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Free entry to Rock City and Nottingham painted red: Here's what's on this week 8-14 June

Live music, free exhibitions and artistic workshops, here's what's happening in Nottingham this week. 

Red Sea FC: the refugee football team building community through the beautiful game

Red Sea FC are a hardworking local football team. Founded in 2019, they provide a welcoming found- family and shared cause for refugees living in Nottingham. Freya Peters heads to the Forest Rec to meet founder Ezedin Osman to find out what motivates him and how the players are finding community far away from home… 

Out of time: a tale of two hotels on Derby Road

Two hotels once stood on Derby Road, and played roles in some unusual Nottingham history – one facilitated a dramatic confrontation featuring local suffragettes, the other housed a ‘mini Scotland’. Here’s the hidden history in those now-innocuous locations.

In photos: Drew Thomas at Rough Trade, with Terrianne and Emily Alice

In photos: Ella Clayton at The Grove, with Dring and Connexion George

After visiting Nottingham's The Grove in March to support Eyre Llew, Ella Clayton couldn't resist coming back with her own Could it be you? album launch tour. In support were local artists Dring and Connexion George...

LeftLion Interviews Podcast #15: Blur’s Dave Rowntree on NASA, Nottingham gigs and his new book of old Blur photos

This episode we are joined by Blur drummer Dave Rowntree who talks about Blur's early years, his memories (or lack of) of their Nottingham appearances, NASA and space and his new photo book No-one You Know'..

Blurry photos: Blur drummer Dave Rowntree talks his brand new photography book

As well as being one quarter of seminal English alternative rock band Blur, Dave Rowntree has been a politician, lawyer, animator, composer and alcoholic (not necessarily in that order). He’s heading to Metronome this month to showcase No One You Know, a book of photos from the early days of the band…

Rediscovering wild medicines and food with The Nottingham Forager

Nestled in roadside thickets, hidden amongst hedgerows and sprouting from our local playing fields, parks and playgrounds, a world of forgotten foods quietly grow. With shoots spurting from the ground as we move into spring, Sophie Gargett spent some time with Lucy Buckle, aka The Nottingham Forager, to discover more about identifying, picking and eating wild food.

In photos: Pentire at Rescue Rooms, with Eighty Eight Miles and Kayla Grace

Holding Back the Years - the Ultimate Simply Red Tribute Experience

In photos: Au Pairs at Metronome, with Gina Birch

Legendary post-punk band Au Pairs took the roof off Metronome as they celebrated 45 years of their album Playing with a Different Sex. Support came from a special guest: Nottingham-born Gina Birch...

In photos: Midnight Rodeo at The Grove, with Davoli

LeftLion's Latest Listens #39: Notts music we're currently spinning

In this edition of LeftLion's Latest Listens for 2026, our music team reviews new releases from ALT BLK ERA, Book of Churches, The Red Line, People Laughing and Pict...

The Red Line, Mist Rolling Inn

The Unravelling of Mary Reddish: author David Whitfield talks about his novel which draws from the history of asylums in Notts

Long before madness had a diagnosis, it had consequences. The Unravelling of Mary Reddish takes readers back to Georgian Nottingham, a world where sanity was judged through gender, reputation, and a strict social order. Katie Barr speaks to the author of the novel – David Whitfield – who drew on real asylum records from Nottingham to show how quickly a life can be unmade once those in power decide your mind is the problem. 

HotWax

Review: Matthew Bourne’s New Adventures - The Red Shoes at the Theatre Royal

A stunning reimagining of the classic film

Matthew Bourne’s New Adventures - the Red Shoes

In photos: Tom Gensler at The Old Bus Depot

Singer-songwriter (and regular LeftLion music writer) Tom Gensler delivered a successful debut headline show at The Old Bus Depot, supported on stage by Leah Wilcox and, Daisy Peacock. We dropped in to see the show and join many others from the supportive Notts music community...

Book review: The Unravelling of Mary Reddish by David Whitfield

We take a look at The Unravelling of Mary Reddish by David Whitfield, a novel about the blurred lines between sanity, control and women's autonomy, which is set against the backdrop of Nottingham General Lunatic Asylum - the first publicly-funded asylum in England.

In photos: Sabaton at Motorpoint Area