by Peter Nicholson. Dlugokecki (pronounced Der-loo-go-ken-ski) have supported million-selling artists such as David Gray, Snow Patrol, Corinne-Bailey Rae, The Proclaimers, Passenger and Lu Lu on their world tours, playing to thousands of people. They’ve also had their songs used on numerous TV shows, played festivals across the word including the...
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The Stranglers come to Portsmouth Guildhall in 2024 for 50th anniversary tour
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,...
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...
Alabama 3 come to Southampton’s The 1865 this November
South London roots-futurists Alabama 3 have announced a show in Southampton this autumn, and are heading to The 1865 on 30 November in support of their upcoming release ‘Cold War Classics Vol.2’. Born at an all-night squat party during the ‘90s, the group formed when charismatic frontman and co-founder...
Hampshire’s Victorious Festival ranks third in a list of Top 10 UK Festivals
Victorious Festival has been ranked the third best festival in the UK after data analysis conducted across the country’s festival landscape, with results showing Victorious as one of the best value-for-money festivals in the UK Multi-award-winning Victorious Festival (which this year will be held on 25/26/27 August) has been...
The Lottery Winners/Pet Needs/Jerry Williams – The Engine Rooms, Southampton, 28 April 2023
words and photos by Peter Nicholson. It’s always refreshing when artists take some chances on support acts, perhaps not going for exactly the same genre as themselves. That was certainly the case with The Lottery Winners’ gig at The Engine Rooms, Southampton (April 28). Jerry Williams was the first...
Skindred to come to Southampton’s O2 Guildhall this autumn
Skindred have announced a headline show in Southampton for Autumn 2023, as part of a larger UK and Ireland tour supporting their upcoming album ‘Smile’, coming to city’s O2 Guildhall on 11 November. Widely recognised as one of the UK’s most exciting live bands, Skindred also recently been...
Review: Caity Baser, The Engine Rooms – 19th April 2023
words and photos by Peter Nicholson. After my interview with Caity Baser last month, ahead of her home-town show at Southampton’s Engine Rooms, I was keen to see if her energy and enthusiasm would extend to the performance in her stage show… It did, ten fold! Caity was obviously...
Isle of Wight vocalist Nina Ross to release debut single, Milk
Isle of Wight based vocalist Nina Ross is set to release her debut single ‘Milk’ next month. The track is a cover of a fellow Island band’s song and rising stars, Plastic Mermaids (who connect via mutual drummer, Chris Jones). Nina delivers a pure, stripped-back melancholic version of the...
Southampton Philharmonic Choir perform at O2 Guidlhall Southampton this weekend
Southampton Philharmonic Choir (SPC) will be joining forces with Southampton University Philharmonic Choir at the O2 Guildhall Southampton on Saturday, March 18. They will be performing Vaughan WIlliams’ popular and evocative The Lark Ascending and Dona Nobis Pacem and Howard Goodall’s Eternal Light. Docklands Sinfonia will also be performing....