Today, Live Nation and leading live music and event promoter Cuffe & Taylor have announced two more headliners for the TK Maxx Presents Southampton Summer Sessions lineup. Joining the roster are pop-rock favourites McFly and genre-defining trailblazers The Human League, performing at Guildhall Square in June 2025. These latest showstoppers join already announced headliner acts, Rag’n’Bone...
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Southampton’s Regent play homecoming gig at The Joiners in January
Southampton band Regent have released a new single, “Don’t Be Long” ahead of homecoming show at The Joiners on January 25th. Meanwhile, their new album, “The Cognitive Revolution” is out next year. “Don’t Be Long” is an emotive tribute to a close friend of frontman Ben Rooke, with lyrics...
Review: Nutcracker – English National Ballet, Mayflower Theatre, Southampton
By Nick Mabey. The English National Ballet have been producing versions of this much-loved Christmas-themed ballet every year since 1950 and I’d be surprised if any of the previous 73 versions of Tchaikovsky’s Nutracker outdo the visual spectacle we were treated to at the Mayflower Theatre last night (29/11/24). ...
Review: Light Up Trail, Sir Harold Hillier Gardens, Romsey
By Sally Churchward. Twinkly lights brightening up the winter darkness have long since been a feature of Christmas. But in recent years there’s been a growth of specific light-based seasonal attractions. And on Thursday (28/11/24), the Light Up Trail opened at Hillier Gardens in Romsey, Hampshire. If you’ve never...
Bradley Simpson comes to Southampton in May
Having performed in front of millions of fans around the world and selling out headline shows, Bradley Simpson is now channelling that his efforts into his debut solo album, ‘The Panic Years’. Set to be released on February 28th 2024, the record is set to help him establish himself as one of the...
Southampton gets guys dancing
Southampton is home to ZoieLogic Dance Theatre, a nationally acclaimed dance organisation who has been challenging who dance is for, where and how you experience it for 24 years. They have specialised in initiatives aimed at getting men and boys dancing since their beginning. Their latest offers include something...
Award-winning Gun come to Southampton in December
Taking their freshly crowned ‘Best Album’ award-winning album out on the road this winter, Scottish rock titans Gun will be hitting the road for a final stretch of shows as they close-out a memorable 2024, including a date at The Brook, Southampton, on December 1st. The tour comes as...
Review: Mariposa by DeNada Dance Theatre, MAST Mayflower Southampton
By Spring Wise. I expected to be able to write a somewhat narrative review of this show, being that it’s an adaptation of Madame Butterfly, and spoiler rules do not apply to 120 year old operas! Mariposa, however, is something entirely its own. Choreographer Carlos Pons Guerra sets his...
Heritage: New book explores Southampton FC history through song
A new book, Kick It: The Definitive Football Mixtape, explores Southampton FC history through song. Its author, Paul Brand, gives a preview. It’s probably best not to think about it too deeply. It’s just a song. A call to arms. A tribal anthem. And Southampton FC have had to...
Interview: James B Partridge chats gen Z nativity and more ahead of Big Christmas Assembly show in Southampton
By Sarah Groszewski. This holiday season James B Partridge, the beloved primary school music teacher turned nostalgic sensation, will help audiences relive the magic of their childhood, as he takes The Big Christmas Assembly on tour, which includes a show at The Stage Door in Southampton on the 15th...