26 photos from the iconic Radio 1 Roadshow in Southsea with Steve Wright wowed Portsmouth crowds in the 1990s

Victorious Festival may be just days away - but it is not the first major music event which has attracted the crowds to Southsea.

The Radio One Roadshow was a major phenomenon which regularly graced Southsea – with household names like Steve Wright and Mark Goodier being synonymous with its success.

The final set of roadshows took place in 1999. Crowds fully embraced the events and even got involved themselves in iconic games such as 'Bits and Pieces' and 'Smiley Miley's Mileage Game'.

In the former, contestants had to name a series of hit songs after listening to a tape containing dozens of examples. Even after the tours ended, people still clamoured for their return. We have dug into The News archives and found lots of photos taken at Castle Field for to take you back down memory lane.

Here are 26 of them. Can you spot yourself? Be sure to find out by clicking through all the pages.

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