photographed and written by Peter Nicholson. www.peternicholsonphotography.co.uk PET NEEDS played the final night of a USA and UK tour at the O2 Guildhall Southampton last night (14 October). It was the culmination of weeks on the road, coast to coast across North America, touring with Frank Turner And The...
Entertainment Reviews
Review: Scream Aloud at Strawberry Fields, Boldre, New Forest
by Catherine Collins. CONTENT WARNING – images unsuitable for children. The sun was setting as we arrived at Strawberry Fields in Boldre, near Lymington last night (14 October), providing an eerie backdrop to the Big Top tent as we drove into the car park. Were we ready for an...
Review: The Lemonheads, The 1865, Southampton
by Sam Wise. 30 years ago, Evan Dando blessed the world with one of the greatest albums of the 90s. It’s A Shame About Ray had no weak spots, no b-grade material, it ran through fast and tight with songs that veered between genius, and merely excellent. Not only...
Review: Easy Life at The Brook, Southampton
Photographs and words by Peter Nicholson. I had been looking forward to seeing Easy Life at The Brook, Southampton (8 October). I really like their studio work, but had been less than impressed by videos I’d seen of their live performances, so I wanted to see for myself. ...
Photos: St James’ Park, Southampton, Village Show
Friends of St. James’ Park in Shirley, Southampton, held their first ever ‘ Village Show’ on Sunday (September 25), a fun-filled and free community event which included vegetable, cake, flowers and art competitions. The event included a stage, featuring live band music, choir, and young dance group performers as...
Review and photos: Music in the City 2022
words and pictures by Mike Daish. I arrived at Guildhall Square on Saturday (September 24) just as The Rock Choir was about to kick of the music for the day. After they finished the Soul Catchers upped the volume a bit and by now a good-sized crowd had gathered...
Review: Marillion – O2 Guildhall Southampton
words and photos by Peter Nicholson. It was another sold-out performance for the return to the South Coast for iconic, genre defying band Marillion on Wednesday (21 September). Steve Hogarth, who has fronted the band since 1989, joked with the Southampton audience that he hated the terms often used...
Review: Adore Delano – Party Your World Tour, The 1865, Southampton
by Spring Wise. On Wednesday night (21/9) with great anticipation, I caught the last UK date of Adore Delano’s absolute marathon of a world tour, at Southampton’s 1865. The very day tickets went on sale, my friend, my son and I grabbed some immediately because… well, it’s Adore. Like,...
REVIEW: Just Mustard at the Loft, Southampton
by Russell Foxall. Based in Dundalk, Just Mustard are part of the ever expanding Irish music scene, although their first album was released over four years ago. Having found their second album, Heart Under, powerfully intriguing, I decided to take the opportunity to see them when they came to...
Review: Unfortunate at MAST Mayflower Studios, Southampton
by Martin Brisland. Fat Rascal Theatre’s Unfortunate: The Untold Story of Ursula The Sea Witch premiered at the Edinburgh Fringe in 2019 and was very well received. Now this bawdy and over the top comedy musical that takes its inspiration from the Little Mermaid returns updated and even better....