Beat the Streets is back – and here at Platform our writers are spread across the city’s venues to give you the latest.
The wait is over, and today (Sunday, January 26) more than 60 artists will take to stages across venues in the city centre to raise money for rough sleepers.
Since starting in 2018, Beat The Streets has raised around £500,000 for Nottinghamshire charity Framework, which provides housing, employment, and rough sleeping support to thousands of people across the East Midlands.
Money raised from the 2023 festival went towards the building of eight purpose-built flats in Forest Fields, which now houses long-term rough sleepers.
In previous years, funds from the event have kept the charity’s emergency winter shelter open all year round.
Heavy metal crowd-pleasers Evil Scarecrow have been announced alongside Nottingham’s very own JayaHadADream, who recently played Glastonbury 2024 after winning the festival’s Emerging Talent Competition.
Artists will play across venues Rock City, Rescue Rooms, The Bodega, Stealth, and Rough Trade throughout the day, with all proceeds from tickets, bar, and merch going directly to Framework.
Follow along on our Instagram at @platformmagazinentsu, as Henry Green, Sophie Fagone, Lauryn Wilson, Taylor Ind and George Palmer-Soady bring you the highlights of Beat the Streets 2025!