the East Midlands · 81 gigs · next 4 weeks
What's On in Nottingham
4 Nov – 2 Dec
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Updated 4 November 2026
At a glance
4 weeks
| 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 gigsThis 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.
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 7How 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 gigsGigs 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.
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 roomsWhere 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 roomsVenues 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 nightsOpen 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.
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.
Help keep grassroots venues open in Nottingham
—A UK venue stops hosting live music every 5 days — and turning up is what keeps a room open. Get a free weekly email of gigs in Nottingham. Unsubscribe any time. Privacy.
One email, once a week. Noon on Monday, Nottingham's week of live music from the 17 venues with gigs on, alongside 32 open mic nights, capped at two gigs a night so it stays readable.
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
Every What's On page, A–Z140 pages
What's On across the UKNearby: Derby, Leicester, Lincoln, Sheffield
Play or put on gigs in Nottingham?
List a gig free, claim your venue, or join as an act - 81 Nottingham gigs are already on GigXchange this month.
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.
Help keep grassroots venues open in Nottingham
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Last updated: 4 November 2026
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.
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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.
- #1 Nottingham area This page 78 venues · 32 open mics 200
- #2 Sheffield area 94 venues · 38 open mics 174
- #3 Derby area 37 venues · 15 open mics 118
- #4 Coventry area 46 venues · 19 open mics 105
- #5 Leicester area 39 venues · 17 open mics 62
- #6 Lincoln area 22 venues · 14 open mics 30
- #7 Doncaster area 19 venues · 12 open mics 7
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.
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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.
- #1 Billy Bootleggers Nottingham 6
- #2 The Bodega 4
- #3 Rock City 3
- #4 Nottingham Rescue Rooms 2
- #5 Red Dog Saloon Nottingham 2
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.
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- Mon19:00–23:00
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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.
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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.
Help keep grassroots venues open in Nottingham
—A UK venue stops hosting live music every 5 days — and turning up is what keeps a room open. Get a free weekly email of gigs in Nottingham. Unsubscribe any time. Privacy.
One email, once a week. Noon on Monday, Nottingham's week of live music from the 17 venues with gigs on, alongside 32 open mic nights, capped at two gigs a night so it stays readable.
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.
What's on in Nottingham — FAQs
Common questions about live music in Nottingham, answered with this week's live data.
Every What's On page, A–Z140 pages
What's On across the UKNearby: Derby, Leicester, Lincoln, Sheffield
Play or put on gigs in Nottingham?
List a gig free, claim your venue, or join as an act - 81 Nottingham gigs are already on GigXchange this month.