Get ready for Future Sound Of Nottingham 2026 at Rock City!
Do you want to see 8 of Nottingham’s finest new artists play the ICONIC Rock City main stage?
For free?
Nice one, we got ya sorted.
The Future Sound of Nottingham final returns on Sunday 14th June 2026.
Entry is free and no ticket is required.
The final scores are decided via a mixture of Industry Professionals scores, plus crowd vote.
So, by showing up in person for your favourite artist, you could help be the tipping point that gets them on to the Splendour main stage.
Eight finalists are revealed on Monday 11th May.
Two champions will go on to open the main stages of Nottingham Splendour Festival (Saturday 18th and Sunday 19th July) alongside Snow Patrol, Craig David, and Estelle.
Running for over ten years, the Future Sound of Nottingham is organised by local music organisation Nusic who are dedicated to helping talented Notts musicians at the start of their career. Sadly they had to end most of their projects in 2022. But thanks to support from Rock City and Splendour Festival, they are able to bring back this opportunity.
FSN’s long and storied 10+ year history has included some of Nottingham’s most exciting artists. Previous FSN Finalists include ALT BLK ERA who have since gone on to win a MOBO, and become arguably the most talked about new band of 2024) Emily Makis (who co-wrote Chase & Status’ ‘Disconnect’ and won DJ Mag’s ‘Best Vocalist’), and Bru-C’s previous band (who has had a UK Top 20 single + international acclaim).
For more events, check out our gig guide here.