Taking place over the August bank holiday weekend (23rd to 25th August) at Southsea Common, Victorious Festival is back and once again features a stacked line-up whether you’re looking for great live music, belly laughs or a family day out.
Offering up something for everyone including comedy from the likes of Russell Howard, Frankie Boyle and Al Murray over in the comedy tent. Fancy a bit of karaoke? Why not check out Barrioke with Shaun Williamson on Sunday afternoon in the comedy tent, who knows you could be playing Victorious next year!
When we’ve visited Victorious before, we’ve loved that it truly is the ultimate family festival with the whole Victorious Kids Arena dedicated to giving the younger fans a space for them to enjoy. From dance classes to character appearances, there’s truly something for all the mini festival goers across the weekend.
Victorious is again partnering with Tonic Music For Mental Health; a local charity aiming to get people involved in music for the mental health benefits. Whilst on site the Neighbourhood Eats area gives independent Portsmouth eateries a subsided slot when they otherwise might not be able to partake in the festival.
On the music front, the Common Stage will be co-headlined by Fatboy Slim and Snow Patrol on Friday, Jamie T on Saturday and Biffy Clyro on Sunday. Across the line-up there are also artists including Wet Leg, The Snuts, Louis Tomlinson, IDLES, The Lathums and Crystal Tides just to name a few. An incredibly special part of Victorious is their afternoon special guests, with huge names taking to the stage early in the day! This year Razorlight take the slot on Friday, Tom Walker on Saturday then The Kooks on Sunday. There will also be a party by the Solent on the Seaside stage with Groove Armada (DJ Set), Dub FX and weekend closer Professor Green.
The festival is continuing to champion up and coming artists over on the Introducing Stage, along with giving a Castle Stage slot to the Road To Victorious winner Harvey Jay Dodgson. Their competition for those within the PO postcode area saw Harvey crowned as the winner and given industry support and a slot on the festival bill.
We’re taking a deeper dive into the line-up and looking at six artists we can’t wait to see across the weekend!
Common Stage
The Scottish indie-rock quartet are having a brilliant year. Following the release of their third album Millennials earlier this year, the band will be bringing their slick live show to the Common Stage on Friday. Their sing-along friendly tracks including Gloria, Glasgow and Burn The Empire will no doubt ignite the crowd led by frontman Jack Cochrane. Their latest album was released via the bands own label Happy Artist Records, giving them the creative freedom and a step back from pressure. After striking up a great friendship and going out on tour with fellow Friday artist Louis Tomlinson alongside performing at Glastonbury, it looks like it’ll be a great set from the band who are no strangers to a live stage, so make sure you check out their set. (NC)
Castle Stage
Friday 17:05 – 17:50
Common Stage
Saturday 15:30 – 16:15
Common Stage
Saturday 16:45 – 17:30
The singer-songwriter’s set on Friday will bring some magic to the main stage on Saturday afternoon. Holly’s beautifully soulful voice and sincere lyrics are just some of the reasons Humberstone has been playing further up bills and winning over fans worldwide especially since the release of her debut album Paint My Bedroom Black in 2023. The 2022 Brits Rising Star Winner has a captivating stage presence about her, letting the audience into experiences she’s been through but with the big singalong moments every festival audience will love. We can’t wait to see which tracks from her discography make the cut but one things for sure is that this set will be one we’ll definitely be checking out. (NC)
Common Stage
Sunday 12:15 – 12:45
Castle Stage
Sunday 16:05 – 16:35
Rockers The Hunna are going to unleash some chaos during their Castle Stage set. Known for their crowd interaction with Ryan Potter acting as the ringleader of the audience during their sets, we just know Victorious will fall in love with The Hunna like we already have. The band have teased that a lot of things have been going on behind the scenes since the release of their 2022 self-titled album, so could this mean we get a taste of new material on Southsea Common? If that’s not a good enough reason to head along to their set we don’t know what is! (NC)
Sounds good? You can find out more about Victorious Festival and get your tickets from HERE.
Written By: Nicola Craig and Kevin O’Sullivan
