Tag: live music


  • Welly at Heartbreakers Southampton

    A night of fun, laughter, and incredible live music hit Heartbreakers in Southampton, courtesy of Dork Magazine and the Dork Tour. The gig began with an epic performance by duo The Pill, made up of Lily and Lottie, who graced the stage with a brilliant set, with my personal highlights being performances of their recent […]

  • Review: Pete & Bas @ Engine Rooms, 21/10/21

    Pete & Bas may be the strangest addition to U.K. grime, if not all of music, in recent memory. With a ‘combined age of 150’ years, according to their DJ after a specifically high energy track, they are the surreal embodiment of the long time running joke about the distance between the elderly and the […]

  • Undeniably Fun: A Review of Maggie Cassidy, Artemis & The Optimists @ The Joiners (04/06/2021)

    Editor Morgan McMillan reviews Maggie Cassidy, Artemis and The Optimists latest show at The Joiners!

  • Turner Sims to broadcast Voyages of the Heart as part of Mayflower 400

    Voyages of the Heart is inspired by the stories of Southampton’s migrant communities and is composed by Tunde Jegede.

  • Live Nation’s ‘Live From the Drive-In Series’ cancelled due to safety fears

    Live Nation becomes one of the first organisers to cancel drive-in concerts such as their ‘Live From the Drive-In Series’.

  • Outdoor gigs set to return from Saturday 11th July

    This next step was called “an important milestone for our performing artists, who have been waiting patiently in the wings since March” by Olive Dowden, the Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Secretary.

  • Newcastle Racecourse will be home to the UK’s first socially distanced music venue

    The Virgin Money Unity Arena will be opening this summer.

  • Should Gigs Go Ahead In 2020?

    Jed Wareham reflects on whether gig-goers should be returning to live performances as soon as possible and ways in which the future of gigs may change in the light of COVID-19.

  • Preview: Lewis Capaldi at O2 Guildhall, Southampton (28/11/19)

    Vicky Greer previews Lewis Capaldi’s show at Southampton’s Guildhall this Thursday.

  • This Month in Live: July

    July sees the return of Beach Baby to Southampton’s grassroots music venue The Joiners.

  • The Gig feat. Your Mobile Phone

    Jo Lisney discusses the reasons why she no longer uses her phone during gigs.

  • Review: Sea Girls at The Joiners, Southampton

    Sea Girls and The Pale White played a sold out gig at The Joiners

  • Freshers’ Survival Guide: For the Gigs and Giggles

    Jed Wareham discusses why attending gigs can make for a stress-free Freshers.

  • Review: dodie at O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire, London

    Sophie Jones reviews dodie’s biggest headline show to date at London’s O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire on Easter Sunday (01/04/2018).