The last time I saw The Vaccines in Southampton they were playing in a tiny room upstairs at Unit, a small alternative nightclub on the Joiners side of town. As the majority of local indie fans assembled at Garden Court to watch Stornoway, the intrigued few crammed into the miniscule room eagerly awaiting a band…
Heavy metal titans Motörhead return to Southampton with their super-speed riffs, indulgent drum solos and whisky-tinged vocals.
Friendly Fires reschedule their Guildhall performance and put tickets back on sale!
The four-piece a cappella band return to Southampton, but fail to live up to expectations and past performances due to tech problems.
Synth pop legend Gary Numan returns to Southampton for his latest tour.
On Tuesday 6th December, Kickstarter will be headlining The Talking Heads in what I can guarantee will be one of those fantastic nights that make you realise just how great a wealth of relatively unknown talent roams Southampton. As unsigned acts go, Kickstarter really are the cream of the crop. The band are a rap/rock hybrid…
It’s not often that a Mercury-nominated band play at The Union, less than ten minutes walk from my house. So the night started with the least stressful journey to a gig ever, and my expectations were high for Wild Beasts’s performance. The band released their third album Smother this year, following the success of their…
Now officially an annual event, the Metal Hammer-sponsored Defenders of the Faith tour kicks off in Southampton on the first of December. With a mixture of old and new metal acts, there’s something for every headbanger this year. Solely flying the flag for British metal are newcomers Rise to Remain, while the mysterious Ghost bring…
An electric performance from the newly reformed glam-rock act.
On Thursday (November 17th) The Darkness will descend upon the Guildhall as part of their first UK tour in years, after their original lineup fell apart in 2006 with the departure of Justin Hawkins. The band reunited earlier this year however, marking the occasion with a stellar performance at Download 2011 in support of Def…
Oxjam is Oxfam’s month-long music festival, running throughout the UK at many different venues raising money for charity. Let me start by saying I really wanted to enjoy this event. Like, really. I had high hopes. Having loved the music branch of Oxfam in Southampton, I was hoping to make the most of Southampton’s local music…
The four-piece band produce a refreshingly charismatic performance at the Guildhall.
Bowling for Soup are one of those bands with an infectious spirit. From the moment they walked onstage, their mission was to ensure that every member of the audience left with a massive smile plastered across their face. Opening with the song ‘I’m Gay’, they started the way they meant to go on — acting…
Summer Camp – a name that conjures up images of sun, ice cream and swimming pools; and a name perfect for this summery indie pop band. Made up of real-life couple Elizabeth Sankey and Jeremy Warmsley, Summer Camp started off almost by accident, purely by posting a song on Myspace and receiving unexpected acclaim. After…