Eyre Llew, Stained Glass, Jahrel JP and the Future, Of Cruelty, Jonk
Pageant Preview: Hockley Hustle 2025,
Oct 15, 2025
This weekend (Sunday nineteenth October) sees the Hockley Hustle return to Nottingham for its 18th version having initially began in 2006. The 2025 version will play host to over 400 performers throughout practically 50 phases located in venues and areas across the metropolis’s Hockley district. Over the 19 years of its existence, the Hockley Hustle has raised over £237,500 for native charities and this October are hoping to interrupt the £250,000 mark.
This 12 months’s charities embrace prostate most cancers help group Buddies & Bredrins, home abuse charity Juno Girls’s Support and Refugee Roots which helps asylum seekers. A full checklist of charities concerned could be discovered HERE.
The Hockley Hustle additionally prides itself on having a household pleasant vibe with its Younger Hustlers programme geared toward households and youngsters happening from 11am till 5pm at the side of the primary competition itself.
In the meantime, the 2025 music programme has some new venue additions, most notably St Mary’s Church which performs host to the UFO Orchestra and particular visitors together with Beneath the Radar favourites Eyre Llew.
Within the meantime, right here’s 10 different acts we’re enthusiastic about seeing in no specific order.
(The Grove, 4pm)
Nottingham primarily based duo Fashionable Coven make haunting, acoustic folks pop within the vein of Mazzy Star or Seaside Home that’s seen them wow audiences throughout town in latest months. Taking part in their religious residence of The Grove, count on mid-afternoon gothic vibes and a songbook from heaven.
(Fisher Gate Level – Downstairs, 7pm)
A comparatively new identify on the Nottingham music scene having solely fashioned final 12 months. This five-piece make music individuals can escape to and be ok with themselves. They’ve been in comparison with Los Campesinos! or a punkier Damaged Social Scene and are one of many must-see acts at this 12 months’s Hustle.
(Tough Commerce, 145pm)
Arguably probably the most colourfully dressed act on this 12 months’s line-up. Revenge of Calculon may declare to be probably the most unique musical ensembles to emerge from Nottingham in recent times. Their music has been described as Daft Punk meets Parliament and Beastie Boys soundtracking a sci-fi film, neither of that are removed from the reality.
(31K, 6pm)
This Nottingham-based trio have been making a storm round with their hybrid melting pot of funk, blues, punk and dub that’s seen them in contrast with Santana, Led Zeppelin, Jimi Hendrix and Killing Joke amongst others. We’re anticipating their teatime slot at 31K to be one of many busiest exhibits of the day so get there early to see what the fuss is all about.
(Liquid Mild, 5pm)
Fusing parts of post-punk, grunge and noise rock, In Chimera are one other identify that’s been doing the rounds on the Nottingham circuit for all the appropriate causes. This five-piece are to not be missed particularly within the intimate environment of Liquid Mild and it extremely really helpful assortment of drinks.
(Fox & Grapes, 830pm)
The brand new goths on the block because it have been, and pure successors an heirs to the throne of fellow Nottingham goth megastars-in-waiting Bloodworm. Though they’ve nonetheless solely performed a handful of exhibits, the excitement round Of Cruelty intensifies with each efficiency and this closing slot on the Fox & Grapes marks their greatest headline present to this point.
(Fox & Grapes, 530pm)
With members primarily based in South Yorkshire and Nottingham, Stained Glass straddle the skinny line between emo-tinged steel and grunge-flavoured shoegaze. The five-piece have already established themselves as probably the most thrilling new bands on the rock circuit in latest months, whereas for keyboard participant this represents one in all three exhibits she’ll taking part in at this 12 months’s Hustle alongside together with her different band Metropolis Flowers (830 @ The Angel Microbrewery) and a day solo set at Metronome (4pm).
(Carousel, 8pm)
This six-piece band incorporates a former member of Dura Mater amongst their quantity and performs experimental music that veers in direction of the slowcore finish of shoegaze and past. It’s in all probability finest to count on the sudden however one factor’s for sure, you received’t be dissatisfied.
Matt Edible & The Obtuse Angels
(The Angel Microbrewery – The Chapel, 430pm)
A Hull-based supergroup of types, that includes previous and current members of The Holy Orders, Fireplace (The Unstoppable Power) and Kingmaker amongst others. Current album The Optometrist got here out earlier this 12 months to a wealth of crucial acclaim so it represents a little bit of a coup for the organisers to have them taking part in at this 12 months’s Hustle.
(Tough Commerce, 345pm)
Maybe higher identified for her work as Keto, Leah Sinead has been an everyday face across the East Midlands music scene for over a decade and performed with a number of internationally acclaimed artists together with Julia Jacklin and Alan Sparhawk from Low. She’s additionally launched one in all 2025’s best EPs within the form of Western Buzz and her early afternoon set at Tough Commerce appears to be like set to be one in all this 12 months’s most eagerly anticipated.
The Hockley Hustle takes place on Sunday nineteenth October. Tickets are nonetheless obtainable and could be bought HERE