Music in the City Southampton

Our performers…

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FREESPIRITS

Good-will

Geoff Williams

The Wildcards

Saxofony

Days of Speed

Silent Disco with Club Bad DJ's

ItsPetre

Westingway

Voice FM

CJOHNSON

Freestone

Vinyl Phillips

Eat Your Greens

Hydeout

Herleen Kaur Khalsa

Bragging Rights

Gaz Parker

Sculpt

Mr. Buoyant

Arzenic

Alexander Bithell

Amy Fox

City of Southampton (Albion) Band

Will Walton

Southampton Ukulele Jam

Kase the Myth

Club Bad

160

Purple Grace

Betterphor

Totton Ukulele Band

Batala Portsmouth

CHIMAN 101

He Fired First

Helicopter Pirates

The Duskers

Ekoweko

Wire -JD

NoteWorthy

H.AZ

Dan O'Farrell & The Difference Engine

Xionic

Mai

3's a Crowd

Hail

Psychedelic Skies

Pacuk Band

Angling For Farthings

5 Degrees North

Pianoman Justie

DJ Drive

Fiesta FM

Lucy Smith

Q Shaq

Sofia Gillani

Bisola

Jonathan Klein

RUBY

New Forest Community Tango Orchestra

this occasional society

Diffy Dames

Simon Maggs & People Like Us

RELLiX

Malcolm Carlo

City of Southampton Orchestra

Space Ace Robot

Michael Devaux

Roger James Shephard

Simon Maggs & People Like Us (Acoustic)

The Sound Crew

Jax Leonard

Godless Suns

Hedgehogs

JACKPUDDING

Shiversa

9 Lives

Strictly Sweetness (y worry cottage)

Nia Nicholls

G-MAN 777

Harry Ryan

Halliwell

Theresa Lola

The Ben Poore Project

Maerefolk

Love Is Enough

International Jet Set

Watching the Buzzards

Houdini’s Hand

Adventure State

WooHabs

Lottie Marie

Jess Breame

Big man with Small guitar

Kalopsia (duo)

Bad Alchemy

Silvermon

Dirty Rotten Scoundrel

Moakz

Giles Halski

Hampshire Guitar Club

Mahoosive

Riverside Concert Wind Band

Achoiring Voices

MoniQ

Address soundsystem

NX Panther

Hanna Gibbons

Ian Kimber

DJ Alex

Laura Klima

Accrington Stanley

The Long Shorts

The Postmen

Sebastian Horton

Andy Tudor and the Usual Suspects

Jack Walker

NIKHITA

Elemci

Karl V

Suncliffe

Mariano Korman

Woodfalls band

Freya Golding

Laurie Bolger

GaYeon Lee

Mike Lemin Band

Felis Leo

Far Solar

Vexmantra

Gig Night

Beardos and Weirdos

According to Brian

Gods House Tower Poetry Group

Southside Rhythm & Blues Band

Sam Solace

Slap the Willow

Broken Links

Scarlett

Cat Elliott

OCB & Adam Turner

James B / James F

D'vonti

Eternal Gloom

Carl Zed

Cosmic Sisters

Oddball Savage

Angel Jones

Vermin

The Monday Grooves

Eric Walker & Sarah Rose

Mick Gough

WAPPADUSA Sound System

Under The Attic

Way Down South

Poetry from the Forward Prizes

DJ_MAJOR

Vacant Shores

Ajay Sahota

James K. Barker

High Mileage

Mountbatten Hampshire Community Choir

Dj Sarah Nash

Jaquie Daniels

Echo Union

Roxy's Revenge

The Alternates

JJCornick

Andy White Poetry

Amie Lou Shaw

DJ Stevie-C & Kayleigh Strachan Official

PB Squared

Zombie’ites

Reverence Sound

Aoife Scully

Doc Martin & the Mayhem

You

Kindred Found

The Sky at Night

Ukofonics

The Soulcatchers

Ekowe (Acoustic)

Ollie Owen Jones

Ken Wood and the Mixers

Dan James

Kev Ellis and the Space Cadets

Brian Hooper

Bella Cameron

Room 18

Olivia Marsha

Paul Levi

Ronk Torp

Continental Liaison

Southampton Salty Sea Dogs

The Halliwells

Southampton & Isle of Wight Music Rising Stars

Puddleglum

NJT

Arboresque

Kalopsia

Mr Moonbeam (Conrad Barr)

The Slack 5

Flossie James

Charmtype

Echo Mask

Punkhub

Southampton Grad Band

desperateBeauty

Spindrift

October Some When

Elie Pembrey

The Dark Poet

One foot in the rave

KSJM

Ocean Harmony

Waldo Salt

Southampton's Music History

Lyla Skyrim

Flipside

Emerson

Xènia Páez

Eva Nicole

The Hinton Cleeves Conspiracy

Stuart Evans

The Bob Squad

Jon Yale

Sugar Bang

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

Ribble

The Slow Cooked Bears

Dusky Moon

Roger Chantler

Industry Plant

Ignitez

The Outsiders

Tired Less

The Pop Tarts

Steve Weston

The Cali Cartel from Hell

Hobb Lane

Tony Arthur

Fragile Lucy

Earth Propellor

Bamboo and Bow

Andrew Buchanan

Lachlan Horne

Canis Arboris

Mad Simple

Velickaite Sisters

Stereo Swan

Munro

Mike and the Mojitos

Benana Student Showcase

Adam Kammerling

The Salamanders

Simply Sax - Kenny Garrick

Ryan Watts

The Red Stars

Savoury Tooth Tiger

Zen Juddhism

Sean Bertram

McGriff

The Zone

Southampton and Romsey Rock Choir

SO Sound Choir

Innovator

Romsey Shanty Crew

The Picton Readers Club

Igloo Hearts

Dawn of Dystopia

Dara Blaxx

Jim Bryant

SKAM

Riverside Blues Band

Mosaic

Halibut Jackson & The Fishy Faces

Arji Manuelpillai

Kinesis 4

Kat Hutchings Yoga

The Restless Coast

MAKA FOUNDATION SOUND SYSTEM

OC Thomas

EVXN

Mostly Harmless

Greenish

Naty Giachino

The Surge

Citizen Perez

Chicago 9 Rhythm & Blues Band

The Howlin' Blackouts

Creative Sparks: Poetry Workshop

Jackson Davies

Intoxication

Days of closure

Dreamseeker

Amie Lou Shaw (Classical)

Millie Woodrow

The Slowdown

New Tide

Crushcrushcrush

Elephants With Shotguns

FancyWall

Steam Town Shanty Crew

The Elderlys

Changing Melody

Autorora

Belle Saint

Royston Black

MJs Whipround Extravaganza

Lee Huxtable

Stephanio

Footless Kicks

Funky Business

Serendipity

gaz909

Matt Sanger

Gimme a Break DJs

Ruth Johnson & Simon Grant

Red Light Spies

The Bex quartet

James & Phil

Lula Gold

Miriam

Deepest Sense

Mart Ward Talks

Darren Vernall (Clapton Unplugged)

Sonne

Jay Munday

Haeze - Andrew Cummings Tribute

Anita Foxall Poetry

Guillotine Union Boys

Zakk Paules

Solace

Sea Ranch

Nick Haynes

Loose Change

Exhilaro

Cella

Lamelle Shaw

Swan Samba

Shaun Shears & The Locals

The Dandelion Chain

Nick JT

Michael, Stuart, Steve & Charlie

Groove Bakers

SOS PRESENTS

dj junk

Craig Chalmers

Lost Post

Hannah in the Groove

Palookaville

Reverence Crew

The Can Can Club.

Frontline

Ben Highness

Jo Fisher/Verse in the Vault

Rachel Jeffcoat

Dean Antony

Marsupial

Mongoose (BaB Collective)

Amelia Simpson

The Shantywomen

Steam Machine

Jimmy b and the death rattles

Ricco Sakona

Jake Tilley

Slaughterhouse Clive

Bitterne Park Primary and Nursery School

Reverb (Hampshire)

Chimney and I K 8OY

DJ / Open Mic

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

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

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

“Loved the audiences - really good crowds everywhere.”

“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?... 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.”

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

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

“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.”

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

“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.”

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

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

“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 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 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!”

“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 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.”

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

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

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

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

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

“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.”

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

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

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

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

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

“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.”

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

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

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

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

“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. ”

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

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

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

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

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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