PARTY IN THE CITY KICKS OFF ON FRIDAY 16 MAY
Gather up your friends, family, neighbours and workmates and enjoy Bath’s biggest evening of FREE live music. Party in the City kicks off on Friday 16 May.
Thousands of music lovers will head to Bath’s city centre on Friday 16 May from 5pm for Party in the City, where the sound of live music will spill out of pubs, clubs, churches, museums and galleries, and into the streets. Some 2,000 singers and musicians will play at 39 venues and it’s completely free to attend – so save the date.
Stay in one place for the duration, or move from venue to venue to enjoy live performances from much-loved local bands through to emerging talent. There is something for every taste, with 16 genres of music on offer. Enjoy everything from acoustic/pop, blues, folk, funk/soul, jazz and blues, and indie/rock through to choral and classical. Hear live music at Komedia, in Parade Gardens, the Guildhall, Bath Abbey, Green Park Station and many other venues around the city.
OUR NEW APP
Look out for brochures and download our new app now to plan your evening’s entertainment. Search by artist, venue, genre of music, or look at our map view for ease.
View our online brochure here
SOME HIGHLIGHTS
- Ishmael Ensemble, winners of BBC Radio 6 Music’s Album of the Year, or guitarist Zac Ware, who plays with The Proclaimers.
- The Arkansaw Collective, gypsy punk trio Ninotchka and Soul’d Out.
- In Bath Abbey there will be two performances from combined Schools choirs. Voices for Life, a choir of primary school children will be singing a specially commissioned composition, Song for Hope, and Harmony Rising, Bath Philharmonia’s inclusive creative choir for 11 to 14-year-olds.
- There will be food and drink available at Green Park Station so why not book a table.
- Also use the app to find details of ticketed events in the city which start from 10pm, to keep that party buzz going into the night.
- Natural Theatre Company will be out and about on the streets. Who knows what characters they’ll be bringing us this time?
The fun doesn’t stop on Friday 16 May. New this year is the Festival of Choirs at Green Park Station, on Saturday 17 May from 3pm to 10pm. Another day of free live music with hundreds of singers from 15 choral groups, with your MC for the day, funnyman and Theatre Royal panto star, Jon Monie.
Fusing indie rock melody and attitude with dance rhythm, Reverend And The Makers is the brainchild of Sheffield musician Jon McClure, who recorded the original RATM demos with members of the Arctic Monkeys and Bromheads Jacket.
Party in the City invites you to celebrate the May festival season in Bath with Reverend and the Makers in a Bank Holiday special on Monday 26th at Komedia. Support from The Ramona Flowers and Alex Lipinksi & The Crown Electric. This is a paid, fundraising event.
Sponsored by Distiller Music.
Thank you to our headline sponsors Bath BID, and to the Mayden Foundation, Bath Recreation, Nicholas Wylde (app sponsor), Bath Pizza Company and to all the ambassadors and volunteers who help make Party in the City run smoothly every year, and to all the musicians and singers who give up their time for free.
Please donate: Bath Festivals wants to ensure that the opening night of Party in the City stays free for future generations, but we need your support to do this. Donate here and look out for our volunteers on the night who will have charity buckets for your cash, and card readers for your cashless donations.
Check out our video from 2024 – it’s Bath’s best night of free music!
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