Words and photos by Callum Linklater. As you enter the main auditorium you can’t help but notice the grandeur of this grade II listed building that proudly boasts a majestic interior. Looking around I couldn’t help but notice the diversity among the audience, between age and even fashion, showing...
Read Easy Southampton & Isle of Wight Celebrate International Women’s Day
By Linda Gatland – coordinator support for Read Easy Southampton & Isle of Wight. Local charity Read Easy Southampton & Isle of Wight has been helping adults learn to read since 2021 with free, private, personal coaching, available across a wide range of libraries and venues. We are delighted...
Paul Weller brings UK tour to Portsmouth this autumn
Paul Weller, who recently announced a 15 date April tour selling out in record time, confirms a second leg in 2024. This 17-date stint throughout October and November sees Paul and his band gracing stages right across the country and includes 2 nights apiece in both Newcastle and Glasgow,...
Southampton Seed Swap returns this weekend
By Ziggy Woodward. Southampton Seed Swap first started in 2008, when I was inspired to try something similar based on the amazing Seedy Sunday in Brighton, and has been running as an annual event, in one form or another, since then (barring 2021, due to lockdowns). This year’s event takes...
Millie Manders and The Shutup tour comes to Bournemouth
Fresh from their recent Slam Dunk Winter Jam tour in January with Zebrahead, Teenage Bottle Rocket and cross-genre punk band Millie Manders and The Shutup have announced a double AA side 7” single to coincide with their previously announced UK tour throughout the spring, bringing them to Bournemouth...
Death Trap – Rambert Dance Company, Mayflower Theatre, Southampton
By Joy McKay. Following their hugely successful tour of Peaky Blinders stalwarts of the British Contemporary dance scene, Rambert, are back in Southampton with Death Trap. A show of two short modern pieces by Ben Duke, connected by one intriguing theme; death. Rambert brought Peaky Blinders to The Mayflower...
Southampton’s Maskers Theatre return with a farce
‘Cash on Delivery’, a farce by Michael Cooney, is the latest show from popular amateur company Maskers Theatre, based off Emsworth Road in Shirley, Southampton. The play opens on March 18th and runs until the 23rd. Eric Swan’s life comes tumbling down around him following a phone call to...
Cardinals return with new single and Southampton Joiners date
Image by: Emilyn Cardona. Ireland’s Cardinals have returned with “Unreal”, their much-anticipated follow-up to last year’s debut single proper, “Roseland”, a song saw them heralded across press for the maturity and fully-formed nature of their sound. The 7″ vinyl, released on tastemaker label So Young, went on to hurriedly...
Placebo to headline Southampton Summer Sessions this June
Today Placebo have been announced as the latest headliners for the inaugural TK Maxx presents Southampton Summer Sessions, with support from Friedberg. These latest names join the already announced Nile Rodgers & CHIC, Tom Jones, Madness Paloma Faith, and Kaiser Chiefs on the growing lineup of incredible acts taking...
Omid Djalili comes to Eastleigh this autumn with Namaste show
Omid Djalili, is set to take his brand-new show Namaste on the road this autumn, bringing him to The Point, Eastleigh, for two nights. Namaste is typically a word associated with peace and tranquillity, but the word – which comes from Sanskrit – literally means “bowing to you”. And...