Simple Plan playing a gig at Rock City

The crowd of the 2006 NME Awards Tour

Rock City is a club in Nottingham, England that focuses on live rock music gigs. It has a capacity of 2450, and it known for its intimate atmosphere and sticky floors. It has been described by the NME as "sweaty, but truly indie". Rock City is divided into three rooms which are the main hall, basement and rig, with five bars and seating available. However, it is an all-standing venue during gigs. Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 481 pixel Image in higher resolution (1280 × 769 pixel, file size: 89 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Rock City (club... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 481 pixel Image in higher resolution (1280 × 769 pixel, file size: 89 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Rock City (club... Simple Plan is a pop-punk band from Montreal, Quebec, Canada—all five members are French-Canadians who were born in the province of Quebec. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixel Image in higher resolution (1280 × 960 pixel, file size: 496 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Rock City (club... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixel Image in higher resolution (1280 × 960 pixel, file size: 496 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Rock City (club... The NME Tours derive from British music industry publication New Musical Express. ... Nottingham is a city (and county town of Nottinghamshire) in the East Midlands of England. ... Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: God Save the King/Queen Capital London (de facto) Largest city London Official language(s) English (de facto) Unification    - by Athelstan AD 927  Area    - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK)   50,346 sq mi  Population    - 2006 est. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Rock and roll. ...

The club has a wealth of history due to its 25+ year long lifespan, and is a major club on the toilet circuit. 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, Rage Against the Machine, The Stone Roses, Slayer, Motörhead and pretty much every other band in between. Typically, Rock City is the host for medium sized gigs, from smaller upcoming bands from the underground to bands that are getting limited chart success but are still too small to play much larger venues. Though on some occasions largely popular bands still choose to play there; eg. Deftones, Megadeth. Rock City's smallest room holds 350 and its largest room holds 1,600. The toilet circuit is the network of small venues in the United Kingdom which rising indie, rock and metal bands must visit to gain support and promote themselves. ... The Smiths were an English rock group active from 1982 to 1987. ... Def Leppard are a hard rock band from Sheffield, England, who formed in 1977 at the time of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal. ... Saxon are a British heavy metal band, formed in 1976 in Barnsley, Yorkshire. ... The Red Hot Chili Peppers are a multiple Grammy Award-winning[1] American rock band, formed in Los Angeles, California in 1983 by Anthony Kiedis (vocals) Hillel Slovak (guitar), and Michael Flea Balzary (bass). ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... This article is about the Irish rock band. ... Paul Weller (born John William Weller, 25 May 1958, in Stanley Road, Woking, Surrey) is an English singer-songwriter. ... R.E.M. is an American rock band formed in Athens, Georgia, in early 1980 by drummer Bill Berry, guitarist Peter Buck, bassist Mike Mills, and vocalist Michael Stipe. ... Blur are an English rock band formed in Colchester in 1989. ... Pitchshifter is a rock/metal/industrial metal band from Nottingham, England. ... Slipknot (sometimes written SlipKnoT) is a nine-piece musical group from Des Moines, Iowa, formed in 1995 and currently signed to Roadrunner Records. ... Look up madness in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... David Bowie (born David Robert Jones on 8 January 1947) is an English Grammy Award-winning singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, producer, arranger and audio engineer. ... Oasis are an English rock band, formed in Manchester in 1991. ... Robbie Williams (born Robert Peter Williams on February 13, 1974 in Stoke-on-Trent) is a Grammy Award-nominated, 15 time BRIT Award-winning English singer-songwriter. ... The Hives is a rock band from Fagersta, Sweden that first rose to prominence in the early 2000s as a leading group of the garage rock revival. ... Nirvana was an American rock band originating from Aberdeen, Washington. ... Rage Against the Machine is a Grammy Award-winning American rock band, noted for their blend of hip hop, hard rock, punk and funk as well as their explicit revolutionary socialist philosophy and lyrics. ... The Stone Roses were an influential English rock band from Manchester, active during the late 1980s through to the mid 1990s. ... Slayer is an American thrash metal band, formed in 1981 by guitarists Jeff Hanneman and Kerry King. ... Motörhead are a Grammy award-winning British heavy metal band formed in 1975 by bassist, singer and songwriter Lemmy (real name Ian Kilmister) after his ejection from the space-rock band Hawkwind. ... Deftones are a Grammy award-winning experimental alternative rock band from Sacramento, California. ... Megadeth is an American heavy metal band led by founder, frontman, and songwriter Dave Mustaine. ...

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. Originally, the site was home to the Heart of the Midlands nightclub; where, in 1978, it hosted the World Professional Darts Championship. The club is currently run by Daybrook House Promotions. They run Rock City along with The Rescue Rooms, Stealth and The Social which are other smaller music venues around Nottingham City Centre. The picture cover of the Undertones 1979 Youve Got My Number (Why Dont You Use It!) single The Undertones are an Northern Irish rock band formed in Londonderry, Northern Ireland in 1975. ... 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday. ... The World Professional Darts Championship is the traditional highlight of the darts calendar. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...

Recordings made at Rock City

• TNT - The Nottingham Tapes — Hanoi Rocks
• Live at Nottingham Rock City — 1981 — Tygers of Pan Tang
• Caught from Behind: Live in England, France, Germany, and Switzerland — 1985 — Play Dead
• Live (Nottingham Rock City, February 1987) — Into A Circle
• The DVD (Napalm Death) — 1989 — Napalm Death
• Live in Nottingham at Rock City — 1996 — At the Gates
• Live Bait for the Dead — 2001 — Cradle of Filth
• Heavy, Left-Handed and Candid — 2001 — Cradle of Filth
• Altars of Madness — 2003 — Morbid Angel

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External links

• Official site
• Official MySpace