In 2024, The Stranglers, one of the most iconic and influential bands in British music history, are celebrating their 50th year anniversary with a following UK and Irish tour. The tour will bring them to Portsmouth Guildhall on March 24th. Since playing their last full-scale UK tour in 2022,...
Review: Think Floyd, MAST Mayflower Studios Southampton
Words and pictures by : Peter Nicholson. Whenever I’m asked to photograph a tribute act, my excitement isn’t always piqued. However, having been a life-long Pink Floyd fan, and remembering seeing Think Floyd on stage about ten years ago, when I was asked to “shoot the show”, I could...
Gengahr come to Southampton’s Vinilo following release of new album
Gengahr’s new album Red Sun Titans, out 9th June, is the sound of a band reborn – harnessing the energy and inspiration of their past but with a bold and fiercely independent vision for the future. It’s an album “caught in between two worlds,” as frontman Felix Bushe puts...
Alternative economics workshop and talk in Southampton this month
A workshop and talk on alternative economics will be held at independent bookshop October Books in Portswood, Southampton, on May 25th. With our current economic model we are continuing to see exploitation of workers and the planet and extraction of wealth to the rich. What are the alternative economic...
New writing group comes to October Books in Southampton
A new writing group, The Portswood Writers Circle, has recently launched at independent bookshop October Books. The group will next be meeting on Monday 22nd May. The aim of the group is to create a welcoming and encouraging environment in which local writers of all genres, styles, and experience...
Hear from those who have experience displacement & resettlement at World Refugee Day event
The University of Southampton is marking World Refugee Day with a hybrid event, being held both in person at Turner Sims and online. This event is a unique opportunity to hear directly from those who have experienced displacement and resettlement, and gain a deeper understanding of the legal and...
No Limits cycling in Southampton for Mental Health Awareness Week
Southampton-based young people’s support charity, No Limits, will be racking up the miles on a bike in Westquay Shopping Centre this Friday 19th May, for Mental Health Awareness Week. A team of No Limits staff and volunteers are targeting 116 miles – the distance between all three of No Limits’ Safe Haven support groups for young people...
Hampshire singer-songwriter Charlie Smith comes to The Hobbit, Southampton
Singer-songwriter Charlie Smith from Hampshire is playing a gig on home turf this month, at The Hobbit, Southampton. He describes his music as “chillingly sweet, raw, and emotive,” adding “In keeping my honest approach to music my recordings have no unnecessary effects, focusing on chords and melody above all...
Review: Welsh National Opera – The Magic Flute, Mayflower Theatre Southampton May 16
by Martin Brisland. Mozart’s final opera Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute) first premiered in 1791 just months before his death at 35. This opera, about the triumph of good over evil, love over hate, counts as one of the most popular of all time. Its message is to pursue...
Southampton listings 16 – 22 May
As ever, there’s loads going on in Southampton this week, with everything from internationally-renowned opera on the big stage to numerous pub quizzes and open mic nights at pubs across the city. On stage, Welsh National Opera’s (WNO) Spring Season comes to Mayflower Theatre this week and includes the...