“We are the city’s premier live music festival. A free celebration of music of all styles, in some of the best and unusual settings Southampton has to offer: from funk to punk, jazz to indie, classical to afrobeat, pop to experimental, country to heavy metal. We’ve got… up and coming, amateur and professional, local and…
As soon as this listing appeared at The Brook I bought a ticket, it’s Gary Stringer from Reef, acoustic in a small venue, attendance is a no-brainer! “I’m going to ramble some history first here”. Reef was an instant hit with me and my friends helped by a Sony Minidisk advert using ‘Naked’ as the…
Gary Stringer from Reef is touring a solo acoustic set so it’s only fitting the support mirrors the style and setup. The support for this gig remained unannounced for some time until Rob Clamp was mentioned on socials. I’ve always been a big fan and champion of support acts but also, hopefully like to be…
A treat in store it certainly was! The Fink In-store finally came around, I say it that way as when you’re a kid, and possibly an adult and looking forward to something it seems a lot further away and an eternity to arrive. The Fink in-store at Vinilo is Southampton was exactly like that. Got…
In 2003 we had tickets to see Placebo at Southampton Guildhall, cancelled due to injury which if I remember rightly was tendinitis. 21 years later I finally got to see them, not quite at the Guildhall, literally just outside, close enough. Outdoor Southampton Summer Sessions are running for a number of days / weeks sponsored…
Headline act Hot Wax went through the ringer a bit last night but it only made the crowd love them more. Eatboys, Wonderlux and Citi Dog all ploughed through their sets, then the gremlins hit. They take to the stage and singer Tallulah Sim-Savage had no mike, after a minute of so of screaming in…
I last saw Pop Will Eat Itself in the latter part of 2022, doesn’t seem that long ago. They were fantastic then, they were fantastic tonight! But why expect any different! It’s PWEI!! Coming on to ‘The Incredible P.W.E.I. vs. the Moral Majority’, the opening track of ‘Cure for Insanity’ and rolling into ‘Dance for…
Dead Freights hosted a hometown gig last night at The Stage Door in Southampton, a small cabaret venue with a max capacity of 150 standing, an intimate affair attended by a large number of family and friends of all bands present. And why not, its great to play occasionally for those who support you. First…
Another great night at The Joiners in Southampton kicking off with local band Dead Freights in the first support slot. Truth be told, this band is the reason I was there last night. I’ve seen Dead Freights before at a different venue so knew what to expect, I was not disappointed. A great thing about…
Ok, that title is a bit obvious and for that I apologise! This Friday night, The Brook, Southampton. A venue with capacity of 520 people and Dizzee Rascal! He is doing an out store to promote his album, ‘Don’t Take it Personal‘. We’ve been streaming the album in the car and it is great! I’m…
