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I'm back in the @leftlion.bsky.social Print Edition for December with photos for the LeftLion Music Awards 2025.

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In photos: Revenge of Calculon EP launch at Rough Trade To celebrate the launch of their uniquely dance-able Casino Fight EP, Nottingham's own mask-wearing electro-heroes Revenge of Calculon put on an upbeat show at Rough Trade. Emzae was there to sup...

My photos of Revnege Of Calculon supported by @emzae.bsky.social at @roughtrade1976.bsky.social Nottingham last week for @leftlion.bsky.social

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My photos of Jerub supported by Josie Beth and Persia Holder at the Rescue Rooms in Nottingham this week.

With this review by Caleb Gray for @leftlion.bsky.social

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Gig review: BC Camplight at Rock City Tonight starts with a goodbye and not a hello. Brian Christinzio is blowing out his Camplight in the UK for one last time, not forever, but for this leg of the tour at least. But, as he says in a sorr...

My photos of @bccamplight.bsky.social supported by British Birds at Rock City are with this review by Lewis Oxley for @leftlion.bsky.social Magazine Nottingham

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Gig review: English Teacher at Rock City Just over a year from winning the Mercury Prize, Leeds indie-art-rock quartet English Teacher headline Rock City for a show packed full of top class musicianship and immersive soundscapes.

My photos of English Teacher with @theorielles.bsky.social at ROCK CITY Nottingham are with this review by @caradocsmg.bsky.social for @leftlion.bsky.social Magazine

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@cmatbaby.bsky.social at Rock City Nottingham, from the front row (small camera)

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Gig review: SPRINTS at Rock City, with Dog Race With the memory of their standout Bodega show still fresh in our minds, there was no way we were going to miss SPRINTS' return to Nottingham. This time, Rock City was the venue for a milestone perform...

My photos of SPRINTS & Dog Race at Rock CIty on Wednesday are with this review by Kieran Lster for @leftlion.bsky.social Nottingham

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Gig review: Billie Marten at Rescue Rooms Still only 26, Billie Marten finds herself a relative veteran despite her youth. Now on her fifth album, she has followed fellow folk heroine Laura Marling on a journey from prodigiously gifted teenag...

My photos of Billie Marten and Le Ren at the Rescue Rooms
in Notingham on Monday night are with this review by Kieran Lister for @leftlion.bsky.social

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Gig review: JayaHadADream at Metronome Performing tracks from her debut album, Happiness from Agony, breakout star JayaHadADream is back in Nottingham. Filing the floor at Metronome, she brought her message of honesty, pushing back against...

My photos of @jayahadadream.bsky.social supported by CORTNEY and Armor and also Queen Millz at Metronome in Nottingham on Friday are with this review by Charlotte Gould for @leftlion.bsky.social

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Review: Day 1 at JT Soar Fest 2025 This time last week, one of Nottingham's most intriguing music and arts spaces, JT Soar, played host to an ultra-eclectic festival packed with intriguing names and tunes. Here's what happened on day o...

Some of my photos from Day 1 of JT Soar Fest 2025 at The Old Cold Store, Nottingham with this review by Lewis Oxley for @leftlion.bsky.social

Including: TV CRIME , Virvon Varvon, The Plan , Grazia , Stuart Pearce, Ye Nuns and The Monochrome Set

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Gig review: The Lovely Eggs at Metronome We sent one of our writers to reunite with lo-fi psych-rock duo The Lovely Eggs as they visited Nottingham's Metronome - on Halloween night - as part of a UK tour. He came away impressed, entertained ...

My photos of @thelovelyeggs.bsky.social with Polite Bureaux and @ericrushton96.bsky.social at Metronome in Nottingham with this review by Michael Prince for @leftlion.bsky.social

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Gig review: Welly at The Bodega Last week, Welly returned to The Bodega with more banging tunes, bigger moshpits and a sky full of bubbles. Walking out to the tune of The Macarena, Welly promises a night defined by character and cha...

My photos of Welly with Vincent's Last Summer and Your Mate's Ex at The @bodeganotts.bsky.social with this review by Charlotte Gould for @leftlion.bsky.social Nottingham

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Gig review: Allo Darlin' at The Old Cold Store A reunion of many, with the moon looking down on it all... LeftLion's Michael Prince found himself in awe and happiness as he witnessed the long-overdue return of indie-pop band Allo Darlin'...

My photos of @allodarlin.bsky.social and The @hobbesfanclub.bsky.social at The Old Cold Store in Nottingham with this review by Michael Prince for @leftlion.bsky.social

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Gig review: Daudi Matsiko at Metronome The one-and-only “King of Misery” Daudi Matsiko moved us all with his heartfelt music, latest stories, mental health activism and his award-winning personality during a magical evening at Nottingham’s...

My photos of @daudi-matsiko.bsky.social at Metronome with Cecille Grey and @ashainewhite.bsky.social are with this excellent review by Katherine Monk-Watts for @leftlion.bsky.social

Also Richard Flewitt of the @thewolfpackproject.bsky.social

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Gig review: Ellur at The Bodega, with Fright Years and Cara Flynn In the middle of a breathless and busy UK tour, Yorkshire-based indie-pop purveyor Ellur stopped off at The Bodega, bringing happiness and a uniquely collective experience. With Fright Years as m...

My photos of Ellur, with Fright Years, and Cara Flynn at The @bodeganotts.bsky.social last week with this review by @musicobserver.bsky.social for @leftlion.bsky.social Magazine Nottingham

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In photos: Belly at Rescue Rooms

My photos of Belly at The Rescue Rooms in #Nottingham recently are on the @leftlion.bsky.social website now.

Many thanks and ❤️ to the great Tanya Donelly for allowing me to photograph the very special, sold out, show.

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Photo Gallery – Portraits “It’s one thing to make a picture of what a person looks like, it’s another thing to make a portrait of who they are” (Paul Caponigro) For our latest gallery, we’ve gathered images from…

I have two photographs with this fantastic "Portraits" Gallery with Breaking Glass Magazine.

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Lovely to meet Julie and Sean of NewDad at @roughtrade1976.bsky.social Nottingham after their stripped back set promoting their new album "Altar" ahead of its release on Friday.

In photos: No Peeling at JT Soar No Peeling (pictured above) performed at JT Soar on 11th September 2025

My photos of Nottingham's No Peeling playing at JT Soar recently with Roo Stafford, The Wamaki and Teo Wise.
For @leftlion.bsky.social

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Gig review: GANS at The Bodega, with Hungry Brum two-piece GANS  are quickly finding themselves in quite the spotlight. Despite only forming in 2023, guitarist Thomas Rhodes and drummer Euan Woodman have already got a discography that borr...

My photos of GANS supported by Hungryat the @bodeganotts.bsky.social with this review by @izzymorris.bsky.social for @leftlion.bsky.social

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The Lunar Eclipse from Nottingham.

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Gig review: CMAT at Rough Trade While her star may be shining a little brighter in 2025 thanks to a standout Glastonbury performance and breakout TikTok hit Take A Sexy Picture of Me, Irish singer-songwriter CMAT has long ...

My photos of the Superstar @cmatbaby.bsky.social playing at @roughtrade1976.bsky.social Nottingham on Saturday night are with this review by Karl Blakesley for @leftlion.bsky.social

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Cheers Pete!

A few more of Wet Leg (Rhian) at their second @roughtrade1976.bsky.social Outstore show of the day at The Level recently to launch their new album "Moisturizer".

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Wet Leg at their second @roughtrade1976.bsky.social Outstore show of the day at The Level recently to launch their new album "Moisturizer".

I arrived 2 1/2 hours before the show.
With small camera and @lightroom.adobe.com .

#livemusicphotography #nottinghamphotographer #gigphotography #wetleg

In photos: Happy birthday to The Grove! In just a year, The Grove has become one of Nottingham's success stories: a truly independent, DIY music space with an open, supportive and inclusive ethos. Run by Dan Cunningham and Cam Worne, this i...

My photos from The Grove in #Nottingham 1st Birthday Party.

Featuring :- Stack Duncan , Egan & Matsiko, Trust Fund, Lace Thief , Drury Hill , Victory Lap , Interkosmos , Sofftness.

For @leftlion.bsky.social

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From grassroots to Fields: we speak with rising local band Drury Hill Nottingham born-and-bred Drury Hill are one of the emerging bands repopulating the local grassroots music scene with a softer rock, post-folk influenced sound. Transitioning between softly lilting, st...

My band photo of Drury Hill with this interview for @leftlion.bsky.social

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Gig review: Black Honey at Rescue Rooms (Rough Trade outstore) Brighton indie-rockers Black Honey have been described as masters of escapism, but on the stage at Rescue Rooms they welcome all-comers into a cinematic world. As lead singer Izzy Phillips morphs from...

My photos of Black Honey promoting their new album Soak at the Rescue Rooms for @roughtrade1976.bsky.social Nottingham with this review by Lewis Oxley for @leftlion.bsky.social

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