Words and pictures by Anita Foxall. Main image: Pegasuses. It has been 13 years of Bursfest and this year’s was another fantastic one. Rob Swallow and Ron May work relentlessly to make it happen every year supported by an incredible, warm, welcoming group of volunteers. Both the Village Stage...
Royel Otis to support headliners Kaiser Chiefs at Southampton Summer Sessions concert
Image by Georges Antoni. Royel Otis will support headliners Kaiser Chiefs, for this year’s inaugural Southampton Summer Sessions series on Sunday 30 June. They join previously announced Tom Jones, Madness, Nile Rodgers & CHIC and Sophie Ellis-Bextor on the growing lineup of unmissable acts who will take over Southampton’s Guildhall Square for Summer Sessions from 15 to 30 June. The vibrant...
Trans Pride returns to Southampton in June
By Mabel Wellman. Trans Pride Southampton is returning to Southampton this year on the 29th June. Last year Trans Prids was a small and intimate event at Watts Park. The event started with a march through City Centre, then a picnic in Watts Park. Trans Pride Southampton this year...
Orbital come to Southampton on The Green + Brown Album headline tour
Orbital have released a new single, Tonight In Belfast, ahead of their Southampton gig in April. The new single from Orbital, David Holmes & DJ Helen featuring Mike Garry, “Tonight In Belfast” is available now through London Records. This brand new track interpolates their 1991 classic “Belfast” and heralds...
Review: Shrek, Mayflower Theatre
By Graham Hiley. It was bright, beautiful and ogre-the-top! Shrek The Musical stank the place out – in the best possible way. With enough fart, burp and body odour jokes to stink a battleship, this slick new production of the animated classic left the Mayflower audience… swamped! This is...
Fairport Convention launch Folk season at Turner Sims
The band that launched British folk-rock kick off a fantastic season of folk this spring at Turner Sims Southampton. Fairport Convention play a sold-out concert on Thursday 22 February – and there’s more great live music to come. Belinda O’Hooley, one half of beloved Yorkshire folk duo O’Hooley and...
Review: São Paulo Dance Company, Mayflower Theatre, Southampton
By Katie Isham. Imagine a world where the government founds a dance company. Stop laughing. It really happened. In 2008, the Brazilian government did just that and since then, the São Paulo Dance Company has been going from strength to strength. Talking of strength, the muscles and power wielded on...
Southampton youth charity welcomes proposed ban on colourful vapes
Southampton-based Youth charity No Limits, which delivers smoking and vaping prevention sessions to teaching staff across Hampshire, has welcomed the government’s proposed ban on disposable vapes, child friendly vape flavours and colourful packaging. The dramatic rise in teenage vaping has led to a surge in demand for support from...
Paloma Faith and AIR to headline Southampton Summer Sessions series
Paloma Faith and AIR as the latest headliners for the inaugural TK Maxx presents Southampton Summer Sessions series this summer. Some 25 years after its release, AIR will play “Moon Safari” live in its entirety when they headline on 27 June. The new headliners join previously announced Nile Rodgers...
Southampton charity No Limits backs national campaign on youth mental health
The Children and Young People’s Mental Health Coalition has put out an urgent call for more investment in young people’s mental health support. Local charity No Limits is part of the coalition and joins almost 300 youth and mental health charities calling on political parties to commit to improving...