Here come the drums, here come the drums.
So it's Splitsville for Preston and Chantelle. Shame, I really thought that relationship was going to last, what with the chivalrous way he stormed off Never Mind The Buzzocks last series, Simon Amstell's mocking tones still ringing in his ears.
I wonder if they have to pay back the £300,000 they got for the wedding photos?
*koff*
Guess not.
Moving swiftly on, here's what I found listed in the back pages of this week's NME:
The Checks @ Unit22, Southampton - 28/07/2007
Just Jack @ The Dome, Brighton - 02/10/2007
The Cribs @ The Guildhall, Southampton - 14/10/2007
Bowling For Soup & Bloodhound Gang @ Brighton Centre - 20/10/2007
Kate Nash @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 21/10/2007
Bowling For Soup & Bloodhound Gang @ BIC, Bournemouth - 21/10/2007
Kate Nash @ Concorde2, Brighton - 24/10/2007
Kaiser Chiefs @ BIC, Bournemouth - 22/11/2007
I'll update the SoMC Events Calendar with the above gigs when I get a spare five minutes (i.e. when my brain needs a break from the weighty Windows XP MCSE Training Kit that I'm poring over at the moment in a vain attempt to improve my Microsoft Wizardry). Handily enough the Events Calendar is just full of many lovely lovely gigs, like these for example:
The Derrin Nauendorf Band @ The Cellars at Eastney, Portsmouth - 28/06/2007
The Mustangs @ The Tap, Portsmouth - 28/06/2007
The Corridors @ Little Johnny Russells, Portsmouth - 28/06/2007
Smokey Robinson @ BIC, Bournemouth - 28/06/2007
Dead!Dead!Dead! @ The Railway Inn, Winchester - 29/06/2007
Delphic Oracle & The Fret @ Black, Portsmouth - 29/06/2007
Huw Lloyd-Langton @ The Fawcett Inn, Portsmouth - 29/06/2007
Steve Arnott @ The Frog & Frigate, Southampton - 29/06/2007
The Bog Rolling Stones @ The Cellars at Eastney, Portsmouth - 29/06/2007
Limehouse Lizzy @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 29/06/2007
The Cool Banana Junkyard Show @ Havana Bar, Southsea - 30/06/2007
Dlugokecki @ The Joiners, Southampton - 30/06/2007
UFO @ The Brook, Southampton - 30/06/2007
Ricky Tick @ The Soul Cellar, Southampton - 30/06/2007
Contra & Eve's Only Son @ Black, Portsmouth - 30/06/2007
Graham Bonnet @ The Brook, Southampton - 01/07/2007
The Elements @ The Bandstand, Southsea - 01/07/2007 (free afternoon entertainment)
Remain Silenced @ The Joiners, Southampton - 01/07/2007
Suzanne Vega @ The Dome, Brighton - 02/07/2007
Scouting For Girls @ The Joiners, Southampton - 02/07/2007
I'm From Barcelona @ Concorde2, Brighton - 16/07/2007
Sly & The Family Stone @ The Opera House, Bournemouth - 28/07/2007
Attilla The Stockbroker @ The Cellars at Eastney, Portsmouth - 12/08/2007
iLiKETRAiNS @ The Joiners, Southampton - 13/09/2007
King Creosote @ The Joiners, Southampton - 14/09/2007
Turisas @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 23/09/2007
Cara Dillon @ New Theatre Royal, Portsmouth - 24/11/2007
The Brook's survival is looking more secure; apparently a number of interested parties have made overtures to the liquidators though any announcement on a new owner is some way off. In the meantime the venue has announced that tickets for next month are back on sale. Highlights for July include ex-Rainbow singer Graham Bonnet, bluegrass rockers Hayseed Dixie, The Fabulous Thunderbirds and local Pink Floyd tribute band Perfect Alibi. As always more information can be found on the venue's website.
In addition to this Sunday's regular free afternoon entertainment at Southsea Bandstand, 70's tribute acts Platinum Abba and Saturday Night Beaver will be playing there in the evening. The FREE fun starts at 1930 and runs through till 2230 (at which point there'll be a firework display to light your way home).
Little Johnny Russell's are inviting local bands to take part in the inaugural Rocker Soccer Tournament, to be held on Saturday 4th August 2007 at Roko in Hilsea. This 5-a-side competition will take the form of a World Cup-style tournament (groups and rounds I'm guessing) to prove, once and for all, who really is the best band in Portsmouth (with a football, obviously). More information is available on the Rocker Soccer MySpace.
The Gosport Waterfront Festival returns this weekend though, after the complaints from Gunwharf residents, it's again decamped to Walpole Park. Building on last year's success the FREE festival begins on Friday 29th June with performances from local acts Recreation, Gilkicker and The Elements, with 70's favourites Mungo Jerry headlining. Super Fly, Kelly's Tattoo and a sadly Noddy-free Slade take the stage on Saturday 30th June, the festival wraps up on Sunday 1st July with ska from Orange Street, some slappy bass from tribute band Level 43 and 80's soul diva Jaki Graham, who closes the event with help from the Soul Survivors.
And that just about wraps it up for this week. This afternoon I have mostly been listening to Oasis' Greatest Hits and some Gil Scott-Heron. Join me next week when I'll be standing around nonchalantly with my hands in my pockets, whistling tunelessly and looking like I'm up to no good.
:o)
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