Common People Southampton 2018

Common People occupies the May Bank Holiday by taking over Southampton Common. Pulling together contrasting artists together with a laissez-faire attitude towards convention or genre, it is a festival that has something for everyone.

Filled out with entertainment of all kinds, the festival brings summer’s festivities to Southampton courtesy of Bestival, with the parent festival’s eclectic musical policy being transferred down the bloodline to create a smaller festival cut from the same fine cloth.

Southampton Common makes a similarly unspoiled setting, with 326 acres of woodland, parkland, wetlands and other beautiful natural features, and the Southampton leg of the festival will be held at the area known as The Flats, based in the city centre. A sister festival will also take place simultaneously in Oxford.