Review: Sports Team gig at Rock City

Sports Team showed us what we have all missed so dearly over the last 18 months with an electric performance at Nottingham’s famous Rock City last Sunday (26th September.) 

Sports Team have jumped at the opportunity to return to live music, and have always been open about their love for a crowd. Having played on the mainstage at Reading festival this year, they are now touring the country playing in London, Manchester, Leeds, and more. 

The band were headlining Nottingham’s Dot to Dot fest which saw packed out crowds at some of the city’s biggest venues. It is no secret that indoor venues have suffered hugely due to the pandemic, but any questions over crowd numbers on the return from covid were answered emphatically over the weekend’s events. 

With songs about motorways and everyone’s favourite MTV star, Ashton Kutcher; Sports Team have never been afraid of abnormality. Infact, it may be this very attraction to the abnormal that has thrust them to the very top of the indie scene. 

Their fearless approach to originality and infectious stage presence has led to a cult following with every crowd larger than the last. Frontman Alex Rice consistently shows us how to engage a crowd with his antics, and (double jointed) ankles…