Rock CityNottingham, United Kingdom

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Rock City is a club in Nottingham, England that focuses on live rock music gigs. It has a capacity of 1900, and it known for its intimate atmosphere. It has been described by the NME as “sweaty, but truly indie”.

The club has a wealth of history due to its 25+ year long lifespan. Bands of various sizes, on their way up and down, have played the venue in its history including The Smiths, Def Leppard, Saxon, Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Cure, U2, Paul Weller, R.E.M., Blur, Pitchshifter, Slipknot, Madness, David Bowie, Oasis, Robbie Williams, The Hives, Nirvana, The Stone Roses, Slayer, Motörhead and pretty much every other band in between.

Rock City’s smallest room holds 500 and its largest room holds 1,800.

Rock City opened in 1980, and first band to play there were The Undertones in December 1980, who returned 25 years later to play at a 25th birthday all-nighter

The club is ran by Daybrook House Promotions. They run Rock City along with The Rescue Rooms, Stealth and The Bodega Social which are music venues around Nottingham City Centre.

Originally, the site was home to the Heart of the Midlands nightclub; where, in 1978, it hosted the World Professional Darts Championship.

(taken from wikipedia.org)

Contact Information

Address: 8 Talbot Street
Nottingham NG1 5GG
United Kingdom
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Phone: 0871 3100 000
Web: www.rock-city.co.uk

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Jan 9 Saturday 9 January 2010
City of Fire at Rock City City Of Fire, Illuminatus	Rock City Nottingham, United Kingdom 52.956154 -1.1543	2 people attending Add shout
Jan 17 Sunday 17 January 2010
Twenty Twenty at Rock City Twenty Twenty, New cities, I Only Date Models, Kiss Corona	Rock City Nottingham, United Kingdom 52.956154 -1.1543	3 people attending Add shout
Jan 19 Tuesday 19 January 2010
Jamie T	Rock City Nottingham, United Kingdom 52.956154 -1.1543	12 people attending Add shout
Jan 21 Thursday 21 January 2010
Infecting Nations Tour at Rock City Evile, Warbringer, The Fading	Rock City Nottingham, United Kingdom 52.956154 -1.1543	1 person attending Add shout
Jan 25 Monday 25 January 2010
Glassjaw	Rock City Nottingham, United Kingdom 52.956154 -1.1543	53 people attending 2 shouts
Jan 27 Wednesday 27 January 2010
Reel Big Fish Big D and the Kids Table, Sonic Boom Six	Rock City Nottingham, United Kingdom 52.956154 -1.1543	22 people attending 6 shouts

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kittytail wrote:
last month

Saw bat for lashes, and it was amazing. Really close knit venue, and why are the crowd so polite; they didn't push/nudge me one bit when i was at the front..

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RobSwain wrote:
July 2008

Best gig I've ever been to was Lordi at Rock City without a shadow of a doubt - get them back!

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July 2008

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doom_halo wrote:
June 2007

i went to see: lordi, (support Turisas), fratellis (support band the enemy) and finnally Marillion (support 9 more lies) here All were brilliant!!!

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nick970 wrote:
March 2007

i went here to see killswitch best gig of my life!!!

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