Southampton Summer Sessions has shared details of a unique double-bill show for its 2026 edition, with Texan pop-punk legends Bowling For Soup and folk-punk royalty Frank Turner and the Sleeping Souls as co-headliners. Joining the line-up for Southampton Summer Sessions’ third annual edition,the show forms part of the Bowl My Bones Tour – set to...
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Skunk Anansie and Garbage announced as headliners for Southampton Summer Sessions
Today, Southampton Summer Sessions has announced Skunk Anansie and Garbage as the latest headliners for 2026. The two musical powerhouses will team up to perform together in Guildhall Square on Tuesday 23 June 2026. Formed in London in 1994, Skunk Anansie are known for their powerful fusion of hard...
Review: Train – Tk Maxx Presents Southampton Summer Sessions
Words and pictures by Rhona Murphy. The penultimate Summer Session in Southampton was San Francisco’s Train. Formed in the early 90s, Train has been gigging/touring/recording for over 20 years (with hiatus years 2006-2008). The line-up has changed several times with lead singer Pat Monahan being the constant member during...
Review: The Human League – TK Maxx presents Southampton Summer Sessions
Words: Darren Grayer. Photos: Rhona Murphy. Formed in 1977, The Human League’s influence on electro-synth pop music can still be felt nearly 50 years on. After an initial experimental phase, the original line up split acrimoniously in late 1980 and remaining members Phil Oakey and Philip Adrian Wright found...
Review: McFly – TK Maxx Presents Southampton Summer Sessions, Guildhall Square
Words: Joy McKay. Photos: Bella Briscoe. I’d never been to one of the Summer Sessions events before, starting in 2024 these are larger scale concerts which take place outside in Guildhall Square offering a capacity of 3000, nearly twice the indoor capacity of The Guildhall. We arrived as the...
Review: Craig David TS5 – TK Maxx presents Southampton Summer Sessions, Guildhall Square
By Sarah Groszewski. Craig David headlined the second Saturday of the Southampton Summer Sessions with his TS5 show which is on tour this summer. The daytime lead up to this concert was like a throwback to my teen years – pre-drinks, nail painting, facial glitter and the Craig David...
Reggae Roast to support UB40 at Southampton date
Live Nation and Cuffe & Taylor have announced that Reggae Roast – one of the UK’s leading Reggae, Dancehall & Jungle Soundsystem crews, will be supporting UB40 in Guildhall Square, on Friday 15th June as part of TK Maxx presents Southampton Summer Sessions. Reggae Roast will be bringing one of the biggest names in UK reggae...
Craig David to play homecoming gig at Southampton Summer Sessions show in June
Live Nation and Cuffe & Taylor have announced this morning that multi-award-winning global superstar Craig David will join the lineup for TK Maxx Presents Southampton Summer Sessions. Returning to his hometown, Craig will bring his TS5 show to Guildhall Square on Saturday 21 June 2025, joined by renowned DJ and crowd-favourite Patrick Nazemi....
Ocean Colour Scene to join the lineup for TK Maxx Presents Southampton Summer Sessions
Britpop legends Ocean Colour Scene will join the lineup for TK Maxx Presents Southampton Summer Sessions. Taking to the stage in Guildhall Square on Friday 27 June, Ocean Colour Scene will be supported by fellow ’90s icons Cast and Echobelly. They join a stellar roster of previously announced artists including McFly, Train,...
Train announced as latest TK Maxx Southampton Summer Sessions headliners
Multi-GRAMMY Award-winning, diamond-selling band Train will join the line-up for TK Maxx Presents Southampton Summer Sessions, it has been announced today (9/12/24). Taking to the stage in Guildhall Square on Saturday, 28 June 2025, Train join an exciting roster of previously announced artists including McFly, The Human League, Simple...