Music in the City Southampton

Our performers…

Registration to perform this year has now closed. If you would like to join the reserves list please sign up here - we anticipate some cancellations and slots becoming available, but cannot guarantee you a place.

Jack Walker

Rosie Hollins

Waldo Salt

Neko Roshi

Bella Cameron

Mr. Buoyant

The Salamanders

Luna Acrobatics & Aerial Arts

Haeze

Cat Elliott

Chayz3r

Jon Yale

Jim Pearson

Margarita Sleepover

Kalopsia

Kinesis 4

Dr. Beatroot

Pianoman Justie

Wire -JD

Rogue Awakening

Drew Mason

CJOHNSON

RENEGADE ROSE

Fate of the Magpie

Ken Wood and the Mixers

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

Maerefolk

Roger Chantler

ALLEY the band

Mahoosive

The Sound Crew

Days of Speed

The Elephant Cage

Andy White Poetry

Noise Factory United

Carl Zed

NJT

Puddleglum

Alfie Ingram

Bees Knees

Ibz & Da Goats

Southampton Salty Sea Dogs

DJ_MAJOR

5 Degrees North

Riverside Concert Wind Band

Madison Square

Disco Lizards

KSJM

He Fired First

Jeannie

New Forest Community Tango Orchestra

Dusky Moon

Mike and the Mojitos

Canis Arboris

Hunch Power

The Latest

Hobb Lane

OC Thomas

Citizen Perez

Oddball Savage

Gig Night

The Postmen

Adarna May Exist

Greeny & the Voyagers

Roger James Shephard

Amy Fox

Watching the Buzzards

Kieran Snell

Helicopter Pirates

The Ben Poore Project

Scarlett

Echo Mask

VALLEYBOYZERO

EVXN

Tongue & Groove

FREESPIRITS

Adventure State

Stuart Evans

Oscar Meades

Mai

Kindred Found

JJCornick

Voodoo Rays

The Long Shorts

Woodfalls band

Troy Ellis & his Hail Jamaica Band

Lyla Skyrim

Diffy Dames

Nick Tann and The Whole Family

OCB & Adam Turner

McGriff

Mosaic

St Andrews Pipe Band

SKAM

Big man with Small guitar

Dawn of Dystopia

The Zone

desperateBeauty

Simon Maggs & People Like Us

WooHabs

Southside Rhythm & Blues Band

The Wildcards

Traitors

Innovator

The Howlin' Blackouts

GaYeon Lee

DJ Stevie-C & Kayleigh Strachan Official

The Surge

Sculpt

Zombie’ites

Jonny Sansom

Mr Moonbeam (Conrad Barr)

Chicago 9 Rhythm & Blues Band

Bex&Cole

The Flipside Society

Fiesta FM

Gods House Tower Poetry Group

Ukofonics

71chain

Michael Devaux

Savoury Tooth Tiger

Jordon Mulvoy

SO Sound Choir

Shiversa

Far Solar

Lucy RS Must c

RODI

Beardos and Weirdos

ItsPetre

Freestone

Spindrift

Echo Union

Mango In Euphoria

Pooja Rajguru

Madams Last Discovery

Laurie Bolger

Silent Disco King

Goffmog

Mick Gough

Voice FM

Jess Breame

160

Andrew Buchanan

The Slack 5

Achoiring Voices

The Outsiders

Gaz Parker

The Bob Squad

Accrington Stanley

Tired Less

Blood Red Sky

Malcolm Carlo

9 Lives

D'vonti

Flipside

Arlo Star

HAZE

Charmtype

The Static

DJ Drive

Godless Suns

Saxofony

Halibut Jackson & The Fishy Faces

Elie Pembrey

DJ JAMES B

CHIMAN 101

Nory-J

Fragile Lucy

Will Walton

Jim Bryant

Ian Kimber

Ocean Harmony

Ben Flournoy

Broken Links

Maple Valentine

Greenish

Hampshire Guitar Club

Ironhide

Love Is Enough

Hanterhir

The Picton Readers Club

Creative Sparks: Poetry Workshop

Arji Manuelpillai

Way Down South

NIKHITA

Eric Walker

The Plummers

Emerson

Brian Hooper

Ribble

Ronk Torp

Dompap

Hanna Gibbons

Psychedelic Skies

Kev Ellis and the Space Cadets

The Tipsy Gypsies

Broadsheet Speak

The Black Bear Killing Spree

Hük

The Phantom Majors

Steve Weston

Suncliffe

Nia Nicholls

Angel Jones

Mike Lemin Band

Alexander Bithell

Jax Leonard

Interesting Wallpaper

Ron May

Under The Attic

Twelve Caesars

Hail

Hydeout

City of Southampton (Albion) Band

Mad Simple

Poetry from the Forward Prizes

PB Squared

The Pop Tarts

Reverence Sound

The Sky at Night

NoteWorthy

Westingway

Cherry Go Steady

Bragging Rights

MoniQ

G-MAN 777

Velickaite Sisters

Elemci

Slap the Willow

Simon Maggs & People Like Us (Acoustic)

Bob&the Bobettes

RELLiX

Kat Hutchings Yoga

Ras Amankwatia

Igloo Hearts

Silvermon

Jonathan Klein

Vacant Shores

Jaquie Daniels

October Some When

Aoife Scully

Herleen Kaur Khalsa

Space Ace Robot

Theresa Lola

JACKPUDDING

International Jet Set

Q Shaq

Shallow Music

Southampton Ukulele Jam

The Duskers

The Cali Cartel from Hell

Vexmantra

Dan James

Nàila

SkunkWorks

Retro Rock'its

Lachlan Horne

RUBY

Bisola

The Red Stars

Halliwell

Totton Ukulele Band

Betterphor

Redz Man

Munro

Arboresque

Rosie jay

Ekowe (Acoustic)

Romsey Shanty Crew

Strictly Sweetness (y worry cottage)

Endless Talking

High Mileage

Continental Liaison

Amie Lou Shaw

Staff Discount

Kase the Myth

Sean Bertram

Basharan

Sofia Gillani

Arzenic

Dan O'Farrell & The Difference Engine

The Dark Poet

GABRIELA

Origin

Ekoweko

Dj Sarah Nash

City of Southampton Orchestra

PG Trips

Giles Halski

Mariano Korman

Ignitez

Simply Sax - Kenny Garrick

The Alternates

Xènia Páez

Ryan Watts

Lounge Room Lizards

Purple Grace

Moakz

Eva Nicole

Chris Payn

Naty Giachino

Roxy's Revenge

Angling For Farthings

The Slow Cooked Bears

Pacuk Band

Lost without cause

Zen Juddhism

Milkin' It

Batala Portsmouth

The Surroyal

The Restless Coast

Karl V

Bad Alchemy

Colour of Heartache

Geoff Williams

Flying Hearts

The Halliwells

this occasional society

Southampton Grad Band

Uke Box Glory

Club Bad

James K. Barker

WOOHABS

Sebastian Horton

H.AZ

Vermin

3's a Crowd

Southampton and Romsey Rock Choir

Xionic

Dirty Rotten Scoundrel

Industry Plant

Tony Arthur

Guilty Pleasure

Eat Your Greens

Ajay Sahota

The Monday Grooves

Southampton & Isle of Wight Music Rising Stars

Adam Kammerling

Eternal Gloom

Anita Foxall Poetry

King Louie

Paul Levi

Rhythms of Resistance

dj junk

Jubilee

Davey Jones' Locker

Zakk Paules

Thundizzle

Felis Leo

The Elderlys

The Slowdown

Reverb (Hampshire)

The Shantywomen

gaz909

Red Hot Chili Podders

Amie Lou Shaw (Classical)

The Can Can Club.

Miriam

Tony Lehrle-Fry and friends

Groove Bakers

Chimney and I K 8OY

Nick Haynes

Exhilaro

The Stokes

Good-will

SPLOOGE

According to Brian

Room 18

Bill Thompson

Jay Munday

Chaos from Order

Stephanio

Royston Black

SJ Ventįl

Bitterne Park Primary and Nursery School

Elephants With Shotguns

Punkhub

Jimmy b and the death rattles

FancyWall

Dean Antony

Alex Jeffrey

Steam Town Shanty Crew

Bamboo and Bow

Swan Samba

New Tide

Guillotine Union Boys

Lee Huxtable

AfroDeX

Mountbatten Hampshire Community Choir

Changing Melody

One foot in the rave

Marsupial

Heart & Voice

Footless Kicks

The Soulcatchers

The Daytonas

Tesoro Duo

James & Phil

Steam Machine

Nick JT

Cocoa

Loose Change

The Dandelion Chain

Jo Fisher/Verse in the Vault

Gimme a Break DJs

Days of closure

MAKA FOUNDATION SOUND SYSTEM

Red Light Spies

The Bex quartet

Southbound

Frontline

Lula Gold

Sonne

Southbound

Edith and the Kingpins

Lost Post

浪之乐队

Mighty Magic Animal

The Hinton Cleeves Conspiracy

Ricco Sakona

Deepest Sense

Shaun Shears & The Locals

Funky Business

Palookaville

Cella

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

“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. ”

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

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

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

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

“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.”

“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 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.”

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

“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.”

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

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

“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.”

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

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

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

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

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

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

“Loved the audiences - really good crowds everywhere.”

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

“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 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!”

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

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

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

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

“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.”

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

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

“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.”

“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.”

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

“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.”

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 taking place on:

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