Preview: Arctic Monkeys are coming to the Ageas Bowl, Southampton

by Catherine Collins. Arctic Monkeys have announced their biggest tour to date, including a show at the Ageas Bowl in Southampton on Wednesday 14 June 2023. The group – who recently headlined both Reading and Leeds festivals – comprises of Alex Turner, Matt Helders, Jamie Cook and Nick O’Malley....

Preview: Scream Aloud at Strawberry Fields, Boldre, New Forest

Get ready to Scream Aloud as the ultimate gut-wrenching scare event returns to the New Forest this autumn for its biggest and longest event yet, running for ten nights throughout October, from the 13th onwards.   Journey through the six live action scare mazes – Burial Ground, Nocturnal, House of...

PREVIEW: St James’ Park, Southampton, Village Show this weekend

This weekend, Friends of St. James’ Park in Shirley will be holding their first ever ‘ Village Show’, a fun-filled and free community event with the added opportunity to shine in their vegetable, cake, flowers and art competitions.  The event, which is supported by Solent NHS Trust, Southampton City...

Southampton listings, September 20 – 26

Have you got anything planned for this week? How about listening to loads of amazing live music for free at all sorts of venues across Southampton this weekend at Music in the City? Or you could enjoy some family friendly fun at the St James’ Park Village show. There’s...

PREVIEW: Paul Case – Dead White Anarchists, The Art House, Southampton

Edinburgh-based writer and performer Paul Case brings his solo theatre show, Dead White Anarchists, to Southampton’s Art House next month, for an in person and online event. The story is a biography of real life nineteenth-century Parisian anarchist terrorist Emile Henry fused with the drug-soaked ‘ecstasy and chaos’ of...

Craig David returning to Southampton in October

by Sally Churchward. Southampton’s favourite son, Craig David, will be returning to his home city next month for an intimate gig at the city’s 1885 club. The singer, whose hits include Seven Days, DNA, Rise & Fall and many more, will be coming to the city in association with...

Arches Open Studios in Southampton this weekend

Resident artists from the Arches Studios in Southampton will be throwing open the doors to their studios this weekend (September 17 & 18) and inviting the public to explore their creative space, get involved in a varied programme of activities, and get up close to some of the work...