Music in the City Southampton

Our performers…

desperateBeauty

Kinesis 4

Laurie Bolger

Hydeout

MoniQ

DJ_MAJOR

Good-will

Munro

The Outsiders

Kase the Myth

Flipside

Mountbatten Hampshire Community Choir

Gaz Parker

Room 18

Echo Union

Ian Kimber

DJ Drive

Paul Levi

Arboresque

Watching the Buzzards

Way Down South

SO Sound Choir

The Zone

According to Brian

The Dark Poet

Southampton Grad Band

Far Solar

160

Simply Sax - Kenny Garrick

Eternal Gloom

Suncliffe

McGriff

5 Degrees North

SKAM

9 Lives

City of Southampton Orchestra

The Pop Tarts

Andy White Poetry

Maerefolk

CJOHNSON

3's a Crowd

The Wildcards

Roger Chantler

Tired Less

Pianoman Justie

Adventure State

Mr. Buoyant

Citizen Perez

Chicago 9 Rhythm & Blues Band

Kat Hutchings Yoga

Herleen Kaur Khalsa

Vermin

Sofia Gillani

JACKPUDDING

Big man with Small guitar

Halliwell

Ocean Harmony

Diffy Dames

OCB & Adam Turner

Kalopsia

James B / James F

Puddleglum

Ekoweko

Broken Links

Fiesta FM

James K. Barker

Dan O'Farrell & The Difference Engine

Southside Rhythm & Blues Band

Roxy's Revenge

DJ Alex

Simon Maggs & People Like Us (Acoustic)

Totton Ukulele Band

Will Walton

Beardos and Weirdos

Brian Hooper

Stereo Swan

Andrew Buchanan

Pacuk Band

Naty Giachino

Ignitez

Hail

Karl V

Andy Tudor and the Usual Suspects

Scarlett

H.AZ

Angling For Farthings

Felis Leo

Punkhub

Sam Solace

GaYeon Lee

High Mileage

Bella Cameron

Dusky Moon

Earth Propellor

Jaquie Daniels

Greenish

One foot in the rave

Jax Leonard

Canis Arboris

Ronk Torp

Southampton and Romsey Rock Choir

Under The Attic

The Soulcatchers

Malcolm Carlo

Psychedelic Skies

Ribble

Stuart Evans

The Salamanders

Slap the Willow

Silent Disco with Club Bad DJ's

Bamboo and Bow

Lucy Smith

Charmtype

Sculpt

Michael Devaux

Vexmantra

Elemci

Mai

NIKHITA

Cosmic Sisters

Simon Maggs & People Like Us

G-MAN 777

Sean Bertram

Mike Lemin Band

The Ben Poore Project

Bragging Rights

Jon Yale

Nia Nicholls

Moakz

You

The Howlin' Blackouts

Innovator

Jack Walker

Olivia Marsha

Houdini’s Hand

The Slow Cooked Bears

Days of Speed

Theresa Lola

Lottie Marie

Q Shaq

Southampton's Music History

Laura Klima

Accrington Stanley

Industry Plant

Hobb Lane

Oddball Savage

International Jet Set

PB Squared

Woodfalls band

Hampshire Guitar Club

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

The Restless Coast

Mad Simple

Roger James Shephard

Wire -JD

Xènia Páez

New Forest Community Tango Orchestra

Dawn of Dystopia

Ken Wood and the Mixers

Eva Nicole

Dara Blaxx

Hanna Gibbons

WooHabs

Adam Kammerling

Lyla Skyrim

Halibut Jackson & The Fishy Faces

Sugar Bang

Tony Arthur

Bisola

Kindred Found

The Postmen

The Surge

Betterphor

The Picton Readers Club

Arji Manuelpillai

DJ Stevie-C & Kayleigh Strachan Official

Mike and the Mojitos

Waldo Salt

Hedgehogs

Echo Mask

The Duskers

Fragile Lucy

He Fired First

Flossie James

Elie Pembrey

Amie Lou Shaw

The Alternates

FREESPIRITS

Amy Fox

Creative Sparks: Poetry Workshop

OC Thomas

Riverside Blues Band

Arzenic

Godless Suns

Jim Bryant

Mr Moonbeam (Conrad Barr)

Mick Gough

October Some When

Carl Zed

RELLiX

Velickaite Sisters

Purple Grace

Angel Jones

Riverside Concert Wind Band

Cat Elliott

Zombie’ites

Spindrift

Geoff Williams

Jonathan Klein

Silvermon

Vacant Shores

Mostly Harmless

JJCornick

The Monday Grooves

The Halliwells

Emerson

The Hinton Cleeves Conspiracy

Gods House Tower Poetry Group

Mosaic

Dirty Rotten Scoundrel

Igloo Hearts

Benana Student Showcase

Gig Night

The Sound Crew

NX Panther

Freya Golding

Bad Alchemy

Poetry from the Forward Prizes

Reverence Sound

Romsey Shanty Crew

Eat Your Greens

Jess Breame

Dan James

Achoiring Voices

MAKA FOUNDATION SOUND SYSTEM

WAPPADUSA Sound System

Westingway

Love Is Enough

NoteWorthy

The Cali Cartel from Hell

City of Southampton (Albion) Band

this occasional society

The Sky at Night

Continental Liaison

Mariano Korman

Kalopsia (duo)

Ajay Sahota

Voice FM

Giles Halski

Southampton & Isle of Wight Music Rising Stars

Ryan Watts

The Long Shorts

Xionic

NJT

Zen Juddhism

Ekowe (Acoustic)

Lucy RS Must c

CHIMAN 101

Savoury Tooth Tiger

Lachlan Horne

The Bob Squad

RUBY

Steve Weston

Aoife Scully

Doc Martin & the Mayhem

Helicopter Pirates

Vinyl Phillips

Dj Sarah Nash

Ollie Owen Jones

Club Bad

Freestone

Space Ace Robot

The Slack 5

Kev Ellis and the Space Cadets

Harry Ryan

KSJM

ItsPetre

Shiversa

The Red Stars

Sebastian Horton

Southampton Ukulele Jam

EVXN

Batala Portsmouth

Southampton Salty Sea Dogs

Address soundsystem

Ukofonics

D'vonti

Strictly Sweetness (y worry cottage)

Saxofony

Alexander Bithell

Mahoosive

Eric Walker & Sarah Rose

Steam Machine

Deepest Sense

Lula Gold

Millie Woodrow

SOS PRESENTS

Haeze - Andrew Cummings Tribute

The Dandelion Chain

Nick Haynes

Ruth Johnson & Simon Grant

Hannah in the Groove

Zakk Paules

Elephants With Shotguns

Loose Change

Darren Vernall (Clapton Unplugged)

Stephanio

Gimme a Break DJs

Guillotine Union Boys

Bitterne Park Primary and Nursery School

Jake Tilley

Chimney and I K 8OY

Matt Sanger

Sea Ranch

Exhilaro

Sonne

Lee Huxtable

Funky Business

Miriam

Michael, Stuart, Steve & Charlie

Reverb (Hampshire)

Serendipity

Groove Bakers

Dean Antony

gaz909

Crushcrushcrush

Craig Chalmers

Royston Black

dj junk

Days of closure

Amie Lou Shaw (Classical)

Autorora

Ben Highness

Solace

Changing Melody

James & Phil

Ricco Sakona

Dreamseeker

Belle Saint

Jo Fisher/Verse in the Vault

Rachel Jeffcoat

Marsupial

New Tide

Steam Town Shanty Crew

Lost Post

Reverence Crew

The Bex quartet

Lamelle Shaw

Mart Ward Talks

The Slowdown

The Elderlys

Jimmy b and the death rattles

MJs Whipround Extravaganza

Cella

The Can Can Club.

Footless Kicks

Amelia Simpson

The Shantywomen

Frontline

Shaun Shears & The Locals

FancyWall

Nick JT

DJ / Open Mic

Jackson Davies

Jay Munday

Mongoose (BaB Collective)

Swan Samba

Slaughterhouse Clive

Palookaville

Anita Foxall Poetry

Intoxication

Red Light Spies

“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.”

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

“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.”

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

“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. ”

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

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

“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. ”

“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.”

“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.”

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

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

“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 the audiences - really good crowds everywhere.”

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

“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!”

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

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

“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.”

“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.”

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

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

“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.”

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

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

“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.”

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

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