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Nottingham has seen its fair share of touring musicians in its city with plenty of live music venues providing a rich history of live music.

Rock City

One venue that is packed with decades of history hosting some of the greatest names in rock is the aptly named ‘Rock City’. Looking back David Bowie, The Smiths, Iron Maiden, Guns and Roses, Nirvana and Oasis have all taken stage at the venue firmly placing it as the place to go. With a reputation of providing upcoming bands as well as iconic club nights, live music is firmly alive here. In a rare video interview David Bowie explains why he enjoys playing concerts in smaller venues like the Rock City, describing how the stage dynamics change when playing to a small audience.

The Bodega

Take the word of locals and students, if you want to catch a glimpse of talent before they become stadium performers and festival headliners - ‘The Bodega’ is the venue to hang. Back in the day many lucky gig goers caught Arctic Monkeys, Kate Nash and The Libertines here. A variety of genres are rife in the scene here, ensuring there is something for everyone, offering different genres each night ranging from metal/rock, ska, country and goth.

Rock City Gigs

23/05/2025 - Riding the Low
24/05/2025 - Day Fever - Nottingham
31/05/2025 - MJ Lenderman
16/06/2025 - Bright Eyes, William the Conqueror
23/06/2025 - Father John Misty, Loren Kramar
28/06/2025 - Day Fever - Nottingham
05/07/2025 - Cyan Kicks, High Regard
27/07/2025 - W.A.S.P - Album One Alive 2025
14/08/2025 - Car Bomb
16/08/2025 - Day Fever - Nottingham
24/08/2025 - This Is Not the Greatest Festival In the World (This Is Just a Tribute
19/09/2025 - Florence Black
26/09/2025 - The Rifles
30/09/2025 - The Beta Band - The Three E.P.'s
02/10/2025 - Cardinal Black
03/10/2025 - The Pigeon Detectives
04/10/2025 - Atreyu
06/10/2025 - Magnum - A Tribute to Tony Clarkin
11/10/2025 - The Wedding Present
12/10/2025 - CMAT - It's the Euro-Country Tour!

The Bodega Gigs

23/05/2025 - AJ Tracey
27/05/2025 - Prima Queen
05/06/2025 - Sam Kelly, Honey & the Bear
07/06/2025 - Snake Eyes
17/06/2025 - Natty
18/06/2025 - Vision Video
19/06/2025 - Dion Lunadon
24/06/2025 - almost monday
26/06/2025 - Great Gable
28/06/2025 - Young Culture
07/07/2025 - DZ Deathrays, Battlesnake
08/07/2025 - Catbite
18/07/2025 - Xander & the Peace Pirates X Parker Barrow (Co-Headline)
24/07/2025 - GRLwood
01/08/2025 - Joey Collins & the Bushido Code
09/08/2025 - Maggie Baugh
27/08/2025 - Ducks Ltd.
30/08/2025 - Bambara
10/09/2025 - Shayfer James
12/09/2025 - The Burning Hell