Information to what you’ll want to know

Thousands of individuals are set to attend Victorious Festival because it returns to Southsea this weekend.

Friday evening will see rock royalty Queens of the Stone Age on the pageant’s Common Stage, indie band Vampire Weekend will headline Saturday and Kings of Leon will shut the pageant on Sunday.

The pageant first started in Portsmouth Historic Dockyard over two days on the August financial institution vacation weekend of 2013, earlier than shifting to Southsea Common the next yr.

The three-day occasion runs between Friday and Sunday.

In addition to this yr’s headliners the invoice features a huge array of music together with storage star Craig David, Daniel Bedingfield, Scouting for Girls, Shed Seven, Gabrielle and Madness throughout the pageant’s a number of phases.

Along with the music there may be some comedy with Jasper Carrott and Joel Dommett making particular visitor appearances.

Up to 80,000 ticketholders are anticipated to go to the pageant every day.

Ideally stroll, cycle or use public transport the place potential.

If you might be driving into Portsmouth there isn’t any onsite automotive park for Victorious. Parking is at Lakeside Car park, which wants pre-booking after which you will get a shuttle bus to the pageant.

If you might be being dropped off and picked up by a pre-booked taxi they should use the taxi rank in Palmerston Road.

Ferry providers run from the Isle of Wight and Gosport frequently. The closest crossing to the pageant web site from the island is the hovercraft from Ryde.

Various highway closures will probably be in place across the pageant web site when folks depart between 22:30 and simply earlier than midnight every evening.

Full details about to get there are available on the Victorious website.

The pageant is open between 10:00 and 23:00 BST every day. There isn’t any entry or re-entry after 20:00.

You are not allowed to bring the next objects to the pageant:

• Camping chairs or related seating and inflatables
• No drinks are allowed
• Any drinks (an empty water vessel – not glass – might be introduced in to refill at ingesting water factors)
• Food (except it’s child meals – however no glass containers are permitted)
• Golf umbrellas/giant umbrellas
• Drones
• Laser pens
• Animals (apart from information canine)
• Potential weapons of any variety
• Illegal substances
• Nitrous oxide
• Fireworks, flares, air horns or Chinese lanterns
• Flags or banners
• Any skilled picture and filming tools

It has an offsite campsite at Farlington Fields off the A27 with a shuttle bus to and from the pageant web site. The journey takes roughly 25-Half-hour and you’ll want to purchase a bus move.

Campsite opening hours:

• Thursday: 13:00 – 01:00
• Friday: 08:00 – 01:00
• Saturday: 08:00 – 01:00
• Sunday: 08:00 – 01:00
• Monday: campsite closes at 12:00

Anyone aged 15 and beneath should be accompanied by an grownup aged 21 or over who will stay on-site on the pageant as their guardian.

It is card funds solely throughout all bars and meals stalls.

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service can be reminding festival-goers barbecues are solely permitted within the devoted cooking zones on the offsite campsite.

The service has additionally urged folks to take a look at the fire service’s general “do’s and don’ts” when utilizing a barbecue.

Be positive to make use of the BBC website to verify the newest climate forecast for Southsea.

It is at the moment forecasting sunshine with a mild breeze and temperatures within the low 20s.

And as with all festivals, it’s all the time value being conscious of the well being dangers so you may benefit from the occasion safely – there are some top tips here.