Jake Bugg to play hometown gig at Nottingham's Rock City

Following the release of his fifth studio album, singer-songwriter Jake Bugg is hitting the road on a UK tour. It includes a hometown gig at Nottingham’s Rock City on Wednesday.

He will play tracks from his latest album, Saturday Night, Sunday Morning, as well as from his extensive back catalogue.

The album is the first he has released through RCA Records, and he says it was “the most fun he’s ever had making a record.”

It features the singles All I Need, produced by multi-award-winning producer Steve Mac, and Kiss Like The Sun.

Jake was born in Nottingham and brought up on the Clifton housing estate. He started playing the guitar at 12.

In 2011 he was chosen to perform on the BBC Introducing stage at the Glastonbury Festival, aged16, which led to him signing to Mercury Records.

Bugg performed an afternoon set on the Pyramid Stage at the 2013 Glastonbury Festival, making him the first artist that has moved from the BBC Introducing Stage to the Main Pyramid stage in successive years (the 2012 festival was cancelled).

His self-titled debut album was released in 2012, followed by Shangri La (2013) On My One (2016) and Hearts That Strain (2017).

His hits include Lightning Bolt and Two Fingers.

Jake and his band played nine sold-out UK dates before the first covid lockdown erupted, which followed his November 2019 tour performing at venues including The Roundhouse in London and a hometown show at Rock City.

British rapper Slowthai is at Rock City tonight with his Hell Is Home tour.

He is on a UK tour in support of his second album, Tyron.

It is the follow-up to the Northampton-born artist’s critically-acclaimed debut release Nothing Great About Britain.

This was nominated for the Mercury Prize, and at his ceremony performance, he controversially held a fake severed head of British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on stage.

Britpop band Shed Seven celebrate 25 years since they first burst on to the music scene with a new album, released only on vinyl, and tour.

They will be at Rock City on Saturday performing hits like Going For Gold, Chasing Rainbows, and On Standby.