Mogwai @ Portsmouth Guildhall

Mogwai @ Portsmouth Guildhall

March 9, 2026 No Comments

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

John Grant @ Portsmouth Guildhall

John Grant @ Portsmouth Guildhall

October 17, 2025 No Comments

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

The Darkness Light Up Portsmouth with a Rock and Roll Party

April 7, 2025

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