Ten of the Best: Your guide to what to see around Nottinghamshire this week

1 The Script, Nottingham Motorpoint Arena, Monday, November 9

The Script’s phenomenal and long-lasting success has seen them achieve six UK chart-topping albums and eight back home in Ireland, in the process exceeding 14 billion streams, five million album sales, and countless international Platinum certifications led by two US Platinum singles and two US Top 10 albums.

The band’s new album, The User’s Guide To Being Human came out in August and the band are now touring UK and Ireland arenas in support of it.

Visit motorpointarenanottingham.com/shows/show.aspx?sh=SCRIPTMP26 for tickets.

2 Jake Bugg, Nottingham Rough Trade, Thursday, November 12 and Friday, November 13

Nottingham’s own plays two hometown gigs to support the release of his new album Alamo, which is out on the Friday.

Produced by multi-grammy winning duo of longtime friend and producer Jimmy Hogarth and Steve McKewan, Alamo sees Jake return to his folk leaning roots - raw, real and unguarded.

The album is an 11-track testament to his matured craft as a songwriter and an open-hearted revelation of his journey as a man through love and loneliness and back again.

The Rough Trade gigs also act as a prelude of sorts to his return to Nottingham next February to play the Royal Concert Hall.

Tickets are available at jakebugg.ffm.to/instoretour

3 Paul Heaton, Nottingham Motorpoint Arena, Tuesday, November 10

The former Housemartins and Beautiful South man is one of the UK’s most successful songwriters, with five number one albums and some 15m album sales under his belt.

For this latest tour, he will be performing songs from throughout his career including classic tracks and new songs, including from his latest album Jenius, which came out in the summer.

Special guests on all dates will be Lightning Seeds – whose frontman Ian Broudie also produced Jenius.

Tour tckets are available now at ticketmaster.co.uk and gigsandtours.com

4 The Karma Effect, Notingham Rock City, Saturday, November 7

The fast-rising south London rockers formed quietly during the pandemic and have since been making plenty of noise at higher and higher levels.

From their organic, rootsy, eponymously-titled 2022 debut album, followed by 2024’s UK top 20 release Promised Land’, this year saw them release Cruel Intentions, intended to cement their role as one of British guitar music’s most exciting outfits.

It did and now they are bringing that sound to Nottingham on their new UK tour.

Visit bandsintown.com/a/189932-the-karma-effect for tickets

5 Manic Street Preachers and Suede, Nottingham Motorpoint Arena, Wednesday, November 11

Two of the UK’s most pioneering and celebrated bands have joined forces for one massive UK tour.

One of the most influential and iconic rock bands to emerge from Wales, Manic Street Preachers have been a musical force since their 1992 debut, Generation Terrorists.

A string of top 10 UK albums have followed in the years since, including The Holy Bible, Everything Must Go, Know Your Enemy, This Is My Truth, Tell Me Yours and The Ultra Vivid Lament, while early classics like You Love Us and Motorcycle Emptiness, sit alongside the major chart hits like If You Tolerate This Your Children Will Be Next and A Design for Life.

Combining classic rock riffs with compelling lyrics, the Manics have been recognised as Godlike Geniuses by NME, Maverick Artists by Mojo, Best Band at the BRIT Awards, and Inspirations at the Ivor Novello Awards.

Suede are platinum-selling, Mercury Prize-winning, NME Godlike Genius-certified giants of British independent music who came to early fame with songs like Animal Nitrate and Trash and UK chart-topping albums Suede, Coming Up, Head Music and 2022’s critically acclaimed Autofiction. Visit bio.to/MSPSuede26 for tickets.

6 Leo Sayer, Nottingham Theatre Royal, Tuesday, November 10

After more than five decades of life on the road, the much-loved British music legend is on his final full UK tour, although he says he’s not completely retiring, just cutting down the number of shows each year.

Known the world over for his army of smash hits, including Thunder In My Heart, Moonlighting, One Man Band, Can’t Stop Loving You, More Than I Can Say, Have You Ever Been in Love, The Show Must Go On, When I Need You and, of course, You Make Me Feel Like Dancing, these new UK shows promise Leo’s trademark boundless energy, exuberance and a hit-packed, high energy evening.

Visit trch.co.uk or call 0115 989 5555 to book.

7 Jack Savoretti, Nottingham Royal Concert Hall, Wednesday, November 11 and Sunday, November 15

Following the release earlier this year of his new album We Will Always Be The Way We Were, Jack Savoretti is now his biggest UK tour yet.

The new album was all about returning to his musical roots, as well as marking 20 years since his debut release, Between the Minds.

He says: “It’s the album I always wanted to make when I was starting out, but didn’t yet have the courage or experience to make.

"Now I do.”

Or rather, now he has and now he is bringing it on tour for fans in Nottingham to hear live.

Visit trch.co.uk or call 0115 9895555 for tickets.

8 Mae Stephens, Nottingham Bodega, Sunday, November 8

The Asda worker, turned international chart-topper told her followers earlier this she had written ‘the delulu song of the summer’ in the form of her single Delusional.

Swapping a supermarket for the music game proved the right move as gold certifications, sharing stages with big names like Pink and Meghan Trainor and more than 400m streams of her breakthrough hit, If We Ever Broke Up, confirm,

Visit maestephens.com/ for tickets.

9 Myles Smith, Motorpoint Nottingham Arena, Saturday, November 7

Over the past two years, Myles Smith has rapidly emerged as one of the UK’s most compelling new voices, known for his emotionally direct songwriting, rich vocal delivery and ability to translate personal experiences into globally resonant records.

His breakout single Stargazing became a global phenomenon, amassing hundreds of millions of streams and introducing his music to audiences worldwide.

This new UK tour follows the release of his latest album, My Mess, My Heart, My Life, which came out in June and went to number two on the UK Albums Chart.

Visit tickets.motorpointarenanottingham.com/shows/show.aspx?sh=MYLESSMP26 for tickets.

10 Bill Bailey, Nottingham Motorpoint Arena, Thursday, November 12

Before streaming, TV, cinema, before even radio, there was Vaudeville: the prime-time entertainment of its day.

A vibrant mix of comedy, music and remarkable skills – and that’s just Bill Bailey on his own.

This new stage show celebrates the great tradition of vaudeville, with Bill showcasing his trademark musical stylings and sharp wit in ‘a celebration of comedy, songs, and multifarious skills’.

Visit tickets.motorpointarenanottingham.com/shows/show.aspx?sh=BILLBMP26 to book.