Located near Taunton in Somerset the wonderful Strummer of Love Festival took place this August. I head over from my home in Devon hoping to catch some brilliant music and experience the great festival atmosphere. That’s exactly what I gained from the experience. It was far from the hectic mosh pits of Reading and Leeds…
A decent crowd started to form around a small band stand in the middle of a park in Southampton on Wednesday evening. The only sign that something was happening to a regular ‘out-of-the-loop’ passer by would be the enigmatic triangle hanging from the bandstand. Not so enigmatic to the fans that surrounded it however. It…
Being from Devon, travelling down to Cornwall wasn’t all that strenuous, so Boardmasters was a conveniently wonderful festival to attend. The festival is relatively small but after chatting to some regular Boardmasters-goers they said that this year is the biggest and best to date and this was verified by the pretty stunning line-up. On the…
Marti Pellow, one of Britain’s great music icons, follows his current run in the West End UK tour of Willy Russell’s smash hit musical Blood Brothers in the role of The Narrator. Written by British playwright Willy Russell, Blood Brothers tells the captivating and moving tale of twins who, separated at birth, grow up on opposite sides…
Bastille have announced their Triangle Tour. They have simply let the public (via Facebook) decide three locations in which they will be playing an outdoor, unplugged session for those dedicated fans that decide to show up in the random locations. Southampton prevailed and got the most votes out of all the cities nominated (Go Southampton!),…
The people at Bestival have announced some exciting things in the build up to the start of the festival. With less than 4 weeks to go the brand new ‘Replay with Rob da Bank’ stage has been announced as a new addition for this year. Other news includes a revamp of The Bollywood Tent. It’s…
This summer the Dalmatian region of Croatia was graced with quite possibly the cutest festival I’ve ever attended. Cute in the sense that you never felt threatened and for me that’s a sign of a festival succeeding. In order for good vibes one has to feel comfortable in their surroundings and the folks over at…
“We’re rowing in, going for gold, grabbing the baton, for the high jump. No, hang on, is that right?” the band wrote on their Facebook page back in February. And so it was announced that Britpop icons Blur would return to the scene of their triumphant 2009 reunion gigs and perform an Olympic closing ceremony…
Phoebe and Becci give their opinions on pop-punk girl group Savages as they hit The Joiners in Southampton
This year’s Reading Festival is just around the corner so now’s the time to get excited and prepare yourself for a fantastic time at one of the UK’s best festivals. Reading gets bigger and better every year and the three headliners this year really are pretty legendary: The Cure, Kasabian and Foo Fighters. The Main…
This year’s WTFest boasts an impressive line-up, with more than 50 local and international punk, ska and hardcore acts descending on the city centre for four days of good-natured carnage. This fourth incarnation of Southampton’s only independent, multi-day festival brings with it headline sets from Kingston’s indie-rockers Tellison, London’s dub and ska outfit The Skints,…
How many festivals are there where you can dance along to SBTRKT in a crowded tent, listen to Lang Lang play Chopin’s études, and watch Benjamin Zephaniah rap his poetry on stage? How many festivals are there where the stewards have wands and wings because they’re dressed up as pixies? How many festivals are there…
Was the hype from my preview of Dolomite Minor to be justified? Of course it was, and in fact the gig was even better than I had anticipated, with a great range of support acts to enjoy. The Joiners venue consistently delivers high quality sound, so it’s a brilliant place to go and see bands…
Jessie J performed in Camden on Saturday, at a free concert sponsored by Vitamin Water. After queuing for over an hour (couldn’t complain, I had won the tickets), we went into the Roundhouse to find ourselves inside a fantastically intimate venue, colourfully backlit from VIP, above the semi-circular standing area. Supporting acts were a four-man…