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VICTORIOUS FESTIVAL
Victorious Festival — The UK’s biggest metropolitan music festival — will return to Southsea Seafront this August Bank holiday weekend (27th-29th August). Victorious is set to be the biggest festival weekend in the South this Summer, having announced a line-up brimming with heavyweight headliners — Madness, The Streets, Royal Blood & Nile Rodgers & Chic.’ Backing up the heavy-weight headliners is a lineup over flowing with an array of artists ensuring a busy weekend for music lovers. Legendary singersongwriter Richard Ashcroft will deliver an unmissable set on Saturday at Victorious. Renowned DJ Annie Mac is the Sunday afternoon special guest set, guaranteed to get everyone in the festival spirit! Rag ‘N’ Bone Man will perform on Saturday bringing his soulful sound to the stage. Across the weekend, you can catch performances from The Kooks, The Fratelli’s, Cast, and Feeder to get your fix of infectious Indie staples. Notably, 90’s pop stars Craig David and Melanie C will both be performing at the festival. Their sets are sure to be a huge family highlight with sing-along hits like Never Be The Same Again, Too Much, Fill Me In and 7 Days on the cards.
Victorious presents a rare opportunity to watch the remarkable Britpop band Supergrass live. While newcomer Jade Bird is another one to add to your festival schedule with a recent NME nomination for ‘Best New Act In The World’. Don’t miss Ella Eyre whose stunning vocals have featured on a whole host of hits including her BRIT award-winning collaboration with Rudimental Waiting All Night, Sigala’s summer anthems Came Here For Love and Just Got Paid and Banx and Ranx’s Answerphone. Plus, Clean Bandit will take to the Seaside stage with a DJ set featuring vocals from lead singer, Grace Chatto creating the perfect summer soundtrack to your Sunday at Victorious! With all of these artists, plus more across the weekend there really is something for everyone to enjoy this summer!
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Showcasing Southsea, Victorious’s stunning seafront setting with a metropolitan backdrop creates the ultimate family-friendly festival experience. Alongside the scenery, experience an enormous free Kids Arena (Saturday & Sunday only), 13 stages packed with entertainment, bustling markets, and an amazing atmosphere. With Friday tickets currently available from £35 and Saturday and Sunday at £45 a day Victorious Festival continues to be one of the best value festivals in the UK. For more information and to purchase tickets please visit www.victoriousfestival.co.uk