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Future Sound of Nottingham 2026: chatting to the finalists
Mon 08 Jun 2026Future Sound of Nottingham is back again and provides you with a rare chance to go to Rock City for free (no ticket required). If you’re unaware of how it works, seven of the city’s artists and bands play Rock City’s main stage through one night, competing before a judging panel for the chance to play Wollaton Park’s Splendour Festival, in the summer. Here's what some of the finalists had to say...
Notts poet Marjie Griffiths on reaching the final of spoken word contest Slamovision
Thu 18 Dec 2025Marjie Griffiths has been enriching Nottingham’s literary scene with her poetry since her debut at Crosswords Open Mic in 2017. Now, she’s a finalist at Slamovision – the international spoken word version of Eurovision, hosted by the UNESCO Cities of Literature. She tells us about her Slamovision journey, her passion for Nottingham’s literary community, and the surprising dinner party conversation that inspired her Slamovision poem.
Gig review: Future Sound of Nottingham Final at Rock City
Fri 11 Jul 2025The 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 2025The 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...
Film Review: Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning
Thu 05 Jun 2025Your mission, should you choose to read it: Join us as we review the eighth instalment in the Mission: Impossible film series with Tom Cruise and the rest of the star-studded cast...
Film Review: Final Destination: Bloodlines
Mon 19 May 2025Join us as we review Final Destination: Bloodlines. Will it make you watch your step next time you cross the road? Absolutely...
Fisher Gate Point party, Peggy’s Spotlight, Super League Basketball Final, and Bongo’s Bingo: Here’s what’s on this week in Nottingham 3 March - 9 March 2025
Sat 01 Mar 2025Seeing sunlight past 5pm is not the only thing we have got going on in Nottingham this week. Bongo Bingo’s long awaited return, up-and-coming Jazz & Blues musicians at Peggy’s Skylight, the UKs Super League Basketball Final, Fisher Gate Point is back and Wille and the Bandits will be taking the stage at The Bodega are just some of the many things going on this week…
We Reflect on the Slamovision Final Which Took Place at Metronome in December
Sat 06 Jan 2024Having won two years in a row, Nottingham played host to this year’s worldwide Slamovision poetry competition. Could we make it a hat-trick?