Category Archives: 1) Live Reviews

Following the triumphant success of last year’s festival having relocated from the historic dockyard, Victorious returned to our beloved seafront and continues to grow even bigger whilst maintaining its believe in supporting both acts from the local scene alongside those … Continue reading →

As we awaited the arrival of Ash to our local record store, the band themselves were sound checking at the Wedgewood Rooms ahead of their sold-out festival warmup – the bank holiday traffic, unfortunately, put things behind schedule resulting in … Continue reading →

The team over at Pilot Promotions have certainly been productive over the last couple of years, putting on their regular shows supporting local talent at a nearby pub along with the successful multi-venue Icebreaker Festival, so it’s fair enough that … Continue reading →

It’s a shame there weren’t too many people out for this Tuesday evening as upstairs at Drift bar is secretly becoming quite a venue – OK this may only be my second trip since it’s been given a new lease … Continue reading →

All the way from Los Angeles and en route to the now legendary Download Festival the self-claimed founders of drive thru metal made a stop off in Portsmouth with their fast food influenced tribute/parody to Black Sabbath… it was soon … Continue reading →

It wasn’t until this evenings show that I was aware of the Inn Lodge having a monthly jazz night and having arrived at the hotels reception and being directed to the executive suite (ie one of the venues function rooms) … Continue reading →

It’s hard to believe Therapy? have been around for twenty five years, after all the classic  “Troublegum” album has certainly stood the test off time and still sounds as good as when it was first released back in 1994, since … Continue reading →

Before arriving at the Wedge you could tell this was more than just any excuse to go out on a Saturday night, the headliners have certainly built up a huge local following with this evenings gig having sold out a … Continue reading →

It may have been a cold day in January but that didn’t stop Icebreaker becoming an early addition to the festival calendar with seventy acts playing across six different venues, in order to showcase the South’s ever growing music scene. … Continue reading →

Ok so my last review from the Barn mentioned it’s soon to be closing its doors, well with several club nights still to go this evening showed when it comes to live music there’s still life in the old dog … Continue reading →