Southampton’s premier free music event, Music in the City, is coming to the city on 3rd and 4th October.
Promising to celebrate the diversity of Southampton’s local musical talent, the free event will turn the city into a hub of creativity and music over the festival weekend.
The aims of Music in the City are to promote local musicians, encourage involvement and bring together the community.
A major part of the event will be to open up buildings and spaces to music. Past venues have included the Castle Vault, Marland’s Shopping Centre, Guildhall Square, Holyrood Church and the City Art Gallery.
The full line-up for Music in the City 2015 is still to be announced, but performers include Pammie Moore, North Division, Flautissimo, Wessex Chordsmen, and Ben River.
Southampton, Hampshire has a long history of music and boasts the City of Southampton Orchestra, Southampton Concert Orchestra, Southampton Philharmonic Choir and Southampton Choral Society with some outstanding music venues including the Mayflower Theatre and the Guildhall.
Upcoming events at the Guildhall, Southampton include the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, The Southampton Philharmonic Choir, Richard Hawley, Bob Dylan and the Royal Marines Band Charity Concert.
Upcoming events at the Mayflower Theatre include the Mayflower Musical Youth Orchestra, Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo, The Welsh National Opera performing Handel’s Orlando and Jools Holland and his Rhythm and Blues Orchestra.
Find out more information about Music in the City, Southampton, Hampshire.