Lee Butler
@DjLeeButler
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6 times winner of The Liverpool Echo Dj of the Year. In Demand Radio! Brand new radio station for Liverpool & the N West
Liverpool
Joined October 2009
HOW LOVELY ❤ Just been for a meal with the wife and a guy came in 5 minutes after us and as he went past our table he shook my hand and said hello. I didn't know the guy but i was polite and said hi etc . 15 minute later he popped over to our table and introduced himself as.
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Poor lads only doing a live stream as Elvis when he thinks someone is breaking into his house . Did make me laugh tho 😁
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Lad in the brown shirt coming up on 3 disco biscuits there 🥴
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Gutted for my Dad @BillyButler958 - End of an era. Thu & Fri will be my Dads last shows on BBC Radio Merseyside after they told him they WONT be renewing his contract. Over 50 years on local radio and no one has shown more support to local bands and music as my Dad
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#Recovery. Me in 2002 v Me NOW! - I was drinking & using for days & days on end & things got ten times worse to the point where my addiction was no longer USE but total ABUSE! I could not stop! . Soon i will enter my 3rd year free from alcohol & drugs. If i can do then anyone can
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God bless this lad and all his family , whats the world coming to . So so sad , i have kids this age its terrifying . RIP Sam
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Bloody blue noses have already stitched me up . Fair doos 😂
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THANK YOU all the staff nurses,doctors & surgeons at Broadgreen Hospital for the amazing care they have given my dad @BillyBu97502870. He was taken in before xmas due to his heart. He has now had his Trancatheter aortic valve implantation & is home. Hold ya plums dad - Love ya x
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GLASTONBURY ….Definitely 💯 on my bucket list ✅. Got to Say I was so moved to watch Lewis Capaldi . Just huge respect to him for allowing himself to be vulnerable . To play the main stage struggling with Tourette’s , anxiety & ticks is incredible and very brave ❤️. Just
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GUTTED. So a team of local lads team up in memory of someone that they lost to cancer to raise amazing amounts of money for a local blood cancer charity and people come into the event with knives and get the event and the venue shut down . I give up! 😔.
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Today i announce that i have left Radio City to start a new radio station for Liverpool . Music is my passion and i no longer had any say in the playlist so iv made the move and started @InDemandRadioUK App is now available (search In Demand Radio) and we go live on DAB in Nov
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Lets send some love to my Dad @BillyButler958 . Had an op to get new Knees and isn't feeling too well so he's getting kept in . Get well soon Dad xxxx #HoldyeKnees
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21 years married today ❤️. As you can see we where both thrilled 😂. Life isn’t always perfect and we have fought so hard to make sure we never ever lose each other ❤️ You have supported me through some of my darkest times and I’m not sure I would have made it without you ❤️
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Stay in then.Lock the doors ,cancel the milk , put the news on dead loud , order ye shopping online , don’t hang ye washing out, flush ye phone down the toilet , don’t talk , try not to breath , don’t cut ye hair , don’t touch the walls , don’t have a piss, don’t dare smile 🦀💨.
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Happy 80th birthday today to my Dad @BillyBu97502870 . Here he is back on the radio doing what he loves best and what he's been doing for over 50 years! In that time he has brought so much joy to so many listeners! . Have an amazing day Dad - Love ye loads x
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Hate reading people’s posts on here slagging Pricey . Fuckin hard game that boxing and at that weight too very dangerous . Very disrespectful in my opinion .
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Actual footage of me floating home after Club 051 In 1996 🥴
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Ye Daaa is a plasterer but thinks he’s a dj . Calls himself …
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Boris throws bars clubs theatres restaurants etc under the bus - Doesn't shut them so he doesn't have to offer compensation but advises people not to go to them . But leaves schools open with 100s of pupils and staff . Im confused me . .
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What a blert this fella is . Putting his LFC mug deliberately on show . Grade A gobshite and no proper Kopite like he claims . Bell whiff !.
We journalist are working to keep you informed. Start the day by reading a paper - for as little as 50p. #buyapaper
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RIP Wally . Sad news of the passing of Wally Scott . When people chat to me about my dad they ALWAYS mention Wally to me , the legendary Billy n Wally and 'Hold ye plums' . When you talk about radio GOLD , then look no further than this partnership . My Dad & Wally where
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HISTORY LESSON ⛔️ Watch this ⛔️ . Today i stepped back inside a legendary nightclub thats literally frozen in time . It wasn't my bag BUT its a big part of Liverpools clubbing history so even if you never went it will be a great experience to get in there again for a party
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No hiding away from me . We can’t get everything right every time. Full statement on my Facebook and insta. Hurting today reading some of the personal insults. You see who ye real mates are when things get tuff . Got to take the good with the bad tho ❤️🙏🏾
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Who remembers these bad boys . Iv still got a burnt mouth from 1995 😁 . Used to have them when I was a kid with chips 😁
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#recoveryposse 5 years ago I went to this spa hotel and used for 2 day’s solid! A total mess! .But yesterday me n the wife spent a lovely day n night there! No thoughts of drink or drugs. 4 years free and if you do it right u do not have to live in fear when you go anywhere ❤️
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Such sad news . What an inspirational man and a lovely tribute tonight on @GranadaReports 💔
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MY RECOVERY 🥰 . Just back from London and a weekend with the wife to see @Madonna ❤️ . Just incredibly grateful for my recovery & lifelong decision to quit drink n drugs! I would not have my wife to start with , I would have lost the love of my life , it would have broke my
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Match is on, suns out, its bank holiday & 4 years ago that would mean my addiction would convince me it was fine to drink and snort for 3 days! Sitting there wired hating life!. Not no more! Now im ordering lamb chops from Noya , a can of Dr Pepper & waiting for footy and boxing.
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Still got the moves & grooves at 50 😂I feel 30!. I'm blessed today on my 50th birthday - My amazing family & friends , lovely messages off you the clubbers, all those who have supported me over the years & MY RECOVERY ! Theres no better high than being FREE from my addiction!
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What a guy ❤️ - Happy Clappers 'I believe' . So this fella danced non stop at a wedding i played at last night - Boss ! . The way it should be! Don't know if he knew the name of the track was 'Happy Clappers' but he certainly clapped 😄.
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Phil Dowde looks like he’s just dropped 2 speckled doves , half a Mitzi n a dab of pink whizz in scallies corner in the 051 🥴
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#SundaySupport #Recovery #Addiction - The difference 3 years FREE from drink and drugs makes. The best thing i ever did was commit to never ever drinking or using drugs again. The rewards recovery brings are simply mind blowing - If your struggling email me to lee@djleebutler.com
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SAD NEWS …. And a question . Today is officially THE END of Radio City . Firstly i have to say a massive THANK YOU to Radio City for the near 20 years i spent there and the amazing memories i have of some of the best times doing my radio show Plastic Fantastic in the early years
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Thrilled for my Dad @BillyBu97502870 who is now back where he belongs -- on local radio every Sat and Sunday on a new radio station @LLive247 . 2 Butlers battling it out for the listeners at the same time! Im doomed! . Well done Dad x
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He's only gone at done it!!! What an inspiration!. @speedomick has arrived at #LandsEnd completing his 1000 mile walk!. He's raised well over £300K for charity Money . The @RadioCity967 Tower will be lit up BLUE for you tonight Mick x
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One of the bravest things Iv watched . Proud of you @speedomick ❤️ It’s just so so important to reach out for support ❤️.
"I didn't want to be here anymore.". Mick Cullen, also known as Speedo Mick, speaks to #BBCBreakfast about his struggles with mental health during lockdown ⬇️. If you're affected by any of the issues in this clip please visit BBC's action line:
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Snitches getting there eye wiped ✔️.
We've received a few messages from concerned members of the public who have seen videos from a not socially distanced nightclub event in Liverpool. This is fortunately a legal event which is part of the pilot scheme. Click below for regular updates on this and other pilots.
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You never know how vulnerable someone is yet too many people choose to dish out hate & abuse instead of compassion and support. We all make mistakes and do things we ain't proud of, i know i have but its with support and understanding that people can recover. Be kind x.
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If it helps one person then job done !!.
The Liverpool DJ opened up about his problems with addiction .
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Who remembers 😁Years ago , b4 social media and mobile phones. When if you got someone's phone number on a night out it meant having to ring the land line. Then maybe there Dad answering , or having to stand in the hall where the whole house can hear your conversation.
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The famous Paradox in Aintree - Did you go? . Popular with people from the North End. live on Radio City of a Saturday for around 2 years. The club had a main room playing commercial dance and a second room called “Deja Vu” playing everything from Dolly Parton to D:Ream.
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I also want to thank everyone at Radio City for nearly 2 decades of the best memories, i will miss the place but i feel Liverpool is missing a real local station playing all those tunes our city loves . We will launch @InDemandRadioUK on DAB in Nov. Im excited for you to all hear
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GRATITUDE - 24 YEARS MARRIED TODAY . Together through 4 decades - There was a time when i never ever thought we would make it . My addiction had smashed all trust and eventually my wife had had enough of me before i had had enough of drink & drugs . My addiction had me
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CLUB 051 - THE DREAM . THE FULL VIDEO! . HERE IS YOUR CHANCE TO REGISTER FOR PRIORITY TICKETS - GET TO . So . Over the past few days iv been sharing some pictures and footage of Club 051 and as you can see its in terrible condition. Its upsetting to
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So new measures in place for the N West including 10pm curfew for all leisure, hospitality and entertainment venues BUT . It starts Tuesday! Why not just do it now ? Especially if there that concerned about this deadly killer virus spreading! . Pantomime !!.
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In a world where when you try do some good to help others theres always the generation of haters and keyboard warriors that will post abuse and insults . Some horrible comments on the @LivEchonews page under this article . Tossers!.
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49 years young today ❤️ Feel 19 and act like a 9 year old 😂. Woke up to so many lovely tags & messages so thanks everyone ❤️.
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Don't think iv ever put that much energy into a dj set in my life - Insane day & night @ReminisceFest . Seeing all the amazing feedback makes it all so worth while . Thank you to everyone who made it so special ❤️
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SPECIAL ❤️ Today i handed over a cheque for over £20k to the prem babies unit @LWHCharity at Lpool Womans. Thank you to everyone who helped me raise this during lockdown . Sometimes the most special thing you can give is your time and i'm so thankful to everyone who helped me x
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#SUNDAYSUPPORT #RECOVERY . Pic of me 15 years ago , twisted & unable to stop drinking & snorting for days & nights on end. Paranoid and a mess . Pic 2 - Me in work this morning , tired after a night of gigs but clean and healthy . Struggling ? Then email me to lee@djleebutler.com
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This last week has been the hardest and most painful of our lives 💔. Last Monday Dionnes Mum tragically passed away very suddenly. Betty really was the backbone of everything , she loved her family so much , she was more than a mother in law to me, and we are all going to
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Ye messing aren’t ye 😳 .Sleepover to raise money for the homeless project with @EITC ❤️.You can donate to me by going to my insta story’s or highlights 😳
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Bloody hell Tom , u sure its West Derby in Liverpool your running for ?? . Sounds like your from Burscough but moved to Leeds then went to Uni in Kent but emigrated to Oz for 3 years . Ur not gonna shut The Barrys in the village are ye !!.
I'm delighted to be the @Conservatives candidate for Liverpool West Derby. On the 12th December I'm asking you to vote for me so that we can get Brexit done and unleash Britain's potential! #GetBrexitDone #Liverpool
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RATS!! DO YOU KNOW THESE HOUSE ROBBERS? Please RT. Broke into my house tonight between 7.25pm - 7.45pm whilst the wife was upstairs. They pulled up in what looks like white VW Polo or Golf . PLEEEEAASE email me in confidence to LEE@DJLEEBUTLER.COM
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Seeing some of the nasty vile comments between reds and blues this weekend reminds me why i hate the derby. Especially when this city is going through such a shit time and lives are already up the wall . Maybe its just me but i cant stand it.
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Massive congratulations to my dad @BillyButler958 on the Liverpool citizen of honour award he received at the town Hall yesterday. Well done Dad - very proud of you 😀
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Is this what “living ye best life” actually means 🤷🏼♂️ Go on son - love it ❤️😁
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#CHEERUPCHALLENGE - I DARE YE.So i got tagged in this this morning so here is my #cheerupchallenge . RT and tag the 3 you nominate to do it . #musicismedicine #smile #positivity . I nominate @afowler06 @DavidPrice_1 @RobbieDaviesJr
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You have no idea how hard the team are working and how stressful it is 🫠. But Club 051 is honestly starting to look better than she has ever looked before . I am very very proud of everyone involved . I hope you all enjoy walking down those stairs again . 4 more sleeps ❤️
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SULLYS (Sullivans) Bootle! . Part of a notorious little Thursday circuit with The Merton! . Lots of us Djs played there but did YOU go?
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🐀 RAT 🐀 To the rat 🐀 who Keyed the full length of my motor outside mine. You sad bitter lonely person . I feel ashamed for you 🐀. I’ll never be able to fathom why people behave like this. Horrible 🚨
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Deserted 💔. They continue to make trading impossible with there impossible guidelines and laws but wont close them and support them financially . So they hang them out to dry whilst hospitality is only down to 3% of infections . Pantomime !
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It’s nice to be nice ❤️. So yesterday I got a call off @soccerspeaker who had 2 hospitality tickets for the reds game . So I called @flourish_cic and we decided to give the tickets to Alan and his girl . Alan has had a tuff time battling cancer and this pic made me so happy ❤️
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Absolutely brilliant this . Scumbag shit bags that THE SUN are !!.
If you HATE THAT NEWS PAPER , you must watch this Twitter #noeledmonds says it all. So many people in this part of the country will TOTALLY AGREE
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Some of the horrible nasty obsessive footy bollocks thats been going on over the past few days is pathetic. Im all for piss taking and banter but iv read some sad personal stuff from all different so called fans. Its like its taking over peoples lives. Very sad in my opinion.
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Got so much respect for this guy @speedomick . Tireless support for charity. Walking 1000 miles in horrendous conditions too . Top top man - Well done Mick
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19 years married today to my soul mate , my best friend ❤️ . This pic always makes me smile 😃 . No matter how hard things have been , when I was off the rails or things where tough we never ever give up on each other . Love you forever ❤️
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Not a mobile phone in site 😁 -Thanks to everyone who came to ‘back to my roots’ over 30s event last night . What a great crowd ❤️ . We’re back on sat June 15th for another over 30s summer party at the amazing @constellationsliverpool in the warehouse and the outdoor courtyard ❤️
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This makes my blood boil !!!. I swear they are all on a completely different planet and are completely out of touch with normal people ❌ . 3rd time they have had to go in on a Saturday in 70 years and he's asking for childcare costs - JOKE 🤬🤬🤬.
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So sad to hear of the passing of @stu_allan - RIP x. Not only a huge inspiration to so many but one of the most humble lovely guys you will ever meet. A real genuine pioneer of the scene and i'm so humbled to have shared the decks with you many times over the years Stu . xx
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#recoveryposse #recoveryrave . Tonight’s sober boat party 🎉 has been amazing 🤩 . All these amazing people free from drink n drugs showing that if you do your recovery right then you don’t have to stop doing the things you enjoy . Totally dry bar . Watch out for our next one ❤️
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Put a cd on mate if you just want music , thanks a bunch 😍 xx.
@DjLeeButler @RadioCity do me a favour Lee, please stop chatting shit and just play records mate,.
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