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About Billy Bootleggers Bar
Billy Bootleggers Bar is a grassroots music venue in Castle, Nottingham. Bring your own PA, mics and instruments.
Billy Bootleggers Bar books Rock, Garage, Blues acts. Both original music and covers are welcome. 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.
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13-15 Weekday Cross, Castle, Nottingham, NG1 2GB
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13-15 Weekday Cross, Castle, Nottingham, NG1 2GB. See the map below for directions. Browse more Nottingham venues nearby.
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