Nottingham · 203 upcoming · 16 venues
Live gigs in Nottingham
Every grass-roots gig in Nottingham - who's on, where, when and what it costs.
1 tonight · 9 this weekend · 20 this week. Refreshed continuously.
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Nottingham203
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at 16 Nottingham venuesgigs
| This week | 20 gigs |
| Free entry | None listed |
| Venues | 16 |
| Gig Scene Score | 78 /100 |
01 — Find a gig
203 gigsPick your night
When
Entry
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City
Starts19:00 Pure Reason RevolutionRescue Rooms. · Hyson Green & Arboretum · Nottingham£25 
Moon WalkerThe Bodega · Castle · Nottingham 19:00Tue 3 Nov 
Deaf HavanaRock City · Hyson Green & Arboretum · Nottingham 19:00Tue 3 Nov 
Breed 77Rock City · Hyson Green & Arboretum · Nottingham 18:30Thu 5 Nov 
Holy FawnThe Bodega · Castle · Nottingham 19:00Thu 5 Nov 
Messa, The Night EternalNottingham Rescue Rooms · Hyson Green & Arboretum · Nottingham 19:00Thu 5 Nov 
Soil, Finger Eleven, South of SalemRock City · Hyson Green & Arboretum · Nottingham 16:30Fri 6 Nov 
CassiaNottingham Rescue Rooms · Hyson Green & Arboretum · Nottingham 18:30Fri 6 Nov 
Stu LarsenThe Bodega · Castle · Nottingham 19:00Fri 6 Nov 
The James Oliver Band - Live @ Billy'sBilly Bootleggers Nottingham · Castle · Nottingham 20:00Fri 6 Nov 02 — The scene
Gig Scene Score78
Out of
100
Strong — schedule and activity lead the mix, with room to grow on affordability.100
| Activity | 91 |
| Schedule fixed scale | 100 |
| Variety | 73 |
| Venues | 87 |
| Coverage | 53 |
| Affordability | 29 |
03 — Other cities
88 citiesGigs elsewhere
All cities, A–ZGigs
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Aberdeen96Aberystwyth3Accrington15Aldershot5B
Basildon44Bath59Bedford20Belfast300Billericay3Birmingham577Blackburn15Blackpool75Boston8Bournemouth55Bradford127Brighton243Bristol270Broxbourne31C
Cambridge43Cardiff163Carlisle111Chelmsford8Cheltenham17Coventry105Crawley2D
Derby118Derry21Doncaster7Dublin2Dundee54Durham14E
Edinburgh388Egham8Epsom14Exeter55F
Farnborough11G
Glasgow889Gloucester7Grimsby5H
Hastings40Hereford9High Wycombe26Horley1Hull75I
Inverness32Ipswich49L
Leeds282Leicester63Lincoln30Liverpool475London1514Luton23M
Maidstone32Manchester806Margate10Middlesbrough40Milton Keynes40N
Newcastle296Newquay26Newry13Northampton74Norwich54O
Oxford42P
Peterborough29Plymouth17Portsmouth37Preston82R
Rawtenstall33Reading50S
Scarborough57Sheffield175Southampton181Stockton-on-Tees27Stoke-on-Trent51Sunderland8Sutton58Swansea23Swindon15T
Telford11Tunbridge Wells44W
Waterlooville13Watford51Welshpool2Weymouth6Woking27Wolverhampton108Wrexham49Y
York32
NOTTINGHAM · GRASS-ROOTS DIRECTORY
Live Gigs in Nottingham
1 gig tonight · 9 this weekend · 20 this week. 203 upcoming grass-roots gigs at indie venues, basement bars and community stages in Nottingham.
Nottingham Gig Scene Score
78 /100
Strong — schedule and activity lead the mix, with room to grow on affordability.
203Upcoming Gigs
20This Week
0%Free Entry
16Venues
Promoting a Nottingham gig? List it free — reviewed before it goes live
04 — About this directory
16 venuesEvery bill, one list
Grass-Roots Gigs in Nottingham
Nottingham’s grass-roots circuit is a busy one — small-venue shows, basement bars, residencies and one-off promoter nights — and the Nottingham weekly gig guide sets out the next four weeks night by night. This directory gathers every upcoming bill published on GigXchange for Nottingham: dates, doors, ticket links and venue details, in date order.
Need related Nottingham pages? Try these: how to book live music in Nottingham, Nottingham open mic nights for recurring weekly nights, the how to get gigs in Nottingham guide, or find a band in Nottingham. Or jump to nearby UK cities: London, Glasgow and Manchester.
What’s on in Nottingham this week — or see what’s on across the UK.
Coming Up
203 upcoming gigs in Nottingham · sorted by date · page 8 of 9.
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MAR
11
Arthur Hill, Ben Ellis
Rock City·Hyson Green & Arboretum, Nottingham
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- GenreRock, Alternative Rock, Pop
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MAR
11
4am Kru From The Ground Up Tour
The Level·Hyson Green & Arboretum, Nottingham
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MAR
11
British Birds
The Bodega·Castle, Nottingham
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- GenreIndie Rock, Alternative Rock, Pop
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MAR
12
ABBA Tribute Band Sensation
Bonington Theatre·Ernehale, Nottingham
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- GenreTribute Act
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MAR
13
The Lilacs, The Covasettes
Nottingham, The Level·Hyson Green & Arboretum, Nottingham
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MAR
13
ABBA Tribute Band Sensation
Robin Hood Theatre·Trent, Nottingham
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MAR
16
Cleopatrick
Rock City·Hyson Green & Arboretum, Nottingham
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MAR
17
Nouvelle Vague
Metronome·Castle, Nottingham
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- GenrePop
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MAR
19
Seasick Steve
Rock City·Hyson Green & Arboretum, Nottingham
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MAR
24
Legends of Motown live
Bonington Theatre Arnold·Ernehale, Nottingham
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- GenreMotown, Tribute Act
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MAR
25
Legends of Motown live
Bonington Theatre Arnold·Ernehale, Nottingham
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- GenreMotown, Tribute Act
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Dinosaur Pile-Up
The Palais·Castle, Nottingham
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Martin Stephenson & The Daintees
Metronome·Castle, Nottingham
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Jack Kays And His Band
Nottingham Rescue Rooms·Hyson Green & Arboretum, Nottingham
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- GenreAlternative Rock
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Cardinal Black
Rock City·Hyson Green & Arboretum, Nottingham
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Ruts D.C.
Metronome·Castle, Nottingham
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- GenreRock, Punk Rock
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Ministry
Rock City·Hyson Green & Arboretum, Nottingham
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Mansur Brown
The Bodega·Castle, Nottingham
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- GenreJazz
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The House & Garage Orchestra
Rock City·Hyson Green & Arboretum, Nottingham
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- GenreDJ / Electronic, House
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Brass Against
Nottingham Rescue Rooms·Hyson Green & Arboretum, Nottingham
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First Time Flyers
Nottingham Rescue Rooms·Hyson Green & Arboretum, Nottingham
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Orbital
Rock City·Hyson Green & Arboretum, Nottingham
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The Sherlocks
Nottingham, The Level·Hyson Green & Arboretum, Nottingham
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The Style Councillors 'Cafe Bleu' Tour
Metronome·Castle, Nottingham
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- GenreWorld Music, Tribute Act
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05 — Small print 8 answers Common questions Nottingham Gig Directory FAQs
Common questions about grass-roots gigs in Nottingham, answered with live data.
The What’s On in Nottingham page narrows this directory to the next four weeks — 20 of them are in the next 7 days — with the same date, entry and ticket filters, plus the Nottingham venues and open mic nights alongside. This page stays the evergreen listing of all 203 upcoming gigs.
203 upcoming gigs listed for Nottingham. 20 are this week. Sorted by date — earliest first.
None of the listed Nottingham gigs have free entry. Most are pay-on-the-door or pre-sold tickets.
A UK gig at an independent venue — typically capped under 600 capacity — by an artist who isn't on a major-label arena tour. In: pubs, basement bars, indie clubs, community halls, arts centres, and small folk / jazz / punk festivals. Out: arenas, stadiums, the O2 chain, Royal Albert Hall, Symphony Hall, the Barbican, premium dining-cabaret rooms (Jazz Cafe, KOKO, Boisdale), and mega-festival sites (Reading, Leeds, Glastonbury, BST Hyde Park). Major-artist 'World Tour' / 'Arena Tour' / 'Greatest Hits' shows are also excluded — this directory is for the early-career bands, local promoter nights and Tuesday-evening residencies the bigger aggregators tend to miss.
Promoters, venues and artists can submit gigs free via the submission form. Submissions are reviewed before they go live.
For recurring weekly slots, see the Nottingham open mic directory. For booking acts, see how to book live music in Nottingham. For artist booking advice, how to get gigs in Nottingham. Venue looking for a band? find a band in Nottingham shows available acts. Or browse the main UK gig directory.
Listings are compiled from public ticketing-platform APIs and direct submissions by promoters, venues and artists. Gigs from ticketing platforms are listed as published; submitted gigs are reviewed before they go live. We don't check each gig independently yet, so confirm with the venue before you travel. For UK grassroots-venue context see the Music Venue Trust (industry body), PRS for Music (UK licensing) and Help Musicians UK (independent musicians' charity).
Beyond city pages, browse the UK open mic directory for recurring weekly nights, the UK city hub index for every covered city, the genre directory, the booking guides, or the GX Index for live UK gig rates and percentiles.
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What Nottingham is staging. The 203 gigs here lean rock, pop and alternative rock, with 25 genres in the mix overall. The top two are Castle (88) and Hyson Green & Arboretum (83), of the 7 areas with a show on.
When and where. Rock City has the most dates (50), ahead of Nottingham Rescue Rooms (21). Saturday is the busiest night, with 62 of the dates.
Here to play or to book? The Nottingham venue directory lists the rooms with their kit and capacity, and the GX Index shows what gigs pay. Or put on your own night: how to put on a gig. Nearby gig guides: Leicester, Sheffield and Birmingham.
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Looking for tonight? See what's on in Nottingham this week, the Nottingham open mics and Nottingham venues.