The Maze

Jacob Bird

The Maze has in recent years become somewhat of a legendary venue. Mixing a host of underground club nights and alternative band nights as well as dabbling in theatre, comedy and poetry nights, it has become a linchpin in the ever growing music community of Nottingham city. A strong supporter of local bands, The Maze hosts regular gigs for local musicians and has had some of the Midland’s finest talents grace it’s stage. Acts such as Amusement Parks On Fire, Jake Bugg, Dog Is Dead, Natalie Duncan and Liam Bailey were all regular guests to the Maze in their early days.

Standing to one side of the crowd is what the Maze has always been good at; looking to the leftfield and throwing a party have been our specialties since current owner Ben Brettell and his management team took over in 2007. Currently, The Maze hosts many regular nights, aiming to give people a different experience from anywhere else in the city. Nights such as Perdition vs Violated (metal/rock club night), Revolution Sounds (ska, reggae and punk), Smokescreen (house), Batronic (alt/goth), Cosmic American (Americana, country and folk) and many other nights showcasing genres such as gypsy jazz, funk, techno, house, Balkan, indie, rock and experimental happen on a monthly basis at the Maze.

The Maze is a blank canvas in many ways and regularly gets transformed by different nights and promoters to suit their needs. The main room hosts up to 220 people as well as the Bendigo Lounge upstairs hosting a further 60. When including our smoking area and the Forest Tavern front bar the venue can host up to 300+ people on certain nights. They are open minded to music and have a ‘try any genre’ policy. Promoters are welcome to decorate the venue and/or bring their own sound system, and we are happy to discuss most ideas. In the past the Maze has been transformed into a gypsy pirate cave, a sleazy burlesque circus, a psychedelic wonderland and even a 3 room surround sound system!

Technical Specs

• PA & Sound System

• 32 Channel Allen and Heath Mixing Desk• 24 Channel Multicore• 4 Way Monitor Mix with up to 5 wedges.• 4K Sound System• Matrix Front Of House Amplification• 2 FX Units• Full sets of standard industry microphones (SM58/SM57)• Plenty of DI boxes, leads and mic stands• Gates and compressors• 32 band EQ and Graphic Equalisers for both Monitors and Front Of House• Double CD Mixer• Lighting Rig with chasers and spots• Custom Precision Device loaded Sub Speakers• Logic System Top Speakers

• Stage Dimensions

• 13 foot deep by 15 foot wide• Capacity: 220 (main room)

Opening TimesSunday – Thursday:Forest Tavern 6pm – 12amEvents normally start between 7.30pm and 8.30pmFriday and Saturday:Forest Tavern 6pm – 2amEvents normally start between 8pm and 10pmPlease note on Friday and Saturday we often stop letting people in after 1.30am so get down in good time!