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Venues
Nottingham
Motorpoint Arena

Motorpoint Arena

Bolero Square, The Lace Market, Nottingham NG1 1LA

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History

Formerly known as

Nottingham Arena2000–2008
Trent FM Arena Nottingham2008–2011
Capital FM Arena Nottingham2011–2015
Motorpoint Arena Nottingham2015–present

via MusicBrainz

Upcoming

Upcoming Shows at Motorpoint Arena

UB40

UB40

Sun, 7 Jun 2026· 18:30

Lily Allen

Lily Allen

Tue, 23 Jun 2026· 18:30

Jane McDonald

Jane McDonald

Tue, 8 Sept 2026· 19:30

Spiritbox

Spiritbox

Mon, 14 Sept 2026· 18:00

Lil Kim

Wed, 30 Sept 2026· 18:00

J. Cole

J. Cole

Sat, 31 Oct 2026· 18:30

Myles Smith

Myles Smith

Sat, 7 Nov 2026· 18:30

Holding Absence

Holding Absence

Fri, 13 Nov 2026· 18:00

Squeeze

Squeeze

Sat, 14 Nov 2026· 18:30

Shinedown

Shinedown

Tue, 17 Nov 2026· 18:00

Placebo

Placebo

Sat, 28 Nov 2026· 18:30

UB40 Featuring Ali Campbell

UB40 Featuring Ali Campbell

Mon, 30 Nov 2026· 18:30

Showing 12 of 15 upcoming shows.

On stage

Artists who've played Motorpoint Arena

Top 6 of 61 acts on record.

Bradley Simpson

Bradley Simpson

2 appearances

Girls Aloud

Girls Aloud

2 appearances

Little Mix

Little Mix

2 appearances

Squeeze

Squeeze

2 appearances

Claire Rosinkranz

Claire Rosinkranz

1 appearance

Sevendust

Sevendust

1 appearance

Nearby

Other venues in Nottingham

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72 shows

The Bodega Social Club

68 shows

Rescue Rooms

52 shows

Rough Trade

41 shows

Metronome

11 shows

Royal Concert Hall

4 shows

The Maze

1 show

Ye Olde Salutation Inn

See the full Nottingham scene.

Walking distance

Other venues nearby

Within 1 km of Motorpoint Arena.

Saltbox

50 m · Nottingham

The Grove

200 m · Nottingham

Fisher Gate Point

200 m · Nottingham

The Old Bus Depot

200 m · Nottingham

Jamcafé

300 m · Nottingham

JT Soar

300 m · Nottingham

Soundtrack

The sound of Motorpoint Arena

50 tracks from 25 acts who've played here or are coming through soon. Click any track to play it in the player.

Now playing:Magic Stick·Lil' Kim

01
Magic Stick
Lil' Kim
02
The Demon of Unreality Limping Like a Dog
The Callous Daoboys
03
My Home
Myles Smith
04
Rogue
Jinjer
05
Afterlife - Single Edit
Holding Absence
06
Club Song
The Pussycat Dolls
07
The Sweet Prince (feat. Ajay Prasanna, Johnny Marr and Anoushka Shankar)
Gorillaz
08
Bull
Enter Shikari
09
When The Roses Bloom Again
Billy Bragg
10
Dance, Kid, Dance
Shinedown
11
Blink of an Eye (Piano Version)
Those Damn Crows
12
The Continuum IV: So It Goes
Coheed and Cambria
13
Someone's Daughter
Jinjer
14
I'll Know You're Not Around
Dying Wish
15
I Got You Babe (feat. Chrissie Hynde)
UB40
16
Distracted by The Mona Lisa
The Callous Daoboys
17
ALL OF YOU
Duran Duran
18
No Loss, No Love
Spiritbox
19
Sin on Skin
Those Damn Crows
20
You Get the Feeling
Squeeze
21
Fata Morgana
Spiritbox
22
Only You (with Burna Boy)
J. Cole
23
Drum n Bass
J. Cole
24
Leonard & Marianne - ARTE Live at Turner Contemporary
Bastille
25
Revenge In Carnage
Dying Wish
26
Bloom Baby Bloom
Wolf Alice
27
I'm Human
Lil' Kim
28
Red Red Wine (Edit) [Remastered]
UB40
29
A Crooked Melody
Holding Absence
30
Light Up the Sky
The Prodigy
31
Madeline
Lily Allen
32
Zheng Yi Sao & Questions For Her - ARTE Live at Turner Contemporary
Bastille
33
White Horses
Wolf Alice
34
Losing My Grip
Enter Shikari
35
Lady of the Flowers (RE:CREATED VERSION)
Placebo
36
Bruise Pristine (RE:CREATED VERSION)
Placebo
37
Meri Of Mercy
Coheed and Cambria
38
The World Turned Upside Down
Billy Bragg
39
Whatcha Think About That
The Pussycat Dolls
40
Gold
Myles Smith
41
Doctor's Orders (Almighty 12” Definitive Mix)
Jane McDonald
42
Now it's time
Haim
43
Tie you down
Haim
44
Sleepwalking
Lily Allen
45
You're My World - Long Cool Almighty Mix
Jane McDonald
46
INVISIBLE
Duran Duran
47
Casablanca (feat. Paul Simonon and Johnny Marr)
Gorillaz
48
Breathe - Mefjus & Camo & Krooked Remix
The Prodigy
49
Cool For Cats - Single Edit
Squeeze
50
Safe And Sound
Shinedown

Recent Shows at Motorpoint Arena

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