Live Music

Erin Batey Rianne Downey took Nottingham by storm. Touring her debut album ‘The Consequence of Love’, she delivered a night full of laughter, fun and heartfelt emotion. You could feel the excitement in the room, and it was clear everyone was excited to see this rising country star in...

Last night, Nottingham's Motorpoint Arena transformed into a living, breathing celebration of music, energy and sheer joy....

Katie Barr   Rock City is the host to all kinds of events, but most famously in its time for its productions of live music. And so Myles Smith became the most recent to add to the Rock City wall of fame – performing on Saturday 22nd February, the...

Conveying raw emotion and experiences with a guitar and two lava lamps, Adrianne Lenker shares an authentic setlist – from the discography of her solo artist career and her work with Big Thief to covers of Chris Smither and Lucinda Williams pieces. Lottie Murray reviews. ...

Having grown up listening to Liverpudlian-born band, Echo and the Bunnymen, at the hands of their biggest fan: my mum, it was only sensible to finally check out the band in action on the Nottingham stop of their ‘Songs to Learn and Sing Tour, The Very Best of Echo...

Alicia Lacey On the 22nd October, the annual Hockley Hustle festival welcomed the Nottingham community to celebrate some of the best local talent in the city. Spanning various live music venues across the city, Impact went along to the event to explore some up and coming artists. Impact’s Alicia...

Under the disco lights of Manchester’s New Century Hall, Squid were electric, industrious, and transcendental, completely devoid of disappointment. Natalie Howarth had the pleasure of seeing Squid at their absolute best on the O Monolith Tour....