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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

22/10/2024 - Public Service Broadcasting
23/10/2024 - Blossoms
24/10/2024 - Lacuna Coil
25/10/2024 - Gorilla Riot
25/10/2024 - Cast
29/10/2024 - Soft Play
01/11/2024 - Royal Republic
02/11/2024 - Y&T - 50th Anniversary
03/11/2024 - Cradle of Filth
05/11/2024 - Bob Vylan
08/11/2024 - Wednesday 13 Performing Murderdolls
09/11/2024 - Therapy?
10/11/2024 - Soil + Hed Pe + Nonpoint + the Union Underground
12/11/2024 - CASiSDEAD
13/11/2024 - Warmduscher
14/11/2024 - The Lightning Seeds
15/11/2024 - An Evening with They Might Be Giants: Flood, Book and Beyond
17/11/2024 - Alien Ant Farm + Cky
19/11/2024 - Kneecap
20/11/2024 - Embrace

The Bodega Gigs

24/10/2024 - BERRIES
25/10/2024 - Stick In the Wheel
27/10/2024 - The Dream Machine
29/10/2024 - Leddra Chapman
30/10/2024 - Uncle Lucius
31/10/2024 - Bloodworm
01/11/2024 - The Big Sad
02/11/2024 - The Hot Damn!
03/11/2024 - The Virginmarys
05/11/2024 - Joywave
06/11/2024 - Sinead Burgess
07/11/2024 - SPINN
08/11/2024 - Acid Klaus
11/11/2024 - Kim Churchill
12/11/2024 - UPSAHL
13/11/2024 - Walt Disco
15/11/2024 - Mike Viola
16/11/2024 - Black Water County
17/11/2024 - Monster Florence
19/11/2024 - Sean Koch