
By Dan O’Farrell. There’s an air of anticipation in the air at Southampton’s favourite de-sanctified church – Papillion – tonight (4/12/25). Nottingham’s hottest indie/alt-rock/Americana/country-philes Divorce are in town on tour and the place is suddenly heaving. Entering the temple as a neophyte, I have very little idea what to...