By Charlotte Ndupuechi. Attending Turner Sims is always a pleasure. It is a real gem in Southampton situated within the grounds of the university, showcasing all sorts of musical delights. It’s easy to get to with great public transport, cycling links and parking. There are always several staff on-site...
Review: Kaiser Chiefs, TKMaxx Southampton Summer Sessions, Guildhall Square
Words and pictures by Callum Linklater. Kaiser Chiefs went down a riot with fans as they headlined the final installment of a very successful run of shows at the Southampton Summer Sessions (30.6.24). Frontman Ricky Wilson admitted that although his voice was worse for wear, he and the band...
Review: Loyle Carner TKMaxx Summer Sessions, Southampton Guildhall Square
Words and pictures by Rhona Murphy. Saturday night in Southampton and the question on my lips was is the city that has welcomed established family favourites such as Sir Tom Jones, Madness plus Gnarls Barkley & Chic in recent weeks to the transformed pop up music hub in Guildhall...
Review: Holler, The Joiners, Southampton
Words by Sally Churchward. Pictures: Ritta Boll. Emily Eavis might want to get out more. OK she might have been a bit tied up on Saturday night, but otherwise she would have done well to head to Southampton’s The Joiners to see not one but four fantastic emerging bands. ...
Review: Air, TKMaxx Summer Sessions, Southampton Guildhall Square
Words and pictures by Bella Briscoe. As the sun set over Southampton’s historic Guildhall, the French duo, Air, emerged from backstage like apparitions in their completely white outfits (27/6/24). They greeted the audience warmly before taking up position surrounded by a huge range of instruments. The crowd soon forgot...
Paloma Faith’s Southampton Summer Sessions gig tonight cancelled
Image by Rhona Murphy. Paloma Faith’s TKMaxx Summer Sessions performance in Southampton tonight has been cancelled due to ill health. In a post on various social media platforms, the singer wrote: “I’m incredibly upset and disappointed to announce that I need to cancel my show tonight in Southampton. After...
Review: Placebo – TKMaxx Summer Sessions, Guildhall Square, Southampton
By Callum Linklater. Main image credit Cuffe & Taylor. It’s sunset in the Guildhall Square and what’s left of the sunlight creeps in to fill the stage whilst the crowd stand in the shadow of the Guildhall, conveniently providing some very much needed shade to yet another scorching day...
Shed Seven to play intimate Southampton gig
Shed Seven have today announced a run of intimate instore events across the UK in support of their forthcoming album ‘Liquid Gold’, bringing them to Southampton’s Vinilo record store on September 30th. This intimate tour is in addition to the band’s partly sold out headline tour, coming to Bournemouth...
Trans Pride Southampton returns this weekend
The highly anticipated summer event, Trans Pride Southampton, returns on Saturday, 29th June. This event will start with a protest march through Southampton, starting at Oxford Street and finishing at the event’s venue, Edmund Kell Unitarian Church. The march will start from 12pm and last approximately one hour. Prior...
Southampton gig guide – July
By Vicky Greer. Image by Callum Linklater Summer in the UK is a limbo period for local venues. Punters are off in muddy fields drinking warm beer and getting drenched, while artists are locked into exclusivity contracts with festivals that keep them from touring their regular haunts. That’s why...