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Fickel Friends headline the Friday night of Golden Touch at The Wedgewood Rooms

Check out the Happier version of Fickle Friends at Golden Touch Festival

Lindsey Bonnick of Brave Rival at Staggeringly Good

Portsmouth blues-rockers Brave Rival enter a new chapter with hometown gig | Rev...

Brave Rival, from left: Ed Clarke, Donna Peters, Lindsey Bonnick and Billy Dedman

UK Blues Award-winning band to give first play of new material at hometown show

Chantel McGregor. Picture by Heather Elliott Photography

Rock guitarist is bringing The Healing touch to her Portsmouth debut gig

Alan Sparhawk. Picture by Alexa Viscius

Alan Sparhawk talks Low, family and new album ahead of Portsmouth tour date

Dave Brock (left) and Thighpaulsandra of Hawkwind on keys at Portsmouth Guildhall. Picture by Paul Windsor

The original space-rockers defy space and time at Portsmouth Guildhall | Review

Katy Hurt's debut album is out now

Brit-country act launches debut album tour in Portsmouth

Johnny Took (left) and Matthew Took of Biig Time

Aussie indie-rockers get ready for the Biig Time with their debut UK tour

Ian Prowse. Picture by John Johnson

The song that saved singer-songwriter Ian Prowse's life gets a 20th anniversary ...

Henge play a packed out Wedgewood Rooms on Saturday, May 3 2025. Picture by Emma Terracciano

Review | Henge at The Wedge: 'In the best possible way, unhinged'

Roddy Woomble. Picture by Euan Roberston

Idlewild frontman Roddy Woomble heads to Portsmouth: ‘Music is mysterious and ma...

Track Dogs. Picture by Miguel Palomar de Diego;

Track Dogs talk Show of Hands, Thin Lizzy and more ahead of biggest Portsmouth g...

Who knows what Kurt Cobain would make of Takedown headliners Elvana | Review

Elvana will be Saturday night's Takedown Festival headliners

Takedown Festival 2025 brings heavy music back to Portsmouth Guildhall

The cast of DNA in rehearsal

Groundlings Theatre brings dark comedy DNA to the stage

Justin Hawkins of The Darkness at Portsmouth Guildhall, March 25, 2025. Picture by Paul Windsor

The Darkness bring panto-rock to Portsmouth Guildhall | Review

Oh My God! It's The Church performing Where Did You Get Those Shoes?

Sinning, live confessions and, erm, shoes in the air - it must be Oh My God! It...
The Right Reverend Michael Alabama Jackson is a man on a mission.
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Van Gosh at The Loft, Southsea, as part of Icebreaker Festival on February 1, 2025. Picture by Lorna Leahy Photography

Icebreaker Festival 2025: A veritable music-lovers' mecca | Review

Fast Trains performing at the Lord John Russell for Psychfest in 2021. Picture: Paul Windsor

Icebreaker Festival 2025: Fast Trains invite you to escape into ourWorld

Chris Abbott in his element - introducing a band from the stage. Picture by Michele Paul Photography

After 40 years of putting on gigs in Pompey, promoter prepares to say 'One More ...

Ed Clarke, Lindsey Bonnick and Chloe Josephine of Brave Rival at The Wedgewood Rooms

Review | Brave Rival vocalist bids emotional farewell to fans at The Wedge

Pictured are the cast at the New Theatre Royal in Portsmouth. Picture: Sam Stephenson.

Beauty and The Beast at Portsmouth's New Theatre Royal review

Search for inspirational teaching staff as award nominations open

Dick Whittington is The Kings Theatre's Pompey Panto, running through December 2024

Dick Whittington at the Kings Theatre - the Pompey Panto is back

The Coal Porters at The Square Tower, Old Portsmouth on November 24, 2024

Review | Alt-bluegrass stars play The Undertones, Bowie and more at Portsmouth g...

Ross Phillips on guitar and Richard Archer of Hard-Fi at Portsmouth Guildhall

Hard-Fi living for the weekend at Portsmouth Guildhall | Review

The Jim Jones All Stars at The Wedgewood Rooms, November 2024

'One of the greatest live bands around - fact': The Jim Jones All Stars at The W...

Jim Jones All Stars at Bedford Esquires, March 12, 2022. Picture by Paul Dubbelman / Dubbel Xposure Photography

The Jim Jones All Stars prepare to bring the raw power of of rock'n'roll to The ...
For a group that was thrown together to play a festival when his previous bandmates were unavailable, The Jim Jones All Stars could yet prove to be the defining band of the garage-rock godfather’s career.
Chris Broom

Carol Hodge (left) and Julia Othmer

Review | Carol Hodge & Julia Othmer: 'This is music in the raw’

Benji Webbe of Skindred at Portsmouth Guildhall for The Night of The Living 'Dred on October 31, 2024. Picture by Scott Chalmers Photography

All Thriller, no filler as Skindred take Portsmouth Guildhall on Halloween | Rev...

Julia Othmer (left), picture by James T Lundie; and Carol Hodge, picture by John Middleham

Transatlantic project leads Julia Othmer and Carol Hodge to the Selenite Songs T...

Mark Kellett with some of his work at the Out of My Mind exhibition at the Round Tower, Old Portsmouth. Picture by Matthew Clark

How one artist is using his art to explore mental health issues

Wednesday, Gomez and Morticia in Benchmark Theatre's production of The Addams Family

'Will put a smile on even the grimmest of goth’s faces': The perfect Halloween f...

Leonie Gale performs at The Edge of The Wedge, Southsea on October 12, 2024

Fleetingwood Mac singer goes it alone with hometown solo debut | Review

The Pretenders at Portsmouth Guildhall, October 11, 2024. Picture by Emma Terracciano

'Timeless rock cool': The Pretenders at Portsmouth Guildhall | Review

Leonie Gale will be at The Edge of The Wedge on Saturday

Powerhouse singer goes solo for the first time with gig at The Wedge

The Bucket family. Picture by Steve Spurgin

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory delight at The Kings Theatre

Aziya (right) with her bandmate at Night Currents festival on The Wedgewood Rooms stage. Picture by Lorna Leahy

'Providing a different way': Night Currents festival The Wedge | Review

The Courettes' new album, The Soul of The Fabulous Courettes was released on September 27. Picture by Søren Solkær

The Courettes bare their souls on new album as they prepare a return to The Wedg...

The Urban Voodoo Machine on their last visit to The Wedgewood Rooms in January 2022. Picture by Dubbel Xposure Photography

Urban Voodoo Machine are bringing their Snake Oil Engine to The Wedge

Nosebleed at The Edge of The Wedge, Southsea, on their farewell tour, August 29, 2024. Picture by Paul Windsor

Punk-rockers' Nosebleed's farewell tour at The Edge of The Wedge | Review

Some examples of 'zombie knives'. Picture by PA

Police launch month-long zombie knife amnesty ahead of law change

Madagascar the Musical is at Mayflower Theatre from August 21-24

Madagascar The Musical heads south as UK tour finishes in Hampshire

Hamish Hawk. Picture by Michaela Simpson

Hamish Hawk puts A Firmer Hand on his new album and a Portsmouth gig

Stuart Olesker, a well known figure in Southsea, has died aged 81 on August 6, 2024

A popular teacher and playwright from Portsmouth has died aged 81

Portsmouth supporter Eugene Noble stars alongside Danny Dyer, Josh Widdicombe and fans of all 92 Premier League and EFL clubs in new Sky Sports campaign.Eugene was chosen to represent Pompey and has created a tapestry of scarves to capture the fanbase’s sentiment ahead of their return to the Championship. Picture by Christopher Lobina

Lifelong Pompey fan is chosen to represent club in Sky campaign about new season

The cast of Heathers The Musical. Keelan McAuley, all in black, plays JD. Picture by Pamela Raith Photography

Cult classic film turned West End hit is coming to The Kings

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