Music in the City Southampton

Our performers…

Kase the Myth

Chicago 9 Rhythm & Blues Band

Moakz

Elie Pembrey

Watching the Buzzards

Puddleglum

Simon Maggs & People Like Us (Acoustic)

Flipside

Beardos and Weirdos

Hanna Gibbons

Sebastian Horton

Godless Suns

Arzenic

Continental Liaison

Kindred Found

Stuart Evans

Paul Levi

Mostly Harmless

The Postmen

Creative Sparks: Poetry Workshop

Mai

Nia Nicholls

Kat Hutchings Yoga

Citizen Perez

Ollie Owen Jones

Charmtype

H.AZ

DJ Stevie-C & Kayleigh Strachan Official

Alexander Bithell

Steve Weston

The Long Shorts

Reverence Sound

Jack Walker

Gig Night

Dj Sarah Nash

Kalopsia

Riverside Concert Wind Band

JJCornick

Angel Jones

MoniQ

Silent Disco with Club Bad DJ's

The Restless Coast

KSJM

Theresa Lola

Naty Giachino

City of Southampton Orchestra

He Fired First

Carl Zed

Broken Links

Gaz Parker

Betterphor

NJT

Achoiring Voices

Southside Rhythm & Blues Band

The Soulcatchers

The Howlin' Blackouts

D'vonti

ItsPetre

Mr Moonbeam (Conrad Barr)

Strictly Sweetness (y worry cottage)

Herleen Kaur Khalsa

Southampton & Isle of Wight Music Rising Stars

Lottie Marie

Shiversa

The Salamanders

EVXN

Vexmantra

Westingway

Adam Kammerling

Sofia Gillani

Igloo Hearts

Spindrift

Accrington Stanley

Ekoweko

Diffy Dames

CHIMAN 101

DJ_MAJOR

Felis Leo

Eva Nicole

The Surge

Mr. Buoyant

Arji Manuelpillai

Jon Yale

Southampton Ukulele Jam

Sean Bertram

Jax Leonard

Industry Plant

Way Down South

Angling For Farthings

Bad Alchemy

G-MAN 777

Lyla Skyrim

Bragging Rights

Ukofonics

The Pop Tarts

Big man with Small guitar

Hampshire Guitar Club

Southampton and Romsey Rock Choir

The Duskers

160

Vacant Shores

desperateBeauty

Lucy RS Must c

High Mileage

City of Southampton (Albion) Band

Bella Cameron

Wire -JD

Hobb Lane

Dan O'Farrell & The Difference Engine

Slap the Willow

The Sky at Night

Oddball Savage

Southampton Salty Sea Dogs

Freya Golding

Address soundsystem

The Cali Cartel from Hell

Velickaite Sisters

The Zone

Scarlett

Mariano Korman

You

New Forest Community Tango Orchestra

The Slow Cooked Bears

Laura Klima

Echo Mask

The Red Stars

Hydeout

Stereo Swan

Lachlan Horne

Kinesis 4

OC Thomas

Mad Simple

Psychedelic Skies

Fragile Lucy

The Dark Poet

Mosaic

PB Squared

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

Xènia Páez

Far Solar

Malcolm Carlo

Kev Ellis and the Space Cadets

Ribble

Cosmic Sisters

Mahoosive

Roger James Shephard

RUBY

Purple Grace

Vermin

Elemci

The Outsiders

Giles Halski

Voice FM

Mick Gough

WooHabs

Dara Blaxx

NoteWorthy

Ian Kimber

Olivia Marsha

Jim Bryant

MAKA FOUNDATION SOUND SYSTEM

Hail

DJ Alex

James B / James F

Space Ace Robot

The Picton Readers Club

DJ Drive

Pacuk Band

Amy Fox

Dusky Moon

Eternal Gloom

Vinyl Phillips

Canis Arboris

Halibut Jackson & The Fishy Faces

Dawn of Dystopia

Halliwell

The Monday Grooves

Laurie Bolger

Fiesta FM

Brian Hooper

RELLiX

Mountbatten Hampshire Community Choir

Waldo Salt

McGriff

Andy White Poetry

Ronk Torp

Roxy's Revenge

Pianoman Justie

Southampton Grad Band

Eat Your Greens

The Hinton Cleeves Conspiracy

Cat Elliott

The Wildcards

Maerefolk

Suncliffe

Punkhub

Days of Speed

Bamboo and Bow

CJOHNSON

Mike Lemin Band

5 Degrees North

Tired Less

Ocean Harmony

NIKHITA

Hedgehogs

Woodfalls band

Simon Maggs & People Like Us

Geoff Williams

James K. Barker

Zen Juddhism

Ken Wood and the Mixers

Under The Attic

The Bob Squad

Batala Portsmouth

Gods House Tower Poetry Group

Ignitez

Amie Lou Shaw

Southampton's Music History

Emerson

Michael Devaux

Andy Tudor and the Usual Suspects

Ajay Sahota

Arboresque

October Some When

Zombie’ites

Jess Breame

One foot in the rave

Andrew Buchanan

Poetry from the Forward Prizes

this occasional society

Adventure State

Ekowe (Acoustic)

Room 18

WAPPADUSA Sound System

Karl V

OCB & Adam Turner

Q Shaq

Sculpt

Houdini’s Hand

The Ben Poore Project

Doc Martin & the Mayhem

SO Sound Choir

SKAM

Freestone

Jaquie Daniels

Dan James

Simply Sax - Kenny Garrick

Echo Union

Greenish

9 Lives

Earth Propellor

Munro

Tony Arthur

FREESPIRITS

Ryan Watts

Riverside Blues Band

The Alternates

Harry Ryan

Club Bad

NX Panther

Silvermon

Innovator

Benana Student Showcase

The Halliwells

The Slack 5

Sugar Bang

According to Brian

Aoife Scully

Bisola

Saxofony

Eric Walker & Sarah Rose

GaYeon Lee

Helicopter Pirates

3's a Crowd

Savoury Tooth Tiger

International Jet Set

Jonathan Klein

Will Walton

Good-will

Dirty Rotten Scoundrel

JACKPUDDING

Lucy Smith

Flossie James

Totton Ukulele Band

Love Is Enough

The Sound Crew

Xionic

Kalopsia (duo)

Roger Chantler

Romsey Shanty Crew

Mike and the Mojitos

Sam Solace

Groove Bakers

Autorora

Cella

The Shantywomen

Hannah in the Groove

Lost Post

The Elderlys

Matt Sanger

Changing Melody

Jo Fisher/Verse in the Vault

Amelia Simpson

Elephants With Shotguns

Millie Woodrow

Royston Black

The Slowdown

Lee Huxtable

Dreamseeker

dj junk

Haeze - Andrew Cummings Tribute

Palookaville

Miriam

Frontline

Ruth Johnson & Simon Grant

Guillotine Union Boys

Ben Highness

Red Light Spies

Loose Change

Belle Saint

Stephanio

Jay Munday

Reverb (Hampshire)

Days of closure

Steam Machine

Lamelle Shaw

Bitterne Park Primary and Nursery School

The Can Can Club.

Shaun Shears & The Locals

gaz909

The Dandelion Chain

Mart Ward Talks

Slaughterhouse Clive

Mongoose (BaB Collective)

Serendipity

Gimme a Break DJs

The Bex quartet

Exhilaro

Ricco Sakona

Jake Tilley

DJ / Open Mic

Deepest Sense

Nick JT

Zakk Paules

Darren Vernall (Clapton Unplugged)

FancyWall

Sea Ranch

Swan Samba

Sonne

Michael, Stuart, Steve & Charlie

Jackson Davies

Crushcrushcrush

Solace

Funky Business

Jimmy b and the death rattles

Chimney and I K 8OY

Dean Antony

New Tide

Nick Haynes

James & Phil

Footless Kicks

Steam Town Shanty Crew

Amie Lou Shaw (Classical)

Reverence Crew

SOS PRESENTS

Marsupial

Lula Gold

Rachel Jeffcoat

Craig Chalmers

Intoxication

Anita Foxall Poetry

MJs Whipround Extravaganza

“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.”

“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?... Championing live music and amateur performers in a diverse and inspiring way.”

“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 sheer range of music available to everyone for free was amazing, some great talent there. ”

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

“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.”

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

“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.”

“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 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 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.”

“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.”

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

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

“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?... 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.”

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

“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.”

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

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

“Loved the audiences - really good crowds everywhere.”

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

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

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

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

“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?... the variety of music making and the opportunities it afforded everyone - also the sense of community.”

“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?... 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!”

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

“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?... a get together of all genres of music dedicated to highlighting raw talent. ”

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

“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 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!”

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

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

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

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…

Latest news