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Sounds of the City is a Manchester festival recently renamed from Summer In The City and each year it takes over the Castlefield Bowl in July. It brings together a huge range of live artists and each year the line-up just gets better and better. The event takes place over a number of evenings and headline acts also bring along guests to make each show even more memorable.

This year's event sees Shed Seven, Levellers, Hacienda Classical and Paul Heaton & Jacqui Abbott among other take to the stage.  

Shed Seven

Reverend & The Makers

The Twang

Hacienda Classical

Stereo MC's

Levellers

New Model Army 

Rag'N'Bone Man

Paul Heaton & Jacqui Abbott

ELvis Costello & The Imposters

Many more still to be announced!

Castlefield Bowl, Manchester

Chic featuring Nile Rodgers main stage
Crazy P main stage
Greg Wilson main stage
Hacienda Classical main stage
Stereo MC's main stage
Levellers main stage
New Model Army main stage
The Wildhearts main stage
Zion Train main stage
Membranes + 20 Piece Choir main stage
Rag n Bone Man main stage
Paul Heaton & Jacqui Abbott main stage
Elvis Costello & The Imposters main stage
Artist Stage Day
Chic featuring Nile Rodgers main stage Wed 27th
Crazy P main stage Wed 27th
Elvis Costello & The Imposters main stage Fri 6th
Greg Wilson main stage Wed 27th
Hacienda Classical main stage Sat 30th
Levellers main stage Sun 1st
Membranes + 20 Piece Choir main stage Sun 1st
New Model Army main stage Sun 1st
Paul Heaton & Jacqui Abbott main stage Fri 6th
Rag n Bone Man main stage Wed 4th
Reverend and The Makers main stage Fri 29th
Shed Seven main stage Fri 29th
Stereo MC's main stage Sat 30th
The Twang main stage Fri 29th
The Wildhearts main stage Sun 1st
Zion Train main stage Sun 1st
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Castlefield Arena, 101 Liverpool Road, Manchester, M34JN