Nottingham’s Hockley Hustle music festival returns on Sunday 27…

Last year’s event was incredible - the venues and streets of Hockley were full of music, art, and delighted festival goers.

Watch the 2018 video here.

At Hockley Hustle 2019, around 300 Nottingham acts will be performing in over 30 venues, including the latest addition to Nottingham’s creative scene - Metronome.

Well-known for being a springboard for Nottingham musical acts, Hockley Hustle has seen Jake Bugg play at the Broadway Cafe Bar in 2010, with the likes of Natalie Duncan, Ronika, Saint Raymond and Liam Bailey all cutting their teeth at the Hockley Hustle, along with hundreds of other acts. The festival organisers tend to throw in a few surprises each year too: Liam Bailey and Harleighblu dueting with the 60 piece UFO Orchestra, the internationally adored Sheku Kanneh-Mason performing a stunning solo set, four-time World Champion DJ Mr Switch battling award winning beatboxer THePETEBOX, and Hackney Colliery Band marching through town. The streets come alive with carnival atmosphere with jugglers, stilt walkers, choirs and samba bands parading the streets.

This year will be no different, the Hustle delivers unforgettable experiences, every time.

Young Hustlers, the family friendly Hustle will take place on the same day, www.younghustlers.co.ukfor more info.

The event supports a number of local charities including: Emmanuel House, Nottingham & Nottinghamshire Refugee Forum, Rethink Mental Health, IMARA and Equation.

“Last year was incredible, Hockley was absolutely buzzing. We’re delighted that Nottingham Business Improvement District (BID) has come on board as festival sponsors and we’re excited to try the specially brewed Hockley Hustle beer from our mates at Castle Rock Brewery! The Hustle team has grown, there are more promoters involved as well as some genuinely world class, exclusive performances. Once again, we’re looking forward to raising some much-needed money for local charities while celebrating Nottingham culture through another fantastic day and night of great music, street entertainment, street food, and some other very exciting happenings that we can’t talk about just yet. We sold out early on the day last year, so get your tickets in advance to guarantee entry.”

Tommy Farmyard and Ben Welch, directors of the festival

The festival could not happen without the support of Nottingham BID, Castle Rock Brewery. Confetti Institute of Creative Technologies, Gigantic Tickets, LeftLion Magazine, The Creative Quarter, OnPoint & Nottingham City Council.

“We are pleased to be sponsoring Hockley Hustle through our consumer brand It’s in Nottingham. An event like this brings lots of people to the city not just for the event itself but also to shop, eat out and visit bars and coffee shops which benefits our members. It’s also a great event for people who live, work and study in the city and attracts people from further afield too. In addition it’s the perfect springboard for local musical talent. It’s good for the city as well as for the charities that benefit from the money raised.”

Geoff Williams, a director of Nottingham BID

“Hockley Hustle is an exciting and inclusive event that brings together the whole city in support of fantastic causes. The Confetti Institute of Creative Technologies has been delighted to partner the festival for the past few years. It generates invaluable opportunities for our music, media and games students to “do it for real” - stage managing, crewing and filming events, creating the official promo and performing. In 2018 our students amassed almost 700 hours of work experience. We were also thrilled to introduce our new venue Metronome into the mix of participating venues.”

Craig Chettle, Chief Executive Confetti Institute of Creative Technologies

Advance tickets are online now at hockleyhustle.co.uk for £16. These will be exchanged on the day at Broadway Cinema for a festival wristband that guarantees access to all of the venues. Tickets can also be purchased in advance from Rough Trade, Metronome and Broadway Cinema Box Office.