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Kid30 and friends bring you an immersive, bleak and humourous take on the future in this pop-up exhibition showing this weekend only in Nottingham City Centre...

LeftLion's Latest Listens #31: Notts music we're currently spinning

Fri 19 Sept 2025

In this edition of LeftLion's Latest Listens, our music team reviews new releases from Sancho Panza, Parisa East, Fools & Sages and Blackadder...

Theatre review: FRIENDS! The Musical Parody at Theatre Royal Nottingham

Fri 19 Sept 2025

Could we BE anymore excited about this musical? All the feel-good moments of the hit 90s sitcom Friends was brought to life on stage at Theatre Royal this week…

TV legend Steve Backshall on his upcoming Deadly Live show at Motorpoint Arena

Fri 19 Sept 2025

If you've ever wondered what kind of person willingly dives headfirst into crocodile-infested waters, wrestles with giant anacondas, or casually points out how a tarantula could melt your face off — meet Steve Backshall. Adventurer, presenter, author, and all-round animal maniac (the loveable kind),

Steve has spent the last couple of decades getting way too cosy with the kind of animals most of us would sprint away from. We caught up with Steve ahead of his Deadly Live! show at Motorpoint Arena, to find out what thrills and spills audiences can expect from the show, how he handles those hairy moments (literally), and deep dive into some of Steve’s favourite animal experiences.

From starting her career at the age of just 16 to having one of the biggest No.1 singles of 2025 with TikTok anthem Messy, Lola Young’s musical talent truly knows no bounds. Capitalising on her current wave of incredible momentum, her new album I’m Only F**king Myself is out this week, and fans in Nottingham were some of the first anywhere in the world to hear these new songs live for the first time. The big question heading in though, with the album coming so soon after 2024’s This Wasn’t Meant For You Anyway: is I’m Only F**king Myself shaping up to be another 10/10 pop record or just a cynical quick cash-in by Lola’s label? We headed down to her album launch show at The Level to investigate…

How the Sound Sanctuary is keeping Notts ravers safe

Thu 18 Sept 2025

A lover of music and the underground rave scene, Magda realised the parties they were attending were under-delivering on safety. In 2023, they began The Sound Sanctuary: a travelling stand, a bunch of supplies and a few passionate people providing first aid and drug education to help partiers feel safe in the rave…