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Gig review: Peter Hook & The Light at Rock City
Sun 20 Oct 2024It’s been seven years since the legendary Peter Hook last brought his Substance tour to Nottingham, playing the best of both New Order and Joy Division. With that 2017 show being such a memorable night last time around, we just had to head down to Rock City to catch Hooky & Co playing a mammoth set of all the classics once again...
Theatre Review: Santi and Naz at the Nottingham Playhouse
Sun 20 Oct 2024Two best friends live in pre-partition India. One is Sikh, the other Muslim; religion is about to divide them forever...
Alfie Brown talks broken down BMW's and banana bread
Sun 20 Oct 2024Comedian Alfie Brown's journey from Top Shop to top billing has met challenges along the way. Ahead of his forthcoming Open Hearted Human Enquiry tour, Alfie shares his insights into the lessons learned thus far...
From LGBTQ+ arts and culture to Autumnal jazz: Here's what's on this week in Nottingham, 21 -27 October
Sun 20 Oct 2024There's a diverse helping of things to do this week in Nottingham. Whether you fancy enjoying an LGBTQ+ arts and culture festival, a jazz show, Su Pollard live at the Playhouse, a pagan market, or a funk show, we've got you covered...
Gig Review: Squeeze at the Royal Concert Hall, with Badly Drawn Boy
Sun 20 Oct 2024Squeeze wowed the crowd at the Royal Concert Hall with an epic set spanning the decades, while Badly Drawn Boy provided solid and emotional support...
Gig review: LYVIA at Rescue Rooms, with Nikko, Courtney and JayaHadADream
Sat 19 Oct 2024Rescue Rooms was buzzing as LYVIA took to the stage with support from an exciting mix of emerging talent: Nikko, Courtney and JayaHadADream. The night was an energetic celebration of diverse styles, each act bringing their own flavour before LYVIA delivered a performance that will be long remembered by her hometown crowd…
Gig Review: Pearl Charles at The Bodega
Sat 19 Oct 2024Arriving in Nottingham on the last date of their UK tour, Pearl Charles & Co set The Bodega alight with a good old-fashioned American Folk jam – with a modern twist...
LeftLion's Latest Listens #8: Notts music we're currently spinning
Fri 18 Oct 2024In this week's bumper edition of LeftLion's Latest Listens, our picks of the latest and greatest sounds from all around Nottingham and the Midlands, our team reviews new releases from Gender Envy, Set in Motion, The Chase, Marvin's Revenge, Cracked Hands, John Hardy and Stan Buckroyd...
Gig review: Becky Hill at Motorpoint Arena
Fri 18 Oct 2024Watching festival favourite and Brit award winner Becky Hill perform her headline show at the Motorpoint area in Nottingham turned a normal Tuesday into a very special night for LeftLion's Charlotte Gould...
Comedy and community at the Lord Roberts
Fri 18 Oct 2024Dan Webber shares the inspiration behind the LOL-GBTQ+ festival coming soon to the Lord Roberts...
Beccy D'Souza turns up the volume for our local talent
Fri 18 Oct 2024We caught up with Beccy D’Souza, Artist Development Producer at Nottingham Playhouse, for a peek behind the curtain at this year’s Amplify Festival line-up...
LeftLion Interviews Podcast #5: Shane Meadows on This Is England, Virtues, Stone Roses, Injuries, Notts County FC and more
Fri 18 Oct 2024For our fifth podcast we are delighted to welcome a true legend of British film and television, the director and screenwriter Shane Meadows...
From bean to bar: we tried a chocolate making workshop at Luisa’s Vegan Chocolates
Fri 18 Oct 2024Few foods have the emotional pull of chocolate. Just one bite of your favourite bar has the power to transport you back to the care-free days of childhood on a wave of chocolate-fuelled nostalgia. But what are the origins of this beloved sweet treat? Right here in Notts you can learn the story of bean to bar at Luisa’s Vegan Chocolates based in Sneinton Market. Lucy Campion went along to one of their chocolate workshops to discover more.