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15 Bands You Wish You'd Seen At The Bodega

27 November 14 words: Jared Wilson

As The Bodega (formerly The Social) celebrates its fifteenth birthday, we look at fifteen bands who played there before they made it big

The Bodega celebrates its fifteenth birthday on Saturday 29 November with a gig featuring Claw Marks, Whitefinger, Endless Grinning Skulls, Bus Stop Madonnas and more.

The Bodega Nottingham website

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