Music in the City Southampton

Our performers…

Riverside Concert Wind Band

Elie Pembrey

3's a Crowd

Charmtype

Gods House Tower Poetry Group

Arboresque

Velickaite Sisters

Jon Yale

Lyla Skyrim

Ajay Sahota

Lucy RS Must c

Q Shaq

Kinesis 4

Alexander Bithell

Vermin

Vacant Shores

Eva Nicole

5 Degrees North

Hydeout

Totton Ukulele Band

Emerson

Achoiring Voices

Cat Elliott

this occasional society

Kindred Found

PB Squared

Halibut Jackson & The Fishy Faces

Herleen Kaur Khalsa

Citizen Perez

The Restless Coast

Naty Giachino

Brian Hooper

NIKHITA

Silent Disco with Club Bad DJ's

SKAM

Lucy Smith

Sam Solace

High Mileage

Houdini’s Hand

Accrington Stanley

Mick Gough

Fragile Lucy

Doc Martin & the Mayhem

The Ben Poore Project

Dj Sarah Nash

Nia Nicholls

Slap the Willow

Reverence Sound

Dusky Moon

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FREESPIRITS

Michael Devaux

Ryan Watts

Amie Lou Shaw

Innovator

9 Lives

Sofia Gillani

Kat Hutchings Yoga

Room 18

The Slow Cooked Bears

Greenish

Echo Union

NJT

EVXN

Xionic

Pianoman Justie

DJ Alex

Adam Kammerling

The Pop Tarts

Wire -JD

Gig Night

The Surge

Mad Simple

James K. Barker

RUBY

Suncliffe

International Jet Set

Roger Chantler

Days of Speed

Roger James Shephard

The Dark Poet

Tony Arthur

Simply Sax - Kenny Garrick

City of Southampton (Albion) Band

The Alternates

Laurie Bolger

MAKA FOUNDATION SOUND SYSTEM

Psychedelic Skies

Geoff Williams

Voice FM

Harry Ryan

Savoury Tooth Tiger

GaYeon Lee

Southampton Salty Sea Dogs

Earth Propellor

The Red Stars

Sebastian Horton

NoteWorthy

WooHabs

Moakz

Scarlett

DJ Drive

Vexmantra

Flossie James

Ken Wood and the Mixers

Bragging Rights

Ronk Torp

JJCornick

Munro

Mountbatten Hampshire Community Choir

One foot in the rave

Jaquie Daniels

Bad Alchemy

Dan James

Bisola

According to Brian

Creative Sparks: Poetry Workshop

Laura Klima

Shiversa

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

Poetry from the Forward Prizes

Beardos and Weirdos

Jonathan Klein

Southampton Ukulele Jam

Angel Jones

Andy Tudor and the Usual Suspects

Mariano Korman

Mr. Buoyant

Continental Liaison

Batala Portsmouth

Watching the Buzzards

SO Sound Choir

Benana Student Showcase

Jim Bryant

Jack Walker

Kalopsia (duo)

Adventure State

Big man with Small guitar

Canis Arboris

Pacuk Band

Strictly Sweetness (y worry cottage)

Ekowe (Acoustic)

Bella Cameron

Fiesta FM

D'vonti

Lottie Marie

G-MAN 777

The Bob Squad

Cosmic Sisters

Hanna Gibbons

Elemci

Will Walton

The Monday Grooves

Waldo Salt

Southampton Grad Band

Angling For Farthings

Southampton and Romsey Rock Choir

DJ Stevie-C & Kayleigh Strachan Official

Eternal Gloom

The Long Shorts

He Fired First

Halliwell

Ekoweko

Sean Bertram

Purple Grace

Sugar Bang

CJOHNSON

The Salamanders

Ignitez

NX Panther

Olivia Marsha

JACKPUDDING

Karl V

The Zone

The Cali Cartel from Hell

KSJM

Jax Leonard

The Halliwells

Eric Walker & Sarah Rose

Space Ace Robot

Maerefolk

Mahoosive

The Picton Readers Club

Riverside Blues Band

Ian Kimber

Kase the Myth

Southside Rhythm & Blues Band

Stereo Swan

Dirty Rotten Scoundrel

The Outsiders

WAPPADUSA Sound System

Aoife Scully

Mai

Eat Your Greens

Good-will

The Howlin' Blackouts

Love Is Enough

The Slack 5

Under The Attic

desperateBeauty

Club Bad

OCB & Adam Turner

Freya Golding

City of Southampton Orchestra

Hobb Lane

Silvermon

McGriff

Zen Juddhism

Oddball Savage

Chicago 9 Rhythm & Blues Band

Punkhub

Puddleglum

Ukofonics

Amy Fox

Gaz Parker

Jess Breame

Felis Leo

Industry Plant

Hail

Lachlan Horne

The Wildcards

Hampshire Guitar Club

MoniQ

Mike Lemin Band

Dara Blaxx

The Postmen

New Forest Community Tango Orchestra

Simon Maggs & People Like Us

Tired Less

October Some When

Spindrift

Far Solar

Dawn of Dystopia

Diffy Dames

Ribble

Ollie Owen Jones

Broken Links

Stuart Evans

Roxy's Revenge

Arji Manuelpillai

Echo Mask

CHIMAN 101

Mr Moonbeam (Conrad Barr)

Igloo Hearts

Address soundsystem

Godless Suns

DJ_MAJOR

Malcolm Carlo

Helicopter Pirates

Xènia Páez

Mosaic

Andy White Poetry

Giles Halski

Theresa Lola

Southampton & Isle of Wight Music Rising Stars

Way Down South

H.AZ

The Duskers

Paul Levi

Westingway

Flipside

Dan O'Farrell & The Difference Engine

Freestone

Hedgehogs

Kev Ellis and the Space Cadets

Kalopsia

Andrew Buchanan

The Hinton Cleeves Conspiracy

James B / James F

Mostly Harmless

RELLiX

Romsey Shanty Crew

Steve Weston

You

The Sound Crew

OC Thomas

Southampton's Music History

Ocean Harmony

Saxofony

Carl Zed

Bamboo and Bow

Mike and the Mojitos

Zombie’ites

Betterphor

Simon Maggs & People Like Us (Acoustic)

Arzenic

The Sky at Night

Vinyl Phillips

Sculpt

ItsPetre

Woodfalls band

The Soulcatchers

Cella

FancyWall

Jackson Davies

Deepest Sense

Solace

Lula Gold

gaz909

Zakk Paules

Ricco Sakona

Red Light Spies

Bitterne Park Primary and Nursery School

Matt Sanger

Marsupial

The Bex quartet

Darren Vernall (Clapton Unplugged)

SOS PRESENTS

MJs Whipround Extravaganza

Slaughterhouse Clive

Funky Business

Changing Melody

Gimme a Break DJs

Steam Town Shanty Crew

Jimmy b and the death rattles

Ruth Johnson & Simon Grant

Ben Highness

Loose Change

Elephants With Shotguns

Crushcrushcrush

Reverence Crew

Steam Machine

Amie Lou Shaw (Classical)

Reverb (Hampshire)

Mart Ward Talks

Frontline

James & Phil

DJ / Open Mic

Exhilaro

Chimney and I K 8OY

Mongoose (BaB Collective)

Shaun Shears & The Locals

Craig Chalmers

Jo Fisher/Verse in the Vault

Groove Bakers

Guillotine Union Boys

Footless Kicks

Sea Ranch

Amelia Simpson

Jake Tilley

Royston Black

Dreamseeker

Rachel Jeffcoat

Hannah in the Groove

Michael, Stuart, Steve & Charlie

Jay Munday

Serendipity

Days of closure

The Elderlys

Anita Foxall Poetry

Lee Huxtable

Miriam

The Dandelion Chain

The Shantywomen

Millie Woodrow

dj junk

The Slowdown

Nick JT

Swan Samba

Lamelle Shaw

Dean Antony

Nick Haynes

Stephanio

The Can Can Club.

Lost Post

Intoxication

Haeze - Andrew Cummings Tribute

Palookaville

Belle Saint

Sonne

New Tide

Autorora

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

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

“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 👏👏.”

“Loved the audiences - really good crowds everywhere.”

“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.”

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

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

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

“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?... 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.”

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

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

“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. ”

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

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

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

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

“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 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!”

“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.”

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

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

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

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

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

“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.”

“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. ”

“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.”

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

“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.”

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

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

“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.”

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

“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.”

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

We are a movement that champions and enables live music in Southampton. We strengthen community pride, support local creativity and develop local grassroots, providing shared cultural experiences. Uniting the city’s communities at our multi-venue music festival, this year took place on:

HUUUGE THANKS TO OUR SPONSORS…

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