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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

01/04/2023 - Devin Townsend
02/04/2023 - The Ghost Inside
04/04/2023 - The Damned
07/04/2023 - Orbital
13/04/2023 - Tom Meighan
15/04/2023 - Amber Run
17/04/2023 - Mimi Webb
20/04/2023 - Graphic Nature
21/04/2023 - Razorlight
22/04/2023 - Professor Green
23/04/2023 - Cannibal Corpse
27/04/2023 - Tokky Horror
29/04/2023 - Hawkwind
02/05/2023 - Russ Millions
12/05/2023 - Riding the Low
13/05/2023 - Tyketto / FM / Dare
18/05/2023 - Bad Boy Chiller Crew
20/05/2023 - A.A. Williams
09/06/2023 - CHVRCHES
10/06/2023 - Circa Waves

The Bodega Gigs

31/03/2023 - ALT BLK ERA
01/04/2023 - Fat Bamboo
02/04/2023 - Wunderhorse
06/04/2023 - Bartees Strange
07/04/2023 - Sancho Panza
08/04/2023 - Left-Hand-Lane
09/04/2023 - The Undercover Hippy
10/04/2023 - Softcult
11/04/2023 - Trampolene
12/04/2023 - DVNE
15/04/2023 - IST IST
18/04/2023 - DITZ
19/04/2023 - Slow Crush
20/04/2023 - Sean McGowan
21/04/2023 - Lyra
24/04/2023 - Hockey Dad
26/04/2023 - Kultur Shock
27/04/2023 - Fudge.
29/04/2023 - The Commoners & Troy Redfern
30/04/2023 - Scowl