You might associate festivals with sleepless nights, sweaty clothes and nightmarish toilets – but they don’t have to be that way. Enter: Victorious, a music and comedy festival perfect for anyone who fancies festival entertainment without the faff.
After its most successful year ever in 2023, Portsmouth’s Victorious festival is expected to attract nearly 80,000 people to each of its three days in 2024. The fest has something for everyone, with performers across a variety of disciplines, from spoken word poets to DJs. There’s even a kids’ stage so that the little ones don’t get left out.
This weekend, Fatboy Slim, Jamie T, Biffy Clyro and more will head to the south coast city, alongside Russell Howard, Frankie Boyle and Al Murray for the giggles.
If you’ll be joining them, you might have some questions about the lineup, or the weather forecast, or if there are any tickets remaining. Luckily for you, we’ve got the answers to all of that and more – here’s everything you need to know about Victorious festival 2024.
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Victorious 2024 dates and location
The Hampshire music festival is back this year from August 23-25. It will return to its home at the Portsmouth docks in Southsea, on the Common and Castle Field. The location is ideal, being only a five minute drive from the centre of the city, so no need to worry about getting back to your hotel room if you didn’t fancy camping.
You can get to the site by walking, or by using public transport.
There’s a shuttle bus direct from the campsite, which is not on the same grounds as the performances, or you can walk 25 minutes from Portsmouth & Southsea train station. Big Green Coach is also running shuttles from Basingstoke, Bognor Regis, Bournemouth, Brighton, Chichester, Eastleigh, Emsworth, Fareham, Guildford, Havant, London Victoria, Petersfield, Poole, Reading, Southampton, Waterlooville, Winchester and Worthing.
You can find out more about getting to the festival on the official here.
2024’s lineup and headliners
There are some big names gracing Victorious’ many stages this year. The musical headliners are Fatboy Slim, Jamie T, and Biffy Clyro, while Russell Howard, Frankie Boyle, and Al Murray top the comedy bill.
Other bands and artists playing include the likes of Courteeners, Jess Glynne, Wet Leg, Becky Hill, James Bay, Idles and loads more. There are also specific stages for children’s entertainment, world music, and local artists if you’re looking for something new.
Timings
The exact stage splits for the two main stages (the Common and Castle stages) are as follows:
Friday (August 23)
Common Stage
- 12:15 - 12:45 Pacific Avenue
- 13:15 - 14:00 Razorlight
- 14:30 - 15:00 The Murder Capital
- 15:30 - 16:15 The Snuts
- 16:45 - 17:30 Louis Tomlinson
- 18:10 - 19:00 IDLES
- 19:40 - 20:50 Snow Patrol
- 21:35 - 22:55 Fatboy Slim
Castle Stage
- 12:05 - 12:35 Do Nothing
- 13:05 - 13:35 Bellah Mae
- 14:05 - 14:35 Nieve Ella
- 15:05 - 15:35 The Royston Club
- 16:05 - 16:35 Peace
- 17:05 - 17:50 Lottery Winners
- 18:35 - 19:20 Maximo Park
- 20:05 - 20:55 Baby Queen
- 21:40 - 22:50 Jess Glynne
Russell Howard will be on the Big Top Comedy & Cabaret stage at 15:35.
Saturday (August 24)
Common Stage
- 12:15 - 12:45 Cameron Hayes
- 13:15 - 14:00 Tom Walker
- 14:30 - 15:00 Crystal Tides
- 15:30 - 16:15 CMAT
- 16:45 - 17:30 Holly Humberstone
- 18:15 - 19:00 The Lathums
- 19:45 - 20:35 Courteeners
- 21:20 - 22:50 Jamie T
Castle Stage
- 12:05 - 12:35 Tors
- 14:05 - 14:35 Echobelly
- 15:05 - 15:35 Royel Otis
- 16:05 - 16:35 Shaun Ryder's Black Grape
- 17:05 - 17:50 Lightning Seeds
- 18:35 - 19:20 The Amazons
- 20:05 - 20:55 Sugababes
- 21:40 - 22:50 Pixies
Frankie Boyle will be on the Big Top Comedy & Cabaret stage at 15:35.
Sunday (August 25)
Castle Stage
- 12:15 - 12:45 Brooke Combe
- 13:15 - 14:00 The Kooks
- 14:30 - 15:00 Red Rum Club
- 15:30 - 16:15 Natasha Bedingfield
- 16:45 - 17:30 Yard Act
- 18:15 - 19:00 James Bay
- 19:45 - 20:35 Becky Hill
- 21:20 - 22:50 Biffy Clyro
Common Stage
- 12:05 - 12:35 Personal Trainer
- 13:05 - 13:35 Panic Shack
- 14:05 - 14:35 Harvey Jay Dodgson
- 15:05 - 15:35 The Futureheads
- 16:05 - 16:35 The Hunna
- 17:05 - 17:50 The Pigeon Detectives
- 18:35 - 19:20 Soft Play
- 20:05 - 20:55 Arlo Parks
- 21:40 - 22:50 Wet Leg
Al Murray will be on the Big Top Comedy & Cabaret stage at 15:35.
And that isn’t all! Victorious has loads more smaller stages. For the full lineup across all stages, check out Victorious’ website here.
Tickets and prices
If that all looks too good to miss, don’t worry. You don’t need to miss out – there are a select few tickets still available here.
Single day tickets are £83 for adults, and weekend passes start at £225. Kids entry is much cheaper at £8 and £24 for the day and weekend respectively. There are also camping tickets still available if you don’t have time to sort out a Travelodge.
Weather forecast
We’re sorry to say the weather is set to fluctuate quite a bit this weekend. There will likely be a mix of rain, shine, clouds and wind, so you’re basically getting a bit of everything. It’s actually very apt when you consider the festival you’re going to, so actually it’s good!
Keep an eye on the forecast here; fingers crossed the rain decides not to show up in the end and you get a surprise weekend of 25C sunshine.
Road closures
Being in an urban area, Victorious causes a little bit of drama. To make space for it some stuff needs to be rejigged, so a few nearby roads will be closed for the whole weekend. If you’re a local wondering how this will impact you, don’t worry. The roads set to be shut the entire weekend are:
- Duisburg Way (from its junction with Clarence Parade to 100 metres south-east of its junction with Pier Road)
- Clarence Parade
- Jack Cockerill Way
- Jack Cockerill Way Spur
- South Parade (from its junction with Jack Cockerill Way to Clarendon Road)
- Clarence Esplanade (from west of its junction with Jack Cockerill Way to its junction with South Parade)
- The Dell
- Pier Road (from its junction with Duisburg Way to its junction with Clarence Esplanade, except buses and Park & Ride Shuttle buses)
- South Parade (from its junction with Clarendon Road to its junction with Clarence Parade)
- Kirkstall Road
- Eastern Villas Road
- Burgoyne Road (from its junction with South Parade to its junction with Clarence Road)
- Florence Road (from its junction with South Parade to its junction with Clarence Road)
- Lennox Road South
- Auckland Road East
- Auckland Road West
- Palmerston Road (from its junction with Clarence Parade to its junctions with Auckland Road West and Auckland Road East)
- Villiers Road (from its junction of Palmerston Road to its junction with Lennox Road South)
- Maple Road
- The Circle (South of its junctions with Clarendon Road)
- The Vale
- Netley Road
- Osborne Road (from its junction of Clarendon Road to its junction with Duisburg Way/Clarence Parade, except buses and taxis)
- Serpentine Road
- Elphinstone Road
- Ashburton Road
- Shaftesbury Road
- Nightingale Road
- Western Parade
- Ashby Place
- Croxton Road
- Duisburg Way (except for westbound vehicles exiting the festival car park when safe to do so)
- Pier Road (from its junction with Duisburg Way to junction with Long Curtain Road., except for buses and coaches only
- Gordon Road (except for taxis accessing the pick up/drop off area on Victoria Avenue)
- Clarendon Road (From the junction of Richmond Road to its junction with Portland Road (except for taxis and buses on the eastbound carriageway)
- Portland Road
- Clarence Esplanade (from the western flood gate to the junction with South Parade)
- Avenue de Caen
- Jack Cockerill Way – parking bays on both sides
- Victoria Avenue (except for taxis, buses and vehicles dropping off and picking up)
- Victoria Avenue Spur (except for coaches and vehicles relocated as part of the vehicle removal program)
- Pier Road, southbound (from its junction with Long Curtain Road to Duisburg Way Roundabout)
- The Dell
Additionally, the following will be closed to all traffic except taxis and buses:
- Kings Terrace (from its junction with Kings Road Roundabout to its junction with Southsea Terrace)
- Pier Road – southbound (from its junction with Southsea Terrace to Duisburg Way Roundabout)
- Clarendon Road (From the junction of Richmond Road to its junction with Portland Road (except for taxis and buses on the eastbound carriageway)
- Portland Road
Selected other roads will be closed at various points throughout the weekend, and you can find all the information on those on the Portsmouth Council website here.
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