Kasabian
The last time I saw them they were at Rock City. But they’re bigger than that now. Much bigger. Date: December 2, 2011 Venue: Motorpoint Arena Nottingham If ever George […]
Author Archives: philviles
Yuck
Having caught a glimpse of this band at 2010’s Dot to Dot festival, I was keen to see more. I wasn’t disappointed. Date: November 14 Venue: Rescue Rooms When Cajun […]
The Maccabees
This band go from strength to strength. At the time of this gig, few knew that what we were hearing would be the majestic material which would eventually make up […]
James
James are one of my all-time favourite bands and they don’t tour often. This tour was a tour with a difference, though, as they performed with a full orchestra and […]
Bombay Bicycle Club
Apparently not named after a Nottingham Indian takeaway, this was the band beginning to come of age. Date: October 17, 2011 Venue: Rock City There are some bands who you […]
Herman Dune
I saw these guys play at Indietracks 2011 but didn’t really give them my full attention, mainly due to the copious amounts of real ale I’d consumed. So I decided […]
Benjamin Francis Leftwich
As the folk iron was hot, I checked out this “prodigious talent” people were talking about in the same breath as Ed Sheeran. Date: October 4, 2011 Venue: Glee Club […]
The Wombats
As playful as a shoe full of kittens, and as poppy as a Dutch field. Date: September 22, 2011 Venue: Rock City Upon their arrival back in 2007, The Wombats’ […]
Erasure
These pair are my ultimate guilty pleasure. As camp as Christmas, and more poppy than a Dutch field, but you can’t deny they have tunes. And Sherwood Forest reverberated with […]
Glasvegas
There’s just something morbidly intriguing about this band… Date: May 8, 2011 Venue: Rock City A bit of misery is good for the soul, so goes the old adage. Good […]
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