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Night Creatures Podcast #8: The Soul Buggin' crew on life as promoters, the vibrant Nottingham scene and things that wind 'em up

Mon 15 Jun 2026

Night Creatures is a 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 him two decades of experience of putting on great parties in the city...

Boo the bad guy: the wacky cinematic world of local promoter Will Bailey

Mon 04 May 2026

Will Bailey is a Nottingham film and events promoter, producing just about anything you could imagine (and a few things which only he could imagine), from Stars In Their Eyes all-dayers to so-bad-it’s-good movies screened at the Notts Bad Movie Club. His latest venture – Boo the Bad Guy – is a new multi-activity celebration of cult cinema, taking place in multiple venues which, more often than not, aren’t cinemas. He tells us more about it, while also reminiscing on past moments of movie magic he’s brought to Notts…

Night Creatures Podcast #7: Parisa East from Acoustickle on finding a young Jake Bugg, musical collaborations and juggling life as a promoter

Mon 13 Apr 2026

Nottingham’s universities invite local residents with life and skills experiences to apply for community-focused research PhD projects

Wed 05 Nov 2025

Nottingham Trent University (NTU) and the University of Nottingham (UoN) are inviting people from the local community to apply for paid, full-time PhD, and part-time Placement research projects that aim to improve the lives of communities across Nottingham and Nottinghamshire...

Comedy Review: Nightmare! Nightmare! Kill! Kill! at the Lord Roberts

Sun 14 Sept 2025

Benthic Zone and Doxxie Phisher are back and with a UFO theme. Will the audience be probed?

Life's a drag: we speak to Doxxie Phisher and Benthic Zone about their upcoming show Nightmare! Nightmare! Kill! Kill!

Fri 05 Sept 2025

Nottingham’s drag scene has exploded in recent years with many new characters. We meet Doxxie Phmorisher and Benthic Zone to talk about queer venues, developing drag characters and what to expect from their show, Nightmare! Nightmare! Kill! Kill!

We built this city: celebrating twenty years of I'm Not From London with head promoter Will Robinson

Fri 11 Jul 2025

Man about town, creature of the night, gig aficionado, and master of mayhem Will Robinson has been keeping Nottingham’s music scene alive and kicking for twenty years with promotion company I’m Not From London. As the fifteenth Waterfront Festival draws close on Saturday 2 August at the Canalhouse, anniversary celebrations in the works and a great roster of gigs coming up, we caught up with Will to hear some highlights from two decades of gigs.

A 'Touch' of Frost - we speak to jungle legend Jumpin Jack Frost about his collaborations with Nottingham musicians and promoters

Wed 07 May 2025

Widely known as the Godfather of jungle and drum n bass, Jumpin Jack Frost talks to us about his upcoming collaboration with a dynamic collective of Nottingham musicians and promoters.

Comedy Review: Nightmare! Nightmare! Kill! Kill! at the Lord Roberts

Fri 14 Mar 2025

Ahoy there! Drag artists Benthic Zone and Doxxie Phisher launch their latest show and it's all hands on deck.

Comedy Review: Nightmare Nightmare Kill Kill at the Lord Roberts

Wed 06 Nov 2024

Experimental drag comes to the city...

Caves, campervans and comedy: the life of a Notts comedy promoter

Sat 02 Nov 2024

Ian Whitcombe started off running comedy shows in his local pub and now has big names calling up for a gig. He talks to Left Lion about his role in the Nottingham Comedy Festival, the acts he has nurtured, and his own journey into the land of laughs...

Pick Six: Will Robinson, gig promoter at Im Not From London

Fri 05 Jan 2024

Since we’re on the topic of DIY, we thought there would be no better person for our Pick Six than grassroots music aficionado Will Robinson of local record label and events promoter I’m Not From London...

We Catch Up With Against the Current as They Headline Rock City on Their Nightmares & Daydreams Tour

Thu 30 Nov 2023

Our Assistant Editor and Music Co-Editor Gemma Cockrell headed backstage at Rock City to chat to Against the Current on the first night of the UK leg of their Nightmares & Daydreams tour…

Film Review: Nightmare Alley

Tue 25 Jan 2022

Guillermo del Toro is a busy man at the moment, with his Cabinet of Curiosities and Pinocchio series still to come this year. But was it worth him investing time into Nightmare Alley? Just about...

Why Nottingham Crocus Volunteers Are Aiming to Plant More of These Iconic Flowers Around the City

Mon 27 Sept 2021

Michael Krawec, founder of the Nottingham Crocus Volunteers group, delves into why planting more of these iconic flowers will add a bit of colour around the city and help locals reconnect with their natural heritage…

My First... Nightmare Gig

Thu 09 Jan 2020

We asked, you told...

Creatures of the Night: Get to Know Nottingham's Party Promoters

Mon 05 Aug 2019

When the sun sets across Notts and the streets get dark, a different kind of wild beast comes out to play - the party promoter. These feral beings can be found lurking in the darkest, dingiest corners, gathering with their pack around speakers, blasting out bleeps, gurgles and wails until the sun rises once more. Get to know our creatures of the night and find your chosen tribe...

Young, Gifted and Focused: Meet Notts Mod Band SubCulture

Wed 24 Jul 2019

At this month's sold out This Feeling gig night at The Chameleon, Simon Wooldridge caught up with SubCulture frontman Oli Orton, the Notts answer to The Jam...

Talent 1st is a Free-of-Charge School for Young Actors in Nottingham Focused on Social Mobility

Sat 08 Jun 2019

Hidden in the heart of Hockley is one of Nottingham’s best industry secrets: Talent 1st, a free-of-charge school for young actors that works to upstage the lack of social mobility in the entertainment industry. We spoke to the community interest company’s founder, Martin Arrowsmith, to talk about the recent decline in membership, and why Martin’s so passionate about reversing the trend...

Nottingham Comedy Promoters Just The Tonic are Celebrating 25 Years in the Business

Sat 20 Oct 2018

We’ve got bleddy birthday fever this month. Just The Tonic, Nottingham’s prime comedy promoters, have been bringing the funnies to the city for 25 years. From Johnny Vegas to Ross Noble, Darrell Martin has booked some right belly-twisting boggers, so we asked him to take a look back at his time over the years as the don of stand-up around these parts...

Theatre Review: The Nightmare Room

Thu 23 Aug 2018

Two women. One locked room. One bottle of poison.

DHP Support Young Female Music Promoters by Backing New Campaign

Fri 25 May 2018

Ayup gals. The legends at DHP Family are backing a national campaign to help the next lot of young female music promoters break into the male-dominated grassroots music scene in the UK...

The Hempolics Answer our Questions in Photos

Wed 21 Feb 2018

London’s finest underground lo-fi reggae band – The Hempolics – are on their way to Nottingham this month as part of a Reggae Take Over at the Contemporary. With a sound that has a rollaround in the organic, and conscious lyrics to boot, they’ve been featured on BBC 6 Music, and hit number one in the UK reggae charts with their single Serious. Before we get stuck in to their electro-hip hop-dubby mashups at the end of the month, let’s check out what they had to say in photographic form…

Frank McMahon from DIY Poets Answers our Questions in Photos

Wed 08 Nov 2017

DIY Poets have been running things on the Nottingham poetry scene for yonks. They meet on the first Wednesday of every month at 8pm, upstairs in Broadway Cinema, to share work and plan for future events. We got leader of the poetry pack, Frank McMahon, to answer a few questions in photographic form…

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Night Creatures Podcast #8: The Soul Buggin' crew on life as promoters, the vibrant Nottingham scene and things that wind 'em up

Boo the bad guy: the wacky cinematic world of local promoter Will Bailey

Night Creatures Podcast #7: Parisa East from Acoustickle on finding a young Jake Bugg, musical collaborations and juggling life as a promoter

Nottingham’s universities invite local residents with life and skills experiences to apply for community-focused research PhD projects

Comedy Review: Nightmare! Nightmare! Kill! Kill! at the Lord Roberts

Life's a drag: we speak to Doxxie Phisher and Benthic Zone about their upcoming show Nightmare! Nightmare! Kill! Kill!

We built this city: celebrating twenty years of I'm Not From London with head promoter Will Robinson

A 'Touch' of Frost - we speak to jungle legend Jumpin Jack Frost about his collaborations with Nottingham musicians and promoters

Comedy Review: Nightmare! Nightmare! Kill! Kill! at the Lord Roberts

Comedy Review: Nightmare Nightmare Kill Kill at the Lord Roberts

Caves, campervans and comedy: the life of a Notts comedy promoter

Pick Six: Will Robinson, gig promoter at Im Not From London

We Catch Up With Against the Current as They Headline Rock City on Their Nightmares & Daydreams Tour

Film Review: Nightmare Alley

Why Nottingham Crocus Volunteers Are Aiming to Plant More of These Iconic Flowers Around the City

My First... Nightmare Gig

Creatures of the Night: Get to Know Nottingham's Party Promoters

Young, Gifted and Focused: Meet Notts Mod Band SubCulture

Talent 1st is a Free-of-Charge School for Young Actors in Nottingham Focused on Social Mobility

Nottingham Comedy Promoters Just The Tonic are Celebrating 25 Years in the Business

Theatre Review: The Nightmare Room

DHP Support Young Female Music Promoters by Backing New Campaign

The Hempolics Answer our Questions in Photos

Frank McMahon from DIY Poets Answers our Questions in Photos

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