Victorious Festival, Southsea Common, 23rd-25th August 2024

Header image: Sunset at Victorious © Hannah Mesquitta

Another August bank holiday and another three days packed with artists old and new, as Victorious Festival returned to the south coast. It’s compulsory to talk about the weather at UK festivals, and there was plenty to talk about – Saturday engulfed in the challenges of heavy wind and rain, sandwiched by bright sunshine on Friday and Sunday. Despite the breeze, with names like Pixies, The Lathums and Echobelly stopping by, the crowds were still out in force, and with the sun also making plenty of appearances across the weekend, there were plenty of opportunities to relax by the castle walls and take in the likes of IDLES, a surprise set from Busted, and one of the most talked about sets of the event from The Lottery Winners.

Alongside the established and heritage acts, Victorious also provides a platform for loads of local acts, and it’s always worth taking a wander round to catch some of them on the cluster of smaller stages that draw a great atmosphere and lots of support. Check out our gallery below to see just some of what was on offer – and save the date for 2025 then sit back and look forward to seeing what the next line-up will bring!

top: Pixies, bottom left: IDLES, bottom right: Matt Felix © Hannah Mesquitta

top: Lexie Carroll, middle: Busted, bottom left: The Great Malarkey, bottom right: Natty © Dave Sloan

top: Fake Empire, middle: Renaissance feat. Amber Tremain, bottom clockwise from left: Salvo, Pigeon Detectives, Hearts © Hannah Mesquitta

top: Funke and the Two Tone Baby, bottom: Echobelly © Dave Sloan

top three: Enjoying the Sunshine, bottom two: Welly and their crowd © Hannah Mesquitta

top clockwise from left: Body Crisis © Dave Sloan, James Walsh © Hannah Mesquitta, Sugababes © Dave Sloan, middle: Offbeat Offensive, bottom: Southsea Alternative Choir ©Hannah Mesquitta

top left: The Lathums, top right: Lovedogz © Hannah Mesquitta, second row: Sunset at Victorious © Dave Sloan, third & fourth rows: Lottery Winners and their crowd © Hannah Mesquitta

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Photos:
Hannah Mesquitta – Instagram
Dave Sloan – Instagram

Published 2nd September 2024