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Pride celebrations, live music and Craft Beer Festival: Here's what's on in Nottingham 16 - 22 June 2025

Sun 15 Jun 2025

This week is a great one for music in Notts, with both Bright Eyes and Patrick Wolf performing in the city. There's also Pride celebrations at Broadway Cinema and the return of the Craft Beer Festival. Here's our top picks...

Gig review: Foxing at Rescue Rooms

Fri 13 Jun 2025

Hot off the tails of their fifth self-titled album, which was released late last year, Foxing, the quartet skirting from Missouri, bring their cult-cuts to the East Midlands. They were ably supported by local alt-rock group, Fallowed...

Gig review: AC/DC UK at Rescue Rooms

Mon 09 Jun 2025

AC/DC UK kept a packed Rescue Rooms rocking all night long with a thoroughly convincing set featuring many of AC/DC’s greatest anthems, complete with a spectacular exploding cannons finale...

Classical Music Concert: Candlelight's Tribute to Fleetwood Mac at the National Justice Museum

Sun 08 Jun 2025

In the pews of a Victorian courtroom, we hear the music of Fleetwood Mac like
never before...

Poetry Festival, indie music and Shakespeare: Here's whats on in Nottingham 9 - 15 June 2025

Sun 08 Jun 2025

There's loads of events happening this week in Notts. We have the start of the Poetry festival, a re-invention of Hamlet, a indie music market and a live podcast event from Scummy Mummies...

Gig review: The Get Up Kids at Rescue Rooms

Sat 07 Jun 2025

The Get Up Kids graced Nottingham’s Rescue Rooms in a flurry of guitars and emotions on Wednesday evening. The room was full to the brim with long term fans, and the air buzzed with excitement...

LeftLion's Latest Listens #23: Notts music we're currently spinning

Fri 06 Jun 2025

In this week's edition of LeftLion's Latest Listens, we review new releases from Lucy Crisp, Pretty Windows and Rhythm Eaters...

Gig review: Penfriend at Rough Trade

Fri 06 Jun 2025

Laura Kidd, aka Penfriend, returned to the stage for the first time in several years, finding an appreciative audience at Rough Trade. What followed was a very special night...

Classical Music Review: The Hallé with Kahchun Wong at the Royal Concert Hall

Fri 06 Jun 2025

With Sir Mark Elder stepping down from the conductor's podium, the music world has been buzzing with who would be the new frontman at Hallé. Well, the answer is here in the shape of Kahchun Wong. So how does he shape up?

The Official LeftLion Guide To 2025 Festival Season

Wed 04 Jun 2025

Can you hear that? It’s finally in the air – instruments reverberating across wide open fields, the chimes of communities singing and laughing together, the sound of footsteps as friends stumble back to their tents or homes, ready to do it all over again the next day, or the following weekend. That’s right, the 2025 summer festival season is finally here, and with the return of Splendour Festival right here in Nottingham, it’s shaping up to be a big one!

To give you the lowdown, here’s our ultimate guide to the best local festivals taking place in the city of Nottingham and the surrounding areas over the next few months…

Gig review: Little Simz at The Level

Wed 04 Jun 2025

It’s not every day that genuine rap royalty drops into town. However, with highly anticipated new album Lotus dropping this Friday, the mighty Little Simz rolled into The Level for a Rough Trade outstore show to promote the new project. Armed with a vault of bangers she’s been hoarding, we headed over to The Level for this must-attend show with one of the greatest artists and rappers in the world today…

In photos: MJ Lenderman at Rock City, with Trace Mountains

Tue 03 Jun 2025

"I love an ethical hacker": Overheard in Notts May 2025

Wed 28 May 2025

Ethical hackers, Yorkshire Terriers and jacket potatoes feature in this month's Overheard in Notts...

Community, culture and the music at The Concert Hall: here's what's on events this week in Nottingham 26 May- 1 June

Sun 25 May 2025

This week in Notts, cultural vibrations ring from the arrow of Robin Hood!

Gig review: Sunday (1994) at The Bodega

Sat 24 May 2025

Transatlantic duo Sunday (1994) visit Nottingham for the first time to perform tracks from their new EP Devotion at - where else - The Bodega…

Our May cover artist Becky Appleyard talks comic books, table-top games and advice

Sat 24 May 2025

This month’s cover artist Becky Appleyard talks comic book art, inspirations, and advice for artists…

We chat to Davoli about music, life and Dot To Dot

Fri 23 May 2025

Dot To Dot Festival is almost upon us! One of the hundreds of musicians performing at the day-long musical extravaganza is local artist Davoli. We spoke to him about his brand new EP, his inspirations, and what DTD means to him...

Green Hustle Festival Returns to Nottingham's Old Market Square at the End of May

Wed 21 May 2025

Music, food, fashion, art and environmental action will once again all come together at the free entry Green Hustle Festival in Nottingham city centre on Saturday 31 May

Gig review: Supergrass at Rock City

Mon 19 May 2025

There were no bands quite like Supergrass, in 1995. At least, not our writer's hazy recollection. They stood out; slightly apart from their contemporaries. Off to the side seemingly having just that little bit more fun than anyone else. On the evidence of this riotous, rollocking show at Rock City, the same is just as true in 2025...