Multi-venue Music in the City returns to Southampton

A band of ukulele players perform outside a church.Image source, Antony Burdett-Clark
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Music in the City takes place in Southampton and features acts such as Southampton Ukulele Jam

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More than 50 venues have been involved in a special event aiming to celebrate a city's "vibrant cultural heritage".

Music in the City takes place in Southampton, Hampshire, and culminated in a multi-venue festival over the weekend.

Locations included Arundel Gardens, Canute's Palace, Southampton Castle's outer bailey wall, God's House Tower, Holyrood Church, the John Hansard Gallery, King John's Palace, the Medieval Merchant's House, St Michael's Square, HMV, John Lewis and the 650-year-old city vaults.

Organisers said 360 acts were taking part, covering 42 musical genres during the event.

A female fronted band performs in a vault.Image source, Antony Burdett-Clark
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The 650-year-old city vaults have been utilised for the event

A band of men looking like sailors and holding tankards perform in a vault.Image source, Antony Burdett-Clark
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Southampton Salty Sea Dogs performed shanties beneath the city

Female choir singers perform a song.Image source, Antony Burdett-Clark
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More than 42 musical genres were being showcased

A female-fronted band plays in an HMV store among the DVDs and magazines.Image source, Antony Burdett-Clark
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The Southampton HMV store played host to several bands

A band of bagpipers play next to a medieval wall.Image source, Antony Burdett-Clark
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Music in the City aims to celebrate Southampton's "vibrant cultural heritage"

Choir singers perform in a church.Image source, Antony Burdett-Clark
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Churches were among the venues involved

Choir singers perform on a John Lewis balcony, between the escalators.Image source, Antony Burdett-Clark
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SO Sound Choir sang in the John Lewis department store

Women in traditional dresses drum a samba outside a church.Image source, Antony Burdett-Clark
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Batala Portsmouth played samba outside Holyrood Church

A woman performs solo in a bar.Image source, Antony Burdett-Clark
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"We exist for the musicians and the people of Southampton," organisers said

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