Victorious Festival

Common stage at Victorious Festival, 2016

Victorious Festival is a two day music festival held in Portsmouth, UK. It was founded in 2012 by three friends James Ralls, Ben Miles and Andy Marsh.[1] The festival was named the Victorious Vintage Festival in its first year.[2] For the first two years, the festival was held in Portsmouth Historic Dockyard, while subsequent years were held in the Castle Field and Southsea Common areas of Southsea.[3] Southsea Castle, Southsea Skatepark, the D-Day Museum and other local attractions are within the festival boundary and are only accessible to ticket holders during that time.[4] In 2016, the organizers announced the launch of a dedicated charity, the Victorious Foundation, which seeks to protect disadvantaged children.[5] Part of the proceeds from ticket sales is given to the local D-Day Museum.[6]

In 2015, the festival's impact on the Common and the smell from waste caused residents to complain.[7] The 2017 festival may include a first night party[8] and expand the capacity to 200,000 people.[9] Camping facilities will be provided for the 2017 festival at a site on Portsdown Hill after camping on Southsea Common was ruled out. Portsmouth City Council has agreed to allow the festival until 2027 and hoped that the festival would bring over £5.8m a year for the local economy. [10]

Lineups

Edition Year Attendance Headliners Notable acts
1 2012 35,000[2] Dodgy, The Lightning Seeds, Mark Morriss, Bog Rolling Stones Beth Oliver band, The Ricardos, Freestyle Funk Collective
2 2013 45,000[11] Level 42, The Feeling, Maximo Park, Katy B Fenech-Soler, The Joy Formidable, Charlotte Church, Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs, DJ Yoda, Mike Skinner
3 2014 80,000[11] Dizzee Rascal,[11] Seasick Steve, Tom Odell, Ocean Colour Scene Razorlight, Naughty Boy, British Sea Power, Scouting for Girls, Sophie Ellis-Bextor, Shed Seven, Menswear, The Pigeon Detectives, Public Service Broadcasting, John Bramwell, Slow Club
4 2015 100,000[5] Basement Jaxx,[12] Ray Davies, Flaming Lips, Tinie Tempah The Darkness, Texas, We Are Scientists, The Magic Numbers, Primal Scream, The Fratellis, Ella Eyre, Super Furry Animals, Johnny Marr[12]
5 2016 120,000[4] Manic Street Preachers, High Flying Birds, Annie Mac, Mark Ronson Travis, The Coral, Levellers, Boomtown Rats, Echo and the Bunnymen, Editors, Wretch 32, DMA's, The Selecter, Public Service Broadcasting, Milky Chance, Space, Will Young, Slow Readers Club, The Horrors, Raleigh Ritchie, Izzy Bizu, Teleman, Wolfmother, Ash, Jack Savoretti, Emmy The Great, Beans On Toast, Natty, Liam Bailey

External links

References

  1. ↑ Victorious Festival: Find out about the three friends behind the music extravaganza, The News, 5 Feb 2016
  2. 1 2 Victorious Vintage festival attracts 35,000 to Portsmouth Historic Dockyard, The News, 4 June 2012
  3. ↑ Victorious Festival returns to Portsmouth, Buzz, 11 August 2016
  4. 1 2 Plan journeys to Victorious Festival to avoid delays, Portsmouth City Council, 25 August 2016
  5. 1 2 Music festival unveils creation of Victorious Foundation to support most vulnerable children in Portsmouth, The News, 2 April 2016
  6. ↑ Victorious Festival raises £43,000 for D-Day Museum, The News, 11 Dec 2014
  7. ↑ There’s an awful smell on Southsea Common!, The News, 4 Sept 2015
  8. ↑ In pictures: Thousands attend Portsmouth's Victorious Festival, BBC, 28 August 2016
  9. ↑ Music festival could become as big as Glastonbury, Chichester Observer, 23 August 2016
  10. ↑ Portsmouth to pocket £58m jackpot thanks to ten-year Victorious Festival contract deal
  11. 1 2 3 Dizzee Rascal heads Victorious Festival line-up, The News, 1 March 2014
  12. 1 2 Victorious Festival: 2015 hailed as best yet, The News, published 30 Aug 2015, updated 31 Aug 2015
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