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We spoke to 80s post-punk legend Peter Hook, ahead of his gig at Rock City

The term legend can be thrown around a lot in music nowadays, but only a select few truly deserve the tag. From his iconic basslines to his enduring work with Joy Division and New Order,  Peter Hook is one-such artist. As he sets his sights on a return to Nottingham to play New Order’s Substance albums in full, we had a whirlwind chat with Hooky about his life in music.

Mini Throwing Taster

Club Wormhole - Pirates!

Early Years Sensory Workshops: We Are Wonderlings

Writer Mentoring Scheme 2024

Legendary Folk Rockers - Steeleye Span - 50th Anniversary Tour

Freewriting Creative Writing Workshop

Louis Dunford

Tusks

Hidden History Tour

Gig review: Rhoda Dakar at The Bodega

Rhoda Dakar is a legend of the 2-Tone scene with a decades-long career winning her multitudes of fans. Many of those fans gathered at The Bodega for a jubilant and celebratory performance...

Hitchcock meets Lord of the Flies in this exciting comedy-thriller at the Nottingham Playhouse

Rotten is a comedy about the Instagram generation that is as dark as it is funny. Its creator, Josie White, speaks with Leftlion about terrible things and how she came to write them... 

Gig review: Apocalyptica at Rock City

Back in 1996, Finnish metal outfit and classically trained cellists Apocalyptica made a name for themselves by playing Metallica’s music through their revolutionary and mightily impressive string arrangements. Now almost 30 years and 10 albums later, they have returned to play Metallica’s greatest hits once again in their own unique style. To witness this one-of-a-kind event, we headed down to catch their show at Rock City…

In photos: Seb Lowe at Rescue Rooms, with The Guest List

Festivals of beer and film, theatre and storytelling - Here's what's on this week in Notts 7 - 13 October 2024

Check out a celebration of short films, sample a huge range of beer and cider, enjoy some human stories, or be entertained by a bit of music and theatre this week in Notts.

Wso Nottingham Fundraiser for St Ann's and Sneinton Foodstore

Underwater Creatures Workshop

Bad Betty Live October

Writing Happiness and Joy With Jemima Foxtrot

Fashion Fictions - Mending Workshop

Ghost Walk With the Woolly Tellers

Harder Than the Rock: the Cimarons Story + Pre-recorded Q&a

Met Opera: Les Contes D'hoffmann

Tom Vek

Pale Waves