Music in the City Southampton

Our performers…

Freya Golding

Riverside Concert Wind Band

Xionic

SKAM

Vacant Shores

Dan O'Farrell & The Difference Engine

Sculpt

Batala Portsmouth

Vermin

Jon Yale

Hanna Gibbons

Club Bad

Space Ace Robot

Industry Plant

Laurie Bolger

Bisola

Harry Ryan

Dompap

Bragging Rights

The Howlin' Blackouts

Eva Nicole

James B / James F

Continental Liaison

Flipside

The Alternates

MoniQ

Rosie Hollins

Hail

Ken Wood and the Mixers

DJ Alex

KSJM

GABRIELA

Maerefolk

The Slow Cooked Bears

Ribble

Dj Sarah Nash

Under The Attic

The Picton Readers Club

Way Down South

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

The Pop Tarts

Watching the Buzzards

The Outsiders

Roger Chantler

DJ_MAJOR

Igloo Hearts

Cosmic Sisters

Carl Zed

Chicago 9 Rhythm & Blues Band

Charmtype

Uke Box Glory

Mahoosive

Jack Walker

City of Southampton (Albion) Band

Andrew Buchanan

Southampton Salty Sea Dogs

Aoife Scully

160

The Red Stars

DJ Drive

One foot in the rave

Giles Halski

The Postmen

Hedgehogs

The Hinton Cleeves Conspiracy

OCB & Adam Turner

Savoury Tooth Tiger

NIKHITA

City of Southampton Orchestra

The Long Shorts

The Duskers

Elie Pembrey

Arlo Star

James K. Barker

Steve Weston

October Some When

Arzenic

The Daytonas

Ocean Harmony

Dan James

Southampton Ukulele Jam

Dawn of Dystopia

G-MAN 777

Kalopsia (duo)

Southampton's Music History

Achoiring Voices

Moakz

Echo Union

According to Brian

Eric Walker & Sarah Rose

Kev Ellis and the Space Cadets

GaYeon Lee

Nia Nicholls

Theresa Lola

Far Solar

Southampton & Isle of Wight Music Rising Stars

desperateBeauty

Pianoman Justie

Slap the Willow

Southampton and Romsey Rock Choir

Stereo Swan

Haeze

Suncliffe

Riverside Blues Band

Reverence Sound

Halliwell

PB Squared

Jonathan Klein

Ignitez

Margarita Sleepover

Halibut Jackson & The Fishy Faces

5 Degrees North

Wire -JD

EVXN

Innovator

Greenish

Will Walton

New Forest Community Tango Orchestra

Gig Night

NoteWorthy

Xènia Páez

Bella Cameron

Angling For Farthings

The Cali Cartel from Hell

Cat Elliott

SO Sound Choir

Silvermon

Simon Maggs & People Like Us (Acoustic)

Hampshire Guitar Club

Brian Hooper

Angel Jones

Adventure State

Helicopter Pirates

Silent Disco with Club Bad DJ's

Spindrift

Beardos and Weirdos

Velickaite Sisters

Sam Solace

Ibz & Da Goats

Q Shaq

Laura Klima

Earth Propellor

Ronk Torp

D'vonti

Dirty Rotten Scoundrel

Lucy RS Must c

Shiversa

Arji Manuelpillai

Mike and the Mojitos

Voice FM

Purple Grace

Jax Leonard

Arboresque

He Fired First

Love Is Enough

The Restless Coast

Scarlett

Romsey Shanty Crew

Mountbatten Hampshire Community Choir

Ollie Owen Jones

Puddleglum

Fragile Lucy

Days of Speed

Ian Kimber

Broken Links

The Bob Squad

Pacuk Band

Felis Leo

Mr Moonbeam (Conrad Barr)

The Dark Poet

Bad Alchemy

WAPPADUSA Sound System

Echo Mask

Zen Juddhism

The Ben Poore Project

Southampton Grad Band

Good-will

Alfie Ingram

Emerson

Tired Less

JACKPUDDING

Room 18

NJT

Gaz Parker

JJCornick

Amy Fox

The Salamanders

Amie Lou Shaw

Mai

The Sky at Night

Sebastian Horton

Bamboo and Bow

Jim Pearson

Jaquie Daniels

Andy White Poetry

Diffy Dames

Mad Simple

Ajay Sahota

9 Lives

Creative Sparks: Poetry Workshop

Mostly Harmless

ItsPetre

Benana Student Showcase

McGriff

Mike Lemin Band

CJOHNSON

You

Naty Giachino

Westingway

Mick Gough

Roger James Shephard

Address soundsystem

The Sound Crew

Houdini’s Hand

Zombie’ites

Tony Arthur

Herleen Kaur Khalsa

Citizen Perez

Ryan Watts

Canis Arboris

Simon Maggs & People Like Us

Geoff Williams

Poetry from the Forward Prizes

H.AZ

Mosaic

Oddball Savage

Adam Kammerling

Fiesta FM

Psychedelic Skies

this occasional society

Elemci

Olivia Marsha

The Monday Grooves

FREESPIRITS

Lottie Marie

The Zone

Andy Tudor and the Usual Suspects

St Andrews Pipe Band

DJ Stevie-C & Kayleigh Strachan Official

The Slack 5

Betterphor

Munro

Hydeout

Lachlan Horne

Totton Ukulele Band

RUBY

Waldo Salt

Sean Bertram

Rosie jay

Freestone

Eternal Gloom

Accrington Stanley

Kat Hutchings Yoga

Godless Suns

Mr. Buoyant

Ekoweko

Simply Sax - Kenny Garrick

Kinesis 4

Jess Breame

Roxy's Revenge

Sugar Bang

Alexander Bithell

CHIMAN 101

The Halliwells

International Jet Set

Jim Bryant

3's a Crowd

OC Thomas

Saxofony

The Surge

Vexmantra

Lucy Smith

Gods House Tower Poetry Group

Big man with Small guitar

Mariano Korman

WooHabs

Hobb Lane

Strictly Sweetness (y worry cottage)

Doc Martin & the Mayhem

Malcolm Carlo

Eat Your Greens

Woodfalls band

Kalopsia

Southside Rhythm & Blues Band

Hük

Lyla Skyrim

Michael Devaux

Stuart Evans

Sofia Gillani

Ekowe (Acoustic)

Dusky Moon

Karl V

Kase the Myth

Dara Blaxx

SOS PRESENTS

Amelia Simpson

Swan Samba

MAKA FOUNDATION SOUND SYSTEM

South Central

Paul Levi

Chimney and I K 8OY

Dean Antony

Days of closure

Darren Vernall (Clapton Unplugged)

Mart Ward Talks

Lamelle Shaw

The Bex quartet

Anita Foxall Poetry

Nick Haynes

Rachel Jeffcoat

Matt Sanger

Jo Fisher/Verse in the Vault

Funky Business

dj junk

Steam Machine

Autorora

Millie Woodrow

Amie Lou Shaw (Classical)

Michael, Stuart, Steve & Charlie

Groove Bakers

Lost Post

Loose Change

New Tide

Gimme a Break DJs

gaz909

Elephants With Shotguns

Vinyl Phillips

Ricco Sakona

TBC

Tesoro Duo

Stephanio

Lee Huxtable

Footless Kicks

Nick JT

The Shantywomen

Frontline

Punkhub

Marsupial

The Soulcatchers

Sonne

The Dandelion Chain

Jimmy b and the death rattles

The Elderlys

Ruth Johnson & Simon Grant

Belle Saint

Royston Black

Reverence Crew

Sea Ranch

Red Light Spies

Katy Halliwell

MJs Whipround Extravaganza

Changing Melody

Zakk Paules

Bitterne Park Primary and Nursery School

DJ / Open Mic

Lula Gold

Deepest Sense

Jay Munday

FancyWall

Palookaville

Reverb (Hampshire)

Steam Town Shanty Crew

Shaun Shears & The Locals

Craig Chalmers

The Slowdown

Cella

Jackson Davies

Ben Highness

Guillotine Union Boys

James & Phil

Miriam

The Can Can Club.

Exhilaro

“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. ”

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

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

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

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

“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.”

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

“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.”

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

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

“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!”

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

“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.”

“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.”

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

“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.”

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

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

“Loved the audiences - really good crowds everywhere.”

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

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

“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 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.”

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

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

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

“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.”

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

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

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

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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