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.

Freestone

Flipside

Adarna May Exist

Rosie Hollins

Bex&Cole

Vacant Shores

Eat Your Greens

Blood Red Sky

Troy Ellis & his Hail Jamaica Band

WOOHABS

GABRIELA

Creative Sparks: Poetry Workshop

Big man with Small guitar

RODI

Arlo Star

Club Bad

Helicopter Pirates

Sculpt

Eternal Gloom

Madison Square

New Forest Community Tango Orchestra

Nick Tann and The Whole Family

Giles Halski

Mr Moonbeam (Conrad Barr)

The Restless Coast

James K. Barker

Goffmog

Diffy Dames

The Ben Poore Project

Chicago 9 Rhythm & Blues Band

Margarita Sleepover

Madams Last Discovery

The Sound Crew

Disco Lizards

Ekoweko

Rosie jay

Amy Fox

The Cali Cartel from Hell

Roger James Shephard

The Black Bear Killing Spree

Alexander Bithell

The Postmen

Continental Liaison

The Dark Poet

October Some When

Accrington Stanley

City of Southampton Orchestra

Andrew Buchanan

Echo Union

The Plummers

Reverence Sound

Dr. Beatroot

Halibut Jackson & The Fishy Faces

Far Solar

Days of Speed

NJT

Origin

The Surroyal

Will Walton

The Phantom Majors

Hydeout

DJ JAMES B

City of Southampton (Albion) Band

Silvermon

Migh Mileage

Angel Jones

Hampshire Guitar Club

Jax Leonard

Staff Discount

Mango In Euphoria

Twelve Caesars

Flying Hearts

Westingway

Batala Portsmouth

The Flipside Society

Ian Kimber

Arzenic

Carl Zed

PB Squared

Southampton and Romsey Rock Choir

Xionic

The Picton Readers Club

Mike Lemin Band

VALLEYBOYZERO

Dawn of Dystopia

Betterphor

JACKPUDDING

MoniQ

The Elephant Cage

ALLEY the band

Industry Plant

this occasional society

The Wildcards

NIKHITA

71chain

McGriff

NoteWorthy

Andy White Poetry

The Salamanders

CJOHNSON

DJ Drive

Basharan

Woodfalls band

Bella Cameron

Citizen Perez

Broadsheet Speak

Scarlett

JJCornick

Naty Giachino

Savoury Tooth Tiger

Tired Less

The Slow Cooked Bears

Slap the Willow

OC Thomas

Steve Weston

Simon Maggs & People Like Us (Acoustic)

Voice FM

The Sky at Night

Ras Amankwatia

Luna Acrobatics & Aerial Arts

Igloo Hearts

Cat Elliott

Xènia Páez

Nia Nicholls

Sofia Gillani

Karl V

Mick Gough

Lounge Room Lizards

International Jet Set

The Howlin' Blackouts

Kase the Myth

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

Oscar Meades

Godless Suns

Ocean Harmony

Guilty Pleasure

RELLiX

SO Sound Choir

Pooja Rajguru

Bees Knees

Gods House Tower Poetry Group

Haeze

The Slack 5

Aoife Scully

Achoiring Voices

Sean Bertram

Jess Breame

Geoff Williams

Hanterhir

Hanna Gibbons

Mad Simple

Adam Kammerling

DJ Stevie-C & Kayleigh Strachan Official

Ronk Torp

Ironhide

Retro Rock'its

RUBY

Spindrift

Totton Ukulele Band

Cherry Go Steady

Bad Alchemy

Canis Arboris

Voodoo Rays

Dompap

Mosaic

Waldo Salt

Dirty Rotten Scoundrel

Ribble

Chris Payn

Ajay Sahota

Ukofonics

Interesting Wallpaper

Zen Juddhism

Drew Mason

Maple Valentine

The Alternates

Arboresque

The Duskers

Michael Devaux

The Tipsy Gypsies

Jim Pearson

Sebastian Horton

Arji Manuelpillai

Milkin' It

He Fired First

Ryan Watts

Echo Mask

Lyla Skyrim

Love Is Enough

The Monday Grooves

Beardos and Weirdos

Chayz3r

Theresa Lola

Bragging Rights

Hunch Power

Mariano Korman

Q Shaq

Gaz Parker

Brian Hooper

The Bob Squad

Innovator

CHIMAN 101

Elie Pembrey

Wire -JD

Oddball Savage

D'vonti

Endless Talking

5 Degrees North

Greeny & the Voyagers

Nàila

EVXN

ItsPetre

Space Ace Robot

Way Down South

Mai

Ekowe (Acoustic)

Maerefolk

Greenish

Alfie Ingram

Lachlan Horne

Kieran Snell

Hail

Fate of the Magpie

DJ_MAJOR

Simon Maggs & People Like Us

Bisola

Moakz

Riverside Concert Wind Band

Bob&the Bobettes

Jim Bryant

160

The Red Stars

Roger Chantler

SKAM

FREESPIRITS

Neko Roshi

Vexmantra

Emerson

Silent Disco King

Adventure State

Kindred Found

Gig Night

Kev Ellis and the Space Cadets

Uke Box Glory

St Andrews Pipe Band

Jordon Mulvoy

Southampton Grad Band

Herleen Kaur Khalsa

Munro

Simply Sax - Kenny Garrick

Mr. Buoyant

Hobb Lane

Dan James

H.AZ

Jaquie Daniels

Dusky Moon

Dan O'Farrell & The Difference Engine

desperateBeauty

Psychedelic Skies

Strictly Sweetness (y worry cottage)

Kinesis 4

Malcolm Carlo

Shallow Music

Ibz & Da Goats

The Halliwells

Suncliffe

3's a Crowd

G-MAN 777

Angling For Farthings

The Zone

Rogue Awakening

Velickaite Sisters

Watching the Buzzards

Ignitez

Mike and the Mojitos

GaYeon Lee

Jonny Sansom

Tony Arthur

Mahoosive

Elemci

Eric Walker

Noise Factory United

WooHabs

Roxy's Revenge

Traitors

Nory-J

Lost without cause

Halliwell

Laurie Bolger

Zombie’ites

OCB & Adam Turner

Under The Attic

Romsey Shanty Crew

Jon Yale

Tongue & Groove

RENEGADE ROSE

Charmtype

Redz Man

Jack Walker

The Surge

Southside Rhythm & Blues Band

The Pop Tarts

Ron May

Pacuk Band

Amie Lou Shaw

The Long Shorts

Kat Hutchings Yoga

The Static

The Latest

Kalopsia

Poetry from the Forward Prizes

Hük

Purple Grace

KSJM

Colour of Heartache

Jeannie

Lucy RS Must c

Saxofony

Southampton Salty Sea Dogs

Eva Nicole

Fragile Lucy

PG Trips

Dj Sarah Nash

Ben Flournoy

9 Lives

Shiversa

Vermin

Stuart Evans

Pianoman Justie

SkunkWorks

HAZE

Jonathan Klein

Southampton Ukulele Jam

Southampton & Isle of Wight Music Rising Stars

Broken Links

Ken Wood and the Mixers

The Outsiders

Puddleglum

Reverb (Hampshire)

Lula Gold

Red Light Spies

Heart & Voice

The Dandelion Chain

Zakk Paules

Exhilaro

Good-will

Rhythms of Resistance

Jubilee

Miriam

Lost Post

Ricco Sakona

Chimney and I K 8OY

New Tide

Funky Business

Loose Change

Frontline

Mighty Magic Animal

Edith and the Kingpins

gaz909

dj junk

Stephanio

The Daytonas

Cella

Punkhub

Felis Leo

Red Hot Chili Podders

Jimmy b and the death rattles

Nick Haynes

The Hinton Cleeves Conspiracy

Chaos from Order

Southbound

Thundizzle

The Slowdown

Royston Black

Changing Melody

Jo Fisher/Verse in the Vault

King Louie

According to Brian

Alex Jeffrey

One foot in the rave

The Shantywomen

Dean Antony

Bamboo and Bow

Room 18

The Elderlys

Bill Thompson

MAKA FOUNDATION SOUND SYSTEM

Nick JT

浪之乐队

The Can Can Club.

SJ Ventįl

Mountbatten Hampshire Community Choir

Days of closure

Steam Town Shanty Crew

Guillotine Union Boys

Davey Jones' Locker

Jay Munday

FancyWall

Tony Lehrle-Fry and friends

Amie Lou Shaw (Classical)

Footless Kicks

Anita Foxall Poetry

Bitterne Park Primary and Nursery School

James & Phil

The Stokes

Swan Samba

Palookaville

Gimme a Break DJs

Elephants With Shotguns

Shaun

Deepest Sense

SPLOOGE

The Bex quartet

Marsupial

Lee Huxtable

Southbound

Paul Levi

Steam Machine

AfroDeX

Sonne

The Soulcatchers

Cocoa

Tesoro Duo

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

“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.”

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

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

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

“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.”

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

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

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

“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.”

“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. ”

“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 whole ‘buzz’ of everyone just enjoying themselves - acts and punters alike. ”

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

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

“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!”

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

“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.”

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

“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. ”

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

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

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

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

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

“Loved the audiences - really good crowds everywhere.”

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

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

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

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

“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.”

“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.”

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

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

“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.”

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

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

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

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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