UPDATE: TriFest has been cancelled due to bad weather forecast. Organisers are in talks with the council to rearrange it for later in the summer. TriFest, a free community event, comes to the Cobden Bridge end of Riverside Park on Saturday, July 22nd from noon to 7pm. Why TriFest? ...
Photos: Do1Cancer fundraiser at Southampton’s Bargate
Photos by Ian Cumming. A charity hip hop and graffiti jam was held at Southampton’s Bargate and the Common on Saturday (1st July) in collaboration with Do1Cancer, to raise money for Noah’s Ark Children’s Hospice. It was organised by Southampton graffiti artist, Paul Donnelly, aka Flukez. It included graffiti...
Circa Waves to support local foodbanks on UK tour, coming to Southampton’s Engine Rooms
Picture by Lewis Vorn. Circa Waves have announced a special run of UK live dates from which a portion of the profits will be donated to local foodbanks in each town they are touring through. They will be coming to Southampton’s Engine Rooms on October 12, and will be...
Naked Lungs to play Southampton’s Heartbreakers in September
Irish four-piece noise-punk band Naked Lungs recently announced their highly anticipated debut album, “Doomscroll,” out 18th August and their first headline UK tour, bringing them to Southampton’s Heartbreakers on September 27th. The album and tour come on the heels of a triumphant 2022, which saw the band release several...
View from the Kingsland: Renewal Time
by Nick Mabey. I can usually tell how excited I am about the forthcoming season by how early I renew my season ticket. This year my deadline was 30th June, if I wanted to get the early bird discount, and I actually renewed on 20th. I reckon that’s about...
Interview: Something In Common with The Molotovs
By Lewis MacLean. The Molotovs are a trio of young musicians who are a new and fast rising band. The name was familiar to me before the Isle of Wight Festival but after seeing a recommendation from The Libertines’ Pete Doherty describing them as ‘F-ing Ace’, I was keen...
Local produce to be showcased again at event in new year
Photo by Suzy Hazelwood. Preparations are underway for the popular Local Produce Trade Show 2024. The showcase event for delicious food and drink produced across the region will take place on Tuesday 6th February 2024 at the Hilton at the Ageas Bowl, Southampton. The aim is to bring together buyers...
No Limits celebrates 30 years of helping children and young people with a powerful new film
Southampton-based children’s and young people’s charity No Limits celebrated its 30th birthday recently, with a breakfast attended by senior representatives from organisations across Hampshire, Portsmouth, the Isle of Wight and Southampton, young people, funders and partners. As part of the event, the charity premiered its powerful new film – Four Stories – made by four young people whose lives have been changed by...
Curating A Southampton Summer Night 2023 at Turner Sims
by Paul Bickmore. ‘A Southampton Summer Night 2023’ is coming to Turner Sims on July 14, and this year The Art House is honoured to have been asked to curate it. This was not an easy task – in the fourteen years I’ve been organising gigs at Southampton we’ve...
Southampton listings 28 June – 3 July
Southampton’s annual Thai Festival takes over Hoglands Park this weekend, with two days of food, entertainment and more. There are more festivities at the other end of the city centre on Sunday, with the Bedford Place Summer Festival, featuring local favourites Still Moving DJs amongst others. There’s also a...