2024 Festival

SFTOC 2024. Where do we begin? After a rainy 2023, we were blessed with one of our sunniest Sounds yet, and what better place to enjoy it than being surrounded by good people and gorgeous artists, all from this year’s new hub of the University of Salford’s beautiful Peel Campus.

New venues The Green, Maxwell and Peel Halls, Salford Museum & Art Gallery, Working Class Movement Library and The Old Fire Station stood boldly against our oldest and most beloved institutions, playing host to a whirlwind of musical styles — from the blissful Cornish folk of Daisy Rickman to the genre-blending exuberance of Ife Ogunjobi.

Meanwhile, crowd favourite The Old Pint Pot was raucous as ever, with Gurnal Gadafi’s closing set packed to the rafters with punkish spirit (and sweat). SEEN’s DJ showcase at Bexley Square, had there been a roof, would have blown it clean off; rivalled only by the venues flanking it. The belly of St Philips Church once again provided a haven of cool calm against the heat of the day, with the long-awaited appearance of French Baroque Pop artist Halo Maud. And Islington Mill, our beloved home, came alive once again with courtyard DJs from Sarah Bates & Friends, and electric, experimental energy spilling out of Partisan Club and Mirage Bar.

And then we reached the afterparties. Not one, not two, but three — including our very own SFTOC takeover of Maxwell Hall. DJs, dancers, Drums of Utopia… not to mention immersive projections dancing on the walls. What a way to breathe life back into the space, giving us a brief but perfect reminder of the venue’s legendary past.

Well, that’s enough starry-eyed nostalgia from us. We hope you had as much fun as we did (a lot).

Alphaville • Band on the Wall • The Beatriarchy • The Beauty Witch • The Cavalcade Club • DIYD • Dreams of Decay • Fair Play • Fat Out • Fvck Pigs • Good Afternoon • Green Island Festival • Grey Lantern • Heavenly Recordings • Hey! Manchester • Mas O Menos • Now Wave • Partisan Collective • Reform Radio • Samarbeta • Sarah Bates & Friends • $eamu$ & Friends • SEEN • SHEwillprovide • Strange Days • Traketeo • The Untold Orchestra

A Guy Called Gerald • Abnormal Sleepz • Aiden Francis • Amaka • Amiel Nitrate • Another; Country $$$$ • Asandia • Atalaya • Atiké • Ayy Den • BEATRICE • Belle Chen • C Duncan • Cameron Graham • Chandé • Chermansog • Claire Welles • Club Clam • Club Penguin • Co-Pilot • Colecta • Crimewave • Daisy Rickman • Dancer • Dija Bhlue • Eliza Niemi • Esther Koch • Fastlove • Fellowship • Free Love • FREEQUENCY3 • Fvck Pigs • ggeebow • Ghetto Fabulous • Glowing Palms • The Golden Dregs • Good Afternoon • Good News • Gracie T • Grave Goods • Gruff Rhys • Gurnal Gadafi • Halo Maud • Hannah O’Gorman • Ife Ogunjobi • Industry Plant • ISHA • jellyskin • Jenna G • Jimmy Turnbull • Julie Wills • JUNO • Kaoti • Kayja Vu • KD22LR • Kelly Jayne Jones • KEMI • Kickin’ Pigeon • KinKai • LaFrance • Lashimba • Laura J Martin • Lavender Rodriguez • Levi Love • Lil’ Minx • LILITH • Lilo • Luna Lazer • MAGEE • Mali Hayes • Maracuya • Marker Starling • Mas O Menos • Matthew Rothery (Kiss Me Again) • Melin Melyn • Meme Gold • Mikey D.O.N • Missie Jay • Ms Dee • muva of Earth • MYNA • Nature Boi • Nightbus • Nukuluk • O’Sapien • Obeka • Partisan DJ Club • Pink Phono • Pink Pound • plus44Kaligula • Powders • Private Joy • R.AGGS • Rainham Sheds • Renee Stormz • Ronnie Stone • Ruth Owens • SAF-S2E • Samrai • Sez • The SeeR • Shake Chain • Shannon From Admin • She The Throne • Shell Company • Stallone • SUS-R • teepee h • Thraa • Tomi from Brockley • TTSSFU • Una Lee • Urbi • Viji • Waterbaby • yeguachita • ZIMZUM • Zolatec • Zubz