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Gig Review: Maisie Peters at Rock City
Tue 31 Oct 2023On a chilly Sunday evening, Maisie Peters headlined Nottingham's legendary Rock City to a sold-out crowd...
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Gig Review: James at Royal Concert Hall
Sun 29 Oct 2023In celebration of the band's fortieth anniversary, James released a double album and embarked on the ‘James Lasted’ tour, both featuring a full orchestra and gospel choir. Kevin Stanley reviews...
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Gig Review: JLS at Motorpoint Arena
Fri 27 Oct 2023Multi-award-winning four-piece JLS have a multitude of musical accolades under their belts. Since placing second on The X Factor in 2008, the band have sold over six million records, and released four multi-platinum albums - not to mention the die-hard fanbase they have built over the years. After splitting at the height of their success, JLS are back once again for a greatest hits tour, delivering performances teeming with noughties nostalgia….
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Gig Review: Hard-Fi at Rock City
Fri 27 Oct 2023Though regularly heard over the years, calls for HARD-FI’s return became particularly vocal during the 2020 lockdown, after Richard Archer staged a solo, livestream show for charity from his home. Now, they are back for good, and they embark on a full UK tour, including a date at Rock City...
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Gig Review: Pectora, No Setting Sun, Heathen Kings & Tailgunner
Fri 27 Oct 2023What better way to spend a Tuesday evening, then heading down to The Old Salutation Inn to see four bands in one evening...
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Gig Review: Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs at The Bodega
Fri 27 Oct 2023Hailed by Bodega as one of the gigs of the year, Newcastle rockers Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs wreaked havoc at the sold-out venue last week, churning out doom-metal riffs to total appreciation from the audience. It was not one to be missed…
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Gig Review: Skindred at Rock City
Tue 24 Oct 2023Rock City and Skindred is one of life’s timeless combinations, up there with rum and coke, Laurel & Hardy, or even ice cream and TV. This time round, they were no different from the wonderful band we know them to be, just with a couple extra hits...
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Gig Review: Shed Seven at Rock City
Tue 24 Oct 2023With dozens of appearances at this much-cherished Talbot Street institution under their belt, wily frontman Rick Witter and Co have consistently hovered near the top of the venue’s hallowed leader board for number of appearances...
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Gig Review: The Sherlocks at Rock City
Sun 22 Oct 2023The Sherlocks shook Rock City with their new album, People Like Me and You...
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Gig Review: Jorja Smith at The Level
Thu 19 Oct 2023To mark the release of her second studio album Falling or Flying, two-time Brit Award winner Jorja Smith takes to the stage at The Level as part of a string of intimate shows across the UK...
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Gig Review: The Japanese House at Rescue Rooms
Thu 19 Oct 2023In an ethereal live show London’s Amber Bain, formally known as The Japanese House, reaffirmed why the internet hasn’t seen the death of dream pop, in a beguiling fusion of electronica and blissful synth pop...
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Gig Review: Dan Ottewell at Metronome
Thu 19 Oct 2023Officially the youngest person ever to sell out Rough Trade here in Notts, Dan Ottewell has been running circles around the local music scene, and shows no signs of slowing down. He is well known for the energy he channels into his live performances, a reputation he upheld in his performance at Metronome....
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Gig Review: Heavy Lungs at The Bodega
Tue 17 Oct 2023Formed during the early days of summer 2017, Bristol punk/noise rock quartet Heavy Lungs have gone from strength to strength, even through a global pandemic. Showcasing their exhilarating debut album All Gas No Brakes, they leave no stone unturned at their headline show at The Bodega...
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Gig Review: Halina Rice at Rescue Rooms
Tue 17 Oct 2023Electronic music producer Halina Rice transports the crowd at Rescue Rooms to a VR inspired soundscape. Her work emerges at the intersection of art and technology, immersing her listeners within her very own trippy, hyper-real dimension...
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Gig Review: Kristin Hersh at Metronome
Tue 17 Oct 2023With her introspective and enigmatic writing style, it really is no wonder that singing-songwriting powerhouse Kristin Hersh has a three-decade-long career under her belt. Her prolific solo venture has seen the release of twentyrecords, not to mention her time in nineties alt-rock group Throwing Muses, and the more-recent 50 Foot Wave. Armed with her trusty guitar, she takes the stage at Nottingham's Metronome...
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Gig Review: John Power at The Bodega
Tue 17 Oct 2023In addition to a flourishing solo career, John Power had the distinction of being a member of two iconic British bands of the eighties and the nineties, The La’s and Cast. While continuing to work with the La’s, Power resumed his solo career in 2006, releasing an album of hard-stomping folk-rock, Willow She Weeps, in the autumn of that year. Now, he brings music from across his career to The Bodega...
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Gig Review: Freya Ridings at Rock City
Mon 16 Oct 2023With top-ten single Lost Without You under her belt, singer-songwriter Freya Ridings is fast-becoming a household name. Following the release of her sophomore studio album Blood Orange, the Castles singer embarks on a string of autumn UK tour dates, making a stop at Nottingham's Rock City...
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Gig Review: ANNISOKAY at Rescue Rooms
Mon 16 Oct 2023The German death-core quartet took to Rescue Rooms with style, energy and charisma; Ben Blissett reviews...
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Gig Review: Dizzee Rascal at Motorpoint Arena
Mon 16 Oct 2023Signalling a return to some of his most gritty, raw, and abrasive sounds, Mercury Prize winner Dizzee Rascal goes back to basics on his twenty-year anniversary tour of Boy in Da Corner...
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We Chat to Cian Ducrot Ahead of His Gig at Rock City in November
Mon 16 Oct 2023Since his debut album Victory went to number one back in August, Cian Ducrot has reached new heights, upgrading from the smaller Rescue Rooms venue that he visited back in March to the bigger Rock City on 15 November. We catch up with him ahead of the show, to talk about his classical roots, TikTok, and a rainy Splendour Festival...
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Gig Review: Thomas Truax at The Old Bus Depot
Tue 10 Oct 2023Enigmatic eccentric Thomas Truax not only experiments with style and song structure, he invents and constructs increasingly bizarre instruments to create a truly unique sound allowing him to inhabit a sonic soundscape of his very own. Our Michael Prince went to see him live at The Old Bus Depot...
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Gig Review: Gender Envy at The Chapel
Tue 10 Oct 2023Alongside Systems Fail, Late December, and Wasted Awakening, local University of Nottingham band Gender Envy headlined The Chapel on an evening coordinated by the university's Rock Society. Ben Blissett headed down to take some photos and share his thoughts...
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We Chat to ALT BLK ERA Ahead of their Rock City Beta Gig
Mon 09 Oct 2023Following the news of their Youth Music Awards nominations, we chat to Nottingham-based, sister-duo ALT BLK ERA about their upcoming Rock City Beta gig, creating safe spaces in music, and career moments which simply feel too crazy to be real…
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Gig Review: Kopycat Killers v Scam Fender v Subarctic Monkeys at The Level
Mon 09 Oct 2023One night, one band, three tribute performances. Which one came out on top?
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Gig Review: The Manatees at The Chameleon Arts Café
Mon 09 Oct 2023Acknowledged by the likes of BBC Radio One for their reserves of great potential, The Manatees are building their own empire amongst the indie-rock soundscape. The London-based three-piece have had a big year so far, with the release of their debut EP Dream in Colour. Jay, Tyler, and Miller clearly intend to end the year on the same smashing note on which they started, as they embark on their biggest UK headliner tour yet, including a date at Nottingham’s own The Chameleon Arts Café…
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