Sounds From The Other City

Sounds From the Other City festival (SFTOC) is a celebration of new music and performance, uniting the cream of the national and international scene with some of the city’s finest independent promoters, collectives and club nights. Happening regularly on the May Day Bank Holiday each year in the historic city of Salford, 2020 will be the festival's 16th instalment 

***** 'The independent soul of the city is safe with Sounds' – The Independent

“Sounds has become one of the country’s foremost festivals showcasing new and emerging talent” Music OMH

“SFTOC itself is the truest representation of what Manchester music is today’” NME

'Its one of my favourite festivals' - Elizabeth Alker, BBC 6 Music

“As anyone who has ever attended it will know, Sounds from the Other City is a much-treasured event, an antidote to the bloated corporate music festivals that loom on the horizon at this time of year” The Skinny

“This annual event is important for local bands, as well as drawing attention to the rejuvenation of an area that is riddled with urban decay. Long may it continue.” Silent Radio

“It’s the spirit of this festival that keeps us all coming back, the sense of celebration that in no way feels forced or phony, the prospect that you might bump into someone you know at any time, swapping stories and making plans to meet that may or may not come off. In so many ways, who you watch is beside the point.” Chimp Magazine

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