LeftLion Magazine Nottingham

Night Creatures Podcast #2: Laurence and Steve from Smokescreen Soundsystem on thirty years of club nights, free parties, police, gangsters and more Night Creatures is a new LeftLion podcast, shining a light on the promoters of Nottingham. Your host and interviewer is Beane, co-founder of Nottingham’s beloved Soul Buggin’ night and he brings with ...

Something for the weekend? It's the second episode of our #NightCreatures podcast. Beane from Soul Buggin in conversation with Steve and Laurence from Smokescreen Soundsystem...
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How the Sound Sanctuary is keeping Notts ravers safe A lover of music and the underground rave scene, Magda realised the parties they were attending were under-delivering on safety. In 2023, they began The Sound Sanctuary: a travelling stand, a bunch of...

My most recent for @leftlion.bsky.social on The Sound Sanctuary, a harm reduction collective at raves and free parties! Such inspiring important work and a pleasure to meet them leftlion.co.uk/features/202...

Hustle Up: Queer Hustle, bands not to miss and what to expect from Hockley Hustle 2025 It’s hard to find a better way to describe Hockley Hustle than by its own succinct label: Nottingham’s arts and music festival. It’s a day of creativity, showcasing the best of our city and at the sam...

In ten days Nottingham's annual arts and culture spectacular: Hockley Hustle kicks off again, and as our followers from Notts will know, there's no event like it, plus if you're not from Notts, why not make this a reason to visit? Here's what you can expect -

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LeftLion Interviews Podcast #13: Filmmaker Adam Curtis on Shifty, politics, filmmaking and Wollaton Hall For our latest episode we are joined by veteran BBC documentary filmmaker, whose latest project Shifty promintently features some 1980s footage of Nottingham's Wollaton Hall...

As well as interviewing filmmaker and documentarian #AdamCurtis in our latest print issue, we've put out the audio as the latest episode of our #LeftLionInterviews podcast too. Have a listen to him in conversation with our very own Adam Pickering...
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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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The October issue of LeftLion is out now!

At 72 pages, the mag features paranormal stories from the National Justice Museum, Wolf Wytch Apothecary, Primary, and loads more. The cover comes courtesy of illustrator Isobelle Farrar.

Pick up your copy from all your favourite Nottingham haunts👻

Director Eoin McKenzie on Masculinity, Role Models and The Show for Young Men Glasgow-based theatre producer and director Eoin McKenzie’s The Show for Young Men – a GuestHouse Projects production – which comes to Nottdance in November as part of a national tour, uses dance to e...

We had a chat with Eoin from GuestHouse Projects about masculinity and role models as they prepare to bring 'The Show For Young Men' to #nottdance and Nottingham Contemporary...

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Live Music Review: Suede at Rough Trade It may have been Fresher’s week in Nottingham, but the biggest crowd last week was hanging around Rough Trade for a special acoustic set by Suede, in promotion of their latest album, The Blue Hour.

Were you there? Jared Wilson, of Nottingham's LeftLion ( @leftlion.bsky.social ) magazine was: "a short set in a small space, but there’s magic in seeing such an established band do what they do best up close." leftlion.co.uk/features/201...

Left Brian: September 2025: Did I miss much? Julie Pritchard, the creator of the classic nineties 'Brian' fanzine, is back to detail an ever so smooth sailing September at Forest and to get excited about European adventures once again...

Tonight sees Nottingham Forest FC embark on their first European tournament adventure for three decades. Our columnist Julie Pritchard was there then, and she's over there in Seville right now... #Forest #NottinghamForest

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Exploring street art in Beeston with Jeanie Barton Over the past ten years, the suburb south-west of Notts: Beeston, has become a hub for striking and inspiring street art, thanks to the efforts of the ever-industrious Beeston Civic Society. From trib...

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Check out these beautiful photos of street art in Beeston, taken by our photography editor Dani Bacon 📷

If you want to know more about how street art became so prominent in the area, head to the article linked in the comments 🎨

Exhibition review: Relic at 28 Broad Street Kid30 and friends bring you an immersive, bleak and humourous take on the future in this pop-up exhibition showing this weekend only in Nottingham City Centre...

In town this weekend? If so we'd highly recommend you making a trip to see the 'Relic' exhibition by Kid30 and friends . It's open til Sunday, free to get in and likely to be one of those 'we were there' moments...

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We sent out this week's #LeftLionWeekly e-newsletter earlier to 10,000 subscribers. Did you get it? If not then sign up here >
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The September issue of our monthly magazine has been out for roughly two weeks now, and we're very proud of it.
It's the biggest issue of LeftLion ever (eighty pages!)

Have you got a copy? Any favourite articles? Let us know🦁

Thanks to Grace Sanders for interviewing me for Nottingham's legendary culture mag, @leftlion.bsky.social. Had great fun discussing #THIRST, Japanese spider-ladies, British river hags, writing for teens, and much more.
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I’ve started a new podcast in conjunction with @leftlion.bsky.social.

Welcome to ‘Night Creatures’. A series where I’ll be interviewing those people who make the parties happen around Nottingham.

Episode 1 is up! Like, subscribe and share if you enjoy x

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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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Get more from LeftLion on Patreon creating and promoting Nottingham Culture

Happy Monday Everyone!

We're happy to send some love out to our latest Patreon supporters:

❤️ Charlie Baylis
❤️ Rachel Latham
❤️ Daniel Ison

If you'd like to support our independent journalism, + get your name in the mag and treats #SupportLeftLion

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We have a weekend treat for you all!

Night Creatures is a brand new LeftLion podcast, shining a light on the promoters of Nottingham. Your host and interviewer is Beane, co-founder of Nottingham’s beloved Soul Buggin'’.

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Please like, subscribe and enjoy!

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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Get more from LeftLion on Patreon creating and promoting Nottingham Culture

Happy Monday!

We had an influx of new supporters over the weekend, so time to send love to:
❤️ Tessa Duell
❤️ Kelly
❤️ Rachel Latham
❤️ Wayne Norrie
❤️ David Murden

If you like what we do and would like to support independent journalism #supportleftlion

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Exhibition Review: Your Ears Later Will Know to Listen at Nottingham Contemporary Combining many different artistic mediums, from sculpture to sonic installation, the Nottingham Contemporary’s latest group exhibition: Your Ears Later Will Know to Listen, explores sound and music an...

This weekend is your final chance to catch this exhibition at Nottingham Contemporary, which closes on Sun 7 September. See what we made of it in the review below...

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Left Magpie: September 2025 Waiting for Jatta Our monthly Notts County column is back with Julian McDougall, formerly of the beloved Notts County fanzine The Pie and currently of the excellent When Saturday Comes magazine. Here's his reflections ...

Another month in review at Notts County FC as our columnist Julian channels his inner Samuel Beckett to explain the conundrum of the transfer window...

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Left Brian: August - September 2025 Julie Pritchard, the creator of the classic nineties 'Brian' fanzine, is back with her thoughts on the last month at Nottingham Forest FC...

Julie Pritchard, the creator of the classic nineties 'Brian' fanzine, is back with her thoughts on the start of the season for Nottingham Forest... #COYR

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Get more from LeftLion on Patreon creating and promoting Nottingham Culture

Time to thank some of our amazing new Patreon supporters:
🦁 Lyn
🦁 Martin Curtis
🦁 Ellie

If you'd like to get early access to our mag (and your name in it each month) and help to support our independent journalism then #SupportLeftLion

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Notts venue Fisher Gate Point are hosting the Eurovision style youth music competition IMAGINE.

They are on the hunt for an artist or band (aged 13-21) to represent England in the International final in Brussels (Belgium).

More info here > mubazar.com/opportunity/...

Nadia on… the role of an MP Nadia Whittome, the MP for Nottingham East, writes about the role of MP and how its function has evolved over the years.

For my @leftlion.bsky.social column this month, I wrote about what it is that MPs actually do and how you can - and should - lobby us.

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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Theatre Review: The Business of Murder at the Theatre Royal What do a policeman and a playwright have in common? Unspeakable crime, as it happens. Twist and double twist await the audience in this nail-bitingly tense thriller...

Unspeakable crime is afoot at Nottingham's Theatre Royal this week!
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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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