From selling out her LA headline show at La Fonda to storming the stages at Lollapalooza in Chicago to Summersonic in Japan, Holly Humberstone has become a global live talent and this weekend gets ready to make her mainstage debut at Reading & Leeds Festival. But it’s Holly’s consistent...
Southampton Pride returns to the city this weekend
Southampton Pride are keen to put the protest back into pride at this year’s event, coming to the city on Saturday, August 26th. The Pride march will be led by LGBTQIA+ activists and campaigners as it winds its way through the city centre. A spokesperson said: “Pride was, is...
Screening of The Great NHS Heist to be held by Southampton pressure group
Southampton Keep Our NHS Public is hosting a free film screening of The Great NHS Heist on Tuesday 29th August. A member of the group explained that the documentary explores how the “NHS has already been outsourced, privatised, and undermined, by stealth, over the last four decades”. There will be...
Letter: Help save Foxlease Girlguiding activity centre in New Forest
In May this year, Girlguiding UK said they intend to close five training and activity centres at the end of 2023 including Foxlease at Lyndhurst in Hampshire. We have worked tirelessly since that announcement, setting up Foxie’s Future to find a solution so that those in Girlguiding and the...
James Blunt to go on tour next year, bringing him to Bournemouth
Image by Michael Clement. James Blunt returns to the road next year in support of his new album Who We Used To Be – out October 27th on Atlantic Records. James and his band will play 12 dates across the UK next Spring kicking off March 30th at Leeds...
Wheatus celebrate Dirtbag no longer being a teen with tour, coming to Portsmouth in October
Image by Max Skaff. It’s hard to believe it’s now well over 20 years since Wheatus released their million-selling eponymously titled debut album as well as their still ubiquitous single “Teenage Dirtbag”. Yes, that’s right – “Dirtbag” is no longer a teenager. In honour of this milestone, Wheatus will...
Southampton listings 22 – 28 August
Image courtesy of Southampton City Rollers. Pride comes to Southampton this weekend, with a march through the city followed by an event in Guildhall Square. It will feature headliners Liberty X along with a host of other acts. For more information, visit southamptonpride.org. Just down the road in Southsea,...
Transgender Pride returns to Southampton in September
On the 16th of September, Transgender Pride Southampton will return to the city. Like last year, this will be an event run for trans people, by trans people. The organisers, Trans Pride Southampton, welcome allies, both within and outside of the wider LGBTQIA+ community, to join, marching together and...
Southampton-based young people’s support charity No Limits nominated for national awards
No Limits, a Southampton-based charity supporting young people across Hampshire, has been nominated three times for the 2023 Children and Young People Now Awards – the gold standard for work with children, young people and families. The awards cover 24 categories and are the highest recognition for organisations across the country that support young people on a day-to-day basis. ...
Heritage: Pride past and present
by People’s Pride Southampton volunteer Frida Eliasson. Picture: Mike Daish. Pride has undergone a growth spurt since its inception in the UK, with the first Pride Parade being held on the 1st July 1972, marking the three-year anniversary of the Stonewall Riots. This first parade garnered a modest turnout...