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In pictures: Music fans flock to Victorious Festival

By Shivani Rawat

August 30, 2026 3 Min Read

In pictures: Music fans flock to Victorious Festival

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Thousands of music-lovers have descended on Southsea Common for the three-day festival

Victorious/Tom Langford Scissor Sisters performing on the main stage at Victorious Festival — Thousands of music-lovers have descended on Southsea Common for the three-day festival

Victorious Festival is under way on Southsea Common in Portsmouth.

Festival-goers enjoyed the blue skies and sunshine on Friday as The Verve frontman Richard Ashcroft topped the bill.

The Black Keys headline on Saturday with Club Foot rockers Kasabian set to close the three-day festival on Sunday.

Up to 80,000 ticket holders are expected to go each day.

The festival is not escaping a change in the summer weather with rain and thunderstorms forecast at times during Saturday and Sunday.

The three-day festival on the seafront threw open its doors on Friday

Victorious/StevenStringer Victorious Festival, Southsea - stage with large crowd sprawling across a common area beside the sea and a ferry passing in the distance. — The three-day festival on the seafront threw open its doors on Friday

The Verve frontman Richard Ashcroft headlined the first night

Victorious/ElliotMcrae Richard Ashcroft on stage at Victorious Festival, Southsea — The Verve frontman Richard Ashcroft headlined the first night

Special guests Rudimental took over the Common Stage bringing drum & bass and big tunes

Victorious/Tom Langford Rudimental - three DJs on a stage with record decks — Special guests Rudimental took over the Common Stage bringing drum & bass and big tunes

Other acts taking to the stage on Friday included Scissor Sisters

Victorious/Tom Langford Scissor Sisters performing at Victorious - a drummer is seem to the left - a giant pair of scissors are on the stage and the band are dancing. — Other acts taking to the stage on Friday included Scissor Sisters

Look Mum No Computer (Sam Battle) at the Under the Trees stage

Victorious/Russ Leggatt LookMumNoComputer_RussLeggatt — Look Mum No Computer (Sam Battle) at the Under the Trees stage

The Southsea Common Bandstand has been transformed into a stage for the festival

Victorious/Emma Wurfel Victorious Festival's bandstand with crowd watching and a band playing. — The Southsea Common Bandstand has been transformed into a stage for the festival

It features a host of other attractions including wrestling, a roller disco and a skate park

Victorious/Tom Langford Two men and a referee in a wrestling ring as a crowd looks on. — It features a host of other attractions including wrestling, a roller disco and a skate park

Festival-goers enjoyed blue skies on Friday evening

PA Festivalgoers enjoy the sunshine at Victorious Festival on Southsea Common, Portsmouth in front of a large sign spelling Victorious — Festival-goers enjoyed blue skies on Friday evening

The three-day festival on Southsea’s vast seaside common runs until Sunday

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Original source: https://www.bbc.com/

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