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Gig Review: Do Nothing at Rock City

Wed 04 Oct 2023

Post the release of their debut album, Nottingham natives Do Nothing delivered at their homecoming gig at the iconic Rock City...

Gig Review: The Joy Formidable at Rescue Rooms

Tue 03 Oct 2023

It’s the last date of The Joy Formidable’s UK tour, and there’s a sense of wistful excitement in the air at Rescue Rooms...

Gig Review: Jonny Kerry at Peggy's Skylight

Tue 03 Oct 2023

If you are lusting for warm evenings in a quaint bustling Italian town in the middle of summer, then look no further - Jonny Kerry and his band can take you there...

Review: Bush Doctor The Reunion at Hidden Warehouse

Tue 03 Oct 2023

The recent 29-year reunion of the iconic crew Bush Doctor Sound System brought together fans of the jungle fraternity from across the UK...

Biggest Ever Hockley Hustle Will Be An Inspiring Showcase of Nottingham’s Music Scene

Tue 03 Oct 2023

Vicky McClure’s Our Dementia Choir and the UFO Orchestra are just two of the 350 stellar acts lined up to deliver a fantastic showcase of Nottingham’s thriving music scene at the biggest ever Hockley Hustle on Sunday 22 October...

Gig Review: Blondes at Rough Trade

Tue 03 Oct 2023

On this particular evening in September, the spotlight was firmly on University of Nottingham alumni and indie four-piece Blondes, who graced the stage at Rough Trade Nottingham...

Notts Shots: October 2023

Mon 02 Oct 2023

Since the late 1940s, the district of St Ann’s has been a richly diverse community and home to diaspora from all over the world, including many people of Afro-Caribbean descent. However, the landscape of the area changed immeasurably post-1960, when much of the nineteenth century terraced housing was demolished. While more structurally sound habitation was built, up to 30,000 residents were rehomed throughout the city, and the community that had developed in St Ann’s was never quite the same.

Gig Review: Nation of Language at Rescue Rooms

Mon 02 Oct 2023

Nation of Language brought their icy, post-punk-inspired synth pop to Rescue Rooms...

Richard Douglas (aka Joe Buhdha): Voices from Nottingham's Windrush Generation

Mon 02 Oct 2023

To celebrate Black History Month and the 75th anniversary of Windrush we have been working with the New Art Exchange and their NAE YOUnity Commission funded by Freelands Foundation. Our aim is to highlight the voices of Nottingham's Windrush generation and some of the challenges they faced...

The Goose Is Back! Plus, Dizzee Rascal, The Queen Story, Black History And Much More. Here's What's On 2 October - 8 October...

Sun 01 Oct 2023

Nottingham is providing yet again, we've got music, Black History, culture, arts and crafts and more. If you're stuck, LeftLion HQ are here to lend a helping hand, read below...

Overheard in Notts: September 2023

Sat 30 Sept 2023

I am God. All of God.

Gig Review: Girlband at The Bodega

Sat 30 Sept 2023

Nottingham's very own Girlband performed to a sold-out Bodega on Friday night, with support from Jemma Johnson...

Victoria Centre’s Emett Clock Turns 50 This Year

Fri 29 Sept 2023

Between the Market Square lions, Anish Kapoor’s Sky Mirror at Nottingham Playhouse and Les Johnson’s Brian Clough statue, Nottingham has its fair share of iconic public art pieces, but none perhaps more fantastical than Victoria Centre’s Emett Clock, which turns fifty this year.

6 Places in Nottingham to Get a Perfect Instagram Photo

Fri 29 Sept 2023

POV: You want to upload an aesthetic image to Instagram, but you don’t know where to take it. Don’t worry, we’re here to help. Here is a list of six places in Nottingham to get that perfect Instagram shot…

In Photos: Lord Of The Lost at Rescue Rooms

Fri 29 Sept 2023

Internationally successful genre-fluid German gothic band Lord Of The Lost brought their newest surprise album ‘BLOOD & GLITTER’ to Rescue Rooms...

Theatre Review: Mark Thomas in England and Son

Fri 29 Sept 2023

Cathy Symes went to see Mark Thomas in England and Son at the Djanogly Theatre...

Poetry Reading: Arlo Parks at Rough Trade

Fri 29 Sept 2023

Celebrating the release of her debut poetry collection The Magic Border, Grammy-nominee and Mercury-prize winner Arlo Parks visits Nottingham’s Rough Trade for an evening of intimate conversation, storytelling, and poetry-reading…

20 Great LeftLion Interviews You Should Re-Read

Thu 28 Sept 2023

Over the last two decades we’ve interviewed a lot of people within our pages. It’s not easy to pick out favourites, but we love you so much we’ve given it a go. Here are twenty of our best interviews, listed in chronological order, that we think you should take a second look at…