Rough Trade Nottingham is very excited to present a live in-store performance and signing from shame. This unique event celebrates the band's latest record 'Drunk Tank Pink' and the band's brand new festival single, 'Tinsel Gate' on Flexi Disc released via Dead Oceans.

**Each version comes with a very limited shame Christmas card flexi disc containing the festival single, “Tinsel Gate” with art from Charlie Steen.**

Tickets for this event also include a physical copy of the fantastic new album/flexi on your format of choice to be collected from Rough Trade Nottingham on the day of the show. More product information can be found HERE > https://www.roughtrade.com/gb/shame/drunk-tank-pink

Read a guide to Rough Trade's COVID Policies here: https://blog.roughtrade.com/live-events-return-to-rough-trade-what-to-expect/

All ages

Rough Trade

shame: Live + Signing 

shame

Gigs

Nottingham

Rough Trade Nottingham

After releasing a huge debut album "Drinking Games", Ben Mark Smith will finally be debuting his band The Balancing Acts.

A night of folk & punk inspired music from one of Nottinghams finest songwriters ... featuring the incredible talents of Nick Parker, Warren Ireland & Amanda David as support.

All ages

Ben Mark Smith and The Balancing Acts + Support

Ben Mark Smith and The Balancing Acts

Bringing silent disco fun to the city of Nottingham, Silence of the Jams offers an eclectic mix of tunes across three channels. Expect pop, disco, funk, rock, indie, nu metal, soul, hip hop, r'n'b and much more!
Search Silence of the Jams MCR to follow us on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter!

This is an 18+ event (Photo ID Required).

Silence of the Jams

Wild Cherry - Play That Funky Music

party

Party

The best gigs are on DICE.

This is an 18+ event (Photo I.D. required).

Stanleys

Stanleys - The Martyr

Due to the new Omicron Variant, all attendees to Rough Trade events will need to show proof of their double vaccination or a negative PCR/lateral flow test, taken no more than 48hrs before the event, to gain entry to the venue. The negative test result (NHS text, email, or app) will need to be presented to security on arrival. We will always strive to do our best in keeping our staff, the artists, and fans safe at our shows! Thanks for understanding, RT.

Rough Trade Nottingham is very excited to present a live in-store performance and signing from our Album of the Year band 'Dry Cleaning'. This unique event celebrates the latest record  'New Long Leg' and the physical release of 'Tascam Tapes' on 12" vinyl.

Tickets for this event also include a physical copy of the fantastic new album on your format of choice to be collected from Rough Trade Nottingham on the day of the show. More product information can be found HERE > https://www.roughtrade.com/gb/dry-cleaning

All ages

Dry Cleaning RT AOTY Live + Signing 

Scratchcard Lanyard

Dry Cleaning - Sit Down Meal

Dry Cleaning

Marisa And The Moths are a new alt-rock band on the scene, supercharged with an outstanding stage presence and filthy, gritty sound. Expect sharp, chunky modern hard rock mixed up with the grungy goodness of the 90s. These guys are not the be missed!

This is an 18+ event.

Marisa And The Moths | Metamorphosis Uk Tour

Marisa And The Moths - Slave

Marisa And The Moths

Gladrags: LGBTQ+ DEATH DISCO
A night of DANCING to electronic music – a night of self-expression, queerness, love and music.
Dancers: MAX THE TRIBRID, MARIA MOANS, VEGANDOLL & JAKE JONES.
Drag: UNA VERSA, MARIA MOANS, MARILYN SANE & NANA ARTHOLE.
DJs: DJ BOZ and BABY TAP.

Refunds: Cancellation only

This is an 18+ event (Photo ID Required).

Gladrags: Death Disco

Baby Tap

DJ Boz

Marilyn Sane 

Nana Arthole

Four of the hottest rock bands spanning the East, West and the midlands take on Rough Trade Nottingham.

This is a 14+ event.

Faux Pas, Let Man Loose, Seven Rivers + Bloodhound

Bloodhound

Faux Pas

Let Man Loose

Seven Rivers

The best gigs are on DICE.

This is a 18+ event (ID Required).

Unschooling 

Rock Against Racism Nottingham is having a Xmas Party! 
There'll be brilliant live music from I AM LONO, headlining, plus CRITICAL CANDY and SHEARglass
We'll have DJs playing punk, ska, reggae, post-punk, hip hop, psych and more!
We will also have delicious hot Jamaican food from Chef's Hut. 

This is an 18+ event.

Rock Against Racism Nottm Xmas Party: I Am Lono

I Am Lono - Infra Red

I am Lono

BINGO MERRILY ON HIGH! It’s the countdown to Xmas... so who wants to go BINGO ALL THE WAY with us at Rough Trade Nottingham!

**TUESDAY 21ST DECEMBER / DOORS OPEN AT 8PM / GAMES START AT 8.30PM**

Drag Bingo is an ALL-INCLUSIVE event. All are invited and all are welcome! (Except maybe leave the little angels at home…)

Join your Ho-Ho-Hostesses Nana and Marilyn Sane for some festive frolics and a very extra special Xmas extravaganza! Whether you’ve been good or bad, we’ll be bringing you even bigger, better and more glitzy prizes than last year!

**Xmas stockings include:**
CHOCOLATY COINS
CANDY CANES
CASH FROM YER NAN
STUFF FROM SANTA’S SACK
+ the usual exquisite trinkets, queer curiosities and Rough Trade goodies!

Terrible Xmas jumpers and attire is encouraged.

Yuletide drag intermissions between games! Live DJs Baby Tap and DJ BOZ will once again put the jingle in your bells and get you in the mood for the holiday season!

The lolz kick off at 8PM and first game is at 8.30PM. Admission is free, but it’s pay to play (these fabulous prizes don’t buy themselves!) £2.50 a game or all three for six quid! Bargain!

FLOOR ONE AT Rough Trade Nottingham IS LIFT ACCESSIBLE.

This is an 18+ event

BINGO ALL THE WAY

From NYC to Nottingham for one night only! First to deliver an official TED Talk entirely in verse, singer/songwriter/poet Raegan Sealy has supported Ice T, Kae Tempest and Shane Koyczan.
With support from the Gang of Angels Choir: “The most diverse bunch of belters this city has seen.” – LeftLion. 

This is an 18+ event (Photo ID Required).

Raegan Sealy and the Gang of Angels Choir

Raegan Sealy - Energy

Raegan Sealy  

Rough Trade Nottingham is very excited to present an acoustic in-store performance and signing from The Wombats. This unique event celebrates the release of their fifth studio album 'Fix Yourself, Not The World' released on 7th January.

**You'll also receive an exclusive print to be signed by the band after the show.**

**Tickets for this event also include a physical copy of the fantastic new album on your format of choice to be collected at Rough Trade Nottingham from the release date 14/1/22. This can be shipped to you at an extra cost!**

More product information can be found HERE > https://www.roughtrade.com/gb/the-wombats/fix-yourself-not-the-world

All ages

The Wombats (Acoustic + Signing)

Greek Tragedy - Oliver Nelson TikTok Remix

The Wombats

Rough Trade Nottingham is very excited to present a live in-store performance from This Time Last Year + Next Year + All Over Again.
SATURDAY 15 JANUARY 2022 | 7PM-11PM
FREE ENTRY - NO TICKET NEEDED
Floor One at Rough Trade Nottingham is lift accessible. 
All welcome.

This is an 18+ event

This Time Last Year + Next Year + All Over Again

Rough Trade Nottingham are pleased to host a free entry event with The Mudas plus special guests Left Hand Lane and Mollie Ralph with more supports to be announced soon. Get yourself a ticket before this one sells out!

ROUGH TRADE NOTTINGHAM HAS A LIFT FOR DISABILITY ACCESS.

14+ (Under 16's with an adult).

This is an 14+ event

The Mudas + Left Hand Lane + Mollie Ralph

Due to the new Omicron Variant, all attendees to Rough Trade events will need to show proof of their double vaccination or a negative PCR/lateral flow test, taken no more than 48hrs before the event, to gain entry to the venue. The negative test result (NHS text, email, or app) will need to be presented to security on arrival. We will always strive to do our best in keeping our staff, the artists, and fans safe at our shows! Thanks for understanding, RT.

Rough Trade Nottingham is very excited to present a acoustic in-store performance and signing from The Sherlocks. This unique event celebrates the release of the band's brand new album 'World I Understand', released 19th November via Teddy Boy Records.

Tickets for this event also include a physical copy of the fantastic new album on your format of choice to be collected from Rough Trade Nottingham on the day of the show. More product information can be found HERE > https://www.roughtrade.com/gb/the-sherlocks/world-i-understand

Read a guide to Rough Trade's COVID Policies here: https://blog.roughtrade.com/live-events-return-to-rough-trade-what-to-expect/

This event was due to take place on 30th Nov 2021 but will now take place on 23rd Jan 2022. All tickets remain valid.

All ages

The Sherlocks: Acoustic + Signing

the sherlocks

Due to the new Omicron Variant, all attendees to Rough Trade events will need to show proof of their double vaccination or a negative PCR/lateral flow test, taken no more than 48hrs before the event, to gain entry to the venue. The negative test result (NHS text, email, or app) will need to be presented to security on arrival. We will always strive to do our best in keeping our staff, the artists, and fans safe at our shows! Thanks for understanding, RT.

Shortly after being signed to HONGO MALO Records in 2021 and only 3 months after forming, **Champyun Clouds** released their debut LP that sold out almost immediately after release.

After BBC Introducing Nottingham picked up on what they were doing, and after a few radio plays, this quickly prompted a follow-up release with a limited 7” that includes 4 brand new tracks.

“Take one certified Notts legend (Nail Tolliday of Bent and sometime Sleaford Mods collaborator) and one preeminent Notts genius (Asa Hudson of Asa) and you get this psychedelic masterpiece and masterclass in finding the golden mean of rough-yet-intricate, spacey soundscapes and genuine pop song-craft! The sound, while very much their own, is somewhat akin to William Onyeabor covering Serge Gainsbourg, Baxter Dury produced by Beck, or a very weird Eels/Flaming Lips collab. On their impressively confounding but wildly enjoyable debut, Champyun Clouds take us on a journey through the lands of lo-fi disco, hip hop beats, swirling robotic harmonies, Pizzicato Five-esque interludes, extremely funky bass-lines and hazy analogue synths before ending on a more meditative and gentle (but still bonkers) note” - Rough Trade

**Support from gulpXL.**

All Welcome.
Rough Trade is a lift accessible venue.

This is an 18+ event

Champyun Clouds + gulpXL

Lime O'Clock

Champyun Clouds 

Due to the new Omicron Variant, all attendees to Rough Trade events will need to show proof of their double vaccination or a negative PCR/lateral flow test, taken no more than 48hrs before the event, to gain entry to the venue. The negative test result (NHS text, email, or app) will need to be presented to security on arrival. We will always strive to do our best in keeping our staff, the artists, and fans safe at our shows! Thanks for understanding, RT.
Rough Trade Nottingham is very excited to present a live in-store performance and signing from Yard Act. This unique event celebrates the release of the band's long-awaited debut album 'The Overload', released 21st January via Zen FC / Island.

Tickets for this event also include a physical copy of the fantastic new album on your format of choice to be collected from Rough Trade Nottingham on the day of the show. More product information can be found HERE > https://www.roughtrade.com/gb/yard-act/the-overload

All ages

Yard Act: Live + Signing

Yard Act - Dark Days

Yard Act

2022 is the year we put together an album! 
We will be playing most of the new album for you with funds from the evening going towards the production of album.
We will be joined by our wonderful friends in Good Hustles, Penny Moon and Arms & Hearts.

This is an 18+ event.

George Gadd + The Aftermath Album Fundraiser

George Gadd - Courtney

George Gadd

Good Hustles

Penny Moon

The best events are on DICE!

This is a 16+ event.

The Bug Club

Rough Trade Nottingham is very excited to present a live in-store performance and signing from The Slow Show. This unique event celebrates the release of the band's fourth studio album 'Still Life', released 4th February 2022.

Tickets for this event also include a physical copy of the fantastic new album on your format of choice to be collected from Rough Trade Nottingham on the day of the show. More product information can be found HERE > https://www.roughtrade.com/gb/the-slow-show/still-life

All ages

The Slow Show: Live + Signing

The Slow Show

Grunge/Punk trio Sleep In Motion are proud to announce the release of their first EP ‘Recreated.’
To celebrate the release, they will be live at Rough Trade Nottingham on the day of release.
**Free entry event! Tickets do not guarantee entry once at capacity so arrive early!**
Support TBC. 

This is an 18+ event

Sleep in Motion

GREEN LUNG – London doom / psyche / pagan metal. One of the leading lights in the UK's heavy underground scene. 'Black Harvest' out October 2021 !
Morag Tong – London psyche / doom 5-piece
Old Horn Tooth – London heavy doom power trio

This is an 18+ event.

Green Lung / Morag Tong / Old Horn Tooth

Green Lung - Free the Witch

Green Lung

Morag Tong

Old Horn Tooth

Rough Trade are excited to host an evening with the brilliant Jack Lukeman. <i>This is a seated show with only 60 tickets available.</i>


19:30 - Doors
20:00 - Live on stage

“The most magnificent and enigmatic of performers.”* **Edinburgh Spotlight Magazine – Scotland**

Jack Lukeman is an Irish singer-songwriter, performer, raconteur and a whole lot more besides. A platinum-selling, critically acclaimed artist in his homeland, in recent years Lukeman has devoted more of his time to winning a growing fanbase in the UK and abroad. In this regard, he has toured the UK as Special Guest on tours by artists as varied as Imelda May, Jools Holland, The Proclaimers and Neil Sedaka. Along with the rest of the world Jack’s touring had all been moved several times then shelved. Finally, he returns to live shows in the UK, he hasn’t been idle in lockdowns, having performed 26+ livestreams, all different shows having learnt songs by some of his favoured artists, The Beatles, Johnny Cash, Leonard Cohen and many more. A live lockdown album came from those sessions and he came close to doubling his Facebook followers.   Lukeman is a compelling, dazzling stage performer. Incorporating the theatrical and romantic sensibilities of the likes of Jacques Brel, but with genuine melodic appeal and a knack for creating his own ‘magic realist’ world that is peopled by all manner of unusual, picturesque characters - Lukeman is a rare, unusual brand of performer.
The best music artists know that the world of the recording studio and onstage are two entirely different mediums – Lukeman’s recordings are colourful, absorbing collections, but it’s in the live environment, where his stage craft and desire to inspire really take flight. Despite the many achievements he has notched up in his lengthy career, Lukeman still has the hunger and drive to take his music to new audiences. Pre Pandemic, during 2019 he took to the road in the UK with his own headlining shows, and more special guest appearances with Caro Emerald, The Proclaimers and Jools Holland - offering yet more proof of the outstanding versatility and unique talent of Jack Lukeman. From clubs to concert halls, theatres to festivals, Lukeman has the performing power and compelling presence to win over the most demanding of crowds.

This is an 14+ event

Jack Lukeman 

JACK LUKEMAN

Niko B has shared the news of his debut UK tour, alongside an incredible new garage inspired track “It’s All Gone”. Landing in the wake of his stand-out Reading & Leeds performance. The new track is yet another instant classic. Tickets for his tour available here: http://gigst.rs/NikoBPR 

“It’s All Gone” provides more insight into the uniquely absurd and mundane world of Niko B. With an Ainsley Harriott reference and his signature  “day-in-a-life” lyrical style, Niko details the ways his day has gone wrong. 
Niko explains: 

“The inspiration and main focus behind this song was kind of like reminiscing back to old uk house parties that I use to go to all the time during secondary school and how the house would justalways get messed up everything broken it’s all gone wrong but that’s the beauty of it, and yeah I also incapsulated a bit of drum and bass in there aswell nice and high energy, which I’ve not done before which is nice to just broaden my musical genre stuff. Yeah it’s a beautiful song, to just sprint to as well.”


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Admission to this event is at all times subject to any terms, conditions or rules of the Promoter and the venue operator. You must also adhere to the Promoter or venue operator's specific terms of entry and protocols surrounding Covid-19 - this could be, but is not limited to, an obligation to provide negative lateral flow tests or provide vaccination certificates. If you do not comply with any Promoter or venue terms, conditions or rules then the Promoter or venue operator may refuse admission or require you or other ticket holders to leave the venue and you will not be entitled to a refund.

This is a 14+ event (Under 16s Accompanied by Adult).

Niko B

Niko B - Who's That What's That

The best gigs are on DICE. 

This is an 18+ event.

Hayden Thorpe

The Universe Is Always Right - Edit

Hayden Thorpe - Love Crimes

Rough Trade Nottingham is very excited to present a live in-store performance from Fell Out Boy and The Black Charade. Throwing back to and enjoy an DJ afterparty playing all your favourite alt-rock-emo bangers!

19:00 - Doors
19:30 - Bands from...
22:00 - DJ Afterparty playing Alt/Rock/Emo Bangers!
02:00 - Close

SATURDAY 09 APRIL 2022 | 7PM-2AM
£13 ADV - TICKETS THROUGH DICE

Floor One at Rough Trade Nottingham is lift accessible.
All welcome.

This is an 18+ event

Fell Out Boy + The Black Charade + Emo Afterparty!

Fell Out Boy

The Black Charade

The best gigs are on DICE.

This is a 14+ event (under 16s accompanied).

King Hannah

SJM Concerts Presents
Obongjayar
Plus Support

Admission to this event is at all times subject to any terms, conditions or rules of the Promoter and the venue operator. You must also adhere to the Promoter or venue operator's specific terms of entry and protocols surrounding Covid-19 - this could be, but is not limited to, an obligation to provide negative lateral flow tests or provide vaccination certificates. If you do not comply with any Promoter or venue terms, conditions or rules then the Promoter or venue operator may refuse admission or require you or other ticket holders to leave the venue and you will not be entitled to a refund.

Ever since an early Obongjayar demo first surfaced on SoundCloud in 2016, it’s been clear that Steven Umoh, the man behind the moniker, possesses a completely unique talent. Known to his friends simply as ‘OB’, the Nigerian-born, London-based musician pens stirring and spiritual lyrics, while commanding a distinctive voice that flits between rap, song and spoken word. With afrobeats, soul and hip-hop influences, he has created a bold, genre-defiant musicality.

Despite rich successes over the last few years; OB has never felt ready to release an album, until now, and his debut full-length, ‘Some Nights I Dream of Doors’ represents a real levelling up for Obongjayar. Across twelve tracks, he deftly moves through diverse sounds and subcultures while navigating a wealth of personal and political topics. Album opener, Try is an urgent and euphoric call to arms with a rousing beat and glittering production, ‘We used to be invincible, we used to be so beautiful’ he sings. ‘When you're a child, there are so many possibilities’ he explains. ‘You can be a pilot or an astronaut, it's all so possible. By the time you
turn twenty, you realise you’re probably not going to become a brain surgeon; reality starts to set in. That's what the song and this record is about; where do those feelings go? At what point do we lose our innocence, our wide-eyed approach to the world?’ 

This is a 14+ event (under 16s to be accompanied by an adult).

Obongjayar

Obongjayar - Message in a Hammer

Joey Collins is a singer-songwriter and producer based in Nottingham, England. His sound is introspective and emotional, with a penchant for minimalistic arrangements and astonishing lyrics with a personal twist. His catalog of music is as prolific as it is diverse.

This is an 18+ event

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