The Pavilion Venue
Victoria Park
London Rd
Leicester
LE1 7RY
(Near to the De Montfort Hall).
Telephone: 0116 255 1027
Open from 8 a.m. till 11 p.m. Monday to Friday. Saturdays and Sundays from 9 a.m.
This is a 200 capacitry venue
The Pavilion website
Map showing the location of the Pavilion
Photo of the Pavilion Building
Dates and lineups for band nights
The Pavilion Venue is situated in the grounds of Victoria Park in Leicester, not far from the De Montfort Hall.
Since it changed hands, the new management have worked hard to make it into a live music venue. What was once the cafe for the Park is now a thriving venue with a bar and a menu of tasty meals and snacks. There is also a pool table and a large patio area with tables, chairs and parasols. Plus wide screen TV. Bands and artists love the Pavo's relaxed atmosphere and audiences tend to come and stay for the whole night.
Great for cheap beer and crunchy chips. The only place in Leicester where you can get an ice cream whilst watching a band!
Since it was taken over earlier this year, the new management have installed a stage, lighting and have refurbished the main room to give a more attractive ambience.
Weekly shows at the Pavilion
Wednesday Nights - Acoustics
Starting on Wednesday 28th May, the Pavilion will be hosting a weekly night for singers and solo artists. The series of nights will take fhe form of a competition to find the best acoustic act and the overall winner will receive a prize.
Singers who perform with a guitar, duos, or even small acoustic bands are welcome to join the lineup. Prior booking is preferred. For a slot, call Will on 07971 428 613. Shows will start at 8 p.m. and entry is free. Microphones and amplification for guitars are provided. Artists are urged to bring their own leads if they wish to amp their guitars into the PA. Otherwise there are 2 mics (one for vocals and one for the guitar).
Saturdays Nights - Bands
Live bands play every Saturday night *. FREE ENTRY - drinks offers - hot food all night - sweets, cakes and ice cream. First band plays at 8 p.m. Doors open 7 p.m.
Car parking for bands all night just outside the main entrance.
* except when the venue is closed for a private function. Check the gigs listing for specific dates.
Not forgetting the top of the indie pops played by our House DJ in between the bands.
How to get to play at the Pavilion
Bands and solo artists and small acoustic groups are welcome to play at the venue. Live music events are promoted by Will of Silver Bullet Promotions. To get a date to play phone Will on 07971 428 613
Bands that have already played at the Pavilion Venue
3rd Idea (Devizes)
All Systems Fail (Leicester)
Atiana (Oxford)
Back The Risks (Leicester)
Black Fingers (Leicester)
Brightside (Leicester)
Bukatchi Boss (Leicester)
Cage of Stars (Northampton)
The Criminals (Leicester)
Death of London (Leicester)
The Dirty Backbeats (Leicester)
Echo Location (Leicester)
Egeszsegedre (Leicester)
Elaine Easom (Leicester)
Evangelion (Leicester)
Extinction (Leicester)
Fire Fall Down (London)
First Among Equals (Cardiff)
The Flaming Ice Cubes (Leicester)
Forever Wednesday (Grimsby)
Girls That Scream (Leamington Spa)
Grave Dog (Leicester)
Guthlaxton Soul Band (Leicestershire)
Hazardous Materials (Leicester)
Hotel Zulu (Leicester)
Icelandic Traffic Badgers (Birmingham)
Juke Box Junkies (Rugby)
The Maffa Kings(Leicester)
Martyrs (Leicester)
Midnight Dawn (Leicester)
Neon Sarcastic (Leicester)
No Friend of Mine (Leicester)
Not Yet Known (Wolverhampton)
Oblivion (Leicester)
Project Notion (Leicester)
The Packaways (Leicester)
People Versus (Leicester)
Pluto (Leicester)
The Procession (Leicester)
Project Notion (Leicester)
Rain (Hartlepool)
Razmataz (Leicester)
The Retro (Leicester)
Scandal House (Birmingham)
Set In Stone (Hinckley)
Shapeshifter (Leicester)
Shortly After Sunrise (Leicester)
Sickening Displeasure (Leicester)
Silver Sided (London)
Six Circle (Melton)
Sky Light (Leicester)
Slaine (Leicester)
Smokin the Profit (Leicester)
Soulsmith (Swindon)
Stonevibe (Leicester)
Strange Gods (Leicester)
Subdude (Leicester)
Sugersnatch (Leicester)
Team 12 am (Leicester)
This November (Leamington Spa)
Tired Irie (Leicester)
Toxic Federation (Nottingham)
Toxin (Leicester)
Thracia (Northampton)
The Truth (Leicester)
Two Minute Hate (Leicester)
When Autumn Fails (Nottingham)
Wonderful Life (Tamworth)
www.generation (Leicester)
The Yarbles (Leicester)
Yellow Sickness (Corby)
Zero Star (London)
Zinium (Leicester)
and several others we might have forgotten about :(
How to get to the Pavilion
The Pavilion is about 5 minutes drive, 10 minutes walk from Leicester's main railway station. It is located close to the A6, London Road, close to the University of Leicester and the De Montfort Hall.
If using SatNav enter LE1 7RY
To enter the parking area outside of the venue's main entrance, turn into GRANVILLE ROAD and find the entrance where the road bends round, ust before the road bears sharp right, enter the car park on the left. Drive round to the back of the car park and follow the railings down to the end. There you will find a gap through which you drive, along a pathway, towards the large white building which is the Pavilion. There are parking spaces in front of the main entrance.
If approaching the venue from London Road (A6) turn right into University Road, left into Regent Street and where Regent Street turns left into Granville Road, Go straight across into the car park entrance. If approaching along London Road towards the city centre, you can turn left into Granville Road. You cannot turn right into Granville Road from London Road.
Technical details for bands - equipment
The Pavilion provides a core drum kit and vocals and instrument PA sound system. But bands must bring with them
- all cymbals and cymbal STANDS
- Snare drum AND STAND
- Kick pedal
- All the amps you need for your guitars and bass
If you prefer to bring your own full drum kit - feel free
Bands stage - 12 feet by 10 feet, 8 inches high with lighting.
Non-slip mat for drums
Core drum kit - base drum, 1 floor tom. Drummers need to bring stool, pedal, cymbals and stands, snare and snare stand.
PA system
2 x Yamaha AX12 speakers, 12 inch cone x 1" VC, horn fw, 97 db sensitivity, 600 w max, 300 w program, 12 effects program, 4 line/mic inputs, 4 mic inputs, rec out, monitor out
Yamaha EMX 312sc mixer unit for vocal mics, guitar inputs, keyboard inputs, laptop inputs, can take large pin jacks and XLR jacks
Two mic stands and vocal mics. If you need more than 2 vocal mics you must let us know well in adance of your gig date.
1 monitor for stage and 1 monitor for drummer
We do not mic up drums or amps
Sound engineer present throughout.
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Band members enjoy a meal and a beer at the Pavilion before their set.
Wolverhampton band NOT YET KNOWN playing at a Pavilion gig.
The Criminals - young indie covers band - have played many times at the Pavilion and they always put on a superb show. Highly talented and very popular. 
Neon Sarcastic getting the party going
Black Fingers on stage at a Saturday night gig.
Leicester band Stonevibe live on stage.
The Pavilion provides young musicians with opportunities to test out their songs in a relaxed setting.
Leicester band Skylight performing at the Pavilion
The Pavo's Acoustic nights are an opportunity for young local artists to show off their talent
The staff at the Pavilion are friendly and helpful
Feedback from the bands that played at the Pavo
I'm Chris, the Gopher who was with Project Notion at the Pavilion on Saturday evening. I must say a big thank you for the great sound that you created. The levels were top drawer.
Over the past week or so we have played The Shed, The Musician, Venture House (Melton) Hard Drive Festival and the Pavilion. None of the other venues can compete with the sound at the Pavilion on Sat night. Many of them have some very expensive kit too.
If your band played at the Pavo, send us some feedback |
