Victorious Festival 2025: A Must-Attend Weekend of Music and Culture in Portsmouth

Victorious Festival 2025: A Must-Attend Weekend of Music and Culture in Portsmouth

March 17, 2025 No Comments

Victorious Festival 2025 is set to take place once again on August Bank Holiday Weekend on Southsea Common in Portsmouth. Delivering an unmissable weekend of live music, comedy, and entertainment against the stunning backdrop of the UK’s south coast, Victorious has become known for its mix of legendary headliners, rising

!!! (Chk Chk Chk) at The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth

!!! (Chk Chk Chk) at The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth

November 1, 2022 No Comments

On a quiet weeknight at Portsmouth’s Wedgewood Rooms saw US band !!! (Chk Chk Chk) start the UK leg of their tour for their newly released eighth studio record ‘Let It Be Blue’. Despite the lack of attendance at the venue the band brought huge energy to the small, independent

inSYNC Unsigned: Hallan

inSYNC Unsigned: Hallan

December 13, 2018 No Comments

Born from personal confrontation and inspired by the close-minded toxicity of middle-class youth, Portsmouth’s post-punk four-piece Hallan craft raw music delivered straight from the soul. Not just speaking volumes with their music alone, Hallan makes sure that their energetic live performances, grungy instrumentation and well thought-out lyricism also do the

Teleman at The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth

Teleman at The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth

October 8, 2018 No Comments

Indie pop group Teleman began life in 2012 signing with Moshi Moshi Records, the same label that British indie pop group Metronomy have released music on. The London four-piece have recently released their third studio record, ‘Family of Aliens’, which peaked at Number 40 on the UK Albums Chart; the band’s

Victorious 2018

Victorious 2018

August 28, 2018 No Comments

After a long hot summer, the south coast’s highly anticipated Victorious Festival made its annual August bank holiday weekend appearance. Revelling onto Southsea common, (in the unsurprisingly heavy rain) came thousands of punters looking forward to the eclectic lineup of: Kaiser Chiefs, The Libertines, the ‘mod-father’ Paul Weller, and last

Mutiny Festival 2018

Mutiny Festival 2018

June 8, 2018 No Comments

With the sun shining brightly and the festival full to capacity, excited dance music lovers from all over the south coast flocked to King George Playing Fields in Cosham for Mutiny Festival’s fifth birthday celebration this May bank holiday weekend. Once inside the festival, the first act we caught was

Portsmouth Celebrates Its Fourth Annual Record Store Day Event

Portsmouth Celebrates Its Fourth Annual Record Store Day Event

April 29, 2018 No Comments

Our annual celebration of all things indie returned this weekend with national Record Store Day (RSD). Beginning in 2007, one Saturday in April always plays host to the nationwide event that celebrates the culture of the UK’s many great independent record stores and the British music industry as a whole.

The Amazons at The Pyramids, Portsmouth

The Amazons at The Pyramids, Portsmouth

February 22, 2018 No Comments

The Amazons, Portsmouth Pyramids / Friday 9th February 2018 / Support from Valeras and Yonaka Reading-born indie rock guitar band The Amazons embarked on their tour of the UK starting in Birmingham and finishing on home turf, Reading, where they played in a sold-out 3000 capacity venue making it their

Concrete Music Presents DJ Q at The Astoria, Portsmouth

Concrete Music Presents DJ Q at The Astoria, Portsmouth

September 25, 2017 No Comments

Portsmouth’s best underground music event organiser Concrete returned to The Astoria for the new academic year in their usually Thursday night slot. After an incredible run of acts through the 2016/17 year, the dance music connoisseurs brought bassline king DJ Q to Portsmouth for an ‘all night’ set. It was

Concrete Presents Artwork at The Astoria, Portsmouth

Concrete Presents Artwork at The Astoria, Portsmouth

February 17, 2017 No Comments

Portsmouth-based underground music promoters Concrete Music have once again hit the ground running with their latest offerings at The Astoria. Tech/house mogul Artwork brought his ‘Art’s House’ concept to the city playing a four-hour set in the club’s Bunker room. Concrete have previously brought some of the UK’s best artists