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, and is located on Albert Road in Southsea. 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, Travis and English Teacher (band). It has also become a favourite venue for artists wishing to play more intimate venues, such as Renegades and Bowling For Soup, as well as one-off / warm-up shows for many bands, including Damon Albarn and Jamie T.http://mclars.com/site/blog/mc-lars-uk-and-ireland-tour/
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, a smaller venue to the front to the main Wedgewood Rooms, regularly hosts local acts, smaller alternative 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 Title Fight
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
External links The Wedgewood Rooms website