Music in the City Southampton

Our 2026 performers…

Nia Nicholls

Flossie James

Reverence Sound

Days of Speed

Southampton and Romsey Rock Choir

Laura Klima

Vexmantra

International Jet Set

Voice FM

KSJM

Kinesis 4

Ribble

Good-will

Mad Simple

Ocean Harmony

Oddball Savage

Lucy RS Must c

Felis Leo

DJ Alex

Kindred Found

Vinyl Phillips

Xènia Páez

Riverside Concert Wind Band

Jonathan Klein

McGriff

The Sound Crew

Eric Walker & Sarah Rose

Gaz Parker

Ronk Torp

Shiversa

The Alternates

Jess Breame

Sofia Gillani

Laurie Bolger

Igloo Hearts

Dusky Moon

The Pop Tarts

The Salamanders

Steve Weston

Giles Halski

Sculpt

Wire -JD

Karl V

Geoff Williams

WooHabs

Southampton Salty Sea Dogs

Westingway

Continental Liaison

Freya Golding

Echo Union

Freestone

Southampton's Greek & Cypriot Dance Group 'Methexis' & 'Nostos' Polyphonic Singing Group

Betterphor

Strictly Sweetness (y worry cottage)

Godless Suns

James B / James F

NIKHITA

Achoiring Voices

Mike Lemin Band

Pianoman Justie

The Outsiders

Mick Gough

Kalopsia

Hydeout

Hobb Lane

Sugar Bang

Greenish

Tony Arthur

Paul Levi

Southampton's Music History

Arzenic

The Ben Poore Project

Spindrift

RUBY

Kalopsia (duo)

Kev Ellis and the Space Cadets

Munro

Pacuk Band

Savoury Tooth Tiger

Beardos and Weirdos

Psychedelic Skies

Brian Hooper

OC Thomas

Silvermon

Mariano Korman

New Forest Community Tango Orchestra

Eva Nicole

Suncliffe

Bamboo and Bow

Roger James Shephard

Dj Sarah Nash

The Slow Cooked Bears

Sean Bertram

Simon Maggs & People Like Us

The Halliwells

Mr Moonbeam (Conrad Barr)

Houdini’s Hand

Southampton Ukulele Jam

The Dark Poet

Ajay Sahota

Elemci

According to Brian

Kase the Myth

MoniQ

Angel Jones

Bisola

Dawn of Dystopia

Jaquie Daniels

Diffy Dames

DJ_MAJOR

Alexander Bithell

Roger Chantler

Gods House Tower Poetry Group

Creative Sparks: Poetry Workshop

Ekowe (Acoustic)

desperateBeauty

Herleen Kaur Khalsa

Benana Student Showcase

Flipside

Mai

FREESPIRITS

Sebastian Horton

Stuart Evans

Lucy Smith

Simon Maggs & People Like Us (Acoustic)

Poetry from the Forward Prizes

Under The Attic

Xionic

MAKA FOUNDATION SOUND SYSTEM

Emerson

Lottie Marie

9 Lives

WAPPADUSA Sound System

The Long Shorts

Room 18

Woodfalls band

Jax Leonard

G-MAN 777

The Hinton Cleeves Conspiracy

Andy White Poetry

Tired Less

3's a Crowd

PB Squared

He Fired First

Puddleglum

Mostly Harmless

Purple Grace

Helicopter Pirates

Southampton Grad Band

Andrew Buchanan

Mountbatten Hampshire Community Choir

The Red Stars

Bella Cameron

The Restless Coast

RELLiX

Kat Hutchings Yoga

JJCornick

The Zone

H.AZ

Zombie’ites

Hanna Gibbons

Arji Manuelpillai

Sam Solace

Q Shaq

The Wildcards

Fiesta FM

JACKPUDDING

Lachlan Horne

DJ Drive

Amy Fox

Hampshire Guitar Club

Carl Zed

CJOHNSON

Ian Kimber

Bad Alchemy

James K. Barker

The Howlin' Blackouts

Doc Martin & the Mayhem

Dan James

SO Sound Choir

Romsey Shanty Crew

Ryan Watts

The Cali Cartel from Hell

Halibut Jackson & The Fishy Faces

Ukofonics

Olivia Marsha

The Surge

Industry Plant

OCB & Adam Turner

Malcolm Carlo

Slap the Willow

The Sky at Night

Southside Rhythm & Blues Band

Dirty Rotten Scoundrel

Will Walton

Gig Night

Stereo Swan

Dan O'Farrell & The Difference Engine

Silent Disco with Club Bad DJ's

NX Panther

The Monday Grooves

this occasional society

Adventure State

Adam Kammerling

Mr. Buoyant

160

Club Bad

You

5 Degrees North

Bragging Rights

Ignitez

October Some When

CHIMAN 101

Accrington Stanley

Canis Arboris

Hedgehogs

Roxy's Revenge

Harry Ryan

Totton Ukulele Band

Charmtype

Ollie Owen Jones

Vacant Shores

Batala Portsmouth

Aoife Scully

The Picton Readers Club

Andy Tudor and the Usual Suspects

Moakz

Ekoweko

City of Southampton Orchestra

High Mileage

Ken Wood and the Mixers

Theresa Lola

Riverside Blues Band

Broken Links

Elie Pembrey

Cat Elliott

Michael Devaux

Angling For Farthings

Fragile Lucy

Vermin

DJ Stevie-C & Kayleigh Strachan Official

Cosmic Sisters

Waldo Salt

One foot in the rave

Saxofony

EVXN

Mike and the Mojitos

NJT

Simply Sax - Kenny Garrick

Big man with Small guitar

Jim Bryant

Maerefolk

Naty Giachino

Halliwell

City of Southampton (Albion) Band

Far Solar

The Postmen

Punkhub

Citizen Perez

Mahoosive

GaYeon Lee

D'vonti

Hail

Watching the Buzzards

ItsPetre

Space Ace Robot

Chicago 9 Rhythm & Blues Band

The Slack 5

The Soulcatchers

Jack Walker

The Duskers

Zen Juddhism

Echo Mask

Velickaite Sisters

Eat Your Greens

Lyla Skyrim

Innovator

The Bob Squad

Way Down South

Earth Propellor

Arboresque

Jon Yale

Amie Lou Shaw

Address soundsystem

Southampton & Isle of Wight Music Rising Stars

Mosaic

Eternal Gloom

Love Is Enough

Scarlett

SKAM

NoteWorthy

The Slowdown

Dean Antony

Lee Huxtable

Lula Gold

Serendipity

Groove Bakers

The Elderlys

Michael, Stuart, Steve & Charlie

Crushcrushcrush

Shaun Shears & The Locals

Cella

Royston Black

Jackson Davies

Guillotine Union Boys

Red Light Spies

Reverb (Hampshire)

Miriam

The Can Can Club.

MJs Whipround Extravaganza

Intoxication

Jimmy b and the death rattles

Ruth Johnson & Simon Grant

Amie Lou Shaw (Classical)

Swan Samba

Matt Sanger

Belle Saint

Dara Blaxx

Jo Fisher/Verse in the Vault

Solace

Frontline

Elephants With Shotguns

Footless Kicks

Jake Tilley

Jay Munday

Chimney and I K 8OY

Craig Chalmers

Anita Foxall Poetry

Slaughterhouse Clive

gaz909

Steam Machine

The Bex quartet

Sea Ranch

Days of closure

Mart Ward Talks

Mongoose (BaB Collective)

Millie Woodrow

Zakk Paules

Nick Haynes

Stephanio

dj junk

Loose Change

Gimme a Break DJs

Funky Business

Dreamseeker

Lost Post

Bitterne Park Primary and Nursery School

Darren Vernall (Clapton Unplugged)

Hannah in the Groove

New Tide

Ben Highness

Reverence Crew

FancyWall

The Shantywomen

Rachel Jeffcoat

Marsupial

Amelia Simpson

Nick JT

SOS PRESENTS

Ricco Sakona

Deepest Sense

Sonne

Changing Melody

James & Phil

Palookaville

Steam Town Shanty Crew

Exhilaro

Haeze - Andrew Cummings Tribute

Autorora

The Dandelion Chain

DJ / Open Mic

Lamelle Shaw

“What I loved most was the energy, creativity, and dedication behind the scenes.”

“what do you think Music in the City stands for?... Promoting music as a community activity for all. Local musicians, local businesses, local venues and helpers all volunteering to provide a free music festival that showcases Southampton's multi-faceted culture and history.”

“what did you love about Music in the City 2025?... the sheer range of music available to everyone for free was amazing, some great talent there. ”

“Huge Congrats Chris Orr, a fabulous time was has by one and all and it was a pleasure and great fun volunteering.”

“Loved the positive atmosphere from bands and punters, interest from passers by and cruise ship passengers, the inclusivity.”

“I think this was the biggest and best yet! So many people had flocked to the city for the event. Very well organised event and I always love playing each year.”

“Loved the opportunity to play in an unusual venue, and to meet other musicians.”

“Loved playing in the lovely acoustic of the Art Gallery to a very large and enthusiastic audience.”

“Loved all of it! The atmosphere, the people, the music, Southampton felt alive and vibrant!”

“Volunteering gave me a first-hand look into the inner workings of live event operations, and it was truly inspiring to witness everything come together.”

“The outstanding quality of the performers all day from 1pm right through to 8pm made me so proud to be part of the Southampton music scene.”

“Just wanted to firstly say a massive well done on last weekend. We had a brilliant time. We seem to get one of our biggest and most enthusiastic audiences of the year at Music in the City, it's happened 2 yrs running so my members were very happy!”

“We had a fabulous time. Can't wait to do it all again x. Thank you for the opportunity.”

“Loved the audiences - really good crowds everywhere.”

“Loved having the opportunity to be involved in a big event as a volunteer, and getting the chance to have a position of responsibility.”

“The website was really good and made it really simple to view the programme and work out who was on and where.”

“Saturday helping to organise and play at Beards & Boards for Music in The City was one of the best days of my life.”

“It was a pleasure and privilege to be involved in such an excellent event.”

“Pure Rehearsal Studios: A superb weekend showcasing the amazing talent in the area. Well done!”

“The marketing materials were really professional looking this year and the availability of posters, t-shirts etc gave a real cohesive and community look to the whole event.”

“Hats off to all involved in this event. It gets better every year 👏👏.”

“The volunteer at our location was a legend, very much appreciate his contribution, and the sound guy as well.”

“What a weekend that was!! Huge congratulations to you for pulling that together, and organising the army of volunteers across the city.”

“Just a huge thank you to the organisers. I doff my cap to you all.”

“what did you love about Music in the City 2025?... the variety of music making and the opportunities it afforded everyone - also the sense of community.”

“what do you think Music in the City stands for?... it highlights what an amazing music scene we have in Southampton. ”

“DJing in the docks! 🚢 Amazing to play in parts of Southampton that are normally shut off to the public. We had a great time for Music in The City.”

“The amount of work and collaboration that has gone into this event is incredible. Everyone should feel very proud of such an achievement.”

“what did you love about Music in the City 2025?... opportunity to visit new venues and areas of the city, especially the Vaults. Variety of music. Music and joy everywhere. ”

“There was a lovely atmosphere, and a nice friendly crowd. I thought Johny and Katherine did a fabulous job in organising and supporting us artists.”

“Loved playing in a vault, very different! The website with the option to plan your line-up was genius.”

“what do you think Music in the City stands for?... Community, the love of music and showcasing our wonderful city!”

“The atmosphere around Southampton on Sunday was lovely - well done!”

“what did you love about Music in the City 2025?... a get together of all genres of music dedicated to highlighting raw talent. ”

“what did you love about Music in the City 2025?... the whole ‘buzz’ of everyone just enjoying themselves - acts and punters alike. ”

“Thanks for pulling this festival together - what an amazing feat. It is a great thing!”

“what do you think Music in the City stands for?... Championing live music and amateur performers in a diverse and inspiring way.”

“We were on the Hythe ferry with the Southampton Salty Sea Dogs. Absolutely brilliant little cruise. Thanks to all!”

“Loved the total buzz around the city, music coming from every venue along the quay and high street and meeting so many other musicians.”

“Loved the whole day. The support and people being brought together ❤️”

“Loved the inclusive nature of the event - all welcome to take part and contribute. The 'let's go for it' attitude and positivity from Chris Orr.”

“Would love to be a part of this again! London Road Brew House went off!!!”

“Just the best festival there is. Love it.”

“Amazing to have access to lots of Southampton's historic nooks and crannies over the weekend for Music in the City.”

“The amount of work and collaboration that has gone into this event is incredible. Everyone should feel very proud of such an achievement.”

“Loved the carnival atmosphere generated in the city, the camaraderie and the music.”

“The festival is an amazing conception, and great to be part of. I liked the idea of performing at unusual venues and filling the city with music!”

HUUUGE THANKS TO OUR 2026 SPONSORS…

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