#30 Rough Trade — Hockley Hustle

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1:45pm–9:45pm

Presented byRough Trade X LeftLion

Rough Trade's record shop with the venue upstairs, the bill picked with LeftLion, Nottingham's culture magazine. One of the busiest rooms of the whole day, every year. Nine bands, indie and post-punk mostly, one an hour from 1.45pm.

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Afternoon

Revenge Of Calculon

Nottingham 'Funkatronic Luchadors' serving lo-fi beats, sleazy bass riffs and old-fashioned synth squelch for space-funk explorers; albums include Manipulator and Electric Soup.

ElectronicFunk

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Gangsta Picnic

Drew Thomas

Singer-songwriterPop

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False Futures

Evening

Veduna

Willow Bay

Pict

Vona Vella

Nottingham-based indie-pop five-piece built around songwriters Izzy Davis and Dan Cunningham; album 'Carnival' out on Strap Originals (Feb 2026) after tours with The Libertines and Morcheeba.

IndieWorldPop

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Late

Cucamaras

Post-punkPunkIndie

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Times may change. Check back before you head over.

Good to know

Doors: 1pm–10pm
Age: All ages
Food: None here
Capacity: 200 people

AccessibilityStep-free entry · step-free to the stage4/7

Seating or a viewing spot can be arranged; ask bar staff. The bar counter is accessible. Assistance dogs welcome.

Step-free entry
Lift access: ask security at the entrance. Early entry can be arranged
Step-free to the performance area
Lift on site – speak to security
Accessible toilet, partly
Downstairs, via the lift or stairs. Kept locked (not a RADAR key): ask bar staff and allow a short wait
No drop-off point
Quiet area
Ask bar staff for a quieter area; say it's for access needs, no details needed
No baby changing
Ramp available on request

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About Rough Trade

The record shop on Broad Street, with a 200-capacity venue and bar upstairs. Open since 2014, and a Hustle fixture almost every year since, with the shop open underneath while the bands play.

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