Things that are important to us.

The Wedgewood Rooms, also known as 'The Wedge' , is an Independent Live Music Venue which predominantly hosts national and international touring acts, comedians, and tribute nights.

The Wedgewood Rooms, with its small team is proud to have become, a hub for Portsmouth's creative arts communities, and the wider community. The overall aim has always been to provide the community of Portsmouth with a unique, independent space in which to experience and perform alongside some of the UK's most exciting and cutting edge touring artists.

We love what we do, we hope that you do too.

Inclusivity

We pride ourselves on being a safe space for customers and artists alike.

ALL are welcome here. There is no space for Racism, Sexism, Homophobia or discrimination because of age, religion, gender, or physical or mental limitations within these walls.

The Wedge has a Zero Tolerance Policy not only to violence or abuse towards its staff, but also to any form of violence or abuse aimed at any group or individual within this space.

If you see any of this within the venue then please report it to a member of staff.

Access

Here at The Wedge we feel that all our events should be inclusive, and we welcome customers with Access Issues. Whilst there are some physical limitations to what can be done within the venue we aim to meet as many accessibility needs as we can.

Our full Access Information can be found HERE.

We are always open to constructive comments around how things can be improved.

Community Interest Company

The Wedgewood Rooms is a not-for-profit Community Interest Company (CIC) with a trading arm.

The CIC's main purpose is primarily one of community benefit rather than private profit.

The specific aims of The Wedgewood Rooms CIC include:

Managing and providing local venues and performance spaces to enable musicians and other creative artists to showcase their work.
Providing a programme of events that will allow opportunities for local residents to access regular live performances, including music, theatre and comedy. Delivering a diverse music and cultural programme is at the heart of this.
The CIC works closely with charitable groups providing them with event space for fundraising activities, as well as helping to develop a skills base within the groups and working in partnership on specific projects.
The CIC works with local educational establishments to provide facilities and space for the development of their creative arts students, as well as helping the students with their understanding of a professional music and creative environment.

We are proud to help and support all aspects of the community in which we live.

Environment

Inspired by recent events we have made a pledge to become more environmentally friendly.

We stopped using plastic straws in 2017, but since then we have made a commitment to achieving the following:

Reducing our carbon footprint by converting all our lighting, both around the venue and on stage to LED, this we achieved by the end of 2023.
Increase the level of recycling of waste.
We have introduce a deposit scheme on branded plastic glass ware that is designed for multiple use, to reduce our environmental impact
We will also take advice on how we can become more respectful towards our environment.

You can explore our history via the VENUE HISTORY page and listen to acts who have played the venue over on SPOTIFY