Promoting the great range of music in and around Southampton, celebrating its unique heritage, and uniting everyone through music at a multi-venue festival in September.

Music in the City performers
Music in the City performers
Music in the City performers
Music in the City performers
Music in the City performers
Music in the City performers
Music in the City performers
Music in the City performers
Music in the City performers
Music in the City performers

“Amazing to have access to lots of Southampton's historic nooks and crannies over the weekend 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 playing in a vault, very different! The website with the option to plan your line-up was genius.”

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

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

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

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

“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.”

“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.”

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

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

“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.”

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

“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.”

Southampton Artists
The Soulcatchers

The Soulcatchers

The Long Shorts

The Long Shorts

Kinesis 4

Kinesis 4

Lounge Room Lizards

Lounge Room Lizards

Achoiring Voices

Achoiring Voices

Bill Thompson

Bill Thompson

Rackham

Rackham

Tom Davies & The Bluebirds

Tom Davies & The Bluebirds

The Moonlighters

The Moonlighters

Omniversal Love

Omniversal Love

The Zone

The Zone

According to Brian

According to Brian

Crads on Tour

Crads on Tour

Thee Jake Legs

Thee Jake Legs

Tuto Tribe

Tuto Tribe

COAST

COAST

The Lens

The Lens

The Cold Heart Revue

The Cold Heart Revue

Hail

Hail

Wire -JD

Wire -JD

Psychedelic Skies

Psychedelic Skies

Interesting Wallpaper

Interesting Wallpaper

Bliss

Bliss

Geoff Williams

Geoff Williams

South Central

South Central

MK-IV

MK-IV

SOUL 45

SOUL 45

Mighty Magic Animal

Mighty Magic Animal

Audio Pirates

Audio Pirates

BLENDER

BLENDER

Dotty and the Vinyls

Dotty and the Vinyls

Saxofony

Saxofony

Watching the Buzzards

Watching the Buzzards

Dee Washington

Dee Washington

Innovator

Innovator

Dirty Brass Hooks

Dirty Brass Hooks

Shaun Banres

Shaun Banres

NowWeAreDead

NowWeAreDead

Is This Strokes

Is This Strokes

Andy Buchanan

Andy Buchanan

Lurker

Lurker

Electronic Wisdom

Electronic Wisdom

Southampton Rock Choir

Southampton Rock Choir

Millie Rose

Millie Rose

The Slack 5

The Slack 5

Sculpt

Sculpt

SO3 Collective

SO3 Collective

The Gatlin Boys

The Gatlin Boys

CrackerJack Duo

CrackerJack Duo

Batala Portsmouth

Batala Portsmouth

Four Blokes

Four Blokes

Gimme a Break DJs

Gimme a Break DJs

The Haldane Effect

The Haldane Effect

Molly Meaker

Molly Meaker

Uke Box Glory

Uke Box Glory

Florence

Florence

Anna Muir

Anna Muir

The Elderlys

The Elderlys

Kyle Jasper

Kyle Jasper

GALAXY THIEF

GALAXY THIEF

Zero Saints

Zero Saints

Jon Yale

Jon Yale

Mr Buoyant

Mr Buoyant

Sean/Solly/Martin

Sean/Solly/Martin

St Andrews Pipe Band Hamble le Rice

St Andrews Pipe Band Hamble le Rice

ARIA

ARIA

House of Women

House of Women

Rotaries

Rotaries

Amelia Duarte

Amelia Duarte

Edward Chaney

Edward Chaney

Sean/Solly/Brian/Martin

Sean/Solly/Brian/Martin

Voodoo Rays

Voodoo Rays

Adventure State

Adventure State

The Outlaw Orchestra

The Outlaw Orchestra

The Parlours

The Parlours

Ekowe

Ekowe

Sonic909

Sonic909

Flautissimo the Southampton flute orchestras

Flautissimo the Southampton flute orchestras

Angling For Farthings

Angling For Farthings

Kalopsia Duo

Kalopsia Duo

Acid Haze

Acid Haze

THE GLASS CHERRIES

THE GLASS CHERRIES

Country Vs Cancer

Country Vs Cancer

Tony Cox & Company

Tony Cox & Company

Eric Walker & Sarah Rose

Eric Walker & Sarah Rose

Hype N Hood

Hype N Hood

Wilson/Foot

Wilson/Foot

Jo Fisher

Jo Fisher

The Latest

The Latest

The Bees Knees

The Bees Knees

Chicago 9 Rhythm & Blues Band

Chicago 9 Rhythm & Blues Band

The Sturmey Archers

The Sturmey Archers

The Picton Readers Club

The Picton Readers Club

Southampton Philharmonic Choir

Southampton Philharmonic Choir

Ocean Harmony Barbershop Chorus

Ocean Harmony Barbershop Chorus

Serendipity Songbook

Serendipity Songbook

The Inspirational

The Inspirational

Southampton Ukulele Jam

Southampton Ukulele Jam

Mass Appeal

Mass Appeal

The Halliwells

The Halliwells

Eric Walker

Eric Walker

ForTheMonks

ForTheMonks

River Knight

River Knight

Resonant sounds kru

Resonant sounds kru

Chimney and I K 8OY

Chimney and I K 8OY

Fragile Lucy

Fragile Lucy

£40 Bob

£40 Bob

The Tipsy Gypsies

The Tipsy Gypsies

Margarita Sleepover

Margarita Sleepover

Shaun Shears and Tim Brownsea

Shaun Shears and Tim Brownsea

Mongo Pusher

Mongo Pusher

Alex Hedley

Alex Hedley

Noise Factory United

Noise Factory United

URBAN MUSIC COLLECTIVE🎙🎶

URBAN MUSIC COLLECTIVE🎙🎶

Southampton Salty Sea Dogs

Southampton Salty Sea Dogs

Coastel Acoustic Duo

Coastel Acoustic Duo

Joseph Wood

Joseph Wood

Southampton Health Choir and Glorious Harmony

Southampton Health Choir and Glorious Harmony

Dan Finch

Dan Finch

DJ DSK

DJ DSK

Stu J & Finley Gingell

Stu J & Finley Gingell

Chris Morgan

Chris Morgan

Let's Talk

Let's Talk

1 2 14

1 2 14

The Origin of Bellamy

The Origin of Bellamy

SKINNY BOB

SKINNY BOB

Rats! Rats! Rats!

Rats! Rats! Rats!

Dj DUECE BW

Dj DUECE BW

Stephanio

Stephanio

The Strifes

The Strifes

Lee Huxtable

Lee Huxtable

Jimmy B and the Death Rattles

Jimmy B and the Death Rattles

The Village Boy

The Village Boy

Benerris Beach

Benerris Beach

Gappy ROberts

Gappy ROberts

GHOST IN THE MACHINE

GHOST IN THE MACHINE

3's a Crowd

3's a Crowd

Zen Juddhism

Zen Juddhism

Chain

Chain

Burns Unit Lite

Burns Unit Lite

Incredible Weapons

Incredible Weapons

Tony Arthur

Tony Arthur

Jamie Norton

Jamie Norton

Evelyn

Evelyn

Steam Town Shanty Crew

Steam Town Shanty Crew

Mike and the Mojitos

Mike and the Mojitos

Nothing rhymes with orange

Nothing rhymes with orange

Tired Less

Tired Less

When Harri Met Alli

When Harri Met Alli

Brian Hooper

Brian Hooper

Becky & Alex

Becky & Alex

Sue Spiers

Sue Spiers

Cat Elliott

Cat Elliott

Harley Truslove

Harley Truslove

Zoe Dupuy

Zoe Dupuy

Untapped Acoustic

Untapped Acoustic

Colours and Fires

Colours and Fires

The VernonPrinciple

The VernonPrinciple

LeAd

LeAd

DJ Stevo

DJ Stevo

The Dandelion Chain

The Dandelion Chain

Emma Tanner

Emma Tanner

Duvet Head

Duvet Head

Richard 'Ricky' Palmer

Richard 'Ricky' Palmer

Rhesus Positive

Rhesus Positive

The Wonky Folk

The Wonky Folk

Jimmy Herrity

Jimmy Herrity

SOS Presents

SOS Presents

The Daytonas

The Daytonas

City of Southampton Orchestra

City of Southampton Orchestra

Ellie Eades

Ellie Eades

Nick Haynes

Nick Haynes

Haze

Haze

Major Cone

Major Cone

Cabin Crew

Cabin Crew

The Legend That is Richard Stephenson

The Legend That is Richard Stephenson

Mark T Newman

Mark T Newman

J.m.y

J.m.y

Crushcrushcrush

Crushcrushcrush

Pianoman Justie

Pianoman Justie

Rich Lansley

Rich Lansley

KT Greenwood

KT Greenwood

The Hinton Cleeves Conspiracy

The Hinton Cleeves Conspiracy

Ribble

Ribble

Comedy in Ye City

Comedy in Ye City

Damo Sings

Damo Sings

Jonathan Klein

Jonathan Klein

Ian Kimber

Ian Kimber

Screwfix

Screwfix

People Like Us

People Like Us

TBC

TBC

Simon Maggs/Chris Bluemel

Simon Maggs/Chris Bluemel

Joel Doherty

Joel Doherty

60th Parallel

60th Parallel

Savini

Savini

James Carey

James Carey

Limescale

Limescale

McGriff

McGriff

The Mucky Fingers

The Mucky Fingers

Dan O'Farrell

Dan O'Farrell

Lee Desty

Lee Desty

Vagabond

Vagabond

Carl Zed

Carl Zed

Digz

Digz

Anita Foxall

Anita Foxall

Chris Davie

Chris Davie

One Shot

One Shot

Doomood

Doomood

Aubrey Blakeledge

Aubrey Blakeledge

SM Ripper

SM Ripper

THE ECLECTICS

THE ECLECTICS

Bubble

Bubble

67 Sins

67 Sins

Common Tongue

Common Tongue

Ali & Rich

Ali & Rich

Metrotones

Metrotones

Raise Your Voice

Raise Your Voice

Elephants With Shotguns

Elephants With Shotguns

Southampton & IOW Music Hub

Southampton & IOW Music Hub

The Bardsteads

The Bardsteads

Blood Red Sky

Blood Red Sky

Velvet Candy DJs

Velvet Candy DJs

Silent Movie Star

Silent Movie Star

GaYeon Lee

GaYeon Lee

Aidan Bryden

Aidan Bryden

Jaquie & Steve Daniels

Jaquie & Steve Daniels

Charlie Smith

Charlie Smith

Mike Thomas & Friends

Mike Thomas & Friends

Lauren Miller

Lauren Miller

Lyrical Letraset

Lyrical Letraset

Utter Buskers

Utter Buskers

Rising Tide

Rising Tide

Groove Syndicate

Groove Syndicate

Roo Ovenden

Roo Ovenden

Jozi Miller

Jozi Miller

Blindman’s Vision

Blindman’s Vision

Bandana

Bandana

Ukofonics

Ukofonics

Andy Reynolds

Andy Reynolds

King Sam

King Sam

Sushimoog

Sushimoog

Bitter Self Exploitment

Bitter Self Exploitment

!nverse

!nverse

Lily Kurosawa

Lily Kurosawa

Footless Kicks

Footless Kicks

Steam Shed

Steam Shed

M.A.D.

M.A.D.

Ghost Cat

Ghost Cat

KSJM Trio

KSJM Trio

Limerence

Limerence

Ellora Sutton

Ellora Sutton

Liz Amos

Liz Amos

Jot Sloppy

Jot Sloppy

The Outsiders

The Outsiders

Rhinefield

Rhinefield

General

General

Alex Thurley-Ratcliff

Alex Thurley-Ratcliff

XR Rhythms

XR Rhythms

King Ras i

King Ras i

Roger Chantler

Roger Chantler

DKenzion

DKenzion

Easy Duncan

Easy Duncan

Pluto the Rich

Pluto the Rich

Heart & Voice

Heart & Voice

Inertia Point

Inertia Point

The Wooden Truth

The Wooden Truth

Elusion

Elusion

Zombie'ites

Zombie'ites

Southampton Folk Orchestra

Southampton Folk Orchestra

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Tunelesschoir.com/solent

Silvermon

Silvermon

Stacey Joy

Stacey Joy

The Surge

The Surge

Jessie

Jessie

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320

Performances

308

Acts

1505

Musicians

58

Venues

Southampton Venues
The Social

The Social

Heartbreakers

Heartbreakers

Holyrood Church

Holyrood Church

Duke of Wellington

Duke of Wellington

The Platform Tavern

The Platform Tavern

London Road Brew House

London Road Brew House

The Rockstone

The Rockstone

Mettricks Woolston Waterside

Mettricks Woolston Waterside

Weigh House & Vault

Weigh House & Vault

Ava's Cocktail BAR

Ava's Cocktail BAR

XOXO

XOXO

The Cricketers Arms

The Cricketers Arms

The Grumpy Monkey

The Grumpy Monkey

IKEA Southampton

IKEA Southampton

Vinilo Record Store

Vinilo Record Store

Overdraft Bedford Place

Overdraft Bedford Place

King John’s Palace

King John’s Palace

The White Star Tavern

The White Star Tavern

Red Funnel Terminal 2

Red Funnel Terminal 2

The Bar On The Square

The Bar On The Square

Steamship Shieldhall Forward Deck

Steamship Shieldhall Forward Deck

The Titanic

The Titanic

Dancing Man Brewery

Dancing Man Brewery

The 1865

The 1865

94 High Street Vault

94 High Street Vault

Steamship Shieldhall After Deck

Steamship Shieldhall After Deck

Hythe Ferry Mini Cruise

Hythe Ferry Mini Cruise

Mettricks Guildhall

Mettricks Guildhall

Gig Night at the Old Chemist

Gig Night at the Old Chemist

Papillon

Papillon

St Michael's Vault

St Michael's Vault

Orange Rooms

Orange Rooms

The Undercroft

The Undercroft

The London Hotel

The London Hotel

O'Neill's

O'Neill's

Southampton City Art Gallery

Southampton City Art Gallery

Beards & Boards

Beards & Boards

Brewdog Southampton

Brewdog Southampton

St Michael's Square

St Michael's Square

Raven & Bine

Raven & Bine

Belgium and Blues

Belgium and Blues

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