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BREAKOUT NOTTINGHAM (HOCKLEY HUSTLE EDITION)
Sun 25 Oct
|The Carousel
Breakout is a live music and creative industry event bringing together emerging artists, creatives and people working across music from across the Midlands. Expect live performances, industry conversations, Q&As and plenty of opportunity to meet people, make connections and get practical insight in
Time & Location
25 Oct 2026, 12:00 – 23:00
The Carousel, 25 Hockley, Nottingham NG1 1FH, UK
About the event
Breakout comes to The Carousel, Nottingham on 25 October 2026 as part of Hockley Hustle’s 20th anniversary, in collaboration with Only Notts CIC.
The full-day programme brings together some of the Midlands’ best emerging artists with industry talks, workshops and plenty of space to meet people across Nottingham’s music and creative community. Live sets come from Thomas Gregory, DELAY-G, Daisy Peacock, Sophie Odira, Louie., Inkline, Nikko // K.Ji // Archie, Luna & the Limeslices, SWRVE and Sancho Panza.
Across the day, talks feature Luke Brickett of Noir96 and Morgan Tedd of The Alternative, alongside touring musicians Duncan Grant and Arianna Reddi, whose credits include artists such as Lola Young, Rita Ora, Anne-Marie, The Hunna, Cat Burns, PVRIS and Mitski. There’s also Booze & Barz, an interactive songwriting and improvisation workshop led by Only Notts.
At its core, the stage is about live music, useful industry insight and making the Nottingham music scene feel…