In the only way befitting of such a momentous event we will be bringing you 15 whole days of fantastic Maze-style entertainment, working with some of our favourite and most diverse nights and promoters. PLUS we will be bringing you some great drinks offers every night including £2.50 house doubles, to give something back to the people who make The Maze what it is… that’s YOU innit!

On Saturday 5th May we’re kicking off with Nottiongham’s best live music promoters I’m Not From London, who have teamed up with Nottingham’s best music and culture magazine Leftlion to bring you a night of hip hop, ska, live DnB and general danceyness with 25 Past The Skank, Seas of Mirth, The Austin Francis Connection and Just James. Guaranteed to be a packed one so get down early!

Sunday 6th May sees our friends at Noise Critical bring you an all-day fest of rock n roll, sleaze, glam and general balls-out ROCK with The Erotics, Wrathchild, New Generation Superstars and loads more!

Monday 7th May the awesome Acousticated Noise present the equally-as-awesome influential alt-folk singer Chris T-T.
Tuesday 8th May we move into something a little different, with Nottingham’s Reggae Society’s regular Bass Culture night. Bringing together the finest local selectors that Nottingham has to offer, expect to hear a variety of reggae styles with a guarantee of good vibes and good bass heavy sounds. The soundwaves will be brought to you by Pork Chopper Sounds this time around and they’ve been putting a lot of effort into creating their rig so expect some seriously big things.

Wednesday 9th May sees things chilling out a little with the ace Daniel Dobbs hosting his EP launch, Don’t Wear The Beast’s Jeans.

Thursday 10th May sees DIY Poets host their regular night of beat poetry and live music – expect stripped down blues and acoustic sounds.

Friday 11th May gets a bit louder with two of our favourite clubnights joining forces to bring you an EPIC night of jungle, reggae, roots and more – Monkey Nuts vs Back To Basics!

Saturday 12th May is our official birthday knees-up with our friends at Audacious Face teaming up with The Maze to bring you Offbeat Festival, an all-day mash-up of the best in local Nottingham talent across 2 stages. Check out the line-up here.

Sunday 13th May is back to a seriously chilled-out vibe with Nottingham’s best folk promoters Folkus, featuring Jezz Hall, Bella Gaffney and Marc Block & The Breezes.

Monday 14th May is another edition of our famous Notts In A Nutshell nights, proud to have been showcasing new and not so new Nottingham talent for years now.

Tuesday 15th May is a very special birthday edition of our famous pub quiz nights, hosted by our very own Gaz and full of bizarre and entertaining jollies, plus great prizes for the winners.

Wednesday 16th May sees one of Nottingham’s most missed and best-loved bands Six By Seven playing their last ever show, called The Death of Six by Seven. History in the making there – don’t miss out.

Thursday 17th May is one of our favourite metal and rock promoters Chaos Promotions bringing you a dose of the heavier end of the spectrum.

Friday 18th May is a big, big, BIG show from the wonderful BROUHAHA team, featuring the infamous ROYAL GALA! This one’s sure to sell out so get in early.

Finally we finish off with a bang with BITCHSLAP FEST, featuring a whole day of female fronted punk, rock and metal co-headlined by BLEECH and the ever-awesome THE SMEARS.

Happy bloody Birthday THE MAZE!

It’s warm golden with a creamy, white head and notes of malt, straw and light caramel. The flavor has a light sweetness and notes of malt, straw, light flower and bread, and the finish is slightly bitter and dry. A refreshing and straightforward beer for lager connoisseurs! 

“Rekorderlig is a premium Swedish cider you can enjoy all year round. Join Rekorderlig Cider on a beautifully Swedish journey of exploration & invigoration.”

We have in stock PEAR, STRAWBERRY & LIME and WILD BERRIES - all are taste tested and approved by our staff and regular cider drinkers! Just £3.60 a bottle.

In the meantime, check out some great pics from the awesome Steve Fisher here!

All in all it was a good fun night and a great way to celebrate 35 years of Castle Rock beer/pubs! So I am sure we will be doing it again in the near future!

Finally here is a question for all of you…..

In Sweden this week what did a local church do to try to get more young people to mass???

Answer : http://videos.stylelist.com/church-techno-rave-service-in-sweden-517249655

NMOG continues to bring you a diverse array of events promoting the ‘umbrella’ of goth and alternative music in the East Midlands. BATRONIC is a new clubnight, designed to merge the best of the traditional guitar-based goth music with the electronic ebm/synth/electro subgenres.

LAUNCH NIGHT

Batronic is ‘released’ on the 28th January 2012 at The Maze from 9pm till 3am.

What’s in store? They have LIVE music from…..

The Last Cry
From Brighton, UK. Playing alternative/gothic/alt rock.

Vince Ripper and the Rodent Show
Featuring Ratfink Ex Alien Sex Fiend, Vince Ripper and The Rodent Show are the most spookiest and boneshaking ROCK N ROLL SHOW around! A live DJ and performance act representing classic 50/60′s garage rock n roll and more with a sonic twist and a groovy ghoul a go-go buzz! Be prepared for some madness in the graveyard as Vince Ripper and The Rodent Show bring you 50s and 60s rock & roll, psycho surf, garage, rockabilly, hillbilly horrors, voodoo R & B, insane instrumentals, teenage hell music and vintage global garbage peppered with bizarre old movies, TV ads & radio clips & general echo-fied screaming and 3D visuals. So get ya glasses on…

If you missed their show at WGW in November 2011 this is what you missed!

Music from your resident DJs namely DJ Heathen, DJ Glitterhawk and DJ Daxie Sparkles. With special guests Martin Oldgoth, DJ Gadge Europa, DJ Disco Dolly, Simon York, DJ L8N and DJ Grimly Fiendish.

Each DJ bringing something different musically under the ‘umbrella’ of goth and alternative music to the dancefloor late into the night, keeping you dancing to the music you know and love as well as fresh new music emerging on the scene! You can expect to hear Goth / Batcave / Deathrock / Post Punk / Dark Wave / Alternative 80s / Industrial / EBM / Synthpop / Electro.

You can visit the BATRONIC website here for more information, check out each DJ and the bands and get in touch!

After the success of the launch night on 4th November 2011, Perdition will be returning to THE MAZE every two months in 2012, beginning on FRIDAY 3rd FEBRUARY!

Check out the setlist from the launch here. The night is highly request based – request in advance for Perdition here and Violated here!

Cheap drinks, good music and open until 3am. What more could you ask for?

FRIDAY 3rd FEBRUARY

at THE MAZE
257 Mansfield Road
Nottingham
NG1 3FT

MAIN ROOM

PERDITON with DJ TRENDKILL (Redeemer) & DJ MALLEUS MASSACRE

Playing the likes of…
STRAPPING YOUNG LAD/MACHINE HEAD/CHIMAIRA/SEPULTURA/LAMB OF GOD/MESHUGGAH/ARCH ENEMY/KILLSWITCH ENGAGE/SOULFLY/MEGADETH/EXODUS/SLAYER/FEAR FACTORY/TESTAMENT/MINISTRY/SOILWORK/GOJIRA/HEAVEN SHALL BURN/MASTODON/THE HAUNTED/CORROSION OF CONFORMITY/ALICE IN CHAINS/PEARL JAM/IN FLAMES/IRON MAIDEN/DEFTONES/METALLICA/JUDAS PRIEST/WHITE ZOMBIE/IN FLAMES/SIKTH/DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN/LIFE OF AGONY/BIOHAZARD/RAMMSTEIN/DOWN/LAMB OF GOD/SUNNA/SLIPKNOT/MONSTER MAGNET/DAMAGEPLAN/ANTHRAX/ONE MINUTE SILENCE/BLACK LABEL SOCIETY and loads more

UPSTAIRS in the Bendigo Lounge
VIOLATED: Extreme Music for Extreme People with DJ Damian

Playing the likes of…
BRUTAL! Bolt Thrower, Carcass, Bloodbath, Vader
SHREDDING! Dark Tranquillity, Insomnium, At The Gates, Before the Dawn
CRUSHING! Celtic Frost, Triptykon, Cathedral, Candlemass
MONOLITHIC! Swallow The Sun, Daylight Dies, Novembers Doom, Agalloch
SUICIDAL! Paradise Lost, Katatonia, My Dying Bride, Anathema
GRIM and FROSTBITTEN! Immortal, Emperor, Anaal Nathrakh, Darkthrone
BARBARIC! Amon Amarth, Bathory, Enslaved, Primordial
RIPPING! Testament, Death Angel, Forbidden, Kreator
BLASPHEMOUS! Behemoth, Deicide, Marduk, Sarcófago

FRIDAY 3rd FEBRUARY
10pm – 3am

£3 before 11pm
£4 after
£2 Rocksoc

DRINKS OFFERS
£3 house doubles w/mixer (inc. energy drink)
£2 Jager/Sambuca/Tequila/
Goldschlager
Double up for £1 on all premium spirits
Selection of Castle Rock real ale available

BANDS: 7.30pm – 10pm

DEATH TRIPPER

D-beat, Hardcore, Grind from Nottingham, featuring members of Lordaeron. Check them out here! Plus more bands TBA.

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Get them over the bar at our venue tonight or online here ASAP to avoid disappointment! GONNA BE HUGE!

With a whole host of Nottingham’s most exciting party bands including psycho-blues lunatics BABY GODZILLA, Gypsy jazz titans MANIERE DES BOHEMIENS, indie/rock/proggers LONG DEAD SIGNAL, one-man electronica machine TRAY ELECTRIC and loads more!

We fully expect this to sell out in advance as NYE events usually do at The Maze, so get your tickets for the rather reasonable price of £7 ASAP from either LEFTLION (here), THE MAZE website (here) or over the bar at The Maze during opening hours! Hurry hurry hurry!

Full info and line-up here.

Doors will be at 7pm sharp!