Tapestry Festival - Southampton

About

TAPESTRY Music Festival, comes to Southampton this summer. 

A brand-new free festival celebrating world-class music and culture takes inspiration from the 250th anniversary of Jane Austen, TAPESTRY reimagines her love of folk music with a modern, global twist, featuring an eclectic lineup of acclaimed musicians from around the world

Taking place on Saturday 19 and Sunday 20 July 2025 at Westquay Esplanade in Southampton, this free event  will bring live music, original commissions, and unforgettable performances to the city centre.

Alongside the music, visitors can enjoy food and drink from local vendors and explore everything the city centre has to offer – all just a short walk from Southampton Central Station.

Line Up includes:

Saturday 19th July

Alice Zawakzki - Singer, Violinist, composer and song writer mixing New Orleans jazz and gospel.

Soumik Datta - Virtuoso Sarod player known for redefining the boundaries of Indian music

Sam Lee - Mercury Prize nominated artist, redefined British folk music with contemporary sounds

More guests to follow

Sunday 20th July

Muireann Bradley - Blues guitarist and singer from Ireland, specialises in acoustic country

Goblin Band - Young musicians that draw on the medieval, early music and British folk

Seckou Keita - Senegalese Kora virtuoso blending traditional with modern music

Kathryn Tickell and The Darkening - Musicians who's pipes music is deeply rooted in the landscape and people of Northumbria.

Salty Seadogs 

Pooja Angra

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