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What's On in Nottingham

Q: What's on in Nottingham this weekend?

14 gigs in Nottingham this weekend (Fri 6 Nov – Sun 8 Nov) - including Soil, Finger Eleven, South of Salem at Rock City (Friday), Cassia at Nottingham Rescue Rooms (Friday), Stu Larsen at The Bodega (Friday). The full Friday-to-Sunday list is in This Weekend above, and every gig over the next 28 days is below it.

Q: What live music is on in Nottingham over the next four weeks?

We currently list 81 gigs in Nottingham between 4 Nov and 2 Dec, across 12 venues. The listings above are the full set, sorted by date and refreshed daily from the venues themselves — no algorithm decides what you see. For everything beyond this window, browse every upcoming gig in Nottingham in the gig directory or every city we cover.

Q: What is the busiest night for live music in Nottingham?

Saturday, with 32 gigs listed across the next 28 days. Saturday: 32 gigs · Friday: 22 gigs · Thursday: 10 gigs. Filter by This week or This weekend above to narrow it down.

Q: Which Nottingham venues have the most on?

Right now: Billy Bootleggers Nottingham, Rock City, The Bodega. In total we track 78 grassroots venues in Nottingham, of which 12 have something listed in this window. Capacity, backline and opening times for each are on the Nottingham venue directory.

Q: Where can I find open mic nights in Nottingham?

Nottingham has 32 regular open mic nights that we verify on a rolling cycle. Each listing carries the sign-up time, slot length, entry fee and whether a PA and backline are provided — see the Nottingham open mic finder, or the UK-wide finder.

4 Nov – 2 Dec

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All Nottingham gigs This month

Updated 4 November 2026

At a glance

Gigs in
4 weeks

in Nottingham, 4 Nov – 2 Dec

In detail

Venues with something on	12
Venues tracked	78
Open mics	32
Busiest night	Saturday · 32 gigs

81 gigs listed in Nottingham over the next 28 days across 12 venues. Saturday is the busiest night with 32. In total we track 78 grassroots venues and 32 regular open mics here.

01 — This weekend

14 gigs

This weekend in Nottingham

14 gigs are on in Nottingham between Friday and Sunday. Among them: Soil, Finger Eleven, South of Salem at Rock City (Friday), Red Dog's Bottomless Country Brunch at Red Dog Saloon Nottingham (Saturday) and Mae Stephens at The Bodega (Sunday). Every card links the full listing - times, entry and tickets; for the weeks after, scroll to the four-week list.

Fri6Nov Starts16:30 Soil, Finger Eleven, South of SalemRock City · Hyson Green & Arboretum · Nottingham

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

The Goodness - Friday Nights @ Billy'sBilly Bootleggers Bar · Nottingham 23:00Fri 6 Nov

Red Dog's Bottomless Country BrunchRed Dog Saloon Nottingham · Nottingham 14:00Sat 7 Nov

Southbound - Live @ Billy'sBilly Bootleggers Bar · Castle · Nottingham 14:00Sat 7 Nov

Kaspar and Lucy - Live @ Billy'sBilly Bootleggers Nottingham · Castle · Nottingham 17:00Sat 7 Nov

DecoRock City · Hyson Green & Arboretum · Nottingham 18:30Sat 7 Nov

Junior BrotherThe Bodega · Castle · Nottingham 19:00Sat 7 Nov

02 — Compared

#1 of 7

How Nottingham compares

Counting every upcoming date, not just the next four weeks, there are 200 gigs listed in and around Nottingham - first of 7 against its nearest places with live music. Each row counts the gigs, venues and open mics our directories hold in and around that place, refreshed nightly; tap a town for its live music scene.

#	Place	Gigs
01	Nottingham area This page 78 venues · 32 open mics	200
02	Sheffield area 94 venues · 38 open mics	174
03	Derby area 37 venues · 15 open mics	118
04	Coventry area 46 venues · 19 open mics	105
05	Leicester area 39 venues · 17 open mics	62
06	Lincoln area 22 venues · 14 open mics	30
07	Doncaster area 19 venues · 12 open mics	7

03 — Gigs

81 gigs

Gigs in Nottingham

The whole four weeks, 4 Nov to 2 Dec: 81 gigs across 12 venues, busiest on Saturdays. Unlike This Weekend above, this list runs past Sunday - every gig we hold for the city, earliest first.

Thu5Nov Starts18:30 Breed 77Rock City · Hyson Green & Arboretum · Nottingham

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

The Goodness - Friday Nights @ Billy'sBilly Bootleggers Bar · Nottingham 23:00Fri 6 Nov

Red Dog's Bottomless Country BrunchRed Dog Saloon Nottingham · Nottingham 14:00Sat 7 Nov

Southbound - Live @ Billy'sBilly Bootleggers Bar · Castle · Nottingham 14:00Sat 7 Nov

Search every Nottingham gigEverything upcoming, not just the next four weeks

04 — This week

5 rooms

Where it's on this week

The venues doing the most in Nottingham over the next seven nights, ranked by gigs listed. Use it to spot the rooms worth a walk-in when you have not planned ahead.

#	Venue	Gigs
01	Billy Bootleggers Nottingham	6
02	The Bodega	4
03	Rock City	3
04	Nottingham Rescue Rooms	2
05	Red Dog Saloon Nottingham	2

05 — Venues

78 rooms

Venues in Nottingham

All 78 grassroots rooms we track around Nottingham, busy or quiet this month, with how many each holds, the kit it has and when it opens. A room's own page shows its upcoming nights.

Photo: Google Albert HallCity Centre · Nottingham

Barley TwistNottingham Cap tbc

Billy Bootleggers BarCastle · Nottingham Cap tbc

Binks YardThe Island Quarter · Nottingham 100Cap

Bunkers HillHockley · NottinghamHouse PA 100Cap

Colwick Country ParkDales · Nottingham Cap tbc

Colwick ParkColwick Rd · Nottingham Cap tbc

Cross Keys - NottinghamNottinghamHouse PA Cap tbc

Das KinoNottingham Cap tbc

GHOST NottinghamCity Centre · Nottingham 350Cap

All 78 Nottingham venuesCapacity, backline and opening times

06 — Open mics

32 nights

Open mics in Nottingham

Open mics are regular nights rather than one-off gigs: the same venue, the same night, week in, week out - 32 nights in Nottingham. Each card shows the night, the sign-up time and the fee; most are free to watch and to play.

Wed4Nov Kick-off19:30 The CrowNottinghamNo feeHouse PA

JamcaféNottinghamNo feeHouse PA 20:00Tonight

Malt CrossNottinghamNo feeHouse PA 20:00Tonight

MetronomeNottinghamNo feeHouse PA 20:00Tonight

Nottingham PlayhouseNottinghamNo feeHouse PA 20:00Tonight

Nottingham Writers' StudioNottinghamNo feeHouse PA 20:00Tonight

Running Horse LiveRadford · NottinghamNo feeHouse PA 20:00Tonight

Ye Olde Salutation InnNottinghamNo feeHouse PA 20:00Tonight

Cross KeysLace Market · NottinghamNo feeHouse PAMonthly 20:00Thu

Johnson ArmsDunkirk · NottinghamNo feeHouse PAFortnightly 20:00Thu

All 32 Nottingham open micsSign-up times, slots and kit for every night

07 — Support grassroots

Support grassroots music in Nottingham

Grassroots venues are where every act you have ever paid to see started out. Nottingham still has 78 of them.

From Hockley to the Lace Market, Nottingham's music scene is one of the Midlands' best-kept secrets. Planning a private party instead? See booking live entertainment in Nottingham for bands, singers and DJs for one-off occasions. Booking for the company rather than yourself? See corporate entertainment in Nottingham for Christmas parties, awards nights and conferences.

Grassroots rooms are disappearing: 78 stopped hosting live music in the year to July 2025, 30 of them for good, and pubs closed at around two a day in the first quarter of 2026. Lose them and you lose the first rung - the support slots and midweek nights every bigger act started on.

Think of this as the city's noticeboard: 81 gigs across Nottingham in the next four weeks, alongside 78 grassroots venues and 32 regular open mic nights, updated daily from the rooms that host them. There is no algorithm and no paid placement. Billy Bootleggers Nottingham, Rock City and The Bodega have the most on, and the sound leans rock and pop.

The best support is a full room. Turn up to something new, stay for the support act, and buy from the bar. For a weekly round-up of Nottingham gigs, use the sign-up below; if you run a venue here, claim your listing so people can find it. If you have never been to an open mic, Rescue Rooms runs one every Monday.

Go to one this month

81 gigs listed in Nottingham over the next four weeks, with 78 grassroots venues and 32 regular open mic nights. Pick one you have not been to before - a ticket and a round at the bar is the most useful thing anyone can do for a room like these. Saturday is the night with most on.

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Why sign up. Rock City has the most coming up here, with 19 dates - the email means you see them in time to go. Expect plenty of rock in Nottingham, with pop close behind. One click unsubscribes, any time.

Beyond this week. Gigs in Nottingham are announced week to week; festivals are planned months out. The UK music festivals we have date-checked sit on one festival timeline, by month, region and genre, with clash checks for your weekends.

All Nottingham gigsEverything upcoming, sorted by date
Nottingham venues78 grassroots rooms
Nottingham open mics32 regular nights
The Nottingham sceneVenues, promoters, local rates and members near you
Every city we coverThe same page for every city, updated daily
UK gig directoryEvery upcoming grassroots gig
UK open mic finderStage time near you
UK venue directoryThe rooms behind the gigs

08 — Questions10 answersWhat's on in Nottingham

What's on in Nottingham this weekend?

14 gigs in Nottingham this weekend (Fri 6 Nov – Sun 8 Nov) - including Soil, Finger Eleven, South of Salem at Rock City (Friday), Cassia at Nottingham Rescue Rooms (Friday), Stu Larsen at The Bodega (Friday). The full Friday-to-Sunday list is in This Weekend above, and every gig over the next 28 days is below it.

How does live music in Nottingham compare to nearby cities?

Counting every upcoming date, there are 200 gigs listed in and around Nottingham - first of 7 against its nearest places with live music.

What live music is on in Nottingham over the next four weeks?

We currently list 81 gigs in Nottingham between 4 Nov and 2 Dec, across 12 venues. The listings above are the full set, sorted by date and refreshed daily from the venues themselves — no algorithm decides what you see. For everything beyond this window, browse every upcoming gig in Nottingham in the gig directory or every city we cover.

Are there free gigs in Nottingham?

None of the Nottingham gigs currently listed are marked free entry, though many venues do not publish a price at all. Nottingham open mic nights are your reliable free option — most charge nothing to watch or to play.

What is the busiest night for live music in Nottingham?

Saturday, with 32 gigs listed across the next 28 days. Saturday: 32 gigs · Friday: 22 gigs · Thursday: 10 gigs. Filter by This week or This weekend above to narrow it down.

Which Nottingham venues have the most on?

Right now: Billy Bootleggers Nottingham, Rock City, The Bodega. In total we track 78 grassroots venues in Nottingham, of which 12 have something listed in this window. Capacity, backline and opening times for each are on the Nottingham venue directory.

Where can I find open mic nights in Nottingham?

Nottingham has 32 regular open mic nights that we verify on a rolling cycle. Each listing carries the sign-up time, slot length, entry fee and whether a PA and backline are provided — see the Nottingham open mic finder, or the UK-wide finder.

How much does a gig cost in Nottingham, and what should an artist be paid?

Most Nottingham venues in our listings do not publish a ticket price in advance. Grassroots entry is typically a few pounds on the door, and many nights are free. On the other side of the transaction, the Musicians' Union publishes national gig rates as the recognised floor for live engagements, and the ISM publishes guidance for self-employed musicians. Our own UK gig rate benchmarks show what artists are actually being paid by region and act type.

Why do grassroots venues in Nottingham matter?

Grassroots rooms are where every act you have paid to see learned to hold an audience. Two pubs a day closed across the UK in the first quarter of 2026, and over the year to July 2025 78 grassroots music venues stopped putting on live music — 30 of them for good. Nottingham still has 78 on our list. Music Venue Trust campaigns for them nationally; venues themselves navigate PRS licensing and local authority licensing to keep putting music on. The single most useful thing anyone can do is turn up and buy a drink at the bar.

How do I get a Nottingham gig or venue listed on GIGXCHANGE?

Listing is free and takes about two minutes — submit through the Nottingham gig directory and it is reviewed before it goes live. No account is needed and there is no listing fee. If you run a venue here, claim your venue page to keep its capacity, backline and contact details current. Promoters and venues booking acts can also post paid work or find artists directly.

Every What's On page, A–Z140 pages

What's On across the UKNearby: Derby, Leicester, Lincoln, Sheffield

All 139 other cities, A–ZGigs

Aberdeen32 Accrington12 Aldershot2 Amersham Aylesbury Ayr

Barnsley Basildon15 Bath26 Bedford11 Belfast99 Berkhamsted Billericay2 Birmingham192 Blackburn5 Blackpool27 Bolton Borehamwood Bournemouth22 Bracknell Bradford40 Bridgend Brighouse Brighton86 Bristol100 Broxbourne13 Bushey

Cambridge16 Cannock Canterbury Cardiff56 Carlisle29 Chelmsford3 Cheltenham7 Chesham Cheshunt Chester Colchester Coventry28 Crawley

Derby40 Derry Doncaster2 Dundee12 Dunfermline Durham5

Eastbourne Edinburgh133 Egham6 Epsom5 Exeter20

Farnborough4 Frome

Gateshead Glasgow309 Gloucester3 Grimsby3 Guildford

Halifax Harpenden Harrogate Hastings15 Hatfield Hemel Hempstead Hereford4 Hertford High Wycombe18 Hitchin Hoddesdon Huddersfield Hull29

Inverness15 Ipswich12

Lancaster Leeds91 Leicester21 Leigh-on-Sea Lincoln8 Liverpool178 London535 Luton12

Maidstone10 Manchester296 Margate3 Marlow Middlesbrough14 Milton Keynes12

Newbury Newcastle113 Newquay15 Newry2 Northampton21 Norwich21 Nuneaton

Oxford19

Paisley Perth Peterborough13 Plymouth8 Portsmouth14 Potters Bar Preston34

Rawtenstall17 Reading15 Rickmansworth Rochdale

Scarborough19 Sheffield53 Shrewsbury Southampton58 Southport St Albans Stevenage Stirling Stockport Stockton-on-Tees9 Stoke-on-Trent13 Sunderland Sutton9 Swansea9 Swindon4

Telford5 Torquay Tring Tunbridge Wells8

Wakefield Walsall Waterlooville3 Watford15 Welwyn Garden City Weymouth2 Whitby Widnes Woking14 Wolverhampton37 Worcester Worthing Wrexham18

York12

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What's On in Nottingham

Live music in Nottingham over the next four weeks — 4 Nov – 2 Dec. 81 gigs listed in Nottingham over the next 28 days across 12 venues. Saturday is the busiest night with 32. In total we track 78 grassroots venues and 32 regular open mics here.

Two pubs a day are closing, and last year 78 grassroots venues stopped putting on live music. Get Nottingham gigs in your inbox — and go to one.

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Every grassroots gig we hold for Nottingham between 4 Nov and 2 Dec.

Saturday is the busiest night — 32 gigs
Saturday: 32 gigs
Friday: 22 gigs
Most listed genres: Rock (37), Pop (19), Alternative Rock (17), Country (9)
Imported daily from Ticketmaster, Skiddle and direct submissions

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12 different Nottingham venues have something on in the next 28 days.

Billy Bootleggers Nottingham — 23 gigs
Rock City — 19 gigs
The Bodega — 8 gigs
Nottingham Rescue Rooms — 8 gigs
66 more tracked venues with nothing listed yet
Capacity, backline and opening times on every card

See the listings Nottingham venues

32 regular open mic nights running in Nottingham. Turn up, put your name down, play.

Weekly and fortnightly nights across the city
Most are free to attend and free to play
Re-verified on a rolling cycle

See the listings Nottingham open mics

Everything the Nottingham scene has beyond tonight's listings.

City guide: Nottingham venues, promoters and bookers
Local rate benchmarks before you book or quote
Members near you on GigXchange

See the listings Nottingham scene

What’s on near you, wherever you are — the same page for every city we track.

Gigs, venues and open mics per city
One email a week with live music near you
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Updated daily · 81 gigs in Nottingham over the next four weeks

Last updated: 4 November 2026

This Weekend in Nottingham

NOV

Soil, Finger Eleven, South of Salem

Rock City·Hyson Green & Arboretum, Nottingham

Friday, 6 November 2026 · 16:30

Entry—
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AgeAll ages
GenreRock, Alternative Rock, Pop

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At a glance

01 — This weekend

This weekend in Nottingham

02 — Compared

How Nottingham compares

03 — Gigs

Gigs in Nottingham

04 — This week

Where it's on this week

05 — Venues

Venues in Nottingham

06 — Open mics

Open mics in Nottingham

07 — Support grassroots

Support grassroots music in Nottingham

Go to one this month

Help keep grassroots venues open in Nottingham

08 — Questions10 answersWhat's on in Nottingham

Play or put on gigs in Nottingham?

What's On in Nottingham

Help keep grassroots venues open in Nottingham

This Weekend in Nottingham

How Nottingham Compares

Gigs in Nottingham

Where It's On This Week

Venues in Nottingham

Open mics in Nottingham

Support grassroots music in Nottingham

Go to one this month

Help keep grassroots venues open in Nottingham

What's on in Nottingham — FAQs

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