Miles Kane has announced a fresh run of UK headline dates in November & December 2024, bringing him to Southampton on December 4th. The tour comes off the back of his celebrated solo 2024 One Man Band run across Europe and a string of UK summer festival performances. “I had...
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Beans on Toast comes to Southampton’s Joiners next year
Since 2005, Beans on Toast has written simple songs about complicated subjects. Tackling the big issues of the day but doing so with his feet firmly on the ground, he’s become a people’s champ of the modern folk scene and amassed a huge back catalogue of songs in the...
Review and photos: So Much Music in the City
By Nick Mabey. Main image by Laura McCarthy. Numbers only tell part of the story. In the end 1703 artists gave 318 performances in 58 venues, supported by more than 100 volunteers. I was lucky enough to be one of the volunteers and happy to play a very...
Review: Orlando Weeks – Papillon, Southampton
By Sally Churchward. Photo by Neil Glasspool. Orlando Week’s set at Papillon last night felt less like a gig and more like some sort of private happening – in an entirely good way. Everything about the evening screamed – or rather whispered – intimate: the low stage with the...
The Commoners come to Portsmouth in December
Image by Will Carter. The Commoners are experiencing great success with their current album, Restless. The band continues to provide listeners with a hearty dose of Southern-style swagger with every guitar slide, organ swell, and vocal stamp. They are touring the UK this winter and will be coming to Portsmouth...
Bryan Adams brings world tour to London in May – tickets on sale Wednesday and Friday
Image by Steven Stanley. Bryan Adams is set to embark on his ‘Roll With The Punches’ world tour in 2025, named after his soon to be announced new studio album. The tour will see Adams and his band performing across the globe throughout the entire year and follows closely...
Review: Shed Seven instore Vinilo Record Store, Southampton
By Sally Churchward. Shed Seven made a triumphant return to Southampton’s Vinilo Record Store this afternoon (30/9/24) for a brief but brilliant set ahead of signing their new album, which is on course to take the number one spot this Friday. The band were in town to promote Liquid...
Simple Minds to headline Southampton Summer Sessions
Simple Minds will headline TK Maxx Summer Sessions when they return to Southampton on Sunday 29 June 2025. The announcement comes following the success of 2024’s inaugural Southampton Summer Sessions—which featured world-class headliners such as Placebo, Tom Jones, Loyle Carner and Nile Rodgers & CHIC. Simple Minds are one of...
Bastille Presents; “&” (Ampersand) live – the ‘Candlelight Original Sessions’ this October
To celebrate the release of “&” (Ampersand) – a beautiful new project from Bastille’s Dan Smith out on 25th October, Bastille Presents; “&” (Ampersand) live – the ‘Candlelight Original Sessions’ which run across the UK this October. Held in beautiful and historic spaces across the UK, the unique dates...
Interview: The team behind Southampton’s Abyssal Festival chat about its origins and where it’s going
All images by Becca Cairns Photography. The latest Abyssal Festival took place in Southampton at the weekend. Organisers David Burke, along with Harley Edwards and Chris Gilgan, chatted to Spring Wise about the event. “Small metal festivals have run in Southampton for years, on and off. When Harley...