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...
Entertainment Reviews
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....
REVIEW: The Lion King at Mayflower Theatre, Southampton
By Catherine Collins. Last night ( September 14), as the opening scenes of The Lion King at Mayflower Theatre, Southampton, transported the audience to an African savanna, with what appeared to be incredible ease, I sat like a child in awe of what I was witnessing. Not an easy...
Review: Lime Cordiale at The 1865, Southampton
by Anita Foxall. “You want some?” You most definitely want some (or a lot) of Lime Cordiale. They were nothing less than a powerful explosion of colour and sound invading The 1865, Southampton, last night (9 September). Lime Cordiale were certainly as refreshing as their name suggests. Their charisma...
All-Aboard the River Itchen
by Charlie Hislop. For a city on the coast, split by rivers, not much celebration happens on the water in Southampton. Then last weekend (September 3) along came the All-Aboard Festival, making the most of the River Itchen on a summer’s day with entertainment on the water and along...
Review: Friendsical, MAST Mayflower Studios, Southampton
by Catherine Collins. Friends is one of the most well known television shows of its time, and the musical parody, Friendsical, opened to a packed MAST Mayflower Studios’ audience last night (5 September 2022). We are transported back the 1990s to Central Perk, where all six friends – Ross,...
Review: Victorious Festival, Southsea Common
by Catherine Collins. Additional reporting by Sally Churchward. One of the biggest festivals in the south returned this weekend for a three day music extravaganza, with some of the industry’s most exciting names taking to the stages (26-28 August). This year, the organisers put some of the biggest acts...