Events

Matt Ratcliffe Quartet ft. Helen Gayle – The Beatles Songbook

Matt Ratcliffe Quartet ft. Helen Gayle – The Beatles Songbook

Piano quartet jazz, exploring the Beatles songbook featuring vocalist Helen Gayle. The writing talents of The Fab 4 continue to inspire improvisers, from Count Basie to Medeski, Martin & Wood...

Nottingham
Slow Hands, Fast Ears - Drum kit workshop

Slow Hands, Fast Ears - Drum kit workshop

In this free workshop, leading UK session drummer and educator Allan Cox will guide participants through the essential skills and tools for achieving drumming success.

Nottingham
Smash Night

Smash Night

15th May | 2025 | 7:30pm Malt Cross Tickets: £5 Come and give your laughter muscles a work out with three great acts from Nottingham and beyond performing hilarious scenes and games for your amusement. Based on YOUR suggestions these…

Nottingham
Talk & Handling: Bridges, Berths and Boats

Talk & Handling: Bridges, Berths and Boats

Thursday 15 May 2025, 1pm Djanogly Theatre then the University of Nottingham Museum £3 (free concessions) Running time: 1 hour Geoarchaeologist Tom Keyworth, York Archaeology, explores the 2020 Cromwell Quarry excavation, its…

University Park, Nottingham
The Vanishing: with Rambling Cinema & Dr Christina Brennan

The Vanishing: with Rambling Cinema & Dr Christina Brennan

Join Nottingham's Rambling Cinema for a screening of the 1988 film. Plus, enjoy a special talk from Dr Christina Brennan, author of the first book made about the film, also titled 'The Vanishing'.

Nottingham
Tony Kofi & The Organisation

Tony Kofi & The Organisation

Expect some hard-hitting jazz, blues, Latin, hard-bop and post-bop from this splendid band with local hero and mega music creative Kofi.

Arnold
Cyndi Says Relax x Drag Bingo

Cyndi Says Relax x Drag Bingo

CYNDI SAYS RELAX is a collaborative event and platform for for all marginalised genders in Nottingham.

Nottingham
Kat Eaton

Kat Eaton

Armed with fresh original material, her own arrangements of songs by Aretha Franklin, Carole King, Ray Charles and Nina Simone and a band behind her that have played with the likes of Tom Jones, Van Morrison, Amy Winehouse and Incognito, Kat Eaton's…

Nottingham
Kazabian Arctic Monkeysz The Acclaimed Tribute Act | Binks Yard

Kazabian Arctic Monkeysz The Acclaimed Tribute Act | Binks Yard

Get ready for an unforgettable night of indie rock as the acclaimed Kazabian Arctic Monkeyz take the stage at Binks Yard Terrace!

1 The Great Northern Cl, Nottingham
Murder Mystery Dinner - Silent But Deadly

Murder Mystery Dinner - Silent But Deadly

Silent but deadly (NEW SCRIPT FOR 2025)

Nottingham
NTU Big Band Live Featuring Saxophonist Dave O'Higgins

NTU Big Band Live Featuring Saxophonist Dave O'Higgins

NTU Music's award winning Big Band produce a stellar evening of swing and jazz. Conducted by band leader Pete Wraight and featuring special guest, saxophonist Dave O'Higgins, this is a night not to be missed!

Nottingham
NTU Big Band Live with saxophonist Dave O'Higgins

NTU Big Band Live with saxophonist Dave O'Higgins

Head to Metronome for a stellar evening of swing and jazz from NTU's award-winning Big Band. Conducted by band leader Pete Wraight and featuring special guest, saxophonist Dave O'Higgins, this is a night not to be missed!

Nottingham
Sorry I Hurt Your Son (Said My Ex to My Mum)

Sorry I Hurt Your Son (Said My Ex to My Mum)

Award-winning UK gay comedian James Barr is bringing his Sorry I Hurt Your Son (Said My Ex to My Mum) show to Nottingham Arts Studio Theatre on Friday 16th of May!

Nottingham
Joanna Eden

Joanna Eden

Unmistakably English in the same way as Christine McVie, Stevie Winwood, or Nick Drake, Joanna Eden is a singer-songwriter who grew up in the heart of England listening to UK artists playing American blues, jazz and pop.

Nottingham
Joby Burgess - A Percussionist's Songbook

Joby Burgess - A Percussionist's Songbook

'Percussionist extraordinaire Joby Burgess' performs A Percussionist's Songbook – a collection of specially commissioned 'songs without words'

Nottingham
Joe Avati: When I Was Your Age

Joe Avati: When I Was Your Age

In Joe Avati's new show he asks you to leave your political correctness at the door as he delivers his hilarious insights on how times have changed, for better or worse, since he grew up as a teenager in the 80's.

Nottingham
Joe Bonamassa

Joe Bonamassa

Joe Bonamassa is coming to Nottingham! The celebrated and award-winning blues rock guitarist and singer songwriter is backed by a stellar band of legendary musicians.

Nottingham
Joe Tatton Trio feat. Lucas De Mulder & Malcolm Strachan

Joe Tatton Trio feat. Lucas De Mulder & Malcolm Strachan

Having completed a run of gigs in Spain, Joe and Lucas are excited to return to Peggy's Skylight with special guest Malcolm Strachan (The Haggis Horns) on trumpet. Also features Juan Upegui (Madrid) on drums.

Nottingham
Joel Sarakula

Joel Sarakula

Peggy's Skylight | Nottingham | Wednesday 30th April 2025 | Doors at 7pm (Diners)
7:30pm (Standing) - Performance from 8pm  Tickets: £12-£18 Joel Sarakula Informed by a rich, 1970s-inspired palette, drawing on soft-rock, funk and…

Nottingham
Joey Page: Nice One.

Joey Page: Nice One.

Joey Page, aka the Best British Comedian you've never heard of, is a working class motor mouth, figuring out his place in the modern world through a series of awkward conversations that are constantly bursting his bubble.

Nottingham
John Beck and Matthew Cornford: the Art Schools of the East Midlands

John Beck and Matthew Cornford: the Art Schools of the East Midlands

A photographic exhibition focusing on the region's art schools, and the vital role that they play in the cultural life of the cities.

Nottingham
John Bishop - Back At It

John Bishop - Back At It

After two years spent TV presenting, stage acting, podcast hosting, dog walking and decorating the spare room, John Bishop is back doing the thing he loves most; standing on stage and making people laugh.

Nottingham
John Bramwell and The Full Harmonic Trio

John Bramwell and The Full Harmonic Trio

John Bramwell has been on a never-ending rolling adventure since his workings away from the cherished, Mercury Prize nominated Mancunian band, I Am Kloot.

Nottingham
John Burningham's Bedtime Stories

John Burningham's Bedtime Stories

Journey from first sketches to award-winning books in John Burningham's Bedtime Stories.

Worksop
John Etheridge's Blue Spirits Trio

John Etheridge's Blue Spirits Trio

Peggy's Skylight | Nottingham Saturday 7th December 2024 Tickets: £10-£18 DINING SHOW: performance 7-8:45pm (with interval)
 Fully Seated (ticket acts as table reservation)
​Doors at 6pm; we will require your table by 9:30pm LATER…

Nottingham
John Newling

John Newling

Based in Nottingham, John Newling began his practice in the late 1970s as a pioneer of socially engaged art. He has explored value systems, such as money and religion, that underpin contemporary society.

Nottingham
John Rutter's Magnificat

John Rutter's Magnificat

Join the NTU Choir ​and English Pro Musica for an evening ​of exquisite choral music featuring John Rutter's famed Magnificat.

Nottingham
John Simpson: The Leaders and Lunatics Tour

John Simpson: The Leaders and Lunatics Tour

After a sell-out tour in 2024, legendary journalist and broadcaster John Simpson CBE returns to the stage with a bold, unflinching look at leadership: why some inspire while others descend into tyranny. And…are all tyrants ‘lunatics’?

Nottingham
Johnny 2 Bad - UB40 Tribute at Conkers

Johnny 2 Bad - UB40 Tribute at Conkers

Presenting their high energy live shows with a Unique twist, Johnny 2 Bad, doing all the Hits and Classics.

Ashby-de-la-Zouch,
Jokes @ The Juice

Jokes @ The Juice

Join Ian Whitcombe Comedy for a fantastic night of live comedy, featuring some of the brightest and best comics in the country. Enjoy hours of laughter with these incredible acts :

Nottingham