General Features
Spring Season of Sensational Shows at The Mayflower
The Mayflower is all ship-shape for the New Year as the breathtaking Broadway and Barbican production of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s South Pacific has already opened and runs until 4th February 2012. Starring Samantha Womack, this new production is set on a tropical island during World War II. This is the sweeping romantic story of two couples, [...]
Jessie J and more for Isle of Wight Festival
More of the hottest acts around today join the already jam-packed line up at this year’s Isle of Wight Festival. For the first time, the Festival welcomes the sensational Jessie J, who will bring her pure ghetto pop fabulosity to the Main Stage before Tinie Tempah on Saturday June 23rd. Headlining the Big Top on [...]
Four Year Strong tour calls in to Portsmouth later this month
Four Year Strong, who recently confirmed that they will release their new single “The Security Of The Familiar” in the UK via Island Records on February 27th will be calling in to Portsmouth Pyramids on Tuesday 31st January. The single is the second to be taken from the album “In Some Way, Shape, or Form” [...]
Steve Cradock to play The Cellar
Steve Cradock begins his acoustic UK tour this February/March and he calls into Southampton on 3rd February 2012. As quintessential as beans on toast and a parka jacket, he epitomizes British cool and is constantly regarded as one of the finest guitarists and songwriters in the land. His outstanding achievements in the 90s with Ocean [...]
The Farm to play The Brook
After playing several festivals during the summer and the recent ‘Justice Tonight’ tour with Mick Jones, The Farm have decided to reform and play a UK tour due to popular demand. They will be performing their UK No 1 album Spartacus in its entirety. It is twenty years since Spartacus topped the UK album charts [...]
mINtSOUTH Writers’ Highlights of 2011 & Tips for 2012
2011 was a great year for new music – personally, there was so much good stuff I literally couldn’t keep up. We asked a few of our writers to put together a few words on their new music highlights of 2011. We also asked them for their top tips for 2012. Joel Ransom (Express FM) [...]
mintsouth Christmas party set to be a cracker
The full line up for this years mINtSOUTH Christmas Party has been announced and it promises to be a cracker*! For the first time, our annual “Festive Festival” will be held at the recently renovated Guava Bar (formerly Hamptons) in Above Bar Street, Southampton and and you can expect a variety of music on the [...]
Maccabees’ tickets on sale today
Tickets for The Maccabees tour went on sale today (Friday 16th December) and they are already selling fast. They play Southampton Guildhall on 16th March 2012. Call the Box Office on 023 8063 2601 for tickets. They recently announced they will release their highly anticipated third studio album ‘Given To The Wild’ on January 9th on [...]
Bugged Out Weekender coming to Bognor in the New Year
Bugged Out are now in its 17th year making it one of the UK’s longest running club nights. Bugged Out boasted LFO at their first night back in November 1994 and since then they’ve had everyone from Daft Punk, Green Velvet, The Chemical Brothers, Richie Hawtin, Tiga, Boys Noize and Carl Craig play at their [...]
The King Blues -’Does Anybody Care About Us?’
The King Blues -’Does Anybody Care About Us?‘ is the brand new single from The King Blues, the fourth taken from their critically acclaimed 2011 album, ‘Punk & Poetry’. A clear statement of intent as always from The King Blues, aggressively melodic, and with lyrics with a conscience, their latest offering continues to prove yet [...]
England Road to become youngest band to headline The Joiners
Formed in the summer of 2011, England Road are one of the youngest bands currently playing in the south coast. Aged between 13-17 years old with musical ability well beyond their years they’ve been described as a cross between The Artic Monkeys and Oasis with an all over splash of testosterone fuelled rock. You could [...]
The Berry Theatre’s first Christmas production launches this week
The Berry Theatre’s first Christmas production launches this week with a professional Christmas show for all the family; a delicious festive treat for all the family! Adding a fizz and a twist to classic fairytale, Hansel and Gretel, with lashings of live music, colourful performances, magical puppetry and fun for all the family; The Berry [...]
Interview Exclusive: The Ordinary Boys to record new album, says Preston
Samuel Preston is enjoying The Ordinary Boys’ reunion so much that a new album is in the pipeline. The five-piece recorded new tune ‘Run This Town’ ahead of their current UK tour and their creative juices have not stopped flowing. Speaking to Andy Lloyd-Williams ahead of their Portsmouth Wedgewood Rooms show on Sunday, Preston said: [...]
The Ordinary Boys to hit Portsmouth Wedgewood Rooms on Sunday
Remember The Ordinary Boys? In 2004 they were hotter than the sun as ‘Over the Counter Culture’ became an instant indie classic. Then frontman Preston mixed with the likes of Lady Sovereign and Davina McCall. Not so hot. But they say whatever doesn’t kill you makes you stronger and it is in that spirit that [...]
Boomtown Launches the BoomFactor and Offer a Feast of Festive Fancies!
The Boomtown major is known for his generosity and with a stocking rammed full of gifts, discounts, prizes and priceless opportunities, it’s time to put down the mulled cider and jump head first into the Boomtown Christmas bonanza! This veritable bounty of greatness consists of: launch of the brand new Boomfactor, prizes for best headliners [...]
Dreadzone and Subgiant to play The Brook tomorrow
Dreadzone, the fervently followed British institution and musical pioneers have announced a major UK to support the recently released compendium of their musical story so far: ‘The Good, The Bad And The Dread’. They call arrive at Southampton’s The Brook tomorrow (Friday December 9th), where they play with Subgiant. (tickets here) Still going strong after seventeen [...]
Heathward pumped for Endorse It headline slot and BBC Introducing session
One of the souths leading electro acts, Heathward, have a busy weekend ahead of them, starting with a headline gig at The Talking Heads this evening (3rd December). They were invited along by the Endorse It In Dorset organisers (who are holding their Christmas bash) after impressing them at the festival earlier in the year. [...]
Twin Atlantic’s Free-ze Tour is up and running.
The “Free-ze” Tour hits the UK this November 2011 has been a spectacular year for Twin Atlantic. With a UK Top 40 album debut, the quartet’s meteoric rise to the forefront of UK rock is an amazing story. In the last six months, Twin Atlantic have out-sold all of their contemporaries in the UK rock [...]
Competition: Win Family Tickets to see The Borrowers
We have two pairs of family tickets to see The Nuffield Theatre’s Christmas show, The Borrowers, to give away. With music and jokes and fieldmice, this magical tale comes from the author of Bedknobs and Broomsticks and from the team behind 2010’s A Christmas Carol and 2009’s The Wind in the Willows – one of [...]
Bad Manners confirmed for Christmas Joiners gig
Two tone ska heroes, Bad Manners, have been confirmed to play a rare intimate gig at The Joiners, Southampton on Boxing Day (Monday, December 26th). Expect to see all the classics such as My Girl Lollipop, Lip Up Fatty, Can Can, Special Brew and Walking In Sunshine as Buster Bloodvessel, and his legendary Bad Manners, help [...]