Established in 2016, Sounds of the City is a concert series based at Manchester's Castlefield Bowl and (for 2021) Leeds' Millenium Square.

The 2022 festival will feature: The Libertines (Up the Bracket Anniversary), Tears for Fears (with Alison Moyet), Foals, Lewis Capaldi, james, Primal Scream ("Screamadelica"), Sam Fender and more.