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Gig Review: Tom Odell at Rough Trade

Tom Odell was welcomed by an intimate crowd at Rough Trade, two days after the release of his exciting new studio album Best Day of My Life...

Gig Review: Loyle Carner at The Level

Loyle Carner took to the intimate stage of Nottingham’s The Level to perform tracks from his newly released album hugo...

Gig Review: Bob Dylan at Nottingham Arena

The legend played Nottingham for the first timethis decade as part of his Rough and Rowdy Ways tour...

Film Review: The Good Nurse

This serial killer drama has a lot to say...

Gig Review: Cradle of Filth at Rock City

We sent Rich Higton down to Rock City for an evening of family entertainment from Mr Filth and company…

Gig Review: The Proclaimers at Royal Concert Hall

Nick Parkhouse didn't have to walk 500 miles (or 500 more) to see The Proclaimers live - they came to Nottingham, to perform at the Royal Concert Hall. Here are his thoughts...

Book Review: Don't Mention The Night

Capturing the music of the 1970s in a very Nottingham way, Dave Belbin's new book Don't Mention the Night is a time capsule of sorts. Our writer Daniel Swann walks us through it...

Theatre Review: Hot in Here at Nonsuch Studios

The coming apocalypse and how to avoid it

Theatre review: Hunchback of Notre Dame

The bells! The bells! Quasimodo's in town

Review: Hockley Hustle 2022

We sent a bunch of the LeftLion music crew down to Hockley to get involved with the hustle and bustle as one of Nottingham’s staple festivals returned after a three-year hiatus…

Gig Review: The Wombats at Rock City

They're back in Nottingham, and everything feels the same - even after nineteen years, The Wombats remain one of the most exciting acts in the indie scene...

Film Review: My Policeman

Harry Styles takes the lead in new 1950s melodrama about the love triangle between a schoolteacher, a museum curator, and a policeman…

Gig Review: Wargasm at Rescue Rooms

Wargasm are one of the most exciting and energetic acts on the scene right now, so we sent Iulia Matei to check out their Rescue Rooms show...

Film Review: Decision to Leave

Park Chan-wook is back - and his work is as enthralling as ever...

Gig Review: Peaness at The Bodega

We sent Michael Prince down to The Bodega for the Peaness gig... question is, can he make it through this review without making an innuendo?

Film Review: The Banshees of Inisherin

Martin McDonagh reunites with Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson for this powerful tale of a broken friendship...

Review: BBC Philharmonic at the Royal Concert Hall

Conjuring up some musical mischief with the BBC's Orchestra 

Gig Review: Rina Sawayama at Rock City

We sent Nick Parkhouse down to Rina Sawayama's first ever Nottingham gig...

Review: London Film Festival 2022

Wanting to make sure it's not just those posh lot in the capital getting to see all the greatest new releases, we sent Jack Francis down south for two weeks of world premieres, incredible debuts and a surprising amount of cannibalism...

Exhibition Review: Social Resource Project for Tennis Clubs at Bonington Gallery

Renowned conceptual artist, Stephen Willats, returns to Nottingham to finish what he started in the 1970s and ignites a rallying cry for wider engagement in the arts...

Review: Escape From R. M. S. Titanic at Houdini's Nottingham

Gig Review: The Big Moon at Rough Trade

We sent Marta Tavares down to Rough Trade to see The Big Moon perform tracks from their new album Here is Everything...

Gig Review: Oh Wonder at Rough Trade

Following the launch of their brand-new album 22 Make, Oh Wonder performed a celebration of their music at Nottingham’s Rough Trade...

Film Review: Triangle of Sadness

Another film, another Palme d'Or for Rubel Östlund, this time for a release that plays like a mashup of Gosford Park, Parasite and Lord of the Flies...

Review: Notts Bad Movie Club

A night of great food, great beer, and terrible movies at Annie’s Burger Shack...