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Huge congratulations to James and Kelly Prouton for putting on an absolutely fantastic night of international competition ballroom dancing at the Hilton at The Ageas Bowl last month with the inaugural Britannia Open Titles Southampton’s first! Proud sponsors ... you bet! (Night 1 above from left) James Prouton, Bruce Tennent The Mayor of Eastleigh, Mike Andrews, Anne & Lawrie McMenemy, Miss Southampton Danielle Weeks, Tracey Perry, some scruffy bloke and Kelly Prouton. (Night 2 Below from left: Tracey, Colin & Julie Phillips, Danielle, bloke in glasses, Ex Mayor of Southampton Linda Norris, that Andrews bloke again and Mandy & Rod Bransgrove.
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behaviour. Someone needs to remind them about how our hard fought and gained democracy works. It’s sort of acceptable for some people in the street to argue “we were promised this”, “it said this on the bus” etc etc… when everyone should know that only a government can make promises. The Brexit vote was simply an IN or OUT Just to help you, you’ll be pleased to know vote, not an election. For Remain politicians there are a zillion things going on in and to keep stoking up the fires with “we were around our fair city to get you out and about promised” speeches every time a camera or over the next couple of months, including a microphone is pointed in their direction is brand new festival across Southampton. SO frankly scandalous. Music City … check it out inside. I would also remind politicians, that DOWNLOADED YOUR FREE AND RADIO APP contrary to their common soapbox sound YET? No? What are you waiting for … it’s off that they are there to do the best for awesome, getting 5 star reviews, it’s free their constituents and the country … they and we’ve put it together for you! To proare not. They are there to represent their mote our talented but sleepy city to the constituents. They were elected by majority. world. Although it could use a few more of They got more votes than the others. our lethargic musicians taking an interest … Sometimes just one more. That won them but having been banging a drum for us for the honour and duty of representation. If over 40 years in silence it seems, I can’t say they later found they no longer held the I’m that surprised. I’ve been lucky enough views of the people that voted them in, to perform on 3 continents and they should do the honourable thing and Southampton still remains the hardest nut to crack. Seems as you’ve actually got to set resign. That is the correct time to have a us on fire before we know we’re warm! But second vote. Not to try and sabotage the very democracy and process that brought we’ll come around, although I don’t know why I’m saying we? Sense of musical family them to power in the first place. Utter hypocrites … but worse than that, it threatens I suppose. our democracy. My democracy. My way of WHAT ELSE? OH YEAH … BREXIT. life. I am appalled. A people’s vote? I find Don’t really want to say too much. I’m as the very term insulting. We had a people’s fed up of it as most people. But being the vote. It was decided by majority to leave. editor of a newspaper I feel duty bound to AND as for Mr (I’ll contribute nothing say something because I’m just appalled at except mischief and disagreement while I the behaviour of our politicians. Their wait for an opportunity to steal the governarguing, their inability to get their acts together, their incredible failure to come up ment) Corbin … I’m ashamed of all the times I voted Labour. with a proper plan and their abject failure If this is as important as they all say, to negotiate a credible deal for us with and it most certainly is, both sides of the those … ‘people’ … in the EU. I’m just gob House should have put aside their differsmacked at how absolutely useless the whole bl**dy lot have been. I’m shamed by ences and negotiated the very best deal for their inadequacy and embarrassed by their their country … our country. Not throw
abuse and mud pies at each other, while a reasonable amount of time to come up with a deal and a plan wasted away to the few pitifull weeks we have now. Ashamed and disgusted doesn’t really cover it for me. But we are where we are and I for one am undaunted by what’s to come, with absolute confidence in my countrymen and women to come out of this debacle stronger and wiser, sooner rather than later. It’s not called Great Britain for nothing. But enough of that … let’s go listen to some music. Live preferably, but if you can’t get out, just turn on your AND RADIO app and enjoy. As Matt, owner of Crammed Inn put it, “It’s like playing your favourite mixtape, without having to do it yourself”. OH AND IT’S OUR BIRTHDAY! I almost forgot. Happy 5th Birthday to us. Massive thanks to my talented team for making me look good. You are loved! x
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FRANK TURNER to HEADLINE WICKHAM FESTIVAL THURSDAY 1 - SUNDAY 4 AUGUST Hollywood legend Kiefer Sutherland, Frank Turner and Graham Nash are the star names in the Wickham Festival’s best ever line-up. FRANK TURNER AND THE SLEEPING SOULS will top the bill on Saturday August 3 in what is a major coup for organisers who have long wanted to secure the Wessex Boy who grew up in Winchester and is now one of the biggest names on the festival circuit having played at the Opening Ceremony for the London 2012 Olympics. One of the hardest-working artists around with more than 2,300 gigs to his name, he has just concluded a sell-out nationwide tour including the 6,000-capacity Bournemouth International Centre and his appearance at Wickham has sent ticket sales soaring. The following night KIEFER SUTHERLAND is bringing his country band to the picturesque Hampshire village near Fareham. He is sure to draw a big crowd to the Village Stage alongside ALABAMA 3 while GILBERT O’SULLIVAN and RALPH MCTELL headline the Valley Stage. There are so many big-name performers this year that for the first time both stages will have equal size and billing in order to accommodate them all. The event kicks off in style on Thursday August 1 with the PROCLAIMERS and SKINNY LISTER (See Music Reviews) on one stage while the other hosts JUDY COLLINS and rock icon GRAHAM NASH, one of only a handful of artists to have been inducted twice into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. He will be playing hits from his time with the Hollies and with Crosby, Still, Nash and Young as well as his solo material while his close friend Judy Collins is best known for her hit Send in the Clowns. Friday sees Isle of Wight chart-toppers LEVEL 42 take the spotlight along with DREADZONE and four-time Grammny nominated guitarist STANLEY JORDAN. Saturday will see a foot-stomping evening with the MEN THEY COULDN’T HANG preceding FRANK TURNER along with GRACE PETRIE and AFRO CELT SOUND SYSTEM. And Sunday will see a fantastic finale as KIEFER SUTHERLAND is joined by Grammy winning singer LUCINDA WILLIAMS and ALABAMA 3.
Organiser Peter Chegwyn said: “This is definitely the best line-up we have ever had - and ticket sales are reflecting that. The way things are going, all four days could see out which would be fantastic. “We are absolutely thrilled to have got Frank Turner at long last; we have been chasing him for years but the dates never quite matched. “We are delighted that he is able to slot us in between festivals in Austria and Slovenia and I know he will be hugely popular with our fans. He is an incredible live act. “His recent concert in Bournemouth was sensational with many there saying it was the best they had ever seen him and I know our crowd are in for an amazing night. “We have had a huge amount of interest too in Kiefer Sutherland. His music is a perfect fit for us but it is quite amazing to think that such a global superstar will be coming to such a quaint rural setting. It has really put Wickham on the map worldwide. “But it is not just the headliners which is attracting fans; we have a very solid bill across all four stages including Stanley Jordan who is my little treat to myself. He is such a talented guitarist I had just had to book him for a rare UK appearance. “The line-up is pretty well finished now; I’m not sure we could fit any more superstars in! This is definitely the strongest array of artists we have ever had. It is just as well we have extended the Village Stage to give it equal billing with the Valley Stage. “We have already sold a lot of weekend tickets even before we unveiled the headliners because people know the unique atmosphere will remain the same – but now sales will really soar. “Even though we can now accommodate 7,000 people, the festival still has a real familyfriendly feel with plenty to entertain young children as well as a great range of food, drink and craft stalls plus four days of fantastic music. “There is plenty for children to do and they can roam the site unattended while parents enjoy top-class food and drink, tour the many stalls or just listen to the excellent music – or late-night comedy shows. The family-friendly, chilled atmosphere is the secret of our success and advance tickets sales are reflecting that. It is looking like a bumper crowd so fans are advised to buy early.” WEEKEND TICKETS ARE NOW ON SALE at just £150 per adult or £75 for each Under 16 with Under 10's admitted completely free. Adult day tickets are £40 for August 1 and £55 for each of the other three days; children aged 1016 are half price. Weekend camping can be booked at £30 per tent or caravan/motorhome. Tickets are on sale via website along with details of all artists confirmed for the 2019 festival which runs from August 1-4.
www.wickhamfestival.co.uk PICS (from top) Frank Turner and the Sleeping Souls Graham Nash, Proclaimers, Keifer Sutherland
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Poetry Strip Anxious I walk and day dream, along a chalk stream A place so calm and tranquil, No talk, serene, reflected sunbeam; A place that leaves me thankful Crystal clear, downstream it sweeps; Babbling, riffling, dancing Lend your ear and it will speak, Entrancing whilst advancing See through like gin and cold to dip, A looking glass down to its bed So trees grow down, to take a sip And a thousand words are said The currents make, the weed fronds snake Seductive and beguiling, Seen through opaque, like a dancers shake, The reason why I’m smiling Dappled light, on a changing sight The flow means, no scene the same Birdsong delight, makes things seem right; A picture to grace any frame Light and dark green and all in between Woven around this meander Sights that I’ve scene, reflect on this sheen, Make me a privileged bystander Life lived in slow paces, underwater oasis This bank the best seat to observe, One of nature’s best places, where wildlife embraces Must do all we can to conserve
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Love Love gives everything and asks for nothing. Love is all consuming, love does not count. Love gives everything and asks for nothing. It is when you are nothing you experience love. Love is a state of nothing, as nothing matters but your love. Your very being becomes all consuming as love gives everything and asks for nothing. Can you give yourself to love and ask for nothing? It is when you have nothing that counts as when you have nothing your true self appears. I am nothing in your eyes beloved, I give myself to you. There is no me but just you. Love gives everything and asks for nothing. When love becomes all consuming there is nothing but love and everything becomes nothing. We come from nothing and we will end up with nothing, but today we think we are something. Something we are for sure but truly if you stand back and witness what you are, you are nothing. Love gives everything and asks for nothing. I give you my love and ask for nothing. Love is love and only when you have loved can you understand love.
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STRETCHED AND RADICAL, ANOTHER STYLE OF SCOOTER CUSTOMISING.
Scooters are like individual portions of Stilton cheese …. no! not small and smelly, shame on you for thinking that …. but something not liked by all. When I was young and living in Brighton a fact was writ large in stone ‘motorcycle riders don’t like scooters’. Scooterists had a similar lump of rock saying vice versa. Both tribes worshiped different music, clothing and didn’t mix, unless it was to trade insults along with occasional blows. Time passed, old animosities eased and one hectic 1970s Saturday night at The White Swan in Mansbridge (the mecca biker pub of its day) two skin-
heads pulled in on scooters, walked up to the DJ and complained about the music – too much rock! Response was to put “Sweet Home Alabama” on the turntable and the scooter riders left in disgust, but there was no unpleasantness. Some years later I begrudgingly test rode scooters, including an early electric one, and discovered that I enjoyed the experience, I even wrote enthusiastically about a 50cc model. Who’d have thought it? Scooters are loved by so many folk in countries all round the world for practical reasons. The small wheeled machines provide economical transport with decent weather protection and most models have lockable storage under the seat along with bag hooks on the leg shields– what’s not to like? And let’s not overlook the aprons that can be fitted to cover the rider’s lower half with gaps for feet to be put down at
SCOOTER RALLIES HAVEN’T CHANGED MUCH SINCE THE 50’S AND 60’S, MUSIC AND CLOTHING ACCEPTED. THE MAIN THEME IS, AS ALWAYS, GET TOGETHER AND ENJOY.
(below) London may have a monument to Nelson, I think this superb artwork is more fitting. As well as ships of the line and engraved cases Admiral Nelson and Lady Hamilton adorn the other side of this scooter.
(below) Taken at a Brighton reunion, someone who is proud to have been there ‘in the day’ - so was I, young and watching through a window.
stops. The aprons allow ‘nice clothes’, suits etc to be worn, just watch traffic in Paris for examples. Which brings me to the groups of scooter I regularly see out on rides, no matter what the weather is (that protection must work). The groups meet up, go places and make me feel guilty for being in a car because it’s cold (tendon damage in my right leg, you know). And yes, many are wearing Mod-style Parkas and some look the age to have worn them in the sixties. But there’s more to scooters than practicality. For a start, they can be performance tuned for racing as I found out when a tatty looking 200cc Lambretta left my 650cc Triumph in the dust. And to follow last issues custom theme, scooters are featuring some of the best custom work to be seen, often the side panels are taken off to reveal top-rate artwork and intricately engraved chrome engine cases. For a long time I was ignorant of the custom scooter scene because I simply didn’t go and look. So the lesson is, don’t dislike something until you’ve found out why you don’t like it – in other words, blind prejudice is (as always) a bad thing. Apart from Marmite, that’s just wrong.
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“WRITE ABOUT ANYTHING” he said! Well that narrows it down? I think I’ll write about er ... me. Hi, I'm Matt Black, Some of you may have heard my name (and some will have seen it on the side of a pot of paint!), but most will have not. I am a pianist/ comedian/ songwriter/record producer/radio host / columnist ... (see below).
I’ll have something original please … A quick thought: Do you love music? Do you love live bands? Do you admire those gifted artists you hear on the radio? (Now the catch) Are you one of those admirers that’s actually making it harder for us to discover any new ones? AND BEFORE YOU THINK ME AND FELLOW COLUMNIS BARRY UPTON HAVE LOST THE PLOT ... IT WORKED FOR ROY ROGERS!
I have been in the music industry now for about 27 years and during that time I have worked with a range of different artists, both at live music events as well as through my recording studio Hangover Hill. I have watched artists develop their material from bare bones to an incredible song. I've seen them start out on their music careers at a very young age, find their feet and grow comfortably into their chosen genre. The excitement and nerves as they settle into the world of live performance in the pubs around their local area and further afield. Then the inevitable often happens. They settle into a routine, they are popular, the venues and punters love them and after the hundredth time of someone shouting “play Wonderwall” they stop and they think. Let's face it people love to hear covers they can sing and dance to on a night out but sometimes it seems, that's all the music scene is about. The fact is it isn't. There are some incredibly talented singer/songwriters out there and they've written amazing original songs. Songs that deserve to be heard and not just one or two thrown into a set if they can get away with it, but an entire set of material that shows the audience who they are as an artist. That's the plight of the artist but how about the venue? They are also in a difficult position. They have to keep the customers happy, happy customers means plenty of money spent on food and drink and plenty of money makes for a happy brewery. I watch as some venues try desperately to keep live music alive however we are losing so many a year now that are having to
close their doors. There are a few venues who promote artists and their live music and this is great to see, however it's a shame there are not more of them.
SO WHAT CAN BE DONE TO HELP ORIGINAL ARTISTS? Well this is where you, the customer, the audience come in. Next time you are out and about having a good time and you encounter some live music you can do a very simple thing. Instead of requesting something you already know and have heard a thousand times, go to the artist and ask them if they write their own material. If they do then ask them could they play one. It seems like a very simple thing but the more of us that do it the more hope we have of changing things for the
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LIVE MUSIC YOUR THING? THURSDAY 21ST FEBRUARY we welcome JAMIE SMITH’S MABON. With a 20th anniversary and a new LIVE album to mark the occasion, Jamie Smith’s MABON are in the mood to celebrate this impressive milestone in 2019 keener than ever to bring their brilliant live show to all corners of the world. On FRIDAY 22ND FEBRUARY it’s BAD CAT CAFÉ. Compere: Mark Ponsford. Sassy, sexy swing with a hint of Gauloises and Guerlain from CatTarrant and the band. Expect American songbook classics (and not-so-classics…), chansons and cabaret songs. A delicious blend of cafe swing and gypsy jazz! Our next piece of live music is AFTERGLOW: GENESIS TRIBUTE BAND ON SATURDAY 2ND MARCH covering the music Genesis played once Phil Collins took on vocal duties.
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Match 8 it’s LIAM WHITE’S HANGER FARM TRIBUTE SHOW. After his successful tribute show back April 2018, Liam returns to party again! With Liam singing the best swing & big band hits from Michael Buble, Liam’s Dad Tony singing the much loved music of musical legend Neil Diamond, the talented Emma Dean singing the lively, jazzy hits from Caro Emerald and the fantastic Brian Price sings all time favourites from The Beatles. SATURDAY 9TH MARCH we welcome JUDY COOK with her: WELL MET: SONGS OF THE SEA. Judy Cook tells the intriguing stories from the great days of sail when tall ships ruled the seas. These are tales of the excitement, danger, and superstitions of the sea; and of sailors’ loves and follies; told through songs and projected images. Next up we welcome MIRANDA SYKES, MARCH 14 with her Behind The Wall Tour, she’s back with a new project: Behind The Wall.
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SATURDAY 16TH MARCH WE WELCOME BACK PER PIACERE CHAMBER ORCHESTRA. Perpiacere is a Southampton based orchestra and regular visitor to Hanger Farm. The orchestra’s repertoire is mainly based in the Baroque and Classical periods. Our final piece of Live Music comes from THE FLYING TOADS on ST PATRICKS DAY SUNDAY 17TH MARCH. A highly entertaining concert of Celtic music and song, guaranteed to keep your toes tapping!
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LOVE A GOOD THEATRE SHOW? From Tuesday 26th-Saturday 30th March we welcome back TOTTON FESTIVAL OF DRAMA. March 2019 sees the return of the Totton Festival of Drama - a fantastic showcase of local amateur theatre! As a ‘Stage One’ of the national All England One Act Theatre Festival, TFD sees award winning amdram groups from across Hampshire and beyond competing for a chance to represent England in the British Finals. Each evening up to three plays are performed, followed by a public adjudication by Jennifer ScottReid from the Guild of Drama Adjudicators.
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LOVE MAGIC? Thursday 28th February we welcome JAMES PHELAN WITH HIS TRICKSTER SHOW. James Phelan presents a night of light hearted, prank focused magic: utilising audience participation to comic effect. Described by The Radio Times as “both jaw-dropping and laugh-out-loud funny”. Just want to sit back and relax watching a film with your partner or friends? Our Movie screenings continue with our February film: A STAR IS BORN ON WEDNESDAY 13TH FEBRUARY. In “A Star is Born,” Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga fuse their considerable talents to depict the raw and passionate tale of Jack and Ally, two artistic souls coming together, on stage and in life. On WEDNESDAY 20TH & THURSDAY 21ST FEBRUARY WE’RE SHOWING PETER RABBIT. Peter Rabbit and his three sisters enjoy spending their days in Mr. McGregor’s vegetable garden. When one of McGregor’s relatives suddenly moves in, he’s less than thrilled to discover a family of rabbits. A battle of wills soon breaks out as the new owner hatches scheme after scheme to get rid of Peter. Wednesday’s showing will be a Relaxed/ Autism Friendly showing were the it will be a more relaxed environment with the sound turned down and lights low, with staff who understand autism and freedom to come and go as you please. It is open to everybody - whether you have autism or not. Want to see something different? Try our EVENING OF MEDIUMSHIP WITH NIKKI KITT, FRIDAY 15TH MARCH. Or come along to LDN WRESTLING ON FRIDAY 22ND MARCH. Back by popular demand American wrestling stars face the best home grown talent and fans favourites in a two-hour rip roaring entertainment for all the family.
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How do you like to express and enjoy yourself when it comes to live music? Do you like to put your dancing shoes on and throw some shapes to funk, dance or pop? Wig out and play air guitar to heavy rock, skank along to upbeat ska, pogo to boisterous punk, bask in the reverberations of deep bass driven reggae or simply just relax and absorb some prog rock, soul, blues or classical? Maybe you like to do all of the above! We are blessed to reside in a region where all palates are catered for. Whatever you like, there is something out there for you to take away the winter blues over the next couple of months. Anthemic Scots ‘The Skids’, blues magician ‘Josh Smith’ and Southampton soul posse ‘Rufus Stone’ will be instigating ripples of excitement at THE BROOK where you can also relive the thrills of classic Status Quo with ‘Jon Coghlans Quo’. The venue also hits the spot with a magnificent assortment of tribute acts, including doffs of the cap to REM, Metallica, U2, Bob Marley, The Doors, Dire Straits, Tom Petty, Pink Floyd, The Rolling Stones, Green Day, Blink 182 and Muse...just squint your eyes and it could easily be the real thing! Eclectic laid back New Yorkers ‘Fun Lovin’ Criminals’, re-awoken Indie darlings ‘Sleeper’, Throwing Muse ‘Kristin Hersh’, uber cool rising star ‘Gus Dapperton’, trailblazing quartet ‘Pioneers’ and brassy felines ‘The Lounge Kittens’ will be part of the driving force at THE ENGINE ROOMS where you can relish the feel-good factor of ‘Wilko Johnson’ and fruity melodic stoners ‘The Lemonheads’. Belting out the numbers at THE 1865 will be gutsy outlaws ‘Willie and the Bandits’, hardcore punks ‘Anti Nowhere League’, boisterous folk gang ‘Skinny Lister’, prodigious prog rockers ‘Red Bazar’, high flying hip hop crew ‘The
Four Owls’, Welsh comedy rappers ‘Goldie Lookin’ Chain’ and high voltage riffmeisters ‘Stone Broken’. There will also be the opportunity to indulge in some punk spirited apocalyptic Americana and frenetic bluegrass with the ‘Whiskey Shivers’, the stirring anthems of ‘Ferocious Dog’ and the diverse reggae vibes of ‘The Uplifter’. Riotous rogues ‘The Kaiser Chiefs’, ex Czar’s tunesmith ‘John Grant’, German composer ‘Nils Frahm’ and power pop quintet ‘The Vaccines’ will all be at the O2 SOUTHAMPTON GUILDHALL where you can also celebrate 25 years in the business with ‘Peter Andre’ and bid a fond farewell to 1960s chart toppers ‘The Animals’. Plying their trade at THE JOINERS will be London noiseoiks ‘Black Midi’, howling belle ‘Juanita Stein’, irrepressible punks ‘Wonk Unit’, spiky dreamy pop pair ‘Ferris and Sylvester’, harmonious hardcore collective ‘Our Hollow Our Home’, the vibrant ‘Dream State’ and innovative rapper ‘MC Lars’. You can also get acquainted with the elevating electronica and intimate balladeering of ‘Low Island’, ‘Plastic Mermaids’ effortlessly classic bedroom pop, the dancey bliss of ‘Arcade Hearts’ and the fusion infused cacophony craft and chaos of ‘Vein’. Sonic alchemists ‘Shvpes’ will be kicking doors to drag heavy music out of its comfort zone, and John Peel’s other favourite band ‘The Wedding Present’ will be celebrating the 30th anniversary of their seminal Bizarro album. ‘Fisher Stevens’ will be making a beautiful noise as he pretends to be Neil Diamond at THE MAYFLOWER, ‘Dlugokecki’ will be entering the Stage Door and at TURNER SIMS captivating multi-instrumentalist ‘Olivia Chaney’, prize winning pianist ‘Pavel Kolesnikov’, Norwegian songstress ‘Silje Nergaard’ and jazz doodlers ‘Tin Men and the Telephone’ will be ringing your bell. Imminent lures at THE FIREHOUSE include ‘The Boy Wonders’, old school moshers ‘Viper Vest’ and your nan’s favourite melodic death metallers ‘Karybdis’. Over at THE PLATFORM TAVERN ‘The Voodoo Sheiks’ and the fabulous ‘Zoe Schwarz Blue Commotion’ are amongst the attractions and up in
UB40 THE LOFT you will be able to bop along to the enchantingly named ‘Psychedelic Porn Crumpets’ and the uniquely entertaining ‘Cuban Brothers’. Checking in at THE CONCORDE CLUB will be X Factor star ‘Joe McElderry’, Dire Straits man ‘John Ilsley’, bearded folkies ‘The Dublin Legends’, ‘Naturally 7’ and imitators of Level 42, George Michael, Elvis, U2, Adele (cunningly disguised as Edele), Take That and even Keith Lemon! There is also a healthy selection of swinging jazz including ‘The Golden Eagle Jazz Band’, ‘TJ Johnson’ and ‘The Gambit Jazzmen’. But it’s not just the bigger venues that hold all the aces, Browns, The Hiltonbury Farmhouse, The Orange Rooms, The Stable, The Loft, The Frog and Frigate, The Hop Inn, The Alexandra, The Art House, The Hobbit, Mango No 5, The Windsor Castle, the lovely new Chalet (brought to you by the fab owners of The Frog and Frigate) and The Steam Town Bar and The Cricketers (all Eastleigh), The Horse and Jockey (Curbridge), The Old George
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NATURALLY 7 Pioneering force ‘Jim Jones and the Righteous Mind’ will be playing from the heart and shooting from the hip and drummer ‘Andy Burrows’ will be stepping out of Razorlight and into the spotlight as he goes solo. Portsmouth’s finest THE WEDGEWOOD ROOMS stage stylistic and cohesive ascending stars ‘Black Peaks’, the genre flouting ‘Submotion Orchestra’, formidably joyous rockers ‘The Joy Formidable’, brassy funk and soul gang ‘Smoove and Turrell’, zany reggae genius ‘Lee Scratch Perry’ and the good time blues grooves of ‘Joanne Shaw Taylor’. You can ride the crest of a wave with ‘Sea Girls’, raise your glasses to the ‘Phil Beer Band’ and the sublime ‘Tankus the Henge’ will be plugging their new masterpiece, 'I crave affection baby but not when I drive'. THE PYRAMIDS welcome explosive Americana desperados ‘The Dead South’ (a band described as Mumford and Sons evil twins!), feverish rockers ‘Deaf Havana’ and Ulster punks ‘Stiff Little Fingers’, who were apparently
JAMES of the Wedge, The Golden Eagle, The Wine Vaults and The Barley Mow if intimate gigs are more to your liking. The other ‘UB40’ (featuring original vocalist Ali Campbell) will be appearing at the BOURNEMOUTH BIC along with ‘Bryan Adams’, the re-formed ‘Boyzone’, pop titans ‘Tears for Fears’ and ‘Frank Turner and the Sleeping Souls’. At THE PAVILION THEATRE you can bop along to The Welsh Elvis 'Shakin Stevens', the man with the Golden voice 'Paul Carrack' and the man with the wobbling head 'David Gray', whilst Blues four piece ‘King King’, ‘The Total Stone Roses’ and the sublime ‘Blackwater County’ will be on call at THE OLD FIRE STATION. THE O2 ACADEMY welcomes indietronica 3 piece ‘Chrvches’ (pronounced Churches apparently, spelling is obviously not their strong point), Hertfordshire alt rockers ‘The Hunna’, rapper ‘Fredo’, nice ‘n sleazy punk veterans ‘The Stranglers’, ‘Scott Bradlees Postmodern Jukebox’, wily Britpop lynchpins ‘Dodgy’, skinny legend ‘Trixie Mattel’ and rock veterans ‘UFO’ who
Whatever you like, there is something out there for you to take away the winter blues over the next couple of months. (Fair Oak), The Navigator (Swanwick), The Dolphin (St Denys), The Swan (Woolston), The Brewery Bar (Botley), The Clockwork Bar (Shirley), The Wheatsheaf (Shedfield), The Kings Head (Wickham), The Bird in Hand (Fareham), The Red Lion (Stubbington), Arty’s, The White Hart, and The Gypsy Queen (all Gosport) all host regular gig nights showcasing the best in local talent. Our next stop is THE RAILWAY in Winchester where you can witness the flawless folk pop of ‘Laura Veirs’, the larger than life raucous blues of ‘Big Boy Bloater and the Limits’, sassy all girl Ramones tribute ‘The Ramonas’, doomy electronica riffers ‘Ventenner’, ‘Funke and the Two Tone Baby’s’ sonic explosion of frenzied alt blues and metronomic dance beats, folk country duo ‘Kacy and Clayton’ and the joyfully jangly ‘Bennett Wilson Poole’.
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CHAPLIN’S CELLAR BAR opens its doors to ‘Set in Stone’, the quirky surf garage influenced ‘Palooka 5’, acoustic songstress ‘Krista Green’ and folky fusionists ‘The Fox and the Owl’ and finally over at The Lighthouse in Poole ivory tinkler ‘Ben Waters’, the funky ‘James Taylor Quartet’ and folk minstrel ‘Chris Wood’ are amongst the temptations. As ever, there is a tantalising musical menu of enticements to savour over the next couple of months, a chance to get out and express yourself in your own way to the music you love. What better way to beat the winter blues.
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Many years ago I was a runner, just for a short while. I had a friend Sue who was planning on joining the Royal Navy and was involved in many exciting projects that had already catapulted her into the realms of superhero fitness.
After a lot of persuading she got me to join her in a short run. I was adamant I wouldn’t enjoy it, cycling was my thing, I went everywhere by pushbike, feet pedalling not pounding. However I did go out on a crisp winter’s Sunday afternoon, Sue guiding my way through the country paths of St. Albans where I lived at the time. Let’s just say we ran, not far but we moved! The next week a little further and soon we were covering not just a few hundred yards but miles. I felt the buzz that had befriended the endorphins which were clamouring for attention. The Royal Navy called and Sue sailed away and I stopped running. Reading Jog On: How Running Saved My Life (William Collins £12.99) has made me reconsider my decades old decision to stop. As Bella Mackie sat on her sofa on the verge of a divorce after husband walked out on her, the crippling anxiety and depression were doing their best to stop her moving forward in life. The last thing on her mind was exercise. One day fighting against the dark voice of her inner demons she pulled on a pair of trainers and went for a run, she did the same the next day and soon every day. With time, the clouds of dark stormy moods lifted as fresh air and the outdoors took the place of staying inside hiding from life. This book is not just Bella’s story; she is very brave at confronting her past to break through to living more in the present; it’s also
a helpful guide as to how pushing the boundaries can forge a path into a healthier world both physically and mentally. This is an inspirational book that will make you laugh, cry and above all have you looking out of your own personal window to see the opportunities beyond that comfort zone.
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Dry January is over; many of us give up the booze for those thirty one days in the annual attempt to flush out the system. We all feel better for it until the 1st February when the sound of corks being popped and cans being opened is well known to drown out the sound of rush hour traffic. Clare Pooley had a reason to give up alcohol, she needed to, and she had become dependant, a bottle of wine a night, perhaps more. She drank alone, a mother of young children, trying to keep her drinking secret from them and the rest of her family. In March 2015 she confronted her problem, quit drinking and started a blog Mummy was a Secret Drinker under the pseudonym Sober Mummy. She discovered from the followers her blog developed that she wasn’t alone. The Sober Diaries (Coronet £7.99) is Claire’s story of that first year sober, a year that became even more challenging as she was diagnosed with breast cancer. When she announced this on her blog her million plus followers came forward with their support. Today’s Claire is alcohol and cancer
Tracey Thorn’s first memoir 2013’s Bedsit Disco Queen (Virago £8.99) was a look back at her time in the music business focussing on her years as the frontwoman of Everything But the Girl. Six years later and Tracey is back with Another Planet (Canongate £14.99) in which she reflects often with the use of her diaries, on teenage life in the Hertfordshire village Brookmans Parks. In the first chapter she writes about the way a diary can remind you of what actually happened as opposed to what you think happened? “They never fail to shock” reflects Tracey. Perhaps the shock is reflected as to what isn’t achieved in an average day, shopping trips where nothing is bought, trips to Libraries that are shut, or dances with boys at discos that turned out to be rather boring. Don’t let this put you off, this skilfully written tale hinges on the diaries creating a suburban childhood intertwined with a return to the village thirty years since she lived there. Mixing childhood dreams with the reality of the past and present Tracey visits the suburban greenbelt
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with poetic verve and produces a scenario of a world that lives on well beyond its 1970’s setting. Delightful. Beware Scratchman, the all encompassing Devilish Bogeyman! In the mid 1970’s Tom Baker and one of his costars Ian Marter in their early months working on Doctor Who, decided to write a screenplay with the idea of getting a film off the ground. As is often the case with the majority of movie pitches the film failed to materialise and all copies of the script were thought lost. A few years back a copy of the script came to light and the ideas have regenerated into prose. Tom with the help of writer James Goss has reworked the original film treatment into a stylishly scary adventure featuring the fourth Doctor and his companions Sarah Jane Smith and Harry Sullivan. Doctor Who. Scratchman (BBC Books £16.99) is an eloquently
creepy tale of living scarecrows, nightmare worlds and devilish traps. The narrative rattles with the atmosphere of the television series that dominated the Saturday winter night TV schedules of the 1970’s and is told in the first person by The Doctor, or is it Tom Baker? The two these days seem one and the same. There is also an audio book available (BBC Physical Audio £26.50) and this is a real treat, Doctor Tom is given free reign to have fun and produces a spine tingling reading of the battles with Scratchman. I listened to it in the car, and driving down those country lanes at night, a glance out of the window, the branches of the trees swaying in the wind, they are trees aren’t they… not scarecrows? (To travel back in time a to a previous incarnation of The AND Guide, AND Magazine, visit my blog at www.therewriteman.wordpress.com and check out the entry From New Milton to Soho for an interview with Tom Baker.) Russell’s Blog , Brave New World is at www. therewriteman.wordpress.com
Or you a barstool moaner? Or do you actually want to do something? Then do it. Turn a light off. Hell... go mad and turn 2 lights off! Turn standby plugs off, boil less for a cup of tea. Recycle. Don’t insist on bleedin’ fresh fruit everyday from another continent. It aint healthy, it’s actually very slowly killing your kids! Don’t let your children ask you “Hey Mum and Dad, what’s a wild animal?” Martin Perry
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It’s beginning to feel a lot like er ... spring ... so let’s get shot of the ‘beast from the yeast’ or whatever it was and get back to t-shirt weather and listening to music. actually ‘t-shirt weather’ by ‘circa waves’ is just one of thousands of great tracks you can hear on our radio station - ‘and radio’. got your free app yet? no? why not? it’s Free ... and no adverts (well one, for this paper). just great music, 24/7 for as long as we can afford it. So please support us ... it’s a radio station committed to playing more music ... they all say they do, but with up to 11 adverts at a stretch (yes really) it’s a bit of a shallow claim. AND RADIO is brilliant for local artists too, with our best featuring on the playlist and also highlighted every Hour. We also play tracks from artists coming to venues such as: 1865, The Brook, O2 Guildhall and The Concorde ETC... and of course we play tracks from artists I review here! So what are you waiting for? download it for your phone, & tablet, or listen on your mac or PC ... www.andradio.co.uk or ‘The APP STORE’ or ‘google play’ to download your apps now. plug over ... now to the music!
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NEW single REVOLVERS True Love EP RELEASE DATE: 20 FEBRUARY 2019 Revolvers are the classic rock four-piece with two guitars, a bass and drums and everyone on vocals. With that, you might be thinking “So far, so John, Paul, George and Ringo ” right ? Well, not quite : James, Will, Steve and Rhys doesn’t quite have the same ring although they do have a 60s beat band influence, along with shades of BritPop and more modern groups like Arctic Monkeys. The title track of their new EP is a driving slab of jangly rawk that reminded me most of Smashing Pumpkins in their pomp. Think of their hit song 1979 speeded up about a third but with the same bassline and a remarkably similar vocal and you’ll be in the right ball park. Chuck in a couple of Noelesque riffs and some throwaway Liam stylings and the track lifts itself to become an anthemically memorable opener for this, their new EP for 2019. Confusing Times is an altogether much punkier outing with layered
guitars and an angry opening riff that matches the subject matter as they sing of politicians and getting “plastered at Wetherspoons”. Rubbing Shoulders With The Devil is up next and sees the boys slowing things down a touch with a grungier, heavier take complete with fuzzy riffs and falsetto harmonies. This is a chugging rocker but it’s still very evidently Revolvers : the vocals come through loud and clear and the production across the record is commendable, while the chorus is instantly singable and the solo two-thirds of the way through showcases another weapon in their armoury. Come Again is a bit like a collaboration between PIL and early 70s Rolling Stones and is an absolute stormer to close out with. I’d imagine their live set would be more expansive and look forward to seeing them soon. e Revolvers are: James Thurling (singer and lead guitar), Rhys Kibble (drums and backing vocals), Will Oliver (guitar and backing vocals) and Steve Morrison (bass and backing vocals). Why isn’t Steve in the picture? That’s Rock’n Roll nip ... as they say. What do you get when you get 3 Londoners and a Southampton lad on drums? Revolvers. Highly recommended! (If you can’t wait for the 20th you can check out their video here:
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SKINNY LISTER The Story Is … SEE THEM LIVE 1st March at The 1865 The first time I heard about Skinny Lister was when a friend asked if he could stay at my place if he got me a ticket for the gig they were playing down here. Living in the remotest depths of Wiltshire, he’d venture to the civilised world every once in a while to take in some proper culture and usually his choices were on the money and so it was with this utterly unique band. A six-piece with a female singer, featuring a stand-up bass and unusual instruments like ukuleles, mandolins, concertinas and stomp boxes, Skinny Lister are essentially rock and roll but have been labelled everything from punk to folk since first forming a decade ago. This, their sixth long-player, is something of a concept album in nature but given their quirky status and their flip-flopping of styles, I’d describe it more as a snapshot of where they’re at right now given the fact by their own admission it’s a collection of musical vignettes based on their thoughts and observations on life in the modern world. Three singles have already been released with the album itself being officially launched on 1 March 2019, while the band play our very own 1865 the very next night, Friday 2 March. I can thoroughly recommend seeing them live as they’re superb on stage and something of a throwback to an era when it really was something to put on a show. Singer Lorna Thomas is a livewire and she bounces off the band as she leads us all on a merry song and dance – and I mean that quite literally. It’s a good idea to leave the car at home for this lot and if you’re not dancing at some point during the proceedings then you really should just give up going out altogether … The latest single is called My Distraction and is about as poppy as they get, with a sing-a-long chorus
reminiscent of the B-52s and if you watch the video you’ll see what I mean about Lorna, although she’s actually quite restrained in it. The irony of filming a video I’m sure is deliberate given the subject matter – it’s about our obsession with technology – and she has a lot of fun running around with a TV remote in her hand. Inadvertently, it reminds me of the character in The Fast Show who would be rapidly edited from one location to another while continuing a monologue about how great cheesy peas are, but I think that says more about me than Skinny Lister .. or maybe not because tongue is firmly in cheek on the title track - another single - with Dan Heptinstall taking over on vocals for a sly but reverential dig at 80s power ballads. They are one of the funniest bands around and a mickey take is never far from their minds, the cover of this album itself being a twisted take-off of an Oasis record, while a lot of their lyrics are deliberately playful. If there’s shades of a Smithsera Morrissey in that sense, their musical influences are far too broad to list but take in Irish folk, Jamaican ska, punk, new wave, indie rock and ... well, you get the point. I think the main thing to consider is if you’re a music fan rather than a fan of certain types of music you should be able to dig what they’re doing. If you’re open-minded and enjoy a live show regardless of whether it’s your favourite band or not, then they’re worth checking out. Elsewhere on the album, My Life, My Architecture is pure Blondie, for example, while Diesel Vehicle evokes Pulp or John Grant. Rattle Roar is a Poguesy jangler which would go down well with a welloiled crowd, while Artist Arsonist is a kind of fusion between a Billy Bragg styled vocal and a Joe Jackson-esque melody. Just in case you’re getting exhausted by the obvious energy emitted by the band, they do occasionally take their foot off the gas and never more so than on the beautiful ballad Stop Breathe, an acoustic double-vocal anthem that sees a more serious side emerge. Skinny Lister have depth. We know they have breadth given all the artists and genres I’ve already men-
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tioned, but they really are a substantial outfit and quite different to most bands touring in the twentyfirst century. This kind of music needs to be seen live so give them a go at The 1865 - you will not be disappointed.
JACKIE CHARLES Future Fantasies
Norwegian singer-songwriter Kaja Bremnes releases her debut album, Future Fantasies, in the guise of her band/alter ego Jackie Charles on 19 April 2019. Billed as splitting her time between Berlin and a fishing boat somewhere in the fjords of her homeland, Kaja/Jackie has been described as a mixture of The Cure, Alvvays and Ariel Pink but on first listen I instantly thought only of Bjork. Having lived with the album for a while I stand by that mainly because of the vocal stylings, but appreciate the sound is more ethereal than anything created by the bonkers Icelandic songstress. There’s a smidge of Nico in there too, but over time I found myself forgetting about comparisons and just listening to Jackie Charles instead. Steve Lamacq has been banging the drum for a while now and I can see why because Future Fantasies is a grower that does get under your skin the more times you play it. Dominika’s Song is a good place to start as it’s the first song the band created a video for and it sums up what they’re all about. Ostensibly, it’s a breezy slice of indie driven by a relentless guitar
riff overlaid with a cheery vocal, yet when you listen to the lyrics you discover it’s more of a mantra, like a self-help manual wrapped up in a three minute pop song : “So go on, go ahead. It’s just life, don’t be shy, get a grip and just do it, just do it, just do it ..” Time Travel is a Cocteau Twinsesque daydream about escaping the real world and going back to the innocence of youth, while Greedy is a slightly cynical downtempo number examining the frailties of the human condition. Birthday Song continues the trippy window-gazing and you can almost feel the way Kaja’s mind works by this point as the music races on while the words float off, seemingly in another direction. Jackie Charles are an unusual artist and the album is quite hard to describe yet it remains easy to listen to throughout and I think it’ll only get better over time. In essence, it’s dreamy art-pop but there’s an earthy reality to a lot of the subject matter, despite the spaced-out delivery. Midnight Sun is a case in point : plinky synths and a bright 80s guitar line, fronted by an almost twee vocal : “We swim in the light, but we spit in the shade”. But I like that : I like the fact that at every turn, Jackie Charles contradicts everything, turning a cheery song from summery pop into something much, much darker when you really listen to it, while their slow burners are actually the opposite and quite positive underneath the grey, overcast musicality. Unusual, but like Skinny Lister, the more you play the album, the more revealing it becomes.
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This year’s event features headline performances from Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds, chart-topping singer/songwriter George Ezra, and Scottish rockers Biffy Clyro, with a special guest DJ set from Fatboy Slim on the Saturday night. There will also be appearances across the weekend from Anne-Marie, Bastille, Courteeners, IDLES, James, Jess Glynne, Madness, Richard Ashcroft and many more. Following on from the Isle of Wight Festival, a brand-new family event makes its debut on the Island in August. “The Great Wonderfest” is brought to you by comedy double act, and kids TV royalty, Dick and Dom, and will feature a whole host of family entertainment across four days from 1 to 4 August. Red Funnel make getting to these big summer events simple, with festival, ferry travel, and foot passenger tickets all available to order online in advance via their website. It’s just 25 minutes from Southampton to Cowes via the Redjet (their hi-speed passenger service) or 55 minutes if you’re taking a car on the vehicle ferry. For more information, and to book tickets go to:
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Barry Upton Our resident pop guru Barry is a multi international hit songwriter/producer/performer. Initially a front singer with Brotherhood Of Man he’s worked with a multitude of household names including being creator of the lovable pop outfit STEPS, penning their massive hit 5678 and with his mate and editor of this ‘ere paper, previously co-hosting the AND Magazine Show on Radio Hampshire. He’s currently a TV & radio presenter and producer in Thailand, still performing and a double #1 Chart buster in 2018 ... twice!
PAYING TRIBUTE TO THE GREATS Suddenly every major act in the Universe from Madonna (Mad-OnHer) to Oasis (No-Way-Sis) to Fleetwood Mac (Fleetwood Back) were being copied and audiences were paying good money to see what some people termed imposters. Holiday resorts like Benidorm in Spain, are now flooded with all kinds of tribute acts.
For many years now there has been a growing number of ‘tribute’ acts in the entertainment field. It started with ‘The Bootleg Beatles’ and ‘Bjorn Again’, an Australian Abba look and sound-alike band plus there has always been a glut of ‘Elvis’ impersonators.
Recently in Pattaya, Thailand, we have been entertained by the likes of Pink Floyd, Freddie Mercury and Queen, Elton John, Rod Stewart, The Beatles and The Beach Boys, the last two led by myself. As a big fan of both of these legendary bands, I sometimes enjoy putting on my John Lennon Sgt. Peppers outfit or a Hawaiian shirt and pump out the hits I grew up with. In my opinion, the strength of a tribute act is down to the quality of the catalogue of material on offer and I don’t think I’ll ever get tired of singing those 60s favourites. In the Southampton area, I know very well of my former band Wild At Heart singer Kelly's successful tribute band Paramore (or less) and her new Chic tribute band with the accent more on the great music than the look (could at least one member have dreadlocks?). For the ‘serious’ musician, it’s appalling how the public are happy to watch ‘pretenders’ rather than the real deal. I believe there is a big place in the entertainment spectrum for originality and entertaining musicianship so long as the audience opens up their minds to hear something new. Before copy acts appeared, the likes of Jimi Hendryx, Keith Emerson, David Bowie and such like, pioneered the music scene and influenced the progression of popular music. All were highly entertaining in their own way without feeling the need to replicate or copy what had gone before. As a music songwriter and producer for the best part of my professional career, I have always stood on the fence between these two extremes. On one hand, I am influenced heavily by my
favourite artists and can admit on more than a few occasions to rearranging sequences of songs or doing my own take on a musical idea which would benefit my own material without copying not for note to avoid direct plagurism, but have always tried to be original as possible in my creativity. For a long period in the music business, it was almost impossible to be totally original as record company executives wanted only what was commercial and similar to the successful hits of the day, especially from the 80s onwards when the executives in charge of labels were more concerned with profit margins and trends rather than the quality of the original musical output. I think recently the tide has turned somewhat with the advent of the download and the subsequent lower incomes to be derived. With You Tube and streaming, it’s much easier to find a diverse range of styles from all over the world. Therefore it must be up to the young generation to try to be original, to offer up something fresh and new, if only for the love of it. Until that happens, the old songs will always be the best and it’s a tribute to the great songwriters of the 50s, 60s and 70s, for their songs to still sound as fresh today as when they were first released. Maybe the fact that technology was nowhere near as advanced as it is now, reflects in the quality of the writing and innovative production techniques used in those days. So, let’s all enjoy the mass of great material and variety of entertainment available to us from the last six decades or so, while appreciating that not everyone will opt for the same thing. Paying tribute to the greats should not only be respectful, but a reminder of how to be so original that it prompts others to copy your work, the most sincerest form of flattery.
Above: Me in my fave Sgt Pepper Suit, (belew) my Thailand Beach Boys and Beatles tribute party bands. Oh and on the left The Flab Four! The night I suprised Martin at his 60th Birthday bash, ending up in a impromptu Hard Day’s Night. Don’t think Lou and Tony of PS Perrystone Hill were big on the wigs. Sorry boys. :)
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OZZY CAFE Harley Davidson, Heritage House, Second Avenue Southampton SO15 0LP
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The only disappointment so far has sadly been from my beloved Southampton live music scene. Guys this is a never been offered before opportunity to get your tracks on a playlist. Not just the occasional play on a speciality ‘local’ show or ‘feature’ to satisfy a licence obligation. Yep there’s a cost if accepted ... a massive one off £25! I’ve had a few grumpy comments about charging when there are so many places on the net that will put it on for free. I mean, who doesn’t think being heard in Bolivia is a much better idea? I ask you ... if I’d forked out and built a 5-aside pitch and you wanted to play, wouldn’t you expect to pay? I’ve built this for all of us, but I’m not a Lotto winner and a little support from those that could benefit the most would be nice. We have made some great music here guys and I really want people to hear it so ... over to you. :)
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Elton John Tiny Dancer Stanley Clarke,Q-Tip 1, 2, To the Bass Nat King Cole Autumn Leaves AND RADIO IDENT COMING SOON 1865 Wille and the Bandits Keep Your Head Up Dixie Chicks Let Him Fly Donny Hathaway The Ghetto (Long Version) AND RADIO IDENT You Lucky People! Eddie Henderson Say You Will AND RADIO New Music IDENT Hannah Trigwell Red Sonny Rollins St. Thomas Canned Heat Let's Work Together AND RADIO IDENT Meat Loaf Bat Out of Hell The Doors Riders On The Storm AND RADIO Coming soon to The Brook Grizzly Bear Knife - Cover Version Billy Joel Just the Way You Are AND RADIO IDENT Have a proper wriggle Jethro Tull
Locomotive Breath Stevie Wonder Ecclesiastes Stand By For A Culture Shock 2 AND RADIO The Muppets, The Muppet Show Theme That last track was requested 1 Steely Dan Janie Runaway AND RADIO Request ident 2 Tom Jones Help Yourself AND RADIO IDENT We can't hear you 1 AND RADIO Smirk at Work Jingle Bernard Cribbins Gossip Calypso Alanis Morissette You Learn Bayonne Drastic Measures AND RADIO IDENT Bob Seger Still The Same Blue Öyster Cult (Don't Fear) The Reaper AND RADIO Local Artiste Barry Upton DANGEROUS BIKINI Queen One Vision The Bedrocks Ob-La-Di Ob-La-Da AND RADIO IDENT
John Mayer No Such Thing Lesley Gore It's My Party AND RADIO IDENT IDENT Eclectic 1 Elton John Your Sister Can't Twist (But She Can Rock'n' Roll) Manfred Mann The Mighty Quinn AND RADIO Coming soon to The O2 Guildhall John Grant Marz Kris Kristofferson Quinn The Eskimo (The Mighty Quinn) AND RADIO IDENT Steely Dan Time Out Of Mind Dire Straits Money For Nothing Jay & The Americans Come A Little Bit Closer Linda Ronstadt Get Closer AND RADIO IDENT TENDER Closer Still Gregg Kofi Brown Je Fre Me Kofi AND RADIO IDENT IDENT Eclectic 1 Christine and the Queens 5 Dollars AND RADIO IDENT Joan Osborne One Of Us
Bernhoft Medication AND RADIO IDENT Have a proper wriggle David Bowie Watch That Man Delays Lost In A Melody - Tom Middleton Cosmos Remix Cliff Richard & The Shadows Please Don't Tease Bob Marley & The Wailers Exodus Steely Dan The Caves Of Altamira AND RADIO IDENT Sharon Van Etten You Shadow Natalie Imbruglia Torn Westerman Confirmation Dusty Springfield Son Of A Preacher Man AND RADIO IDENT Jordan Rakei Imagine Bernhoft California AND RADIO IDENT David Att. Natural Environment ALASKALASKA Monster Bryan Ferry and Roxy Music The Price Of Love IDENT Feed You The Business Ibsley Blues AND RADIO
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MARCH 25TH BOURNEMOUTH INTERNATIONAL CENTRE NEW DATES ADDED IN HULL, MANCHESTER, NOTTINGHAM AND SHEFFIELD
UB40 Featuring Ali, Astro & Mickey have announced further dates for their epic 2019 ‘A Real Labour Of Love and 40th Anniversary Tour’. The new dates include Hull City Hall (March 27th), Manchester O2 Apollo (March 31st), Nottingham Royal Concert Hall (April 1st) and Sheffield City Hall (April 3rd). Earlier this year the band released ‘A Real Labour Of Love’, their most successful album for 25 years, which debuted at No.2 in the Official Album Chart. With 2019 marking 40 years since UB40 formed, the legendary reggae band will be celebrating with a greatest hit set that features global smashes including ‘Red Red Wine’, ‘Cherry Oh Baby’, ‘Rat In Mi Kitchen’ and ‘Kingston Town’. Ali, Astro & Mickey will be joined onstage by their incredible eight-piece reggae band. As founding members of Britain’s biggest reggae band UB40, singer Ali Campbell, second vocalist Astro and keyboardist Mickey Virtue topped the UK singles chart on three occasions and sold 70 million records as they took their smooth yet rootsy musical blend to all corners of the globe. Between 1983 and 1998 UB40 produced three ‘Labour Of Love’ albums, bringing hits such as Eric
Donaldson’s ‘Cherry Oh Baby’, Lord Creator’s ‘Kingston Town’ and Johnny Osbourne’s ‘Come Back Darling’ to a new, global audience. They also topped the charts on both sides of the Atlantic with their reggae cover of Neil Diamond’s ‘Red Red Wine’. Now with ‘A Real Labour Of Love’ they give us a fresh take on the legendary series of albums, putting the focus primarily on reggae tracks from the 1980s. New album ‘A Real Labour Of Love’ was produced by Ali, whose instantly recognisable voice is augmented by the ‘sing-jay’ vocal style of Astro. The latter takes the lead on six of the album’s 16 tracks, placing the two singers at the helm of an 11-piece band.
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New Southampton music festival - Friday 15th to Sunday 24th March.
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Southampton has a brilliant music scene. It can also be said that music is central to Southampton’s cultural revitalisation. To support this concept, SO:Music City has been devised by a combined force of Solent University, University of Southampton, SoNG*, venues, studios and promoters to organise on-going activities to build it’s music mojo. So ... if you are a venue, promoter or band - GET IN TOUCH NOW. They want to hear from you!
In a similar ilk to Sofar Sounds**, the acts will remain disclosed however, a promise of multi-genre music has been confirmed, inspiring appeal to a wide audience.
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the main ones covered. However, this is usually with one-off gigs, the occasional day festivals and in part the recently deceased Common People. It can be overlooked however, that these music events have lesser impact for the local music industries beyond the event and night itself. With hopefully the combined involvement of music lovers all over the city, SO:Music City is pushing for sturdiness and a musical future.
The 23rd will consist of a Day of Art, with art galleries and artist-led workshops throughout the city. This will include, NST City hosting Umbrella Arts Festival which explores the ways health and wellbeing can be transformed by music and creativity; plus, Shop Creative UK will be holding a pop-up craft maker’s fair in the ground floor of West Quay.
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The Saturday will also hold music conference panels around the city. There will be Basically, it’s a concept to implement lon- support and advice on hand to anyone gevity of music in Southampton. What’s wanting to get/ continue working in not to like? We certainly like it. It is after music. Panels will include practical disall one of the agendas of The AND Guide cussions on raising your musical game to … to source, encourage, promote and sup- reach national audiences along with digiport music and events across our talented tal promotion and PR advice. A conversabut er… lethargic region. tion on the constantly discussed topic of drugs at music festivals will also be hapEvent director, Martin James of Solent pening on the Saturday with represenUniversity states, “The main motivation tatives of The Loop making an appearbehind doing this is that I get a bit tired ance (if you haven’t heard of The Loop of people complaining about how and what they do at festivals- I suggest Southampton isn't as good as Brighton, or you check it out!). There will also be a Bristol, or Manchester… Southampton chance to learn of Southampton’s musical may not have The Lanes and bongo heritage on this jam-packed day. players on a beach like Brighton, but it does have talent and creativity”. He continues, “We’d also like to see more people “Southampton will never rival its neighsupporting music in all of its forms and bours if people continue to stay at home not just expect freebies. You can’t stream and complain that there’s nothing to do in real life, so you need to invest your time the city” says Martin. “Make it happen. Be and effort into creative culture.” DIY. Be like the punks. Be like the ravers. Don’t wait for permission. Get out there, SO:Music City Festival will take place support the music in all of its forms, throughout Southampton from Friday invest in music culture. Make it happen!” 15th to Sunday 24th March. So what AND … so say all of us! (see what I did there? exactly is going on over this weekend?
At the time of going to press, details are of a minimum, but let us just wet your musical appetite for what we here at AND Towers hope is the first step in an ongoing project to help build an even better Southampton music scene. The aim is to highlight all the important values of music by putting on activities across the city. This is also the first time that Southampton’s incongruent music scenes, industries and educators have come together to shape a sustainable, musicpositive city. Following on from the success of festivals such as Music in The City and other music-based events in Southampton, this idea is to promote a lengthy and prosperous music scene. So if you are a venue, promoter or band - get in There will be gigs happening at venues touch now! They want to hear from you! such as Heartbreakers, The Joiners and Art House Café among others over the It’s undeniable that Southampton’s live course of the festival. The final day will music scene is occupied with music of many genres. With indie, punk, pop punk consist of a showcase of some of and metal, it’s fair to say it has most of Southampton’s amazing music talent.
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MAYFLOWER TH’RE Beauty & The Beast FAMILY ENTERTAINMENT NUFFIELD TH’RE The Shadow Factory / Sister Act COMEDY HANGER FARM, SOTON SHOWS Andrew Lawrence THE CONCORDE, E’LEIGH NIGHTCLUBS Country Superstars Experience JUST CHILDREN THE JOINERS, SOTON Shvpes + + ANTIQUES & FAYRES THE STAGE DOOR MARKETS & CAR BOOTS Dlugokecki THE BROOK, SOTON OTHER EVENTS Roger Chapman 1865, SOTON PLEASE NOTE. We have tried to ensure Willie & The Bandits entries are correct, but If we’ve got the odd THE ARTHOUSE, SOTON one wrong, sorry... The AND Guide cannot Matthew Smith and Friends accept any responsibility for inaccuracies. Some require tickets in advance. We advise ROBIN HOOD, SHOLING telephoning the appropriate venue beforehand The Spoils on all occasions. BIC, B’MTH Frank Turner & The Sleeping Souls WEDGEWOOD RMS, P’M Comedy Club KINGS TH’RE, P’M Avenue Q S’BURY PLAYHOUSE Woke / Hancock’s Half Hour SIMPLY DISPLAY OUR S’BURY ARTS CENTRE FRONT COVER in a 5 Soldiers: The Body is the Front Line PROMINENT POSITION at CHICHESTER FEST’ TH your venue. Send us a Art CHICHESTER MINER’ TH pic to prove it and South African Cultural Choir dada ... you’re in! THE LONDON, SOTON DJ Neil Sackley & Drag Act Fanny Burns As long as you keep THOMAS TRIPP, B’M Education the poster up, we’ll Drunken BIRD IN HAND, F’H include your listing. Crackling Jack DOLPHIN, ST DENYS How fair is that? Snakeheart ART
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SATURDAY 2ND NUFFIELD TH’RE Sister Act/The Shadow Factory Afternoon Tea PLAZA TH’RE, R’SEY Viva Neil Diamond THE CONCORDE, E’LEIGH Soul & Reggae Party with Madison Heights and RU40/We Are Not Devo THE BROOK, SOTON R.E.M. by Stipe
THE FIREHOUSE, SOTON The Boy Wonders 1865, SOTON Pearl Jamm RAILWAY INN, W’CH Dub Pistols + C/F CENTRAL CLUB Hattie Jacques ROBIN HOOD, SHOLING Workshy FERNHAM HALL The Elvis Years PAVILION TH’RE Anton & Erin PYRAMIDS, P’M A Night of Top Quality Boxing NTR, P’MOUTH The World Famous Elvis Show WEDGEWOOD RMS, P’M Tankus The Henge KINGS TH’RE, P’M Avenue Q GUILDHALL, P’M Games Fest S’BURY PLAYHOUSE Woke / Hancock’s Half Hour S’BURY ARTS CENTRE Carmen - Opera CHICHESTER FEST’ TH Art SOTON GUILDHALL SQ Chinese New Year THE LONDON, SOTON DJ Claire Fuller KINGS HEAD, W’HAM Chicago 9 DOLPHIN, ST DENYS Hair Trigger SUNDAY 3RD MAYFLOWER TH’RE Anton & Erin BERRY TH’RE, H/E That’s Entertainment O2 GUILDHALL, SOTON The Vaccines THE CONCORDE, E’LEIGH Golden Eagle Jazz Band ENGINE RMS, SOTON Ravertots THE JOINERS, SOTON Let’s Fly Charity Variety Show ROBIN HOOD, SHOLING The Hairdressers THREE TUNS, ROMSEY Cinnamon Jazz NTR, P’MOUTH David O’Doherty: You Have to Laugh
WEDGEWOOD RMS, P’M Slift and Khana Bierbood GUILDHALL, P’MOUTH Chinese New Year Extravaganza S’BURY ARTS CENTRE Carmen - Opera / Big Band Brunch THE LONDON, SOTON DJ Lola Lasagne VICTORIA C/P Community Orchard Day THOMAS TRIPP, B’M Innocent Bystander BIRD IN HAND, F’H Bedlam 1865 Vintage Kilo Sale DOLPHIN, ST DENYS Just Jazz Trio
S’BURY ARTS CENTRE Carmen - Opera / The Children Act CHICHESTER FEST’ TH Trial By Laughter CHICHESTER MINER’ TH The Unreturning THOMAS TRIPP, B’M John James Newman THURSDAY 7TH
MAYFLOWER TH’RE The Girl on the Train NUFFIELD TH’RE The Shadow Factory / Missing THE CONCORDE, E’LEIGH Dan Snow: An Evening with the History Guy S’BURY ARTS CENTRE Carmen - Opera CHICHESTER FEST’ TH Trial By Laughter CHICHESTER MINER’ TH The Unreturning
MAYFLOWER TH’RE The Girl on the Train NUFFIELD TH’RE Missing / The Show Factory Exhibition THE CONCORDE, E’LEIGH Ladies Lunch with Michelle Smith from Tropic ENGINE RMS, SOTON Fun Lovin’ Criminals THE JOINERS, SOTON Drug Church + Single Mothers RAILWAY INN, W’CH Spitfire Sisters BIC, B’MTH Tears for Fears PAVILION TH’RE Dave Gorman NTR, P’MOUTH My Mother Said I Never Should WEDGEWOOD RMS, P’M Charmides KINGS TH’RE, P’M The Adult Panto: Hansel & Gretel GUILDHALL, P’M Royal Marines Ensemble Concert S’BURY ARTS CENTRE Antony & Cleopatra S’BURY PLAYHOUSE Giants of Science CHICHESTER FEST’ TH Trial By Laughter CHICHESTER MINER’ TH The Unreturning THE LONDON, SOTON Karaoke with Martha D’Arthur
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MAYFLOWER TH’RE The Girl on the Train NUFFIELD TH’RE The Shadow Factory / Afternoon Tea THE CONCORDE, E’LEIGH Getz: A Musical Portrait PAVILION TH’RE Elvis Lives NTR, P’MOUTH My Mother Said I Never Should GUILDHALL, P’MOUTH South Coast Comedian of the Year - Heats
MAYFLOWER TH’RE The Girl on the Train NUFFIELD TH’RE Missing / The Shadow Factory BERRY TH’RE, H/E The Ronnie Scott’s Story O2 GUILDHALL, SOTON John Grant HANGER FARM, SOTON Nick Harper THE CONCORDE, E’LEIGH Get Ready
MONDAY 4TH NUFFIELD TH’RE The Shadow Factory THE JOINERS, SOTON BullyBones PAVILION TH’RE 2019 Rock Challenge S’BURY ARTS CENTRE Carmen - Opera CHICHESTER FEST’ TH Trial By Laughter TUESDAY 5TH
THEATRE ROYAL W’CH Robin Hood and the Revolting peasants THE JOINERS, SOTON This Wild Life + William Ryan Key THE BROOK, SOTON John Coghlan’s Quo 1865, SOTON The Four Owls RAILWAY INN, W’CH Live Showcase / Disco’s Revenge Party ROMSEY ABBEY 5 Choirs Charity Concert ROBIN HOOD, SHOLING Up All Night STRAWBERRY FIELD TAV Toast FERNHAM HALL Bon Jovi Experience PAVILION TH’RE Paul Carrack PAVILION TH’RE Laugh Out Loud Comedy Club WEDGEWOOD RMS, P’M Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes KINGS TH’RE, P’M Romeo & Juliet - Ballet GUILDHALL, P’M BSO: Natural Beauty S’BURY PLAYHOUSE Giants of Science S’BURY ARTS CENTRE Alfie Moore: Getting Away With Murder CHICHESTER FEST’ TH Trial By Laughter CHICHESTER MINER’ TH The Unreturning THE LONDON, SOTON DJ Lucinda & Drag Trio The Vixens THOMAS TRIPP, B’M All Funked Up AFC TOTTON V Winchester - A BIRD IN HAND, F’H Startled Monkeys DOLPHIN, ST DENYS Goldrush Harmony SATURDAY 9TH MAYFLOWER TH’RE The Girl on the Train NUFFIELD TH’RE The Shadow Factory / Afternoon Tea THE CONCORDE, E’LEIGH Del Boys Cushty Cararet / Ultra 90’s THEATRE ROYAL W’CH Robin Hood and the Revolting peasants The Thinking Drinkers ENGINE RMS, SOTON The Bon Jovi Experience
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BIRD IN HAND, F’H Catgut Hooligans DOLPHIN, ST DENYS MoJos
CHICHESTER MINER’ TH The Life I Lead HAROLD HILLER GDNS Family Spring I Spy
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MAYFLOWER TH’RE Wessex Heartbeat Variety Show THE CONCORDE, E’LEIGH John Maddocks Jazzmen THEATRE ROYAL W’CH Tenors UN Ltd THE JOINERS, SOTON Juanita Stein 1865, SOTON Whiskey Shivers RAILWAY INN, W’CH Laura Veirs ROBIN HOOD, SHOLING Don’t Be SAD - We’re Comin FERNHAM HALL Antiques & Collectors Fair PAVILION TH’RE Hay Travel Holiday & Cruise Show WEDGEWOOD RMS, P’M Black Peaks KINGS TH’RE, P’M Sleeping Beauty SOTON COMMON A Stroll Around Southampton Common THE LONDON, SOTON Drag Act Rose Garden HAROLD HILLER GDNS Family Spring I Spy THOMAS TRIPP, B’M The Uptown Collective
MAYFLOWER TH’RE The Full Monty NUFFIELD TH’RE Afternoon Tea / Abigail’s Party PLAZA TH’RE, R’SEY One For The Road O2 GUILDHALL, SOTON Afternoon Tea Dance THE CONCORDE, E’LEIGH TJ Johnson Band THEATRE ROYAL W’CH Winched from the Crypt THE JOINERS, SOTON Ferris & Sylvester PAVILION TH’RE Creedence Clearwater Reimagined PYRAMIDS, P’M The Dead South NTR, P’MOUTH Trust Fastr Health with Dr Michael Mosley WEDGEWOOD RMS, P’M The Making Waves Networking Session KINGS TH’RE, P’M BANFF Mountain Film Festival Red GUILDHALL, P’M 2019 Be Your Best Rock Challenge -Heats S’BURY ARTS CENTRE Film: A Room with a View / Now, Voyager CHICHESTER FEST’ TH Rough Crossing
MAYFLOWER TH’RE The Full Monty NUFFIELD TH’RE 451 - City / Abigail’s Party THE JOINERS, SOTON All Us In Love 1865, SOTON Open Ukulele Jam Night NTR, P’MOUTH The Isle of Brimsker GUILDHALL, P’M 2019 Be Your Best Rock Challenge - Heats CHICHESTER FEST’ TH Rough Crossing CHICHESTER MINER’ TH The Life I Lead HAROLD HILLER GDNS Family Spring I Spy TUESDAY 12TH MAYFLOWER TH’RE The Full Monty NUFFIELD TH’RE The Shadow Factory / Abigail’s Party PLAZA TH’RE, R’SEY One For The Road THE CONCORDE, E’LEIGH Live Jazz with Shirley Morgan, Paul Francis and John Hibberd THEATRE ROYAL W’CH Yorke Dance Project ENGINE RMS, SOTON Interviews with Couples that kill NTR, P’MOUTH The Isle of Brimsker GUILDHALL, P’M 2019 Be Your Best Rock Challenge Senior Heats CHICHESTER FEST’ TH Rough Crossing CHICHESTER MINER’ TH The Life I Lead HAROLD HILLER GDNS Family Spring I Spy THOMAS TRIPP, B’M RNLI Charity Quiz Night
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01 Wille & The Bandits
01 Premiata Forneria Marconi
02 Pearl Jamm 02 Skinny Lister 03 Vintage Kilo Sale 08 The Four Owls 09 No Strings Attached: An Orchestral Rendition of Dr Dre's 2001 10 Whiskey Shivers 15 Anti-Nowhere League 16 Bandeoke with Daisy & The Wedding Toasters 17 Revolution Pro Wrestling 22 Paul Mico's MoTown & Soul Night: Celebrating the songbook of Kool & The Gang 23 Record & CD Fair 23 The Uplifter DJ Set 24 Solent Area Prog: Red Bazar & Tiger Moth Tales 27 Stone Broken
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PFM, Premiata Forneria Marconi nasce nel 1970. È il gruppo rock italiano più famoso al mondo, l’unico ad avere scalato la classifica “Billboard” negli Stati Uniti. Only kidding … but yep they’re Italian. Awesome and Italian. For the nonItalian speaking here’s it in English. PFM Premiata Forneria Marconi is the most famous italian rock band in the world, and the only one ever to chart US Billboard. PFM started as Quelli, a beat band of the ‘60s featuring Franz Di Cioccio on drums, Giorgio Piazza on electric bass, Franco Mussida on guitars, Flavio Premoli on keyboards. At the end of 1970 the polyinstrumentistalist Mauro Pagani joined, and Premiata Forneria Marconi (later abbreviated PFM) started. Their debut was in 1971 at the Teatro Lirico of Milan as a support act to Yes on their first Italian tour. PFM performed excellent covers of avant-garde bands of the time, such as King Crimson, Jethro Tull, etc. This was an opportunity to demonstrate their great talent; they had already on their second appearance, as a support act for Deep Purple, been hugely popular with both audience and critics.
03 Solent Area Prog: IO Earth & Telescope Road 09 We Love The 90's 15 Goldie Lookin Chain 16 Ferocious Dog 17 Solent Area Prog: Jump 22 March of the Mods: Southampton Soul Club 23 March of the Mods ALL-DAYER 24 lles Bailey 28 Mouse Outfit
The band was signed by leading Italian record label Numero Uno, and their first single “Impressioni di Settembre” was released. AND the rest as they say is “storia antica
30 Record & CD Fair
“Amazing gig, electrifying performance from the whole band!” Songkick
30 Mr Scruff
29 Sex Pistols Experience
VICTORIA C/P Is Plastic Fantastic? Trail MANOR FARM C/P Wellies and Weather half term activities LEPE COUNTRY PARK Half Term Trail HAROLD HILLER GDNS Family Spring I Spy THOMAS TRIPP, B’M Hannah & Friends BIRD IN HAND, F’H Worried Men THE JUNCTION, SOTON Big Al & The Q Tones DOLPHIN, ST DENYS Workshy HEARTBREAKERS Valeras MONDAY 18TH NUFFIELD TH’RE The Shadow Factory BERRY TH’RE, H/E Bohemian Rhapsody
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CHICHESTER FEST’ TH Rough Crossing CHICHESTER MINER’ TH The Life I Lead WEST QUAY, SOTON Festival of Light THE LONDON, SOTON DJ Cherry Liquor & Drag Act Sum Ting Wong HAROLD HILLER GDNS Family Spring I Spy THOMAS TRIPP, B’M Fluke BIRD IN HAND, F’H Blackjack DOLPHIN, ST DENYS The Flying Alexander;s + SATURDAY 16TH MAYFLOWER TH’RE The Full Monty NUFFIELD TH’RE Abigail’s Party / The Shadow Factory BERRY THEATER, H/E Hairspray PLAZA TH’RE, R’SEY One For The Road O2 GUILDHALL, SOTON Kaiser Chiefs THE CONCORDE, E’LEIGH Danny Foster and The Big Soul Corporation THEATRE ROYAL W’CH Sherlock Holmes - The Sign of Four THE JOINERS, SOTON Jimmy B and The Death Rattles THE BROOK, SOTON The Skids THE FIREHOUSE, SOTON Hybrid THE ARTHOUSE, SOTON The Arnie Cottrell Tendency
RAILWAY INN, W’CH Andy Burrows MOTTISFONT ABBEY Half term: Country Capers C/F CENTRAL CLUB All Night Long Disco GRAND-CAFE, SOTON Ruby Dinner Dance ITCHEN VALLEY C/P Keepers of the Valley Trail FERNHAM HALL Faith - The George Michael Legacy BIC, B’MTH Beachhead - B’mth Wargames show NTR, P’MOUTH Frogman / Dear Zoo WEDGEWOOD RMS, P’M The Annual St Valentines Day Massacre KINGS TH’RE, P’M Joe Black’s House of Burlesque GUILDHALL, P’M 2019 Be Your Best Rock Challenge - Heats S’BURY PLAYHOUSE The Mirror Crack’d S’BURY ARTS CENTRE The Rising CHICHESTER FEST’ TH Rough Crossing CHICHESTER MINER’ TH The Life I Lead WEST QUAY, SOTON Festival of Light THE LONDON, SOTON DJ Claire Fuller VICTORIA C/P Is Plastic Fantastic? Trail MANOR FARM C/P Wellies and Weather half term activities LEPE COUNTRY PARK Half Term Trail
HAROLD HILLER GDNS Family Spring I Spy THOMAS TRIPP, B’M QED P’MOUTH FC V Southend Utd - A EASTLEIGH FC V Braintree Town - H AFC TOTTON V Larkhall - H DOLPHIN, ST DENYS Slippery Jack SUNDAY 17TH THE CONCORDE, E’LEIGH Sunday Lunch with Tom Jones and Neil Diamond with Tom Canning Bob Dwyer Bix & Pieces THEATRE ROYAL W’CH Ruby Turner THE JOINERS, SOTON Smash The Stigma - Luke Rainsford 1865, SOTON Revolution Pro Wrestling Presents MOTTISFONT ABBEY Half term: Country Capers ITCHEN VALLEY C/P Keepers of the Valley Trail NTR, P’MOUTH Dear Zoo KINGS TH’RE, P’M Circus of Horrors S’BURY PLAYHOUSE The Mirror Crack’d WEST QUAY, SOTON Festival of LightBLIGHMONT C’TRE, SOTON Southampton Toy Fair THE LONDON, SOTON The Drag with No Name
MOTTISFONT ABBEY Half term: Country Capers / Insect Pest Trail ITCHEN VALLEY C/P Keepers of the Valley Trail WEDGEWOOD RMS, P’M The Joy Formidable S’BURY PLAYHOUSE The Mirror Crack’ / The Pixies’ Scarf WEST QUAY, SOTON Festival of Light VICTORIA C/P Is Plastic Fantastic? Trail MANOR FARM C/P Wellies and Weather half term activities LEPE COUNTRY PARK Half Term Trail HAROLD HILLER GDNS Family Spring I Spy TUESDAY 19TH MAYFLOWER TH’RE Swan Lake NUFFIELD TH’RE The Shadow Factory / Room on The Broom THE CONCORDE, E’LEIGH Quiz & Curry in Aid of Mayor of Eastleigh Charities MOTTISFONT ABBEY Half term: Country Capers/Insect Pest Trail TUDOR HOUSE, SOTON WW2 Crazy Science ITCHEN VALLEY C/P Keepers of the Valley Trail Woodland Activity Day / Elf Faces KINGS TH’RE, P’M Salt S’BURY PLAYHOUSE The Mirror Crack’d / Lily & The Albatross WEST QUAY, SOTON Festival of Light VICTORIA C/P Is Plastic Fantastic? Trail MANOR FARM C/P Wellies and Weather half term activities LEPE COUNTRY PARK Half Term Trail / Bird Aware Day HAROLD HILLER GDNS Family Spring I Spy Family Archaeology Romans P’MOUTH FC V Bristol Rovers - H WEDNESDAY 20TH MAYFLOWER TH’RE Swan Lake NUFFIELD TH’RE The Shadow Factory/Room On The Broom
Afternoon Tea BERRY TH’RE, H/E Mary Poppins Returns HANGER FARM, SOTON Relaxed Movie for Kids: Peter Rabbit THE CONCORDE, E’LEIGH Stephen Holbrook - An Evening of Clairvoyance ENGINE RMS, SOTON Phil Taggarts slacker - The Magic Gang THE JOINERS, SOTON Andy Burrows Bang Band Romeo at Heatrbreakers THE BROOK, SOTON Ariel Posen MOTTISFONT ABBEY Half term: Country Capers Insect Pest Trail ITCHEN VALLEY C/P Keepers of the Valley Trail MOORS VALLEY C/P Torchlight Safari FERNHAM HALL Sherlock Holmes BIC, B’MTH The X Factor Live PAVILION TH’RE Shrek The Musical KINGS TH’RE, P’M Salt GUILDHALL, P’M South Coast Comedian of the Year - Heats Shy Manifesto S’BURY PLAYHOUSE The Mirror Crack’d/Come To Where I’m From S’BURY ARTS CENTRE Guernsey Literary & Potato Peel Pie Society WEST QUAY, SOTON Festival of Light VICTORIA C/P Is Plastic Fantastic? Trail MANOR FARM C/P Wellies and Weather half term activities LEPE COUNTRY PARK Half Term Trail / Family Bush Craft HAROLD HILLER GDNS Family Spring I Spy Outdoor Adventure Holiday Club THOMAS TRIPP, B’M Darren Hodson & The Southern Companion THURSDAY 21ST MAYFLOWER TH’RE Swan Lake NUFFIELD TH’RE The Shadow Factory/Room on The Broom BERRY TH’RE, H/E Out of the Hat! PLAZA TH’RE, R’SEY Forbidden Nights: Circus Just Got Sexy O2 GUILDHALL, SOTON Nils Frahm HANGER FARM, SOTON MOVIES FOR KIDS: Peter Rabbit THE CONCORDE, E’LEIGH NEVER 42 - Level 42 Tribute THEATRE ROYAL W’CH Return to the Forbidden Planet THE JOINERS, SOTON Vein + Higher Power MOTTISFONT ABBEY Half term: Country Capers/Insect Pest Trail ITCHEN VALLEY C/P Keepers of the Valley Trail Junior Forest School FERNHAM HALL Cats / Sherlock Holmes PAVILION TH’RE Shrek The Musical WEDGEWOOD RMS, P’M The Mudlarks KINGS TH’RE, P’M An Evening with Sir Michael Parkinson GUILDHALL, P’M Mavericks ll Launch Night
S’BURY PLAYHOUSE The Mirror Crack’d / I Am a Tree S’BURY ARTS CENTRE Forests / Leviathan WEST QUAY, SOTON Festival of Light THE LONDON, SOTON Karaoke with Cherry Liquor VICTORIA C/P Is Plastic Fantastic? Trail MANOR FARM C/P Wellies and Weather half term activities LEPE COUNTRY PARK Half Term Trail / Nature Detectives HAROLD HILLER GDNS Family Spring I Spy FRIDAY 22ND MAYFLOWER TH’RE Swan Lake NUFFIELD TH’RE Room OnThe Broom Big Mouse Strikes Again The Shadow Factory HANGER FARM, SOTON Bad Cat - Cafe Swing THE CONCORDE, E’LEIGH Naturally 7 THEATRE ROYAL W’CH Return to the Forbidden Planet THE HOBBIT, SOTON Mighty Magic Animals, Bitter Self Exploited, Murderers Row THE JOINERS, SOTON The Estevand + Getrz THE BROOK, SOTON Too Petty THE FIREHOUSE, SOTON Ozzborn 1865, SOTON ‘A Motown & Soul Night’ THE ARTHOUSE, SOTON Moving voices - open mic night MOTTISFONT ABBEY Half term: Country Capers/Insect Pest Trail ITCHEN VALLEY C/P Keepers of the Valley Trail FERNHAM HALL Cats / Sherlock Holmes PAVILION TH’RE Shrek The Musical WEDGEWOOD RMS, P’M Roni Size KINGS TH’RE, P’M Genesis Connected S’BURY PLAYHOUSE The Mirror Crack’d / Kinkens S’BURY ARTS CENTRE Barnstormers WEST QUAY, SOTON Festival of Light THE LONDON, SOTON DJ Lucinda Lashes & Drag Act Miss Penny VICTORIA C/P Is Plastic Fantastic? Trail MANOR FARM C/P Wellies and Weather half term activities LEPE COUNTRY PARK Half Term Trail HAROLD HILLER GDNS Family Spring I Spy / Climb a Tree Pancake Cooking Around the Fire THOMAS TRIPP, B’M Rooster BIRD IN HAND, F’H Nemesis STRAWBERRY FIELDS, LH Big Al & The Q Tones DOLPHIN, ST DENYS Polarity SATURDAY 23RD MAYFLOWER TH’RE Swan Lake NUFFIELD TH’RE Afternoon Tea / The Shadow Factory
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KEV ORKIAN and Friends THURSDAY 7 MARCH 2019 Book online: www.theconcordeclub.com Stoneham Lane BERRY TH’RE, H/E Margo & Mr Whatsit PLAZA TH’RE, R’SEY Gimme Abba - Here We Go Again O2 GUILDHALL, SOTON Peter Andre - 25 Years Tour 2019 THE CONCORDE, E’LEIGH Radio 2 - Sounds of the 60s THEATRE ROYAL W’CH Return to the Forbidden Planet THE JOINERS, SOTON Arcade Hearts THE BROOK, SOTON U2 2 - Achtung Baby Show THE FIREHOUSE, SOTON Unhinged 1865, SOTON The Uplifter / Record & CD Fair RAILWAY INN, W’CH Big Boy Bloater and the Limits MOTTISFONT ABBEY Half term: Country Capers C/F CENTRAL CLUB Somethin’ Else ST JAMES TAV, WINCH Cinnamon Jazz ITCHEN VALLEY C/P Keepers of the Valley Trail FERNHAM HALL Cats / Sherlock Holmes BIC, B’MTH The Wedding Show 2019 PAVILION TH’RE Shrek The Musical NTR, P’MOUTH Ultraviolet - Ellipsis Academy WEDGEWOOD RMS, P’M Beatz Music & Gig Buddies presents KINGS TH’RE, P’M Respect - Aretha Franklin GUILDHALL, P’M ABC Teddy Bear Concerts White Noise Fanatics S’BURY PLAYHOUSE The Mirror Crack’d / Twisted Tales S’BURY ARTS CENTRE Yoruba Sonnets WEST QUAY, SOTON Festival of Light THE LONDON, SOTON DJ Stuart J VICTORIA C/P Is Plastic Fantastic? Trail MANOR FARM C/P Wellies and Weather half term activities LEPE COUNTRY PARK Half Term Trail HAROLD HILLER GDNS Family Spring I Spy THOMAS TRIPP, B’M The Mudeford Crabb P’MOUTH FC V Barnsley - H AFC B’MOUTH V Wolverhampton Wanderers - H EASTLEIGH FC V Salford City - A AFC TOTTON V Yate Town - A DOLPHIN, ST DENYS SO3 Collective
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SUNDAY 24TH NUFFIELD TH’RE Room On The Broom THE CONCORDE, E’LEIGH Jools & The Jazzaholics THEATRE ROYAL W’CH Chinese New Year Extravaganza ENGINE RMS, SOTON Gus Dapperton THE JOINERS, SOTON Area 11 /Advance Base at Heartbreakers 1865, SOTON Red Bazar & Tiger Moth Tales RAILWAY INN, W’CH Talk - Make Your Diversity Count MOTTISFONT ABBEY Half term: Country Capers TUDOR HOUSE, SOTON Tour & Tea GROVE HS SOCIAL CLUB Toast ITCHEN VALLEY C/P Keepers of the Valley Trail FERNHAM HALL Royal Marines HMS Collingwood Band Sherlock Holmes BIC, B’MTH The Wedding Show 2019 PAVILION TH’RE BSO - Natural Beauty NTR, P’MOUTH An Audience with Nigel Farage GUILDHALL, P’M BBC Big Band S’BURY PLAYHOUSE The Mirror Crack’d WEST QUAY, SOTON Festival of Light THE LONDON, SOTON Drag Act Martha D’Arthur VICTORIA C/P Is Plastic Fantastic? Trail MANOR FARM C/P Wellies and Weather half term activities LEPE COUNTRY PARK Half Term Trail HAROLD HILLER GDNS Family Spring I Spy THOMAS TRIPP, B’M LED Free SAINTS FC V Arsenal - A BIRD IN HAND, F’H China Lake THE ICE HOUSE Big Al & The Q Tones DOLPHIN, ST DENYS Retread MONDAY 25TH NUFFIELD TH’RE The Shadow Factory THE JOINERS, SOTON Youth of the Apocalypse 1865, SOTON Open Ukulele Jam Night S’BURY PLAYHOUSE The Mirror Crack’d TUESDAY 26TH MAYFLOWER TH’RE Macbeth
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NUFFIELD TH’RE The Shadow Factory THE JOINERS, SOTON Fatherson PAVILION TH’RE Blood Brothers S’BURY PLAYHOUSE The Mirror Crack’d S’BURY ARTS CENTRE FE Radio Play: Say That Again HAROLD HILLER GDNS Family Spring I Spy P’MOUTH FC V Bury - A WEDNESDAY 27TH MAYFLOWER TH’RE Macbeth NUFFIELD TH’RE Afternoon Tea / The Shadow Factory THE CONCORDE, E’LEIGH Adrian Cos presents ‘Profoundly Blue’ THE JOINERS, SOTON The VirginMarys 1865, SOTON Stone Broken RAILWAY INN, W’CH Kacy & Clayton BIC, B’MTH Professor Brian Cox Live! PAVILION TH’RE Blood Brothers NTR, P’MOUTH Peril at Sea S’BURY PLAYHOUSE The Mirror Crack’d / She’s a Good Boy S’BURY ARTS CENTRE Film: The Secret Spitfires / The Levelling HAROLD HILLER GDNS Family Spring I Spy THOMAS TRIPP, B’M Hugh & Andy SAINTS FC V Fulham - H AFC B’MOUTH V Arsenal - A THURSDAY 28TH MAYFLOWER TH’RE Macbeth NUFFIELD TH’RE The Shadow Factory HANGER FARM, SOTON James Phelan - Trickster THEATRE ROYAL W’CH Rita, Sue and Bob Too THE LOFT, SOTON Psychedelic Porn Crumpets PAVILION TH’RE Blood Brothers NTR, P’MOUTH Peril at Sea / Cinderella GUILDHALL, P’M BSO: Superhuman Strauss Future Folk S’BURY PLAYHOUSE The Mirror Crack’d / Dirty Words S’BURY ARTS CENTRE The Hip Yak Poetry Shack THE LONDON, SOTON Karakoe with Cherry Liquor
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MARCH 2019 FRIDAY 1ST MAYFLOWER TH’RE Macbeth NUFFIELD TH’RE The Shadow Factory O2 GUILDHALL, SOTON Jason Manford THE CONCORDE, E’LEIGH Keith Lemon Live Tribute Show including Celebrity Juice THEATRE ROYAL W’CH Rita, Sue and Bob Too THE JOINERS, SOTON Blood Youth THE BROOK, SOTON Legend 1865, SOTON Prog Music Awards International Band of the Year THE LOFT, SOTON Funny Bizznez Comedy Show THE ARTHOUSE, SOTON Poetry: Words The Turtle Taught Me RAILWAY INN, W’CH Bridges ROMSEY ABBEY Romsey Town Mayor’s Charity Concert WHITE HORSE, NETLEY M’SH Toast FERNHAM HALL The Jersey Beats PAVILION TH’RE Blood Brothers NTR, P’MOUTH Cinderella / Time and Tide Octopuses and Other Sea Creatures WEDGEWOOD RMS, P’M Comedy Club GUILDHALL, P’M Milton Jones & Friends - Comedy Fest S’BURY PLAYHOUSE The Mirror Crack’d / To The Lighthouse S’BURY ARTS CENTRE Music: An Evening of the South West’s Best Music Talent TURNER SIMS, SOTON Bowie, Berlin & Beyond THE LONDON, SOTON DJ Neil Sackley and Drag Act Miss Jason HAROLD HILLER GDNS Family Spring I Spy THOMAS TRIPP, B’M Something Blue BIRD IN HAND, F’H Morning Wood DOLPHIN, ST DENYS The Business SATURDAY 2ND MAYFLOWER TH’RE Macbeth NUFFIELD TH’RE Snow White, Rose Red, Bear Brown The Shadow Factory / Afternoon Tea O2 GUILDHALL, SOTON Faith - The George Michael Legacy
w w w. t h e c o n c o r d e c l u b . c o m HANGER FARM, SOTON Afterglow THE CONCORDE, E’LEIGH Gaelforce Dance / Edele as Adele THEATRE ROYAL W’CH Rita, Sue and Bob Too THE JOINERS, SOTON Art Brut THE BROOK, SOTON Wall of Floyd THE FIREHOUSE, SOTON Karybdis
1865, SOTON Skinny Lister THE ARTHOUSE, SOTON Jason Buck RAILWAY INN, W’CH SK Shlomo C/F CENTRAL CLUB Changes FERNHAM HALL Showtime PAVILION TH’RE Blood Brothers NTR, P’MOUTH Cinderella / Time and Tide WEDGEWOOD RMS, P’M SKA & Soul Night GUILDHALL, P’M Best of the Fringe & Legends - Comedy Fest S’BURY PLAYHOUSE The Mirror Crack’d / Noise S’BURY ARTS CENTRE Exposure / Opera: La Fille Du Regiment THE LONDON, SOTON DJ Neil Sackley HAROLD HILLER GDNS Family Spring I Spy THOMAS TRIPP, B’M Audio Allstars SAINTS FC V Manchester Utd - A P’MOUTH FC V Bradford City - H AFC B’MOUTH V Manchester City - H EASTLEIGH FC V FC Halifax Town - H AFC TOTTON V Cinderford - H DOLPHIN, ST DENYS The Locksmiths SUNDAY 3RD DOLPHIN ST DENYS Lou Stonehill & Martin Perry MAYFLOWER TH’RE Vampires Rock NUFFIELD TH’RE Road To The Deep South Snow White, Rose Red, Bear Brown THE CONCORDE, E’LEIGH Savannah Jazz Band THEATRE ROYAL W’CH Twirlywoos Live! 1865, SOTON 10 Earth / Telescope Road THREE TUNS, ROMSEY Cinnamon Jazz
PAVILION TH’RE Trust Fast Health with Dr Michael Mosley NTR, P’MOUTH Just Us - Monsoon Dance GUILDHALL, P’M PMN Wedding Fayres S’BURY PLAYHOUSE The Mirror Crack’d THE LONDON, SOTON Drag Act Mrs Moore HAROLD HILLER GDNS Family Spring I Spy BIRD IN HAND, F’H Lewis Creaven Band MONDAY 4TH MAYFLOWER TH’RE An Evening with the Hairy Bikers NUFFIELD TH’RE Rain Man THEATRE ROYAL W’CH Twirlywoos Live! PAVILION TH’RE Peter Andre S’BURY PLAYHOUSE The Mirror Crack’d HAROLD HILLER GDNS Family Spring I Spy TUESDAY 5TH MAYFLOWER TH’RE A Beautiful Noise NUFFIELD TH’RE Rain Man THEATRE ROYAL W’CH Bouncers BIC, B’MTH Bryan Adams PAVILION TH’RE The Circus of Horrors KINGS TH’RE, P’M Portsmouth Players - Grease S’BURY PLAYHOUSE The Mirror Crack’d HAROLD HILLER GDNS Family Spring I Spy WEDNESDAY 6TH MAYFLOWER TH’RE The Worst Witch NUFFIELD TH’RE Rain Man THE CONCORDE, E’LEIGH Swing Unllimited Big Band THEATRE ROYAL W’CH Bouncers FERNHAM HALL The Searchers PAVILION TH’RE 10cc KINGS TH’RE, P’M Portsmouth Players - Grease Jason Manford S’BURY PLAYHOUSE The Mirror Crack’d S’BURY ARTS CENTRE Film: Murder She Said (1961) NT Live: I’m Not Running HAROLD HILLER GDNS Family Spring I Spy THOMAS TRIPP, B’M The Transitions
NTR, P’MOUTH Romeo & Juliet WEDGEWOOD RMS, P’M The White Lakes GUILDHALL, P’M South Coast Comedian of the Year - Heats S’BURY PLAYHOUSE BalletBoyz S’BURY ARTS CENTRE Film: On Chesil Beach Kendal Mountain Festival Uk Tour HAROLD HILLER GDNS Family Spring I Spy THOMAS TRIPP, B’M Krista Green THURSDAY 14TH
THURSDAY 7TH MAYFLOWER TH’RE The Worst Witch NUFFIELD TH’RE Rain Man BERRY TH’RE, H/E Hancock’s Half Hour THE CONCORDE, E’LEIGH An Evening with Kev Orkian and Friends THEATRE ROYAL W’CH Bouncers RAILWAY INN, W’CH John Adams THE SOCIAL, SOTON Mike Brown GRAND-CAFE, SOTON Only Fools The (Cushty) Dining Experience MOORS VALLEY C/P Start Stargazing PAVILION TH’RE Organ Shows NTR, P’MOUTH In The Willows KINGS TH’RE, P’M Portsmouth Players - Grease GUILDHALL, P’M Police Cops in Space - Comedy Fest S’BURY PLAYHOUSE The Mirror Crack’d THE LONDON, SOTON Karaoke with Cherry Liquor HAROLD HILLER GDNS Family Spring I Spy FRIDAY 8TH MAYFLOWER TH’RE The Worst Witch NUFFIELD TH’RE Rain Man HANGER FARM, SOTON Liam White’s Hanger Farm Tribute Show THEATRE ROYAL W’CH Room On The Broom Spring Comedy Gala 2019 ENGINE RMS, SOTON Kristin Hersh THE BROOK, SOTON Big Sandy & His Fly-Rite Boys THE FIREHOUSE, SOTON Drunk Education 1865, SOTON Strobe THE ARTHOUSE, SOTON In Their Own Words - Celebrating
International Women’s Day Disco’s Revenge Party PAVILION TH’RE Laugh Out Loud Comedy Club Shakin’ Stevens NTR, P’MOUTH In The Willows KINGS TH’RE, P’M Portsmouth Players - Grease GUILDHALL, P’M UK’s Hottest New Acts - Comedy Fest S’BURY PLAYHOUSE The Mirror Crack’d S’BURY ARTS CENTRE Amnesty Screening: The Breadwinner TURNER SIMS, SOTON Olivia Chaney THE LONDON, SOTON DJ Lucinda Lashes & Drag Act Sally Vate HAROLD HILLER GDNS Family Spring I Spy BIRD IN HAND, F’H Parallel Lines DOLPHIN, ST DENYS Eight Foot Yeti SATURDAY 9TH MAYFLOWER TH’RE The Worst Witch NUFFIELD TH’RE Rain Man / If All The World Were Paper BERRY TH’RE, H/E Spider-Man: Info the Spider-Verse HANGER FARM, SOTON Judy Cook: Well Met: Songs of the Sea THE CONCORDE, E’LEIGH Rob Lamberti as George MIchael THEATRE ROYAL W’CH Room On The Broom / Chris Packham ENGINE RMS, SOTON Wilko Johnson with guest Glenn Tilbrook THE BROOK, SOTON Rufus Stone 1865 We Love the 90’s THE LOFT, SOTON The Cuban Brothers THE ARTHOUSE, SOTON Spitdust Album Launch RAILWAY INN, W’CH Makes Some Noise for Special Impact C/F CENTRAL CLUB Jaxstax
PAVILION TH’RE Get On The Floor! NTR, P’MOUTH In The Willows KINGS TH’RE, P’M Portsmouth Players - Grease S’BURY PLAYHOUSE The Mirror Crack’d THE LONDON, SOTON DJ Lucinda Lashes HAROLD HILLER GDNS Family Spring I Spy THOMAS TRIPP, B’M Helen Hardy Band SAINTS FC V Tottenham Hotspur - H P’MOUTH FC V Charlton Athletic - A AFC B’MOUTH V Hudderfield Town - A EASTLEIGH FC V Chesterfield - A AFC TOTTON V Slimbridge - A DOLPHIN, ST DENYS SO3 Colletive SUNDAY 10TH MAYFLOWER TH’RE The Worst Witch NUFFIELD TH’RE I’m Not Running/If All The World Were Paper THE CONCORDE, E’LEIGH John Maddocks Jazzmen THEATRE ROYAL W’CH Room On The Broom / Ed Gamble THE JOINERS, SOTON Wonk Unit PAVILION TH’RE BSO Best of British WEDGEWOOD RMS, P’M Stephen Bailey: Our Kid HAROLD HILLER GDNS Family Spring I Spy THOMAS TRIPP, B’M The Zephyrs BIRD IN HAND, F’H Dustbowl DOLPHIN, ST DENYS Catballou MONDAY 11TH HANGER FARM, SOTON Movie Monday: The Children Act
THEATRE ROYAL W’CH Climate 4 Change 1865, SOTON Open Ukulele Jam KINGS TH’RE, P’M Giovanni Pernice: Dance is Life! HAROLD HILLER GDNS Family Spring I Spy TUESDAY 12TH MAYFLOWER TH’RE The Band NUFFIELD TH’RE Blak Whyte Gray PLAZA TH’RE, R’SEY Goodnight Mr Tom THE CONCORDE, E’LEIGH Live Jazz with Shirley Morgan, Paul Francis and John Hibberd THEATRE ROYAL W’CH Stand Up and Be Graded NTR, P’MOUTH Romeo & Juliet GUILDHALL, P’M Brit Floyd S’BURY PLAYHOUSE BalletBoyz HAROLD HILLER GDNS Family Spring I Spy THOMAS TRIPP, B’M RNLI Charity Quiz Night P’MOUTH FC V Walsall - A EASTLEIGH FC V Maidstone Utd - H WEDNESDAY 13TH MAYFLOWER TH’RE The Band NUFFIELD TH’RE Blak Whyte Gray PLAZA TH’RE, R’SEY Goodnight Mr Tom THE CONCORDE, E’LEIGH The Dime Notes THEATRE ROYAL W’CH Medusa THE JOINERS, SOTON Low Island FERNHAM HALL Jethro BIC, B’MTH Blue Planet ll
MAYFLOWER TH’RE The Band PLAZA TH’RE, R’SEY Goodnight Mr Tom O2 GUILDHALL, SOTON James HANGER FARM, SOTON Miranda Sykes THE CONCORDE, E’LEIGH Barton Peveril Jazz & Soul Evening THEATRE ROYAL W’CH My Mother said I Never Should PAVILION TH’RE Organ Shows PAVILION TH’RE Mediums Craig & Jane: Spirit Calling NTR, P’MOUTH Romeo & Juliet KINGS TH’RE, P’M Sweet Caroline - A Tribute to Neil Diamond S’BURY PLAYHOUSE Miles Jupp In The Life I Lead / Good Dog THE LONDON, SOTON Karaoke with Cherry Liquor HAROLD HILLER GDNS Family Spring I Spy FRIDAY 15TH
SO:MUSIC FESTIVAL Across Southampton until 24th March (See feature) MAYFLOWER TH’RE The Band NUFFIELD TH’RE In My Life PLAZA TH’RE, R’SEY Goodnight Mr Tom HANGER FARM, SOTON Evening Performance of Mediumship with Nikki Kitt THE CONCORDE, E’LEIGH Joe Mcelderry THEATRE ROYAL W’CH My Mother said I Never Should ENGINE RMS, SOTON Giants of Rock Tour THE BROOK, SOTON Mamma Mia! Sing-A-Long & Shush Silent Disco THE FIREHOUSE, SOTON Viper Fest 2018 1865, SOTON Goldie Lookin Chain RAILWAY INN, W’CH The Ramonas GRAND-CAFE, SOTON St Patrick’s Day & The Cheltenham Race Day FERNHAM HALL Greatest Hits of Motown PAVILION TH’RE Foil, Arms and Hog: Craicling NTR, P’MOUTH Romeo & Juliet
WEDGEWOOD RMS, P’M Comedy Club KINGS TH’RE, P’M That’ll Be The Day GUILDHALL, P’M Laugh Out Loud Comedy Club BSO: Williams v Zimmer S’BURY PLAYHOUSE Miles Jupp In The Life I Lead/Good Dog S’BURY ARTS CENTRE Best of BE Festival THE LONDON, SOTON DJ Neil Sackley & Drag Act Sandra HAROLD HILLER GDNS Family Spring I Spy THOMAS TRIPP, B’M The Stereo Kings BIRD IN HAND, F’H Lycanda BUGLE, BOTLEY Chicago 9 DOLPHIN, ST DENYS Overdrive SATURDAY 16TH SO:MUSIC FESTIVAL Across Southampton until 24th March MAYFLOWER TH’RE The Band NUFFIELD TH’RE 3 Little Pig Tails/The Showing Off Must Go On BERRY TH’RE, H/E Studio Unique Through The Ages PLAZA TH’RE, R’SEY Goodnight Mr Tom HANGER FARM, SOTON Per Piacere Chamber of Orchestra Tribute to Elvis by Alvin THEATRE ROYAL W’CH My Mother said I Never Should THE JOINERS, SOTON Plastic Mermaids THE BROOK, SOTON The Doors Alive THE FIREHOUSE, SOTON Viper Fest 2019 1865, SOTON Ferocious Dog RAILWAY INN, W’CH Funke and the Two Tone Baby C/F CENTRAL CLUB Revive ROBIN HOOD, SHOLING Overdrive LAKESIDE RAILWAY, E’GH Spring Diesel Gala BIC, B’MTH Film & Comic Con 2019 PYRAMIDS, P’M Deaf Havana NTR, P’MOUTH Romeo & Juliet WEDGEWOOD RMS, P’M The Total Stone Roses KINGS TH’RE, P’M Stars of Les Miserables GUILDHALL, P’M ABC Teddy Bear Concerts MMA: Sock N Awe 29 & UFC London Screening S’BURY PLAYHOUSE Miles Jupp In The Life I Lead Good Dog S’BURY ARTS CENTRE Mirror Mirror / Nick Harper: 58 Fordwych Road THE LONDON, SOTON DJ Claire Fuller HAROLD HILLER GDNS Family Spring I Spy THOMAS TRIPP, B’M The Albi SAINTS FC V Watford - A P’MOUTH FC V Scunthorpe Utd - H
JOE MCELDERRY FRIDAY 15 MARCH 2019 Book online: www.theconcordeclub.com Stoneham Lane AFC B’MOUTH V Newcastle Utd - H EASTLEIGH FC V Barrow AFC - H AFC TOTTON V Bristol Manor - A DOLPHIN, ST DENYS The Roughcats SUNDAY 17TH SO:MUSIC FESTIVAL Across Southampton until 24th March NUFFIELD TH’RE 3 Little Pig Tails The Tragedy Of King Richard The Second Skittish Warrior HANGER FARM, SOTON A St Patrick’s Day Celebration with ‘The Flying Toads’ THE CONCORDE, E’LEIGH Gambit Jazzmen
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THEATRE ROYAL W’CH The Circus of Horrors 1865, SOTON Jump & Special Guests BIC, B’MTH Film & Comic Con PAVILION TH’RE Superslam Wrestling Endless Love - The Most Popular Love Songs KINGS TH’RE, P’M Sinatra, Sequins & Swing GUILDHALL, P’M Ready, Steady, Lift-Off! THE LONDON, SOTON Drag Act Miss Penny HAROLD HILLER GDNS Family Spring I Spy THOMAS TRIPP, B’M Sixteen String Jack BIRD IN HAND, F’H Glas
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MONDAY 18TH SO:MUSIC FESTIVAL Across Southampton until 24th March THE JOINERS, SOTON Self Esteem HAROLD HILLER GDNS Family Spring I Spy TUESDAY 19TH SO:MUSIC FESTIVAL Across Southampton until 24th March MAYFLOWER TH’RE Jersey Boys NUFFIELD TH’RE Princess & The Hustler PLAZA TH’RE, R’SEY Grease THE CONCORDE, E’LEIGH Stephen Simmonds THEATRE ROYAL W’CH The Verdict
RAILWAY INN, W’CH The Chris Arnold Experience - Comedy FERNHAM HALL Wow - That’s What we Call Musicals PAVILION TH’RE Pavilion at 90-Anniversary Film - 42nd Street S’BURY PLAYHOUSE Much Ado About Nothing HAROLD HILLER GDNS Family Spring I Spy WEDNESDAY 20TH SO:MUSIC FESTIVAL Across Southampton until 24th March MAYFLOWER TH’RE Jersey Boys NUFFIELD TH’RE Princess & The Hustler/The Cat In The Hat PLAZA TH’RE, R’SEY Grease THE CONCORDE, E’LEIGH Legacy - Martin Taylor and ULF Wakenius
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THURSDAY 21ST SO:MUSIC FESTIVAL Across Southampton until 24th March MAYFLOWER TH’RE Jersey Boys NUFFIELD TH’RE The Cat In The Hat PLAZA TH’RE, R’SEY Grease THE CONCORDE, E’LEIGH An evening with John Illsley about the life of Dire Straits THEATRE ROYAL W’CH The Verdict THE JOINERS, SOTON Holding Absence + Capsize FERNHAM HALL Wow - That’s What we Call Musicals PAVILION TH’RE Rick Steinman’s Vampires Rock PYRAMIDS, P’M Joanne Shaw Taylor
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THE CONCORDE, E’LEIGH Edwin Starr’s Band The Team THEATRE ROYAL W’CH Young Theatre Royal Easter Showcase ENGINE RMS, SOTON Resurrection + Oas-is THE JOINERS, SOTON Stand Atlantic + Shaded THE BROOK, SOTON Bon Giovi 1865, SOTON Blaze Bayley ROBIN HOOD, SHOLING The Spoils MARWELL ZOO Brickosaurs! FERNHAM HALL Laughter Live! Comedy Club PAVILION TH’RE Collabro WEDGEWOOD RMS, P’M Southsea Beerex GUILDHALL, P’M Fastlove S’BURY ARTS CENTRE Yorke Dance Project S’BURY PLAYHOUSE Handbagged / Comedy Club 4 Kids THOMAS TRIPP, B’M Groovemeists SAINTS FC V Liverpool - H P’MOUTH FC V Wycombe Wanderers - A AFC B’MOUTH V Burnlely - H EASTLEIGH FC V AFC Fylde - A AFC TOTTON V Cirencester - H
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Good news readers, the Milburys don’t appear to be the worst cricket team on the planet! Having watched England’s efforts in the first two Tests in the Caribbean, I reckon we could have lost equally as badly. The England batsman’s inability to protect their stumps is something I’ve not seen since Milburys middle order last season ... (or the ones before to be fair). We would have had just as much fun though, in the Rum bars of Barbados as it seems the professionals of England have had! Speaking of drinking it would appear that we all did our share of that over Christmas, meaning none of us were looking forward to our
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There is no doubting the commitment of the usual Milburys stalwarts. BA still making it to nets, even though he’d been a complete dick and left the keys in his car and got it nicked! winter nets starting the first week in January. Our Prayers were answered when the Rose Bowl cancelled our first session because of staffing issues. Pussummably they couldn’t find anyone that wanted to watch us piss about and struggle to look like cricketers for an hour. Luckily also for the Southampton Arms, they got an extra hours drinking out of us. Numbers are down at nets, and as a result the youth section has been drafted in. As if we didn’t know we were bad enough, we are now getting our confidence shot to pieces getting bowled by Jim ‘lovely 4’ Skinns son and Allys nipper. As skipper they are already the first names on team sheet. Well they have to be, we can’t even get 11 bodies together for an hours practice and a couple of pints. I’m sure numbers will rise as the weather gets better. Yours truly only just having made his nets debut this week so I’m can’t moan too much. Well it has been bl**dy freezing and none of my cricket stuff fits me after an extra indulgent December, November oh and January! We might even get an appearance from the editor when he stops pissing about with his new software. There is no doubting the commitment of the usual Milburys stalwarts. BA still making it, even though he’d been a complete dick and left the keys in his car and got it nicked. Sadly the thieves taking his prized Jacket, the one he uses when he is doing celebrity appearances as Jethro. Dunc still an ever-present, finding time to make nets appearances in between his constant bleating on about Brexit. I think he’s going to have to take on an assistant to update his Facebook whilst he’s playing cricket this summer. Let’s just hope that if we have a vote for a new captain he’s on the winning side, or he’ll moan about the result for the next 18 months! Geoffers is settling into full retirement and scraping by on the last of the Milburys coffers. Poor Faz has gone through the trouble of having some part of his insides taken out to
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Visit andradio.co.uk now for your FREE Apps! and for the next 24 hours all thoughts are on the transfer window. With our club left in such a dismal position when Ralph took over, one may have expected the him to significantly bolster his squad in January. However, he has explained, he simply has not needed to. "The team have shown that they have more potential in them than people thought," he told the press. "We didn't have to immediately bring new players in. The more important thing in this transfer period is to give players away, to have a committed group that is not too big. If it is too big, I cannot give every player the feeling that he is important for me. That is what I want to do.” This has seen players either sold or go out on loan with a view to sell. It’s a big clear out and risky when we still sit on the relegation zone. But in Ralph we must trust. It does look like Ralph is returning to the philoposhy we had in the Pochettino years, where the right mindset and the right attitude are as important as footballing skills. There has also been much talk of his “rules”. Those rules include keeping the dressing room tidy - something that Hasenhuttl himself checks every day - and if rules are broken, they must complete a fine, which can include creating training sessions for youth players or working in the saints shop. He expanded on this in interviews as follows, "If you want to be a part of a team I manage, it is important to put your ego to one side," he added. "To work for the team and for the success of the team. That is more important than one ego. It was important that we put a few rules together, if you stay here in this building and spend the whole time here, it is important to have good discipline on and off the pitch. We show a player every good thing he does for the team, but if he makes a bad thing for the
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The adventure continues ... Well 2019 is well and truly underway way and already it’s provided some interesting opportunities and some very exciting doors have opened. As I sit here writing this, I’m just sorting out an outfit to attend the BAFTA’s. Never in my wildest dreams did I imagine little old me from Southampton would be off to the biggest awards night in film this country hosts. I would love to tell you all about it but Martin and his deadlines means you will have to wait for the gossip. If you can’t wait you can always check out my instagram below. This year is certainly providing challenges, but a positive one's at that. First up I’m back on the stage in March after a 8 year break. My last musical was back in 2011 with Southampton Musical Society, playing Roddy O’Neil in Boogie Nights, before a one night show in the West End in 2012. It was something I stepped back from to focus on the presenting career but the time now feels right to get one foot back into the world of entertainment and musical theatre. So 5 - 9 March I’m treading the boards again, this time in Grease at the King’s Theatre, Portsmouth. I’m part of a hugely talented cast and lucky enough to be playing Kenickie. Rehearsals are going well. I wanted to see if I still had it in the locker and so far the signs are good. If you fancy coming along tickets are on sale now via the King’s Theatre Southsea Box Office www.kingsportsmouth.co.uk 2019 is also the year my Desire Dream Vision finally come to fruition. I have been working on the philosophy and concept for several year’s now and the first part, the book, is released on the 26th March. (On Pre Order from the 26th Feb via Amazon). I can’t wait to finally share it with you all. (Nor can we! Or have got to buy a copy to give Russel for review? Ed) I am a big believer that anyone can achieve their goals in life no matter how big or small (Not sure Shane Long would agree with you. Ed) and DDV is all about inspiring people to go for it and not to let themselves confine those dream to their imagination. We have printed 500 limited first editions so if you want to get you hands on the first copies make sure you sign up for the pre order in February (Ah… now I get it. You want me to come to a signing session. Sneaky. Ed). This is just the first step for DDV, later in the year after the book release we will be hosting our first DDV Live event. The event will have some fantastic key note speakers and will be something that will really make a difference to everyone who attends. If you want to find out more you can visit DesireDreamVision.com With all this excitement the world of football is still spinning in my life and its been a busy month or so after a hectic Christmas period. Despite some disappointing results of late I really do believe we are on the right footing at St Marys and our beloved Saints will be once again back higher up the table instead of flirting with relegation. Its also great to see Eastleigh doing well in the Conference and if you haven’t been down to the Silverlake for a game I would very much recommend it. I have been lucky enough to take in a lot of non League recently and I would also like to wish Sholing all the best for their rest of their campaign in the FA Vase. Well here’s to a busy few months ... till next time ...
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Welcome Ralph Hasenhuttl Mr Tein Six years after signing the talented Mauricio Pochettino, Saints finally and almost literally pull a managerial rabbit out of the hat by signing Austrian manager Ralph Hasenhuttl. Although six years back most fans were disappointed to see the parting of the ways with Nigel Adkins I think there was a sigh of relief this time around when Hughes was finally sacked. And what a breath of fresh air Ralph has been sweeping though the club with his new broom, turning over stones and refusing to let sleeping dogs lie. Not since Koeman have I truly liked a Saints manager but Ralph makes me smile. Before we knew anything about him we found out his name meant rabbit hutch. Ralph makes me laugh. His passion on the touchlines, forgetting to shake the opposing managers hand those little memes on twitter of him pressing the badge all fill me with joy. Ralph makes me ecstatic. That glorious home win against arsenal, fans punching the air and staying on after the final whistle singing and celebrating like we had won the FA Cup. Finally a manager to unite the fans and the club - hopefully! It does seem that finally, the club have woken up to the fact that we need a manager who has a real footballing philosophy, that can translate to the premier league and which the players and fans can identify with. With Pelegrino and Hughes players and fans alike seemed to struggle with quite was meant to be happening on the pitch and
what was actually happening was increasingly depressing and hard to watch. Now if Ralph can keep up the initial on and off pitch momentum he has created it is time for the club to provide some stability, at the very least in terms of managers. Between 1955 and 1991, a period of 36 years, Saints appointed only 3 managers, Ted Bates, Lawrie McMenemey and Chris Nichol. In the following 27 seasons we have appointed 23 first team managers (excluding 6 or 7 caretaker managers) not many of whom are still necessarily held in high esteem and some who did more harm than good. Here is the list:
Saints managers since Nichol.
Who are your favourites? Branfoot Ball Merrington Souness Jones Hoddle Gray Strachan Sturrock Wigley Redknapp Burley Pearson
Poortvliet Wotte Pardew Adkins Pochettino Koeman Puel Pellegrino Hughes Hasenhuttl
At time of writing, Ralph has won 4 games out of ten compared with three wins in 22 top-flight games for Mark Hughes when he was as dismissed in December. Tonight, snow allowing, we are set to Play Crystal Palace
team, he will also hear about that, in front of the other players. It doesn't matter who the player is, if it's the captain or someone else, it's not about how big he is for the team, every one player has to learn. The dressing room has to be clean. I put a picture on the wall. I take a picture because I am the mainly the last guy leaving this building in the evening so if I go through the dressing room and find some boots in the way - yeah.” I have to admit that so seamless was our improvement under the four coaches from Pardew to Koeman that I started to believe the coach was not so important. The club structure and recruitment was so good that any half decent coach would adopt the Southampton way and the journey would continue unabated. At least that is what I thought but the next 3 managers not only sabotaged our journey but the subsequent arrival of Mr Hasenhuttl has shown the coach makes a massive difference and is vital. It is quite clear too that he has an eye for a player. He quickly dispensed with Hoedt, where others had regularly picked him and brought Bardenek in from the cold and who is proving to be our best centre half. It is also exciting to see that Redmond, who stagnated for so long finally under previous managers is turning into the player that Pep Guardiola thought he should be. Remember that touching coaching after our game in Manchester? I’ve read that Hasenhuttl is a keen piano player and is awaiting the delivery of his own piano from Germany. Maybe its time for a Shane Long and Hasenhuttl performance of When the Saints to appear on you tube! And just maybe for the first time in 3 years, we do March on...