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INTERVIEW: Rick Witter from Shed Seven on hairbrush singing, Showaddywaddy, Duran Duran & Victorious Festival

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By Carron Stacey, A Humdrum Mum

I like to explain what kind of fan I am before a review/interview. I tell Rick I’m dead nervous as I’m such a fangirl. We’ve seen the Sheds many times, here at Victorious, in local venues and at the Shiiine On Weekender many times in Butlins. “Don’t be nervous,” he tells me. “I’m a nice guy. We’ll just have a nice chat like we’re round a pub table.” And he is a nice guy.  

  • Read on for reasons including how to select a festival setlist from material going back to the 90s
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Victorious Festival 2025 Day 3 starring Melanie C, Kings Of Leon, Craig David & She’s Got Brass

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By Carron Stacey, A Humdrum Mum

WHEN?: Sunday 24 August 2025 (press ticket)

The sun kindly shone on the only UK seaside festival the whole weekend. We all remember the fun we had in the torrential rain during that Prodigy set back in 2018, but it certainly helps when it’s dry. I’m sure I had white Birkenstocks when I went on Friday, but the dust has turned everything brown. 

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Victorious Festival 2025 Day 2 starring Shed Seven, Utah Saints, Public Service Broadcasting, The Pill & Betty Boo

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By Carron Stacey, A Humdrum Mum

WHEN?: Saturday 23 August 2025 (press ticket)

In our attempt to fill the sad Welly gap, before we realised that Hot Wax were possibly the new best thing, we knew The Pill, who opened the Common Stage today, were a cert. We’d seen them support Welly in Southampton earlier this year, and we could see and sense the potential.

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PREVIEW: 9 reasons why we can’t wait for August 2025 starring Ncuti Gatwa in Born With Teeth

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  1. Born With Teeth starring Ncuti Gatwa

Former Doctor Who Gatwa (The Importance Of Being Earnest, National Theatre) stars opposite Edward Bluemel (Love In Idleness, Menier Chocolate Factory) in this story of playwrights Christopher Marlowe and William Shakespeare at the Wyndham’s Theatre 13 August through 1 December 2025. Tickets Our review

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GIG REVIEW: The Devout (Depeche Mode tribute) at Wedgewood Rooms, Southsea

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By Carron Stacey, A Humdrum Mum

WHEN? Saturday 21 June 2025

What a way to celebrate the Summer Solstice: a day bookended by a 4.55am dip in the sea and a Devout gig!

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GIG REVIEW: Field Music for release of new album Limits Of Language

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By Carron Stacey, A Humdrum Mum

WHEN?: Saturday 12 October 2024 at Pie and Vinyl record store, Southsea

Mr H has been a fan of Field Music for sometime now. I’ve been a fan for a number of years since we saw them at Victorious seven years ago on a sunny Saturday afternoon.

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AWARDS: SHORTLIST: MONSTAS: Best Venue Of 2023

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It’s been quite the year, it’s almost Christmas and what would the festive season be without some recognition of the best of 2023? Over the next 2 months we’ll shortlist five nominees in each of 16 categories for our Oscars, or monstas if you will, of 2023.

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PREVIEW: Victorious Festival 2023 starring Kasabian, Friendly Fires & Charlatans

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By Carron Stacey, A Humdrum Mum

Victorious has announced its second wave of acts for Britain’s sunniest August bank holiday festival on the south coast in Portsmouth (25-27 August 2023).

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GIG REVIEW: Victorious Festival at Southsea Common starring Self Esteem, James and Welly (day 1)

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By Carron Stacey, A Humdrum Mum

WHEN?: Friday 26 August 2022

This year’s Victorious Common Stage was opened by Primal Scream, who last featured in 2015’s lineup, but we arrived as the crowds were heading out post-set.

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