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2026 Festival Season in Review

October 25, 2026 No Comments Tobi Stidolph

Victorious Festival 2026 – 28–30 August 2026 · Southsea Common, Portsmouth Victorious Festival once again proved its status as one of the UK’s most unique urban events, drawing 50,000 people per day to Southsea Common despite a weekend of rain and strong winds. Scissor Sisters delivered a flamboyant Friday highlight,

Victorious Takes Over Southsea Common Once Again

September 30, 2026 No Comments Tobi Stidolph

As we sadly near the end of the summer, and the end of festival season, August Bank Holiday weekend has become an evermore important date in the calendar, which now plays host to some massive weekends across the country. With so many events happening including Notting Hill Carnival and Reading

A True Hidden Gem: ALSO Festival 2026

September 15, 2026 No Comments Tobi Stidolph

This tiny festival in the heart of rural Warwickshire is seldom heard of but has now had 13 editions. Centred around talks and conversations, ALSO Festival might not have booked huge musicians to play but does offer an unparalleled weekend vibe not found at many festivals. A beautiful location with

Portsmouth’s Biggest Event Returns: Victorious 2026

July 16, 2026 No Comments Tobi Stidolph

There are few better ways to spend an August bank holiday than on the Southsea seafront with a cold drink and a world-class lineup. Victorious Festival, now in its 13th year, returns to Southsea Common from Friday 28th to Sunday 30th August 2026 and if the billing is anything to

The Smyths @ Portsmouth’s Wedgwood Rooms

July 12, 2026 No Comments George Hall

There are tribute bands, and then there’s whatever The Smyths are doing, because for two hours at the Wedgewood Rooms in Portsmouth, it genuinely felt like watching The Smiths. Not a version of them, not an approximation. The real feeling. A huge part of that is the venue itself. The

Wild Wood Festival 2026: The Party in the Trees Returns

June 5, 2026 No Comments Tobi Stidolph

Some festivals feel like an event. Wild Wood Festival feels like a secret. Tucked away in a magical woodland in South Cambridgeshire, this intimate, independent festival caps its crowd at just 2,000 people – and that intimacy is precisely what makes it so special. Now celebrating its 10th year, Wild

London’s Brand New Festival, Celebrating Electronic Music Culture in London: Waterworks

October 21, 2021 No Comments Kate Barnes

August and September brought an incredibly clustered few weeks worth of rescheduled events in the festival world, all due to the detrimental COVID pandemic, with back-to-back shows seemingly every weekend throughout August, leaving us all spoilt for choice on which to attend. For nearly two years, the pandemic has left