After building up a cult-like fanbase over the past year with a steady wave of singles, rising American roots rock band Caitlin Krisko & The Broadcast will embark on their first UK Headline Tour this autumn, coming to Southampton’s 1865 on September 25. The UK tour follows the release...
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Review: The Men They Couldn’t Hang – Wedgewood Rooms, Southsea.
By Nick Mabey. It was a Night to Remember* The Men They Couldn’t Hang are, in my (not so) humble opinion, probably the best band ever to not get really famous. So it was a joy to see them at the Wedgewood Rooms, Southsea as part of their 40th...
Southampton band Regent release latest album today
On 26 April 2024, Regent release their highly anticipated second ‘Beggars Belief’. The swift follow-up to 2022’s acclaimed ‘Just a Revolution’, the latest from the ascending Southampton indie-rock outfit finds them leading the charge with an album for the here and now. ‘Beggars Belief’ is a record of politics...
Preview: Ashley Blaker: Normal Schmormal, Theatre Royal Winchester
Comedian Ashley Blaker waxes lyrical about raising children with special needs in his new stand-up show, Normal Schmormal, at Theatre Royal Winchester on Sunday 21 April. The show is based on Blaker’s best-selling book of the same name, which explores parenting children with special needs, including attending endless meetings,...
Midge Ure comes to Bournemouth and Portsmouth this autumn
Having celebrated his 70th birthday with a sold out show at the historic Royal Albert Hall in October 2023, Midge Ure is keen to continue the celebration of his life in music by announcing a new 23 date UK tour for November and December 2024. bringing him to Bournemouth Pavilion and...
Philip Sayce comes to Southampton’s 1865 this autumn
Image credit: Manuela Langotsch. Rock and blues guitarist, singer, and songwriter Philip Sayce has recently released his new studio album “The Wolves Are Coming.” The release coincides with the news of Philip’s November 2024 UK Tour. The UK tour kicks off at Leeds Brudenell Social Club on Thursday 21st...
Preview: And Then There Were None, Mayflower Theatre, Southampton
The stage adaptation of Agatha Christie’s most read work, And Then There Were None, will visit Mayflower Theatre from Monday 8 until Saturday 13 April 2024. Ten strangers are lured to a solitary mansion off the coast of Devon. When a terrible storm cuts them off from the mainland,...
Victorious Festival Seaside Stage Is Back for 2024
Victorious Festival is thrilled to announce one of the most iconic stages, the Seaside Stage, is back for 2024, presented by Beats and Swing. Back with a huge line-up for the weekend, including Australian artist Dub FX – known for revolutionising the concept of a one man band with...
Houdini’s Greatest Escape – interview with Feargus Woods Dunlop
Just as his death-defying escapology stunts have him, and his wife Bess, on the cusp of a career-defining performance for King Edward, he finds himself framed for murder by a gang of criminals in cahoots with the chief of police. Can Harry and Bess escape the plot and clear...
Southampton youth charity welcomes proposed ban on colourful vapes
Southampton-based Youth charity No Limits, which delivers smoking and vaping prevention sessions to teaching staff across Hampshire, has welcomed the government’s proposed ban on disposable vapes, child friendly vape flavours and colourful packaging. The dramatic rise in teenage vaping has led to a surge in demand for support from...