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Review: Saturday At Stealth's Halloween Festival

Zombies, vampires and ghouls raved in the rain to celebrate Stealth’s 15th birthday. Rachael Halaburda grabbed some face paint and went down to check it out...

Live Music Review: Hockley Hustle 2019

Hockley was certainly Hustlin' this year, as the beloved festival took over the streets of our city for a thirteenth year... 

Live Music Review: Hot Chip at Rock City

Hot Chip put a smile on our face and springs in our knees as they took their latest album tour to the city

The Nottingham Comedy Festival Director Helen Stead: "It is important to remember that comedy is an outlet to escape from reality, people like to have a laugh to forget about their troubles."

Since its inception in 2009, The Nottingham Comedy Festival has been consistently bringing the laughs to our city year after year. With 2019 set to be the biggest and best festival yet, we caught up with co-founder and director Helen Stead… 

Nottingham International Film Festival Returns in November

In November, The Nottingham International Film Festival returns for its fourth year. We had a chat with the festival’s Director of Operations, Neil Jeram-Croft, to find out everything you need to know about the event… 

Review: Nottdance Festival, Part 3

Review: NottDance Festival, Part 2

The biennial festival, now in its 25th edition, returned to Nottingham to captivate us all. The official Nottdance 2019 reviewer, Maud Lannen, has her say...

Live Music Review: Melt Yourself Down at Metronome

There ain't no better venue than Metronome for a Friday night encounter with purveyors of avant-garde funk jazz, Melt Yourself Down...

Review: Mayhem Film Festival 2019

Ashley Carter and Fabrice Gagos give a rundown of their favourite films of Mayhem Film Festival 2019...

LeftLion Film Podcast #23 - Mayhem Film Festival 2019 Review

Ali Emm and Penny Reeve join hosts Ashley Carter and Derry Shillitto to give their verdict on Mayhem Film Festival 2019...

Live Music Photos: Circle of Light Album Launch

The Circle of Light project pulled off the mammoth task of recording an entire album in just three weeks. Browse our pics from the launch show at Metronome, which took place on World Mental Health Day.

Nottdance Festival 2019: Launch Night Review

The biennial festival, now in its 25th edition, returns to Nottingham to captivate us all. The official Nottdance 2019 reviewer, Maud Lannen, has her say on the opening night... 

Live Music Review: Reflekter at The Bodega

Local indie grunge quartet Reflekter brought foot-tapping solos aplenty to the intimate stage of The Bodega as they showed off their new single earlier this month…

LeftLion Film Podcast #21 - Steven Sheil and Chris Cooke: Mayhem Film Festival 2019

Mayhem Film Festival co-curators Steven Sheil and Chris Cooke join hosts Ashley Carter and Derry Shillitto to give the lowdown on what to expect from the 2019 festival...

Live Music Photos: Acoustickle Jazz 'n' Grhyme

Take in some of that Acoustickle magic from its recent show at Peggy's Skylight 

Review: Nafeesa Hamid and Colette Bryce at Inspire Poetry Festival

We caught performances by poets Nafeesa Hamid and Colette Bryce as part of Inspire Poetry Festival...

Review: Patience Agbabi at Inspire Poetry Festival

We got down to Southwell Library to catch revered poet Patience Agbabi, as part of Inspire Poetry Festival...

Live Music Review: King Gizzard and The Lizard Wizard at Rock City

Aussie psych lords King Gizzard and The Lizard Wizard spread fun and sweat by the bucket-load as they kicked off their European tour at Rock City last night…

Review: Paper Cranes Poetry at Inspire Poetry Festival

My first assumption when almost anyone says ‘spoken word’ is of slam poetry – a shouting twenty something with a beanie, comparing their emotions to a ball of yarn or a revolver. I was, however, very pleasantly surprised, when attending Paper Cranes at the Beeston library, to find it was not a group of twenty somethings in beanies, but a collective of individuals eclectic both in age range, and personality...

Live Music Review: Vega Bay at The Bodega

Local legends Vega Bay made a triumphant return to The Bodega earlier this month...

Live Music Review: FUR at The Bodega

Brighton-based FUR brought their retro brand of indie rock for lonely hearts to The Bodega’s intimate stage for their debut Nottingham gig last week....

Nottingham Green Festival is Back For Its 27th Year

For nearly three decades, hoards of like-minded, green-thumbed folk flock to the Arboretum on a September Sunday for the Nottingham Green Festival, a community-led event where the whole family can educate themselves on being environmentally friendly. Our new Stage Editor, Rebecca Buck, has fond memories of the fest, dating back to her childhood...

Mayhem Reveals Full 2019 Festival Line-Up

Fright-fans rejoice - Mayhem, Nottingham's biggest and best film event, is just around the corner, and the Broadway-based festival has announced its full line-up for 2019...

WRITING OPPORTUNITY: Review the Nottdance 2019 Festival

Are you an avid dance fan? Do you have a passion for writing and reviewing live events? Great. Check this out…

Live Music Review: Steve Gunn at The Bodega

We couldn't believe our luck when we heard that revered singer-songwriter and actual guitar hero Steve Gunn was gonna be in town this summer. Here's what went down at his show at The Bodega last night...