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Nigel King
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Nottingham, UK
Photographer at @nigelking.photography

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Nigel King @nigelking.net · Sep 23
One of my photos !
bunnymen.com Echo & The Bunnymen @bunnymen.com · Feb 29
1st Echo & The Bunnymen gig of the 2024 tour tonight. We are so looking forward to it. “See you at the barricades”
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Some of my photos of @divorcehq.bsky.social and @waltdisco.bsky.social at Rock City in Nottingham on Saturday here with this review by Karl Blakesley for @leftlion.bsky.social

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Gig review: Divorce at Rock City
What a year it has been for Nottingham’s indie darlings Divorce. Since their historic four-night sold out run at The Bodega last September, they’ve released a critically acclaimed debut album in ...
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December 16, 2025 at 12:19 PM
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I have two photos in the Breaking Glass Magazine "Through The Lens" Best of 2025 Gallery, including this one.

Some really great photos from the year here.

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2025 Through the Lens
“Photography takes an instant out of time, altering life by holding it still” – Dorothea Lange It’s time for our year end galleries, starting with reflections of 2025 throug…
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December 14, 2025 at 4:52 PM
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Some of my photos here with this review of the Paint By Numbers Festival at The @bodeganotts.bsky.social last Sunday with this review by Dom Gourlay for Uunder The Radar.

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Paint By Numbers @ The Bodega, Nottingham, UK, December 7, 2025
The very first Paint By Numbers all dayer was held on rotating days in Bristol and Nottingham last weekend (Saturday 6th & Sunday 7th December). Under the Radar was at The Bodega for the Nottingham le...
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December 14, 2025 at 12:11 PM
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My photos of Amy MacDonald supported by Better Joy at the Royal Concert Hall Nottingham last week

@leftlion.bsky.social

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In photos: Amy MacDonald at the Royal Concert Hall, with better joy
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December 12, 2025 at 9:19 PM
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Some more of my shots of Wolf Alice and @sunflowerbeanband.bsky.social at the Nottingham Arena with this review by Dom Gourlay for @undertheradar.bsky.social

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Wolf Alice @ Motorpoint Arena, Nottingham, December 8, 2025
Wolf Alice played the penultimate date of their world tour for critically acclaimed 4th album "The Clearing" at Nottingham's Motorpoint Arena on Monday (8th December) with support from the excellent S...
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December 11, 2025 at 4:10 PM
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My photos of Wolf Alice supported by @sunflowerbeanband.bsky.social and @briasalmena.bsky.social at the Motoroint Arena #Nottingham are with this review by Karl Blakesley for @leftlion.bsky.social

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Gig review: Wolf Alice at Motorpoint Arena
As Wolf Alice have evolved into one of the best and most beloved bands in Britain, Nottingham has been there with them every step of the way. From providing a support slot for Swim Deep at Rescue Room...
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December 11, 2025 at 1:53 PM
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My photos of Bored Marsh supported by Mandibles at a sold out The @bodegacats.bsky.social for @leftlion.bsky.social

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In photos: Bored Marsh at The Bodega, with Mandibles
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December 2, 2025 at 1:21 PM
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My photos of Home Counties supported by My First Time at The @bodeganotts.bsky.social are with this review by @izzymorris.bsky.social for @leftlion.bsky.social

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Gig review: Home Counties at The Bodega, with My First Time
Home Counties dropped by The Bodega on their tour for their second album, Humdrum, which has been generating some serious excitement for alternative music fans across a range of genres. Joined by new ...
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December 2, 2025 at 1:19 PM
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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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November 29, 2025 at 11:13 AM
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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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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...
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November 25, 2025 at 5:35 PM
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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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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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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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@cmatbaby.bsky.social at Rock City Nottingham, from the front row (small camera)

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November 18, 2025 at 1:27 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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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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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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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...
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November 10, 2025 at 10:23 AM
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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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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...
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November 8, 2025 at 2:32 PM
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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: 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 ...
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November 6, 2025 at 10:27 AM
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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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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: 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...
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October 9, 2025 at 10:06 AM
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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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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...
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October 7, 2025 at 3:08 PM
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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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In photos: Belly at Rescue Rooms
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October 6, 2025 at 6:17 PM