Live Music Society

LiveSoc provides a platform for musicians and music lovers to enjoy performing and watching live music in and around Southampton. Our aim is to host regular jams, gigs and open mics, provide support and equipment to budding musicians, and to meet and socialise with fellow music-lovers!

Interested in getting involved with LiveSoc? There are many ways you can interact with us as a society; whether you play an instrument or not, just turn up and get involved! Membership to LiveSoc will always be FREE.

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LIVESOC JAM SESSIONS
The purpose of the Jam Sessions is for musicians, or casual observers, to come along and enjoy a relaxed musical environment. We typically perform a range of covers and improvised jams as a group, plus a series of solo performances. Any and all, musical styles and proficiency, are WELCOMED and ENCOURAGED! All equipment necessary for a small band performance will always be made available to anyone who attends the Jam.

LIVESOC GIGS
Going beyond the weekly jams, we also run lots of larger concerts for members. We host large gigs with bands formed at LiveSoc performing songs from all ranges and styles, from Acoustic solo acts to Pop Funk to Heavy Metal. We also run a freshers gig in the beginning of the year to welcome everyone and show support to some excellent local bands, as well as Halloween gigs, Valentines day gigs and many more at venues such as the Hobbit, Suburbia and the Bridge.

BANDS
Interested in joining or starting a band? Bands that have formed at LiveSoc and played at our shows have gone on to tour nationally and release music of their own, with the support of our welcoming and diverse community. With the help of our Bands Manager we can get you with some like-minded people playing in the band you've always dreamed of!

SOCIALS
We're a community of musicians, but also a welcoming group of close friends. If you're looking to get into the society, our socials are the perfect way to meet the people you'll be jamming and playing with, and have a great time doing it. Our two social secs Alex and Khairah put on regular socials from trips to the arcade to pub golf and house parties (with non-drinking options at all socials too).

FUNCTION BAND (available for hire)
In a society committee and planning on running a ball/event? We offer a function band service, customisable to your event! With a flexible, full band available for up to three hours of play time, send us an email at livemusicsociety@soton.ac.uk or directly to Mansa (president) at mc12g23@soton.ac.uk to discuss rates and availability.

COLLABORATIVE EVENTS: LiveSoc aims to work closely with the other music, dance and fundraising societies in collaborative events. In December 2024 we collaborated successfully with Southampton Marrow to put on a Tiny Desk style gig at the SUSU's bridge. We also host monthly jam sessions at Harmony House with the Southampton Univeristy Jazz Band and Southampton University Jazz Orchestra, getting a chance to meet others with different music tastes and play different styles of music together. In June 2021 we worked with The Edge magazine to organise and run the Edgetival, a weeklong festival of music to celebrate the end of a Covid-struck year. In 2022 LiveSoc provided bands to be the entertainment during the Southampton Marathon in April and the Summer Festival in June. In 2023 we had a great boom of new bands formed from the society, as well as a Led Zeppelin tribute night celebrating the 50 years of the legendary band playing at our Students Union.

We are always on the lookout for more collaboration opportunities! If your society is interested in collaborating with LiveSoc, please don't hesitate in contacting us via our Instagram page or by email: livemusicsociety@soton.ac.uk

EQUIPMENT HIRE:

LiveSoc is fortunate to be in the position of having its own musical equipment in storage in the Student Union Building. This equipment is readily available for hire at a price per piece per day. Please be warned that it is up to you to find a suitable location/venue and transport it there. To get in contact regarding hiring our equipment, please contact us via our Instagram page or email our equipment manager at bookings.livesoc@soton.ac.uk.

Please see the below table for price estimates (subject to change):

Item Name	Quantity	Base Price (First 3 hours)	Hourly Price	24-Hour Price
Drumkit (Full Kit)	1	£20	£2	£30
Drumkit (Shells)	1	£10	£2	£20
Drumkit (Breakables)	1	£10	£2	£20
Microphone	3	£6	N/A	£6
Keyboard	1	£10	£2	£20
Cajon (Drum Box)	1	£8	£2	£18
Strat-Style Electric Guitar	1	£6	£2	£16
Electro-Acoustic Guitar	1	£6	£2	£16
Bass Guitar	1	£6	£2	£16
Fender Champion 100 Guitar Amp	1	£8	£2	£18
Boss Katana Guitar Amp	1	£8	£2	£18
Fender Rumble 100 Bass Amp	1	£8	£2	£18
Stage Monitor	2	£10	£2	£20

All equipment listed is available for hire during University hours (9AM - 6PM). During these hours, each piece of equipment is subject to a base price which covers the first 3 hours of use. If you require the equipment for longer than this, there will be a £2 charge on every item per hour over the base duration (excl. microphones). If you require the equipment outside of University hours, this will fall into the 24-hour price category - rentals can be made during University hours, but must be returned to us by the hour of first use the next day. For example, hiring a guitar & amp for 5 hours in the daytime will cost you £22 (guitar = £6+£2+£2; amp = £8+£2+£2). Hiring the same equipment overnight for 24 hours will cost you £34. If you have any further queries regarding pricing and availability of the equipment, please do not hesitate to contact us at bookings.livesoc@soton.ac.uk, we will be more than happy to help! Must give at least 72 hour notice before rental day otherwise we can't guarantee you the equipment!

BAND PERFORMANCES: If you're a local band and would like to get in touch with us regarding performing at one of our events, please get in contact with us via our Instagram page or email our events manager, at livemusicsociety@soton.ac.uk. For more information or individual questions about LiveSoc, message our Instagram, join our WhatsApp, or get in touch with one of our committee members. We'd love to see you get stuck in with the Live Music Society!

President: Mansa Chandar
Vice President/Secretary: James Jeffery
Treasurer: Lloyd Bigger
Welfare Officer: Ashley Cheesewright & Alex Heffernan
Events Manager: Benjamin Strowger
Bands Manager: Khairah Boukhatem
Jams Manager: Espen McDonald & Alexander Bithell
Equipment Manager: Alex Baker & Ashley Cheesewright
Social Secretary: Alex Heffernan & Khairah Boukhatem

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The Committee

All clubs and societies within the Students' Union are run entirely by students. The student committee for Live Music Society this year are:

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