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Gig Review: Madness at Motorpoint Arena
Thu 07 Dec 2023Hailing from NW5, London’s iconic Madness turned up to Nottingham to show us all how ska can be done. With the Lightning Seeds in tow, it was a small line-up but full of large songs, big sounds, and of course some rather baggy trousers. The Motorpoint Arena was prepped for a slightly lower capacity than usual, but Madness managed to absolutely pack out every single seat and each iota of standing room was crammed with fez wearing fans...
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Gig Review: Against The Current at Rock City
Wed 06 Dec 2023Returning to Nottingham for their first headline show here since 2016, Against the Current brought their Nightmares & Daydreams tour to Rock City…
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Gig Review: Billy Bragg at Rock City
Tue 05 Dec 2023Billy Bragg is perhaps Britain’s most intelligent and well-loved protest singer. He’s been unapologetically mixing pop and politics since 1983. He’s currently on his Roaring Forty tour across the UK and just in case we were feeling lonely in Nottingham the Milkman of Human Kindness makes a stop at Rock City to offer up his poetry...
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Gig Review: Devon at The Bodega
Tue 05 Dec 2023Hailing from a sleepy town in the South-West of England, indie-pop songwriter Devon brings his dreamy tracks to The Bodega for a warming winter’s set…
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Gig Review: Mosh Against Cancer at The Old Salutation Inn
Mon 04 Dec 2023Every once in a while, a gig comes along that offers both the chance to listen to some awesome East Midlands-based bands and the chance to give back. This November, Mosh Against Cancer offered just this...
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Gig Review: Green Lung at Rescue Rooms
Mon 04 Dec 2023Rescue Rooms is always a phenomenal venue - having never had a bad gig there, it was all but a guarantee that Green Lung and Boss Keloid would be excellent, even before taking into account their respective live pedigrees...
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Gig Review: Stuart Pearce at The Chameleon
Mon 04 Dec 2023On a bitterly cold Thursday night, at a venue that has recently delivered the sad news of closing down in early 2024, and with the fresh news that Shane MacGowan had passed away, I needed something to cheer me up. Three bands and a packed room at The Chameleon would certainly help...
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Gig Review: Baba Ali at The Bodega
Sun 03 Dec 2023With support from Vanity Fairy and Arch Femmesis, American performer and musician Baba Doherty and British guitarist Nik Balchin, who together make up Baba Ali, brought their captivating and seductive presence to The Bodega, filling the room with infectious raw energy and groove that made standing still impossible...
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Gig Review: VÄLVĒ at The Chameleon
Fri 01 Dec 2023It was a big night at The Chameleon for folktronica act VÄLVĒ. The BBC Radio 6 Music endorsed band, fronted by Wiltshire-based musician and composer Chloe Herington, had returned to Chloe’s hometown of Nottingham for their first ever headline gig in the city, to celebrate the release of Tiny Pilots, their second studio album...
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Gig Review: George Gadd + The Aftermath at The Bodega
Fri 01 Dec 2023This time last year, local Notts heroes George Gadd + The Aftermath gathered their friends for an evening celebrating the music of Weezer, performing their first two albums in full at The Bodega. The evening was such a success, it seems they’re now looking to make their end of November covers night an annual tradition. This year’s edition saw them join forces with Weird Elements and Los Fatso Libres for a Saturday night of pop punk nostalgia, as they played through the greatest hits of The Offspring, Blink-182 and Green Day. Here’s what went down…
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Gig Review: Dreadzone at Metronome
Fri 01 Dec 2023To the uninitiated, Friday night in the Dreadzone might not be the most appetising of prospects – dinner with the in-laws perhaps, working a late shift maybe or even taking on the unopened red letters in the kitchen drawer? Thankfully, an evening with this gaggle of Dread heads is a far more pleasurable experience...
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Gig Review: Girl Ray at The Bodega
Fri 01 Dec 2023Three-piece band Girl Ray take over The Bodega for one night only, transforming our favourite indie venue into a fantasy world of funky eighties discotheque…
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Gig Review: BC Camplight at Rock City
Tue 28 Nov 2023Rock City was the last stop for The Last Rotation of the Earth tour – BC Camplight’s incredibly well received album from earlier this year. The American-Mancunian singer-songwriter treated Nottingham to an evening that was both cohesive and filled with charisma, joined also by Dutch indie-rock band Personal Trainer. Izzy Morris reviews…
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Gig Review: Otala at The Chameleon
Tue 28 Nov 2023Having recently taken the stage at Wide Eyed Festival and Dot to Dot, OTALA’s headline show at The Chameleon was a highly-anticipated affair. The post-punk quintet set themselves head-and-shoulders above the rest with their spoken-word vocal style and their unexpected jazz influences. It seems it’s only a matter of time before the Nottingham-based band receive the recognition they so rightly deserve…
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Gig Review: McFly at Rock City
Mon 27 Nov 2023Walking through Nottingham on a chilly November night, it could’ve been any other unremarkable evening. That is, until turning onto Talbot Street to see the massive queue at Rock City, a throng of people all clamouring to see the brilliant McFly on tour supporting the release of their excellent new album Power To Play. Bringing with them the brilliant LostAlone, the atmosphere was electric even at the back of the queue, and a second sold out night at Nottingham’s most revered live music venue looked all set to go...
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Gig Review: Wych Elm at The Bodega
Mon 27 Nov 2023Bristol’s folklore-inspired grungers Wych Elm drifted, wraith-like, into The Bodega last week, bringing with them visions of yore, ruffle-necked shirts and chunky bass tones...
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Gig Review: Bob Vylan at Rock City
Sun 26 Nov 2023Bob Vylan are a punk rap duo from London who ripped onto the music scene in 2017, and have been making waves at gigs and festivals ever since. You might not hear them on the radio much, because there’s still some music that upsets advertisers, but that doesn’t make them not one of the most important bands to form in the last decade. And when the drizzle and drain of a Monday night does not deter a gig from being utterly electric, you know it’s been a good one...
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Kick Cancer in the Bo77ocks - Prostate Cancer Awareness Gig with Spunk Volcano & the Eruptions, Drongos for Europe, LOAD, Tear Up, Resistance 77 & Static Kill
Sun 26 Nov 2023Gig Review: Bobby Lee and Huw Costin at Running Horse
Fri 24 Nov 2023Two heavyweight artists at the same venue and on the same day was an opportunity our Bassey was not going to miss, and a chance to revisit the Running Horse music venue only added to the occasion...
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Gig Review: Willie J Healey at Rescue Rooms
Thu 23 Nov 2023Willie J Healey’s crooner coolness shook away any Monday night blues, cutely piecing together a memorable performance for a busy Rescue Rooms crowd…
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Gig Review: The Lottery Winners at Rock City
Wed 22 Nov 2023Daisy shaped earrings and colourful glasses adorned the many faces flooding Talbot Street, all eagerly waiting for the doors of Rock City to open, letting the thrill of the night ahead ensue...
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Gig Review: Hot Milk at Rescue Rooms
Wed 22 Nov 2023Hot Milk and their dedicated fanbase took to Rescue Rooms to show how it’s done...
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Gig Review: FIDLAR at Rock City
Tue 21 Nov 2023If there’s one word for FIDLAR, it’s fun. I mean, with song titles like Max Can’t Surf, Wake Bake Skate and Stoked and Broke, it’s only natural to expect that you’re going to presented with tongue-in-cheek sardonism and whimsy...
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Gig Review: Static Dress at The Bodega
Sun 19 Nov 2023Static Dress’ meteoric rise into emo stardom continued on an unsuspecting Thursday night at The Bodega...
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Gig Review: Stereolab at Rescue Rooms
Sun 19 Nov 2023Stereolab's devout and large fanbase is very clear from their most recent show in Rescue Rooms, which sold out almost instantly. Even as the first band was setting up the crowd had mostly packed their way in, front to back, ready to see the main act...
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