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Papa Roach @ Rock City, 18/03/2015
When you’ve grown up listening to a band for so long, you develop a certain level of respect for the ones that persist in making music...

The Mic Magazine
Mar 22, 20154 min read


#WhatsInNotts: (7) 23rd-29th Mar – quality trumps quantity!
#WhatsInNotts is back for it’s 7th week on the trot and although we can’t wow you with a week bursting at the seams, what we can offer...

The Mic Magazine
Mar 22, 20153 min read


Architects @ Rock City, 13/03/2015
I’m going to start off by saying, this wasn’t my usual hipster crowd of skinny jeaned indie rockers. I wanted to try something totally...

The Mic Magazine
Mar 14, 20152 min read


Kodaline @ Rock City, 09/03/2015
Opening the show, and offering an upbeat and quirky prelude to the main act of the night, were up-and-coming bands White Chalk – a...

The Mic Magazine
Mar 12, 20151 min read


Less Than Jake & Yellowcard @ Rock City, 07/03/2015
On Saturday 7th March, Less Than Jake returned to Nottingham along with their long-time friends Yellowcard, who last played here in 2006....

The Mic Magazine
Mar 9, 20152 min read


#WhatsInNotts: (5) 9th-15th Mar – more variety than a KFC bucket meal!
If the week couldn’t get off to a better start, we’ve got Kodaline kicking things off to a sold out crowd at Rock City in a bid to prove...

The Mic Magazine
Mar 8, 20153 min read


NME Awards Tour @ Rock City, 24/02/2015
Here’s the thing. The 2015 NME annual tour rolls into Nottingham’s Rock City celebrating its 20th anniversary on a decent enough late...

The Mic Magazine
Feb 27, 20152 min read


The Jesus And Mary Chain @ Rock City, 22/05/2015
On Sunday night I was lucky enough to witness one of the most influential bands of the last 30 years, The Jesus and Mary Chain. The band...

The Mic Magazine
Feb 25, 20152 min read


#WhatsInNotts: (3) 23rd Feb-1st Mar inc. NME Awards Tour, Years & Years & more!
#WhatsInNotts returns for it’s third instalment of the year; and what a week we’ve got for you!  Kicking things off at Rock City is the...

The Mic Magazine
Feb 23, 20154 min read


Rae Morris announces Autumn UK tour
Rae Morris announces Autumn UK headline tour including Shepherd’s Bush Empire on 8th October; with her next single ‘Love Again’ released...

The Mic Magazine
Feb 23, 20152 min read


Interview – Saint Raymond talks Rock City, his new album and his love for Helsinki
19 year-old Callum Burrows, more commonly known as Saint Raymond, played his absolute heart out to a sold out home crowd on Wednesday …...

The Mic Magazine
Feb 14, 20159 min read


#WhatsInNotts: (1) 9th-15th Feb inc. Saint Raymond, The Cribs & more!
Welcome to the first instalment of #WhatsInNotts; your new first point of call for the latest on the gigs of the week, music news and...

The Mic Magazine
Feb 8, 20155 min read


Interview – Indiana talks her new album, videos and Forest
Lauren Henson, more commonly known as Indiana, has just taken the first big leap of her career with the release of her new album, ‘No...

The Mic Magazine
Feb 3, 20157 min read


Jamie T @ Rock City, 04/11/14
I came into the depths of Rock City, wondering whether or not after 5 years of his last album, I’d just be surrounded by a bunch of...

The Mic Magazine
Nov 7, 20142 min read


Jamie T – ‘Carry on the Grudge’ album review
After eagerly waiting for new material from London lad, he has emerged through the darkness to bring us probably his best work yet. The...

The Mic Magazine
Oct 7, 20142 min read


D2D preview #2: Swim Deep
The Mic caught up with Austin, Higgy, Zach and Cav from Swim Deep on their last trip to Nottingham. We’ve been revisting their best words...

The Mic Magazine
May 18, 20133 min read


Interview: Darwin Deez
While having some dinner before the Rock City show on his Songs for Imaginative People tour, Darwin Deez had a chat with The Mic editor...

The Mic Magazine
May 6, 20138 min read


Interview: Dog is Dead
Ahead of their return to Nottingham this Friday, The Mic had a short chat with Dog is Dead’s Trev (bass/sax) about their recent European...

The Mic Magazine
May 2, 20133 min read
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