that evening, as the gig had been cancelled, Lil Pump performed on top of his tour bus at the back of the venue for waiting fans. The 2020s The Yard Bar During the 2020 Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic that hit the UK, Rock City, upon the gradual re-opening of bars, pubs, restaurants and cafes from 4 July in England, which excluded club venues, utilised their outdoor car-parking space to newly establish the Yard Bar in order to engage in commerce while maintaining government guided social distancing measures. Theft problem In January 2013, Nottinghamshire police stated that between September 2011 and August 2012, 10% of all mobile phones stolen in the Nottinghamshire area were stolen at Rock City. Bart Easter, the club's general manager, claimed that organised crime gangs who followed bands on tour were partly to blame. Rock City also faced backlash because of the increase in spiking through needles in Nottingham in 2021 Club Nights The venue currently hosts four club nights: Wednesday: CRISIS – Exclusive club night for University of Nottingham students. Thursday: TUNED – Two for one drinks, primarily indie music. Friday: Get Lucky – Pop music from the 1990s, 2000s and current hits. Saturday: Rebel Rebel (formerly Hey Hey Hey) – The greatest songs in the world and sing-along anthems. Band recordings The following is a list of recordings made at Rock City: Richard Thompson - Live at Rock City, Nottingham - November 1986 (2020) Frank Turner - Show 2000 (2016) Ferocious Dog - Live at Rock City (2015) The Wildhearts – Rock City vs The Wildhearts (2014) Jimi Jamison – Live at Firefest (2011) Enter Shikari – Live at Rock City Bootleg (2009) Shaped by Fate – Shaped By Fate tour DVD (2008) Bonfire – Double Vision (2006) The Libertines – Libertines live at Rock City with Radio 1 (2004) Pitchshifter – P.S.I.entology (2004) The Wildhearts – The Wildhearts Strike Back (2004) Morbid Angel – Altars of Madness (2003) Linkin Park - "Radio 1 broadcast bootleg" (2003) Cradle of Filth – Live Bait for the Dead (2001) Cradle of Filth – Heavy, Left-Handed and Candid (2001) At the Gates – Live in Nottingham at Rock City (1996) Radiohead – The Bends Pinkpop (1995) The Fall – BBC Radio 1 Live in Concert (1989) Napalm Death – The DVD (1989) Into A Circle – Live (1987) Gene Loves Jezebel - Glad To Be Alive (1986) Play Dead