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Multi-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….

Gig Review: Hard-Fi at Rock City

Though 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...

Gig Review: Pectora, No Setting Sun, Heathen Kings & Tailgunner

What better way to spend a Tuesday evening, then heading down to The Old Salutation Inn to see four bands in one evening...

Gig Review: Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs at The Bodega

Hailed 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…

Film Review: Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour

Tue 24 Oct 2023

We stopped by The Arc in Beeston to get the ultimate Taylor Swift experience...

Gig Review: Skindred at Rock City

Tue 24 Oct 2023

Rock 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...

Gig Review: Shed Seven at Rock City

Tue 24 Oct 2023

With 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...

A Print Fair, Halloween Parties, and Beverley Knight: Here’s What’s On in Nottingham 23 - 29 October

Celebrate Black History Month and Halloween, or immerse yourself in some film, literature and music. Here's what you can do this week in Notts...

Gig Review: The Sherlocks at Rock City

The Sherlocks shook Rock City with their new album, People Like Me and You...

Loop Skywalker: Nottingham’s Unknown DJ Makes It to the World DJ Finals

Nottingham DJ/Turntablist, Lee White, has just booked himself a place in the IDA World Party Rocking DJ Finals after a very tough elimination round, where he faced the very best DJs from all over the globe. He joins nine other DJs from Mexico, USA, Spain, India, Poland, Indonesia, China, Portugal and Brazil in the first ever Party Rocking World DJ final which will be held online during October...

Theatre Review: Model Village

It takes a village to raise a play. Model Village at Nonsuch Studios...

We Speak to Poet Ravelle-Sadé Fairman About Performing on Stage and Inspiring Young Writers

Fri 20 Oct 2023

Getting in front of an audience and revealing your innermost thoughts sounds pretty daunting, but the rewards of speaking your truth are many. We spoke to Ravelle-Sadé Fairman about performing on stage, inspiring young writers and the purpose of poetry.

Left Stag October: The Nottinghamshire Derby

Fri 20 Oct 2023

What could possess someone to get up at 7.30am on a Saturday morning, head into town and drink Guinness out of a plastic cup surrounded by men with neck tattoos and Stone Island clobber? An away day, of course!

Theatre Review: Casino Zero

Casino Zero by Bridie Squires gets a full house...

Gig Review: Jorja Smith at The Level

To 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...

Gig Review: The Japanese House at Rescue Rooms

In 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...

Gig Review: Dan Ottewell at Metronome

Officially 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....

Left Brian: October 2023

Another month at the City Ground, this time featuring international breaks, away at Man City, Chelsea and Crystal Palace, home to Brentford and why anxiety is freedom...

Music Review: Leonkoro Quartet at Lakeside Arts

Formed as recently as 2019 in Berlin by the Schwarz brothers. The Quartet are: Jonathan on first Violin and Lukas on Cello. They are joined by Amelie Wallner on second violin and Mayu Konoe on Viola. In their time together they have won numerous awards - among them, first place in the Wigmore Hall International String quartet competition. Shortly thereafter, the quartet became BBC Radio 3 New generation artists. Last night, they took over Lakeside Arts for a magical evening of music...

Theatre Review: The King and I

Wed 18 Oct 2023

Ian C Douglas reviews the King and I at the Theatre Royal...

Gig Review: Heavy Lungs at The Bodega

Formed 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...

Gig Review: Halina Rice at Rescue Rooms

Electronic 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...

Gig Review: Kristin Hersh at Metronome

With 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...

Gig Review: John Power at The Bodega