Planet Sounds is a Southampton Staple - we've been offering rehearsal rooms and recording studios since 2004 it has been the birthplace of many a local band. We are now programming locally focused, grassroots and DIY music events to help incubate the underground.

IO is a new venue, built in 2026 in Planets orbit and offering a programme of forward-looking experimental and electronic music. Both spaces are run by SoCo Music Project, a Southampton-based music charity building a connected, inclusive and ambitious creative community across the S