Images by Mary Wycherley. The UK’s leading large-scale contemporary circus company, NoFit State, will bring their Big Top show SABOTAGE to Eastleigh for the very first time this July, after touring the UK and Europe to rave reviews. Discover this ‘awe-inspiring’ large scale circus spectacular from 11 July –...
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Millie Manders and the Shutup come to Southampton this autumn
Millie Manders and the Shutup have announced details of an autumn tour for their forthcoming sophomore album Wake up, Shut Up, Work – the eagerly awaited follow up to their acclaimed debut Telling Truths, Breaking Ties – which will be released on 2 August. MMATSU are known for their...
Divorce have a date set for Southampton’s Joiners
Divorce have recently shared new single ‘My Room’, the second new song to emerge from the Nottingham quartet this year. ‘My Room’ follows March single ‘Gears’ . The band also recently shared news of a full UK tour which will take place through October, kicking off with a sold-out...
DIIV come to Southampton in December
Image: DIIV by Coley Brown. Following the release of their critically acclaimed new album Frog In Boiling Water, DIIV will go on a run of EU / UK tour dates to take place in winter 2024, bringing them to Southampton’s Engine Rooms. Frog In Boiling Water has received critical acclaim...
Review: Pride in the Park, Southampton – Day #1
By Mabel Wellman. The two day Pride In The Park event has started today on the 8th June, and will continue into the evening of 9th June. The day started fairly quietly, but the live performances soon grew a crowd to sing and dance along to many queer classic...
Opinion: Resisting the Rwanda Act
By Manthan Pathak. It’s a Monday morning like any other for most of us, but not for everyone. Outside Portswood police station dozens of men and women seeking refuge queue to ‘report’, a regular commitment they must make if they have claimed asylum. For many, they know that every...
Reader’s letter: can you help make TriFest happen?
By Paul Jenks – TriFest coordinator. TriFest is a free festival (run by volunteers) held on Riverside Park, next to Bitterne Park Triangle (TriFest) in Southampton. This year’s festival is on Saturday 27th July and it will be our 5th year. We’ve got a bit of everything. We have...
Pride Month starts today
By Mabel Wellman. Today marks the start of Pride month across the world. Cities and towns internationally will be having LGBTQIA+ Pride events, some of which will be for celebrating the entire community, whereas some other events such as Trans Pride and UK Black Pride will be to give...
June Southampton gig guide
By Vicky Greer. Main image: Paloma Faith by Rhona Murphy. What a great month May was for gigs! Kicking off with the wonderous Wanderlust Festival, where up-and-coming talents from around the country descended on Southampton to take over our favourite independent venues, followed by a month of exciting shows...
Learn to make plant-based puddings at October Books
You don’t have to be vegan to enjoy plant-based food, especially when it’s delicious desserts! Find out how to create your own tasty ‘afters’ at October Books’ ‘We can learn to… make vegan and plant-based desserts. On Saturday 8th June, 11am – 12.30pm, join Lucy Parr, Cordon Bleu trained...