The Smyths @ Portsmouth’s Wedgwood Rooms

The Smyths @ Portsmouth’s Wedgwood Rooms

July 12, 2026 No Comments

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

Sea Power @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth

Sea Power @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth

May 1, 2026 No Comments

My route into Sea Power is an unusual one. It was Disco Elysium that did it, a game that already brims with incredible writing, art and dialogue, but one that wouldn’t be the same without Sea Power’s instrumental soundscapes running beneath it. There’s something about the way their music builds

Sports Team at The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth

Sports Team at The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth

January 21, 2026 No Comments

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

Gerard Way Announces Reading And Leeds Warmup Show In Portsmouth

Gerard Way Announces Reading And Leeds Warmup Show In Portsmouth

August 18, 2014

Former My Chemical Romance frontman Gerard Way has confirmed that he will play a one-off show at Portsmouth’s Wedgewood Rooms on Wednesday 20th August, just two days before his ‘global debut’ at Reading and Leeds Festivals. Way has recently revealed the artwork for his upcoming debut solo album, Hesitant Alien,