The AND Guide August/September 2019 #34

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Hello AND Land … M27’s nearly done! But don’t be fooled ... they’re still giving out those average speed check fines! Smart motorway? I can’t see it?

So much has happened since we last chatted, I don’t really know where to start?

So I’ll begin by wishing you all an absolutely fab day. I’m not having one myself to be honest, as it’s 3am in the morning and my dear old printer has been waiting for this page since Sir Bevois thought about buying bigger shoes for his mate Ascupart. (Don’t know the legend? Check out page12.

There are some people there that can tell you just about everything about historic Southampton).

charity matches. Many of us have been friends a long time and being of an age that remembers the real characters in football; characters that played in mud, with their socks rolled down and a fag in their hand, I jumped at the chance. Did you know they still played matches? Well they do and they’re great fun. More importantly they raise thousands of pounds every year for local good causes, so I literally jumped at the chance. You can read all about it in the centre of the paper.

AND RADIO is also doing really well. Much to many people’s surprise it has to be said. Oh ye of little faith!

So well that I am now moving it on to Stage 2. Shows and sponsors. Yep, Other than my deadline traumas after trialling it so hard trying to break though, life is pretty exciting. it, I have finally concluded that it’s actually rock solid stable and time to In particular, this issue sees the ramp up the anti with some specialist start of what I hope will be an ongoing partnership with my sporting shows, funded by sponsors. Not adheros. The Saints. Or more correctly verts. Can’t stand them. Just sponsors for the individual shows. Leading the The Ex-Saints. Maturing footballers and ageing musicians often migrate to way are my good friends CASIO - Hybrid Digital Pianos and Keyboards who the same places as they er... mature.

Which is how I was asked about carry- have just become the station’s main ing a page each issue to promote their sponsor. How cool is that!

MEET THE PEAS DID YOU FIND THEM HIDING IN THE LAST ISSUE? REALLY? IT’S MEANT TO BE FOR KIDS. BETTER LUCK THIS ISSUE THEN! CAN YOU FIND ANNIE? SHE’S IN EVERY ISSUE OF COURSE!

My other sponsors and just as lovely, are on the right with the show schedule. Not listened in yet?

Trust me, if you like music you will love it. My favourite quote so far is by a young drummer friend of mine in a popular London band “I was really surprised how good it was, it actually sounds professional!”. Offended? Nah ... I’ve had that before.

Amused? Very. If you’re curious though just download the free App from Google Play or Apple’s App Store and check it out. Eclectic?

You bet. But just the good stuff!

Talking of music, it’s nearly time for my favourite local festival, the totally unique, inclusive and free MUSIC IN THE CITY. Now in it’s 11th year, it involves a day of all kinds of artists, singers, bands and musicians, performing at over 30 venues across the city. Each venue has musicians throughout the day, so you just pick who you want to see and work out a timetable to walk to see them. Last year there were 30,000 visits recorded! 30,000! AND it’s all free! The musicians all play for free, the venues put it on for free and you enjoy for free.

What’s not to like?

All the information wasn’t available at time of press so checkout the website for a full list of bands and venues up to the date which is 28th September. I’ll be playing as usual with my insanely gifted mates (yes those words are interchangeable) Lou and Tony as part of our band PS Perrystone Hill. Rumour has it we are once again on the main stage outside West Quay.

There’s more info and even a little pic’ of us with our beloved Ex Mayor Linda Norris the festival organiser who sadly retired last year on page 22.

Anyway, that’s it from me for another couple of months, although if you do see me loitering with my laptop somewhere or at a gig. Come and say “hello”. AND if you don’t see me, say “hello” to someone else. It’s good to talk to people. Ask Boris. Is he the right man? I’m not sure. Is he the right man for the job? I’m absolutely sure. As my Grandad once said “You can’t face a bear down with a chicken. You need a wolf.” Okay so my Grandad never did say that but I thought I’d give it a bit of sage dressing. Perhaps I should just have the old Dolly Parton saying “If you see someone without a smile... give them yours!” and left it at that?

Thanks again for supporting the paper.

It’s put together with love and affection by: Paul Ridge, Louise Beach Steel, Barry Upton, Matt Black, Russell Cook, Martin Boorman, Stuart Davis, Tony Wright, Jezz Phipp, Cliff Bryant, Tony Long, Keith Curtis, Mike Yarney, Rob Worley, my much missed spiritual advisors Ken Bundy, Annie Philpott and Steve Ellis and my long suffering wife Tracey. Contributions from Jasmine Hodge, Richard Harper, Liz Rickard, WWF and Greenpeace. I’d also like to thank my delivery army of Loraine and everyone at The Frog & Frigate, PS super fan Maureen, Julie Ellis and Phil Belcher. My chiropracter sends her regards.

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Launched in 2012, Southampton Ambassadors is my project to encourage the city’s elite, big and small, to join together for mutual benefit and the good of the Southampton area. AND its working!

WELCOME TO THE FIRST OF A NEW SERIES HIGHLIGHTING LOCAL BUSINESSES I RECOMMEND. These days, with so many competing for your hard-earned cash … and all claiming to be the best thing since Donald Trump discovered toupees, it’s hard to know who to trust and where to go? So, The AND Guide will be bringing you this regular guide to make it easier. These are companies and people we know, we trust and we use.

It doesn’t mean we don’t trust our other advertisers, quite the opposite.

Hand on heart there isn’t an advertiser in this entire issue we don’t use or recommend. In fact, I won’t have any advert

in The AND Guide if I know the company or the product to be ‘dodgy’ and over the years have turned many away.

(Which is why I’m not very popular in some circles and not wealthy in any … much to my wife’s dismay.) Instead, this paper is fuelled by Southampton Ambassadors, brilliant local companies and people invited by me to help and bring the best to our fabulous but er… cynical(?) city. Many of the advertisers are Southampton Ambassadors. So please trust me when I recommend them to you. If you want something … anything from a tap to tunnel … a floor to a door … ask them first. What have you got to lose? question next issue.

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I’ve known this company much of my adult life and managing Director Steve Taylor even before that.

It is simply a fantastic local company. Which isn’t surprising because it’s managed by top bloke.

A massive contributor to the community, Steve has been a strong supporter of mine over the years, including being one of my original Ambassadors. It’s no surprise that his company has brilliant customer service, strong ethical practices at the forefront of environmental initiatives and is now one of the South’s leading Suppliers of Office Products & Specialists in Furniture solutions.

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Couple it with free next day delivery on any order within van area (£5.95 outside van area on orders under £60) AND I think it makes using A&A Business Supplies an AND Guide no brainer.

AND finally ... big Saints fans and a preffered supplier to Southampton FC for all of their office products and furniture (they’ve recently fitted out 2 x corporate boxes) ... A&A would like to give a big shout out to the wonderful young footballers at Eastleigh Tornadoes FC, who they proudly sponsor: 2019 Winners of The BTC and The New Milton Eagles Summer Tournaments. Awesome stuff boys!

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Oh and will people pay for this profile? Well sort of. They’ll pay for the advert and I’lI write the editorial. How come? Well this feature came to me after I’d asked Steve if he wanted to advertise? He came back with. “Yeah okay, we’ll take a half page”. “What do you want in the ad?” I asked. “I’ll leave it to your expertise mate.” AND so here it is. A new idea. Blame him. Oh AND the first time he read this was when I sent him the proof. Modest fella I knew he’d insist I take him out. But... it’s my paper, so Steve… so get over it.

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The Brittle Image of Life The brittle image of life, the shattered thoughts of the brittle game are for all to see.

We see what we want to see, otherwise we are all at sea.

The brittle image of hypocrisy, fuelling the insanity of a shattered society.

Lies, self interest, and climbing the greasy pole of the matrix, where accountability of the word is shattered without thought or consideration.

The brittle image of hypocrisy, resonates in a deafening tone, where nothing has meaning as the mean of meaning is eroded to the point of extinction.

Now you will call me a depressive, but be truthful, is life not just a brittle state of false promises in which we swim in a treacle of self obsessed delusional leaders who only think of themselves?

Alas, we can live in freedom of our own minds, free of false promises.

It is clearly stated that a prophet is never recognised in his own country, however a profit is more important than a prophet.

Sadly the world needs more prophets who enlighten us away from the brittle existence of shattered dreams, into the dream of enlightenment, where entertainment is to believe in the limitless potential of self.

Let us as of this day, count the prophets we know than count the profit which in essence is meaningless.

The brittle image of life as seen through the lens of a broken glass piece, is your glass half full or half empty ?

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The other day I was delighted to find something I actually wanted to watch on TV, so I put off what I should have been doing and settled down to watch a black and white, 1955, information programme about road safety on ‘Talking Pictures TV’ (channel 81).

And it was great.

Most of the tips and advice given are just as relevant nowadays, but stuff like tooting before you overtake another vehicle might be counterproductive. “Toot me you $£@**?

Git and I’ll” .... you’ll know how that goes.

A lot of the 1955 machines had little of what we take for granted today. For a start, no indicators, you stuck your hand out to signal your intentions and the Highway Code gave all the appropriate hand signals – no, that one wasn’t in there! Slowing down, please pass and for car drivers a convoluted contortion to show you were turning left – arms weren’t long enough to poke out the nearside window so you used your right hand to show your intentions.

Mirrors were add-on extras and often very simple although I did see a small, round, mirror that clamped onto the side of a bike’s windscreen that was very neat even if it looked as if it should be in a budgies cage.

Clothing. No flash stuff, just sensible waterproof gear and for those who didn’t have a warm lining – shove newspapers between jumper and coat. That was a much used tip and someone must have used it, never found anyone who’d admit it though. The rider of a sidecar outfit demonstrated how wearing waders would keep feet and legs dry and warm. Waders? That’s what fishermen wear. But, there wasn’t a huge selection of specialised kit back then.

Ex army great coats and civilian raincoats were more the theme. A female rider, great to see, got on her BSA Bantam wearing a raincoat, sensible shoes and a head scarf.

Head scarf? Yup, helmets were not compulsory back then (they didn’t become a legal requirement until 1973) but the commentator did suggest a helmet would keep your head warm and dry. Helmets

that were available were like upturned bowls (known as pudding basins in fact) and leather and cork were commonplace rather than the more reliable compounds of today.

You could eventually get a peaked cap styled crash helmet (safety helmet is a more recent term) that had a corklike lining and a simple chin strap. Probably not much use as fashion item or safety wear.

Now for what matters as much today as then and, in fact, should never be forgotten. Rider Observation.

There were demonstrations of how to use road position to get maximum observation of traffic. Don’t get too close, or don’t tailgate to use the modern vernacular. Look through the windows of the vehicle in front, do whatever you can to see if there is another vehicle that could be a danger. It’s common sense, but can be forgotten when riding is fun or weather is bad.

If you like old bikes keep an eye out for the programme; many of you will see the dangers of riding on cobblestones and along tram lines for the first time. I did both in France, tram lines are slippery and wet cobblestones are treacherous. Look romantic, hate them.

Whatever you ride keep alert, after a long ride on a cold day it’s easy to lose attention, stop and warm up. I’m not too proud to say I’ve fallen asleep while doing 70mph. I’d over enjoyed myself the previous night and if my then partner hadn’t jabbed me in the ribs things might have proved disastrous for both of us.

Top: Pudding Basin helmet with simple but effective goggles. I had one of these 'skid lids' (as they were also known) and found it to be .... well, bloody uncomfortable. So I gave it to a friend who also disliked it and added it to his bike display in the garage. But this was the good stuff at the time; progress has given us better, lighter materials and more protection. But, you can get prescription lenses for goggles!

Above: Factories would cut away new models so dealers and customers could see how advanced the bikes were. Also great learning examples for mechanics (no motorcycle fitters back then) and students. This is a 1948 Triumph 5T - 500cc twin. Still being ridden in 1955 and included so you can see how simple bikes were - only accessory in this case is a hacksaw and pot of red paint. Note the rear suspension, there's none just a sprung seat to ease the pain.

Below: Eleven years later and riders could buy (if they could afford one) a 250cc two-stroke Ariel Leader with weather protection, mirrors, indicators and built-in luggage capacity. I've mentioned this model before, but I think it still represents a major rethink in British motorcycle production - a bike that can be ridden in relative comfort. The screen even deflects wind from the rider's hands.

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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).

Old dogs ...new blood

HERE’S ME AT OUR GOOD FRIENDS ABSOLUTE MUSIC, WITH AN TYPICALLY REVERENT AUDIENCE, PASSING ON MY “DO YOU WHAT? WHY DON’T YOU LOOK AT IT THIS WAY?”

The music business, as any other I suppose, has its fair share of old dogs, and new kids on the block and, as a business that is notoriously difficult to get started in, it actually benefits the old hands by helping the newcomers along.

It's easy to be wary of new blood, younger, more energy, used to new technology etc, but if we help the music business to grow then we are part of a stronger industry.

It needn't cost a lot, either in time or money, to be an asset to a musician in the making - sometimes all that's required is a friendly introduction to a venue or event manager signifying your belief in the new artist (as long as you actually do believe in them) Then it's up to the whippersnapper to prove himself. Which - if he's got what it takes - should be a natural event.

Here at Hangover Hill we're constantly linking x with y through our week, both in the studio and on the stage. It forges great working relationships all round.

Another way we help is by offering a recording deal to talented artists who we think deserve a little help - as our studio is based on our property it really takes little effort to put by a couple of hours a week for someone to develop their recordings for no up front cost. It is important though to place some value on what you're giving the lucky starlet, maybe by agreeing a small commission on income from the recordings you have facilitated.

There are huge advantages in both sides to this, the artist gets to release their music (a chance to progress) and the studio has been helpful to an artist that one day may be well known and return the favour.

All this means the studio is now more successful, which also means the owner can take a few hours off to write an article for his favourite magazine.

But seriously ...

I love guitarists: Q: Why do guitarists put drumsticks on the dash of their car?

A: So they can park in the handicap spot.

Q: What do you throw a drowning guitar player?

A: His amp.

Q: How many lead guitarists does it take to change a lightbulb?

A: None. They just steal somebody else's light.

Q: What did the guitarist do when he was told to turn on his amp?

A: He caressed it softly and told it that he loved it.

Q: What's the best thing to play on guitar?

A: Solitaire.

Q: What do you call two guitarists playing in unison?

A: Counterpoint.

Q: In the 22nd century, how many guitarists will it take to replace a light source?

A: Five. One to actually do it, and four to reminisce about how much better the old tubes were.

Q: What does it mean when a guitar player is drooling out both sides of his mouth?

A: The stage is level.

Q: How do you get a guitar player to stop playing?

A: Put some sheet music in front of him.

Q: How do you get two guitar players to play in perfect unison?

A: Shoot One.

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June & July highlights.

DISNEY’S THE JUNGLE BOOK Thursday 29th August, 11am Tickets £4 / carers free An autism and learning disability friendly relaxed movie.

Raised by a family of wolves since birth, Mowgli must leave the only home he’s ever known when the fearsome tiger Shere Khan unleashes his mighty roar.

Guided by a no-nonsense panther and a free-spirited bear the young boy meets an array of jungle animals, including a slithery python and a smooth-talking ape.

ROMAN HOLIDAY Thursday 5th September, 2:30pm - Tickets £6 Audrey Hepburn and Gregory Peck star in a romantic tale of unlikely love.

Overwhelmed by her suffocating schedule, touring European princess takes off for a night in Rome. When a sedative she took from her doctor kicks in, she falls asleep on a park bench and is found by an American reporter, Joe Bradley who takes her back to his apartment for safety.

FISHERMAN’S FRIENDS Monday 9th September, 2:00pm & 7:30pm Tickets £8 / £6 - Rating 12A A fast living, cynical London music executive reluctantly heads to Cornwall on a colleague’s stag weekend where he’s pranked by his boss into trying to sign a group of shanty singing fishermen. He becomes the ultimate ‘fish out of water’ struggling to gain the respect or enthusiasm of the unlikely boy band.

GreenMatthews present: WITTY DITTIES: 400 YEARS OF COMIC SONG Thursday 12th September, 7:30pm - Tickets £13 / £11 A new show full of witty wordplay and melodic mirth. Chris Green and Sophie Matthews present four centuries of chromatic comedy, ranging from bawdy Restoration ballads to stinging Sixties satire via Victorian music hall

variety. Featuring songs by Noël Coward, Tom Lehrer and others, this fun and fast-moving revue will have you rolling in the aisles.

Out of town... not out of touch!

RICHARD DIGENCE PLATINUM TOUR Friday 13th September, 7:30pm - Tickets £17 / £16.50 After 52 years on the road, Richard Digance is still doing what he knows and loves best. Nearly 3,000 songs, 34 albums, a BAFTA Nomination, the sacred Gold Award from The British Academy of Songwriters, millions of YouTube hits, three stage plays, 16 books and a mortgage to pay off, Richard embarks on his 2019 Platinum Tour with the same enthusiasm he had when he first toured with Steeleye Span back in 1974.

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REMBRANT – REMEMBER Saturday 21st September, 8:00pm - Tickets £15 / £13 Acclaimed tribute act REMbrandt perform their favourite tracks from R.E.M.’s 15 studio albums, followed by a selection of cover versions by artists R.E.M. admired and collaborated with throughout their 31 year career. Enjoy classic hits such as Losing My Religion, Man On The Moon and Everybody Hurts, along with classics from Elvis Costello, U2, Neil Young and T-Rex. ELVIS IN TROUBLE Thursday 26th September, 7:30pm - Tickets £15 / £13 Relive a few of the magic moments of Elvis ‘The King’s’ career, from the early years and the 1968 ‘Comeback Special’ to the career defining Las Vegas era.

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IF MUSIC BE THE DRUG OF LIFE? ER, IT IS! Stuart Davis

ALINA BZHEZHINSKA

RICHARD DIGENCE

ROSIE CUNNINGHAM Arguably, there has never been a better time to be a music fan. Your parents and grandparents will no doubt bombard you with stories about their ‘golden generations’ and all the great musical movements of the past but they did not enjoy the diversity and accessibility that we do today. There are plenty of new, innovative and exciting acts around, with a wider array of styles and genres than ever before … and on top of that, you can still dip into the past to see what your parents and grandparents were fussing about too.

The corporate/media influenced mainstream is just a tiny portion of what is out there and one of the best ways of discovering something new and exhilarating is by going to watch live music. The live scene has never been more important than it is now, it is how most acts, old and new, survive and thrive and in our region, we are fortunate to have some fantastic venues and festivals that cater for all tastes.

The Brook’s enticements include ska and soul frivolity with ‘Orange Street’ and ‘Big Brother Soul’ and homages to luminaries such as Bryan Adams, Iron Maiden, Muse, The Who, Guns n Roses and Fleetwood Mac. The O2 Southampton Guildhall welcomes the electrifying ‘Eels’, Brighton duo ‘Royal Blood’, Irish sensation ‘Hozier’ and celebrated doo woppers ‘The Drifters’, who will be offering you an alternative to Saturday night at the movies.

Whitney Huston meets Freddie Mercury performing with Rush is how ‘Zio’ have been animatedly depicted and you can go and investigate for yourselves when they perform alongside fervent neo progressives ‘Karibow’ at The 1865. The venue also hosts assured Australian punks ‘With Confidence’, the acoustic fragility and electronica of ‘The Blackout Orchestra’, family crew ‘Tiny Moving Parts’, resourceful progsters ‘The John Hackett band’, good time Nashville rockers ‘Skinny Molly’ and

Blitzkrieg bopping sistas ‘The Ramonas’.

You can also observe Spear of Destiny’ whipping out the one eyed Jacks. Do not worry, that is the name of one of their albums, not a euphemism!

American punks ‘Masked Intruder’ will be prowling The Joiners along with DIY indie gang ‘Martha’, mesmerising Southern gothic psyche blues punk revivalist ‘Lincoln Durham’, ex Coral axeman ‘Bill Ryder-Jones’ and carefree folk rockers ‘The Leisure Society’. You can also bop along to the fiery ‘No hot Ashes’, the sprightly ‘Costellos’, auspicious retro artists ‘The Gallery’, behemoth tunesmiths ‘Black Orchid Empire’, local legends (apparently) ‘Eurochild’ and Glaswegian matadors ‘The Snuts’. You also won’t want to miss Southend troubadour Sam Duckworth’s alter ego 'Get Cape, Wear Cape, Fly' (also found on the ‘how to be Superman’ instruction manual’).

Cruising into The Engine Rooms will New Yorks ‘Coheed and Cambria’, electro poppers ‘China Crisis’ and industrial metallers ‘Static X’. You can also behold axe maestro ‘Paul Gilbert’ 'beholding the electric guitar' as well as doffs of the cap to two iconic bands with ‘The Specials Ltd’ and ‘Pearl Jam UK’. Surf garage trio ‘Skegss’ and minimalist synth boffin ‘Alex Cameron’ will be perched up in the Loft and you can get your teeth into ‘The Bite’ and the boisterous ‘Subdued’ at the Firehouse. ‘The Junco Shakers’ will be opening The Stage Door for an album launch party and you can don your ‘Kinky Boots’ and relive some ‘Saturday Night Fever’ at The Mayflower.

The Turner Sims Hall hosts a piano recital from ‘Angelina Kopyrina’ and internationally renowned hip harp collective ‘Alina Bzhezhinska’ whilst over at Heartbreakers you may wish to treat yourself to the dreamy ear twisting anthems of ‘The Orders’ and spend an evening with the man who discovered Oasis, creation records supremo ‘Alan McGee’. Meanwhile Blues central The Platform Tavern presents rockabilly rogues ‘The Roughcuts’ and the enchanting ‘Chicago 9’.

Fans of quirky 60s pop will have something to shout about at The Concorde when ‘Lulu’ saunters onstage, also appearing will be Teddy boy revivalists ‘Showaddywaddy’, high energy crooner ‘Ricky Zalez’, ‘Chris 'Out of Time' Farlowe’, 80s night birds ‘Shakatak’ and 70s heart throbs ‘The Bay City Rollers’. You can also take in tributes to Robbie Williams, The Moody Blues, Dire Straits, UB40, Eurhyth-

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POSSIBLY THE TRUEST FESTIVAL OF THE LOT IS THE WONDERFUL ‘MUSIC IN THE CITY’ HELD ACROSS DOZENS OF VENUES IN CENTRAL SOUTHAMPTON SATURDAY 23RD mics, Duran Duran, Little Mix, The Tavares ,Spice Girls, Rolling Stones, Amy Winehouse, Barry Manilow and some smooth jazz doodling with ‘Cuff Billets New Europa Jazz band’ and the ‘Barnhart Langham Hot 5’, far out!

Like it more up close and personal?

Then try the lovely new Chalet at Eastleigh, The Hintonbury 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 Steam Town Bar (Eastleigh), The Cricketers (Eastleigh), The Horse and Jockey (Curbridge), and The Old George (Fair Oak). The Navigator (Swanwick), The Dolphin (St Denys), The 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,The Gypsy Queen (all Gosport) and Jaggs at 119, The Royal Albert, Thatchers, The Jolly Sailor, Edge of the Wedge, The Golden Eagle, The Wine Vaults and The Barley Mow may be more to your liking, if you prefer things more intimate and cosy.

The Railway in Winchesters carriage of charms includes the multi-talented ‘Rosie Cunningham’, soulful bluesy American ‘Frankie Lee’, Polaris front man ‘Mark Mulcahy’, highly accomplished minstrels ‘Nick Harper’ and ‘Martyn Stephenson’. ‘Progspawn’ will be out to share the joys of prog with the universe and dynamic punks ‘Who Killed Nancy Johnson’ will be demonstrating that they have more hooks than a deep-sea fishing line.

A short trip (well, slightly longer now, due to the never-ending speed restrictions on the M27) down the road in Portsmouth, you can recall the heady heights of Northern Soul with 11 piece ‘Northern Live’ at The Pyramids. At The Guildhall Stereophonics rasper ‘Kelly Jones’ steps out alone and ‘Bad Manners’ will be concocting a special brew for you. ‘The Royal Marines band’ will be celebrating the (ahem) summer and one time Queen keyboardist ‘Spike Edneys all-star SAS band’ will be reeling out an assortment of guest singers including Toyah, Midge Ure, Patti Russo and Darkness screamer Justin Hawkins.

The Wedgewood Rooms introduces the vibrantly quirky ‘Kate Nash’, desert groove

quintet ‘Imarhan’, understated blue boy ‘Edwyn Collins’, eclectic African Irish fusionists ‘Afro Celt Sound System’, wired alt rockers ‘Mallory Knox’, marvellously monikered Indie surf crew ‘Dutch Criminal Record’ and electronic afro funksters ‘Ibibio Sound Machine’.

The Kings Theatre invites you to save all your love for Whitney and say thank you for the music to Abba and at the New Theatre Royal, you can step back in time with ‘The Zoots’ as they relive the sounds of the sixties.

At Bournemouth’s BIC, the Carpenters Story will make you feel like its yesterday once more and the Bob Dylan story may make you feel forever young. The Pavilion Theatre takes it to the limit with the ‘Illegal Eagles’ and Hedonist rockers ‘Skunk Anansie’, actor turned country outlaw ‘Kiefer Sutherland’ and hard house dj's ‘The Tidy boys’ will be gracing the stage at The 02 Academy. Ska punk enthusiasts will not want to miss the Fireball - Fuelling the fire bill featuring ‘Less than Jake’, ‘Goldfinger’ and ‘Thieves of Liberty’ there too.

Grunge funk gang ‘The Kung Fu Chicken Fighters’, indie upstarts ‘Xander and the Keys’ and Leeds prodigy ‘Aiden Hatfield’ will be amongst those appearing at Chaplins Cellar Bar and the names in Lights at the Poole Lighthouse include Kate Bush aficionados ‘Cloudbusting’ and innovative award winning folk duo ‘Ninebarrow’.

FESTIVAL SEASON is well and truly upon us and there are some corkers locally. The eclectic family friendly Wickham Festival boasts ‘Frank Turner and the Sleeping Souls’, ‘Level 42’, ‘The Proclaimers’, ‘Graham Nash’, ‘Judy Collins’, ‘Lucinda Williams’, ‘Ralph Mctell’, ‘Dreadzone’, ‘3 Daft Monkeys’ and the always phenomenal ‘Alabama 3’ (who will sadly be without their founding mentor/guru The Reverend D Wayne Love, who sadly passed away recently).

Southampton Pride features star turns from ‘S Club’ and ‘Joe Black’ whilst the New Forest Folk gathering in Romsey welcomes ‘Show of Hands’, ‘Martyn Joseph’, ‘Skipinnish’, ‘Home Service’, ‘Cregan and Co’ and ‘Ranagri’.

The big guns are descending on Portsmouth for the annual Victorious shindig including ‘2 Door cinema Club’, ‘The

Specials’, ‘Rudimental’, ‘New Order’, ‘The Doves’, ‘Bloc Party’, ‘Fun lovin Criminals’, ‘Hives’, ‘James Bay’, ‘All Saints’, ‘Ziggy Marley’, ‘Ash’, ‘Ocean Colour Scene’, ‘Clean Bandit’ and ‘Plan B’. This also applies to Chris Evans brainchild Car Fest South in Overton Basingstoke where ‘Beverly Knight’, ‘Rick Astley’, ‘The Jacksons’, ‘Tony Christie’, ‘Bjorn Again’, ‘Jack Savoretti’, ‘Jools Holland’, ‘Judge Jules’, ‘The Kaiser Chiefs’, ‘The Human League’, ‘Tom Odell’, ‘Sister Sledge’ and ‘Culture Club’ will be all revved up and ready to go.

Pick of the extravaganzas once again though has to be Winchesters Boomtown. Boasting diverse and mouth-watering attractions including ‘Lauryn Hill’, ‘UB40’ (the Ali Campbell version), ‘Salt n Peppa’, the invigorating ‘Gogol Bordello’, hip hop rock super group ‘Prophets of Rage’, moshers ‘Napalm Death’, ‘The Streets’, ‘Killing Joke’, ‘Marcia Griffiths’, ‘Pennywise’, the magnificent ‘Asian Dub Foundation’, ‘King Prawn’, ‘Ms Dynamite’, ‘Tankus the Henge’, the innovative ‘Slowthai’, ‘The Black Seeds’ and ‘Therapy.’ It should definitely be on your to do list.

Finally and possibly the truest festival of the lot is the wonderful MUSIC IN THE CITY held across dozens of venues in central Southampton, it brings together the most eclectic collection of bands, solo artists, duos, marching and dancing bands and even classical musicians; performing everywhere from outside on the big stage at West Quay, Oxford St, pub lounges and even the medieval vaults that are only opened to the public once a year for this very purpose. It’s worth the trip just to see inside them! Held over 2 days this year, Saturday 23rd being the main event with a further classical concert on the Sunday. Over 30,000 visits were made last year. Yes really! Be one of them this year!

So, as you can see, there is a multifarious menu of marvellous musical adventures to be had over the next couple of months.

With many great bands and artists appearing at our many superb venues … but they rely on your support.

If you don’t support your local venues, you will lose them! So please keep it live people.

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SEE Southampton with ‘SEE Southampton’!

SEE Southampton are a group of passionate volunteer city guides that are just bursting to share with you the incredible history of this amazing city we live in.

They have a Welcome Desk at the City’s Cruise Terminal, run tours across the city and even the Isle of Wight and they do lots and lots of guided walks through the hidden vaults and medieval secrets that have helped form Southampton.

Southampton was once known as the Gateway to Europe … these guys are the gateway to Southampton. I am willing to bet, even if you’ve lived here your whole life as I have, that you won’t know the many treasures and contributions Southampton has made to form the world that we know today. From the Normans, trials and preparations before Agincourt, the building of HMS Grace Dieu - flagship of King Henry V, the sailing of the Mayflower, the legend of Sir Bevois and his squire, the giant Ascupart, The Titanic, giv-

ing birth to the Spitfire and much more. Did you know the superb Tudor House built in the 15th century, actually reveals over 800 years of history? SEE Southampton Guides, can tell you all about. Did you know for instance that the building also has a cafe that’s open to the public and boasts an incredible Elizabethan garden?

SEE Southampton’s aim is to promote the culture and heritage of our city. They also get involved with many local organisations including providing a heritage page for The ECHO and have won many awards in recent years. Vaults and Vino, run by Katie Santos, is especially popular.

So too The Ghost Walks which take place around the Old Town on the last Wednesday of each month at 8.30pm. They include 3 medieval vaults with 4 costumed actors telling the spooky tales.

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IN AUGUST & SEPTEMBER they run Hidden History tours from the lions in front of the Bargate and then around the Western Walls. Cost is £6 and includes a map of Southampton from 1611. The 90 minute tour includes several medieval Vaults.

And also the one-hour Parks’ Walk, for all (wheelchair users, children and dogs) - last Sunday of the month at 11am from the Art Gallery/Central Library.

TOURS ARE FROM: Thursday at 1.30pm.

Saturday and Sunday at 10.30am & 1.30pm.

October just Saturday & Sunday at 1.30pm.

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‘Foodie fortnight’ returns to Southampton

Diners in Southampton are in for a treat this autumn as Foodie Fortnight returns to the city The annual event sees restaurants across the city centre put forward special offers so people can try new places for less. All of the deals are priced at just £10 or £15, meaning you can get more bangers for your buck (or more calzone for your cash).

This year Foodie Fortnight runs from September 23 to October 6. Among the venues already signed up to take part are Bills Restaurant, London Road Brew House and Hotel Mercure Southampton Centre Dolphin.

To get hold of the deals, all diners need to do

is visit www.foodiefortnight.com, pick the deal they want and download the voucher. There’s no limit to the number of deals people can take advantage of, so it’s quite possible to dine your way around Southampton throughout Foodie Fortnight by making use of all the deals.

Giles Semper, Chief Executive of GO! Southampton, which organises the event, said: “We are lucky to have so many fantastic restaurants in the city. To help people explore them and try new places we’re making it even more affordable. Foodie Fortnight is a fantastic way to do that and we hope people will take advantage of the brilliant deals on offer.”

To find out more about the restaurants taking part and deals on offer visit

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BOOKS red & rit As I write the 2019 cricket World Cup has just ended and what an ending!

Possibly the most exciting and captivating cricket match in history, that is a big statement considering I lived and fretted through the 1981 and 2005 Ashes series.

I was there, well, in front of a TV screen or near the melodic comforting long wavebands of Test Match special.

ROBIN SMITH was a stalwart of the England team though not in those two Ashes series, making his debut in 1988 against the majestic pace attack of the West Indies. Robin is rightly regarded as one of the top players of aggressive fast bowling. He was until 2016, the record holder for the highest score by an English player in a one day international, 167 not out against Australia. Alex Hales passed his record in 2016 by three runs. The Judge (Yel-

low Jersey Press £20.00) is not just about record breakers, or the glory days of battling the worlds best in often difficult circumstances. It is also about a decent man at times overwhelmed by his talent who struggled to find an identity in a competitive world both professionally and personally.

Smith achieved great success on the field both for England and for his beloved county Hampshire who he played for over two decades and was captain from 1998 to 2003. It can be argued that during one of the perennial England Management shakeups Smith was prematurely dropped from the England side, it began a loss of identity for the man who had put his all into the England side and Hampshire. When the county didn’t renew his contract after the 2003 season the news broken to him by his old mate Paul Terry, it was light the blue touch paper time. Like a domino being pushed into the next one in line, the tumble that follows is breathtaking and flattening.

Failed business ventures along with family fall outs, a marriage breakdown and the comfort of the then ever present bottle of vodka and you have a life well lived and in the end, well that would be telling. An intoxicating story but for the right reasons.

THE VINYL DETECTIVE is back in Flip Back (Titan Books £7.99) which sees our nameless hero along with his girlfriend Nevada go on the hunt for the ultra rare final album Wisht by long split up folk rock group, Black Dog. This is where it gets complicated; there are two different versions of the album, the first was recalled and destroyed along with the master tapes by the bands co originator Max Shearwater as he had creative control. When he left the group the remaining members of the band rerecorded the album, however there are rumours that copies of the original version exist, identical to the reissue except for the Flip Back cover. The Vinyl Detectives is hired by his friend the dubiously corrupt Tinkler to find a copy and our heroes along with Tinkler and friend expert driver Clean Head find themselves on the remote island of Halig. Here they meet slightly crazy ex Black Dog band members who once burned a million dollars in a bizarre publicity stunt, suspicious locals, eccentric owners of B&Bs and pigs with

tales to tell. They also discover just at the wrong moment that time and tides wait for no one.

Add to this being stalked by alleged radio personality Stinky Stamner and there is no time to pause for breath or a decent cup of coffee. This is the fourth in this clever and inventive series of books and is the best yet. It’s a page turning riot of adventure, good wine and the love of all things Vinyl, oh, and the cats are about to!

It could be argued that connoisseurs of vinyl want a complete collection of what ever genre interests them, not to mention in mint condition and hopefully first pressings as well. The same could be said of book collectors especially genre books, in this case Doctor Who novelisations. Up until now all but two of the classic series Doctor Who serials which ran from 1963 to 1989 have been published in book form. Back in the heydays of the novelisations, contractual issues prevented the aforementioned two both featuring the Daleks being published. In 2018 it was announced that all

was happy and smiley in the contracts departments and they would see publication beginning with Resurrection of the Daleks (BBC Books £12.99) written by its original author ERIC SAWARD. He has revisited the scripts that inspired the story first transmitted in 1984 and produced a faithful rendition of an adventure involving the fifth Doctor and his companions Tegan and Turlough who after being ensnared in one of those pesky time corridors arrive in a warehouse in the London docklands area of late 20th century Earth. However this is a warehouse containing a time corridor, suspicious fugitives from the future, the army who turn out to be not all they seem, all watched over by the enigmatic Lytton and his band of murderous policeman. If that isn’t enough the Dalek taskforces soon arrive. This adventure is told with a dynamic and often refreshingly surreal narrative that soon transmits its characters to the Dalek taskforce ship in space. Be prepared to meet Daleks with attitude and their recently

As an adviser the questions I always get asked are “how much do I need to retire?” or “have I got enough to retire?”. I always have the same answer for everyone; “it depends on the lifestyle you want when you retire?”.

The fact is, when it comes to finances, everyone’s world is different. Everyone has different goals, different financial needs and different lifestyles. My role as a financial adviser - and this article - is about the process I go through to help people understand where they are and what is needed to get where they want to be.

So, to start with, I ask them to understand a few aspects of their life: 1) Their own goals. To plan what they feel they may want to do in retirement. ie holidays, hobbies, travel, new car etc.

2) Their financial goals in retirement … the planned income needed.

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When is enough... enough?

Recently I have seen two different articles on very popular websites stating the minimum needed to retire, one said £300,000 and the other said £446,000. These two figures are very different so what chance do people stand of knowing if they are where they want to be when there is so much contradicting information out there?

defrosted creator Davros who is not in the best of moods and has been known to emulate alleged soprano Florence Foster Jenkins when stressed.

Yes, really! So it goes. Great fun. There is also an audio book available and these adaptations produced by BBC Physical Audio at £22.50 are always a treat and Terry Molloy’s narration of the story doesn’t disappoint. All the characters and scenarios are vividly and atmospherically brought to life especially Davros who Terry has a rather strong connection with. To find out why, have a listen!

To help I would take their current monthly outgoings and remove any debt or mortgages, as they are normally paid off. This will give them a good idea of how much they will need to cover day to day life in retirement.

This gives us a starting point, an amount that we know we need each year to achieve.

More may be needed for the fun side of retirement, but let’s try to see if the initial lifestyle target is possible to start with.

This target is a financial target and what I am talking about here is reaching and working towards a financial target. I will say that this is not the main part of my role in a client’s life.

While people usually have a financial target, most people also have a lifestyle target. My job is to understand and discuss this with them. Where do they want to go in the world, plans for their children/grandchildren … what do they want from life? I am talking more about the logical side in this article but wanted to make comment on the fact that its more about the lifestyle of the client as opposed to the numbers.

Once we have assumed the target, we now have something to work with. The next step is to review what they have in place to use towards this target. By looking at pensions, private and work based and all other financial assets. Once I have a good picture, I can ensure all their assets are in the right place. I would start with the pensions to ensure they match the clients risk scale, the performance of the investments and ensure they compare well to the rest of the market. Are there any extra benefits they are not aware of? Basically do they fit with what they are trying to achieve? We then follow the process with all the assets and get a good picture of where we are starting from.

So, having got the target and now the base to work from, I move onto the next part. This starts quickly but can become a very long pro-

cess. The quick aspect is to work out what is now needed to reach the desired financial goal; how much they have to save, whether it be per month or year, or how much the investment has to grow and sometimes a bit of both? The aspect that takes the time is that the goal is usually targeted to be reached in many years’ time. So it’s about working with the client, year on year, to ensure they stay on target. Life is ever changing as are targets. It is my role to help with any adjustments, making sure the client’s retirement plans continue to be built around them.

In conclusion: there is no set amount to reach for everyone. Yes there is an amount that is maybe the average, but all people are different, all lives are different, so please never look at those magazine headlines and worry.

Help is at hand. Just speak to a qualified financial advisor someone and work with them to create a plan tailored to your lifestyle. Or of course, you can simply talk to me.

Article produced by Adam Keith Asset Management Financial Advisers (AMFA) Ltd. Adam works out of the Southampton branch.

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SOUTHAMPTON BOAT PARTY Date: Friday 4th October, 19:30 Boarding from Town Quay, Southampton, SO14 2AQ £65 per ticket. Tables of 10 for £600 Boat departs 19:45 along River Itchen with views of the New Forest. Bubbly reception, 3 course dinner, silent auction, entertainment, live music and more!

The Brendoncare Foundation’s vision is of a world where people live positive and healthy lives as they get older. We develop and deliver creative solutions to problems that older people face in our community, including loneliness and inadequate or insufficient support and care ser-

vices. We support older people through the provision of our 90 friendship and wellbeing clubs that are there to provide the opportunity for social interaction and to meet new people.

To celebrate all that Brendoncare has achieved over the last 35 years, we are hosting a brand new event. The Southampton Boat Party is taking place on Friday 4th October on board Blue Funnel’s Ocean Scene, and includes a three course meal, entertainment and cruise of local waters featuring the beautiful scenery of the New Forest. Tickets can be purchased by individuals, families, teams or groups, and there is a discount for a whole table.

Why not join us? Growing old doesn’t have to be a chore!

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THE MUSIC BIZ according to Barry Upton

MY 10 Essential Music Production Tips 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 #1 Chart buster in 2018 ... twice!

3. KNOW THE CLIFF EDGE In many artforms, ‘overcooking’ is a terrible menace. Whether you are painting, producing music, writing articles on finishing pieces of music, there will always come a time when you approach the cliff edge of direness. You spend so much time tweaking, twisting, and basically messing about trying to make whatever you are doing better, that you end up destroying it, ruining the very idea you had in the first place and ending up with a great big pile of sonic goo, the only destination of which should be towards the trash bin. So recognise that cliff edge and see that point of no return.

4. IT’S FREEZING

I have been a studio music producer for the best part of my life and, although I realise most of you out there do not have a studio or are interested in making original productions, my experience tells me that every music lover is fascinated by what happens in the creation of a new, possibly hit, track.

Completing a piece of music is often the hardest task to achieve in music production.

When do you know you are finished? Is your song perfect? Following these 10 tips might achieve some closure on the music-making for a novice and show the end listener some problems us producers have to go through.

1. ACCEPT THE OBVIOUS Right from the start, you have to understand that you will never finish a piece of music.

Okay, that sounds melodramatic at best, pessimistic at worst. But what I mean is, no matter

how perfect your production, how superb your song, if you are anything like me, you will always notice imperfections and find ways to improve it.

This is especially the case when you listen back to something years after making it. Production techniques move on, as does the technology behind it, the instruments, the beats… everything can be updated and improved. So the best way to start out in production is to realise that a track will never be finished and can always be updated. It’s a snapshot. A moment in time. Accept it as it is and move on to create the next project.

2. FLAUNT THE IMPERFECTION In this world of perfection, where every track, whatever the genre, has a similar top-notch sheen, you could do worse than look towards the Japanese aesthetic of wabi-sabi and the leanings of several artists who promote the idea of leaving obvious imperfections in a work of art. So, as in Tip 1, accept that you’ll never be finished, but take it one step further and promote that imperfection. If someone calls you out on them, look towards the horizon and whisper “wabi-sabi” while nodding your head philosophically. “I meant to do it,” you are projecting. Of course you did!

Simple one, this. Back in the days when computers were a bit rubbish, we would say: “Freeze your MIDI tracks to audio”; that is to say - turn your entire music project into stems of audio to take the strain away from your processor because it wouldn’t have to run so many virtual instruments.

With computers being a bit better these days, it’s not so crucial in the advice stakes apart from the fact that this can actually help you approach the finishing line. With your tracks rendered as audio files, there’s less you can do to them, so there’s less ‘messing about’ and you’re forced further along the road that is the highway to song conclusion.

5. SET A DEADLINE Another simple one. You’d be amazed at how setting a self-imposed deadline on anything makes you actually do it. Setting yourself up with deadlines can really help you actually get stuff done, including your music making, so do it!

6. ARRANGE CLOSURE I always seem to have songs on my hard drive waiting to be finished. Most Digital Audio Workstations or Audio Programs now come with superb arrangement features that will turn ideas into songs in no time, so arrange, arrange and arrange again - those ideas will suddenly become dollars/bahts/pounds of songs.

7. GET PHYSICAL Are you old enough to remember vinyl records, cassettes or CDs? These were actual things that you could hold that, somehow or other, actually held music on them. You’d put them into some piece of electronics or other and music would actually play. But the point is, actually burning, ripping, or ‘recording’ your music onto a physical medium meant it was a finished product.

Do this now, rather than having an endlessly streamable, digital file that can be constantly tweaked up in some cloud somewhere, and you’ll have what is, psychologically anyway, a finished track, simply because it’s on something that isn’t your computer. I tend to shoot a video and upload to YouTube - It really works.

8. PLAY IT TO SOMEONE One of the hardest things to do when it comes to music production is actually playing what you’ve done to someone else. Unless you have the confidence of someone like myself who has had many international chart hits and releases, playing your personal ideas out loud can be traumatic.

But if you do it, and someone actually likes it - and by that, I mean they’re not saying in a patronising way, in that kind of “don’t bother me with this crap ever again” kind of way then your song has been judged positively by another human being, so could be said as being ‘finished’.

9. FOCUS, FOCUS Creative types - and you are one of those, because you make music - often flounder around on several projects, trying to get loads of different things done, all at the same time. The plus side is that loads of ideas are swirling around in your head. The minus side is that loads of ideas are swirling around in your head.

Try this - go back to all of those songs on your hard drive and start deleting them. You’ll be amazed that removing options for your timewasting actually makes you focus on the brilliant song you are working on in the here and now. And suddenly, you may even find it’s done.

10. JUST STOP Break all the above down into a rigid routine and you have the following - select all, copy, repeat, paste, delete some bits, bounce, burn, listen. Take my advice to all music producers just ‘stop, look and listen’. Do this and your album will be finished in no time.

Now, I need to read this back, digest and get to business finishing my own new album… coming soon [AND for any ‘wanna be’ publishers reading this. Ditto Barry’s advice for you too. Those 10 rules are pretty much my own when producing this paper. So with that in mind, I’ll send this layout for him to have a look at. Oh and Bazza I think your new album, would sound even better with some harmonica on it. Just sayin’ :). Ed] .

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So, I got a bit carried away with two of this month's releases.

I did intend on reviewing a couple of others but found both derivative and er... boring. So I didn't.

It's funny, because reading the other local paper’s website, it always makes me laugh when their entertainment reviewer bangs on about whatever she's seen as being "Brilliant !!" and "A great night out !"

Then I stop and think and wonder if anyone out there thinks that about my column? But I really do only write up stuff I like So if it’s here ... it’s because i like it..

In fact I can’t remember the last time I slagged anyone off? ... AND i’m not starting now! Enjoy!

ALBUMS RHI The Pale Queen Sometimes you hear a song or an artist for the first time and you know you're going to hate it and you move on as quickly as possible. The upside of this fairly frequent phenomenon is that when the opposite happens and one of those rare moments of pure discovery unfolds in front of you, the sense of joy can be overwhelming.

Am I alone in that I immediately want to hear everything from that artist ? I hope not and it's precisely how I felt when I heard Rhi for the first time.

A couple of weeks ago I had a long journey to make halfway up the country on an oppressively hot and humid day, alone in the car with just the stereo for

company. Knowing deadline day was looming, I took the new releases with me and at random chose The Pale Queen to kick off with and by the time I got to Winchester, I was hooked.

The opening bars of Plain Jane are like the theme to a horror film you've never seen but know is about to scare you witless. When she opens her mouth, she sounds like an angel and a serial killer simultaneously. As you take in the lyrics you find yourself being pulled in, trying to work out what she means when she tells you - and you alone ... “that she's " .. a grunger baby .. a natural lady ...", before adding that she's slim limbed, pale skinned, five nine in stilettoes and she kicks every day. All of this comes via a freak-show flavoured deadpan delivery reminiscent of Portishead as if they'd been remixed from beyond by his purpleness, Prince.

The downbeat vibe is pervasive throughout the album, yet it never sounds samey or boring.

In the same way Massive Attack always seem to keep the bar extremely high, Rhi is polished without sounding pristine, soulful without sounding like soul, and up close and personal while remaining distinctly distant. It's the marriage of opposites that works so well with this record : the words are so honest, almost brutal, yet the melodies and instrumentation are both lush and stark, if that's at all imaginable.

The third track, Swagger, sums up the whole album as it starts off with a meandering electric piano vibe played over a metronomic minimalist backbeat, with Rhi almost monosyllabically intoning the lines "I can tell by your appearance you like to think you're different : the definition of cool. I can see the confidence ooze in the way you move, strutting in the room ..."

She goes on to ask if you're really all that, guessing at the intentions behind

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All of this comes via a freak-show flavoured deadpan delivery reminiscent of Portishead as if they'd been remixed from beyond by his purpleness, Prince. the shades "Is it all fake ? Be straight with me .." she teases, playing on sexuality itself by never stating a gender.

The song is a miniature symphony, a beguiling three-minute adventure down the garden path, yet it's also one you can't wait to join her in taking. The whole album expands on this in that the instrumentals underpin everything : it's a definite choice in that Rhi writes the music first, until the words just pour forth like organic, fully formed afterthoughts. The genre is definitively triphop but the darker hiphop elements are always there : basslines always to the fore, the drumming cymbal-centric for the most part, almost like a mellow jazz trip through outer space.

The Pale Queen was perfect for a drone-like motorway journey, but the laidback soundscape is also perfect for a lazy summer holiday. I can definitely imagine listening to it as I lounge by a pool, letting everything just wash over me .. and I know I'll listen to it again the next day and never get bored.

Sublimely beautiful. Highly recommended.

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Atlantic Oscillations I've been a fan of Will Holland for almost twenty years now, whether as the one-man band, Quantic, or as a latter day James Brown figure fronting the mighty Quantic Soul Orchestra, collaborating with the great and the good from across the globe.

Last year saw the release of the sublime Curao, an adventure through the South Pacific marimba scene with singer Nidia Góngora, which fused Holland's love of everything funky with yet another slice of the world music pie. That term is increasingly obsolete these days thanks to the internet and the emergence of universal streaming services, so it's no surprise that Quantic have been traveling again with this latest project. Góngora herself features again on this record, along with long-time QSO collaborators Alice Russell and the multi-instrumentalist Sly5thAve while New York vocalist, Denitia, is also thrown into the mix. The result is a richly varied but always groovy melting pot of funky electronica that swings from a latter-day Soul II Soul vibe through to

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a more organic Goldfrapp-y kind of sound, taking in disco, symphonic rhythm and blues and latin jazz along the way.

Standout tracks include the Moroder-esque instrumental September Blues with an insanely catchy string riff that burns its way into your head via your feet, the deceptively delicate You Used To Love Me, with an astonishing vocal performance from Denitia - a broodingly epic song that haunts and taunts in equal measure - while Motivic Retrograde fuses Holland's 7 year stint living in Colombia with a distinctly English post-punk, new wave upbringing via Pigbag.

As always, there's so much to listen to time and again, with layer upon layer of detail and nuance that you just don't get with any other artist out there. It's the musical equivalent of watching the movie Airplane you can experience both twenty or thirty times and still pick up on things you missed before while your love and appreciation grows stronger every time.

If you've not heard Quantic at all as yet, I would probably recommend the more straight-ahead soul stylings of 2004's Mishaps Happening as the best starting place, but if you already love his stuff and all kinds of music from around this glorious planet of ours, I would recommend diving headfirst into the Atlantic because the Oscillations really are wonderful.

OLYMPIA Flamingo Olivia Jayne Bartley is a singer/songwriter/guitarist from Wollongong, Australia, better known to the wider world as Olympia, who follows up her raw 2016 debut, Self Talk, with a new album, Flamingo, which is available now.

Opening track, Star City, is pure Blondie. A jangly upbeat number, the similarities between Debbie Harry and Bartley as singers is startling and she plays on that with a driving bass and organ combo that could be straight off Parallel Lines. The bass remains high in the mix throughout the album and lends the sound a definition that evokes New Order, The Cure and Smashing Pumpkins at their most commercial. The lyrical content is quite heavy, exploring how grief and desire are intertwined as love and loss come under the microscope. I like the reasoning given by Bartley herself when she says "It’s not a project of catharsis – I FONTAINES D.C. chose to submit myself to this experi-

ence because I wanted to create from inside it, rather than explaining it ... something beyond myself, something fantastic - something new”.

It's not all upbeat though : there are some moments of downbeat introspection, including the slow-burner First You Leave, the title track and the towering Nervous Riders, the most original song on the album and Bartley's strongest vocal performance.

With a mesmeric drumbeat backed up by another melodic bassline, the track builds to a crescendo infused with the full-band and a complement of strings as she sings her heart out : all inside three minutes dead.

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LAS AVES I’ll Never Give Up On Love Until I Can Put A Name On It Well, if nothing else September's most original album title award is sorted : step forward, Las Aves.

From Paris, France, they're a quirky synthpop trio that's perhaps best summed up by one of their own quotes : “We like the idea of hiding humour within drama… making pink lollipops laced with mercury.”

With a saccharine synth vibe throughout, their signature sound is a re-imagining of bubblegum pop run through an eighties blender - think bright colours, shoulder pads, glittery lipstick and a ballsy "**** you !" attitude and you're halfway there.

With Miley Cyrus as a celebrity fan, recently sharing "You Need A Dog" on her Instagram feed, they won't need much in the way of publicity but I think they'll get it anyway given their penchant for risqué, expletive-laden lyrics. The music itself is mostly ditsy electronica that could be from any time in the last thirty years or so but the vocals are very much in the now. A Change Of Heart evokes another group that likes to shock, Die Antword, the South African rap duo with their seemingly innocuous, little girl vocals belying the spiked knuckle-duster in the glittery velvet glove that lurks behind ...

I get the feeling Las Aves could be massive. They've got the right combination of danceable music with feminist lyrics that are laugh out loud funny and their timing is perfect. If they carry on collecting superstar backing, I could see them really breaking out this time next year when the festival season kicks off again.

Hailing from Bournemouth, singersongwriter Carley Varley started out playing covers on the streets of Lymington as a busker before being asked inside by a couple of pubs where her career really began to take off. Since then, she's gone from strength to strength, winning The Dorset Venus Award for Musical Talent and has performed at both The Waldorf and The Ritz in London.

With another couple of tracks scheduled for release later this year, Won't Say Sorry is her first single and is a brilliantly catchy pop song with an immediate hook in the guitar riff and tongue-in-cheek lyrics that will appeal to anyone who's had enough of being pushed around.

The first time I played it, I was driving and actually laughed out loud when she got to a certain word that kicks off each chorus. I won't spoil it for you here, but the second time round I joined in !

For a first release, this is a highly original record. It's really well produced, instantly likeable and very much a sing-a-long anthem that should go down brilliantly in a live setting.

Check out Carley's excellent website for more information and YouTube links to all her stuff.

JANICE PRIX Nobody Would Know - EP I don't know much about LAPP but he cites Springsteen, Joni Mitchell, classical, punk, folk, jazz, soul and electronica as major influences on his sound. That covers a few bases, but don't worry : he doesn't attempt all of them. Instead, his sound is very sparse, maximising the impact of his voice as it's set against a curious blend of acoustic and brass instruments accompanied by minimal keyboards and synths. It's less music and more soundscape, if that makes any sense ? It actually sounds like he's painting with his voice. On one track you can hear him clear his throat. He must have deliberately left it in and it actually adds to the effect of what he's trying to do, in that he's presenting himself warts and all .. and for some reason it works. I like the record. It's highly original, quite unusual but always interesting. That voice is a blend of vulnerability and gravel, one moment almost wavering, the next an inch from roaring. The instrumentation is superb throughout, with Mockingbird Rain a particular stand-out. I'm a sucker for stand-up bass and this song has it in spades, along with some organic acoustic guitar, tom-toms, gentle electric guitar and .. well, give it a listen. This is a brilliant EP that I keep coming back to, so here's hoping an album isn't too far away.

MOONCHILD Too Much To Ask Moonchild are a trio from LA and Too Much To Ask is the lead single from their forthcoming album, Little Ghost, which will be out in September.

It's a beautiful piece of soulful pop with an ethereal vibe, with a female vocal and layered, soaring backing voices, all asking the same question of an unrequited love ..

The accompanying instrumental support comes in the form of a simple but playful electric piano riff which is beefed up by a smidge of bass, a touch of acoustic guitar and a very sparing drum kit.

It almost sounds like one of those interludes on an RnB album at first listen, but if you play it a few times it gets under your skin and you realise it's a lot more subtle than that.

A good analogy for older readers might be the "ba-da-bap-bap-bap-bapbap" vocalisation by Earth, Wind & Fire known more formally as Brazilian Rhyme on the All n' All album : there's just something so damned infectious about both songs I can't help but play them again and again.

Roll on September.

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PIGGYS 26 Victoria Road, Woolston SO19 9DX 023 8178 2059

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CENTRAL COFFEE Central Hall, St Mary Street, Southampton SO14 1NF

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Saints fans, join us for a new era with The Ex Saints in The AND Guide. All their Fixtures, Stories, Trivia and Tips... with more than a few laughs along the way.

It’s no secret. Everybody knows we love our Saints at The AND Guide. It’s no secret too, that football has seen many changes since I started watching it back in the 60’s. There’s more money now ... much, much, more money ... fitness and training is massively improved, marketing and merchandise determines kickoff times with television coverage virtually wall to wall across the planet.

But, without debating the good and the bad, we’d like to take you back to a golden age not so long ago, when footballers weren’t video game stars only accessible from your TV screens and smartphones. An age when it wasn’t uncommon for them to not only be seen around the city, but to join in with kick-abouts with the kids in The Dell car park after training, or at the parks on their way to the betting shop or pub. I’m not talking about just kicking the ball back either. I vividly remember a time when me and about 10 mates were playing a game in Watts Park opposite the Civic and 4 of the first team walked through and joined in ... 2 on each side, jumpers for goalposts ... for half an hour! I think the players were Jimmy Gabrial, Dave Thompson and Hugh Fisher? It wasn’t until I was stood on my comics in The Milton Rd end on the Saturday, that I realised the grinning unknown player ruffling my hair the one time I tackled him, was non other than Saints new signing and soon to be legend ... Brian O'Neil!

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It was an age when the manager would send players to hospitals and schools etc. just to cheer people up, ... and it did. Days of loyalty, when players and managers only had 1 or 2 clubs and we truly felt they were part of us.

AND while those days have gone, many of those larger-than-life characters haven’t and oh what characters we’ve had! Over the next 12 months, we will be bringing you their stories to relive the time when you were as likely to see a Saint in the supermarket as you might today through the windscreen of a supercar.

Many Ex Saints, have made their homes here with more than a few turning out for charity appearances and most excitingly ... football matches! For those that don’t know, ex-Saints from many eras still play together, raising money for their charity and local good causes. Which is great news for all of us who miss seeing our former heros and want the chance to be upclose watching them perform again. Yes of course time has taken it’s toll, knees, hips and lungs are worn, hair has receded and waistlines er ... improved ... but they’re still here. AND despite all of the above, they like nothing more than getting together with their mates for a game of football in front of us wonderful fans.

Never been to a game? You’ve missed out. Imagine the atmosphere of a testimonial, with the intimacy and banter of a grassroots game, in the company of legends. Just don’t make the mistake of thinking the result doesn’t matter.

So check out the fixtures and get yourself to a game. Bring the kids. Bring everybody’s kids!

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PIC 3: ‘76 Cup Winning heros David Peach (left) and Peter Rodrigues. PIC 4: Jimmy Case (left) and Manny Andruszewski relax after some energy sapping spectating. PIC 5: Glenn Cockerill explains why he wore that shirt. PIC 6: Joe Tessum insists Hythe & Dibden FC players have his autograph. PIC 7: David Hughes slips a pass to Nicky Banger - no hint of offside there! PIC 8: Matt scores another penalty ... just!

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Folk Dance Southampton 14th September

Last year we filled the centre of Southampton with ten different sides performing at five sites in the city centre so the whole of Above Bar was alive with dancing.

This year there are around twenty dance teams with between 200 to 250 dancers and musicians. They will be performing at six dance spots across the city culminating with a final performance at the entrance to West Quay on Above Bar.!

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Music in the City 2019 A DECADE OF CELEBRATING THE DIVERSE MUSIC OF THE SOLENT AREA

Saturday 28th & Sunday 29th September at Multiple & Unusual Venues across Southampton City Centre.

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From folk to punk, classical to blues, and rock to jazz, music will fill Southampton on Saturday 28th and Sunday 29th September. With over 20 locations across the city centre from 800 year old vaults to the modern day coffee houses and bars, there is a huge variety of music in settings that are second to none.

This year we are celebrating a decade of Music in the City. When we started in 2009 I don't think anyone could have predicted what a success it would become. Last year there were over 30,000 visits to venues which was fantastic and the atmosphere in the city centre was incredible.

PSPERRYSTON HILL WITH LINDA NORRIS

As we are celebrating this year it is only right to mention our amazing musicians who make the day what it is, especially those like Jim Chorley, Brian Hooper, Nick Tann, Batala, and the wonderful PS Perrystone Hill, who have been with us since the early days. AND of course to the founder and organiser of MITC for 10 years and former Mayoress Linda Norris. If I can help carry on her wonderful work I’ll be very happy.

Daunting? Yes, more than a little. But Southampton deserves a true community driven music festival. So fingers crossed, with your help and our talented artists, we can continue to grow one of the city’s cultural crown jewels.

Looking to the future we have some young bands such as Galaxy Thief, One Word, and Wooden Spoons, who will make a big impact in the music industry.

I do apologise to the other 150 acts I couldn't mention, but they are all fantastic and the full lineup will be on facebook and our website at the beginning of September.

So join us for a FREE FESTIVAL of music Saturday 28th September, with our classical concert on Sunday 29th .

James Baillie (Organiser 2019)

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LOCAL ALBUM REVIEW

By Jasmine Hodge

Crafted on a backbone of skiffle, swing and rhythm & blues, meet the band that are combining the old and the contemporary whilst bringing roots music alive.

Album Release Show 20th September THE STAGE DOOR Tickets: £6 thestagedoor.org.uk

Misbehavin, Junco Shakers Dubbed The South Coast’s first ‘skifflebilly’ band. Junco Shakers formed in 2015, Birmingham boys, Ben (vocals/washboard), and Pop (vocals/guitar) moved down South where the band shaped in the form of Sam (vocals/guitar) and Mitch (bass).

Shuffle forward through a plethora of gigs and festivals, 2017 saw the four-piece record their first album, One More Drink that contained covers of songs that inspired the band’s original sound including ‘The Chicken in the Hawk’- Big Joe Turner and ‘Gamblin’ Man’- Lonnie Donegan. It also saw them grace stages at festivals such as Bestival, Blissfields, Shake & Stir and Vintage Nostalgia. Fast forward to 2018, video releases of original material start to flow from Junco Shakers, festivals such as Smoked & Uncut are amongst the presence of the four-piece and the band support favourites such as Chas ‘n’ Dave and The Blockheads.

Back in present day, what does 2019 have to offer from them?

The band are releasing their second album titled Misbehavin’ on the 20th September accompanied by an album release show on the same night at The Stage Door in Southampton. Recorded at Mayfield Studios, the album was produced by Greg Powell with creative input from the band themselves. The recording continues to be decorated with the band’s inspirations of 50s rock ‘n’ roll, skiffle, reggae, blues and jazz; and offers multiple doffs of the cap towards artists such as Pokey LaFarge and Dave Rawlings Machine.

The band have been commended for their liveliness at gigs, their slap bass and harmonica driven songs, in which this new album continues to bring that energy [AND we do like a harmonica driven song in this paper! Ed].

Their ‘live’ sound is pretty intoxicating too. The band are dubbed ‘skifflebilly’ which, in its process, throws music back to its original roots whilst shaping a new, contemporary outcome. Song topics include singing, dancing, drinking and cheating with personal favourite of mine being the melancholy ‘Bar Room Blues’ sung with the husky vocals replicating the songs ethos of wallowing in self-pity. Ben croaks the lyrics

with gravely undertones, “I guess I got myself to blame, the way I treated you. Yes, I’m the fool that let you slip away, now my blue sky’s turned to grey. So, I head down to the bar room and I drink the whole night blue. What else is a fool to do?”

Other tracks have a more lighthearted tone, despite the financialinspired lyrics, with ‘Easy at the Top’ reeking of danceability with subtle washboard tones in the back.

“It’s easy, yes it’s easy. It’s easy when you’re sitting at the top” are the lyrics that bounce amongst the washboard and harmonica. Their more upbeat catalogue could also be coerced into the same bracket as local bands, The Devils Dammed String Band and The Ace Trio making them fall into the category of bands that you can’t help but get up and dance to.

But don’t believe me …catch their album release show 20th September at The Stage Door and experience Junco Shakers in all their ‘skifflebilly’ magnificence for yourself!

Album will be available from theirwebsite and online at all the usual places.

Junco Shakers are: Ben Gunn, Mitch Radcliffe, Sam La’Penn and Pop Gunn.

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SOUTHAMPTON JAZZ CLUB

Hosting top Jazz musicians in Southampton!

By Jeremy Nichols

Southampton Jazz Club invites renowned and critically acclaimed jazz musicians to perform in Southampton on the third Tuesday of each calendar month. We invite the top performers who are touring the country - see our website for previous and next bands.

The club is run by volunteers and all the money raised goes towards booking the next act to grace the stage at Southampton Jazz Club.

is to keep jazz music live for the benefit of everyone in the area.

Over the years the Club has featured some of the finest musicians in the land and abroad but also a vast range of talented, emerging players of many types of jazz. The mission has always been to provide a ‘stage’ for the musicians to keep their music live.

The fact that jazz does span a huge range of styles, influences and delivery is part of the attraction for many enthusiasts.

It can be difficult to describe different genres of jazz. Words like “mainstream” and “hard-bop” can be applied to many artists and even then others would disagree. A better apTICKETS available on the door: proach can often be to keep an open mind and come along and listen; just non-members £15, members £12, enjoy the sensation of live jazz being and £6 for students. Membership played in the right setting.

Some of the recent acts we’ve had for a year costs £20 for one perthe pleasure of hosting include: son or £30 for joint membership.

Christian Brewer Quintet featuring Leon Greening - searing saxophone VENUE: The Jane Austen Suite from Christian as he works his magic The Dolphin Hotel, High Street on some old standards and compositions of his own with blistering piano Southampton SO14 2HN. supplied by local man Leon Greening.

Southampton Jazz Club has been runMatt Wates Quartet - wonderful ning since 1974 and the driving force song writing, amazing repertoire, and behind those involved over the years echoes of the greats in hard bop.

Matt is a warm and funny host and his songs are like a soothing balm, easy listening with the roots well established in mainstream jazz.

Enrico Tomasso Quartet – Enrico was taught by the great Louis Armstrong and it shows. His sympathetic trumpet work is up there with the best. Another great performer with a marvellous band to support and shine.

Two of a Mind - Alison Neale and Chris Biscoe – it was hard to see who was enjoying this wonderful evening of Paul Desmond inspired music more, the audience or Alison herself.

The Clark Tracey Quintet – son of the great Stan Tracey, Clark is a master of jazz drumming and surrounded himself with seriously talented young musicians. The individual contributions of each was not lost in forming a cohesive whole.

Our next gig is Heads South on August 20th. This band is led by John Harriman, a critically acclaimed jazz pianist and composer. They play Latin jazz combining Cuban and other Latin styles with original and classic tunes.

The band also features top UK trumpeter Steve Waterman, Venezuelan bassist Adolfredo Pulido and Cuban percussionist Chino Martell Morgan.

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What’s On @ The London AUGUST Thurs 8th Cherrylicious Karaoke Cabaret with Cherry Liquor Friday 9th Friday Frolics with DJ Lucinda & Cabaret with Rose Garden Sat 10th Guilty Pleasures with DJ Neil Sackley Sun 11th Cabaret Lisa Q Jones AKA Charlie Hides from Ru Pauls Drag Race

Thurs 15th Cherrylicious Karaoke Cabaret with Cherry Liquor Friday 16th Friday Frolics with DJ Neil Sackley and Cabaret with Sally Vate Sat 17th Guilty Pleasures with DJ Stuart J Sun 18th Cabaret with Drag Idol Finalist PoppyCock

Thurs 22nd Cherrylicious Karaoke Cabaret with Cherry Liquor Friday 23rd Pre Pride Party with DJ Lucinda & Cabaret with Lola Lasagne Sat 24th Pride Party from 6pm with DJ Claire & Euro Chart topper Allan Jay Sun 25th Pride after Party 5pm Motown duo Heart N Soul 7:30pm Lucinda Lashes 8:30pm Vicki Vivacious

Thurs 29th Cherrylicious Karaoke Cabaret with Cherry Liquor Friday 30th DJ Lucinda Lashes and cabaret with Sum Ting Wong Sat 31st Guilty Pleasures with DJ Claire & Vocalist Sam Solace SEPTEMBER Sun 1st Cabaret with Cherry Liquor

Thurs 5th Cherrylicious Karaoke Cabaret with Martha D’Arthur Friday 6th DJ Neil Sackley and Cabaret with The Drag With NO Name Sat 7th Guilty Pleasures with DJ Claire Sun 8th Cabaret with Mrs Moore

Thurs 12th Cherrylicious Karaoke Cabaret with Cherry Liquor Friday 13th DJ Lucinda Lashes and cabaret with Sally Vate Sat 14th Guilty Pleasures with DJ Neil SAckley Sun 15th Cabaret with Drag Idol Finalist PoppyCock Thurs 19th Cherrylicious Karaoke Cabaret with Cherry Liquor

Friday 20th DJ Neil Sackley and Cabaret with Fanny Burns Sat 21st Guilty Pleasure with DJ Stuart J Sun 22nd Cabaret with Miss Penny

Thurs 26th Cherrylicious Karaoke Cabaret with Cherry Liquor Friday 27th DJ Lucinda Lashes and LoUis CyFer (Drag King) Sat 28th Oxford Streets Music in the City followed by Guilty Pleasures with DJ Claire Sun 29th Cabaret with Tanya Hyde and Davina Sparkle

17th September we have Dave O’Higgins - a much admired sax player - his style is hard bop at its very best. Together with the incredible Rob Luft on guitar. Come along on and decide for yourself. However you describe what you hear I guarantee that if you enjoy jazz you’ll love this gig.

You don’t have to be a member to get in, with tickets available on the night. Doors open at 7:15 and the music starts at 8:00 pm.

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FRIDAY 2ND BERRY THEATRE Annie THE POINT, E’LEIGH Summer Social - The Garden Sessions The Tales of Merlin CONCORDE CLUB DS:UK - In tribute to Dire Straits ITCHEN VALLEY C/P Sunny Summer Trail HAROLD HILLIER GDNS The Flower Fairies Summer Garden Trail Butterfly Day/ Archaeology Activity MOORS VALLEY C/P Owl Encounters / Treasure Hunt Challenge THE JOINERS, SOTON Masked Intruder PLATFORM TAVERN Tim Payne’s Platform Posse NEW FOREST INN Misdirected MOTTISFONT ABBEY Beano Time Travellers Activity Trail THE DOLPHIN, ST DENYS Eight Foot Yeti

RAILWAY INN, WINCH Rosalie Cunningham Band ROBIN HOOD, SHOLING Davy Jones Locker KINGS HEAD, W’HAM The Jays WICKHAM FESTIVAL PAVILION TH’RE, B’M The Jersey Nights THOMAS TRIPP, B’MTH The Mabels CHICHESTER FEST TH’RE Oklahoma!

CH’CHST MINERVA TH’RE 8 Hotels ST MICHAELS SQ, SOTON MAYFLOWER 400 Walks FIREHOUSE, SOTON The Bite SATURDAY 3RD BERRY THEATRE Annie THE POINT, E’LEIGH Summer Social - Outdoor Cinema The Tales of Merlin CONCORDE CLUB Showaddywaddy AGEAS BOWL Outdoor Cinema ITCHEN VALLEY C/P Sunny Summer Trail HAROLD HILLIER GDNS The Flower Fairies Summer Garden Trail MOORS VALLEY C/P Treasure Hunt Challenge ENGINE ROOMS Unicorn & Prosecco Festival THE JOINERS, SOTON Eurochild PLATFORM TAVERN Andy Grant Trio THE ARTHOUSE, SOTON Extinction Rebellion Movie Night BLUE FUNNEL CRUISES 80s Party Night SS SHIELDHALL Fastnet Race & Trip to the Needles MOTTISFONT ABBEY Beano Time Travellers Activity Trail C/FORD CENTRAL CLUB Chicago 9 STRAWBERRY FIELD TAV Reckless Skeletons THE DOLPHIN, ST DENYS The Beat Quarter RAILWAY INN, WINCH FAP with friends Who Killed Nancy Johnson + ROBIN HOOD, SHOLING The Spoils

THE SOBAR, SOTON Garden Party All Dayer KINGS HEAD, W’HAM Kings Head Wickham Festival WICKHAM FESTIVAL PAVILION TH’RE, B’M The Jersey Nights / Terrace Tales THOMAS TRIPP, B’MTH The Clementines CHICHESTER FEST TH’RE Oklahoma!

CH’CHST MINERVA TH’RE 8 Hotels FIREHOUSE, SOTON Subdued EASTLEIGH FC V Notts County - H

MONDAY 5TH ITCHEN VALLEY C/P Sunny Summer Trail HAROLD HILLIER GDNS The Flower Fairies Summer Garden Trail Family Bushcraft MOORS VALLEY C/P Treasure Hunt Challenge MOTTISFONT ABBEY Beano Time Travellers Activity Trail PAVILION TH’RE, B’M Terrace Tales / The Mousetrap WEDGEWOOD ROOMS P Imarhan CHICHESTER FEST TH’RE Oklahoma!

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HEARTBREAKERS Myriad BLUE FUNNEL CRUISES 3 River Cruise MOTTISFONT ABBEY Beano Time Travellers Activity Trail FERNHAM HALL National Play Day PAVILION TH’RE, B’M Terrace Tales / The Mousetrap THOMAS TRIPP, B’MTH Richie Quain SALISBURY PLAYHOUSE The Wizard of OZ CHICHESTER FEST TH’RE Oklahoma!

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ITCHEN VALLEY C/P Sunny Summer Trail/Horse & Carriage HAROLD HILLIER GDNS The Flower Fairies Summer Garden Trail Outdoor Adventure Holiday Club MOORS VALLEY C/P Treasure Hunt Challenge/Pond Dipping STAGE DOOR, SOTON So Boylesque MOTTISFONT ABBEY Beano Time Travellers Activity Trail THE PHOENIX, ROMSEY Stand Up in The Basement PAVILION TH’RE, B’M Terrace Tales The Mousetrap CHICHESTER FEST TH’RE Oklahoma!

CH’CHST MINERVA TH’RE 8 Hotels MANGO, O’VILLAGE Stand up in The Basement Comedy Jo Jo Smith / Nathan Caton / Colin Owens EASTLEIGH FC V Yeovil Town - A

CONCORDE CLUB Football Chat with Matt Le Tissier ITCHEN VALLEY C/P Sunny Summer Trail VICTORIA C/P Open Air Cinema LEPE C/P Marine Wonders / Live music at Lepe HAROLD HILLIER GDNS The Flower Fairies Summer Garden Trail Outdoor Adventure Holiday Club MOORS VALLEY C/P Treasure Hunt Challenge HEARTBREAKERS Grove Street Families MOTTISFONT ABBEY Beano Time Travellers Activity Trail JOINERS Sexy Pretty Things PAVILION TH’RE, B’M Terrace Tales / The Mousetrap THOMAS TRIPP, B’MTH Graeme James SALISBURY PLAYHOUSE The Wizard of OZ CHICHESTER FEST TH’RE Oklahoma!

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SUNDAY 4TH NUFFIELD TH’RE The Pirates of the Caribbean The Christmas Show THE POINT, E’LEIGH Lullaby CONCORDE CLUB Bob Dwyer Bix & Pieces ITCHEN VALLEY C/P Sunny Summer Trail HAROLD HILLIER GDNS The Flower Fairies Summer Garden Trail MOORS VALLEY C/P Treasure Hunt Challenge HILTONBURY F’HOUSE Live Music THE ARTHOUSE, SOTON Jason Buck - The Dragon Club SS SHIELDHALL Solent Cruise to See 5 Cruise Ships Depart MOTTISFONT ABBEY Beano Time Travellers Activity Trail ROBIN HOOD, SHOLING Stripped Pink - Pink Floyd Tribute KINGS HEAD, W’HAM Kings Head Wickham Festival THREE TUNS, R’SY Cinnamon Jazz WICKHAM FESTIVAL PAVILION TH’RE, B’M Terrace Tales THOMAS TRIPP, B’MTH Rock Britannia WEDGEWOOD ROOMS P Chris Holland CHICHESTER FEST TH’RE Oklahoma!

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WEDNESDAY 7TH CONCORDE CLUB Al Nicholls Quartet & guest Sandra Mae Luykx HANGER FARM ARTS Movie for kids: Madagascar ITCHEN VALLEY C/P Sunny Summer Trail / Wild Wednesdays VICTORIA C/P Picnic at the Park LEPE C/P Marine Wonders HAROLD HILLIER GDNS The Flower Fairies Summer Garden Trail Outdoor Adventure Holiday Club MOORS VALLEY C/P Treasure Hunt Challenge/Meadow Minibeasts

FRIDAY 9TH NUFFIELD TH’RE The Lego Movie 1984 O2 GUILDHALL, SOTON Royal Blood CONCORDE CLUB 80s DJ Night ITCHEN VALLEY C/P Sunny Summer Trail VICTORIA C/P Open Air Cinema

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HAROLD HILLIER GDNS The Flower Fairies Summer Garden Trail MOORS VALLEY C/P Treasure Hunt Challenge THE JOINERS, SOTON Black \orchid Empire + THE BROOK, SOTON The Bryan Adams Experience PLATFORM TAVERN Dumb Poets 1865, SOTON Paul Mico presents…

THE ARTHOUSE, SOTON BR James NEW FOREST INN Driftwood MOTTISFONT ABBEY Beano Time Travellers Activity Trail THE DOLPHIN, ST DENYS Retread ROBIN HOOD, SHOLING Soul Munky PAVILION TH’RE, B’M Terrace Tales / The Mousetrap WEDGEWOOD ROOMS P Neverman Fangs of the Dodo SALISBURY PLAYHOUSE The Wizard of OZ CHICHESTER FEST TH’RE Oklahoma!

CH’CHST MINERVA TH’RE 8 Hotels CRICKETERS, EASTLEIGH Somethinelse FIREHOUSE, SOTON Metal Gods SATURDAY 10TH NUFFIELD TH’RE 1984 CONCORDE CLUB Majestic Groove ITCHEN VALLEY C/P Sunny Summer Trail VICTORIA C/P Open Air Cinema HAROLD HILLIER GDNS The Flower Fairies Summer Garden Trail MOORS VALLEY C/P Treasure Hunt Challenge LAKESIDE RAILWAY E Great Central Railway Gala THE HOBBIT Soulboots 3 alldayer THE JOINERS, SOTON Oas-is STAGE DOOR, SOTON The Rising - Archi Adams Fundraiser PLATFORM TAVERN Mod Town UK 1865, SOTON NozFest THE LOFT, SOTON Skegss HEARTBREAKERS Italia 90 THE ARTHOUSE, SOTON Aaron Davis EP Launch Night SS SHIELDHALL Head to the Solend Cruise and see 4 Ships depart MOTTISFONT ABBEY Beano Time Travellers Activity Trail C/FORD CENTRAL CLUB Take Cover STRAWBERRY FIELD TAV Stolen THE DOLPHIN, ST DENYS Back Once Again RAILWAY INN, WINCH Rock, Metal and Punk All Dayer ROBIN HOOD, SHOLING The Score PAVILION TH’RE, B’M The Mousetrap THOMAS TRIPP, B’MTH Loose Chippings GUILDHALL P’MTH The Royal Marines Summer Concert

SALISBURY PLAYHOUSE The Wizard of OZ CHICHESTER FEST TH’RE Oklahoma!

CH’CHST MINERVA TH’RE 8 Hotels ST MICHAELS SQ, SOTON MAYFLOWER 400 Walks FOUNTAIN, ROWLANDS C’ST Somethinelse TRUST SERVANT, M’STEAD Junco Shakers PORTSMOUTH FC V Tranmere Rovers - H EASTLEIGH FC V Barrow AFC - A AFC BOURNEMOUTH V Sheffield Utd - H SUNDAY 11TH NUFFIELD TH’RE Moana CONCORDE CLUB John Maddocks Jazzmen ITCHEN VALLEY C/P Sunny Summer Trail HAROLD HILLIER GDNS The Flower Fairies Summer Garden Trail MOORS VALLEY C/P Treasure Hunt Challenge HILTONBURY F’HOUSE Live Music 1865, SOTON Revolution Pro Wrestling BLUE FUNNEL CRUISES Harbour Tour - 3 Queens/Sailaway Cruise SS SHIELDHALL Southampton Docks Cruise and see the 3 Queens in berth MOTTISFONT ABBEY Beano Time Travellers Activity Trail ROBIN HOOD, SHOLING Decades Live UK BISHOPS BLAIZE, R’SY The Touch Biz PAVILION TH’RE, B’M The Carpenters Story THOMAS TRIPP, B’MTH Jon Walsh Band CHICHESTER FEST TH’RE Oklahoma!

CH’CHST MINERVA TH’RE 8 Hotels MONDAY 12TH NUFFIELD TH’RE Mr Stink HANGER FARM ARTS Dunkirk ITCHEN VALLEY C/P Sunny Summer Trail HAROLD HILLIER GDNS The Flower Fairies Summer Garden Trail Family Bushcraft MOORS VALLEY C/P Treasure Hunt Challenge Ukulele Jam - open jam night BLUE FUNNEL CRUISES Cowes Week Special MOTTISFONT ABBEY Beano Time Travellers Activity Trail PAVILION TH’RE, B’M Amelie CHICHESTER FEST TH’RE Oklahoma!

CH’CHST MINERVA TH’RE 8 Hotels TUESDAY 13TH NUFFIELD TH’RE Mr Stink PLAZA THEATRE The Wind in the Willows ITCHEN VALLEY C/P Sunny Summer Trail / Horse & Carriage HAROLD HILLIER GDNS The Flower Fairies Summer Garden Trail

MOORS VALLEY C/P Treasure Hunt Challenge THE JOINERS, SOTON Cancer Bats BLUE FUNNEL CRUISES Cowes Week Special MOTTISFONT ABBEY Beano Time Travellers Activity Trail PAVILION TH’RE, B’M Amelie CHICHESTER FEST TH’RE Oklahoma!

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WEDNESDAY 14TH NUFFIELD TH’RE Mr Stink PLAZA THEATRE The Wind in the Willows CONCORDE CLUB Southampton University Big Band ITCHEN VALLEY C/P Sunny Summer Trail / Wild Wednesdays VICTORIA C/P Picnic at the Park HAROLD HILLIER GDNS The Flower Fairies Summer Garden Trail Outdoor Adventure Holiday Club MOORS VALLEY C/P Treasure Hunt Challenge Meadow Minibeasts MOTTISFONT ABBEY Beano Time Travellers Activity Trail TOM’S DELI, WINCH Cinnamon Jazz PAVILION TH’RE, B’M Amelie THOMAS TRIPP, B’MTH Hugh Budden & Pete Harris CHICHESTER FEST TH’RE Oklahoma!

CH’CHST MINERVA TH’RE 8 Hotels THURSDAY 15TH NUFFIELD TH’RE How to Train your Dragon PLAZA THEATRE The Wind in the Willows ITCHEN VALLEY C/P Sunny Summer Trail HAROLD HILLIER GDNS The Flower Fairies Summer Garden Trail Outdoor Adventure Holiday Club MOORS VALLEY C/P Treasure Hunt Challenge PLATFORM TAVERN Chicago 9 BLUE FUNNEL CRUISES Cowes Week Special MOTTISFONT ABBEY Beano Time Travellers Activity Trail PAVILION TH’RE, B’M Amelie GUILDHALL P’MTH Bad Manners of Ska CHICHESTER FEST TH’RE Oklahoma!

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AUGUST 09 The Edwin Starr Band + DJ Paul Mico 10 Nozfest, feat. Massive Wagons + More 11 Revolution Pro Wrestling 17 The Long John Baldry Soul Alldayer 24 Steve Hillage's System 7

23 - Easy Life

21 Tiny Moving Parts + Microwave

25 Our Progaganda + The Collision + Sub Pacific

26 The Ramonas

26 Our Hollow Our Home pres’ Holloween 2019

28 Afternoon: Southampton Record Fair 29 Solent Area Prog: John Hackett Band + Lucid 30 SMJC presents Big Band Mondays

28 SMJC presents Big Band Mondays 29 Hawklords feat. Nik Turner

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25 SAS Boxing: Saints & Sinners

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31 Afternoon: Southampton Record Fair Evening: Bandeoke with Daisy & The Wedding Toasters

03 The Night Cafe

01 100% Britpop: Marquis Drive + Maybe Oasis + Blurd

04 Walter Trout + Dan Patlansky

06 Ian Siegal Unplugged

08 New Model Army

09 Hattie Jacques Playlist

09 Coco & The Butterfields

15 Gaz Brookfield

10 Mo-Town & Soul Night with DJ Paul Mico

16 Pink Floyd UK

SEPTEMBER 01 Solent Area Prog: Karibow + Zio 04 SKINNY MOLLY 06 Fleetingwood Mac 11 Spear of Destiny 12 Purple Celebration; tribute to Prince 13 The Cureheads + Siouxie & the Budgies 14 Foo Fighterz & Green Haze 15 Solent Area Prog: The Blackheart Orchestra + Tiger Moth Tales

FRIDAY 16TH MAYFLOWER TH’RE Peter Pan NUFFIELD TH’RE Spiderman BERRY THEATRE Measure for Measure PLAZA THEATRE The Wind in the Willows CONCORDE CLUB Electric Eighty ITCHEN VALLEY C/P Sunny Summer Trail HAROLD HILLIER GDNS The Flower Fairies Summer Garden Trail Outdoor Adventure Holiday Club

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11 & 12 Unity Brewing Co & Belgium and Blues presents Craft Beer South 13 Revolution Pro Wrestling 16 Kris Barras Band + Wille & The Bandits 18 Mo-Town & Soul Night with DJ Paul Mico 19 Doggone Rock'n'Roll presents RESTLESS 20 Solent Area Prog: Hayley Griffiths Band + Haze 22 - ZAPPATiKA feat. Ike Willis

17 Blackbeard's Tea Party + Threepenny Bit 22 The Uplifter 23 Hugh Cornwell 24 - Laurence Jones + Matt Pearce & The Mutiny 26 - SMJC presents Big Band Tuesdays 28 - Berlin 30 - Afternoon: Southampton Record Fair. Evening: Uptown Top Rankin'

MOORS VALLEY C/P Treasure Hunt Challenge/Owl Encounters LAKESIDE RAILWAY E Punch & Judy Magic Shows THE BROOK, SOTON Hi-On Maiden PLATFORM TAVERN The Roughcuts NEW FOREST INN Bushwackers / Jazz Pig Cider Fest BLUE FUNNEL CRUISES Cowes Week Special SS SHIELDHALL Cowes Fireworks - The Shieldhall Stompers MOTTISFONT ABBEY Beano Time Travellers Activity Trail THE DOLPHIN, ST DENYS Tribute to Elvis ROBIN HOOD, SHOLING The Estelles PAVILION TH’RE, B’M Amelie THOMAS TRIPP, B’MTH Defectors CHICHESTER FEST TH’RE Oklahoma!

CH’CHST MINERVA TH’RE 8 Hotels GOOD INTENT, P’FIELD Somethinelse

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NEW FOREST INN

MAYFLOWER TH’RE Peter Pan NUFFIELD TH’RE Zootropolis PLAZA THEATRE The Wind in the Willows CONCORDE CLUB Summer Italian Buffet Newrhythmics - Tribute to The Eurythmics and Annie Lennox ITCHEN VALLEY C/P Sunny Summer Trail HAROLD HILLIER GDNS The Flower Fairies Summer Garden Trail MOORS VALLEY C/P Treasure Hunt Challenge ENGINE ROOMS Coheed & Cambria THE HOBBIT Wrestling THE JOINERS, SOTON Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly PLATFORM TAVERN MJ Whipround 1865, SOTON Long John Baldry HEARTBREAKERS Lips

JAZZ PIG CIDER FEST SS SHIELDHALL Afternoon Music Cruise RU40 Tribute band MOTTISFONT ABBEY Beano Time Travellers Activity Trail TUDOR HOUSE, SOTON Secret Southampton Walking Tour C/FORD CENTRAL CLUB The Minkees STRAWBERRY FIELD TAV Generators THE DOLPHIN, ST DENYS Eden Shannon Farewell Party The Touch Biz RAILWAY INN, WINCH Showcase - Riteoff + Guests SILVER FERN, W/SASH Funkin @ The Fern ROBIN HOOD, SHOLING South Coast Collective ST JAMES TAVERN, WINCH Cinnamon Jazz PAVILION TH’RE, B’M Amelie THOMAS TRIPP, B’MTH Rufus Black Band WEDGEWOOD ROOMS P The Story of Kurt Cobain

SOUTHAMPTON’S PREMIER ROCK/METAL BAR! Upstairs bar open & £2 Jägerbombs every Fri/Sat night!

3 POOL TABLES (50P PLAY) & THE LOUDEST JUKEBOX IN THE CITY! LIVE MUSIC LISTINGS

31st Aug - aAnd?

27th Sep - The Ace Trio

FIREHOUSE, VINCENTS WALK, SOUTHAMPTON SO14 1JY Bar Telephone: 07938 019 123 Bar Email: firehouse.southampton@gmail.com Bookings Email: head.on.promotions@gmail.com OPEN: Mon - Thu: 12pm - Late / Fri & Sat: 12pm - Late / Sun: 12pm - 12am ( Firehouse is a strictly 18+ venue after 6pm! )

AUGUST Fri 2nd - The Bite A fantastic 3-piece classic rock band playing their first Firehouse show!

Sat 3rd - Subdued Eclectic mix of rock covers & originals!

Fri 9th Metal Gods A tribute to the traditional/classic metal of the late 70's and 80's!

Sat 10th TBA Sat 17th DJ Krissy Trash Request friendly set of rock, glam, punk and loads more!

Sat 31st Karybdis + aAnd? + Earthborn Kings | Huge lineup of death/prog/tech/metal!

PLUS* DJ Corrosion's 'Radioactive' in upstairs bar!

SEPTEMBER Sat 7th Carnage A fantastic new Southampton based rock covers group!

Fri 13th Toledo Steel + Speed Queen + Skyryder A solid lineup of traditional heavy metal from the UK and Belgium! £2 OTD Sat 14th Cuckooland Superb blend of blues, rock & funk!

Sat 21st Black Shot Rose A massive and varied set of metal favourites!

Fri 27th The Ace Trio Awesome rockabilly/rock'n'roll 3-piece!

Sat 28th Slave Steel + Autocracy + support An evening of brutal metal talent! *PLUS* DJ Davey Boy's 'Radioactive' in the upstairs bar! £3 OTD

COMING UP IN OCTOBER/NOVEMBER: Blitzzen | Torqued | Morass Of Molasses Cybernetic Witch Cult | Boudicia | Blink Daze Free’s Company + LOADS MORE!

GUILDHALL P’MTH National Children’s Orchestra of GB CHICHESTER FEST TH’RE Oklahoma!

CH’CHST MINERVA TH’RE 8 Hotels CRICKETERS, C’DGE Somethinelse FIREHOUSE, SOTON DJ Krissy Trash SAINTS FC V Liverpool - H PORTSMOUTH FC V Sunderland - A EASTLEIGH FC V Stockport County - A AFC BOURNEMOUTH V Aston Villa - A AFC TOTTON V Larkhall - H THE SOBAR, SOTON Friends of Foor SUNDAY 18TH NUFFIELD TH’RE Despicable Me CONCORDE CLUB Cuff Billet’s New Europa Jazz Band ITCHEN VALLEY C/P Sunny Summer Trail HAROLD HILLIER GDNS The Flower Fairies Summer Garden Trail MOORS VALLEY C/P Treasure Hunt Challenge THE JOINERS, SOTON Bleed Again + Scars of Protest NEW FOREST INN Jazz Pig Cider Fest SS SHIELDHALL Cruise to the Nab Tower MOTTISFONT ABBEY Beano Time Travellers Activity Trail THE DOLPHIN, ST DENYS Catballou ROBIN HOOD, SHOLING The Unhinged PAVILION TH’RE, B’M That’ll Be The Day THOMAS TRIPP, B’MTH Clockwork Jukebox WEDGEWOOD ROOMS P The South UK Metal & Rock CHICHESTER FEST TH’RE Oklahoma!

CH’CHST MINERVA TH’RE 8 Hotels BREWERY,BOTLEY Somethinelse THE SOBAR, SOTON Friends of Foor SAINTS FC LADIES V Chesham - A MONDAY 19TH ITCHEN VALLEY C/P Sunny Summer Trail HAROLD HILLIER GDNS The Flower Fairies Summer Garden Trail MOORS VALLEY C/P Treasure Hunt Challenge MOTTISFONT ABBEY Beano Time Travellers Activity Trail PAVILION TH’RE, B’M That’ll Be The Day

CHICHESTER FEST TH’RE Oklahoma!

CH’CHST MINERVA TH’RE 8 Hotels TUESDAY 20TH MAYFLOWER TH’RE Saturday Night Fever O2 GUILDHALL, SOTON Eels ITCHEN VALLEY C/P Sunny Summer Trail / Falconry Display HAROLD HILLIER GDNS The Flower Fairies Summer Garden Trail Outdoor Adventure Holiday Club MOORS VALLEY C/P Treasure Hunt Challenge HEARTBREAKERS Pottery BLUE FUNNEL CRUISES Hamble River Cruise MOTTISFONT ABBEY Beano Time Travellers Activity Trail PAVILION TH’RE, B’M That’ll Be The Day CHICHESTER FEST TH’RE Oklahoma!

CH’CHST MINERVA TH’RE 8 Hotels OCTOBER BOOKS P’W Talk on The Britain Potential book by Jim Cowan PORTSMOUTH FC V Coventry City - H AFC TOTTON V Winchester - A WEDNESDAY 21ST MAYFLOWER TH’RE Saturday Night Fever O2 GUILDHALL, SOTON Afternoon Tea Dance ITCHEN VALLEY C/P Sunny Summer Trail/Wild Wednesdays VICTORIA C/P Picnic at the Park LEPE C/P Bat Walk HAROLD HILLIER GDNS The Flower Fairies Summer Garden Trail Outdoor Adventure Holiday Club MOORS VALLEY C/P Treasure Hunt Challenge/Meadow Minibeasts PLATFORM TAVERN Stan’s Blues Jam MOTTISFONT ABBEY Beano Time Travellers Activity Trail PAVILION TH’RE, B’M That’ll Be The Day/The Bob Dylan Story THOMAS TRIPP, B’MTH John James Newman WEDGEWOOD ROOMS P Acoustic Showcase 2019 - Heat 1 CHICHESTER FEST TH’RE Oklahoma!

CH’CHST MINERVA TH’RE 8 Hotels THURSDAY 22ND MAYFLOWER TH’RE Saturday Night Fever ITCHEN VALLEY C/P Sunny Summer Trail LEPE C/P Bat Walk

HAROLD HILLIER GDNS The Flower Fairies Summer Garden Trail Outdoor Adventure Holiday Club MOORS VALLEY C/P Treasure Hunt Challenge/Bat & Moth Walk BLUE FUNNEL CRUISES Beaulieu 4 River Cruise MOTTISFONT ABBEY Beano Time Travellers Activity Trail ROBIN HOOD, SHOLING Chill - party band PAVILION TH’RE, B’M That’ll Be The Day WEDGEWOOD ROOMS P Acoustic Showcase 2019 - Heat 2 CHICHESTER FEST TH’RE Oklahoma!

CH’CHST MINERVA TH’RE 8 Hotels FRIDAY 23RD MAYFLOWER TH’RE Saturday Night Fever PLAZA THEATRE Sounds Like The Seekers CONCORDE CLUB Ricky Zalez ITCHEN VALLEY C/P Sunny Summer Trail HAROLD HILLIER GDNS The Flower Fairies Summer Garden Trail MOORS VALLEY C/P Treasure Hunt Challenge NEW FOREST INN Toast feat. Beau MOTTISFONT ABBEY Beano Time Travellers Activity Trail THE DOLPHIN, ST DENYS The Business Covers Band ROBIN HOOD, SHOLING Planet 80 PAVILION TH’RE, B’M That’ll Be The Day THOMAS TRIPP, B’MTH Skyfall GUILDHALL P’MTH Laugh Out Loud Comedy Club CHICHESTER FEST TH’RE Oklahoma!

CH’CHST MINERVA TH’RE 8 Hotels ST MICHAELS SQ, SOTON MAYFLOWER 400 Walks HEROES, W’VILLE Somethinelse SOUTHSEA C’M VICTORIOUS FESTIVAL SATURDAY 24TH MAYFLOWER TH’RE Saturday Night Fever CONCORDE CLUB Duran 2 - Tribute to Duran Duran AGEAS BOWL Gin & Prosecco Festival ITCHEN VALLEY C/P Sunny Summer Trail HAROLD HILLIER GDNS The Flower Fairies Summer Garden Trail MOORS VALLEY C/P Treasure Hunt Challenge THE JOINERS, SOTON Combating Poverty with Music 1865, SOTON System 7 / Mirror System

CHRIS FARLOWE and THE NORMAN BEAKER BAND THURSDAY 5 SEPTEMBER 2019 Book online: www.theconcordeclub.com Stoneham Lane THE VESTRY, SOTON Dolly Parton Tribute Night HEARTBREAKERS The Orders THE ARTHOUSE, SOTON Pride Fringe Music WOOLSTON SOCIAL Open Day with the Jersey Boys BLUE FUNNEL CRUISES Caribbean Party Night MOTTISFONT ABBEY Beano Time Travellers Activity Trail C/FORD CENTRAL CLUB Starz ‘n’ Soundz Disco STRAWBERRY FIELD TAV Soul Patch THE DOLPHIN, ST DENYS Chicago 9 ROBIN HOOD, SHOLING Where’s Johnny?

SCHOLARS ARMS, SOTON Southampton Pride KINGS HEAD, W’HAM Classic Rock/Blues & Booze TOTTON REC CLUB Toast PAVILION TH’RE, B’M That’ll Be The Day World Amateur Singing Comp - UK Final THOMAS TRIPP, B’MTH Butcher Blues Foundation S’BURY ARTS CENTRE Famtazia 2 : The Retro Boogaloo!

CHICHESTER FEST TH’RE Oklahoma!

CH’CHST MINERVA TH’RE 8 Hotels Somethinelse WESTLELIGH, HAVN’T SOUTHSEA C’M Victorious Festival SAINTS FC V Brighton & Hove Albion - A PORTSMOUTH FC V Rotherham Utd - H EASTLEIGH FC V Dagenham & Redbridge - H AFC TOTTON V Blackfield & Langley - A SUNDAY 25TH PLAZA THEATRE Wall of Floyd CONCORDE CLUB Sunday Lunch with Little Mix and the Spice Girls - tributes/Princes of Motown HAROLD HILLIER GDNS The Flower Fairies Summer Garden Trail MOORS VALLEY C/P Treasure Hunt Challenge HILTONBURY F’HOUSE Gin Fest MOTTISFONT ABBEY Beano Time Travellers Activity Trail TUDOR HOUSE, SOTON Tour & Tea ROBIN HOOD, SHOLING Skamageddon SCHOLARS ARMS, SOTON Southampton Pride GRAND CAFE Abba THREE TUNS, R’SY Cinnamon Jazz

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PAVILION TH’RE, B’M That’ll Be The Day CHICHESTER FEST TH’RE Oklahoma!

SWAN, WOOLSTON Somethinelse SOUTHSEA C’M Victorious Festival AFC BOURNEMOUTH V Manchester City - H SAINTS FC LADIES V Ipswich - H MONDAY 26TH ITCHEN VALLEY C/P Sunny Summer Trail HAROLD HILLIER GDNS The Flower Fairies Summer Garden Trail MOORS VALLEY C/P Treasure Hunt Challenge 1865, SOTON Ukulele Jam SS SHIELDHALL One way trip to Poole MOTTISFONT ABBEY Beano Time Travellers Activity Trail ROBIN HOOD, SHOLING Payne and The Beast PAVILION TH’RE, B’M That’ll Be The Day / Fame THOMAS TRIPP, B’MTH The Royal T’s CHICHESTER FEST TH’RE Oklahoma!

EASTLEIGH FC V Solihull Moors - A TUESDAY 27TH MAYFLOWER TH’RE Avenue Q ITCHEN VALLEY C/P Mobile Farm / Sunny Summer Trail HAROLD HILLIER GDNS The Flower Fairies Summer Garden Trail Outdoor Adventure Holiday Club MOORS VALLEY C/P Treasure Hunt Challenge MOTTISFONT ABBEY Beano Time Travellers Activity Trail PAVILION TH’RE, B’M That’ll Be The Day / Fame WEDGEWOOD ROOMS P Living Body CHICHESTER FEST TH’RE Oklahoma!

WEDNESDAY 28TH MAYFLOWER TH’RE Avenue Q NUFFIELD TH’RE The Greatest Showman sing-a-long ITCHEN VALLEY C/P Sunny Summer Trail / Wild Wednesdays VICTORIA C/P Picnic at the Park LEPE C/P Seashore Safari HAROLD HILLIER GDNS The Flower Fairies Summer Garden Trail Outdoor Adventure Holiday Club MOORS VALLEY C/P Treasure Hunt Challenge Meadow Minibeasts MOTTISFONT ABBEY Beano Time Travellers Activity Trail

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Outdoor Theatre: Alice In Wonderland PAVILION TH’RE, B’M That’ll Be The Day / Fame THOMAS TRIPP, B’MTH Darren Hodson WEDGEWOOD ROOMS P Acoustic Showcase 2019 - Heat 3 GUILDHALL P’MTH Beats of the Streets CHICHESTER FEST TH’RE Oklahoma!

CHICHESTER FEST TH’RE Oklahoma!

CH’CHST MINERVA TH’RE Hedda Tesman MASTER BUILDER, W’END Somethinelse DUKE OF WELLINGTON, SOTON Shamrock Keys

THURSDAY 29TH

MAYFLOWER TH’RE Avenue Q NUFFIELD TH’RE Grease: Sing-a-long CONCORDE CLUB The Blackadder Comedy Dinner Show The Stones AGEAS BOWL Chili Festival ITCHEN VALLEY C/P Sunny Summer Trail HAROLD HILLIER GDNS The Flower Fairies Summer Garden Trail Family Summers End Picnic MOORS VALLEY C/P Treasure Hunt Challenge THE JOINERS, SOTON Costellos 1865, SOTON Bandeoke with Daisy & The Wedding Toasters THE ARTHOUSE, SOTON Andy Billington Band SS SHIELDHALL Bournemouth Air Festival MOTTISFONT ABBEY Beano Time Travellers Activity Trail C/FORD CENTRAL CLUB Big Al & The Q Tones STRAWBERRY FIELD TAV Made for Radio THE DOLPHIN, ST DENYS The Fab Beatles RAILWAY INN, WINCH Progspawn ROBIN HOOD, SHOLING Hitched PAVILION TH’RE, B’M That’ll Be The Day Fame THOMAS TRIPP, B’MTH QED WEDGEWOOD ROOMS P Is Bliss CHICHESTER FEST TH’RE Oklahoma!

CH’CHST MINERVA TH’RE Hedda Tesman TOTTON REC CLUB Somethinelse FIREHOUSE, SOTON Karybdis ++ ROYAL BRITISH LEG. W’STON The Soulcatchers SAINTS FC V Manchester Utd PORTSMOUTH FC V Blackpool - A EASTLEIGH FC V Barney - H AFC BOURNEMOUTH V Leicester City - A

MAYFLOWER TH’RE Avenue Q CONCORDE CLUB Soultown USA featuring The Platters HANGER FARM ARTS Movie for Kids: Disneys The Jungle Book ITCHEN VALLEY C/P Sunny Summer Trail HAROLD HILLIER GDNS The Flower Fairies Summer Garden Trail Outdoor Adventure Holiday Club MOORS VALLEY C/P Treasure Hunt Challenge HEARTBREAKERS An Evening with Alan McGee BLUE FUNNEL CRUISES Over 50s Summer Special MOTTISFONT ABBEY Beano Time Travellers Activity Trail GRAND CAFE Super Heroes Training and Afternoon Tea PAVILION TH’RE, B’M That’ll Be The Day / Fame CHICHESTER FEST TH’RE Oklahoma!

FRIDAY 30TH MAYFLOWER TH’RE Avenue Q NUFFIELD TH’RE Mamma Mia: Sing-a-long PLAZA THEATRE Made in Motor City - Magic of Soul & Motown CONCORDE CLUB T-Vares as Tavares ITCHEN VALLEY C/P Sunny Summer Trail HAROLD HILLIER GDNS The Flower Fairies Summer Garden Trail MOORS VALLEY C/P Treasure Hunt Challenge/Owl Encounters THE JOINERS, SOTON The Gallerys SS SHIELDHALL Bournemouth Air Festival MOTTISFONT ABBEY Beano Time Travellers Activity Trail THE DOLPHIN, ST DENYS The Hillbilly Moonshiners RAILWAY INN, WINCH Armistice Recs - Sleazy Shoes ROBIN HOOD, SHOLING Ghost Notes PAVILION TH’RE, B’M That’ll Be The Day / Fame THOMAS TRIPP, B’MTH Something Blue WEDGEWOOD ROOMS P Dutch Criminal Record GUILDHALL P’MTH Cherry Trotter and the Dark Room of Secrets

SATURDAY 31ST

www.theconcordeclub.com AFC TOTTON V Barnstaple - A THE SOBAR, SOTON Dave Pearce - Garden Party

SEPTEMBER 2019 SUNDAY 1ST PLAZA THEATRE Bob Marley Tribute Show CONCORDE CLUB Classics Car Show Brian White’s French Quarter All Stars AGEAS BOWL Chili Festival ITCHEN VALLEY C/P Sunny Summer Trail HAROLD HILLIER GDNS The Flower Fairies Summer Garden Trail MOORS VALLEY C/P Treasure Hunt Challenge THE JOINERS, SOTON Juno + Wave Chase 1865, SOTON Karibow & ZIO BLUE FUNNEL CRUISES Sunday Lunch Special SS SHIELDHALL Bournemouth Air Festival MOTTISFONT ABBEY Beano Time Travellers Activity Trail THE DOLPHIN, ST DENYS Go Ahead Heart ROBIN HOOD, SHOLING Scape PAVILION TH’RE, B’M That’ll Be The Day Quadrophenia the Album - Live THOMAS TRIPP, B’MTH Darren Hodson & The Southern Companion GUILDHALL P’MTH Rust & Not So Rusty Musicians CHICHESTER FEST TH’RE Oklahoma!

CH’CHST MINERVA TH’RE Hedda Tesman THE SOBAR, SOTON Dave Pearce - Garden Party SAINTS FC LADIES V Brislington - H MONDAY 2ND HAROLD HILLIER GDNS The Flower Fairies Summer Garden Trail THE JOINERS, SOTON Martha SS SHIELDHALL One way trip to Southampton MOTTISFONT ABBEY Beano Time Travellers Activity Trail PAVILION TH’RE, B’M That’ll Be The Day CHICHESTER FEST TH’RE Oklahoma!

CH’CHST MINERVA TH’RE Hedda Tesman TUESDAY 3RD MAYFLOWER TH’RE Kinky Boots HAROLD HILLIER GDNS The Flower Fairies Summer Garden Trail

HEARTBREAKERS Crystal Tides BLUE FUNNEL CRUISES Hythe Market Day MOTTISFONT ABBEY Beano Time Travellers Activity Trail PAVILION TH’RE, B’M That’ll Be The Day WEDGEWOOD ROOMS P Once & Future Band CHICHESTER FEST TH’RE Oklahoma!

PORTSMOUTH FC V Crawley Town - H EASTLEIGH FC V Boreham Wood - H AFC TOTTON V Willand - H WEDNESDAY 4TH MAYFLOWER TH’RE Kinky Boots CONCORDE CLUB Barnhart - Langham Hot 5 HAROLD HILLIER GDNS The Flower Fairies Summer Garden Trail THE JOINERS, SOTON Acres

1865, SOTON Skinny Molly HEARTBREAKERS Tranqua Lite MOTTISFONT ABBEY Beano Time Travellers Activity Trail PAVILION TH’RE, B’M That’ll Be The Day S’BURY ARTS CENTRE The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel Fisherman’s Friends S’BURY PLAYHOUSE Relatively Speaking CHICHESTER FEST TH’RE Oklahoma!

CH’CHST MINERVA TH’RE Hedda Tesman SAINTS FC LADIES V Southampton Women - H THURSDAY 5TH MAYFLOWER TH’RE Kinky Boots PLAZA THEATRE Back To The 80’s Show CONCORDE CLUB Chris Farlowe and The Norman Beaker Band HANGER FARM ARTS Throwback Thursday: Roman Holiday Frankie Valli- The Original Jersey Boy LEPE C/P Live Music at Lepe HAROLD HILLIER GDNS The Flower Fairies Summer Garden Trail THE JOINERS, SOTON No Hot Ashes HEARTBREAKERS The Babe Rainbow BLUE FUNNEL CRUISES Hamble River Cruise MOTTISFONT ABBEY Beano Time Travellers Activity Trail

PAVILION TH’RE, B’M That’ll Be The Day THOMAS TRIPP, B’MTH Chill - The Party Band S’BURY PLAYHOUSE Relatively Speaking / All I See Is You S’BURY ARTS CENTRE Live Lunch: Salisbury Ukulele Band CHICHESTER FEST TH’RE Oklahoma!

CH’CHST MINERVA TH’RE Hedda Tesman CRICKETERS, AL’FORD Somethinelse FIREHOUSE, SOTON Carnage M’WOOD YACHT CLUB The Soulcatchers PORTSMOUTH FC V Southend Utd - H EASTLEIGH FC V Ebbsfleet Utd - A SUNDAY 8TH

RAILWAY INN, WINCH Frankie Lee PAVILION TH’RE, B’M That’ll Be The Day S’BURY PLAYHOUSE Relatively Speaking / All I See is You CHICHESTER FEST TH’RE Oklahoma!

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FRIDAY 6TH MAYFLOWER TH’RE Kinky Boots O2 GUILDHALL, SOTON You Win Again - music of the Bee Gees

CONCORDE CLUB Shakatak AGEAS BOWL A Night of Comedy HAROLD HILLIER GDNS The Flower Fairies Summer Garden Trail THE JOINERS, SOTON This Feeling Presents….Al Moses

1865, SOTON Fleetingwood Mac THE ARTHOUSE, SOTON Leon C + Cat Eliza T Fundraiser NEW FOREST INN The Trappists MOTTISFONT ABBEY Beano Time Travellers Activity Trail RAILWAY INN, WINCH Nod Ya head presents ROBIN HOOD, SHOLING Italian Job GRAND CAFE He Who Dares Grins PAVILION TH’RE, B’M That’ll Be The Day THOMAS TRIPP, B’MTH Mr Wiseguy WEDGEWOOD ROOMS P Dirty DC: The Best of Bon Scott & Brian Johnson S’BURY PLAYHOUSE Relatively Speaking / All I See Is You CHICHESTER FEST TH’RE Oklahoma!

CH’CHST MINERVA TH’RE Hedda Tesman SATURDAY 7TH

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MAYFLOWER TH’RE Kinky Boots PLAZA THEATRE Purple Zeppelin - Ultimate Rock Tribute Show CONCORDE CLUB Go Now! - The Music of the Moody Blues AGEAS BOWL A Tribute to Elton John HAROLD HILLIER GDNS The Flower Fairies Summer Garden Trail ENGINE ROOMS The Specials Ltd with 2Rude SKA Band STAGE DOOR, SOTON Desi Central Comedy Show HEARTBREAKERS Childcare MOTTISFONT ABBEY Beano Time Travellers Activity Trail C/FORD CENTRAL CLUB Yardley Road STRAWBERRY FIELD TAV Wicked Grin RAILWAY INN, WINCH FAP With Friends/Fight Sepsis, Feel the 90s!

ROBIN HOOD, SHOLING Izettas FERNHAM HALL Rock, Gem N Bead Exhibition

MAYFLOWER TH’RE Kinky Boots CONCORDE CLUB Pedigree Jazz Band HAROLD HILLIER GDNS The Flower Fairies Summer Garden Trail THE JOINERS, SOTON Borders MOTTISFONT ABBEY Beano Time Travellers Activity Trail ROBIN HOOD, SHOLING The Decatonics FERNHAM HALL Rock, Gem N Bead Exhibition PAVILION TH’RE, B’M That’ll Be The Day / Puttin’ On The Ritz THOMAS TRIPP, B’MTH Trouble In Mind WEDGEWOOD ROOMS P Elliott Joseph S’BURY PLAYHOUSE Relatively Speaking CH’CHST MINERVA TH’RE Hedda Tesman SAINTS FC LADIES V Swindon Town - A MONDAY 9TH MAYFLOWER TH’RE Kinky Boots HANGER FARM ARTS Movie Monday: Fisherman’s Friends 1865, SOTON Ukulele Jam PAVILION TH’RE, B’M That’ll Be The Day / Puttin’ On The Ritz S’BURY PLAYHOUSE Relatively Speaking CH’CHST MINERVA TH’RE Hedda Tesman TUESDAY 10TH MAYFLOWER TH’RE Kinky Boots NUFFIELD TH’RE Margaret Atwood CONCORDE CLUB We’ve Only Just Begun - music from The Carpenters RAILWAY INN, WINCH Mark Mulcahy PAVILION TH’RE, B’M That’ll Be The Day / Puttin On The Ritz WEDGEWOOD ROOMS P Edwyn Collins S’BURY PLAYHOUSE Relatively Speaking CH’CHST MINERVA TH’RE Hedda Tesman WEDNESDAY 11TH MAYFLOWER TH’RE Kinky Boots CONCORDE CLUB Jim’s Jam for Roy

1865, SOTON Spear of Destiny FERNHAM HALL Illegal Eagles PAVILION TH’RE, B’M That’ll Be The Day THOMAS TRIPP, B’MTH The Transitions WEDGEWOOD ROOMS P Afro Celt Sound System GUILDHALL P’MTH Police Cops in Space/Rip It Up the 70’s S’BURY PLAYHOUSE Relatively Speaking S’BURY ARTS CENTRE Annie / Mary Queen of Scots CH’CHST MINERVA TH’RE Hedda Tesman THURSDAY 12TH MAYFLOWER TH’RE Kinky Boots CONCORDE CLUB G4’s Mike Christies up close and personal tour HANGER FARM ARTS Witty Ditties: 400 years of Comic Song 1865, SOTON New Purple Celebration - the music of Prince HEARTBREAKERS Nova Twins BLUE FUNNEL CRUISES 3 River Cruise RAILWAY INN, WINCH Peter Bruntnell Band FERNHAM HALL Forever In Blue Jeans PAVILION TH’RE, B’M That’ll Be The Day NEW TH’RE ROYAL, P’MTH Sounds of the 60s GUILDHALL P’MTH SAS Band S’BURY PLAYHOUSE Relatively Speaking M.E.H. (Mass Epidemic Hysteria) CH’CHST MINERVA TH’RE Hedda Tesman FRIDAY 13TH MAYFLOWER TH’RE Kinky Boots CONCORDE CLUB History of Rock Music Extravaganza HANGER FARM ARTS Richard Digance - Platinum Tour THE HOBBIT Cyanide Sundae, Indya, Further from the Sky THE JOINERS, SOTON Pete Murray THE BROOK, SOTON Orange Street + Big Brother Soul 1865, SOTON The Cure Heads HEARTBREAKERS Is Bliss NEW FOREST INN The Ghost Notes THE DOLPHIN, ST DENYS Gig at The Dolphin ROBIN HOOD, SHOLING Loose Connections MAYFLOWER PARK Southampton International Boat Show FERNHAM HALL Jersey Beats PAVILION TH’RE, B’M That’ll Be The Day THOMAS TRIPP, B’MTH All Funked Up NEW TH’RE ROYAL, P’MTH Jethro: The Count of Cornwall KINGS TH’RE P’MTH Thank Abba for The Music GUILDHALL P’MTH Brydon Mack & Mitchell S’BURY PLAYHOUSE Relatively Speaking / M.E.H. (Mass Epidemic Hysteria)

BAY CITY ROLLERS featuring LES MCKEOWN SATURDAY 21 SEPTEMBER 2019 Book online: www.theconcordeclub.com Stoneham Lane S’BURY ARTS CENTRE The Last Full Measure of Devotion: Kate Wilson CH’CHST MINERVA TH’RE Hedda Tesman ADMIRAL DRAKE, P’M Somethinelse FIREHOUSE, SOTON Toledo Steel ++ SATURDAY 14TH MAYFLOWER TH’RE Kinky Boots NUFFIELD TH’RE John Robins: Hot Shame CONCORDE CLUB The Allo Allo Comedy Dinner Show The Official Amy Winehouse Tribute Band BROADLANDS, ROMSEY The Romsey Agricultural & Horse Show MOORS VALLEY C/P Autumn Steam Gala ENGINE ROOMS The Family Values Tribute Tour 1865, SOTON Foo Fighterz Green Haze SS SHIELDHALL Bournemouth Air Festival Hertiage Open Day Cruise TUDOR HOUSE, SOTON Heritage Open Day ROMSEY ABBEY Last Night of The Proms C/FORD CENTRAL CLUB Fosters Tribute Night - Badness STRAWBERRY FIELD TAV Blackjack ROBIN HOOD, SHOLING Smalltown MAYFLOWER PARK Southampton International Boat Show FERNHAM HALL Sounds of the 60s PAVILION TH’RE, B’M That’ll Be The Day THOMAS TRIPP, B’MTH Jo Burt NEW TH’RE ROYAL, P’MTH Rhiannon - The Ultimate tribute to Fleetwood Mac KINGS TH’RE P’MTH House of Burlesque GUILDHALL P’MTH Brydon Mack & Mitchell/ABC Family Concerts S’BURY PLAYHOUSE Relatively Speaking M.E.H. (Mass Epidemic Hysteria) S’BURY ARTS CENTRE The Last Full Measure of Devotion: Kate Wilson / Live Lunch: Rob Johnston Sindhu Vee: Sandhog CH’CHST MINERVA TH’RE Hedda Tesman WEST QUAY ENTRANCE Folk Dance of Southampton FIREHOUSE, SOTON Cuckooland SAINTS FC V Sheffield Utd - A PORTSMOUTH FC V Bury - A EASTLEIGH FC V Bromley - H AFC TOTTON V Bristol Manor - A BREWERY BAR, BOTLEY Brewfest

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SUNDAY 15TH MAYFLOWER TH’RE Russell Kane - The Fast and the Curious NUFFIELD TH’RE The Leham Trilogy CONCORDE CLUB Sussex Jazz Kings MOORS VALLEY C/P Autumn Steam Gala 1865, SOTON Open Mic UK 2019 The Blackheart Orchestra + SS SHIELDHALL Bournemouth Air Festival Southampton Boat Show Cruise ROBIN HOOD, SHOLING S Much 2 Tone MAYFLOWER PARK Southampton International Boat Show FERNHAM HALL Royal Marines Collingwood Band THOMAS TRIPP, B’MTH Pick Ups GUILDHALL P’MTH Brydon Mack & Mitchell S’BURY PLAYHOUSE Relatively Speaking S’BURY ARTS CENTRE The Last Full Measure of Devotion: Kate Wilson CH’CHST MINERVA TH’RE Hedda Tesman AFC BOURNEMOUTH V Everton - H SAINTS FC LADIES V Buckland - A MONDAY 16TH THE JOINERS, SOTON Lincoln Durham MAYFLOWER PARK Southampton International Boat Show WEDGEWOOD ROOMS P Mallory Knox S’BURY PLAYHOUSE Relatively Speaking S’BURY ARTS CENTRE The Last Full Measure of Devotion: Kate Wilson CH’CHST MINERVA TH’RE Hedda Tesman TUESDAY 17TH MAYFLOWER TH’RE An Inspector Calls NUFFIELD TH’RE Two Trains Running Jon Sopel: Inside Trump’s White House CONCORDE CLUB Lulu - still on fire THE HOBBIT Live Wrestling THE JOINERS, SOTON The Snuts MAYFLOWER PARK Southampton International Boat Show PAVILION TH’RE, B’M Calendar Girls The Musical GUILDHALL P’MTH Kelly Jones S’BURY PLAYHOUSE Relatively Speaking S’BURY ARTS CENTRE The Last Full Measure of Devotion: Kate Wilson CH’CHST MINERVA TH’RE Hedda Tesman PORTSMOUTH FC V Burton Albion - H

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VIBRANT FOREST BREWERY Vibrant Summer Gathering WEDNESDAY 18TH MAYFLOWER TH’RE An Inspector Calls CONCORDE CLUB Keigh Nichols Fats Waller Show THE JOINERS, SOTON Whitfield Crane HEARTBREAKERS Cultdreams BLUE FUNNEL CRUISES Beaulieu 4 River Cruise MAYFLOWER PARK Southampton International Boat Show PAVILION TH’RE, B’M Calendar Girls The Musical THOMAS TRIPP, B’MTH Craig Alexander S’BURY PLAYHOUSE Relatively Speaking S’BURY ARTS CENTRE The Last Full Measure of Devotion: Kate Wilson Slumdog Millionaire / Green Book CH’CHST MINERVA TH’RE Hedda Tesman THURSDAY 19TH MAYFLOWER TH’RE An Inspector Calls CONCORDE CLUB Manilow : A Celebration of Barry Manilow HEARTBREAKERS The Pale White RAILWAY INN, WINCH Martin Stephenson MAYFLOWER PARK Southampton International Boat Show GRAND CAFE Boat Show Ladies Day PAVILION TH’RE, B’M Calendar Girls The Musical GUILDHALL P’MTH Hello Again - The Story of Neil Diamond S’BURY PLAYHOUSE Relatively Speaking S’BURY ARTS CENTRE The Last Full Measure of Devotion: Kate Wilson CH’CHST MINERVA TH’RE Hedda Tesman FRIDAY 20TH MAYFLOWER TH’RE An Inspector Calls O2 GUILDHALL, SOTON The Dreamboys CONCORDE CLUB Tony Lewis as Robbie Williams HANGER FARM ARTS Diamond Dolly ENGINE ROOMS Pearl Jam UK

STAGE DOOR, SOTON Junco Shakers Album Launch Party THE BROOK, SOTON Cydonia Knights RODDINGTON FORGE George Michael Tribute

1865, SOTON With Confidence & Roam NEW FOREST INN Wolfpack RAILWAY INN, WINCH WJF - Rose Rooms ROBIN HOOD, SHOLING Hazzard County MAYFLOWER PARK Southampton International Boat Show BIC Professor Brian Cox Live PAVILION TH’RE, B’M Calendar Girls The Musical THOMAS TRIPP, B’MTH Fluke WEDGEWOOD ROOMS P The Covasettes KINGS TH’RE P’MTH Comedy at The Kings S’BURY PLAYHOUSE Relatively Speaking S’BURY ARTS CENTRE The Last Full Measure of Devotion: Kate Wilson Genius CH’CHST MINERVA TH’RE Hedda Tesman SAINTS FC V Bournemouth - H AFC BOURNEMOUTH V Southampton - A SATURDAY 21ST MAYFLOWER TH’RE An Inspector Calls CONCORDE CLUB Bay City Rollers featuring Les McKeown HANGER FARM ARTS REMbrandt - REMember ENGINE ROOMS Paul Gilbert THE JOINERS, SOTON Petrol Girls STAGE DOOR, SOTON The Pearly Queen Cabaret THE BROOK, SOTON Who’s Who 1865, SOTON Tiny Moving Parts C/FORD CENTRAL CLUB Revive STRAWBERRY FIELD TAV Snap Decision ROBIN HOOD, SHOLING 80’s Total Recall MAYFLOWER PARK Southampton International Boat Show BRITISH LEGION, SOTON Toast BIC Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s stone in concert PAVILION TH’RE, B’M Calendar Girls The Musical PYRAMIDS, P’MTH Northern Live - Do I Love You THOMAS TRIPP, B’MTH Brass Monkeys WEDGEWOOD ROOMS P Ian Prowse KINGS TH’RE P’MTH Whitney Queen of The Night GUILDHALL P’MTH Sausage & Cider Festival S’BURY PLAYHOUSE Relatively Speaking

www.theconcordecl ub.com S’BURY ARTS CENTRE The Last Full Measure of Devotion: Kate Wilson My Name is Why: In Conversation with Lemn Sissay CHICHESTER FEST TH’RE Macbeth CH’CHST MINERVA TH’RE Hedda Tesman BITTERNE PK CLUB Somethinelse FIREHOUSE, SOTON Black Shot Rose NURSLING CLUB The Soulcatchers PORTSMOUTH FC V Wycombe Wanderers - A EASTLEIGH FC V AFC Fylde - A AFC TOTTON V Basingstoke - H SUNDAY 22ND CONCORDE CLUB New Orleans Jazz Bandits THE JOINERS, SOTON The Leisure Society ROBIN HOOD, SHOLING Drunk Education MAYFLOWER PARK Southampton International Boat Show PAVILION TH’RE, B’M Jane McDonald THOMAS TRIPP, B’MTH Zoe Schwartz NEW TH’RE ROYAL, P’MTH Broadway Baby KINGS TH’RE P’MTH Milkshake! Live GUILDHALL P’MTH The Circus Runaways S’BURY PLAYHOUSE Relatively Speaking S’BURY ARTS CENTRE The Last Full Measure of Devotion: Kate Wilson CHICHESTER FEST TH’RE Macbeth CH’CHST MINERVA TH’RE Hedda Tesman MONDAY 23RD NUFFIELD TH’RE The Woman in Black CONCORDE CLUB Howlin Showcase 1865, SOTON Ukulele Jam FERNHAM HALL Fareham Art Group Exhibition S’BURY PLAYHOUSE Relatively Speaking S’BURY ARTS CENTRE The Last Full Measure of Devotion: Kate Wilson CHICHESTER FEST TH’RE Macbeth CH’CHST MINERVA TH’RE Hedda Tesman TUESDAY 24TH MAYFLOWER TH’RE Romeo and Juliet NUFFIELD TH’RE The Woman in Black / John Bishop CONCORDE CLUB Charity quiz & curry night in aid of Romsey Cancer support centre

FERNHAM HALL Fareham Art Group Exhibition S’BURY PLAYHOUSE Relatively Speaking / Skylight S’BURY ARTS CENTRE The Last Full Measure of Devotion: Kate Wilson CHICHESTER FEST TH’RE Macbeth CH’CHST MINERVA TH’RE Hedda Tesman EASTLEIGH FC V Torquay Utd - A WEDNESDAY 25TH MAYFLOWER TH’RE Romeo and Juliet NUFFIELD TH’RE The Woman in Black CONCORDE CLUB The Great British Jazz Band RAILWAY INN, WINCH Benji Kirkpatrick & The Excess FERNHAM HALL Fareham Art Group Exhibition/South Pacific PAVILION TH’RE, B’M All You Need is Love THOMAS TRIPP, B’MTH Hugh & Andy S’BURY PLAYHOUSE Relatively Speaking / Skylight S’BURY ARTS CENTRE The Last Full Measure of Devotion: Kate Wilson The Imitation Game / Stan & Ollie CHICHESTER FEST TH’RE Macbeth CH’CHST MINERVA TH’RE Hedda Tesman

THE CHALET Eddie The Eagle THURSDAY 26TH MAYFLOWER TH’RE Romeo and Juliet NUFFIELD TH’RE The Woman in Black CONCORDE CLUB Eastleigh Film Festival Maggie Bell & Dave Kelly HANGER FARM ARTS Elvis in Trouble ENGINE ROOMS Creed Bratton THE JOINERS, SOTON Collateral & Piston 1865, SOTON The Ramonas HEARTBREAKERS Jacuzzi Boys RAILWAY INN, WINCH Nick Harper FERNHAM HALL South Pacific Fareham Art Group Exhibition PAVILION TH’RE, B’M Rip It Up the 70’s NEW TH’RE ROYAL, P’MTH Bleak House KINGS TH’RE P’MTH CCADS My Fair Lady GUILDHALL P’MTH The Simon and Garfunkel Story S’BURY PLAYHOUSE Relatively Speaking / Skylight

60’S GOLD FRIDAY 27 SEPTEMBER 2019 Book online: www.theconcordeclub.com Stoneham Lane S’BURY ARTS CENTRE The Last Full Measure of Devotion: Kate Wilson One Man, Two Guvnors CHICHESTER FEST TH’RE Macbeth CH’CHST MINERVA TH’RE Hedda Tesman FRIDAY 27TH MAYFLOWER TH’RE Romeo and Juliet NUFFIELD TH’RE The Woman in Black O2 GUILDHALL, SOTON The Drifters CONCORDE CLUB 60s Gold HANGER FARM ARTS Tibetan Monks - The Power of Compassion BROADLANDS, ROMSEY Caravan & Motorhome Show ENGINE ROOMS China Crisis STAGE DOOR, SOTON Manford’s Comedy Club THE BROOK, SOTON Guns 2 Roses HEARTBREAKERS Don LettsDJ Set NEW FOREST INN Somethin’ Else ROBIN HOOD, SHOLING The Modules HOGLANDS PARK Summertime Live PLATFORM TAVERN Toast THREE TUNS, R’SY Cinnamon Jazz RED SHOOT, R’SY Beer Festival FERNHAM HALL South Pacific/Fareham Art Group Exhibition PAVILION TH’RE, B’M The Illegal Eagles THOMAS TRIPP, B’MTH We Are Robot KINGS TH’RE P’MTH CCADS My Fair Lady S’BURY PLAYHOUSE Relatively Speaking / Skylight S’BURY ARTS CENTRE The Last Full Measure of Devotion: Kate Wilson Confessions of a Cockney Temple Dancer CHICHESTER FEST TH’RE Macbeth CH’CHST MINERVA TH’RE Hedda Tesman NEW FOREST, A’HURST Somethinelse FIREHOUSE, SOTON The Ace Trio SATURDAY 28TH MAYFLOWER TH’RE Romeo and Juliet NUFFIELD TH’RE The Woman in Black Andy Parsons: Healing The Nation O2 GUILDHALL, SOTON Hozier: Wasteland Baby CONCORDE CLUB RU40 AS UB40 BROADLANDS, ROMSEY Caravan & Motorhome Show

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1865, SOTON The John Hackett Band & Lucid THE LOFT, SOTON Alex Cameron ROBIN HOOD, SHOLING Absolute Zero BIC Russell Howard PAVILION TH’RE, B’M The BonJovi Experience THOMAS TRIPP, B’MTH M13 S’BURY ARTS CENTRE The Last Full Measure of Devotion: Kate Wilson CHICHESTER FEST TH’RE Macbeth JAGGS P’M Chloe Josaphine Band SAINTS FC LADIES V Larkhall - H MONDAY 30TH NUFFIELD TH’RE Amelie THE JOINERS, SOTON Bill Ryder-Jones 1865, SOTON Big Band Mondays HEARTBREAKERS Ralph Pelleymoun RAILWAY INN, WINCH Dan Mangan BIC Russell Howard GUILDHALL P’MTH Portsmouth Chamber Series - Trio Shaham Erez Wallfisch S’BURY ARTS CENTRE The Last Full Measure of Devotion: Kate Wilson CHICHESTER FEST TH’RE Macbeth

OCTOBER 2019 TUESDAY 1ST MAYFLOWER TH’RE Motown The Musical NUFFIELD TH’RE Amelie / One Man, Two Guvnors CONCORDE CLUB Empire Leisure Showcase THE JOINERS, SOTON The Howl & The Hum NEW TH’RE ROYAL, P’MTH Eye of the Storm KINGS TH’RE P’MTH The Ballroom Boys S’BURY ARTS CENTRE The Last Full Measure of Devotion: Kate Wilson CHICHESTER FEST TH’RE Macbeth WEDNESDAY 2ND NUFFIELD TH’RE Amelie / One Man, Two Guvnors CONCORDE CLUB Empire Leisure Showcase HANGER FARM ARTS Uncle Vanya THE JOINERS, SOTON Ryan McMullan & Roe PAVILION TH’RE, B’M Rob Beckett

THOMAS TRIPP, B’MTH Krista Green NEW TH’RE ROYAL, P’MTH Eye of the Storm KINGS TH’RE P’MTH Russell Kane GUILDHALL P’MTH Alcatrazz featuring Graham Bonnet S’BURY ARTS CENTRE The Last Full Measure of Devotion: Kate Wilson TheHippopotamus / Shoplifters CHICHESTER FEST TH’RE Macbeth THURSDAY 3RD MAYFLOWER TH’RE Motown The Musical NUFFIELD TH’RE Amelie / One Man, Two Guvnors CONCORDE CLUB Los Pacaminos featuring Paul Young HANGER FARM ARTS Throwback Thursday: Funny Girl Jazzed up Jukebox 1865, SOTON The Night Cafe PAVILION TH’RE, B’M Waterloo - The Best of Abba PYRAMIDS, P’MTH The Psychedelic Furs WEDGEWOOD ROOMS P David Ford KINGS TH’RE P’MTH Ocean Film Festival GUILDHALL P’MTH All You Need is Love S’BURY ARTS CENTRE The Last Full Measure of Devotion: Kate Wilson Wise Children CHICHESTER FEST TH’RE Macbeth FRIDAY 4TH MAYFLOWER TH’RE Motown The Musical NUFFIELD TH’RE Amelie / One Man, Two Guvnors O2 GUILDHALL, SOTON Roy ‘Chubby’ Brown CONCORDE CLUB The Magic of Motown THE JOINERS, SOTON The Total Stone Roses THE BROOK, SOTON The Brand New Heavies RODDINGTON FORGE Madis on Heights & Motown Band 1865, SOTON Walter Trout + Dan Patlansky HEARTBREAKERS Gender Roles NEW FOREST INN Liam White with his band RAILWAY INN, WINCH Dreamfields Club Night DJs FERNHAM HALL Whitney - Queen of The Night BIC Bournevaria Oktoberfest PAVILION TH’RE, B’M Whats Love Got To Do With It? A Tribute to Tina Turner THOMAS TRIPP, B’MTH Dakota NEW TH’RE ROYAL, P’MTH Knees Up!

www.theconcordeclub.com WEDGEWOOD ROOMS P Reverend and The Makers KINGS TH’RE P’MTH You Win Again GUILDHALL P’MTH Lost in Music S’BURY ARTS CENTRE The Last Full Measure of Devotion: Kate Wilson Barnstormers Comedy CHICHESTER FEST TH’RE Macbeth DUKE OF WELLINGTON, SOTON Shamrock Keys SATURDAY 5TH MAYFLOWER TH’RE Motown The Musical NUFFIELD TH’RE Amelie / One Man, Two Guvnors Rumpelstiltskin O2 GUILDHALL, SOTON Gary Numan CONCORDE CLUB You Win Again - Music of the Bee Gees HANGER FARM ARTS Wet Wet Wet’s Graeme Clark Live THE BROOK, SOTON Mercury HEARTBREAKERS Oddity Road THE ARTHOUSE, SOTON Martha Tilston ROMSEY ABBEY Romsey Male Voice Choir C/FORD CENTRAL CLUB Jaxstax RAILWAY INN, WINCH The Mike Parker Experience FERNHAM HALL The Carpenters Story BIC Bournevaria Oktoberfest PAVILION TH’RE, B’M BSO: Northern Journeys THOMAS TRIPP, B’MTH Groovemeister NEW TH’RE ROYAL, P’MTH Knees Up! WEDGEWOOD ROOMS P Dials Festival KINGS TH’RE P’MTH Eric & Ern S’BURY ARTS CENTRE The Last Full Measure of Devotion: Kate Wilson Turin Brakes Acoustic/Salisbury Ukulele Band S’BURY PLAYHOUSE Strong Women Science Breaking The Code CHICHESTER FEST TH’RE Macbeth CH’CHST MINERVA TH’RE The Butterfly Lion PORTSMOUTH FC V Doncaster Rovers - A EASTLEIGH FC V Chesterfield - A AFC TOTTON V Frome Town - H SUNDAY 6TH MAYFLOWER TH’RE Motown The Musical NUFFIELD TH’RE One Man, Two Guvnors/Rumpelstiltskin Dear Zoo / Do You Think That’s Wise? The Life and Times of John Le Mesurier

CONCORDE CLUB Jools & The Jazzaholics ITCHEN VALLEY C/P Hedgehog day THE JOINERS, SOTON Dendera HEARTBREAKERS Inhaler RAILWAY INN, WINCH Vulvas In/Formation: Emma Rees ++ THREE TUNS R’SY Cinnamon Jazz TUDOR ROSE, R’SY The Touch Biz FERNHAM HALL Abbamania PAVILION TH’RE, B’M The Drifters THOMAS TRIPP, B’MTH Krista Green & The Bees NEW TH’RE ROYAL, P’MTH Knees Up! KINGS TH’RE P’MTH The Chicago Blues Brothers GUILDHALL P’MTH Deborah Bonham S’BURY ARTS CENTRE The Last Full Measure of Devotion: Kate Wilson Gojo Big Band S’BURY PLAYHOUSE Breaking The Code CHICHESTER FEST TH’RE Macbeth CH’CHST MINERVA TH’RE The Butterfly Lion SAINTS FC V Chelsea - H AFC BOURNEMOUTH V Arsenal - A MONDAY 7TH MAYFLOWER TH’RE Motown The Musical NUFFIELD TH’RE One Man, Two Guvnors THE JOINERS, SOTON Tides from Nebula & Tides of Man 1865, SOTON Ukulele Jam NEW TH’RE ROYAL, P’MTH Knees Up! S’BURY ARTS CENTRE The Last Full Measure of Devotion: Kate Wilson S’BURY PLAYHOUSE Breaking The Code CHICHESTER FEST TH’RE Macbeth CH’CHST MINERVA TH’RE The Butterfly Lion

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ARTIST Profile: Jennifer Thorpe Jennifer lives by the beach on the south coast of England with her family.

She is an award winning, self taught Pastel artist who has a fascination with water in all its forms ( clouds, water and ice).

Light provides the ever changing ingredient to enhance and display water in all its glory, so whether it’s the sea providing the biggest mirror to reflect and capture the magnificent colours of the sky during a beautiful sunset, or sparkles on water, or light illuminating the neon blue in icebergs or the sun shining through the crest of a wave, Jennifer loves to capture all these beautiful images with her unique way with soft pastels. She spends many hours walking, photographing and taking in the beauty of all these wonders before going back to her studio to paint her moments on paper. Unusually, Jennifer also writes poems to accompany her paintings. Below is a gorgeous example of each.

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It’s The travelling

by Dunc

MILBURYS THIS EXCITING EPISODE IN THE LIFE OF HAMPSHIRE’S FAVE PUB TEAM BY LEGEND IN HIS OWN LUNCHTIME ... DUNC. Well it was that time of year again, when the Milbury’s CC head off for their visit to deepest darkest Devon.

Prior to the tour, we had been on a 3 game losing streak. But the motto is “we never loose on tour” so fingers crossed. There were 14 of us altogether, Geoffers, Jim 4 (Skinn), Jim 2, Jim 5, Johnners, BA, LT, Ally, Tricky, Blowers, Rob, Faz, Alex and me (Dunc).

With Robbo, Skip JCW and Yarney staying at home as recent doting dads.

We had 17 seater bus and with a convoy of Jim Skinn and Blowers, due to set off on the Friday from The Southampton Arms at noon.

And we would have if BA hadn’t forgotten the scorebook. So first fine of the tour and we hadn’t even left the car park. An hour late, we were on our way, with yours truly and Jim 5 as pilots of the shara-bang.

The traffic was busy but we had an alleged local lad Alex who took us off the beaten track, getting us a good way down to Up-Lyme [Is that English Dunc? Ed]. Driving a bunch of blokes around, instead of “are we nearly there yet?”, Jim and I had a continual chorus of “pub, pub, pub, pub… I see a pub, … we missed a pub… go back, pub, pub…”.

We decided, well forced, to stop at a beach pub in Seatown. A mistake. A quaint little village with a tiny road down to the beach saw me nearly driving into a lovely cottage as I turned. I forgot the bus is longer than a Ford Focus. Luckily due to the the screams from the guys at the back; I missed the wall and made it to the pub. A few pints later, we headed off to our tour base The Talbot Arms in Up Lyme, and after another pint or two, we were off to our first match.

It was a little village ground and the team were a smashing bunch of local farmers. Unfortunately the playing surface resembled a farm more than it did a cricket pitch. After the introductions, (I think someone tossed a coin?) we batted first.

The track was lethal. Rolled tufts of straw that had the balls coming at the batsmen high, low, quick, slow … it was a complete lottery as to what you were going to get. Proper cricket according to the farmers! But alcohol braving our top order, Jim Skinn, Ally, Blowers and Johnners somehow got us off to a credible start with the rest of us contributed to a massive 105. I unfortunately batted a maiden last over, keeping Tricky who had previously batted a club record 26 ball duck, off strike for all but 2 balls the previous over. Sadly trying to swat to leg, I was bowled on the last ball, so another fine.

Our confident opposition came in, but our pace attack of Jim 2, LT and Rob (Mr no wickets), on their combine harvester prepared track soon saw them in trouble with our slower lads, “prospective bowler of the year” Geoffers and BA continuing their agony. Jim 5 took a great catch as wicket keeper and Johnners and I… well … didn’t. We went for the same ball and dropped it - “mea culpa” and another fine as Dick Of The Day. But we had them on the run by then and all out for 76 so a cracking win to start the tour.

After the obligatory celebratory beer with our charming opponents at their village pub , it was back to the Talbot Arms for Pizza and a few more pints. (Well it was warm!) A great night followed of killer pool, large G & T’s and copious amounts of beer, with Tricky leading the choir on Guitar with renditions of American Pie and Sweet Caroline.

Saturday saw us up at the crack of 8:30am, for breakfast and down to Lyme for a swim, well Johnners, BA, Ally and Skinn went in the rest

thought better about it. A few more pints later and it was off to Weymouth. Not before another chorus of “pub, pub, pub, ...” causing us to pause for another pint and some French cricket.

The ground was at a local school. The outfield looked like the previous night’s farmers had prepared it, with patches of long grass, clover and the remains of exotic fauna sticking out of the ground which would inevitably mean only airborne shots making it to the boundary. The. But at least we didn’t have the turf moving under our feet this time. It was, unfortunately though, the dreaded plastic wicket. The opposition were a team from Kent, who were also on a tour. LT with his usual nagging perseverance had somehow found us a team and a ground to play on. We were in two minds though when we heard a rumour that one of their players had an average of 100!

They batted first, but despite the rumour could only manage 125 in 30 over’s. Swapping the field every few overs so we could all get a game though didn’t help us, with Rob and Geoffers having to be woken up after shouting “pub, pub pub”, to field.

We came into bat and had a dodgy start, with Johnners and Ally out cheaply. Looked like we might be in a spot of bother until Tricky came in, receiving a massive cheer for his first run. Much to everyone’s surprise, amazement even, he went on to top score a great 39, leaving us just 4 to win the game [On any other pitch, that 39 would have been 139!.

Ed]. Tricky’s partner throughout was the unflappable Faz who batted through the match with an excellent Boycott inspired innings including 42 dot balls, a club record! We were brought home with a cracking 6 from Alex in the penultimate over. It was another WIN! Off to the pub (you’re seeing a pattern here aren’t you readers?) for more beer and of course more fines. The Kent lads were great hosts with an even more acute fining method than us! One of their player’s girlfriends was even fined a quid for not watching her boyfriend’s catch! I know WAGs on tour??

Tricky was Man of the Match for his innings, Dick of the Day for dropping a catch off my bowling, (actually it was not so much a drop as him not paying attention on the boundary only to wake up in time to cries of “Catch it Trick!” just in time to get smashed in the chest by what would have been a flat 6), ... he even won the monthly club draw! Tricky was back!

Sadly, the next day, after another night sampling the local ales, we had a messages that the team in Chard were struggling to get a team due to England playing in the World Cup. Obviously, we terrified them. So we decided to head home and find a pub on route to watch the game. But after pubs with no TV, a slight detour around Ringwood’s shopping centre sorry lads I though the Furlong was a pub we eventually found a Ringwood pub where we could watch but we couldn’t have the sound on? Yeah right. So it was back to The Southampton Arms for more pint sand to watch what turned out to be the most amazing cricket match in history. So all good.

Driving a bunch of blokes around, instead of “are we nearly there yet?”, Jim and I had a continual chorus of “pub, pub, pub, pub… I see a pub, … we missed a pub… go back, pub, pub…”.

PLACE THE CAPTION?: Faz displays his mid-air defensive. Kent & Hampshire blokes.

Killer Pool. The Bus. Drinking. Tricky remembers what it’s like to hit the ball. Ali takes one where it hurts. Jim tries aerobics. Rob thinks wicket to wicket is old school. They’re great mates after a beer. Persevering with the lucky pants. More drinking.

Rob our match stats and club photographer used a new computer program following the tour for the MVP (most valuable player). I came top, which befuddled the team as I’m not playing well, in fact the last time I middled two balls straight and true was when I stood on a rake. Sadly the team agreed with the rake and I was demoted ... again, ... the vote going once more to Tricky.

But we never lose on tour! Up The Millburys!

PS. Is this the longest grass in cricket history?

MIC’s broadcast

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The adventures of our cheeky smiling durley boy

Mr Tein

Michael Kurn

NEW SEASON ...

EXCITING NEW CHALLENGES! After five years working on the Premier League it’s all change and new challenges are on the horizon as a new season gets underway.

It’s fair to say the last five years have been a whirlwind. From being pitch side for my first Premier League game to hosting Fanzone across the world while working on the world TV feed. It has been an incredible journey, full of lessons and unforgettable experiences. I have made lots of new friends and worked with some incredible people, but all good things must come to an end but as one door closes another opens.

The summer has been a great chance for me to sit back and reflect on the career I have had to do date and I have been so lucky to have done some of the things I have. It’s certainly not lost on me and I appreciate all the love and support this great city shows me. The summer was also fall of work including being part of the Cricket World Cup which was an incredible experience, the crowds and the Ageas Bowl were amazing and again it was another incredible project to be involved in.

So whats next for this lad from Southampton following this dream? Well, the 2019/2020 season is now upon us and new doors have opened.

I have been lucky over the summer to be working on talkSPORT hosting the Sports Bar Weekender and original six week run turned in to nine and off the back of it I have now been offered a contract to work on their new Friday night show which I can not wait to get started on. I have always enjoyed working on radio and being asked to be part of nations biggest sports stations is a real honour.

For those of you who know a bit about where it all started you will know Eastleigh FC was a starting point and another new thing for me this season has a nice link to where it all began.

This year will also see me being part of the National League Highlights show on BT Sport, The National League and grass roots football is the life blood of our game so being able to be part of the game at this level is also really important to me.

Well thats two new opportunities but there is one more to share, as you may remember from the last issues I was lucky enough to present the Southampton FC end of season awards.

Off the back of that I have been asked to join their match day team for the next season. As a fan this is one incredible opportunity and one I cannot wait to get started on. So roll on Liverpool and Manchester United in August and I look forward to seeing you all pitch side as we cheer on Ralph and the boys.

So it looks like this season is going to be another busy one for me as I continue my journey.

Before I finish up for this issues I just want to add my congratulations to Martin for getting behind and teaming up with the Ex-Saints. This is a fantastic edition to the paper and I look forward to seeing what great things they do together.

Have a great few months and see you at St Mary's

Michael

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Summer Excitement at Southampton FC

As summer breezes into the football season, Saints fans can at least, for a change, apporach the season with some optimism. Hell even wild excitement. The club seems to have its vision and passion back, Gao Jisheng has made an impact, Ralph has real intent on and off the pitch and the club seem to begetting to grips with player recruimnet and coaching. All we have to do is win that first game (and another 12 or so).

So what’s been happening?

CHAIRMAN GAO. As is the expectation and tradition with Chinese businessmen, having bought a business, he held a watching brief for the first 12 months and did not directly intervene in the clubs running.

For the Saints personnel, the absence of any shake up suggested it was business as usual, which in our case was buying misfit players, appointing inappropriate managers and fighting relegation. With the 12 months up Gao very quietly, well in fact inaudibly and invisibly and mostly from 4381 miles away, changed things.

Les Reed, Ralph Kruger and Mark Hughes all left the club and Gao has decided to take on the post of chairman and made clear that the club will have to be financially self-sufficient. Fair enough. Beyond that, I understand that part of his arrangement when buying the club was that he has an option to buy the remaining 20% of the club, an option which expires in one year. It will be interesting to see what happens. Currently h He has two employees from China inSouthampton, who work in and out of the training ground while a third, based in China, has been credited with the shirt (what shirts? Still not in the club shop) sponsorship deal that the club announced in May with LD Sports.Southampton describe LD Sports as a “new sports content, marketing and entertainment platform”, but

beyond that little is known about the Chinese brand Still, whatever he does and however we do we will all still be fans.

RECRUITMENT – A NEW ORDER Although much has been made of our first team recruitment and the academy the club have recently taken a new direction and are targeting young prospects who are only maybe a season or so away from the first team. So on this basis, Che Adams has not been the only striker to swap St Andrew’s for St Mary’s. When Southampton announced the capture of the 16-year-old Ramello Mitchell from Birmingham at the beginning of July, it made waves in youth football, not least because Manchester United and Liverpool had wanted him, and it also shone a light on how the club are continuing to adapt their recruitment strategy.

Previously, Southampton would harvest their youth players from within a 90-minute radius of the club plus their satellite academy in Bath, for which they were given special dispensation because of their location on the coast; there are no footballers to be found in the Channel.

(What about Le Tissier!) It became clear that they need to look for talent outside their geographical borders and compete on a broader playing field, particularly for talent aged 16-18. And so they started to hunt for young players on a national scale and in specific European countries – namely Austria, France, Switzerland, Hungary, Slovenia and Slovakia. This trend started with Yan Valery, who was taken

THE CLOSE SEASON TRANSFER UPDATE Always impossible to do this accurately in a bi-monthly paper. But having sat down and wrked it out for a bit of fun while the wife was watching the soaps, I thought why not share it? Bit of fun aint it? So at the time of writing Saints are the 7th biggest spenders in the Premier League, although I am sure the club would like to still unload a few heads to bring their net spend closer to zero. However, these are the main summer ins and outs with still no sign of the centre half I said was the must have summer player!

Southampton’s transfer balance is a net spend of £28m. 7th Highest in Premier league

PLAYERS IN Moussa Djenepo Che Adams Danny Ings

Midfielder Forward Forward

from Standard Liège from Birmingham from Liverpool

£14m £15m £18m

PLAYERS OUT Steven Davis Dan Bartlett Matt Targett Alfie Jones Jack Rose Kingsley Latham Alex Cull Sam Gallagher Harry Hamblin Jordy Clasie

Midfielder Midfielder Defender Defender Goalkeeper Goalkeeper Goalkeeper Forward Midfielder Midfielder

to Rangers to Coventry City to Aston Villa to Gillingham to Walsall to Havant & W’ville to AFC Totton to Blackburn to Bath City to AZ Alkmaar

free free £14m loan loan loan loan £5m loan free

from Stade Rennais in 2015 at the age of 16 and is now a first team regular. Since then the club have since signed others from outside their traditional catchment area. Michael Obafemi joined from Leyton Orient in 2016 and Kayne Ramsey came from Chelsea in 2017 – the year that the club also took the highly-rated winger Enzo Robise from Reims and the midfielder Will Ferry from Bury. Ferry is current academy player of the year.

Outstanding purchases at this level last summer were those of the midfielder Alex Jankewitz from Servette and the centrehalf Allan Tchaptchet from Sannois SaintGratien. The club paid an initial £400,000 for Jankewitz and the fee could rise to nearly £1m. He has just signed his first professional contract and is considered to be a superstar in the making. Following on, Southampton announced the captures of the forward Sam Bellis from Manchester City and the attacking midfielder Marco Rus from Yeovil. The list goes on as they have completed further deals to take 16-year-olds from elsewhere. Each youngster has been attracted by the firstteam pathway on offer, something that Southampton have long traded on and, with Ralph Hasenhüttl’s coaching there is a belief they can develop and thrive. The manager is committed to giving young players a chance and wants to work with a streamlined squad so as not to stifle upward growth from the academy. Expect a lot of new names appearing over the course of the season.

10 things you didn’t know about Che Adams...

AND FINALLY, JUST BECAUSE

1. His Christian name is pronounced “Shay” rather than “Chay

SUMMARY FROM CLUB ACCOUNTS 2017/18

2. He is named after South American cult rebel Che Guevara, he was reported to say, “Che Guevara was in the news around the time that I was born and I think it was something to do with where his body was buried, although I’m not sure. My mum just really liked the name.”

3. His full name is Che Zach Everton Fred Adams. And as the chant goes there really is only one … Che Zach Everton Fred Adams.

4. Che’s opportunities to play in the Birmingham first team were at times limited by their then on form striker, Sam Gallagher.

5. As an 18-year-old at Sheffield United, he was given his debut in a League Cup quarter-final against Southampton.

6. His dad is from Antigua and he is eligible to play at International level for England, Scotland or Antigua. So far he has played for England Under 20’s.

7. One of his managers was Harry Redknapp.

8. In the 2018/2-19 season he was Birmingham’s supporters player of the season and also the players player of the season.

9. Last season his return of 22 Championship goals, led to his being named in the division’s team of the season.

10. Adams’s was rejected by Coventry City at 14 - he had been with them since the age of seven. He was also turned down by Leicester City, his hometown club, after trials at under-8s, and also under-16s. He restarted his career at 16 with 7th level Ilkeston.

Ownership Owned by Chinese investor Gao Jisheng via a company registered in the British Virgin Islands.

Matchday Rec Broadcasting Commercial Other income Net debt Interest payable

£19m £117m £15m £2m £20m £2m

Highest-paid Director? Unnamed. But it was £636,000 and Ralph Krueger was the Chairman.

AND TO FINISH ...

HERE ARE MY SEASON PREDICTIONS • Happy with 10th and good football • Man City for the quadruple • Sam Gallagher to be leading goal scorer in the Championship • Man Utd to disappoint their fans again • I still won’t like Liverpool

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