Music in the City Southampton

Our performers…

Registration to perform this year has now closed. If you would like to join the reserves list please sign up here - we anticipate some cancellations and slots becoming available, but cannot guarantee you a place.

Maerefolk

Dr. Beatroot

Brian Hooper

Hydeout

Continental Liaison

160

Ken Wood and the Mixers

Southampton and Romsey Rock Choir

NoteWorthy

Velickaite Sisters

Andy White Poetry

Southampton Ukulele Jam

Hail

Blood Red Sky

Ian Kimber

Luna Acrobatics & Aerial Arts

Bisola

The Zone

FREESPIRITS

Nory-J

Riverside Concert Wind Band

Bad Alchemy

Origin

Hampshire Guitar Club

Q Shaq

Broken Links

Arji Manuelpillai

The Phantom Majors

Maple Valentine

Saxofony

Gig Night

Mosaic

Disco Lizards

Charmtype

CJOHNSON

this occasional society

Milkin' It

Sean Bertram

Silvermon

Rosie jay

VALLEYBOYZERO

Ibz & Da Goats

Malcolm Carlo

The Slow Cooked Bears

The Alternates

Dan James

Herleen Kaur Khalsa

Adam Kammerling

ItsPetre

Guilty Pleasure

Carl Zed

Jonathan Klein

Jeannie

Mango In Euphoria

Jim Bryant

Amie Lou Shaw

Eric Walker

The Monday Grooves

Zombie’ites

SKAM

Hanterhir

Mr. Buoyant

Accrington Stanley

Oddball Savage

Reverence Sound

The Postmen

Hobb Lane

The Pop Tarts

Naty Giachino

Mike Lemin Band

G-MAN 777

Jordon Mulvoy

The Plummers

Kieran Snell

Traitors

Under The Attic

The Bob Squad

Strictly Sweetness (y worry cottage)

Interesting Wallpaper

Ajay Sahota

Cat Elliott

Mai

Ryan Watts

Eat Your Greens

Hük

Endless Talking

Kev Ellis and the Space Cadets

71chain

Watching the Buzzards

Pacuk Band

Arlo Star

The Ben Poore Project

Wire -JD

Karl V

Ignitez

Jax Leonard

RODI

Vermin

Xènia Páez

Hunch Power

Lounge Room Lizards

The Restless Coast

Emerson

The Howlin' Blackouts

James K. Barker

Canis Arboris

Drew Mason

Elemci

Redz Man

Kat Hutchings Yoga

The Wildcards

Love Is Enough

Simon Maggs & People Like Us (Acoustic)

Alexander Bithell

The Static

Mike and the Mojitos

Voice FM

Ocean Harmony

Jim Pearson

Ukofonics

Bees Knees

The Cali Cartel from Hell

Greenish

Jon Yale

Kalopsia

Slap the Willow

JACKPUDDING

Innovator

Waldo Salt

Chris Payn

Will Walton

Woodfalls band

Creative Sparks: Poetry Workshop

The Surge

SO Sound Choir

Rosie Hollins

Neko Roshi

The Duskers

International Jet Set

Noise Factory United

Ronk Torp

Godless Suns

Roxy's Revenge

Laurie Bolger

Shallow Music

Westingway

Lachlan Horne

Chayz3r

Mick Gough

Silent Disco King

Jaquie Daniels

Achoiring Voices

Margarita Sleepover

Puddleglum

Ekowe (Acoustic)

Mad Simple

NIKHITA

9 Lives

Kinesis 4

Bella Cameron

Lucy RS Must c

Roger James Shephard

Ben Flournoy

H.AZ

Troy Ellis & his Hail Jamaica Band

Rogue Awakening

Southampton & Isle of Wight Music Rising Stars

WOOHABS

Bob&the Bobettes

OCB & Adam Turner

Voodoo Rays

Jonny Sansom

DJ_MAJOR

RUBY

EVXN

RENEGADE ROSE

Theresa Lola

Lost without cause

Colour of Heartache

Elie Pembrey

DJ Drive

City of Southampton (Albion) Band

Romsey Shanty Crew

Sofia Gillani

Spindrift

He Fired First

Bragging Rights

The Flipside Society

Mariano Korman

Lyla Skyrim

Adventure State

desperateBeauty

Dawn of Dystopia

WooHabs

MoniQ

DJ Stevie-C & Kayleigh Strachan Official

Big man with Small guitar

Gods House Tower Poetry Group

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

Beardos and Weirdos

Totton Ukulele Band

Zen Juddhism

Aoife Scully

Suncliffe

Sebastian Horton

The Surroyal

Angel Jones

The Halliwells

Ras Amankwatia

Citizen Perez

5 Degrees North

The Long Shorts

Tony Arthur

Dan O'Farrell & The Difference Engine

Nia Nicholls

Space Ace Robot

Oscar Meades

Helicopter Pirates

Echo Mask

Far Solar

Flipside

Adarna May Exist

Simon Maggs & People Like Us

PG Trips

Betterphor

Southampton Salty Sea Dogs

Arzenic

Cherry Go Steady

Dirty Rotten Scoundrel

Jess Breame

Shiversa

ALLEY the band

Haeze

GaYeon Lee

HAZE

Simply Sax - Kenny Garrick

The Outsiders

Goffmog

The Black Bear Killing Spree

Geoff Williams

Pooja Rajguru

The Picton Readers Club

Dusky Moon

Staff Discount

3's a Crowd

Club Bad

Alfie Ingram

Moakz

Arboresque

Munro

Tired Less

Mr Moonbeam (Conrad Barr)

Madams Last Discovery

OC Thomas

Days of Speed

Gaz Parker

Savoury Tooth Tiger

Michael Devaux

Uke Box Glory

Bex&Cole

Halliwell

Batala Portsmouth

Freestone

The Sky at Night

Chicago 9 Rhythm & Blues Band

Basharan

Igloo Hearts

SkunkWorks

Mahoosive

McGriff

Way Down South

Flying Hearts

CHIMAN 101

DJ JAMES B

Twelve Caesars

Diffy Dames

Kase the Myth

Psychedelic Skies

Vexmantra

Purple Grace

The Salamanders

Amy Fox

Southampton Grad Band

Ekoweko

Greeny & the Voyagers

Eternal Gloom

GABRIELA

The Elephant Cage

Ron May

The Tipsy Gypsies

Xionic

Madison Square

The Latest

Nick Tann and The Whole Family

Giles Halski

Tongue & Groove

Southside Rhythm & Blues Band

Jack Walker

Pianoman Justie

Halibut Jackson & The Fishy Faces

Migh Mileage

Nàila

Industry Plant

Dompap

The Red Stars

JJCornick

RELLiX

Dj Sarah Nash

St Andrews Pipe Band

Roger Chantler

Fragile Lucy

October Some When

Poetry from the Forward Prizes

The Sound Crew

Scarlett

PB Squared

Retro Rock'its

Echo Union

Angling For Farthings

The Slack 5

Ironhide

Sculpt

The Dark Poet

D'vonti

Stuart Evans

NJT

City of Southampton Orchestra

Hanna Gibbons

New Forest Community Tango Orchestra

Steve Weston

Kindred Found

Vacant Shores

Fate of the Magpie

Andrew Buchanan

Ribble

Broadsheet Speak

Eva Nicole

KSJM

The Bex quartet

Palookaville

The Slowdown

Chimney and I K 8OY

One foot in the rave

Chaos from Order

Exhilaro

New Tide

FancyWall

Jubilee

gaz909

Thundizzle

SPLOOGE

Gimme a Break DJs

Lula Gold

Bitterne Park Primary and Nursery School

Jay Munday

Mighty Magic Animal

The Soulcatchers

Bill Thompson

Shaun

dj junk

Loose Change

Reverb (Hampshire)

Davey Jones' Locker

Southbound

James & Phil

Southbound

Punkhub

Jo Fisher/Verse in the Vault

Changing Melody

Rhythms of Resistance

Days of closure

Cocoa

浪之乐队

The Daytonas

Frontline

Tony Lehrle-Fry and friends

Miriam

Elephants With Shotguns

The Can Can Club.

Red Light Spies

Lost Post

Footless Kicks

Zakk Paules

SJ Ventįl

Sonne

The Stokes

Felis Leo

Deepest Sense

Steam Town Shanty Crew

Heart & Voice

Edith and the Kingpins

Marsupial

Dean Antony

Amie Lou Shaw (Classical)

Alex Jeffrey

Paul Levi

Ricco Sakona

King Louie

Royston Black

Bamboo and Bow

Cella

According to Brian

Stephanio

Jimmy b and the death rattles

Tesoro Duo

Room 18

Nick JT

Mountbatten Hampshire Community Choir

Red Hot Chili Podders

The Hinton Cleeves Conspiracy

The Dandelion Chain

Good-will

MAKA FOUNDATION SOUND SYSTEM

Steam Machine

AfroDeX

Lee Huxtable

The Shantywomen

Nick Haynes

Anita Foxall Poetry

The Elderlys

Funky Business

Swan Samba

Guillotine Union Boys

“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 👏👏.”

“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. ”

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

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

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

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

“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 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.”

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

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

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

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

“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 the audiences - really good crowds everywhere.”

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

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

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

“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.”

“The atmosphere around Southampton on Sunday was lovely - 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.”

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

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

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

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

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

“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.”

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

“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.”

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

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

“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 the best festival there is. Love it.”

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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:

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