Nottingham Poetry Festival Presents: Brian Bilston
Metronome Nottingham
Saturday 6 June 2026
7:00 pm : Doors
Seated
14+ (under 16s must be accompanied by an adult over the age of 18)
Tickets
General admission: £20 + booking fee
Concessions: £15 + booking fee
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Stage times
Doors: 7 pm
Keith Ford Intro: 7.20 pm
Annie Cross (Support Set): 7.30 pm – 7.45 pm
Keith Ford Intro: 7.45 pm
Brian Bilston: 7.45 pm – 8.15 pm
Interval: 8.15 pm – 8.35 pm
Keith Ford Intro: 8.35 pm
Brian Bilston: 8.40 pm – 9.35 pm
Nottingham Poetry Festival is back for 2026!
With over 500,000 followers on social media and a host of sell-out shows across the country, Brian Bilston is one of the UK’s most popular poets.
He has published several bestselling collections of poetry, including You Took the Last Bus Home, Alexa, what is there to know about love? and Days Like These. His novel Diary of a Somebody was shortlisted for the Costa First Novel Award, and he has also written collections of poetry for younger readers. In 2025 he released an album of his poetry set to music, Sounds Made by Humans, in collaboration with The Catenary Wires.
This tour Brian return to the stage with his latest book, How to Lay an Egg with a Horse Inside. Get ready for an evening of comedy and laughter, as he takes us through the hows, whys and whats of reading, writing and enjoying poetry every day.
Follow Brian on Instagram, Facebook, and Bluesky.
Follow Nottingham Poetry Festival on Instagram.
Accessibility
If you have any particular requirements or queries, please email us ahead of the event at [email protected].
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Nottingham Poetry Festival Presents: Brian Bilston
Stage times
Doors: 7 pm
Keith Ford Intro: 7.20 pm
Annie Cross (Support Set): 7.30 pm – 7.45 pm
Keith Ford Intro: 7.45 pm
Brian Bilston: 7.45 pm – 8.15 pm
Interval: 8.15 pm – 8.35 pm
Keith Ford Intro: 8.35 pm
Brian Bilston: 8.40 pm – 9.35 pm
Nottingham Poetry Festival is back for 2026!
With over 500,000 followers on social media and a host of sell-out shows across the country, Brian Bilston is one of the UK’s most popular poets.
He has published several bestselling collections of poetry, including You Took the Last Bus Home, Alexa, what is there to know about love? and Days Like These. His novel Diary of a Somebody was shortlisted for the Costa First Novel Award, and he has also written collections of poetry for younger readers. In 2025 he released an album of his poetry set to music, Sounds Made by Humans, in collaboration with The Catenary Wires.
This tour Brian return to the stage with his latest book, How to Lay an Egg with a Horse Inside. Get ready for an evening of comedy and laughter, as he takes us through the hows, whys and whats of reading, writing and enjoying poetry every day.
Follow Brian on Instagram, Facebook, and Bluesky.
Follow Nottingham Poetry Festival on Instagram.
Accessibility
If you have any particular requirements or queries, please email us ahead of the event at [email protected].
