Music in the City Southampton

Our performers…

Stuart Evans

Cat Elliott

Slap the Willow

Mad Simple

Jess Breame

The Sound Crew

Strictly Sweetness (y worry cottage)

Munro

Beardos and Weirdos

Simon Maggs & People Like Us (Acoustic)

The Duskers

PB Squared

Paul Levi

Andy White Poetry

Southampton Grad Band

Lucy Smith

Westingway

Big man with Small guitar

Charmtype

Harry Ryan

3's a Crowd

Saxofony

Elie Pembrey

Hedgehogs

Dan James

Silent Disco with Club Bad DJ's

Puddleglum

Sean Bertram

Waldo Salt

City of Southampton (Albion) Band

Laurie Bolger

James B / James F

Vexmantra

Nia Nicholls

Psychedelic Skies

Echo Union

Southampton & Isle of Wight Music Rising Stars

Arzenic

Dj Sarah Nash

Mountbatten Hampshire Community Choir

CHIMAN 101

DJ Stevie-C & Kayleigh Strachan Official

Jon Yale

Continental Liaison

Lucy RS Must c

The Sky at Night

The Bob Squad

Address soundsystem

Dara Blaxx

The Soulcatchers

Doc Martin & the Mayhem

Hydeout

Poetry from the Forward Prizes

Kase the Myth

Simon Maggs & People Like Us

Broken Links

JACKPUDDING

SO Sound Choir

Emerson

Giles Halski

Malcolm Carlo

Arboresque

Bella Cameron

Shiversa

Ignitez

ItsPetre

Cosmic Sisters

Innovator

Dawn of Dystopia

Hampshire Guitar Club

High Mileage

Pianoman Justie

Spindrift

The Ben Poore Project

The Surge

Benana Student Showcase

One foot in the rave

The Cali Cartel from Hell

Totton Ukulele Band

Mike Lemin Band

OCB & Adam Turner

The Hinton Cleeves Conspiracy

Dirty Rotten Scoundrel

Amy Fox

James K. Barker

Club Bad

Mostly Harmless

JJCornick

Roxy's Revenge

Scarlett

Elemci

NJT

Flossie James

Mike and the Mojitos

Southampton's Music History

Zombie’ites

EVXN

Sculpt

Aoife Scully

Angel Jones

Will Walton

DJ Alex

Kat Hutchings Yoga

The Wildcards

The Salamanders

5 Degrees North

The Zone

Q Shaq

Ian Kimber

Vacant Shores

Ryan Watts

Reverence Sound

CJOHNSON

Mahoosive

Moakz

Roger Chantler

Space Ace Robot

DJ Drive

Citizen Perez

Roger James Shephard

Gig Night

Kalopsia (duo)

Jonathan Klein

Southside Rhythm & Blues Band

Wire -JD

The Red Stars

Alexander Bithell

Canis Arboris

9 Lives

Steve Weston

Olivia Marsha

Hobb Lane

G-MAN 777

Igloo Hearts

Far Solar

Way Down South

Dusky Moon

Tired Less

Bad Alchemy

Houdini’s Hand

KSJM

Fragile Lucy

Diffy Dames

Suncliffe

Stereo Swan

Naty Giachino

Eric Walker & Sarah Rose

Southampton Ukulele Jam

Love Is Enough

The Restless Coast

Bisola

Xionic

WAPPADUSA Sound System

Geoff Williams

The Alternates

GaYeon Lee

Watching the Buzzards

Achoiring Voices

International Jet Set

Gods House Tower Poetry Group

Theresa Lola

Carl Zed

The Dark Poet

Oddball Savage

Sofia Gillani

this occasional society

Velickaite Sisters

DJ_MAJOR

Savoury Tooth Tiger

He Fired First

D'vonti

Freestone

Sebastian Horton

MAKA FOUNDATION SOUND SYSTEM

The Pop Tarts

Laura Klima

Southampton Salty Sea Dogs

Batala Portsmouth

Purple Grace

Hail

Romsey Shanty Crew

Silvermon

Vermin

Voice FM

Amie Lou Shaw

Xènia Páez

160

Bamboo and Bow

Ekowe (Acoustic)

Kinesis 4

Good-will

Simply Sax - Kenny Garrick

Sugar Bang

The Monday Grooves

Betterphor

RUBY

Andy Tudor and the Usual Suspects

FREESPIRITS

desperateBeauty

Ronk Torp

Eva Nicole

Maerefolk

Ekoweko

Punkhub

Arji Manuelpillai

Herleen Kaur Khalsa

Chicago 9 Rhythm & Blues Band

OC Thomas

Gaz Parker

Freya Golding

Echo Mask

Halibut Jackson & The Fishy Faces

Jim Bryant

Fiesta FM

Greenish

Jaquie Daniels

Flipside

Angling For Farthings

Lachlan Horne

Eat Your Greens

Eternal Gloom

Felis Leo

H.AZ

According to Brian

City of Southampton Orchestra

New Forest Community Tango Orchestra

The Postmen

Mosaic

The Halliwells

Michael Devaux

NoteWorthy

Pacuk Band

Southampton and Romsey Rock Choir

Brian Hooper

McGriff

Creative Sparks: Poetry Workshop

Hanna Gibbons

Mr Moonbeam (Conrad Barr)

October Some When

Godless Suns

Mick Gough

Mariano Korman

Ribble

Adam Kammerling

Ken Wood and the Mixers

Lottie Marie

Riverside Blues Band

Halliwell

You

WooHabs

Ocean Harmony

The Slack 5

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

Andrew Buchanan

Days of Speed

Karl V

Adventure State

The Outsiders

Tony Arthur

The Picton Readers Club

SKAM

MoniQ

The Slow Cooked Bears

Bragging Rights

Riverside Concert Wind Band

Vinyl Phillips

The Long Shorts

Lyla Skyrim

Kindred Found

RELLiX

Mai

Helicopter Pirates

Ollie Owen Jones

Kev Ellis and the Space Cadets

Under The Attic

Dan O'Farrell & The Difference Engine

Jax Leonard

Industry Plant

Zen Juddhism

Earth Propellor

Jack Walker

Kalopsia

Woodfalls band

Mr. Buoyant

Ajay Sahota

NIKHITA

Sam Solace

The Howlin' Blackouts

NX Panther

Ukofonics

Accrington Stanley

Room 18

The Dandelion Chain

Red Light Spies

Slaughterhouse Clive

Sonne

Nick Haynes

Swan Samba

Jo Fisher/Verse in the Vault

James & Phil

The Slowdown

Ruth Johnson & Simon Grant

The Bex quartet

Steam Town Shanty Crew

Funky Business

Exhilaro

Guillotine Union Boys

Cella

Changing Melody

Solace

Loose Change

Footless Kicks

Sea Ranch

Autorora

Lost Post

Marsupial

New Tide

Anita Foxall Poetry

Bitterne Park Primary and Nursery School

Elephants With Shotguns

The Can Can Club.

Lamelle Shaw

Rachel Jeffcoat

Chimney and I K 8OY

Craig Chalmers

Gimme a Break DJs

Shaun Shears & The Locals

Haeze - Andrew Cummings Tribute

Serendipity

Nick JT

gaz909

Mart Ward Talks

Palookaville

Groove Bakers

Steam Machine

Ricco Sakona

Miriam

Mongoose (BaB Collective)

Darren Vernall (Clapton Unplugged)

Jake Tilley

Amelia Simpson

Matt Sanger

The Elderlys

SOS PRESENTS

Dean Antony

Jackson Davies

DJ / Open Mic

Crushcrushcrush

dj junk

Jimmy b and the death rattles

Dreamseeker

Jay Munday

Stephanio

FancyWall

Days of closure

Hannah in the Groove

Michael, Stuart, Steve & Charlie

Lee Huxtable

Frontline

Lula Gold

Reverence Crew

Ben Highness

Intoxication

Belle Saint

Zakk Paules

Reverb (Hampshire)

MJs Whipround Extravaganza

Royston Black

Millie Woodrow

The Shantywomen

Amie Lou Shaw (Classical)

Deepest Sense

“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.”

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

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

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

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

“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.”

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

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

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

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

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

“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 audiences - really good crowds everywhere.”

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

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

“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 👏👏.”

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

“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.”

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

“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.”

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

“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.”

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

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

“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.”

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

“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.”

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

“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!”

“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. ”

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

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

“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.”

“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. ”

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

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

“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.”

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

“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.”

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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