Victorious Festival Reveals Second Wave Of Artists, DJs And Comedians For Southsea Event

Friday, 10 February 2023 10:00

By Dominic Kureen @WriteOnDom

The latest wave of bands for this year's Victorious Festival have been announced.

UK rock giants Kasabian have been announced as the Saturday headliner for this summer's Victorious Festival in Southsea.

Kasabian — who played at the Isle of Wight Festival last summer — will join a packed line-up of musical and comedy talent.

Ben Howard, Alt-J, Pete Tong Ibiza Classics, Ellie Goulding, Friendly Fires, Blossoms and Kaiser Chiefs also join the line-up alongside already announced Friday headliner Jamiroquai

Set on the stunning Southsea seafront, multi-award-winning will take place over the Bank Holiday weekend from 25-27 August.

Following the success of his UK number one album Collections from the Whiteout, Ben Howard will headline the Castle Stage and close the festival on Sunday evening.

British Mercury Music Prize winners, Alt-J return to the festival circuit following a tenth-anniversary tour of their incredible album An Awesome Wave.

With a plethora of hits including the instantly recognisable Breezeblocks and Matilda, the Leeds trio will bring their infectious indie grooves to Southsea this summer.

Also announced for Friday evening is DJ legend Pete Tong, DJ Annie Mac, The Charlatans, Ellie Goulding, Blossoms, Natalie Imbruglia and Friendly Fires.

Comedy acts

Award-winning actor and comedian Omid Djalili will headline Friday afternoon alongside Shooting Stars icon Angelos Epithemiou.

The hugely popular Jason Manford will headline Saturday, while Irish comedian and star of Mock the Week, Dara O’Briain headlines Sunday and Star of King Gary Tom Davis and award-winning Zoe Lyons also join the bill.

Speaking about today’s announcement Andy Marsh, Lead Booker at Victorious, said:

‘‘This year’s line-up is one of our biggest to date and we’re thrilled to finally reveal more of the incredible acts our audience can look forward to in 2023.

"For the first time, Victorious will run for three full days and we’re proud of the expansive offering we have for our festival goers covering music, comedy and family entertainment.

"We’re already counting down the days at Victorious HQ, this year is going to be huge!”

Early bird tickets for Victorious Festival are on sale now with Weekend Camping Tickets from £180 and Day Tickets £60.