The Wedgewood Rooms

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The Wedgewood Rooms

Location	Portsmouth
Owner	The Wedgewood Rooms
Capacity	400
Opened	1992
Website
www.wedgewood-rooms.co.uk

The Wedgewood Rooms is an independent live music venue, in Southsea, Portsmouth, England, which hosts both music and comedy events.

It has a capacity of 400 people,^[1] and is located on Albert Road in Southsea.^[2] 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 play more intimate venues, such as Renegades^[3] and Bowling For Soup,^[4] as well as one-off / warm-up shows for many bands, including Damon Albarn and Jamie T.^[5][6]

The Wedgewood Rooms, also known as 'The Wedge' by locals, regularly hosts local band nights. It also holds comedy, club and tribute nights.

The Edge of the Wedge, at the front to the main Wedgewood Rooms, regularly hosts local acts, smaller touring acts and DJs.

Performers

Selected international acts

• Albert Hammond Jr.
• Brendan Benson
• Jeff Buckley
• The Brian Jonestown Massacre
• Frank Black
• The Dickies
• Juliette and the Licks
• Kristin Hersh
• The Lemonheads
• Mercury Rev
• Sparklehorse
• Twenty One Pilots
• Vampire Weekend
• Gerard Way - notable for being his first solo show
• CKY
• All Time Low
• Barenaked Ladies
• The Strokes - notable for being their first show in the UK
• The Front Bottoms
• Less Than Jake
• Goldfinger
• Frank Iero and the Patience

Selected British acts

• The Jesus & Mary Chain
• Death In Vegas
• Ed Harcourt
• Spiritualized
• PJ Harvey
• Yuck
• The Mission
• VANT
• Black Grape
• Catfish and the Bottlemen
• Urban Vocal Group
• Oasis
• Muse
• Gorillaz
• Kasabian
• Primal Scream
• Biffy Clyro
• Editors
• Damon Albarn
• Buzzcocks
• James
• Feeder (also played under their pseudonym name Renegades in 2010)
• Placebo
• Supergrass
• Razorlight

References

1. "Wedgewood Rooms Southsea, Tickets for Concerts & Music Events 2021". Songkick.com. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
2. "The Wedgewood Rooms Live Music Venue". Archived from the original on 24 April 2006. Retrieved 22 April 2010.
3. . www.portsmouth.co.uk. Archived from the original on 27 April 2010. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
4. . Archived from the original on 6 October 2011. Retrieved 22 April 2010.
5. . www.nme.com. Archived from the original on 5 June 2011. Retrieved 22 May 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
6. http://mclars.com/site/blog/mc-lars-uk-and-ireland-tour/ ^{[permanent dead link]}

External links

• The Wedgewood Rooms website