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Gig review: Future Sound of Nottingham Final at Rock City

Fri 11 Jul 2025

The Future Sound of Nottingham is one of our city's most exciting music competitions. In the culmination of this year's event, eight acts from across the area competed at Rock City in a high energy final. Read on to find out which musicians were awarded the opportunity to perform at Splendour Festival...

We speak to this year's eight Future Sound of Nottingham finalists

Fri 04 Jul 2025

The Future Sound of Nottingham returns to the Rock City main stage this Sunday 6th July. Eight Nottingham artists, living their dream and playing the most iconic stage in the city... plus there are two slots on the Splendour Festival main stage up for grabs! We had a chinwag with the eight finalists so you can get to know them a little better. Read on to hear from No Cash Refunds, Emily Alice, Megs, Molly in the Metro, Louie Walsh, Benji Romeo, Archy & The Astronauts and Saffron Gray...

The 8 Judges for Nusic Future Sound of Nottingham 2017

Mon 01 May 2017

Music industry experts and the public have decided the six finalists for the Future Sound of Nottingham, taking place on Sunday 7 May. Hashtagobi, Roe Green, Brotherhood, The DandyLions, One Giant Causeway and Kelsey Shaw will perform in a showcase of new, Notts music, hoping to be crowned the winner. The experts will form a score, alongside the points collected from the audience vote, and will send one of the acts to open the Splendour main stage...

Future Sound of Nottingham 2016: The Judges

Mon 13 Jun 2016

We let you in on the gossip about the judges for this year's Future Sound of Nottingham final

Future Sound of Nottingham 2015: The Judges

Sun 07 Jun 2015

We let you in on the gossip about the judges for this year's Future Sound of Nottingham final

Future Sound of Nottingham 2015: The Judges

Sun 07 Jun 2015

We let you in on the gossip about the judges for this year's Future Sound of Nottingham final

FSN 2014: Joy Mumford

Fri 20 Jun 2014

"I've been to Splendour Festival many times, it's one of my favourite Nottingham festivals. To play there would be a dream"

FSN 2014: Crosa Rosa

Wed 18 Jun 2014

"As far as songwriting goes, we try to keep it melodic and simple, but always try to add a twist of something different in there"

FSN 2014: The Rascels

Mon 16 Jun 2014

"Ryan put us forward to the competition and seemed to keep quiet about it until we all eventually found out"

FSN 2014: Josh Wheatley

Sat 14 Jun 2014

"I was in a state of shock for a few days. It's really weird to say that I'm playing Rock City"

FSN 2014: Oscar Speed

Thu 12 Jun 2014

"I really wanted to do something that everybody could have fun with, a happy, forget-everything-and-dance sorta song"

FSN 2014: Field Studies

Tue 10 Jun 2014

"We were very happy that the judges reacted to our music so positively, to get through on our music alone was a great feeling for us"

FSN 2014: The Judges

Sun 08 Jun 2014

We let you in on the judges for this years Future Sound of Nottingham final

Music Reviews: December 2013 - January 2014

Tue 17 Dec 2013

Jake Bugg, Alright The Captain, Bru-C, Euler, Amber Run, Chloe McShane, Ashmore, Bus Stop Madonnas, Rue Royale, Baby Godzilla and more

Ray Gosling's Final Interview (1939-2013)

Wed 20 Nov 2013

Over 1,000 radio documentaries and 100 for the telly. A pioneer of gay rights. Community activist. Anarchist. University drop-out published by Faber in his early twenties. Ray Gosling has spent his entire life fighting the system and standing up for ordinary people. Then it all went horribly wrong after that confession on live television. Suddenly people forgot half a century of broadcasting. It’s time to remember.

Mayhem Film Festival 2013 Preview

Wed 30 Oct 2013

Mayhem Film Festival has been striking fear, and laughter, into the hearts of cinema goers for over eight years with line-ups rammed to the bloody hilt with exclusive screenings and cult classics. We spoke to directors Chris Cooke and Steven Sheil, the men who control an audience’s heart rate for four full days...