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Festival Review: A Night With Silent at The Chapel

Wed 27 Sep 2023

Taking place in The Chapel just above The Angel Microbrewery in the Lace Market, Silent Confidant’s day festival ‘A Night With Silent’ absolutely rocked the venue...

LeftLion Issue #164 October 2023

Wed 27 Sep 2023

Our October Black History Month issue is out now! Guest edited by Addie Kenogbon, with a gorgeous cover by Laura Decorum, this issue features Nottingham's Windrush Generation, Veronica Pickering, Jorja Smith, Melonyx, Jah Digga, Honey Williams, and more...

A History of the Films of Leftlion

Tue 26 Sep 2023

Over the last decade, as well as producing lots of written journalism, LeftLion have also made a few films. To celebrate our 20th Birthday, we’ve decided to release some of the best things knocking around in our video archives for free on our website and Youtube channel so you - and the whole world - can all view them at your leisure. Here’s a few favourites we’d like to point you to…

Left Magpie: September 2023

Tue 26 Sep 2023

A run-down of another month of goals and wins at Meadow Lane...

Gig Review: Busted at Motorpoint Arena

Tue 26 Sep 2023

Sustaining a music career over two decades is a difficult business, but Busted are still selling out arenas...

Film Review: A Haunting in Venice

Mon 25 Sep 2023

Kenneth Branagh is back with another theatrical take on Agatha Christie...

Gig Review: 49th & Main at The Bodega

Mon 25 Sep 2023

Following their stand-out set at Dot to Dot, Irish indie-pop duo 49th & Main performed at The Bodega...

Film Review: R.M.N

Mon 25 Sep 2023

Cristian Mungiu is back with another slice of bleak Romanian social realism...

Gig Review: Hot Mulligan at Rescue Rooms

Sun 24 Sep 2023

Which wave of emo are we on now? Regardless of your opinion, Hot Mulligan are riding it and the Rescue Rooms crowd were treated to a high-energy night of catchy hooks and sad songs...

Theatre Review: The Real and Imagined History of the Elephant Man

Thu 21 Sep 2023

Ian C Douglas reviews The Real and Imagined History of the Elephant Man...

Music Reviews: September 2023

Wed 20 Sep 2023

This month, we review the music of Seas of Mirth, Melonyx, Dan Ottewell, Office Goth, and Fat Digester...

Left Stag: September 2023

Wed 20 Sep 2023

Our man Josh Pickering is back with a run-down of the last month of action at for Mansfield Town and some news of his own offspring donning the amber shirt...

Gig Review: Geese at The Bodega

Wed 20 Sep 2023

American Post-Punk band with twinges of prog and country, Geese are making their way into their aptly named album 3D Country. They touched down in the UK this September, and made a stop at Nottingham’s very own Bodega, joined by one of Nottingham’s most exciting exports, Dura Mater, and chaos collective Folly Group. Here’s how it went…

Gig Review: Larkins at Rescue Rooms

Tue 19 Sep 2023

They may have postponed their April tour dates to align with their new record deal, but it was all worth it in the end...

Gig Review: Echo & The Bunnymen at Royal Concert Hall

Mon 18 Sep 2023

Echo & The Bunnymen performed Ocean Rain in full along with the Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra...

Comedians Durk & Ski Chat to LeftLion Ahead of Their Show at Nonsuch Studios

Mon 18 Sep 2023

The TikTok stars behind Terreh and the Nosy Neighbour talk comedy on social media, their live tour and the joy of Notts humour...

Gig Review: Demob Happy at The Bodega

Sun 17 Sep 2023

Demob Happy headlined the cosy Bodega on Wednesday 13 September...

Gig Review: Cinder Well at Metronome

Sun 17 Sep 2023

Cinder Well recently began their UK tour with a memorable and sometimes mystical performance at Metronome...

Theatre Review: Trash Salad

Sat 16 Sep 2023

Becki Crossley reviews Trash Salad at Nonsuch...

Film Review: Red Black Green

Thu 14 Sep 2023

Notts-based film director Naphat “Naps” Boonyaprapa has released a documentary on his favourite topic - table tennis. Here's what we thought of it...

Gig Review: Catmilk at The Bodega

Wed 13 Sep 2023

It's always a special experience when you get the chance to see someone perform for the first time, and these three Nottingham artists did not disappoint...