Tag: Common People


  • Palma Violets to headline Uncommon Stage at Southampton’s Common People

    The new music stages are championing local talent and upcoming artists.

  • Preview: Common People 2016

    Southampton Common becomes a festival ground once again with Craig David’s homecoming and Duran Duran headlining over the Spring Bank Holiday (28/05/16-29/05/16).

  • Rob da Bank to launch music club in Southampton

    Supported by the Bestival Foundation and Youth Music, the new Music Club will provide young people, aged 13-19, with some great musical workshops.

  • Duran Duran announced as Sunday headliners for Common People Southampton 2016

    Katy B has also been added to the line-up for his year’s festival, which will take place on Southampton Common from 28th-29th May 2016.

  • Craig David announced as first headliner for Common People 2016

    The Southampton-grown singer will take the festival’s headline slot on Saturday 28th May 2016. (He chills on Sunday)

  • Common People to return to Southampton in May 2016

    The festival will return for a second year on Southampton Common from 28th-29th May 2016.

  • “A bloke came up to me and said, ‘When you played ‘Right Here Right Now’ with ‘Born Slippy’ I lost my shit!’”: An interview with Fatboy Slim

    Back at Common People festival writers Toby and Hannah caught up with Fatboy Slim, to discuss everything festivals.

  • “We were part of the news when we won!” An interview with Years & Years

    A few months ago writer Hannah caught up with Years & Years at Common People Festival.

  • ‘I don’t put myself out as a mod musician, it’s just the tag you get given if you have sideburns and play in a band!’: An interview with George Dummett of The Costellos

    The Edge’s Live Editor, Will Hodgetts, caught up with The Costellos frontman George Dummett to chat about the band’s successful year so far.

  • Common People will return to Southampton in 2016

    Common People will be returning to Southampton in 2016, organiser Rob da Bank has confirmed.

  • Review: Saturday at Common People Festival (23/05/2015)

    Team De Bank have done it again and created another hit, says Records Editor Hannah.

  • ‘We were looking for a bassist with the curliest hair and dreadlocks’: An interview with FEVER

    Local band FEVER, who is on our predictions to be the biggest acts to come out of Southampton, are set to play Common People, a brand new festival to take place on 23rd and 24th May at Southampton Common. I caught up with the band prior about their music and their take on the current Southampton […]

  • Preview: Common People Festival, Southampton (23-24/05/15)

    The masterminds behind Bestival and Camp Bestival are back with a spanking new festival here in Southampton.

  • Clean Bandit and Fatboy Slim for Common People Festival

    With pre-sale tickets being released for the festival this morning, the team behind Bestival has released the first names on the new Southampton festivals line-up.