Music in the City Southampton

Our performers…

RELLiX

Big man with Small guitar

Ukofonics

Poetry from the Forward Prizes

Tongue & Groove

The Salamanders

Giles Halski

Elemci

D'vonti

Xionic

Space Ace Robot

Diffy Dames

Lucy RS Must c

Stuart Evans

Southampton & Isle of Wight Music Rising Stars

GABRIELA

Gig Night

Haeze

Margarita Sleepover

this occasional society

Westingway

Traitors

The Red Stars

Simply Sax - Kenny Garrick

Benana Student Showcase

71chain

Adventure State

The Monday Grooves

5 Degrees North

Ribble

Creative Sparks: Poetry Workshop

PG Trips

Canis Arboris

Blood Red Sky

Colour of Heartache

OC Thomas

Silvermon

Ocean Harmony

Roger Chantler

The Postmen

Karl V

Eternal Gloom

Laurie Bolger

Nia Nicholls

Tony Arthur

Nàila

The Sky at Night

Broadsheet Speak

Purple Grace

Betterphor

The Black Bear Killing Spree

Voodoo Rays

Dawn of Dystopia

Milkin' It

Jim Bryant

Will Walton

According to Brian

Steve Weston

DJ Stevie-C & Kayleigh Strachan Official

Strictly Sweetness (y worry cottage)

Sebastian Horton

Zen Juddhism

Mike Lemin Band

Southampton Ukulele Jam

The Pop Tarts

Dan O'Farrell & The Difference Engine

Hanterhir

Southampton and Romsey Rock Choir

Ras Amankwatia

Jack Walker

Adam Kammerling

NIKHITA

Voice FM

Theresa Lola

Malcolm Carlo

Greeny & the Voyagers

Jonny Sansom

The Hinton Cleeves Conspiracy

Kalopsia

H.AZ

Emerson

Bees Knees

Riverside Concert Wind Band

Chicago 9 Rhythm & Blues Band

Sofia Gillani

Herleen Kaur Khalsa

The Sound Crew

Pianoman Justie

Simon Maggs & People Like Us

SKAM

PB Squared

Echo Mask

JACKPUDDING

Southampton Salty Sea Dogs

Charmtype

Simon Maggs & People Like Us (Acoustic)

Room 18

The Duskers

Mick Gough

Jonathan Klein

RUBY

Southside Rhythm & Blues Band

Chris Payn

Beardos and Weirdos

9 Lives

Suncliffe

The Wildcards

DJ_MAJOR

Shiversa

Shallow Music

The Halliwells

SkunkWorks

RODI

Batala Portsmouth

Kindred Found

The Restless Coast

New Forest Community Tango Orchestra

Continental Liaison

Oscar Meades

Madison Square

Southampton Grad Band

Freestone

Jeannie

Eat Your Greens

Disco Lizards

Igloo Hearts

Madams Last Discovery

NJT

Lost without cause

Kat Hutchings Yoga

Arji Manuelpillai

Mr Moonbeam (Conrad Barr)

Mariano Korman

Lounge Room Lizards

The Long Shorts

NoteWorthy

Mr. Buoyant

MoniQ

SO Sound Choir

Kinesis 4

Jon Yale

HAZE

Mike and the Mojitos

160

Fate of the Magpie

Arzenic

Arlo Star

ItsPetre

DJ JAMES B

G-MAN 777

Ryan Watts

Gaz Parker

City of Southampton Orchestra

The Daytonas

Arboresque

Hydeout

Mad Simple

CJOHNSON

Mahoosive

Spindrift

Fiesta FM

Romsey Shanty Crew

The Cali Cartel from Hell

Hampshire Guitar Club

Roxy's Revenge

Amy Fox

Reverence Sound

Goffmog

Mai

Halibut Jackson & The Fishy Faces

Jess Breame

Pooja Rajguru

EVXN

Geoff Williams

The Slow Cooked Bears

Tired Less

Greenish

Ben Flournoy

Alfie Ingram

Wire -JD

DJ Drive

Jaquie Daniels

Industry Plant

St Andrews Pipe Band

Zombie’ites

The Howlin' Blackouts

Retro Rock'its

Angel Jones

Brian Hooper

Ajay Sahota

Ken Wood and the Mixers

Maerefolk

Bob & the Bobettes

Dr. Beatroot

The Bob Squad

Munro

Fragile Lucy

Hail

desperateBeauty

3's a Crowd

Amie Lou Shaw

Guilty Pleasure

The Surroyal

Aoife Scully

Dusky Moon

Ronk Torp

Lyla Skyrim

Way Down South

Bisola

Ekoweko

Michael Devaux

Mosaic

Ekowe (Acoustic)

OCB & Adam Turner

Origin

McGriff

Bella Cameron

CHIMAN 101

Psychedelic Skies

Broken Links

James K. Barker

Flying Hearts

Citizen Perez

Waldo Salt

Puddleglum

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

Club Bad

Jim Pearson

Bragging Rights

The Surge

The Plummers

Hobb Lane

Troy Ellis & his Hail Jamaica Band

Adarna May Exist

Vermin

Halliwell

Q Shaq

Lachlan Horne

Angling For Farthings

Vacant Shores

Slap the Willow

JJCornick

Good-will

Rogue Awakening

Dompap

Love Is Enough

Under The Attic

Hük

Kieran Snell

Roger James Shephard

Drew Mason

Sean Bertram

GaYeon Lee

Dan James

Naty Giachino

Silent Disco King

Ignitez

Sculpt

Godless Suns

Rosie jay

Bamboo and Bow

Totton Ukulele Band

Uke Box Glory

Bex&Cole

Cat Elliott

Echo Union

Days of Speed

FREESPIRITS

Mango In Euphoria

Kev Ellis and the Space Cadets

Achoiring Voices

Dirty Rotten Scoundrel

Velickaite Sisters

Alexander Bithell

Xènia Páez

The Latest

Elie Pembrey

The Dark Poet

Far Solar

Ironhide

Hunch Power

The Ben Poore Project

Rosie Hollins

The Elephant Cage

The Slack 5

Flipside

Kase the Myth

Eric Walker

Dj Sarah Nash

Andrew Buchanan

Saxofony

Vexmantra

WooHabs

The Zone

Scarlett

Woodfalls band

Jax Leonard

Carl Zed

Ian Kimber

October Some When

Helicopter Pirates

Hanna Gibbons

Watching the Buzzards

Moakz

Bad Alchemy

The Outsiders

KSJM

Andy White Poetry

The Picton Readers Club

City of Southampton (Albion) Band

Eva Nicole

He Fired First

Accrington Stanley

High Mileage

Chimney and I K 8OY

Changing Melody

浪之乐队

Deepest Sense

One foot in the rave

SPLOOGE

Tesoro Duo

Zakk Paules

Steam Machine

Stephanio

Dean Antony

Jo Fisher/Verse in the Vault

New Tide

Jimmy b and the death rattles

Mountbatten Hampshire Community Choir

Lost Post

AfroDeX

Miriam

MAKA FOUNDATION SOUND SYSTEM

Footless Kicks

The Slowdown

James & Phil

Rhythms of Resistance

Funky Business

The Shantywomen

Alex Jeffrey

Nick Haynes

Royston Black

DJ / Open Mic

dj junk

Exhilaro

Jubilee

Anita Foxall Poetry

Loose Change

Amie Lou Shaw (Classical)

Ricco Sakona

Cella

Palookaville

Shaun Shears & The Locals

The Dandelion Chain

Nick JT

The Elderlys

Edith and the Kingpins

Matt Sanger

Sonne

Steam Town Shanty Crew

Elephants With Shotguns

FancyWall

The Stokes

Bitterne Park Primary and Nursery School

Gimme a Break DJs

The Bex quartet

Frontline

Swan Samba

Chaos from Order

The Soulcatchers

Guillotine Union Boys

Red Light Spies

Punkhub

The Can Can Club.

Groove Bakers

Lula Gold

Bill Thompson

Lee Huxtable

SJ Ventįl

Marsupial

Days of closure

gaz909

Red Hot Chili Podders

Mighty Magic Animal

Jay Munday

TBC

Cocoa

Reverb (Hampshire)

Southbound

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

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

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

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

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

“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. ”

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

“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?... it highlights what an amazing music scene we have in Southampton. ”

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

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

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

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

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

“Loved the audiences - really good crowds everywhere.”

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

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

“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 sheer range of music available to everyone for free was amazing, some great talent there. ”

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

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

“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.”

“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!”

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

“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.”

“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.”

“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 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.”

“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.”

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

“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 👏👏.”

“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 taking place on:

HUUUGE THANKS TO OUR SPONSORS…

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