The Wedgewood Rooms
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The Wedgewood Rooms is a venue, in Southsea
(in Portsmouth
), Hampshire
, UK, that hosts music and comedy events.
It has a capacity of 450-500 people, and is located on Albert Road in Southsea
. Recently it has hosted events from up-and-coming British pop and rock artists, such as You Me At Six
, Kasabian, Mercury Prize
winners Klaxons
and Travis
. It has also become a favourite venue for artists wishing to player more intimate venues, such as Renegades (band)
and Bowling For Soup
, as well as one-off / Warm-up shows for many bands .
The Wedgewood Rooms is also known as 'The Wedge' by locals. It regularly hosts local band nights which help give these bands a wider fan base and a leg up on the music ladder. It also holds comedy nights and tribute nights where many tribute bands have played including The Jamm and the Silver Beatles. The venue holds regular club nights including 'Club NME'.
The Edge of the Wedge bar is attached to the Wedgewood Rooms and regularly hosts local acts and DJs.
Southsea
Southsea is a seaside resort located in Portsmouth at the southern end of Portsea Island in the county of Hampshire in England. Southsea is within a mile of Portsmouth's city centre....
(in Portsmouth
Portsmouth
Portsmouth is the second largest city in the ceremonial county of Hampshire on the south coast of England. Portsmouth is notable for being the United Kingdom's only island city; it is located mainly on Portsea Island...
), Hampshire
Hampshire
Hampshire is a county on the southern coast of England in the United Kingdom. The county town of Hampshire is Winchester, a historic cathedral city that was once the capital of England. Hampshire is notable for housing the original birthplaces of the Royal Navy, British Army, and Royal Air Force...
, UK, that hosts music and comedy events.
It has a capacity of 450-500 people, and is located on Albert Road in Southsea
Southsea
Southsea is a seaside resort located in Portsmouth at the southern end of Portsea Island in the county of Hampshire in England. Southsea is within a mile of Portsmouth's city centre....
. Recently it has hosted events from up-and-coming British pop and rock artists, such as You Me At Six
You Me At Six
You Me at Six is a British rock band from Weybridge, Surrey. Formed in 2004, the group rose to fame in 2008 with the success of their debut album, Take Off Your Colours, which included the singles "Save It for the Bedroom", "Finders Keepers" and "Kiss and Tell", with the latter two peaking at #33...
, Kasabian, Mercury Prize
Mercury Prize
The Mercury Prize, formerly called the Mercury Music Prize and currently known as the Barclaycard Mercury Prize for sponsorship reasons, is an annual music prize awarded for the best album from the United Kingdom and Ireland. It was established by the British Phonographic Industry and British...
winners Klaxons
Klaxons
Klaxons are a British indie rock band, based in London. Following the release of numerous 7-inch singles on different independent record labels, as well as the success of previous singles "Magick" and "Golden Skans", the band released their debut album, Myths of the Near Future on 29 January 2007....
and Travis
Travis (band)
Travis are a post-Britpop band from Glasgow, Scotland, comprising Fran Healy , Dougie Payne , Andy Dunlop and Neil Primrose...
. It has also become a favourite venue for artists wishing to player more intimate venues, such as Renegades (band)
Renegades (band)
Renegades were a British rock band, which started out as a side-project from two members of the band Feeder, featuring guitarist Grant Nicholas and bassist Taka Hirose, before becoming a pseudonym name for Feeder themselves. Nicholas formed Renegades alongside Hirose with Karl Brazil from Ben's...
and Bowling For Soup
Bowling for Soup
Bowling for Soup is an American pop-punk band which originally formed in Wichita Falls, Texas in 1994...
, as well as one-off / Warm-up shows for many bands .
The Wedgewood Rooms is also known as 'The Wedge' by locals. It regularly hosts local band nights which help give these bands a wider fan base and a leg up on the music ladder. It also holds comedy nights and tribute nights where many tribute bands have played including The Jamm and the Silver Beatles. The venue holds regular club nights including 'Club NME'.
The Edge of the Wedge bar is attached to the Wedgewood Rooms and regularly hosts local acts and DJs.