With summer deciding to show up fashionably late this year, it’s worth making the most of it and getting out to enjoy what’s on in and around our city. There’s some great music to catch this week, including The Levellers with support from Sean McGowan at The 1865, Trivium...
Simple Minds announce huge UK & Irish arena shows, bringing them to Bournemouth
Following the huge success of 2022’s rapturously received 40 Years Of Hits Tour – and the recent announcement of Australian and New Zealand tour dates for early next year – Simple Minds have today (September 4th) announced the March UK & Ireland leg of their Global Tour 2024, bringing...
Suburban Safari: Lost in Westwood
By Katie Isham. It’s the end of the summer holidays. What’s everyone been up to? Some people go cruising round the Caribbean. Some people go sightseeing through Italian villages. But the wisest people go for the most exotic locations around: exploring the wild woods of Southampton. On the eastern...
Enabled allotments action day in St Denys this weekend
A Southampton community group is working to create the only enabled allotment specially designed for residents with disabilities and special needs in the city. They are holding a community action day tomorrow, Sunday, September 3rd, from 11am to 4pm at st Denys station. All are welcome. They need help...
Free walking tour explores Southampton’s migrant history this weekend
Picture by Mike Daish. This Sunday there’s a great opportunity to learn about Southampton’s vibrant migrant history. The tour, which takes place on, September 3rd, will be led by Tony Kushner, who teaches and researches in the Parkes Institute and the History Department of the University of Southampton. He...
Campaigners headed to London in final push of Save Our Ticket Offices campaign
By Sally Churchward. Campaigners from Southampton were amongst those who headed London yesterday for a march which ended in a rally outside Downing Street as part of a final push in support of the Save Our Ticket Offices campaign. The demonstration against the closure of almost 1,000 ticket offices...
Southampton listings: August 29 to September 4
Image: Dlugokecki photographed at Victorious Festival by Paul Floyd. As the school holidays draw to a close there’s still loads to do in and around Southampton. Chris, the man behind Shop Local Southampton and whose listings we share, has picked out some of his favourites: – The Arches Open...
Review and photos: Victorious Festival, Southsea Common, August 25- 27, 2023
Read our day-by-day review of Victorious, featuring the headline acts, newcomers and much more. Friday by Sally Churchward. Main image: Kate Nash by Tom Langford. Victorious boasts the claim to fame of being the UK’s biggest metropolitan festival and this year it was even bigger. While the Friday...
Review and photos: Southampton Pride
By Joy McKay This weekend (26th August) saw the return of the annual Southampton Pride march and festival, the 8th hosted in the city. The theme of the event this year was protest in order to remind people of the grassroots origins of Pride and that whilst rights for...
Von Wildenhaus tour heading to Winchester’s Railway Inn next month
Apocalyptic avant-pop artist Von Wildenhaus has announced a UK tour for September, with the final date bringing him to Winchester’s Railway Inn on September 17th. In lieu of a traditional album release the artist will be issuing an extended series of singles across the coming months, culminating in...