inSYNC | Portsmouth

Mogwai @ Portsmouth Guildhall

March 9, 2026 No Comments Tobi Stidolph

There are few bands capable of turning a vast civic hall into something deeply intimate, but Mogwai managed exactly that at the Portsmouth Guildhall last week. The Scottish post-rock titans delivered a set that was equal parts meditative beauty and tectonic, ribcage-rattling force; a reminder that subtlety and sheer volume

Roller Derby – When the Night Comes Tour November 2025

January 22, 2026 No Comments George Hall

In early November, we attended Roller Derby’s penultimate show of their ‘When the Night Comes’ Autumn 2025 tour. This sold-out show took place at The Edge of the Wedge in Portsmouth, an intimate venue attached to the famous Wedgewood Rooms. We were lucky enough to enjoy support from Moon Idle

Sports Team at The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth

January 21, 2026 No Comments Tobi Stidolph

Sports Team arrived at the Wedgewood Rooms last November in full, chaotic stride, delivering a set that felt less like a conventional gig and more like a brilliantly unhinged house party that just happened to have one of the UK’s most exciting indie bands at its centre. From the moment

John Grant @ Portsmouth Guildhall

October 17, 2025 No Comments Tobi Stidolph

John Grant returned to the Portsmouth Guildhall last week to deliver a performance that was equal parts theatrical, vulnerable and sonically commanding. A reminder that few artists balance humour and heartbreak with such disarming ease. Grant is an artist that truly can’t be boxed into one single genre. This was

The Darkness Light Up Portsmouth with a Rock and Roll Party

April 7, 2025 Tobi Stidolph

It had been six years since The Darkness expressed themselves musically in Portsmouth. This performance came just three days prior to their fresh-sounding eighth studio album release, Dreams on Toast. The singles that had since been released, including The Longest Kiss, Walking Through Fire, and I Hate Myself, were all

Victorious Festival 2025: A Must-Attend Weekend of Music and Culture in Portsmouth

March 17, 2025 No Comments Tobi Stidolph

Victorious Festival 2025 is set to take place once again on August Bank Holiday Weekend on Southsea Common in Portsmouth. Delivering an unmissable weekend of live music, comedy, and entertainment against the stunning backdrop of the UK’s south coast, Victorious has become known for its mix of legendary headliners, rising

!!! (Chk Chk Chk) at The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth

November 1, 2022 No Comments Tobi Stidolph

On a quiet weeknight at Portsmouth’s Wedgewood Rooms saw US band !!! (Chk Chk Chk) start the UK leg of their tour for their newly released eighth studio record ‘Let It Be Blue’. Despite the lack of attendance at the venue the band brought huge energy to the small, independent

inSYNC Unsigned: Hallan

December 13, 2018 No Comments Tobi Stidolph

Born from personal confrontation and inspired by the close-minded toxicity of middle-class youth, Portsmouth’s post-punk four-piece Hallan craft raw music delivered straight from the soul. Not just speaking volumes with their music alone, Hallan makes sure that their energetic live performances, grungy instrumentation and well thought-out lyricism also do the

Teleman at The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth

October 8, 2018 No Comments Tobi Stidolph

Indie pop group Teleman began life in 2012 signing with Moshi Moshi Records, the same label that British indie pop group Metronomy have released music on. The London four-piece have recently released their third studio record, ‘Family of Aliens’, which peaked at Number 40 on the UK Albums Chart; the band’s

Victorious 2018

August 28, 2018 No Comments Tobi Stidolph

After a long hot summer, the south coast’s highly anticipated Victorious Festival made its annual August bank holiday weekend appearance. Revelling onto Southsea common, (in the unsurprisingly heavy rain) came thousands of punters looking forward to the eclectic lineup of: Kaiser Chiefs, The Libertines, the ‘mod-father’ Paul Weller, and last

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