Nottingham · grassroots venue · Verified open
Late-night rock and garage bar.
Capacity to be confirmed, live music 7 nights a week, house PA. Rock, Garage, Blues.
Nearby venuesUpdated 13 November 2026
At a glance, Billy Bootleggers Bar in Castle, Nottingham is summed up below. It has live music 7 nights a week. It books rock, garage and blues acts.
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| Live music | 7 nights a week |
| TodayClosed | 16:00–03:00Opens in 8h 31m 54s |
| Backline | PA provided |
| Books | Rock · Garage · Blues |
4 photos show the inside of Billy Bootleggers Bar, from the stage to the bar. It books rock, garage and blues acts. Tap any photo to open it at full size.
Before you book Billy Bootleggers Bar, here are its size, live nights, genres and website. It has live music 7 nights a week. It books rock, garage and blues acts.
| Capacity | – |
| Live nights | Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun |
| Curfew | – |
| Sound limiter | – |
| Genres | RockGarageBlues |
| Status | Verified open |
| Last checked | 21 Aug 2026 |
| Checked against | Ticket listing |
Billy Bootleggers Bar is at 13-15 Weekday Cross, Castle, Nottingham, NG1 2GB. The map below opens step-by-step directions in Google Maps. It is one of 79 rooms in our Nottingham venue directory.
Castle, Nottingham NG1 2GB
The nearest station is Lace Market (tram stop), about 5 minutes' walk away.
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| Fee range per act | Locked |
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Billy Bootleggers Bar publishes its opening times for 7 of the 7 days. These are the venue's own opening hours, not the gig start times.
| Mon | 16:00–03:00 |
| Tue | 16:00–03:00 |
| Wed | 16:00–03:00 |
| Thu | 16:00–03:00 |
| FriToday | 16:00–03:00 |
| Sat | 12:00–03:00 |
| Sun | 12:00–03:00 |
Billy Bootleggers Bar has an in-house PA for visiting acts. The list below shows the PA, drums, amps and mics we know about. Played here and the kit was different? Tell us and we will update it.
| PA system | Provided |
| Drum kit | TBC |
| Guitar amp | TBC |
| Bass amp | TBC |
| Keys / keyboard | TBC |
| Vocal mics | TBC |
| In-house engineer | TBC |
This is the background on Billy Bootleggers Bar, from the venue and its listings. It books rock, garage and blues acts. It has live music 7 nights a week.
Billy Bootleggers Bar is a grassroots music venue in Castle, Nottingham. It books Rock, Garage, Blues.
Listing notesBilly Bootleggers is an American-style dive bar and live-music venue in the heart of Nottingham at Weekday Cross (formerly Percy Picklebackers). It runs live music seven nights a week with free entry and an over-18s policy, leaning into rock, garage and alternative — including three separate band sessions every Saturday afternoon and evening. A no-frills, music-first room that's become a fixture of the city's grassroots gig circuit.
It keeps this page true for the next act through the door.
There are 6 upcoming gigs listed at Billy Bootleggers Bar. It has live music 7 nights a week. Venues often post their next nights on their own website first.
| 13Nov · Fri | MFC Chicken - Live @ Billy's (Nottingham) 20:00Rock |
| 13Nov · Fri | The Goodness - Friday Nights @ Billy's 23:00 |
| 14Nov · Sat | Delta Chrome- Live @ Billy's 14:00Blues |
| 14Nov · Sat | Twisted System + LA Vyper 19:00TicketsMetal |
| 14Nov · Sat | Midnight Shift Rockabilly Trio - Live @ Billy's 20:00Rock |
| 17Nov · Tue | Ruby Tuesday - LIVE ft. Oil, Red Afternoon + MORE! 19:00 |
The Nottingham league ranks live music venues by the gigs listed over the next 30 days. It refreshes every night, so a busy month moves a room up.
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| 01 | Billy Bootleggers Bar This venue | 27 gigs |
| 02 | Rock City | 19 gigs |
| 03 | Rescue Rooms up1 | 10 gigs |
| 04 | Red Dog Saloon Nottingham down1 | 9 gigs |
| 05 | Canvas Mansfield New | 8 gigs |
| 06 | The Bodega down1 | 6 gigs |
| 07 | The Palais up1 | 4 gigs |
| 08 | Metronome Nottingham down1 | 3 gigs |
| 09 | Nottingham, The Level down3 | 3 gigs |
| 10 | Rough Trade Nottingham down1 | 3 gigs |
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Billy Bootleggers Bar
Late-night rock and garage bar.
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- Capacity
- 7 nights
- Live music
- 16:00
- Open today
- PA
- Backline
- Rock
- Books
- Verified
- Directory status
Last updated: 13 November 2026
Billy Bootleggers Bar — Quick Facts
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Inside Billy Bootleggers Bar
Billy Bootleggers Bar has an in-house PA for visiting acts. It has live music 7 nights a week. Below: the PA, drums, amps and mics we know about, what we know about the room, and its regular live nights.
Billy Bootleggers Bar is a grassroots music venue in Castle, Nottingham. Billy Bootleggers Bar provides a PA system — check the rest with the venue.
Billy Bootleggers Bar books Rock, Garage, Blues acts. This listing is part of the Nottingham venue directory.
Billy Bootleggers is an American-style dive bar and live-music venue in the heart of Nottingham at Weekday Cross (formerly Percy Picklebackers). It runs live music seven nights a week with free entry and an over-18s policy, leaning into rock, garage and alternative — including three separate band sessions every Saturday afternoon and evening. A no-frills, music-first room that's become a fixture of the city's grassroots gig circuit.
Coming up at Billy Bootleggers Bar: MFC Chicken - Live @ Billy's (Nottingham), The Goodness - Friday Nights @ Billy's and Delta Chrome- Live @ Billy's — every listed date is in the What’s On rail below.
Nights Billy Bootleggers Bar usually has live music
Live nights at Billy Bootleggers Bar are usually Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun. It lists rock among the genres it books. There is a PA listed - ask what else is on stage before you load in. Billy Bootleggers Bar hasn't joined GigXchange yet; vote to bring it on, and in the meantime keep a short EPK and a live clip ready - it is what most venues ask for first. More rooms, open mics and what they pay: getting gigs in Nottingham.
Find Billy Bootleggers Bar
Billy Bootleggers Bar is at 13-15 Weekday Cross, Castle, Nottingham, NG1 2GB. The map below opens step-by-step directions in Google Maps. It is one of 79 rooms in our Nottingham venue directory.
The nearest station is Lace Market (tram stop), about 5 minutes' walk away. You'll find Billy Bootleggers Bar in Castle, Nottingham; NG1 2GB is the postcode for sat-nav and ride apps. We list 2 other venues in Castle, so a night out here can take in more than one room. Check the start time before you set off, and see what else is on in Nottingham this week, or book a Nottingham band for a night of your own.
Binks Yard, Red Dog Saloon Nottingham, Saltbox - Live Music, Bar & Kitchen and Bunkers Hill
Station data: NaPTAN, Department for Transport (Open Government Licence).
What's On at Billy Bootleggers Bar
There are 6 upcoming gigs listed at Billy Bootleggers Bar. It has live music 7 nights a week. Venues often post their next nights on their own website first. Or browse the wider Nottingham venue directory.
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Coming up: MFC Chicken - Live @ Billy's (Nottingham), The Goodness - Friday Nights @ Billy's, Delta Chrome- Live @ Billy's, Twisted System + LA Vyper, Midnight Shift Rockabilly Trio - Live @ Billy's and Ruby Tuesday - LIVE ft. Oil, Red Afternoon + MORE!.
The Nottingham League
Billy Bootleggers Bar is #1 of 79 Nottingham venues for live music — ranked by gigs on the calendar over the next 30 days, refreshed nightly. Only gigs in the GigXchange directory count.
- #1 – Billy Bootleggers Bar This venue 27 gigs
- #2 – Rock City 19 gigs
- #3 ▲1 Rescue Rooms 10 gigs
- #4 ▼1 Red Dog Saloon Nottingham 9 gigs
- #5 NEW Canvas Mansfield 8 gigs
- #6 ▼1 The Bodega 6 gigs
- #7 ▲1 The Palais 4 gigs
- #8 ▼1 Metronome Nottingham 3 gigs
- #9 ▼3 Nottingham, The Level 3 gigs
- #10 ▼1 Rough Trade Nottingham 3 gigs
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Billy Bootleggers Bar in brief. Billy Bootleggers Bar in Castle, Nottingham, is a live music room that books rock, garage and blues. The live nights are most often Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. It also hosts an open mic (every Sunday). Nearby rooms: Binks Yard, Red Dog Saloon Nottingham and Saltbox - Live Music, Bar & Kitchen - or browse the full Nottingham venue directory.
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