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Gig review: Pete Doherty at The Grove

Thu 24 Oct 2024

Did you hear? The Libertines came to Nottingham this week to perform at Rock City. However, Pete Doherty also played a small intimate solo set at Nottingham's newest music venue The Grove a few hours before...

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Food review: falafel, freshness and flavour at Wollaton’s Zhug

Wed 23 Oct 2024

The phrase ‘hidden gem’ gets thrown around a lot these days, but Zhug is the type of underrated spot that truly deserves the title. One of Nottingham’s best-kept secrets, we’re almost reluctant to share this with anyone else, but in the spirit of championing our local independents (we don’t gatekeep here at LeftLion HQ!), this eatery is too good not to mention…

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Gig review: The Pretenders at the Royal Concert Hall

Tue 22 Oct 2024

On the same Sunday night as Hockley Hustle, The Pretenders graced Nottingham with their much delayed UK tour. Michael Prince witnessed this triumphant return...

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Gig review: Paul Weller at the Royal Concert Hall, with Liam Bailey

Tue 22 Oct 2024

Playing to a loyal and rapturous crowd at the Royal Concert Hall, the Modfather himself put on a passionate show. Paul Weller proved exactly why his reputation precedes him, while giving Beeston-based Liam Bailey a bucket list moment...

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Gig review: NOISY at The Bodega

Tue 22 Oct 2024

Pelham Street came alive on Friday night, as The Bodega was filled with the intoxicating DnB-meets-anything goes sounds of NOISY. Daisy Carter-Davies was there to see – and hear – the action...

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Dom Joly talks dangerous cows, mind controlling vaccines and the Finland hoax

Mon 21 Oct 2024

Dom Joly has scoured the globe for the weirdest conspiracy theories in existence. He shares his insights into this anarchic world with the Nottingham Playhouse audience. 

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Gig review: Goldie Lookin Chain at Metronome

Mon 21 Oct 2024

When Lawrence Poole headed to Metronome last Friday night, it quickly became clear that this would be an unusual night out. With Goldie Lookin Chain dropping in, the air was filled with bombastic beats and wryly observant lyrics...

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Gig review: Bodega at Rescue Rooms, with GIFT

Mon 21 Oct 2024

New York City’s very own Bodega came back to Nottingham for another round of post-punk esoteric goodness. This time, they’d graduated from the homonymous Bodega in the city for a night at Rescue Rooms. Izzy Morris went down to see the band in action...

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Music Reviews: October 2024

Mon 21 Oct 2024

This month, our music team give the run-down of the best, recent releases from Nottingham artists, including Cappo, LYVIA, and Molly Hindley.

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Gig review: Peter Hook & The Light at Rock City

Sun 20 Oct 2024

It’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...

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Theatre Review: Santi and Naz at the Nottingham Playhouse

Sun 20 Oct 2024

Two best friends live in pre-partition India. One is Sikh, the other Muslim; religion is about to divide them forever...

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Gig Review: Squeeze at the Royal Concert Hall, with Badly Drawn Boy

Sun 20 Oct 2024

Squeeze wowed the crowd at the Royal Concert Hall with an epic set spanning the decades, while Badly Drawn Boy provided solid and emotional support...

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Gig review: LYVIA at Rescue Rooms, with Nikko, Courtney and JayaHadADream

Sat 19 Oct 2024

Rescue 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…

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Gig Review: Pearl Charles at The Bodega

Sat 19 Oct 2024

Arriving 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...

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LeftLion's Latest Listens #8: Notts music we're currently spinning

Fri 18 Oct 2024

In 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...

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Gig review: Becky Hill at Motorpoint Arena

Fri 18 Oct 2024

Watching 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...

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Theatre Review: Birdsong

Thu 17 Oct 2024

A moving story of one man's journey of love and loss during the horror of WWI

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Film Review: Timestalker

Thu 17 Oct 2024

Join us as we apply our critical eye to Alice Lowe's 'Timestalker' - a film that probes society's fixation on heteronormative romance. 

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Harriet Walter & Friends: Shakespeare’s Women Speak!

Thu 17 Oct 2024

Dame Harriet Walter is one of Britain's most esteemed Shakespearean actors. She came to the Playhouse to breath fresh life into Shakespeare's words for women...  

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Gig Review: Soft Launch at Rough Trade, with Lizzie Esau

Wed 16 Oct 2024

But there’s no bad blood 'cause Soft Launch look too good on the Rough Trade stage. LeftLion's Talia Robinson headed to the record store's legendary upstairs stage to find out why the new kids on the block are so hotly anticipated by critics...

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Review: An Audience with Sir Paul Smith at Nottingham Playhouse

Wed 16 Oct 2024

The Beeston-born fashion guru took time out from his busy schedule to support Nottingham Playhouse with an evening of conversation...

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Gig review: Cardinal Black at Rock City

Tue 15 Oct 2024

They may have taken the scenic route but Cardinal Black are finally here, and they’ve got plenty of stories to tell on the Rock City stage...

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Gig review: Punk Rock Factory at Rock City

Tue 15 Oct 2024

At the LeftLion office, it's no secret that Head Designer Natalie Owen is a rock music enthusiast and a massive Disney fan. So, when we heard that Punk Rock Factory, a rock band known for their Disney covers, were coming to Nottingham, there was only one choice to review the gig...

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Gig review: Circle of Light album launch at Fishergate Point

Mon 14 Oct 2024

The award-winning creative collective Circle of Light took over Fishergate Point on World Mental Health Day 2024 to celebrate the launch of their fifth album, COL5...

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Gig review: Jet at Rock City

Sun 13 Oct 2024

Celebrating 21 years of debut album Get Born, Jet landed at Rock City to prove exactly why their songs have such long-lasting appeal...

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