The Department for Culture, Media and Sport and Social Investment Business have announced that Hampshire charity, Youth Options is one of 140 youth projects across England that have been awarded a Youth Investment Fund grant to transform opportunities for young people. The transformational grant of £1.2 million by the...
The Jesus Bolt charity gig at St Denys Church this weekend
Bristol band The Jesus Bolt will be playing a charity gig at St Denys Church, Southampton on Saturday, February 10th. The Jesus Bolt – are Hazel Winter, formerly of the Blue Aeroplanes, and Gerard Starkie, formerly of Witness. The duo plays indie rock blues and has been compared to...
Award-winners and innovators feature in the latest season at Turner Sims
Image: Camilla George by Daniel Adhami. The University of Southampton music venue Turner Sims has announced events through to June 2024. The season is a bold celebration of classical masters, cultural diversity, and youth leadership. Classical highlights include a celebration of Shostakovich with the Carducci Quartet and actor Anton...
Pet Needs come to Southampton’s Joiners on UK tour
Image credit: Vanessa Sollner. Pet Needs come to The Joiners, Southampton, on April 27 on the final UK date of their European tour. Those who can’t wait that long can also catch the band at an in-store event at Pie & Vinyl in Southsea on February 19th. Founded with...
Brianna Ghey – A Night of Tribute and Mourning at The Art House, Southampton
By Mabel Wellman. On the 2nd February, the names of Brianna Ghey’s murderers were released. Brianna Ghey was a 16 year old trans girl, who was brutally murdered last year. With the names being released and the large media attention once more, a lot of trans people and our...
Suburban Safari: Wildern Moor
By Katie Isham. A walk through the moors seems like a good idea, until you have to load up backpacks and drive the busy country lanes to the wilderness. Well, here’s the simple solution: take a winter trip to our local moor in the suburbs. Only as far as...
My Life Story come to Southampton and Portsmouth
My Life Story have confirmed in-store appearances at Southampton’s Vinilo and Southsea’s Pie & Vinyl this month. Touring in support of ‘Loving You is Killing Me’, the Britpop band’s fifth studio album and first for some 5 years, Jake Shillingford from the band will be performing live and signing...
Victorious Festival: Sugababes, The Kooks, James Bay, Professor Green, Tom Walker and more join line up
Sugababes, Razorlight, The Kooks, James Bay, Groove Armada, Professor Green, Tom Walker and more added as second wave artist additions for this year’s Victorious Festival in Southsea. The multi-award-winning Victorious Festival (23/24/25 August 2024) – the UK’s biggest metropolitan festival – has today announced a fresh round of acts...
Maskers Theatre Company: Almost, Maine
One of Southampton’s most popular amateur theatrical companies, Maskers, bring their latest production to their Shirley studio theatre from Monday to Saturday. ‘Almost, Maine’ explores many different kinds of love in a fresh way. A most special evening at the Studio is promised as each short playlet reveals the...
Review: The Wizard of Oz, Mayflower Theatre, Southampton, January 17, 2024
By Graham Hiley, So, you think you’ve seen the Wizard of Oz? Not like this you haven’t! I’m not going to lie, I wasn’t too sure about going to see a musical I have watched plenty of times, usually through beer goggles at Christmas. You know the drill… you...