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The Big Indie Fest | Portsmouth at The Gaiety Southsea, Portsmouth

Friday, 13 November 2026 · doors 19:00 · The Gaiety Southsea, Portsmouth

Gig at a glance The Big Indie Fest | Portsmouth · The Gaiety Southsea, Portsmouth
13 Nov
Gig date
Fri2026
19:00
Doors
till 23:00on the night
TBA
Entry
on the doortickets
All ages
Age policy
everyoneon the door
1 act
Line-up
Indie Rockheadline
Listed
Listing status
communityGX directory
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Last updated: 3 August 2026

The Big Indie Fest | Portsmouth — Quick Facts

The Big Indie Fest is heading to The Gaiety Southsea

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The Details

Everything you need before the gig

DateFriday, 13 November 2026
Doors19:00
EntryTBA
AgesAll ages

Where

The Gaiety SouthseaEastney and Craneswater
Portsmouth PO4 0SW

About this venue

The Gaiety Southsea hosts grass-roots gigs in Portsmouth. Capacity, age policy and door fee vary per night — check the details panel above. Find The Gaiety Southsea online

Highlights

Entry TBA
No specs listed
Indie Rock
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About this gig

What's On

The Big Indie Fest | Portsmouth are playing The Gaiety Southsea in Portsmouth on Friday, 13 November 2026. Doors open at 19:00, with the night wrapping by 23:00. Expect Indie Rock. This listing is part of the Portsmouth grass-roots gig directory — browse more upcoming Portsmouth gigs there.

The Big Indie Fest is heading to The Gaiety Southsea

Venue: The Gaiety Southsea, Southsea

Tickets: https://www.skiddle.com/whats-on/Portsmouth/The-Gaiety-Southsea/The-Big-Indie-Fest--Portsmouth/42615169/

Source: skiddle.com

VenueThe Gaiety Southsea, Portsmouth

The Artist — The Big Indie Fest | Portsmouth

The Big Indie Fest | Portsmouth headlines this Portsmouth gig on Friday, 13 November 2026. Listening before the night helps you decide if the bill matches your taste — expect Indie Rock across the set.

The Venue — The Gaiety Southsea

The Gaiety Southsea is one of Portsmouth's grass-roots venues on GigXchange — the kind of small-capacity room where you can stand close to the band and the bill changes every week. Capacity, age policy and door fee vary per night, so always cross-check with the gig details panel or the venue's own page closer to the date.

Part of the Portsmouth live music scene.

Planning your Portsmouth night

Grass-roots gigs in Portsmouth are intimate by design: most rooms cap below 200, the band is on stage close to the floor, and the support acts often deserve as much attention as the headliner. Arrive within thirty minutes of doors to catch the openers and pick a sightline you're happy with.

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Find The Gaiety Southsea

Eastney and Craneswater, Portsmouth, PO4 0SW

Common Questions

Five things people ask before turning up to The Big Indie Fest | Portsmouth at The Gaiety Southsea, Portsmouth.

The Big Indie Fest | Portsmouth is at The Gaiety Southsea, Portsmouth PO4 0SW.
Doors 19:00, set ends around 23:00 on Friday, 13 November 2026.
Entry price isn't listed. Most grass-roots gigs are pay-on-the-door — bring £5–£15 cash to be safe, or check the venue's socials for advance tickets.
For more upcoming gigs see the Portsmouth gig directory. For weekly slots, the Portsmouth open mic directory. For the wider scene, the Portsmouth live music hub. Artists looking for paid bookings, see how to get gigs in Portsmouth.
A UK gig at an independent venue — typically capped under 600 capacity — by an artist who isn't on a major-label arena tour. In: pubs, basement bars, indie clubs, community halls, arts centres, and small folk / jazz / punk festivals. Out: arenas, stadiums, the O2 chain, Royal Albert Hall, Symphony Hall, the Barbican, premium dining-cabaret rooms (Jazz Cafe, KOKO, Boisdale), and mega-festival sites (Reading, Leeds, Glastonbury, BST Hyde Park).
Listings are compiled from public ticketing-platform APIs and direct submissions by promoters, venues and artists. Each carries a verification badge — verified means we've confirmed it independently; unverified means we sourced it from a publicly published event. For UK grassroots-venue context see the Music Venue Trust, PRS for Music and Help Musicians UK.
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