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Big Gig Week & the All Night Bookshop launch", "url": "https://www.davidbelbin.com/blog/2018/10/from-sleaford-mods-to-gallery-47-big-gig-week-a-book-launch/", "published_at": "2018-10-02T10:55:43+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c582-8af7-7194-81f9-31a046c36a66", "title": "The All Night Bookshop", "url": "https://www.davidbelbin.com/blog/2018/09/the-all-night-bookshop/", "published_at": "2018-09-21T10:27:07+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c582-8af7-7194-81f9-31a04755fca1", "title": "Trailer Park Boys, Nottingham Royal Concert Hall 17.9.18", "url": "https://www.davidbelbin.com/blog/2018/09/trailer-park-boys-nottingham-royal-concert-hall-17-9-18/", "published_at": "2018-09-20T11:53:55+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c582-8af7-7194-81f9-31a047a1a9c4", "title": "Laura Cantrell: Nottingham Glee, 4.5.16", "url": "https://www.davidbelbin.com/blog/2018/09/laura-cantrell-glee-wednesday-may-4th-2016/", "published_at": "2018-09-04T10:09:13+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c582-8af7-7194-81f9-31a047c94aac", "title": "Jesus and Mary Chain – Rock City, Nottingham 22.2.15", "url": "https://www.davidbelbin.com/blog/2018/08/jesus-and-mary-chain-rock-city-22-2-15/", "published_at": "2018-08-06T10:13:18+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c590-92cb-73e8-aae1-c9c3810d751c", "title": "Rod Stewart – Nottingham Arena 23.6.16", "url": "https://www.davidbelbin.com/blog/2018/08/rod-stewart-nottingham-arena-23-6-16/", "published_at": "2018-08-02T10:48:14+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c590-92cb-73e8-aae1-c9c3819f61f8", "title": "Ezra Furman & The Big Moon, Glee, November 18th, 2015", "url": "https://www.davidbelbin.com/blog/2018/08/ezra-furman-the-big-moon-glee-november-18th-2015/", "published_at": "2018-08-01T15:17:32+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c590-92cb-73e8-aae1-c9c381af1719", "title": "Ryley Walker: Rescue Rooms, May 24th, 2017", "url": "https://www.davidbelbin.com/blog/2018/07/ryley-walker-rescue-rooms-nottingham-may-24-2017/", "published_at": "2018-07-31T10:42:41+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c590-92cb-73e8-aae1-c9c381ca10cb", "title": "Georgie Fame, Nottingham Playhouse, March 24 2016", "url": "https://www.davidbelbin.com/blog/2018/07/georgie-fame-nottingham-playhouse-march-24th-2016/", "published_at": "2018-07-30T11:26:01+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c590-92cb-73e8-aae1-c9c38234f8d2", "title": "Martin Simpson & Martin Taylor, Lakeside, Nottingham April 6th 2016", "url": "https://www.davidbelbin.com/blog/2018/07/martin-simpson-martin-taylor-lakeside-nottingham-april-6th-2016/", "published_at": "2018-07-29T17:04:07+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0e795-7101-70d8-9fad-4e8b310fcc44", "title": "AN EVENING WITH DAVID SEDARIS", "url": "https://www.davidbelbin.com/blog/2018/07/an-evening-with-david-sedaris/", "published_at": "2018-07-20T10:25:39+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0e795-7101-70d8-9fad-4e8b311061af", "title": "Public Image, John Hiatt and George Clinton", "url": "https://www.davidbelbin.com/blog/2018/07/public-image-john-hiatt-and-george-clinton/", "published_at": "2018-07-13T14:23:26+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0e795-7101-70d8-9fad-4e8b31c68ca5", "title": "Sheryl Crow – Nottingham Royal Concert Hall 22.6.18", "url": "https://www.davidbelbin.com/blog/2018/06/sheryl-crow-nottingham-royal-concert-hall-june-22-2018/", "published_at": "2018-06-25T10:06:32+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0e795-7101-70d8-9fad-4e8b329f559c", "title": "Two Reviews of Belly", "url": "https://www.davidbelbin.com/blog/2018/06/2-reviews-of-belly/", "published_at": "2018-06-19T11:46:51+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0e795-7101-70d8-9fad-4e8b32fc0fcf", "title": "Holiday Reading", "url": "https://www.davidbelbin.com/blog/2018/05/holiday-reading-8/", "published_at": "2018-05-28T16:11:15+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0e7b6-c251-7168-9e5b-1ae1315226cf", "title": "The Hollies at Nottingham Royal Concert Hall", "url": "https://www.davidbelbin.com/blog/2018/05/the-hollies-nottingham-royal-concert-hall-april-25th-2018/", "published_at": "2018-05-11T14:34:19+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0e7b6-c251-7168-9e5b-1ae131f34317", "title": "The Wirral Line: 1973", "url": "https://www.davidbelbin.com/blog/2018/04/the-wirral-line-1973/", "published_at": "2018-04-19T10:53:31+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0e7b6-c251-7168-9e5b-1ae1327ca526", "title": "Nicholas Hytner’s Julius Caesar at The Bridge", "url": "https://www.davidbelbin.com/blog/2018/03/in-which-i-come-to-praise-julius-caesar-at-the-bridge/", "published_at": "2018-03-06T12:46:11+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0e7b6-c251-7168-9e5b-1ae13305fc4f", "title": "Bangers on Valentine’s Day. Franz Ferdinand’s return to Rock City.", "url": "https://www.davidbelbin.com/blog/2018/02/bangers-on-valentines-day-franz-ferdinands-return-to-rock-city/", "published_at": "2018-02-15T11:41:45+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0e7b6-c251-7168-9e5b-1ae1339ed2dd", "title": "Serendipitous Reading", "url": "https://www.davidbelbin.com/blog/2017/12/serendipitous-reading/", "published_at": "2017-12-30T12:48:12+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0e7de-2cf9-7059-8921-5f8fa9e5fc38", "title": "2017: the sleeve notes", "url": "https://www.davidbelbin.com/blog/2017/12/2017-the-sleeve-notes/", "published_at": "2017-12-08T15:02:41+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0e7de-2cfa-70f1-88b2-41579904c4f9", "title": "Exploring Nottinghamshire Writers", "url": "https://www.davidbelbin.com/blog/2017/12/exploring-nottinghamshire-writers/", "published_at": "2017-12-08T13:25:33+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0e7de-2cfa-70f1-88b2-415799a29e4e", "title": "Billy Bragg, Rock City, November 18th, 2017", "url": "https://www.davidbelbin.com/blog/2017/11/billy-bragg-rock-city-november-18th-2017/", "published_at": "2017-11-19T13:32:07+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0e7de-2cfa-70f1-88b2-415799a6b182", "title": "ABC/KID CREOLE & THE COCONUTS – NOTTINGHAM ROYAL CENTRE, 12/11/17", "url": "https://www.davidbelbin.com/blog/2017/11/abckid-creole-the-coconuts-nottingham-royal-centre-november-12th-2017/", "published_at": "2017-11-13T12:45:47+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0e7de-2cfa-70f1-88b2-415799f0008e", "title": "Public Service Broadcasting at Rock City, October 21st", "url": "https://www.davidbelbin.com/blog/2017/10/public-service-broadcasting-at-rock-city-october-21st-2018/", "published_at": "2017-10-24T12:21:02+00:00" } ] posts Claim your blog
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2026

Remembering John Lucas 1937-2025original ↗
26 Jun 2026

2025

Greeneland goes to Berkhamstedoriginal ↗
29 Sept 2025
Greenelandoriginal ↗
22 Sept 2025
Self Censorship & Charles Willeford’s Grimhavenoriginal ↗
12 Jun 2025
The Old Guys: Martin Carthy, John Cale & Van Morrisonoriginal ↗
23 Mar 2025

2024

2024: the sleeve notesoriginal ↗
8 Dec 2024
Rough & Rowdy Ways Redux – Bob Dylan at Nottingham Arena, November 8th 2024.original ↗
9 Nov 2024
Three songs by James McMurtryoriginal ↗
18 Oct 2024
25th Graham Greene International Festival 2024original ↗
7 Oct 2024
Jon Dee Graham – A Big Sweet Lifeoriginal ↗
24 Jun 2024
On Serendipity. Bob Dylan in New Orleans, April 1, 2024original ↗
2 Apr 2024
Where You’ll Find Meoriginal ↗
23 Jan 2024

2023

Sue Dymoke: poet, teacher, partner: 1962-2023.original ↗
18 Jul 2023
Stanley Middleton, Peter Porter, Martin Amis (& me).original ↗
23 May 2023
Jennifer Luithlen: literary agent 1942-2023original ↗
6 Apr 2023
Roger McGuinn – Glee, Nottingham 02/11/14original ↗
7 Mar 2023
An Evening with Donovan at Nottingham’s Albert Hall, 2015original ↗
7 Mar 2023
A Farewell to Ambitoriginal ↗
12 Feb 2023

2022

2022: The Sleevenotesoriginal ↗
11 Dec 2022
Forty Years of the Royal Concert Halloriginal ↗
23 Oct 2022
An Accidental Memoiroriginal ↗
15 Oct 2022
Don’t Mention the Nightoriginal ↗
26 Aug 2022
Paul Heaton & Squeeze in 2012original ↗
30 Jul 2022
Michael Chapman & Steve Tilston at The Running Horse, 7.11.2014original ↗
22 Jul 2022
Beth Orton – Rescue Rooms 6/12/12original ↗
23 Jun 2022
Trevor Griffiths & a book launch in Basfordoriginal ↗
10 Mar 2022
Of typos and ‘The Pretender’. Revised reprints from East Lane Booksoriginal ↗
7 Jan 2022

2021

2021: The Sleeve Notesoriginal ↗
9 Dec 2021
Death in the Family – signed, limited edition.original ↗
28 Nov 2021
Brian Moore’s Centuryoriginal ↗
25 Aug 2021
May reading: in and out of lockdownoriginal ↗
4 Jun 2021

2020

2020: The Sleeve Notesoriginal ↗
13 Dec 2020
Five Years Oldoriginal ↗
12 Dec 2020
James Graham’s Bubble at Nottingham Playhouseoriginal ↗
25 Oct 2020
A September Film Marathonoriginal ↗
2 Oct 2020
Dystopia Avenue: Not on Holiday Reading & what should have won the Bookeroriginal ↗
13 Aug 2020
Small Hours: John Martyn’s Hard Worldoriginal ↗
7 Jul 2020
Easter Lockdown Reading, April 2020original ↗
23 Apr 2020
Life during Lockdownoriginal ↗
14 Apr 2020
Geoff Nicholson in Conversationoriginal ↗
19 Mar 2020
David Baddiel – Nottingham Playhouse 1.3.20original ↗
2 Mar 2020
Judy Collins Nottingham Playhouse 15/1/20original ↗
17 Jan 2020

2019

2019: the sleeve notesoriginal ↗
10 Dec 2019
Coming Soonoriginal ↗
7 Dec 2019
Whitney & Aldous RH at the Rescue Rooms, Nottingham 26/11/19original ↗
27 Nov 2019
Visiting The Beatles’ Childhood Homesoriginal ↗
29 Oct 2019
Weird Dreams: Roy & Buddy hologram touroriginal ↗
22 Oct 2019
Ready Eddie: Wunderbar! Eddie Izzard’s farewell touroriginal ↗
10 Oct 2019
25 Years of the Creative Writing MA at NTU. Launch on October 23rd.original ↗
23 Sept 2019
Green Man 2019original ↗
20 Aug 2019
Stanley Middleton’s Centenary #Stanley100original ↗
29 Jul 2019
Ian McKellen at 80 – 25.6.19original ↗
26 Jun 2019
Rod Stewart, Nottingham Arena 28.5.19original ↗
29 May 2019
Carson McHone – Last Night at The Maze 26.5.19original ↗
27 May 2019
Robert Macfarlane’s UNESCO lectureoriginal ↗
23 May 2019
Danny Baker, Good Time Charlie’s Back, Nottingham Theatre Royal 12.5.19original ↗
14 May 2019
Young Laureate: an essay on Simon Armitageoriginal ↗
12 May 2019
Marc Almond, Nottingham Royal Centre, 6.5.19original ↗
8 May 2019
Nish Kumar at Nottingham Playhouse 16.3.19original ↗
18 Mar 2019
Two Grey Roomsoriginal ↗
11 Feb 2019

2018

2018: The Sleeve Notesoriginal ↗
12 Dec 2018
All Saints & The Human League – Nottinghamoriginal ↗
8 Dec 2018
Kacey Musgraves – Oh, What A World, Nottingham Royal Centre, October 26th, 2018original ↗
27 Oct 2018
RICHARD THOMPSON TRIO, NOTTINGHAM ROYAL CENTRE 18.10.18original ↗
21 Oct 2018
Dylan Moran: Nottingham Royal Centre 7.10.18original ↗
10 Oct 2018
From Sleaford Mods to Gallery 47. Big Gig Week & the All Night Bookshop launchoriginal ↗
2 Oct 2018
The All Night Bookshoporiginal ↗
21 Sept 2018
Trailer Park Boys, Nottingham Royal Concert Hall 17.9.18original ↗
20 Sept 2018
Laura Cantrell: Nottingham Glee, 4.5.16original ↗
4 Sept 2018
Jesus and Mary Chain – Rock City, Nottingham 22.2.15original ↗
6 Aug 2018
Rod Stewart – Nottingham Arena 23.6.16original ↗
2 Aug 2018
Ezra Furman & The Big Moon, Glee, November 18th, 2015original ↗
1 Aug 2018
Ryley Walker: Rescue Rooms, May 24th, 2017original ↗
31 Jul 2018
Georgie Fame, Nottingham Playhouse, March 24 2016original ↗
30 Jul 2018
Martin Simpson & Martin Taylor, Lakeside, Nottingham April 6th 2016original ↗
29 Jul 2018
AN EVENING WITH DAVID SEDARISoriginal ↗
20 Jul 2018
Public Image, John Hiatt and George Clintonoriginal ↗
13 Jul 2018
Sheryl Crow – Nottingham Royal Concert Hall 22.6.18original ↗
25 Jun 2018
Two Reviews of Bellyoriginal ↗
19 Jun 2018
Holiday Readingoriginal ↗
28 May 2018
The Hollies at Nottingham Royal Concert Halloriginal ↗
11 May 2018
The Wirral Line: 1973original ↗
19 Apr 2018
Nicholas Hytner’s Julius Caesar at The Bridgeoriginal ↗
6 Mar 2018
Bangers on Valentine’s Day. Franz Ferdinand’s return to Rock City.original ↗
15 Feb 2018

2017

Serendipitous Readingoriginal ↗
30 Dec 2017
2017: the sleeve notesoriginal ↗
8 Dec 2017
Exploring Nottinghamshire Writersoriginal ↗
8 Dec 2017
Billy Bragg, Rock City, November 18th, 2017original ↗
19 Nov 2017
ABC/KID CREOLE & THE COCONUTS – NOTTINGHAM ROYAL CENTRE, 12/11/17original ↗
13 Nov 2017
Public Service Broadcasting at Rock City, October 21storiginal ↗
24 Oct 2017