Glastonbury
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 [...]
Stone Roses tickets sell out in 68 minutes – tickets already selling on ebay for £300+
Tickets for next summer’s Stone Roses gigs in Manchester today sold in a record time today – all 220,000 for the Heaton Park gigs went in just over an hour – making it officially the fastest selling UK gigs in history. At £55 a ticket, that works out at over £12million worth of tickets. Yikes! And [...]
Music In The City returns
Nine days, 140 acts and 10 incredible venues, Music in the City festival is back from October 1-9! This isn’t Glastonbury; V Festival or any one of the other generic festivals. Music In The City is a free festival that celebrates the musical talent, spirit and soul of our great city. From electronica to classical; [...]
Special Offer for Glampers at Bestival
Best Price Tents at Bestival…. This year’s Bestival runs from 8th-11th September and it can be made extra special by booking a now discounted 4-8 man tents with leading festival experts Tangerine Fields. **SPECIAL OFFER** was £580 now £450.00 A tunnel of a tent with lots of room for large families or a party of [...]
Review: The Widowmaker – Soundtrack to Reality
When I first encountered The Widowmaker (Ian Easton) I was intrigued – it’s a great name for an artist and music that draws you in from the off. From the opening track, My True Colours, you start to get drawn in, the strange atmospherics and poetry/talking mixing into the main song which has some amazing [...]
Blissfields – A review by a 10 year old
This year at Blissfields there was an amazing line up of bands and I had been very excited for months. The journey to Blissfields this year was much quicker than last year as they had moved to a new site and I couldn’t wait to see what it looked like. When I arrived on Friday [...]
review: Glastonbury 2011
With over 50 stages to cover and little me as the sole reviewer in what was one of the hardest Glastonbury’s ever, it was inevitable that I’d miss a lot of what I planned to see…..however, the beauty of Glastonbury is that if you do miss something, you will definitely see something magical elsewhere on [...]
Noah and the Whale and Dry the River confirmed as special guests for the Introducing Glastonbury triple-cast
Noah and the Whale have been announced as special guests for Introducing Glastonbury – a first ever historic triple-cast across Radio 1, Radio 2 and 6 Music, which kicks of the BBC’s extensive coverage of the Glastonbury 2011. Broadcast on Thursday 23 June (8-10pm), live from site, the show will also offer a mass platform [...]
Britpop Legends Dodgy play The Brook next Friday
One of the top bands of the late 1990′s, Dodgy, return to Southampton next Friday (24th June 2011) where they play The Brook (tickets here). If you’re not at a festival, then they’re probably the perfect tonic to get rid of those “not at Glastonbury blues”. The first time round, Dodgy were only together for [...]
BBC announces most comprehensive multi-platform coverage of Glastonbury to date
The BBC today announces its most comprehensive coverage of Glastonbury to date. Offering a complete multi-platform experience with coverage from six stages, between Thursday 23 June and Friday 1 July, there will be a host of programming, including live headline sets, festival highlights, interviews and a special first-time radio triple-cast, taking viewers and listeners directly into [...]
No Fit State Circus is coming to Southampton
Two weeks after they have performed to tens of thousands of Glastonbury revellers, the NoFitState circus team will transform Southampton’s Guildhall Square into a spectacular aerial playground on July 9th. With circus imagery, breathtaking aerial and acrobatic skills, amazing pyrotechnics and inspiring live music in BARRICADE – a celebration of the mighty human effort needed [...]
Jessie J tour to call in at Bournemouth
It’s been a whirlwind of a year so far for Jessie J who since winning the Brits Critics Choice and topping the BBC Sound Poll charts in January, has sold over 1 million albums and 3 million singles worldwide. Jessie’s debut album ‘Who You Are’ has not left the UK top 10 since it’s release, [...]
Noah and the Whale announce Southampton date
Noah And The Whale today announce a 17 date UK tour. Tickets for the October dates – which includes the band’s biggest headline show so far, at Brixton Academy – will go on general sale this Friday (May 27th). They call into Southampton Guildhall on October 27th. The band – whose Top 10-charting third [...]
Prince to play UK Festival
American pop legend, Prince, has been confirmed to play at this years Hop Farm festival who today made the surprise announcement that there will be an extra day of music added to the festival. The headline slot is the only appearance announced so far for Prince – although it has fuelled rumours of a tour [...]
Hawkwind to play The Brook this Monday
The legendary Hawkwind come to Southampton on Monday (16th May 2011) with a gig at The Brook. Details: Tickets: £22 in advance available on 023 8055 5366 or http://www.wegottickets.com/event/111585 Info: http://www.the-brook.com/ Doors open 8:00pm Biography Hawkwind were formed in 1969, originally as “Hawkwind Zoo” by former London busker Dave Brock. Although there have been numerous line-up changes [...]
Competition: Win tickets to see Craig Charles this weekend
Craig Charles returns to The Cellar in Southampton this Saturday (8th May) with his funk and soul show and we have a pair of tickets to give away. Last time he was in the venue, it was packed to the rafters as he attempted to blow the roof off. Since 2003 Charles has been a [...]
Barry Ashworth’s Dub Pistols to play The Brook
This Friday in Southampton, The Dub Pistols make a welcome return to Southampton with a trip to The Brook. The festival favourites are currently preparing to play all the big events again this summer with sets at Glastonbury, Bestival, Blissfields, Endorse It In Dorset, Bearded Theory, Glade and many more. First though, they’ll be playing [...]
Mexican wrestling and tomato fights for Glasto’s The Common
Glastonbury’s The Common area has announced details of its various areas at this years festival. And it looks like there is enough to keep you entertained for the whole weekend. If you’re lucky enough to be going to Glastonbury, be sure to spend a LOT of time at The Common! Here’s why: Campo Pequeno In [...]
Win Glastonbury Tickets (and £1,000!)
Would you like to win £1,000 and two tickets to the 2011 Festival, where you’ll see lots of people wearing something you created? Then you should probably enter the official Glastonbury competition to design the official Glastonbury Festival 2011 T-shirt. Design Brief: – Original artwork only (ie, it must be entirely your own work and [...]
Glastonbury tickets resale date set for April 17th
The resale of cancelled/refunded tickets for this year’s Glastonbury Festival will take place at 9am on Sunday, 17th April 2011. Tickets will be sold online at www.seetickets.com/g2011 and via the Seetickets booking line 0844 412 4635. The number of tickets available is expected to be quite limited, because these are returns, not a second batch. Tickets [...]