A chart-topping singer broke the world record for the most gigs in different cities in 24 hours with a final performance in Southampton.

Hampshire singer-songwriter Frank Turner embarked on the challenge to play 15 solo shows, each a minimum of 20 minutes, for a whole day.

The challenge saw him start in Liverpool at 12.30pm on Saturday, before heading to Huddersfield, Leeds, Sheffield, Chesterfield, Nottingham, Birmingham and Leamington Spa before coming down to Leighton Buzzard, London, Kingston, Aldershot, Portsmouth and Winchester before ending in Southampton.

The challenge supported grassroots venues and independent record stores across the country.

Hampshire Chronicle: Frank Turnercompleted the world record for the most gigs in different cities in 24 hoursHe finished the challenge with five minutes to spare at The Brook on Portswood Road.

Many fans decided to follow him around the country with his record attempt - with a group even making the trek from Germany and the Czech Republic.

Pavel Jirku and Lisa Mag said: "We travelled from Germany to be here; it was fun at the beginning and hard at the end. It was just for fun, just something different from normal life.

"We started in Liverpool and followed him down to Southampton. They were all very fun and he switched it up every time so it wasn't always the same set list. He always had different songs so it never got boring.

"The venues were different to each other as well which helped. It was a very special time."

Hampshire Chronicle:  Left to right: Lisa Mag (Germany), Simone Steiner (Czech Republic), Venetia Anastasakou (Greence) and Pavel Jirku (Germany) Left to right: Lisa Mag (Germany), Simone Steiner (Czech Republic), Venetia Anastasakou (Greence) and Pavel Jirku (Germany) (Image: NQ, Jose Ramos)

Meanwhile, Scott Woods, 43, blagged lifts with different people to follow the 42-year-old around the country.

He said: "All of the shows were really good.

"We went to one show which was in a coffee bar, like nothing else we would have been to, and then another we went to was like a punk bar with smoke - so different venues made it fun.

"It's only a 20-minute set - so why go to one when you could go them all and get a good amount of time?

"It's a challenge but it's the reason why Frank decided to do it and so we decided to follow him in doing that.

"I have got a two-year-old so I am familiar with lack of sleep. Sleep is not something I am familiar with now."

Turner started his career singing in post-hardcore band Million Dead, before swapping punk for a more acoustic sound after the band split in 2005.

Turner topped the album charts for the first time with his ninth and most recent offering FTHC in 2022.