• Live Review: Five Seconds Of Summer, Capital FM Arena (12/04/2016)

    Five Seconds of Summer are a big, international name in music. They undoubtedly belong to the ‘boyband’ genre – one that relentlessly demands good looks and a pop sound – yet they have managed to carve a reputation that lifts them above this often laughed at label through the novelty...
  • Live Review: Enter Shikari, Motorpoint Arena (20/02/2016)

    WE STOP! Hearing ‘I Got Love’ reminded me who The King Blues were; I hadn’t listened to them since my angst ridden years at secondary school. Initially I had my doubts about the choice of The King Blues for an opening act but fortunately my moment of foolishness was...
  • Live Review: The Carnival of Madness, Motorpoint Arena (29/01/2016)

    Having seen great success as a touring miniature festival across the pond, this year’s iteration of the Carnival of Madness rolled through Nottingham as part of an expansive UK tour. Offering four of the best rock bands America has to offer right now, Nottingham’s Rock community were out en...
  • Live Review: Duran Duran, Capital FM Arena (11/12/2015)

    Duran Duran returned to Nottingham 35 years into their career to prove that they were not Paper Gods. The band played an incredibly successful show to a mostly full arena, despite the fact that this was one of the smallest arenas on the tour. The gaps in the crowd...
  • Live Review: The Prodigy, Capital FM Arena (24/11/15)

    Not many people expect a commercial arena to be their local stomping ground. But when a band like The Prodigy kick off their UK tour at the Capital FM Arena in Nottingham, they were sure to bring together a medley of generations for a triumphant evening of alternative dance in the city’s...
  • Varsity Ice Hockey Match Report: UoN 4-3 NTU

    The University of Nottingham (UoN) survived a late Nottingham Trent University (NTU) comeback to edge the Varsity Ice Hockey 4-3 in a thrilling encounter at the Capital FM Arena. Goals from Alex Stewart, MVP Tom Bradshaw (2) and Christy Johnson-Brown put UoN up 4-0 as the green and gold...
  • Varsity 2015 Fixtures Released

    The fixtures for the 2015 Varsity Series between the University of Nottingham (UoN) and Nottingham Trent University (NTU) have been released, with UoN looking to secure a fourth consecutive title. This year’s condensed Series will involve 19 events between 27 April and 6 May beginning with basketball at the Capital FM Arena, where the...