WASHED OUT IS A PROMOTER, CREATIVE, AND PARTY COLLECTIVE BASED ON THE SOUTH COAST OF THE UK. WE SPECIALISE IN DIY PUNK SHOWS, ART PROJECTS, AND PARTIES FOR THE UNDERGROUND SCENE.

SINCE 2017, WASHED OUT HAVE BOOKED HUNDREDS OF ALTERNATIVE UNDERGROUND ARTISTS AT PARTIES, GIGS, AND FESTIVALS ACROSS THE SOUTH COAST OF THE UK. WASHED OUT FIRST BEGAN AS A MULTI-VENUE MUSIC FESTIVAL ACROSS BRIGHTON, WHICH RAN FIVE TIMES (2017, 2018, 2019, 2021 & 2024) AND HAS SINCE MOVED ALONG THE COAST TO THE ISLAND CITY OF PORTSMOUTH, WHERE WE NOW ORGANISE MONTHLY PARTIES AT VARIOUS VENUES AND SPACES ACROSS THE CITY.

WASHED OUT BELIEVES THAT LIVE MUSIC IS FOR EVERYONE; BUT THE MUSIC INDUSTRY IS INHERENTLY CORRUPT, FORCING BARRIERS IN THE WAY OF GRASSROOTS MOVEMENTS.

WE FOLLOW AN ANTI-CAPITALIST, DIY PUNK ETHOS WHICH SERVES TO DISMANTLE THESE SYSTEMS.

"DO IT YOURSELF PUNK" IS A RADICAL PHILOSOPHY THAT FOCUSES ON SELF-RELIANCE, ANTI-CAPITALISM, AND COMMUNITY BUILDING.

CREATING NETWORKS IN THE DIY COMMUNITY BUILDS CULTURAL RESISTANCE AGAINST THE ARCHAIC CAPITAL AND MUSIC INDUSTRY ESTABLISHMENTS.

• OFFER AFFORDABLE TICKETING SOLUTIONS TO WASHED OUT EVENTS.
• CURATE LINE-UPS THAT REFLECT THE DIY SCENE'S DIVERSE COMMUNITY.
• CREATE STRONG NETWORKS OUTSIDE OF THE CORPORATE MUSIC INDUSTRY.
• CHAMPION DIY AND INDEPENDENT ARTISTS, LABELS, VENUES, AND PROMOTERS.
• SHARE AND PROMOTE INDUSTRY RESOURCES FOR FREE.
• ENFORCE SAFE SPACES - ZERO TOLERANCE TO BIGOTRY.
• ACTIVE PROMOTION OF WORKING-CLASS ARTISTS AND UNDERREPRESENTED DEMOGRAPHICS.
• ENGAGE AND PROMOTE PORTSMOUTH’S VIBRANT MUSIC SCENES AND ART COMMUNITIES.

WE DO NOT TOLERATE ANY HATE SPEECH, RACISM, SEXISM, HOMOPHOBIA, TRANSPHOBIA, OR AGEISM. PLEASE STAY SAFE & HAVE FUN. FREE PALESTINE