Martial Arts
@martialartsband
Martial Arts return to Nottingham as part of their UK tour in support of the newly released From the Burn Off EP.
Emerging from Manchester's fertile DIY underground and the ever-growing No Band Is An Island collective, the five-piece have steadily built a reputation for thrilling, guitar-driven songs that balance precision with raw emotional force.
Their sound channels angular post-punk energy through interlocking guitars, driving rhythms and an urgent, communal spirit, drawing from a shared ecosystem of experimental indie, art-rock ambition and spoken immediacy.
Meticulously constructed yet wholly exhilarating live, Martial Arts occupy the sweet spot between cerebral songwriting and mosh-pit catharsis, making them one of the UK's most compelling emerging guitar bands.
Watch Martial Arts live at The Lexington on YouTube now:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qJD_qf8XCSU
Drury Hill
@druryhillhq
Drury Hill are a four-piece between Nottingham and Leeds, making softly spun, jangly songs somewhere between soft rock, slacker pop and post-folk. Rooted in Nottingham’s grassroots scene, the band blend dreamlike vocals, warm guitars and offbeat storytelling, drawing on nostalgia, friendship, family and the strange details of everyday life.
Their debut EP Fields established a distinctly DIY, homespun character, before the band signed to Leeds-based Private Regcords in 2026. Their first release for the label, Eye To Eye / River, sees Drury Hill move into a more considered and intimate space, while keeping the warmth, humour and understated oddness that runs through their music.
DJ’s:
Sprawl Collective
Date: 19.09.2026
Venue: @jtsoar, Nottingham
All Ages / BYOB
JT SOAR
Nottingham
2 Aberdeen St, Nottingham NG3 1JB
www.instagram.com/jtsoar
