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The Leicester rockers will embark on a five-date run later this year

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Kasabian just dropped details of their biggest UK arena tour in years

The Leicester rockers will embark on a five-date run later this year

Splendour to bow out after 18 years as Nottingham launches final festival farewell

It's been a Nottingham institution for almost 20 years

Brandon Flowers announces UK tour with Nottingham Rock City date as new album ‘Thrasher’ looms

The Killers frontman will head out in support of his newly announced third solo album

StubHub slapped with £900k fine after hiding fees from more than 50,000 fans

StubHub UK is one of the largest ticket marketplaces

The Snuts announce Nottingham stop on UK tour and drop new single ‘Defibrillator’

The band will bring their latest era to Rock City on November 27

Razorlight announce 20th anniversary UK tour – including Nottingham Rock City date

They'll be heading to the East Midlands in December

Fat Digester announce 30th anniversary blowout with all‑day Nottingham party and exclusive anniversary ale

They are marking a massive milestone this weekend, celebrating 30 years in existence

Pink Floyd’s ‘The Dark Side Of The Moon’ goes full cosmic in mind-bending 360° Leicester takeover

Get ready to slip the surly bonds of Earth and straight into the void — Pink Floyd’s The Dark Side of the Moon is...

Paul Heaton announces new album ‘Jenius’ and UK arena tour — including Nottingham Motorpoint Arena date

His new album arrives almost exactly four decades after The Housemartins’ debut ‘London 0 Hull 4’.

Nothing But Thieves confirm Nottingham show on biggest tour yet and unveil new album ‘Stray Dogs’

The Southend five-piece return with ‘Evolution’ – a euphoric, surging comeback single that signals the start of their next chapter

The Script announce UK arena run and new LP, with big Nottingham show confirmed

The tour arrives alongside news of the band’s forthcoming seventh album

Nottingham’s Rock City goes head-to-head with UK’s biggest venues in Music Week Awards showdown

A landmark year earns the Nottingham institution a top industry nod.

20 Questions: Nottingham electro-pop artist EMiDORA

Each week a notable person from the East Midlands supplies the answers to our 20 searching questions

The Damned announce ‘Final Damnation 50’ UK tour with Derby date confirmed

This run offers fans the increasingly rare chance to see the band’s legendary line‑up back onstage together

Manic Street Preachers and Suede team up for landmark arena tour – and it’s coming to Nottingham

Two generations of British guitar music collide as the Manics and Suede join forces for an autumn 2026 arena run that already feels historic.

You can watch the World Cup final at Splendour Festival – and honestly, what more do you want?

Football, festivals and screaming strangers in a field — Splendour 2026 is officially doing the most

Shed Seven are running Shedcember X and the East Midlands is going to be spoiled

The band's East Midlands shows are always among the tour’s most electric.

Dot To Dot Festival finalises 2026 line‑Up With Brògeal, Rocket and More

The multi‑venue favourite returns to Nottingham

NON-STOP THRILLS: Prepare yourself for a FREE all‑day barrage of live music at Jolly Brewer in Lincoln this May

No filler, no breaks and no mercy as Lincoln’s The Jolly Brewer hosts an all‑day festival of surf garage, synth punk, power pop and pure rock’n’roll.

‘No singles, no warning’: Enter Shikari drop surprise new album Lose Your Self ahead of Nottingham arena date

Lose Your Self — released today via So Recordings — arrives suddenly but hits hard

O2 Academy Leicester set for closure ahead of 2027 university campus redevelopment

The announcement brings an end to more than a decade of concerts, club nights, and student events

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Leicester’s Kasabian drop ‘Great Pretender’ — A sharp, swagger‑loaded shot of forthcoming album Act III

Kasabian are kicking 2026 into overdrive. Fresh off their dance‑floor‑igniting collaboration with Calvin Harris on Release The Pressure, the band return with Great Pretender—an...

Embrace return with new album Avalanche and intimate Leicester gig will give fans first listen

The Yorkshire quintet will unveil their ninth studio album, Avalanche in June

American Hi‑Fi just crashed the Bowl My Bones Tour and Lincoln is about to lose its mind

They are officially crashing the party this summer — and they’re bringing two decades of pop‑punk chaos with them.

Dot To Dot 2026 levels up with a wave of local heroes as latest line-up announcement drops

This latest announcement unleashes more than 130 new name

You can catch The Wonder Stuff on their 40th anniversary UK tour with Inspiral Carpets in Leicester and Lincoln

The Wonder Stuff announced a 40th anniversary UK tour for October and December 2026

Placebo have reworked their debut album and are heading to Nottingham as part of an extensive arena tour

They'll be playing in our neck of the woods later this year

Nottingham’s Beat The Streets 2026 festival raises more than 50k for homeless charity

The date for next year's event has just dropped

Alison Moyet has announced a huge European tour, including two dates in the East Midlands

She has now announced dates in Buxton and Nottingham

Deco and DJ Katie Owen join scorching line-up for summer shows at Lincoln Castle

This summer’s at Live at Lincoln Castle is heating up with the addition of two more special guests

Hopes new scheme will boost busking in Leicester city centre  

New pitches will be open to entertainers from all performance backgrounds

Leicester Get Lucky as Daft Punk’s best tribute band plan to play only East Midlands date of 2026 in city

Tickets are still on sale for their show at the 02 Academy in April

Record Store Day UK reveals Olivia Dean as 2026 ambassador

Around 300 UK independent record shops are set to take part in this year’s Record Store Day

Spiritbox have announced their biggest UK shows ever – and Nottingham has been named as one of the stops on the tour

The Canadian rockers will be hitting the road with Jinjer and Dying Wish for their biggest UK tour to date

Dot to Dot Festival drops second wave of acts for 2026 line up

The chance to hear live music from over 30 artists over the Bank Holiday weekend. What more could you ask for?

J. Cole to play Nottingham show on first world tour in half a decade

The Fall-Off Tour is J. Cole’s first solo headline tour in five years

Faithless to headline FAC51 The Haçienda open-air show when it returns to Nottingham’s Wollaton Park this summer

Expect sweat, smiles and a crowd that forgets what time it is meant to be.

First look inside huge new HMV store opening up in The Derbion with more than 30,000 vinyls, books and blu-rays on offer

The store offers a completely reimagined space that owners say has been specially designed to enhance the way fans discover music, film, and TV.

You can help Nottingham’s Stealth nightclub win Radio 1 dance venue award

It could be recognised for being the best small club that’s helped underground dance music thrive over the past year

Record Store Day 2026: all the East Midlands record shops taking part

There’s something seriously wonderful about rifling through a cardboard box of wrapped long players

Full list of special releases for Record Store Day UK 2026 announced

One of our favourite days on the calendar is almost here...

The Molotovs have announced a Nottingham 2026 tour date as they battle Lily Allen for this week’s Number One album

The Cockney punk duo released their debut studio long player last Friday

UK rap star Aitch confirmed as headliner for Leicester Abbey Park show this summer

The Manchester artist, real name Harrison James Armstrong, is considered as one of the UK’s biggest rap stars

A daytime indie disco party is coming to Nottingham this May

An afternoon of indie belters are promised

Depeche Mode tribute act Enjoy The Silence UK announce East Midlands shows in 2026

The critically-acclaimed tribute band will be taking to stages in the East Midlands

Nottingham’s Bodega has scooped a national award for championing grassroots music artists

The Bodega has been playing host to the most exciting up-and-coming new artists around for 25 years

Lambrini Girls, Fcukers and NewDad join the Dot to Dot Festival bill as 30 first wave acts are announced

The festival is continuing to champion and celebrate emerging artists

Bloodworm, Bored Marsh, Dring and Marvin’s Revenge lead the first wave of acts announced for Nottingham’s charity fundraising festival Beat The Streets

The festival will be taking over multiple Nottingham city centre venues on Sunday, January 25

90s Britpop legends Gene will be bringing their ‘spectacular’ reunion show to Nottingham’s Rock City in March 2026

The group will now hit the road next spring for a UK and Ireland tour following the success of a trio of reunion shows back in October.

Elles Bailey announces Nottingham Rough Trade in-store show to promote new album ‘Can’t Take My Story Away’

Elles Bailey is to play an intimate in-store acoustic show at Rough Trade in Nottingham to promote her latest long player 'Can't Take My...

Michael Ball is coming to the East Midlands in 2026 with his Glow UK tour and Leicester and Nottingham dates have been announced

Michael Ball is heading to the region on his latest UK tour to promote his latest long player Glow with a UK tour

The full line-up for TK Maxx Presents Live At Lincoln Castle 2026 is finally here…and you’ll be bowled over

Texan pop punk legends Bowling For Soup and folk punk royalty Frank Turner and the Sleeping Souls are the final acts to announce plans to head to Lincoln next summer.

Second Nottingham date for Lily Allen as she announces live arena tour after UK theatre shows sell out in minutes

The British pop star has been riding high on the success of her comeback album West End Girl

GET YOUR HANDS IN THE AIR: Clubland Live tour is coming to Nottinghamshire in 2026

Clubland has announced it plans to take over the iconic Newstead Abbey in Nottinghamshire next summer.

New law will ban greedy touts from scooping up gig tickets and flogging them on for eye-watering amounts

As it stands, ticket touts can buy large volumes of tickets online and then resell them for hugely inflated prices to gig goers

HUMBLE OPINION: Leicester band Kasabian’s ten best songs

The Leicester legends have become one of the biggest bands of the past 20 years with their expert blend of rock and electronica

DOWNLOAD HEADLINERS REVEALED: Limp Bizkit, Guns N’ Roses and Linkin Park to top the bill at Leicestershire festival in 2026

The wait is over! Download Festival's whopping first 2026 line-up announcement has been made.

Record Store Day: Black Friday line-up of releases coming to East Midlands independent record stores

Record Store Day’s sister event, Black Friday, returns to independent record stores in the East Midlands on Friday, November 28

Iconic Leicester music venue The Musician has sadly closed its doors for good

The Musician Pub, based on Crafton Street West in the city, has offered live music six nights a week since the early 2000s, with a capacity of 220 people.

Second wave of headliners announced for Leicestershire’s Noisily Festival 2025

The annual electronic music festival is set to return to its spectacular site in Barkestone Woods, just outside Grantham

Ripened fruit: Black Grape to celebrate 30th anniversary of legendary ‘It’s Great When You’re Straight…Yeah!’ album with Nottingham tour date

Black Grape have announced an 11-date tour taking place in November and December with special guests Dodgy as support.

Legendary Notts DJ Graeme Park will be opening a live orchestral show celebrating club culture at the Royal Concert Hall this March

Pure Club Classical is a fusion of dance, trance and club anthems performed by a 50-piece orchestra, dynamic vocalists, and stage performers.

Record enthusiasts can hunt for bargains at these East Midlands vinyl fairs over the coming weeks

Vinyl enthusiasts will be busily hunting for bargains and also get a chance to discover new albums.

Cheers! Record Store Day will take place on April 12 – and a new beer partner has been announced

Independent record shops across the East Midlands will now be gearing up for their biggest celebration of vinyl releases, in-store parties and independent record store culture.

Derbyshire, Leicester and Notts dates announced for The Bowie Show – which promises to be the ‘ultimate voyage into the mind of the rock’n’roll...

David Bowie is about to be celebrated in a new multi-sensory stage experience around his life and music - and three dates in the East Midlands have been announced

Line-up announced for Nottingham’s Beat the Streets festival in 2025 – with total raised for homeless charity by annual event expected to hit £500k

The multi-venue event annually raises significant funds for Nottinghamshire homelessness charity Framework

Synth pop icons The Human League announce headline Derby Summer Sessions show

The BRIT Award-winners will make their highly anticipated Summer Session debut on Thursday, July 3, at the picturesque Markeaton Park.

This stunning replica of Nottingham’s Rough Trade store has been created in Lego to celebrate their ten years of trading in the city

The store in Broad Street first opened its doors back in 2014 and has been the go-to place for music fans ever since.

Take That icon Gary Barlow to play three gigs in East Midlands next year

The 41-date tour will feature hits from Barlow’s time with Take That as well as his solo career.

Nottingham is gearing up for next month’s Hockley Hustle – with 400 acts playing across 50 venues

400 acts will be playing across 50 venues around Hockley and Sneinton.

Motörhead’s Lemmy takes up new home at Nottingham’s Rock City

A convoy of 55 Harley Davidson bikers has delivered the ashes of the legendary Lemmy Kilmister of Motörhead to Rock City in Nottingham following...

Line-up just announced for Nottingham’s Foolhardy Folk Festival – now returning for it’s fourth year

Here's hoping that sunnier days are well and truly on their way because that means one of Nottingham's favourite folk music festival and one...

Noisily Festival is returning to woodland on Belvoir Estate for electronic four-day rave

It’s will soon be time for tens of thousands of people to flock to Barkestone Woods, just outside Grantham, for this year’s Noisily Festival,...

Fopp to make a sensational comeback to Nottingham this week

Specialist music retailer Fopp is returning to Nottingham this Friday (7) - four years after leaving the city.The HMV-owned chain previously had a shop...

Dot to Dot Festival: These seven local bands and musicians are in with a chance of headlining at Nottingham’s iconic Rock City

The shortlist for a competition to open the Dot To Dot Festival at Nottingham's iconic Rock City venue has now been announced.One of the...

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