The story behind SFTOC – Sounds From The Other City
Salford's festival of new music and art • Every early May Bank Holiday •

"Pound for pound one of the best all day festivals in the country"

The Skinny
colour photograph of a person centre shot, wearing blue t-shirt holding head with left arm, back ground is a brick wall and open warehouse space

Who We Are

Our team and how to be part of it
Audience embracing in the beer garden at First Chop Brewing Arm, set in a railway arch on the border of Salford and Manchester, as part of Sounds from the Other City 2014

Why We Are

What we stand for and how we want to make a difference

"Sounds from the Other City itself is the truest representation of what Manchester music is today"

NME
Volunteers welcome the Audience at Islington Mill for Sounds from the Other City 2016

Safer Spaces
Photo of a female volunteer holding a SFTOC poster and smiling at the camera. She is white with brown hair tied back and blue glitter on her right cheek. She is wearing a beige jacket and purple tshirt.

Accessibility

Past Festivals

2019: The Quindecennial

Sounds from the Other CIty 2018 promotional poster

2018 Festival

2017 Festival

2016 Festival

2015 Festival

2014 Festival

2013 Festival

2012 Festival

2011 Festival

2010 Festival

2009 Festival

2008 Festival

2007 Festival

2006 Festival

2005 Festival

"An institution amongst the area’s music fans"

BBC

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