On The Beach 2026: Brighton’s Seafront Prepares for a Landmark Summer
Brighton Beach is gearing up for another surge of music lovers this July as On The Beach returns with its most ambitious edition yet. What began as a handful of seaside shows has evolved into one of the UK’s most distinctive open‑air music series — a festival without the mud, but a stage on the shingle and the Channel stretching out behind it.
The Modfather returns to Southampton
When Paul Weller steps onto the stage at Southampton Summer Sessions on Saturday 20 June, Guildhall Square won’t just be hosting another summer gig — it’ll be welcoming one of Britain’s most enduring creative forces back to the city.
Take That – St Mary’s Stadium Southampton
Take That kicked off their highly anticipated Circus Tour at St Mary’s Stadium in Southampton last night (29th May), delivering a vibrant, theatrical opening show that set the tone for a landmark summer run.
Night Currents festival drop final acts for 2025 line up!
Night Currents Festival returns to Portsmouth on Saturday 4th October, showcasing the UK’s most exciting established and rising talent in the alternative, indie, and post-punk music spheres. 12 bands will play across 2 stages at The Wedgewood Rooms and The Edge of The Wedge, with zero clashes between artists.
The final acts have just been announced for the 2025 lineup: Chloe Slater, DellaXOZ, and Cosmorat.
Oasis – Wembley Stadium
Oasis are the band that started my real love for indie / rock n roll, the first band that I found for myself or the one that found me in the mid 90’s as I was about to head into secondary school and one that have soundtracked my life ever since. The band that has seen me through a myriad of all different times, yet the music has always been there in those moments of celebration and also times of need.
Wolf Alice return with new single ‘Bloom Baby Bloom’ from their fourth album ‘The Clearing’
Seminal British band WOLF ALICE have returned with new single Bloom Baby Bloom alongside highly anticipated news of their fourth studio album The Clearing, confirmed for release on 29 August via their new global label, Sony Music. Written in Seven Sisters and recorded in LA with Grammy-winning master producer Greg Kurstin last year, The Clearing reveals where Wolf Alice stand sonically in 2025, delivering a supremely confident collection of songs bursting with ambition, ideas and emotion.
Night Currents Festival 2025 – First wave of acts announced with Swim School and Honeyglaze to co-headline!
Night Currents Festival returns to Portsmouth on Saturday 4th October, showcasing the UK’s
most exciting established and rising talent in the alternative indie and post-punk music spheres. Bands will play across 2 stages at The Wedgewood Rooms and The Edge of The Wedge, with zero clashes between artists.
Badly Drawn Boy – The 1865 Southampton
When I heard that Badly Drawn Boy was in town playing the Mercury Music Prize winning album ‘The Hour of The Bewilderbeast’ I knew I had to be there. That album was yet another big one for me back when I was starting to fine tune my musical choices thoughout the 90’s and 2000’s.
The Darkness – Portsmouth Guildhall
I’m not sure why I had left it so long before seeing The Darkness again tonight but that’s…
Photo Review: The Lathums – O2 Guildhall, Southampton
The Lathums, out on their UK tour, played a blistering career defining set at the O2 Guildhall Southampton…