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Gig review: Maruja at Rescue Rooms

Tue 11 Nov 2025

After the long-awaited release of their debut album Pain to Power, Mancunian post-punk jazz four-piece Maruja swung by Rescue Rooms to celebrate a huge new chapter for the band, who’ve been generating buzz in Nottingham for quite some time. We headed down to see what all the fuss is about…

Gig review: JayaHadADream at Metronome

Mon 10 Nov 2025

Performing tracks from her debut album, Happiness from Agony, breakout star JayaHadADream is back in Nottingham. Filing the floor at Metronome, she brought her message of honesty, pushing back against pressure and anxiety, and breaking down stereotypes...

Gig review: The Smyths at The Level

Mon 10 Nov 2025

Top tribute band The Smyths packed in fans young and old into The Level for an electrifying and believable rendition of The Smiths’ legendary album, Meat Is Murder, as well as a selection of the 80s band's best-loved songs...

Gig review: The Enemy at Rock City

Mon 10 Nov 2025

Nine years is a long time to be gone, but The Enemy's return to Rock City was pure adrenaline: a sweat-soaked celebration that turned Nottingham into one giant sing-a-long. The crowd, a mix of longtime loyalists and fresh faces, erupted as the Coventry trio took to the stage, immediately proving that their hiatus hadn’t dulled their fire one bit...

Classical Music Review: The BBC Philharmonic Orchestra with guest conductor Elena Schwartz at the Royal Concert Hall

Sun 09 Nov 2025

Turmoil, transcendence and orchestral grandeur are the order of the day in the BBC Philharmonic’s latest Nottingham appearance...

Gig review: Celeste at The Level

Sun 09 Nov 2025

At a Rough Trade outstore gig hosted by The Level, Celeste delivered an unforgettable stripped-back performance, letting her souful vocals do the talking, and putting to rest any doubts about her place in the musical pantheon...

Review: JT Soar Fest 2025

Sat 08 Nov 2025

This time last week, one of Nottingham's most intriguing music and arts spaces, JT Soar, played host to an ultra-eclectic festival packed with intriguing names and tunes. Here's what happened over the weekend at JT Soar Fest 2025...

Gig review: Volbeat at Motorpoint Arena

Sat 08 Nov 2025

Stadium Rock is one of those things which exists but is hard to identify or classify. , who on their recordings echo hard rock, even bordering on metal, sure do put on one hell of a show, oozing positivity and performativity while also being ridiculously talented and making such a powerful sound. We caught them on the first night of the UK leg of their The Greatest of All Tours Worldwide tour, joined by the fantastic Bush and Witch Fever...

Left Magpie: November 2025 - All Good. Until it Wasn’t

Fri 07 Nov 2025

Our Notts County columnist Julian McDougall, is back with a report of the last month of action at Notts County FC...

Gig review: Halina Rice at Rescue Rooms

Fri 07 Nov 2025

As electronic music matures further past the clubs, the desire of artists to deconstruct and subvert the norms that have developed over the decades grows. As sub-genres and tropes spawn like branches on an ever growing tree, musicians stand ready to atomise and rearrange those new conventions, manipulating them, pushing them toward the furthest boundaries, seeing how far those rules will stretch into the left field. Halina Rice is one such musician...

LeftLion's Latest Listens #35: Notts music we're currently spinning

Fri 07 Nov 2025

In this edition of LeftLion's Latest Listens for 2025, our music team reviews new releases from Kai-Otee, LYVIA, Bored Marsh, Fools & Sages, Willow Bay and Revenge of Calculon...

Theatre review: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe at Nottingham's Theatre Royal

Thu 06 Nov 2025

The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe came to Nottingham's Theatre Royal this week, bringing dazzling theatrics, humour and heart...

Gig review: The Lovely Eggs at Metronome

Wed 05 Nov 2025

We sent one of our writers to reunite with lo-fi psych-rock duo The Lovely Eggs as they visited Nottingham's Metronome - on Halloween night - as part of a UK tour. He came away impressed, entertained and thoroughly reassured about the future of rock...

Left Brian: November 2025 - A New Daw...Dyche!

Tue 04 Nov 2025

Our Forest columnist Julie Pritchard, the creator of the classic nineties 'Brian' fanzine, is back to give her thoughts on the last month at the city ground. Strap yourself in!

Gig review: As December Falls at Rock City

Tue 04 Nov 2025

Rock City has long been home to some of the most legendary acts in music history — from Green Day to Nirvana — and countless artists have spoken fondly about their experiences playing its iconic stage. As November opened, it was time for another powerhouse to join that legacy: As December Falls...

Gig review: Gogol Bordello at Rock City

Tue 04 Nov 2025

When you go to see a show, it's usually all about the headliner - right? The support(s) are there to warm up the crowd. Maybe they’re similar, or friends of the main act, but the night is centred around the headliner. That’s how it usually goes. But it doesn’t have to, and Gogol Bordello (and the people at their label Casa Gogol) have curated an excellent night highlighting the history of global punk music, celebrating the genre in full, with three differing and fantastic takes that reflect three different worlds, all uniting. Nottingham's Rock City hosted the show...

Theatre review: Slava's Snow Show at the Royal Concert Hall Nottingham

Tue 04 Nov 2025

Confetti, inflatables and clowns at the Royal Concert Hall? Slava's Snow Show must be in town...

Gig review: The Amazons at Rock City

Mon 03 Nov 2025

In an explosive performance, The Amazons balanced rage and radiance in a Rock City set that felt less like a gig and more like a reckoning...

Gig review: Veduna at The Grove

Mon 03 Nov 2025

The Grove - now into its second year on the Nottingham live music circuit - welcomed local four-piece folk band Veduna as they made their well-anticipated debut. The night proved to be a memorable way for them to enter the scene, as they supported the incredible Hutch who are currently on their UK tour...

Theatre Review: Eureka Day at Nottingham Playhouse

Mon 03 Nov 2025

Sam Harvey reviews Eureka Day at the Nottingham Playhouse - a satirical take on parenting in the modern US.

Game on: two Nottingham Panthers talk the upcoming ice hockey season

Mon 03 Nov 2025

Luca Sheldon and Jordan Kelsall are the two local players on the 25/26 Nottingham Panthers roster. We sat down with them to explore what it means to wear the Panthers jersey, as Nottingham lads, and how they’re feeling about the 2025/26 campaign.

LeftLion Issue #189 November 2025

Fri 31 Oct 2025

Featuring Hart of the Wood film installations at Newstead Abbey, JayaHadADream, the Nottingham Panthers, Heather Agyepong, 35 years of Lee & Fletcher coffee, Hurtsfall, and lots more...

Music review: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra at Nottingham Royal Concert Hall

Tue 28 Oct 2025

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra came to the Nottingham Royal Concert Hall last week led by its musical director Vasily Petrenko...

Gig review: Grandma's House at The Bodega

Mon 27 Oct 2025

It’s up for debate when exactly Grandma’s House last played in Nottingham. With a little help from the crowd, it’s narrowed down to sometime in 2021 that they last occupied The Bodega stage. The intervening four years have seen the group iterate and further define their sound, moving the needle from post-punk to what feels tonight more like garage-rock, leading to a barnstorming gig that's a throwback to the early-00s, as fun as it is fierce...

Review: Hockley Hustle 2025

Sun 26 Oct 2025

There are community festivals and then there is Hockley Hustle. Continuing to be in a league of its own, this time last week venues across Hockley and Sneinton were filled with the sounds of an incredibly diverse and talented array of artists, all raising money for local charities. As ever, our music team went along to soak up the heartwarming atmosphere – here are our highlights in words and pictures...

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