Sports Team - Portsmouth, 14/11/2025 - Wedgewood Rooms - By The Fans Gig Review

Review & Photography: Grace Wearn

Kissing People (first support):

Despite having not released their first single as of yet, and being relatively new to the music artistry world in that sense - Kissing People were great. I love the fact they were very much female majority and girl power prominent. They were crowd engaging, electric and definitely give off that indie type rock and roll.

Bleech 9:3 (second support):

Bleech were the second band on, and they brought what I think was a complete different energy from openers Kissing People. Their sound leaned edgier and grungier—calling to mind flashes of Blink-182, Stone Temple Pilots, Soundgarden, and even a touch of early Oasis. They delivered a perfectly controlled dose of chaotic climax, setting the stage brilliantly before Sports Team took over.

Sports Team:

Then came Sports Team as the main act. They are chaos—in the best possible way. It’s the kind of unpolished, unrestrained rock and roll that feels genuinely refreshing in an era dominated by manufactured pop. There’s a streak of indie grit running through it too, giving their set this raw, unpredictable energy. At one point, four or five fans climbed onto shoulders to form a star-shaped cluster in the crowd—something I didn’t even notice until I looked up from my drink and thought, woah! And when the singer scaled the side of the stage? I loved every second. It was pure, glorious chaos.