What is Music in the City Southampton?

Get ready for a huge day of live music across Southampton as Music in the City 2026 takes over venues and spaces across the city centre on Saturday 12th September 2026. With hundreds of performances covering a huge range of musical styles, there is plenty to discover throughout the day.

Whether you are looking for rock, pop, folk, jazz, DJs, blues, classical, soul, indie or something completely different, this guide brings together the Music in the City Southampton 2026 line-up, organised by venue with performance times, artists and genres.

Quick Summary: Music in the City Southampton 2026

A city-wide celebration of live music featuring performances across Southampton on Saturday 12th September 2026.

Event: Music in the City 2026
Event Date: Saturday 12th September 2026
Location: Multiple venues and spaces across Southampton
Performances: Hundreds of performances throughout the event
Genres: Rock, pop, folk, jazz, blues, classical, soul, indie, DJs and more
Admission: Free event

Music in the City 2026 Line-Up

The Music in the City 2026 programme features 418 acts, 1,805 musicians, 59 venues and 48 genres across Southampton. The festival takes place on Saturday 12th September 2026, with performances spread across venues and spaces throughout the city.

Find Your Music in the City

Use the search box below to find an artist, venue or genre. Matching venues will appear automatically, making it easier to find the performances you are looking for without having to scroll through the entire line-up.

94 High Street Vault

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Address: 94 High Street, Southampton SO14 2AA

Time	Artist	Genre
11.00	Echo Union	Indie Rock
12.00	Charmtype	Rock
13.00	Ekoweko	Indie Rock
14.00	Days of closure	Indie Rock
15.00	Psychedelic Skies	Indie Rock
16.00	Far Solar	Rock
17.00	Pacuk Band	Indie Rock
18.00	Godless Suns	Heavy Metal
19.00	Vexmantra	Heavy Metal

All Bar One Southampton

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Address: West Quay, Unit 4 Level 3 Watermark, Southampton SO15 1QE

Time	Artist	Genre
13.00	Stephanio	Singer Songwriter
14.00	Bella Cameron	Busker
15.00	Eva Nicole	Pop
16.00	Changing Melody	Covers
17.00	Eat Your Greens	Covers
18.00	Loose Change	Covers
19.00	3’s a Crowd	Covers

Arundel Gardens

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Address: Albion Place, Castle Way (Outside Westquay)

Time	Artist	Genre
12.00	St Andrews Pipe Band	Pipe Band
13.00	Saxofony	Easy Listening
14.00	Uke Box Glory	Covers
16.00	Batala Portsmouth	Samba Reggae

Bandstand (Palmerston Park)

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Address: Palmerston Park, 104-108 Above Bar St, Southampton SO14 7DT

Time	Artist	Genre
11.30	Xionic	Heavy Metal
12.15	Vermin	Rock
13.00	Exhilaro	Heavy Metal
13.45	Hail	Heavy Metal
14.30	Haeze	Heavy Metal
15.15	Shiversa	Heavy Metal
16.00	The Cali Cartel from Hell	Heavy Metal
16.45	Felis Leo	Rock
17.30	Paul Levi	Rock

Barraquito

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Address: 78 Bedford Place, Southampton SO15 2DF

Time	Artist	Genre
12.00	Oddball Savage	DJ
14.00	Ajay Sahota	Rhythm & Blues
15.00	NIKHITA	Rhythm & Blues
16.00	Jack Walker	Rhythm & Blues
17.00	this occasional society	Electronic

Bottle & Stoat

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Address: 45 Bedford Place, Southampton

Time	Artist	Genre
14.00	PB Squared	Singer Songwriter
15.00	Lucy RS Must c	Covers
17.00	Steve Weston	Singer Songwriter
18.00	Amy Fox	Singer Songwriter
19.00	Sean Bertram	Singer Songwriter

Cafe Nautical Mile

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Address: East Park Pavillion, 1 East Park Terrace, Southampton

Time	Artist	Genre
15.00-16.00	Gods House Tower Poetry Group	Poetry

Canute’s Palace

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Address: Porter’s Lane, Southampton

Time	Artist	Genre
10.30	Matt Sanger	DJ
10.30	WAPPADUSA Sound System	DJ
10.30	NJT	DJ
12.00	DJ Stevie-C & Kayleigh Strachan Official	DJ
12.00	gaz909	DJ
12.00	DJ_MAJOR	DJ
13.30	Club Bad	DJ
13.30	Gimme a Break DJs	DJ
13.30	Ignitez	DJ
15.00	DJ Drive	DJ
15.00	Matt Sanger	DJ
15.00-16.30	JACKPUDDING	DJ
17.00	Igloo Hearts	Folk
17.55	The Outsiders	Folk
18.45	Under The Attic	Covers

Castle Vault

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Address: Western Esplanade, Southampton

Time	Artist	Genre
09.00-09.45	Kat Hutchings Yoga	Yoga
11.00	NoteWorthy	A Capella
12.00	Romsey Shanty Crew	A Capella
13.00	The Halliwells	Indie/Folk
14.00	Simon Maggs & People Like Us (Acoustic)	Indie/Folk
15.00	New Forest Community Tango Orchestra	Argentine Tango
16.00	Kev Ellis and the Space Cadets	Indie/Folk
17.00	Simon Maggs & People Like Us	Indie/Folk
18.00	Totton Ukulele Band	Pop

Dancing Man Brewery

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Address: Town Quay, Southampton SO14 2AR

Time	Artist	Genre
12.00	Bad Alchemy	Covers
13.00	Good-will	Easy Listening
14.00	Tony Arthur	Singer Songwriter
15.00	SKAM	Covers
16.00-16.45	WooHabs	Covers

Dirty Barrel

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Address: 33 Bedford Place, Southampton SO15 2DG

Time	Artist	Genre
12.00	Big man with Small guitar	Indie/Folk
13.00	Ian Kimber	Country
14.00	Arboresque	Electronic
16.00	Bragging Rights	Protest Songs
17.00	Carl Zed	Indie/Folk
18.00	Ekowe (Acoustic)	Indie Rock
19.00	Wire -JD	Indie/Folk
20.00	Ronk Torp	Indie/Folk
21.00	Suncliffe	Indie/Folk

Duke of Wellington

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Address: 36 Bugle Street, Southampton

Time	Artist	Genre
12.15	Andy Tudor and the Usual Suspects	Blues
13.30	Doc Martin & the Mayhem	Rock n Roll, Blues & Pop
14.45	Michael, Stuart, Steve & Charlie	Rock
16.00	Darren Vernall (Clapton Unplugged)	Blues
17.00	MJs Whipround Extravaganza	Blues
19.15	Riverside Blues Band	Blues
20.45-23.00	Groove Bakers	Blues

Funky Flamingo

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Address: 3 Winchester Street, Bedford Place, Southampton SO15 2EL

Time	Artist	Genre
13.00	Canis Arboris	Experimental
14.00	Deepest Sense	Electronic
15.00	Dirty Rotten Scoundrel	DJ
16.30	160	DJ
18.00	Moakz	DJ
19.30-21.00	James B / James F	DJ

God’s House Tower

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Address: Town Quay Road, Southampton SO14 2NY

Time	Artist	Genre
18.00	Lost Post	Country
19.15	Sugar Bang	Indie Rock

God’s House Tower, Crawford Room

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Address: Town Quay Road, Southampton SO14 2NY

Time	Artist	Genre
17.00-20.30	Silent Disco with Club Bad DJ’s	Silent Disco

Heartbreakers

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Address: 7-9 Hanover Buildings, Southampton SO14 1JX

Time	Artist	Genre
12.00	Helicopter Pirates	Indie Rock
13.00	Ibz & Da Goats	Fusion
14.00	Hük	Indie Rock
15.00	Love Is Enough	Indie Rock
16.00	Mai	Indie Rock
17.00	Mad Simple	Indie Rock
18.00	Innovator	Rock
19.00	The Surge	Punk
20.00	The Slow Cooked Bears	Indie Rock
21.00	Purple Grace	Rock
22.00	Zombie’ites	Indie Rock
23.00	5 Degrees North	Indie Rock
24.00	Red Light Spies	Indie Rock

HMV Southampton

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Address: 176-178 High St, Southampton SO14 2BY

Time	Artist	Genre
11.00	Zen Juddhism	Rock
12.00	Houdini’s Hand	Rock
13.00	Broken Links	Rock
14.00	Arzenic	Rock
15.00	Mr Moonbeam (Conrad Barr)	Indie/Folk
16.00	The Dandelion Chain	Darkwave

Holyrood DJ’s

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Address: 3-5 Bernard Street, Southampton

Time	Artist	Genre
11.00-13.00	Michael Devaux	DJ
15.30-17.00	Royston Black	DJ
18.00-19.00	Dan James	DJ

Holyrood Church

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Address: 3-5 Bernard Street, Southampton SO14 3AU

Time	Artist	Genre
13.00	Southampton Ukulele Jam	Ukulele
14.00	Batala Portsmouth	Samba Reggae
17.00	Southampton Salty Sea Dogs	Sea Shanties

IO

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Address: Arch 17, Terminus Terrace, Southampton

Time	Artist	Genre
12.00-20.00	Address soundsystem	DJ

John Hansard Gallery

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Address: 142-144 Above Bar Street, Southampton

Time	Artist	Genre
12.00	DJ	DJ
12.45	CJOHNSON	Hip Hop
13.00	EVXN	Hip Hop
13.15	DJ	DJ
13.30	D’vonti	Hip Hop
13.45	DJ / Open Mic	DJ
14.15	OCB & Adam Turner	Hip Hop
14.35	Diffy Dames	Hip Hop
14.55	Kase the Myth	Hip Hop
15.15	DJ	DJ
15.30	Eternal Gloom	Hip Hop
15.50	G-MAN 777	Hip Hop
16.10	CHIMAN 101	Hip Hop
16.30	DJ / Open Mic	DJ

John Lewis

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Address: West Quay Shopping Centre, 23 Harbour Parade, Southampton

Time	Artist	Genre
14.00	Cella	Classical
15.00	The Can Can Club.	Busker

King John’s Palace

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Address: Blue Anchor Lane, Southampton SO14 2AE

Time	Artist	Genre
12.00-17.00	Southampton & Isle of Wight Music Rising Stars	Youth

Kwackers Restaurant & Sports Bar

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Address: Kwackers Sports Bar, Unit 18 / Level 2 West Quay South, Southampton SO15 1DE

Time	Artist	Genre
11.00	Jay Munday	Singer Songwriter
12.00	Jim Bryant	Singer Songwriter
13.00	JJCornick	Singer Songwriter
14.00	Jonathan Klein	Singer Songwriter
16.00	Malcolm Carlo	Singer Songwriter
17.00	Mick Gough	Singer Songwriter
18.00	Naty Giachino	Singer Songwriter
19.00	Nia Nicholls	Singer Songwriter

Lankester’s Vault

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Address: Corner of High & West Street, Southampton SO14 2BS

Time	Artist	Genre
12.00	Ruth Johnson & Simon Grant	Folk
12.30	Days of Speed	Covers
13.15	The Elderlys	Covers
14.00	The Sound Crew	Covers
14.45	Lee Huxtable	Covers
15.30	According to Brian	Experimental
16.15	The Picton Readers Club	Comedy
17.00	Beardos and Weirdos	Indie Rock
17.45	The Daytonas	Rock
18.30	Hedgehogs	Rock n Roll, Blues & Pop

London Road Brew House

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Address: 67-75 London Road, Southampton SO15 2AB

Time	Artist	Genre
13.00	Way Down South	Covers
14.00	The Zone	Rock
15.00	Citizen Perez	Indie Rock
16.00	The Duskers	Country
17.00	Lyla Skyrim	Singer Songwriter
18.00	Mahoosive	Covers
19.00	Roxy’s Revenge	Rock
20.00	Dusky Moon	Blues
21.00	Elephants With Shotguns	Rock

Mamacita’s

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Address: 24 Carlton Place, Southampton SO15 2DY

Time	Artist	Genre
14.00	Pianoman Justie	Rock n Roll, Blues & Pop
15.00	Sofia Gillani	Pop
16.00	Dara Blaxx	Rhythm & Blues
18.00	Ukofonics	Covers
19.00	Will Walton	Folk
20.00	GABRIELA	Pop
21.00	MoniQ	Rhythm & Blues

Marlands Shopping Centre

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Address: Civic Centre Road, Southampton SO14 7SJ

Time	Artist	Genre
12.00	Lucy Smith	Pop
12.35	Freya Golding	Pop
13.10	Ollie Owen Jones	Singer Songwriter
13.45	Lottie Marie	Pop
14.20	Olivia Marsha	Musical Theatre
14.55	Harry Ryan	Musical Theatre
15.15	Laura Klima	Musical Theatre
15.35	Freya Golding	Pop

Medieval Merchant’s House

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Address: 58 French St, Southampton SO14 2AT

Time	Artist	Genre
12.00	The Red Stars	Protest Songs
13.00	Angling For Farthings	Folk
14.00	The Shantywomen	Sea Shanties
15.00	Kalopsia (duo)	Indie/Folk

O’Neill’s Southampton

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Address: O’Neills, 130-132 Above Bar Street, Southampton SO14 7DU

Time	Artist	Genre
12.00	Westingway	Country
13.00	Karl V	Singer Songwriter
14.00	Chicago 9 Rhythm & Blues Band	Rhythm & Blues
15.00	Benana Student Showcase	Youth
16.00	Arlo Star	Pop
17.00	Mike Lemin Band	Rock n Roll, Blues & Pop
18.00	Margarita Sleepover	Singer Songwriter
19.00	Hydeout	Covers
20.00	International Jet Set	Covers
21.00	The Monday Grooves	Funk

Orange Rooms

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Address: 1-2 Vernon Walk, Southampton

Time	Artist	Genre
12.00-19.00	Voice FM	Pop

Overdraft

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Address: 29 Carlton Place, Southampton

Time	Artist	Genre
14.00	Freestone	Rock
15.00	The Howlin’ Blackouts	Indie Rock
16.00	FREESPIRITS	Rock
17.00	New Tide	Indie Rock
18.00	TBC	Other
19.00	OC Thomas	Indie Rock
20.00	Stereo Swan	Rock
21.00	Dan O’Farrell & The Difference Engine	Folk

Planet Sounds

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Address: 40 Terminus Terrace, Southampton

Time	Artist	Genre
12.00-19.00	Gig Night	Youth

Quilter’s Vault

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Address: 89 High Street, Southampton

Time	Artist	Genre
11.55	Jo Fisher / Verse in the Vault	Poetry
12.00	Jackson Davies	Poetry
12.15	Scarlett	Poetry
12.30	The Dark Poet	Poetry
12.45	Mart Ward Talks	Poetry
13.00-14.00	Poetry from the Forward Prizes	Poetry
13.00	Laurie Bolger	Poetry
13.15	Arji Manuelpillai	Poetry
13.30	Theresa Lola	Poetry
13.45	Adam Kammerling	Poetry
14.00-15.00	Creative Sparks: Poetry Workshop	Poetry
15.15	Craig Chalmers	Poetry
15.30	Amelia Simpson	Poetry
15.45	Lamelle Shaw	Poetry
16.00	Anita Foxall Poetry	Poetry
16.15	Andy White Poetry	Poetry
16.30	Millie Woodrow	Poetry
16.45	Rachel Jeffcoat	Poetry
17.45	Steam Town Shanty Crew	Sea Shanties

Raven & Bine

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Address: 16 Carlton Place, Southampton SO15 2DY

Time	Artist	Genre
12.00	Bamboo and Bow	Folk
13.00	Brian Hooper	Folk
14.00	Rosie jay	Singer Songwriter
15.00	Puddleglum	Folk
16.00	Slap the Willow	Folk
17.00	Maerefolk	Folk
18.00	He Fired First	Folk
19.00	Nick Haynes	Indie/Folk
20.00	October Some When	Indie/Folk

Retro Cafe

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Address: 34 Bedford Place, Southampton SO15 2DG

Time	Artist	Genre
14.00	Jon Yale	Folk
16.00	Jaquie Daniels	Folk
17.00	Betterphor	Folk
18.00	Nick JT	Singer Songwriter
19.00	Roger James Shephard	Singer Songwriter

room2

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Address: 1 Queens Terrace, Southampton SO14 3BP

Time	Artist	Genre
13.00	Ryan Watts	Covers
14.00	Munro	Covers
15.00	Cosmic Sisters	Indie Rock
16.00	Shaun Shears & The Locals	Singer Songwriter
17.00	Belle Saint	Youth
18.00	Eric Walker & Sarah Rose	Pop
19.00	The Sky at Night	Pop
20.00	Andrew Buchanan	Funk

Slug and Lettuce

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Address: Slug & Lettuce, 103-105 Above Bar Street, Southampton SO14 7FG

Time	Artist	Genre
12.00	McGriff	Rock n Roll, Blues & Pop
13.00	Reverb (Hampshire)	Covers
14.00	South Central	Covers
15.00	Mostly Harmless	Rock n Roll, Blues & Pop
16.00	Spindrift	Pop
17.00	Lula Gold	Pop
18.00	Mike and the Mojitos	Funk
19.00	Ken Wood and the Mixers	Soul
20.00	Kindred Found	Rock n Roll, Blues & Pop

Southampton Masonic Hall

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Address: Masonic Hall, Albion Place, Southampton SO14 2DD

Time	Artist	Genre
11.00-14.00	Hampshire Guitar Club	Rock n Roll, Blues & Pop
14.00	Kinesis 4	Rock
15.00	Lachlan Horne	Rock
16.00	The Alternates	Indie Rock
17.00-20.00	MAKA FOUNDATION SOUND SYSTEM	Reggae
18.00	Q Shaq	Reggae
19.00	Strictly Sweetness (y worry cottage)	Reggae

Southampton Uni Freshers Stage

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Address: Building 42 University Road, Southampton SO17 1BJ

Time	Artist	Genre
16.00	Greenish	Rock
17.00	Mosaic	Funk
18.00	Sonne	Indie Rock
19.00	Sculpt	Rock n Roll, Blues & Pop
20.00	FancyWall	Rock n Roll, Blues & Pop

St Joseph’s Church

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Address: 48 Bugle St, Southampton

Time	Artist	Genre
12.00	Bitterne Park Primary and Nursery School	Choir
13.00	Ocean Harmony	Choir
14.00	Frontline	Ukulele
15.00	SO Sound Choir	Choir

St Michael the Archangel

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Address: St Michael’s Square, Bugle Street, Southampton

Time	Artist	Genre
11.00	Achoiring Voices	Choir
12.00	City of Southampton (Albion) Band	Brass Band (wind/symphony)
13.00	Riverside Concert Wind Band	Brass Band (wind/symphony)
14.00	Mountbatten Hampshire Community Choir	Choir
15.00	Southampton Grad Band	Brass Band (wind/symphony)
16.00	Southampton and Romsey Rock Choir	Choir
18.00	Woodfalls band	Brass Band (wind/symphony)

St Michael’s Square

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Address: St Michael’s Square, Southampton SO14 2AD

Time	Artist	Genre
10.00-11.30	dj junk	DJ
11.30-13.00	Elemci	DJ
13.00	One foot in the rave	DJ
17.00	Southampton’s Greek & Cypriot Dance Group ‘Methexis’ & ‘Nostos’ Polyphonic Singing Group	Folk

St Michael’s Vault

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Address: Vault under 11 St Michael’s Square, Simnel Street, Southampton SO14 2BE

Time	Artist	Genre
11.00	Alfie Ingram	Folk
12.00	Halliwell	Folk
13.00	Space Ace Robot	Experimental
14.00	Watching the Buzzards	Singer Songwriter
15.00	Fragile Lucy	Ukulele
16.00	The Long Shorts	Singer Songwriter
17.00	The Slowdown	Indie/Folk
18.00	Herleen Kaur Khalsa	Singer Songwriter

The Alexandra

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Address: 6 Bellevue Rd, Southampton

Time	Artist	Genre
12.00	Silvermon	Singer Songwriter
13.00	The Bob Squad	Soul
14.00	James & Phil	Covers
15.00	Earth Propellor	Experimental
16.00	Zakk Paules	Experimental
17.00	Vacant Shores	Electronic
18.00	Continental Liaison	Electronic
19.00	ItsPetre	Indie Rock
20.00	desperateBeauty	Rock

The Joiners

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Address: 141 St. Mary Street, Southampton SO14 1NS

Time	Artist	Genre
19.00	TBC	Other
20.00	Emerson	Indie Rock
21.00	The Soulcatchers	Soul

The Loft

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Address: 21 Lower Banister Street, Southampton SO15 2EH

Time	Artist	Genre
14.00	Echo Mask	Punk
15.00	Dawn of Dystopia	Punk
16.00	Room 18	Punk
18.00	Adventure State	Punk
19.00	The Restless Coast	Punk
20.00	Industry Plant	Punk
21.00	Punkhub	Punk

The London Hotel

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Address: 2 Terminus Terrace, Southampton

Time	Artist	Genre
12.00	H.AZ	Pop
13.00	GaYeon Lee	Pop
15.00	Stuart Evans	Pop
16.00	Sebastian Horton	Pop
17.00	Katy Halliwell	Musical Theatre
18.00	Elie Pembrey	Pop
19.00	Miriam	Pop
20.00	Dean Antony	Pop
21.00	DJ Alex	DJ
22.30	Sam Solace	Cabaret

The Piano

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Address: Bargate Walk, Southampton SO14 1DJ

Time	Artist	Genre
12.00-18.00	You	Piano
14.30	Igloo Hearts	Folk
16.00	SOS PRESENTS	Musical Theatre

The Platform Tavern

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Address: Town Quay, Southampton SO14 2NY

Time	Artist	Genre
11.00	Geoff Williams	Blues
12.00	Waldo Salt	Indie Rock
13.00	Steam Machine	Blues
14.00	Southside Rhythm & Blues Band	Blues
16.00	The Slack 5	Indie Rock
17.00	Jess Breame	Country
18.00	Autorora	Indie Rock
19.00	Jimmy b and the death rattles	Rock
20.00	Rosie Hollins	Blues

The Social

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Address: 21 Lower Banister St, Southampton SO15 2EH

Time	Artist	Genre
12.00	Hanna Gibbons	Singer Songwriter
13.00	Mr. Buoyant	Afrobeat
14.00	Chimney and I K 8OY	Afrobeat
15.00	Giles Halski	Singer Songwriter
16.00	Jax Leonard	Singer Songwriter
17.00	The Salamanders	Indie Rock
18.00	Tired Less	Indie Rock
19.00	Savoury Tooth Tiger	Covers

The Titanic Pub and Kitchen

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Address: Simnel Street, Southampton

Time	Artist	Genre
12.00	Amie Lou Shaw	Singer Songwriter
13.00	Simply Sax – Kenny Garrick	Easy Listening
14.00	Angel Jones	Singer Songwriter
15.00	Cat Elliott	Singer Songwriter
17.00	Roger Chantler	Rock
18.00	Footless Kicks	Singer Songwriter
19.00	9 Lives	Singer Songwriter
20.00	Gaz Parker	Singer Songwriter
21.00	Funky Business	Covers

The Undercroft

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Address: 38 Upper Bugle Street, Southampton SO14 2BJ

Time	Artist	Genre
11.00	Guillotine Union Boys	Folk
12.00	The Ben Poore Project	Indie/Folk
13.00	The Hinton Cleeves Conspiracy	Indie Rock
14.00	Palookaville	Indie/Folk
15.00	Halibut Jackson & The Fishy Faces	Folk
16.00	Lost Post	Country
17.00	The Postmen	Indie Rock
18.00	Accrington Stanley	Indie Rock

The White Star Tavern

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Address: 28 Oxford Street, Southampton SO14 3DJ

Time	Artist	Genre
13.00	Sea Ranch	Indie/Folk
14.00	The Pop Tarts	Covers
15.00	Mariano Korman	Covers
16.00	Tesoro Duo	Musical Theatre
17.00	Hobb Lane	Singer Songwriter

Town Quay Park

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Address: Southampton SO14 2DY

Time	Artist	Genre
11.00 – 17.00	Fiesta FM	Latin
13.00	Fragile Lucy	Ukulele

Toys R Us Wasteland

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Address: Western Esplanade (near Harbour Parade), Southampton SO15 1QJ

Time	Artist	Genre
12.00 – 18.00	Reverence Sound	Reggae
12.00	Reverence Crew	Reggae
13.30	Vinyl Phillips	Singer Songwriter
14.00	Ben Highness	DJ
15.00	Swan Samba	Samba Rock & Drums
15.30	Reverence Crew	Reggae

Vinilo Record Store

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Address: 43-47 Queensway, Southampton SO14 3BL

Time	Artist	Genre
10.30 – 11.30	Southampton’s Music History	Panel
14.00	Bisola	Singer Songwriter
15.00	Xènia Páez	Pop
16.00	RUBY	Pop

Weigh House

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Address: Weigh House, French Street, Southampton SO14 2AU

Time	Artist	Genre
12.00	James K. Barker	Indie/Folk
13.30	Kalopsia	Indie/Folk
14.30	Ribble	Folk
15.30	Jim Pearson	Indie/Folk

Weigh Vault

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Address: Weigh House, French Street, Southampton SO14 2AU

Time	Artist	Genre
14.00	KSJM	Jazz
15.00	Marsupial	Jazz
16.00	The Bex Quartet	Jazz
17.00	Alexander Bithell	Classical
18.00	Amie Lou Shaw	Classical

XOXO

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Address: 31-32 Oxford Street, Southampton SO14 3DS

Time	Artist	Genre
17.00	Ricco Sakona	DJ
18.00	Flipside	DJ
19.00	DJ Sarah Nash	DJ
20.00	Gimme a Break DJs	DJ

Music in the City Southampton 2026: What to Expect

Music in the City brings live music to venues and locations across Southampton, turning the city into one big celebration of music.

The 2026 programme features a huge variety of performers, so there is plenty to choose from whether you enjoy live bands, acoustic performances, DJs, jazz, classical music, choirs or something a little different.

What You Can Find Across Southampton

Live bands and solo performers
DJs and electronic music
Folk and acoustic performances
Jazz and classical music
Choirs and community performances
Reggae, soul, blues and country
Pop, indie rock and punk
Musical theatre and other performances

Is Music in the City Southampton Free?

One of the best things about Music in the City Southampton is that the event brings live music to venues and public spaces across the city, giving visitors the opportunity to discover a huge range of performances.

Some performances may have their own venue arrangements, so it is worth checking the individual venue before making specific plans.

Best Places to See Music in the City Southampton

There is no single Music in the City stage. Performances take place at venues and locations spread throughout Southampton, meaning you can create your own route around the city.

Several performances are concentrated around areas such as:

Bedford Place and London Road
Oxford Street and the surrounding Old Town
Above Bar Street and the city centre
Town Quay and the waterfront
St Michael’s Square and the surrounding historic area
Other venues and locations across central Southampton

Use the line-up above to find a venue or artist you want to see, then plan your route between performances.

Music in the City Southampton: How to Plan Your Day

With so many performances happening throughout the day, a little planning can make it much easier to see the artists you want.

A simple way to plan your Music in the City day:

Search for your favourite artist. Use the search box above to quickly find them in the full line-up.
Choose your venues. Look for performances taking place close to each other.
Check the times. Many artists perform throughout the day, but some performances overlap.
Leave time between venues. Give yourself enough time to walk between locations rather than trying to arrive at the exact start time every time.
Keep an eye on the schedule. Event timings and performers can sometimes change, so check the latest information before heading out.

Tip: You do not have to stick to one venue for the whole day. Part of the fun is moving around Southampton and discovering different performers along the way.

Music in the City Southampton 2026: Genres and Music Styles

There is a huge variety of music across the 2026 programme, making it easy to find something that suits your taste.

Rock & Indie
Indie rock, rock and punk

Folk
Folk, acoustic and singer-songwriters

Pop
Pop and contemporary performances

Blues & Soul
Blues, soul and rhythm & blues

Jazz & Classical
Jazz ensembles and classical performances

Reggae & World
Reggae, Afrobeat, Latin and other styles

DJs & Electronic
DJ sets and electronic performances

Choirs & More
Choirs, musical theatre and other performances

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is Music in the City Southampton?: Music in the City is a city-wide music event bringing live performances to venues and locations across Southampton.
Where can I find the Music in the City line-up?: The full line-up is listed above by venue, including performance times, artists and genres.
How can I find a particular artist or venue?: Use the search box on this page to search by artist, venue or genre.
What types of music are included?: The programme includes a wide range of genres, including folk, indie rock, jazz, classical, pop, reggae, blues, soul, country, DJ sets, musical theatre and more.
Are there performances outside traditional music venues?: Yes. The programme includes performances in venues, shopping areas, public spaces, churches, record shops and other locations around Southampton.