Music in the City Southampton

Our performers…

Lottie Marie

Benana Student Showcase

Andrew Buchanan

Jaquie Daniels

Lucy RS Must c

Lachlan Horne

Kinesis 4

EVXN

Igloo Hearts

Dan James

Voice FM

City of Southampton Orchestra

Malcolm Carlo

Totton Ukulele Band

Echo Mask

KSJM

Stereo Swan

Fragile Lucy

Simply Sax - Kenny Garrick

Silent Disco with Club Bad DJ's

Carl Zed

WooHabs

Woodfalls band

DJ_MAJOR

Geoff Williams

Gaz Parker

Xènia Páez

One foot in the rave

Herleen Kaur Khalsa

Roger James Shephard

Fiesta FM

Emerson

The Cali Cartel from Hell

Aoife Scully

Karl V

Lyla Skyrim

Reverence Sound

Bella Cameron

International Jet Set

Spindrift

Dan O'Farrell & The Difference Engine

Jess Breame

Mariano Korman

JJCornick

Mostly Harmless

Kindred Found

Slap the Willow

Charmtype

Southampton and Romsey Rock Choir

Steve Weston

Kat Hutchings Yoga

Beardos and Weirdos

James B / James F

Hobb Lane

The Surge

Purple Grace

Far Solar

Ekowe (Acoustic)

Hampshire Guitar Club

The Restless Coast

High Mileage

The Dark Poet

Pianoman Justie

Scarlett

Godless Suns

Munro

OC Thomas

Q Shaq

Vinyl Phillips

Accrington Stanley

Sebastian Horton

The Wildcards

Houdini’s Hand

Mad Simple

Suncliffe

Under The Attic

Pacuk Band

FREESPIRITS

Elie Pembrey

Angel Jones

Roxy's Revenge

Oddball Savage

Ekoweko

Brian Hooper

MoniQ

Southside Rhythm & Blues Band

Eva Nicole

Andy White Poetry

New Forest Community Tango Orchestra

Vermin

Dusky Moon

Laurie Bolger

Paul Levi

Roger Chantler

The Slow Cooked Bears

Mahoosive

Mike Lemin Band

Ken Wood and the Mixers

Bisola

James K. Barker

Will Walton

Betterphor

NoteWorthy

Broken Links

Zen Juddhism

Ignitez

Sugar Bang

Ribble

Halliwell

Gods House Tower Poetry Group

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

Zombie’ites

Flipside

JACKPUDDING

The Halliwells

Puddleglum

Ollie Owen Jones

Naty Giachino

Sculpt

Jon Yale

OCB & Adam Turner

ItsPetre

Ocean Harmony

Eat Your Greens

Harry Ryan

MAKA FOUNDATION SOUND SYSTEM

Canis Arboris

Bad Alchemy

Mosaic

Room 18

The Sky at Night

Doc Martin & the Mayhem

Simon Maggs & People Like Us (Acoustic)

Michael Devaux

Mountbatten Hampshire Community Choir

Riverside Concert Wind Band

Punkhub

The Sound Crew

According to Brian

5 Degrees North

Lucy Smith

Club Bad

Savoury Tooth Tiger

Industry Plant

RUBY

Nia Nicholls

NX Panther

Earth Propellor

The Slack 5

Tony Arthur

Bragging Rights

Sam Solace

PB Squared

Dj Sarah Nash

Strictly Sweetness (y worry cottage)

Arboresque

He Fired First

Mick Gough

Hedgehogs

CHIMAN 101

The Howlin' Blackouts

Mr Moonbeam (Conrad Barr)

Space Ace Robot

Watching the Buzzards

Southampton's Music History

The Pop Tarts

Ryan Watts

NIKHITA

Helicopter Pirates

Jax Leonard

Address soundsystem

WAPPADUSA Sound System

GaYeon Lee

The Zone

Innovator

Kev Ellis and the Space Cadets

The Outsiders

Olivia Marsha

Ian Kimber

Maerefolk

Psychedelic Skies

Silvermon

SO Sound Choir

Jim Bryant

Adventure State

Batala Portsmouth

3's a Crowd

The Monday Grooves

Halibut Jackson & The Fishy Faces

NJT

Jack Walker

Amy Fox

Vacant Shores

Bamboo and Bow

9 Lives

Echo Union

RELLiX

The Bob Squad

Arji Manuelpillai

Velickaite Sisters

Amie Lou Shaw

Diffy Dames

Romsey Shanty Crew

The Long Shorts

Southampton Salty Sea Dogs

Ajay Sahota

Freestone

Dara Blaxx

Sofia Gillani

Greenish

McGriff

G-MAN 777

Southampton Ukulele Jam

The Salamanders

Love Is Enough

The Hinton Cleeves Conspiracy

Big man with Small guitar

Arzenic

Hydeout

You

October Some When

160

Flossie James

DJ Alex

Riverside Blues Band

Days of Speed

Kalopsia (duo)

Achoiring Voices

Hail

Tired Less

Waldo Salt

Vexmantra

Laura Klima

Simon Maggs & People Like Us

The Duskers

Ronk Torp

this occasional society

Gig Night

The Picton Readers Club

Poetry from the Forward Prizes

Chicago 9 Rhythm & Blues Band

Dirty Rotten Scoundrel

Kase the Myth

Saxofony

Eternal Gloom

Moakz

Cat Elliott

Creative Sparks: Poetry Workshop

DJ Stevie-C & Kayleigh Strachan Official

Angling For Farthings

The Alternates

Alexander Bithell

Andy Tudor and the Usual Suspects

D'vonti

DJ Drive

Mike and the Mojitos

Sean Bertram

The Soulcatchers

Cosmic Sisters

Freya Golding

H.AZ

Shiversa

Mai

desperateBeauty

Kalopsia

The Red Stars

Jonathan Klein

Citizen Perez

Xionic

Southampton Grad Band

CJOHNSON

SKAM

Wire -JD

Dawn of Dystopia

Hanna Gibbons

Elemci

Felis Leo

Theresa Lola

City of Southampton (Albion) Band

Good-will

Giles Halski

Westingway

Continental Liaison

Stuart Evans

Southampton & Isle of Wight Music Rising Stars

The Ben Poore Project

Way Down South

Adam Kammerling

Eric Walker & Sarah Rose

Mr. Buoyant

The Postmen

Ukofonics

Changing Melody

The Slowdown

Lee Huxtable

Darren Vernall (Clapton Unplugged)

Dean Antony

Solace

Nick JT

Lula Gold

Reverence Crew

gaz909

Zakk Paules

Deepest Sense

Jo Fisher/Verse in the Vault

Jake Tilley

Amelia Simpson

Miriam

Exhilaro

Royston Black

The Can Can Club.

Bitterne Park Primary and Nursery School

Days of closure

DJ / Open Mic

Gimme a Break DJs

Dreamseeker

Rachel Jeffcoat

Loose Change

Cella

Funky Business

Haeze - Andrew Cummings Tribute

Crushcrushcrush

Steam Town Shanty Crew

MJs Whipround Extravaganza

Ben Highness

New Tide

Palookaville

Elephants With Shotguns

Footless Kicks

Shaun Shears & The Locals

Marsupial

Swan Samba

SOS PRESENTS

Reverb (Hampshire)

Guillotine Union Boys

Lost Post

Stephanio

Ruth Johnson & Simon Grant

The Bex quartet

Millie Woodrow

Steam Machine

Lamelle Shaw

Matt Sanger

The Dandelion Chain

Red Light Spies

Mongoose (BaB Collective)

Sea Ranch

Ricco Sakona

Amie Lou Shaw (Classical)

Jimmy b and the death rattles

Nick Haynes

Groove Bakers

Anita Foxall Poetry

Belle Saint

Sonne

Jay Munday

Serendipity

FancyWall

Craig Chalmers

James & Phil

Hannah in the Groove

Intoxication

Jackson Davies

The Shantywomen

Autorora

Mart Ward Talks

Chimney and I K 8OY

Frontline

Slaughterhouse Clive

Michael, Stuart, Steve & Charlie

dj junk

The Elderlys

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

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

“Loved the audiences - really good crowds everywhere.”

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

“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 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.”

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

“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 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.”

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

“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.”

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

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

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

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

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

“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!”

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

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

“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 the best festival there is. Love it.”

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

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

“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 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.”

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

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

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

“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.”

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

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

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

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

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

“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. ”

“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.”

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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