Music in the City Southampton

Our performers…

OC Thomas

Westingway

The Salamanders

According to Brian

The Outsiders

DJ Drive

The Monday Grooves

NIKHITA

Scarlett

The Pop Tarts

DJ Stevie-C & Kayleigh Strachan Official

The Picton Readers Club

Punkhub

Eva Nicole

Ollie Owen Jones

NoteWorthy

Zombie’ites

The Halliwells

McGriff

JACKPUDDING

Sean Bertram

Simon Maggs & People Like Us

The Dark Poet

Felis Leo

Shiversa

Suncliffe

Amy Fox

Jonathan Klein

Geoff Williams

EVXN

Hobb Lane

Ajay Sahota

Bamboo and Bow

Riverside Blues Band

International Jet Set

Maerefolk

DJ_MAJOR

Roger James Shephard

Lucy Smith

Nia Nicholls

WAPPADUSA Sound System

Gig Night

The Sky at Night

Cat Elliott

Batala Portsmouth

Roger Chantler

The Sound Crew

Room 18

Vermin

Jaquie Daniels

Giles Halski

Sebastian Horton

Munro

Greenish

Echo Mask

Laurie Bolger

The Red Stars

Broken Links

Stereo Swan

Vacant Shores

Industry Plant

Andy Tudor and the Usual Suspects

Kalopsia (duo)

Accrington Stanley

One foot in the rave

Ian Kimber

Eat Your Greens

GaYeon Lee

Southampton Salty Sea Dogs

Vinyl Phillips

Kase the Myth

Mr. Buoyant

The Postmen

Kev Ellis and the Space Cadets

Laura Klima

James B / James F

Watching the Buzzards

desperateBeauty

Pianoman Justie

Velickaite Sisters

The Alternates

Gaz Parker

Q Shaq

Innovator

The Surge

Southampton Grad Band

DJ Alex

Alexander Bithell

Pacuk Band

MoniQ

Reverence Sound

Jax Leonard

SO Sound Choir

Cosmic Sisters

this occasional society

Far Solar

5 Degrees North

Big man with Small guitar

Lyla Skyrim

Echo Union

KSJM

Doc Martin & the Mayhem

Elie Pembrey

Club Bad

Mahoosive

Mostly Harmless

3's a Crowd

Ekowe (Acoustic)

Paul Levi

Romsey Shanty Crew

Strictly Sweetness (y worry cottage)

Tired Less

Theresa Lola

The Hinton Cleeves Conspiracy

Flossie James

Emerson

Kindred Found

Southside Rhythm & Blues Band

Mai

Chicago 9 Rhythm & Blues Band

Good-will

Hydeout

The Soulcatchers

Houdini’s Hand

City of Southampton Orchestra

Halliwell

The Duskers

The Bob Squad

Jim Bryant

Sugar Bang

CJOHNSON

The Restless Coast

Love Is Enough

Mariano Korman

JJCornick

Karl V

OCB & Adam Turner

Halibut Jackson & The Fishy Faces

Mountbatten Hampshire Community Choir

Jon Yale

Ekoweko

Ignitez

The Slow Cooked Bears

High Mileage

Arji Manuelpillai

Eternal Gloom

D'vonti

Voice FM

Space Ace Robot

James K. Barker

Sam Solace

Freya Golding

Tony Arthur

Bella Cameron

Angel Jones

Sofia Gillani

Address soundsystem

Silent Disco with Club Bad DJ's

Poetry from the Forward Prizes

Ken Wood and the Mixers

Sculpt

Bisola

Saxofony

Slap the Willow

Herleen Kaur Khalsa

Amie Lou Shaw

Psychedelic Skies

CHIMAN 101

Mick Gough

Hanna Gibbons

Eric Walker & Sarah Rose

Purple Grace

Southampton & Isle of Wight Music Rising Stars

Lucy RS Must c

Totton Ukulele Band

The Slack 5

Kinesis 4

Kat Hutchings Yoga

Igloo Hearts

Dan James

160

Brian Hooper

Dan O'Farrell & The Difference Engine

Southampton Ukulele Jam

Jess Breame

Lottie Marie

Way Down South

Kalopsia

Freestone

The Wildcards

Michael Devaux

Harry Ryan

H.AZ

Hampshire Guitar Club

The Cali Cartel from Hell

Simon Maggs & People Like Us (Acoustic)

Beardos and Weirdos

Lachlan Horne

Days of Speed

Carl Zed

Adventure State

Dj Sarah Nash

Dusky Moon

Bragging Rights

City of Southampton (Albion) Band

Mad Simple

Ribble

Riverside Concert Wind Band

ItsPetre

Fragile Lucy

Elemci

Fiesta FM

Andrew Buchanan

Spindrift

SKAM

Canis Arboris

Roxy's Revenge

New Forest Community Tango Orchestra

Continental Liaison

Betterphor

Waldo Salt

The Zone

Mike and the Mojitos

RELLiX

Gods House Tower Poetry Group

RUBY

Diffy Dames

WooHabs

Silvermon

Earth Propellor

Jack Walker

The Howlin' Blackouts

FREESPIRITS

You

Stuart Evans

Dara Blaxx

The Ben Poore Project

Ronk Torp

9 Lives

Ryan Watts

He Fired First

Godless Suns

Aoife Scully

Steve Weston

Olivia Marsha

Mr Moonbeam (Conrad Barr)

The Long Shorts

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

Under The Attic

Zen Juddhism

Dawn of Dystopia

Vexmantra

Xènia Páez

Wire -JD

Hedgehogs

Puddleglum

Ocean Harmony

NX Panther

Arzenic

Hail

Dirty Rotten Scoundrel

Oddball Savage

Woodfalls band

Flipside

Andy White Poetry

October Some When

Simply Sax - Kenny Garrick

Savoury Tooth Tiger

Achoiring Voices

Adam Kammerling

Southampton's Music History

Mosaic

G-MAN 777

Bad Alchemy

Southampton and Romsey Rock Choir

Citizen Perez

Xionic

Angling For Farthings

NJT

Helicopter Pirates

PB Squared

Malcolm Carlo

Naty Giachino

Ukofonics

Charmtype

Moakz

MAKA FOUNDATION SOUND SYSTEM

Creative Sparks: Poetry Workshop

Benana Student Showcase

Arboresque

Mike Lemin Band

Will Walton

Jake Tilley

Sea Ranch

MJs Whipround Extravaganza

The Shantywomen

Belle Saint

Lamelle Shaw

New Tide

The Dandelion Chain

Autorora

The Bex quartet

Shaun Shears & The Locals

Lee Huxtable

Dean Antony

Swan Samba

DJ / Open Mic

Anita Foxall Poetry

Haeze - Andrew Cummings Tribute

Darren Vernall (Clapton Unplugged)

Intoxication

Sonne

Jo Fisher/Verse in the Vault

Deepest Sense

Cella

Michael, Stuart, Steve & Charlie

The Slowdown

Frontline

Solace

Chimney and I K 8OY

Zakk Paules

Reverence Crew

The Elderlys

Ben Highness

Lost Post

Jackson Davies

Guillotine Union Boys

Amelia Simpson

Nick Haynes

Groove Bakers

Serendipity

Nick JT

FancyWall

Footless Kicks

Millie Woodrow

Mart Ward Talks

Exhilaro

Hannah in the Groove

Gimme a Break DJs

Miriam

Funky Business

Rachel Jeffcoat

Palookaville

Amie Lou Shaw (Classical)

Marsupial

Mongoose (BaB Collective)

dj junk

Ruth Johnson & Simon Grant

Royston Black

Elephants With Shotguns

gaz909

The Can Can Club.

Jimmy b and the death rattles

Jay Munday

Reverb (Hampshire)

Stephanio

Steam Town Shanty Crew

Days of closure

Matt Sanger

James & Phil

Ricco Sakona

Lula Gold

Steam Machine

Changing Melody

Crushcrushcrush

Loose Change

Red Light Spies

Craig Chalmers

Slaughterhouse Clive

SOS PRESENTS

Bitterne Park Primary and Nursery School

Dreamseeker

“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.”

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

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

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

“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.”

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

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

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

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

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

“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.”

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

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

“Loved the audiences - really good crowds everywhere.”

“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.”

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

“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. ”

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

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

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

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

“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 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?... opportunity to visit new venues and areas of the city, especially the Vaults. Variety of music. Music and joy everywhere. ”

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

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

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

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

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

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

“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.”

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

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

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

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

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

“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!”

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

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

“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.”

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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