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Where Nottingham Meets.
Shouting arts and culture in the home of Robin Hood since 2003.
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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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November 22, 2025 at 5:43 PM
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Wishing a fabulous Friday to our latest supporters on Patreon:
❤️ Mike Cole
❤️ Caroline Le Sueur
❤️ Sam Peach

If you'd like your name in our mag, plus other perks then #supportleftlion

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November 21, 2025 at 3:32 PM
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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: 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...
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November 20, 2025 at 6:46 PM
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We have birthed a new #OverheardInNotts book baby. Just in time for Christmas. Buy it now for £6 inc P&P at tinyurl.com/ohinbooks

Nottingham's ultimate stocking filler of 2026 is here!
November 20, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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November 20, 2025 at 1:06 PM
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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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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.
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November 18, 2025 at 2:43 PM
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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: 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...
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November 16, 2025 at 4:41 PM
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Wishing a fabulous (if rainy) Friday to our latest supporters on Patreon:
💧 Fleakle the Otter
💧 Tom Dee
💧 Pica
💧 Caroline
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💧 Joan Morris

Sign up to #supportleftlion and get treats by post (including the new #OverheardInNotts book).

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November 14, 2025 at 2:43 PM
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Something for the weekend? How's about the latest #NightCreatures podcast from Soul Buggin's Beane in conversation with Killer Jim from Out to Lunch?

Listen here > leftlion.co.uk/features/202...
Night Creatures Podcast #3: Killer Jim from Out To Lunch on 25 years of Northern soul, jazz funk and jazz dance events in Nottingham
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 ...
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November 14, 2025 at 1:02 PM
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BIG NEWS! Nottingham's must-have stocking filler of 2026 has arrived. New book available to buy online now for just six paahnd (including delivery)... #overheardinnotts

Buy now >
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Buy: Overheard In Notts (Vol 7): The Pierre of the Resistance
We like to think that Christmas isn’t Christmas without a bit of Overheard in Notts in your stocking. Thus we are happy to announce the arrival of our seventh(!) book baby...
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November 13, 2025 at 1:42 PM
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An excellent debut for @nowthenmag.bsky.social from @rose-mason.bsky.social (not surprising, given she's an alumni of Nottingham's must-read @leftlion.bsky.social 🦁)
November 13, 2025 at 1:28 PM
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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: 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...
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November 12, 2025 at 2:31 PM
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Our friends at Nottingham City of Literature are celebrating 10 years of their UNESCO status next month with a big party at Metronome. Here's all you need to know and how to be part of it...
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Nottingham celebrates ten years as a UNESCO City of Literature with a spectacular gala on 1 December
In 2025, Nottingham turns the page on a remarkable chapter; ten years as a UNESCO City of Literature and the charity is throwing a party worthy of Nottingham’s words!
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November 12, 2025 at 1:39 PM
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Having a swift half waiting for my never on time spanish mate, picked up a copy of @leftlion.bsky.social

The folks of Notts still doing me proud 😀
November 6, 2025 at 7:16 PM
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It's certainly been an interesting last month at the City Ground. Our columnist Julie gives us her thoughts on the reigns of Ange and Dyche... #nottinghamforest
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Left Brian: November 2025 - A New Daw...Dyche!
Our Forest columnist Julie Pritchard, the creator of the classic nineties 'Brian' fanzine, is back to give her thoughts on the last month at the city ground. Strap yourself in! 
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November 4, 2025 at 4:28 PM
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As the Hillsborough Bill passes its second reading and moves one step closer to becoming law, I want to share my most recent @leftlion.bsky.social column, which outlines why this legislation is so important.
Nadia on… the Hillsborough Law
Nottingham Labour MP Nadia Whittome talks about the new Hillsborough Law.
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November 4, 2025 at 3:18 PM
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Have you seen the latest issue of @leftlion.bsky.social? For those who don’t know, this is the ultimate magazine for all things Notts. Thanks to Sophie Gargett for this piece/questions. Available in print and online at: leftlion.co.uk/features/202...
#Hurtsfall #LeftLion #Nottingham #MusicInterview
October 31, 2025 at 6:08 PM
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The November issue of LeftLion is out now 🦁 As well as a mystical Newstead Abbey cover, this issue features film series Hart of the Wood, JayaHadADream, artist Heather Agyepong, Nottingham Panthers, and lots more

Read here: leftlion.co.uk/features/202... 🦁

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October 31, 2025 at 11:23 AM
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We need your help! We want your feedback!
> www.leftlion.co.uk/survey

Every few years we launch a reader survey and the time has come again! The survey takes about 5 minutes to complete and really helps us out. Plus you could win a £100 Nottingham Gift Card!
October 30, 2025 at 4:54 PM
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10/27/60: Saturday Night and Sunday Morning
D: Karel Reisz P: Tony Richardson
w/Albert Finney, Shirley Anne Field, Rachel Roberts
Evening Standard: “Here is a chance for our own New Wave”
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October 27, 2025 at 8:42 PM
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Our supporters on Patreon just got a look at our November cover! The rest of you will have to wait a week or so.

If you'd like to get a little more from LeftLion and support our independent journalism then #SupportLeftLion

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Cover Reveal: Issue #189 November 2025 | LeftLion
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October 25, 2025 at 7:22 AM
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Discos / nightclubs / ballrooms - What Notts venues past and present have you loved dancing in and why?
October 14, 2025 at 1:57 PM
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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: 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...
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October 14, 2025 at 9:53 AM
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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: 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'...
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October 12, 2025 at 7:08 PM
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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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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 ...
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October 10, 2025 at 12:20 PM