Rock City

Nottingham’s best kept secret has been leaked a few days before its official announcement. As a warm up before his massive summer of festivals, including V fest, Justin Bieber will be playing three secret shows across the country. One in London at the O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire (13th June),...

This was a performance I had been anticipating for quite some time. As I navigated the battalion inconsiderately formed in front of the stage by tall old white men, I casually struck up conversations with members of the audience. “Did you know that they used to be Southern Death...

Claire Boucher, AKA Grimes, is an artist who attracts a particular type of crowd. They’re not cool, nor are they trying to be – they’re not averse to cheese, in fact they lap it up in spades, and most of all they’re out to have fun, and lots of it. Grimes may...

Rudimental headlined Nottingham’s famous Rock City to a sold out crowd on Friday night as part of their UK tour. Despite being classed as a drum and bass band, such a wide range of genres seep through into their music. There was an incredible atmosphere on the night, with...

A 19-year-old woman died at Rescue Rooms in the early hours of Saturday morning. A spokesperson for Nottinghamshire Police told Impact: “Nottinghamshire Police officers were called to the Rescue Rooms in Goldsmith Street at around 3am on Saturday following a report that a woman had collapsed in the venue. The 19-year-old...

A packed Rock City provided the duo of J. Willgoose Esq. and Wrigglesworth, collectively known as Public Service Broadcasting (PSB), with their largest headline show outside of their home city of London. An amusing and playful informational piece created by the band warning against the overuse of phones set...

It is only four months since Gabrielle Aplin graced the Nottingham stage but the crowd seemed still to have missed her. Since she played at Rescue Rooms in October, her second album Light Up The Dark has only got more popular and she clearly enjoyed being back in front...