{"id":1005,"date":"2011-07-14T15:33:38","date_gmt":"2011-07-14T14:33:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nusic.org.uk\/wordpress\/?p=1005"},"modified":"2012-04-15T23:36:44","modified_gmt":"2012-04-15T22:36:44","slug":"future-sound-of-nottingham-final-at-rock-city","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nusic.org.uk\/wordpress\/future-sound-of-nottingham-final-at-rock-city\/","title":{"rendered":"FUTURE SOUND OF NOTTINGHAM FINAL AT ROCK CITY"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Comrades!<br \/>\n<br \/>\nSunday was amazing!<br \/>\n<br \/>\n500 people packed into Nottingham&#8217;s Rock City to support our six finalists, the biggest free local music gig ever? It must have been close!<br \/>\n<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/hkhk123\">HARLIKINGS<\/a> opened the show and they absolutely smashed it! Their FSN entry song &#8216;7 months&#8217; sounded even better with Rock City&#8217;s amazing new main room sound system. They really set up the crowd for the rest of the evening.<br \/>\n<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nusic.org.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/Harlikings-David-Baird-63742.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nusic.org.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/Harlikings-David-Baird-63742.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"Harlikings - David Baird-6374\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1016\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nusic.org.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/Harlikings-David-Baird-63742.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.nusic.org.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/Harlikings-David-Baird-63742-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<br \/>\nPhoto: <strong>David Baird<\/strong> &#8211; www.david-baird.co.uk<br \/>\n<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/theafc\">THE AUSTIN FRANCIS CONNECTION<\/a> took to the stage next and won the crowd over with their mix of acoustic comedy hip hop. They had the whole crowd bouncing around when they dropped their unique beats, earning them a great score from the judges.<br \/>\n<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nusic.org.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/The-AFC-David-Baird-6469.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nusic.org.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/The-AFC-David-Baird-6469.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"The AFC - David Baird-6469\" width=\"1000\" height=\"678\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1018\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nusic.org.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/The-AFC-David-Baird-6469.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.nusic.org.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/The-AFC-David-Baird-6469-300x203.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<br \/>\nPhoto: <strong>David Baird<\/strong> &#8211; www.david-baird.co.uk<br \/>\n<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/opie.deino\">OPIE DEINO <\/a> was next to face the packed out main hall. Her calming voice and doubtless charisma had the whole room hooked. She clearly won over the crowd jumping from last in the first public vote to second in the next one.<br \/>\n<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nusic.org.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/Opie-Deino-David-Baird-6571.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nusic.org.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/Opie-Deino-David-Baird-6571.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"Opie Deino - David Baird-6571\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1019\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nusic.org.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/Opie-Deino-David-Baird-6571.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.nusic.org.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/Opie-Deino-David-Baird-6571-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<br \/>\nPhoto: <strong>David Baird<\/strong> &#8211; www.david-baird.co.uk<br \/>\n<br \/>\nThe eventual winners, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/showmethemoneymusic\">THE MONEY<\/a> were on next. They gave their set so much energy and &#8216;oomph&#8217;, you could really tell they loved being up there. I could get used to seeing them playing more big gigs like this.<br \/>\n<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nusic.org.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/The-Money-David-Baird-6699.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nusic.org.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/The-Money-David-Baird-6699.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"The Money - David Baird-6699\" width=\"1000\" height=\"666\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1020\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nusic.org.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/The-Money-David-Baird-6699.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.nusic.org.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/The-Money-David-Baird-6699-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<br \/>\nPhoto: <strong>David Baird<\/strong> &#8211; www.david-baird.co.uk<br \/>\n<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/kurtmartinezmusic\">KURT MARTINEZ<\/a> came out dressed as Maverick from Top Gun (the result of a bet if he made it through to the final) which made the girls swoon even more than they already were. His mix of electro rock encouraged the crowd to dance and the amazing City sound and lights suited Kurt&#8217;s powerful stage presence.<br \/>\n<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nusic.org.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/Kurt-Martinez-David-Baird-6786.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nusic.org.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/Kurt-Martinez-David-Baird-6786.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"Kurt Martinez - David Baird-6786\" width=\"1000\" height=\"639\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1021\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nusic.org.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/Kurt-Martinez-David-Baird-6786.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.nusic.org.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/Kurt-Martinez-David-Baird-6786-300x191.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<br \/>\nPhoto: <strong>David Baird<\/strong> &#8211; www.david-baird.co.uk<br \/>\n<br \/>\nOur last act of the night were <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Tastebudsonline\">TASTEBUDS<\/a> who, as always, brought a good fan base with them. Their quirky outfits spoke for their unique style of music, which really had the FSN crowd entertained &#8211; especially when a group of fans joined the band on stage to reveal &#8220;T A S T E B U D S&#8221; written across their stomachs.<br \/>\n<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nusic.org.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/Tastebuds-fans.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nusic.org.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/Tastebuds-fans.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"Tastebuds fans\" width=\"720\" height=\"477\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1026\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nusic.org.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/Tastebuds-fans.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.nusic.org.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/Tastebuds-fans-300x198.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<br \/>\nPhoto: <strong>Riot Photography<\/strong> &#8211; www.redbubble.com\/people\/riotphoto<br \/>\n<br \/>\nOnce Tastebuds left the stage they joined the rest of the acts waiting nervously backstage whilst all of us Nusic peeps carefully counted the audience and judges vote.<br \/>\n<br \/>\nEveryone was brought back on to the main stage just before our 10 o&#8217; clock curfew for the big announcement&#8230;<br \/>\n<br \/>\nIt was a close call, especially in the judges votes but well done to our worthy winners <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/showmethemoneymusic\">THE MONEY<\/a>!<br \/>\n<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nusic.org.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/The-Money-David-Baird-6920.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nusic.org.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/The-Money-David-Baird-6920.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"The Money - David Baird-6920\" width=\"1000\" height=\"634\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1023\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nusic.org.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/The-Money-David-Baird-6920.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.nusic.org.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/The-Money-David-Baird-6920-300x190.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<br \/>\nPhoto: <strong>David Baird<\/strong> &#8211; www.david-baird.co.uk<br \/>\n<br \/>\nSee you all at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/event.php?eid=203497913007488\">Splendour<\/a>!<br \/>\n<br \/>\nvlr,<br \/>\n<br \/>\nDanielle<br \/>\nx<br \/>\nPS Watch out for a separate article with a full breakdown of this year&#8217;s FSN results across all rounds.<br \/>\nPPS Watch out for the FSN Final Video!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Comrades! Sunday was amazing! 500 people packed into Nottingham&#8217;s Rock City to support our six finalists, the biggest free local music gig ever? It must have been close! HARLIKINGS opened the show and they absolutely smashed it! Their FSN entry song &#8216;7 months&#8217; sounded even better with Rock City&#8217;s amazing new main room sound system&#8230;.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"bookmark\" class=\"theme-button-text wvc-button wvc-button-size-xs\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nusic.org.uk\/wordpress\/future-sound-of-nottingham-final-at-rock-city\/\"><small class=\"wvc-button-background-fill\"><\/small><span>Continue reading<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4,51,15],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-1005","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"hentry","6":"category-blog","7":"category-fsnsplendourcomp","8":"category-reviews","9":"entry-post-skin-dark","10":"entry","11":"clearfix","12":"entry-grid","13":"entry-columns-default","14":"entry-post-module-layout-fullwidth","15":"no-post-thumbnail","16":"entry-post","18":"entry-post-grid"},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nusic.org.uk\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1005","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nusic.org.uk\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nusic.org.uk\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nusic.org.uk\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nusic.org.uk\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1005"}],"version-history":[{"count":26,"href":"https:\/\/www.nusic.org.uk\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1005\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4326,"href":"https:\/\/www.nusic.org.uk\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1005\/revisions\/4326"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nusic.org.uk\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1005"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nusic.org.uk\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1005"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nusic.org.uk\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1005"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}