City Pulse 2008

City Pulse is a free festival taking place in Nottingham this Spring Bank Holiday weekend from Saturday 24th to Monday 26th May. The City will be buzzing with live music from soul to country, folk to jazz, Latin to pop. Revolving around a main stage at Old Market Square with 5 satellite venues in the city streets.

Main stage highlights:
Saturday 24 May from 12.30pm until 10pm
Athlete, Elliot Minor, Ben's Brother with support from The Favours, Censored, The 7.21's, and Nephu Huzzband plus others.
Sunday 25 May from 12.30pm – 5.30pm
Geno Washington and the Ram Jam Band, and The Motown Show.
Monday 26 May 12.30pm – 5.30pm
The Beat, The Blockheads, and The Bikini Beach Band.

Saturday 24 May
Enjoy an eclectic mix of Latin, samba, Ska, lounge and jazz throughout the weekend in Forman Street, Chapel Bar, Hockley and St Peter's Square.
Performers include Balkan Shuttle, Bombay Baja's, Nottingham Samba, Matzo, Horney Batacada, The Paseo Malanga, Cuban Street Band, Frankie Chalet, Campbell Bass, Suzanne Mellard, Quartet, and John Carson.

On Sunday and Monday the road show moves on, taking up residence beside the Robin Hood statue on Castle Road. Expect an eclectic mix of folk and country, big band and swing.
Sunday 25 May
Performers include Bagdaddies, Poles Apart, Frankie Chalet, Balkan Shuttle, Nottingham Samba, The Bucketts, Kick 'n' Rush, Real Macaws, Mariachi Tapatio, The Kitty Hawks, Mick Smith and friends, and on Sunday big band sounds featuring The Moonlighters, and Terry Peter's Big Band.

The festival is completely FREE. For more information visit the City Pulse Website.

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